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EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING UP TO GET A LIGHTED ACETYLENE TORCH WHICH WAS BEING PASSED TO HIM BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. THE HOSE WAS KINKED AND WHEN IT UNTWISTED THE TORCH SPUN AROUND BURNING EMPLOYEE.
EMPL DOING MAINT WORK INSIDE COAL MILL,TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH AIR WRENCH.AFTER COMPLETING WORK WHILE WALKING OUTSIDE COAL MILL,EMPL FELT SOMETHING IN EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING MILL LINERS INSIDE D2 MILL. EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A LINER BOLT WITH ACETYLENE TORCH, WHEN THE BOLT WAS CUT THE LINER CAME LOOSE STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASKED TO ROD THE TOWER ANALYSER PROBE. HE TOOK OFF THE ANALYSLER CAP, AT WHICH TIME HIT MATERIAL SURGED OUT OF THE ANALYSER PROBE PORT HOLE.
EMPL FELT PAIN IN ELBOW AFTER HAVING AIRLANCED TOWER VESSEL. JOB REQUIRES THAT EMPL PUSH IN & PULL OUT AIRLANCE FROM VESSEL.
EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT DENVER SAMPLER BY APPLYING AIR WITH AIRHOSE. EMPL HAD REMOVED COVER TO FACILITATE BLOWING OFF SPLITTER BLADES WHICH ARE SET ON SIX SECOND TIMING CYCLE, EMPL L OOKED AWAY FROM SAMPLER TO LOOK AT TIMER WHEN SLPLITTER BLADES CYCLED CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN BLADE & SAMPLER HOUSING.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF CHECKING SUCTION ON 6" GUZZLER HOSE BY PASSING HAND IN HOSE OPENING. HOSE SUCTION FORCED ARM TO GO INTO HOSE.
EE HWILE STANDI3G PERFORMING ON OVER HEAD WLEDING TASK TWISTED BODY FOR BETTER POSITIONING, FELT PAIN IN BACK. EE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS & HAS BEEN ON MEDICATION FOR PREVIOUS BACK IN JURIES. 3
EMPLOYEE HAD JU8T FINISHED WELDING ON AN AIR CONDITIONER DUCT WHEN HE SUDDENLY FELT SOMETHING ENTER LEFT EYE
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT AS HE WAS LOOKING UPWARD SOMETHING FELL INTO HIS RT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING THE ARM FROM AN AIR CYLINDER. WHEN HE DID SO, THE AIR IN THE LINE BLEW CEMENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 8-24-84.
EE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER INSIDE A ROTARY CEMENT KILN WHILE REMOVING REFRACTORIES. THE VIBRATION CAUSED SOME COATING TO FALL FROM ABOVE & STRIKE HER ON THE SHOULDER.
I NAME WAS REMOVING BRICK INSIDE OF 3 KILN WITH A CHIPPING FUN. COATING FELL ON HER SHOULDER.