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SUPERVISOR ENTERED KILN (PULLED FIRE AT 8PM 11-17) TO CHECK FOR BRICK DAMAGE AT 5:45 AM 11-18. COATING FELL AND HE LEANED OVER TO AVOID COATING HITTING HIM, CAUSING HAND TO BE IMBEDDED IN HOT MATERIAL ON SIDES AND BOTTOM OF KILN. RIGHT HAND SUSTAINED BURNS TO TOP OF HAND.
OPERATING SHREDDER AT RESOURCED RECOVERY DEPT ATTEMPTED TO PULL PIECE OF METAL OFF GRADER FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL AND COP OF GUARD.
ERCTING SCAFFOLDING TO REPAIR MILL. FLASHBURNS AND PIECE OF METAL EMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WASSISTING INT EH INSTALLATION OF NEW LINERS IN NO. 5 FINISH MILL. WHILE PLACING LINER INTO POSITION, WASHER WELDED ON LINER (TO SWING IT) BROKE AND LINER SWUNG AGAINST EMPLOYEE STRI KING HIM ON HIS RIGHT THIGH, BRUISING THE MUSCLE. COMPANY DOCTOR ADMITTED HIM TO TRIDENT HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. WAS RELEASED AFTER 5 HOURS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A STEAM GINNY-HOSE BLEW OFF WAND CONNECTION, SPEWING STEAM ONTO LEFT LEG OF EMPLOYEE. SECOND DEGREE BURN ABOVE ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING A JACKHAMMER IN NO.3 KILN, ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BRICK FROM THE HULL. BRICKS CAME LOOSE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND, (LEFT) BRUISING THE BACK OF THE HAND AND LACERATING IT . ALSO, BRUISING THE LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE DEBRIS FROM DRAG, DRAG CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT AND WEDGED IT BETWEEN IDLER ROLLER AND DRAG CHAIN. BOTTOM OF FOOT AND BIG TOE WAS BRUISED AND LACERATED.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE AN AIR WRENCH THAT HAD A WELDING ROD HOLDING SOCKET IN PLACE WHEN ENGAGED THE ROD STARTED SPINNING CUTTING EMPLOYEES THUMB
EE WAS ATTEMTPING TO REMOVE A LUMP OF GYP ROCK FROM SHAKER BIN WITH JACKHAMMER. DRILL BIT SLIPPED STRIKING SHAKER BIN SIDE BIT COUNCED OFF SIDE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON SIDE OF HEAD CUTTING AREA ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
SUPER SUCKER (GUZZLER) HOSE CLAMP CAME LOOSE AND HOSE END STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH, KNOCKING CAP OFF TOOTH AND LOOSENING OTHER FRONT TEETH.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN A CREW REMOVING A 10 IN DIA 6 FT LONG SLURRY PIPE FROM A HEIGHT OF 6 FT PIPE HAND AN OFF SET NIPPLE AND VALVE WELDED TO IT WHEN LAST BOLT WAS CUT LOOSE PIPE FELL TO FLOOR SWI NGING AROUND STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT LEG BELOW KNEE
EMP WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO CUT A PIECE OF METAL WITH AN ACY-OXYGEN TORCH - METAL SLIPPED, FRACTURING RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS SH5RPENING A PUNCH ROD WITH BENCH GRINDER-ROD SLIPPED CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN BENCH REST AND ROD. MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WAS SMASHED CAUSING LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A JACKHAMMER,REMOVING CASTABLE FROM INSIDE WALL OF NO.4 COOLER,JACKHAMMER SLIPPED BRUISING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM.(WENT TO DOCTOR 01/30/87)
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING JACKHAMMER, TEARING OUT COATING IN 2 KILN JACKHAMMER BROKE THROUGH COATING, CAUSING JACKHAMMER TO SLIDE TO THE SIDE OF KILN. JACKHAMMER CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN CO ATING AND JACKH5MMER, FRACTURING AND LACERATING LITTLE FINGER FIRST JOINT OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING PARRELL TO NO.2 KILN ON CATWALK, PASSING THE DUST SCOOP FEEDERS AT THE TIME IT PUFFED, CAUSING KILN DUST TO PASS OVER THE CATWALK. EMPLOYEE, ALTHOUGH WEARING GLASSES, GOT DUST IN HIS RIGHT EYE, SCRATCHING HIS EYE BALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HYDRAULIC METAL CUTTER (IRON WORKER). ROLLER, (FACTORY INSTALLED) THAT SECURED THE METAL WHILE IT WAS BEING CUT, WAS REMOVED AND WAS LAYING ON THE LOWER SHELF BELOW T HE CUTTING BLADE. AS EMPLOYEE CUT A PIECE OF METAL THE REMAINING PIECE STRUCK THE UNSECURED ROLLER AND THE ROLLER STRUCK EMPLOYEE\S LEFT FOOT, CHIPPING THE METATARSAL BONE.
WAS ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION OF LINERS IN THE #3 RAW MILLS. AIT IMPACT WRENCH WAS BEING USED. WELDING ROD STICKING THRU THE B OLT HOLE WAS HIT BY THE IMPACT WRENCH CAUSING THE ROD TO FL IP OVER & HIT EE ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER. FINGER WAS BROKEN
OPERATING JACKHAMMER INSIDE NO 4 KILN ID FAN COMAPRTMENT LUMP BROKE LOOSE STRIKING EMP ON LEFT FRONT SHOULDER AND SHOVING HIM AGAINST FAN HOUSING FRACTURED PELVIS CHIPPED RIB AND ANKLE SPRAIN OCCURRED
OPERATING A 15 YD EUCLID STEERING LOCKED WHILE ATTEMPTING A TURN EUCLID WAS HEADED STRAIGHT FOR A LARGE DITCH EMP JUMPED BERMS STOPPED THE EUCLID EMP RECEIVED SHOT DR DIAGNOSED AS A SPRAINED A ANKLE EMP WAS RLEASED FROM THE DR ON 7 1 83 EMP CONTINUED TO COMPALIN CO SENT EMP BACK TO DR ON 7 14 83 DIAGNOSIS BROKEN BONE IN FOOT