IMJURED AND FELLOW EMPLOYEE'S WERE USING A CAT 631 SCRAPER IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXTRACT BOGGED CAT D-8 BULLDOZER WHEN INJURED ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE TOW CABLE FROM REAR OF SCRAPER EITHER SCRAPER OR BULLDOZER MOVED CAUSING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER TO BE CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN CABLE AND SCRAPER
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Showing all 21EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DUST FROM #3 KILN PRECIPATOR A SECTION WHEN SONIC HORNS BLEW THE DUST FLUSHED THE EMPLOYEE RECIEVE BURNS TO RIGHT ARM, NECK, RIGHT EAR AND LIPS.
INJURED WAS USING AIR LANCE TO REMOVE MATERIAL FROM PREHEATER FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER
REMVOING LINERS FROM FINISH MILL. LINER FELL AGFTER BOLTS WERE CUT OFF, HITTING RIGHT ANKLE.
HANDLING BRICK AND BLUE RAMMING WITH AIR HAMMER.
USING AIRLANCE TO BLOW COAL BEING UNLOADED FROM RAIL CAR THROUGH CHUTE TO COAL DRAG. PARTICLES FOF COAL WERE BLOWN INTO INJURED'S LEFT EYE.
INJURED WAS OPE9ATING 8GA.INDUSTRIAL GUN TO SHOOT REFRACTORY & COATING FROM INSIDE ROTARY KILN PC.OF COATING OR REFRACTORY FLEW 30FT FROM POINT OF SLUG IMPACT TRAVELED THRU OPENING IN SHIELD FOR OPERAT OR &3STGRUCK HIS LEFT CHEEK
INJ WAS USING J5CKHAMMER IN UNDER TRACK SCALE PIT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE POSITIONS OF JACKHAMMER HE P ULLED MUSCLE IN RT SHOULDER
INJURED WAS USI3G AIR LANCE TO REMOVE BUILT UP MATERIAL FROM PREHEATER WALLS. HOT MATERIAL BLEW OUT AND BURNED HIS LEFT EYE LID AND CAUSED ABRASIONS TO LEFT CORNEA. INJURED WAS WEARING BOTH FA CE SHIELD AND S5FETY GLASSES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.
INJ OPENED COMP9ESSED AIR VALVE CAUSING ACCUMULATED CEMENT TO BE BLOWN INTO EYE
INJURED WAS TUR3ING PLASTIC BUSHING IN LATHE-/WHEN HE GRASP MATERIAL WHICH HAD BEEN TURNED OFF, HIS THUMB PULLED BETWEEN CUTTING TOOL AND BUSHING.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER CLEANING OUT BUILD UP AROUND TAIL PULLEY OF #1 DRAG COMPARTMENT WHILE OPERATING JACK HAMMER EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
INSJURED PERFOR4ED USUAL MAINTENANCE REPAIR DUTIES DURING SHIFT WHICH INCLUDED USE OF SURFACE GRINDER& WORKING IN DUSTY AREA AFTER LEAVING WORK HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN LEFT EYEMEDICAL
WELDING WITH ST5INLESS STEEL ROD IN A CONFINED AREA.VENTILATION HAD BEEN FURTHERLIMITED BY SINATLLTION OF VISING TO IMPROVE VERY COLD WEATHER WORKING CONDITIONS.NOTE EMPLOYEE HAS A CHRONICE AS ASTHMATICCONDIT3ON WHICH REDUCE HIS TOLERENCE OF FUMES..
EMP WAS USING O3YGEN/ACETYLENE TORCH TO CUT OUT SECTION OF 1" PLATE. AS HE NEARED THE END OF THE CUT THE WEIGHT OF THE SECTION GBEING CUT OUT CAUSED IT TO SWING DOWN AND BREAK OFF. THIS UNEXPE CTED DROP OCCUR9ED WHEN INJUREDES FEET WERE POSITIONED IN A LOCATION WHERE THE PLATE FELL
HUB SEPARATED FROM A GEAR BEING HOISTED AND BOUNCED OFF AN AIRSLIDE ONTO THE EMPLOYEES UPPER LEGS BOTH WERE BRUISED
INJURED AND FELLOW WORKER WERE EACH USING DISC GRINDERS TO REMOVE METAL FROM SHAFT. GRINDER FELLOW WORKER WAS USING WAS DIRECTED SO METAL FLEW ONTO INJURED CAUSING HIM TO JUMP BACK FROM WORK. THE GRINDER TWISTED IN HIS GRASP AND DISC WHICH WAS STILL ROTATING STRUCK HIS LEFT WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING THREE STITCHES
WHILE JACKHAMMERING BUILD UP ALONG CATWALK EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HER FINGERS BETWEEN HANDRAIL AND JACKHAMMER HANDLE.
INJURED HAD COMPLETED MAKING CUT WITH ELECTRIC BAND SAW, RAISED BLADE OFF MATERIAL BEING CUT, AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOCK BLADE IN RAISED POSITION WHEN HIS RIGHT LARGE FINGER STRUCK MOVING BAND SAW BLADE, FINGER WAS LACERATED AND TWO SUTURES WERE NECESSARY TO CLOSE WOUND
STEEL CHIP FROM FINISH MILL LINER CUT LEFT CHEEK.
EMP WAS ASCENDING RAMP TO S TART TO DRILL STONE WHEN THE DRILL RAN OVER A STONE WHICH CAUSED EMP TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN THE SPROCKET THE STONE HE HIT CAUSED THE PLATFOR WHICH HE WAS STANDING ON TO RAISE UP AND BREAK OFF