PREHEATER PLUGGED-WHILE ATTEMTPING TO UNPLUG THE PRE-HEATER AT THE STAGE III LEVEL, THE PURGE RINGS WERE TURNED ON WHICH COVERED INJURED WITH HOT DUST.
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Showing all 20CLEANING OUT CHUTE MALTERIAL UNPUGED IT BUBBL.ED OUT HOT DUST
EMPL REACHED DOWN TO CATCH SUB THAT HE THOUGHT WAS FALLING. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING DOWN HOLE HAMMER ON DRILL. DRILL PINCHED OFF TIPS OF INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND & TIPS OF IN DEX MIDDLE & RING FINGERS ON LEFT HAND,.
THE COAL PIPE WAS OFF THE VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT ROD-WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE, THE COAL PIPE PULLED LOSE FROM THE "VICTALIC COUPLING," CAUSING RAW COAL TO BLOW ON KILN HOOD. EE JUMPED OFF THE TOP OF THE COAL PIPE BRUISING RIGHT ANKLE AN BOTH ARMS.
WHILE USING HAND HELD GRINDER EMPL CAUSED GRINDER TO SLIP & STRIKE LEFT KNEE.
AIRLANCE CLEANING OF THE RETURN SIDE #4 CLINKER WEIGH FEEDER. AIRLANCE HUNG ON A RETURN IDLER MASHING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN LANCE AND RAIL. SKIN AND FINGERNAIL WERE SCRAPED OFF EN D OF FINGER AND SMALL BONE MAY BE BROKEN. (PHALANGE/LEFT HAND- LITTLE FINGER)
EMPL WAS OPERATING GRADER GRADING ROADWAY IN QUARRY. FRONT END LOADER WORKING IN AREA DEUMPED LOAD OF FINE DIRT ALONGSIDE GRADER, WIND BLEW DIRT INTO INJURED'S EYES. CORNEAL ABRASION OF RIGH T EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING DUST BUILD UP FROM CLINKER COOLER INLET WITH AIR LANCE THROUGH POKE HOLD HOT DUST BLEW OUT POKE HOLE STRIKING INJURED IN FACE AND CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING METAL WITH CUTTING TORCH FROM THE PREHEATER VESSEL DUST BROKE LOOSE FROM SIDEWALL RT EAR OF EMPLOYEE WAS FILLED WITH DUST
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG FOOD PROCESSOR TO CUT CABBAGE FOR COLE SCAM-USING HAND FORCE CABBAGE INTO PROCESSOR-MIDDLE FINGER OF RT HAND TIP END SEVERED-END OF FINGER WAS RETTACHED BY PHYSICIAN ALL FLA ESH NO BONE INV2LVED.
TRAUMATIC CONTU8ION ON ABDOMINAL WALL LEFT SIDE WHEN DRILL WAS CAUGHT AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN SIDE
DRILLING CONCRE7E ON TOP OF COLUMN DRILL BIT DUNG AND T OOL SPUN AND HIT LEFTCHEEK AND EYE CAUSING CUTS ABRASIONS AND A SLIGHT CONCUSION
GLOVE ON LEFT H5ND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 8 REBAR PULLING LEFT HAND INTO BENDER ROLLERS, SMASHING LEFT FINGERS.
SMASHED HAND ON3CONCRETE BUCKET.
CLIMBING AT OF 5 HOLE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE BY THE RIPPER BLADE ON THE BUCKET OF THE BACKHOE.
EMP WAS USING A3SIDE GRINDER WHEN IT GOT HUNG-UP IN HIS CLOTHES STRIKING ON THE CHEST AND CHIN
CRANE BALL HIT 2AND CAUSING BRUSIE, CUT AND INFECTION.
SWITCH ON GRINDER BUMPED AGAINST STEEL CAUSING GRINDER TO BE TURNED ON WORKER BUMPED INTO GRINDER CAUSING LACERATION ON LEFT FOREARM.
EMPL WORKING IN CONFINED AREA FELT SOMETHING IN EYE.
EMPL USING SAW TO RIP 2 X 4 INSTEAD OF NAILING IT DOWN HE HELD IT CUTTING TIP OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.