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An employee was going to retrieve the manufacturer part number off the blower pulley sheave. After looking at the sheave, EE decided to remove the bolt that was holding the sheave. EE grabbed the bolt and twisted it out of position. In doing so, EE's right ring finger was grabbed by the belt and pulled into the sheave.

Employee reached down to adjust a pallet on the palletizer without deenergizing the system. Once the employee moved the pallet a few inches the sensor started the conveyor because it thought there was not a pallet there. The tip of the employee's left index finger was severed by the conveyor chain once it energized.

Employee was cutting bolts to separate flanges / boom sections on material reclaimer in order to remove sprocket/shaft assembly. Although boom was supported when cutting last bolt, boom section shifted back catching EE's right foot underneath it causing crushing injury and contusions.

Using jackhammer to chip concrete on several occasions over past 2 weeks. Fill buckets with concrete and carry to debris chute to dump. Strain/sprain to right wrist causing pain, numbness, and decreased mobility. Wanted doctor to look at wrist the afternoon of 6-2-2021 and was placed on restrictions.

Air lance broke through the packed material, the air lance lunged downward further, and the employee's left pinky finger was pinched between the lance and the hopper wall.

While air lancing the valve and coupling of an air lance impacted the employee's left hand and wrist.

While air lancing a plugged material chute, material blew back towards employee and went up under EE's safety glasses and material got into both eyes.

Employee was pushing on the cables of a hoist, the left ring finger and pinky finger were pulled into the pulley of the hoist.

Employee was using an air lance to clear a plugged hopper, hot material flushed out and hit employee in the chest, material then traveled upward going under face shield and safety glasses landing on employees left side, eye, nose and cheek. (Prescription meds)

Employee was using an air lance, and material fell on the end of the air lance causing it to spring upward and strike the employee on his right side upper face.

while using a chipping hammer to break off a piece of metal, a fragment flew off and struck the employee in the neck, causing a puncture wound requiring stitches.

While airlancing 4th floor riser duct the bottom southeast door was being cleaned the air cannons from below blasted off and discharged hot air and material onto employee.

Employee was changing a wire wheel to a grinding stone on 4" grinder. The employee failed to unplug or de-energize power source. The employee accidently hit the switch causing motion and cut finger.

An Utility EE received a laceration to his right palm and contusion to right ring fingertip, when an air chisel bit contact the portable mixer blades as he was cleaning the material discharge gate. The EE received sutures to repair the laceration and was released to Restricted Duty effective his next scheduled shift.

The employee was removing buildup from the preheater using an airlance. After performing this task for about a week, the employee complained of a sore right arm. He was placed on restricted duty following a medical exam on 11/14/05.

THE INJURED WAS DOING HIS REGULAR EARLY SHIFT INSPECTION OF THE RECIRCULATING WATER PUMPS WHEN HE NOTICED A PUDDLE UNDER ONE OF THE PUMPS. HE MOVED CLOSER TO SEE IF A SEAL HAD GONE BAD & AS HE DID THE LEFT SIDDE OF HIS FACE WAS SPRAYED WITH CLORINE SOLUTION. A PINHOLE LEAK HAD DEVELOPED. HIS EYE WAS FLUSHED & HE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. EYE DROPS PRESCRIBED & HE WAS RELEASED.

EE WAS WORKING OUT OF A MANLIFT BASKET. AN AIR POWERED RIVET BUSTER WITH A SHORT, BLUNT BIT WAS USED TO PUSH ON BOLTS. HE HAD THE TRIGGER HANDLE IN HIS RT. HAND & WAS HOLDING THE BODY OF THE BUSTER WITH HIS LEFT HAND AT ABOUT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE UPWARD. HE HAD TAKEN HIS HAND OFF THE TRIGGER BUT IT DID NOT SHUT OFF, HE LOWERED IT TO CHECK & HE HIT HIS RT.ELBOW ON HANDRAIL, BIT CUT.

INJURED EE ENTERED THE EAST SIDE DOOR OF THE RAW STORAGE BUILDING TO ASK A CO-WORKER A QUESTION.BETWEEN HIM & ANOTHER WORKER IS A CABLE TRAY THAT KEEPS THE POWER CABLE TO THE RECLAIMER FROM GE TTING TANGLED. THE CABLE TRAY IS AN ANGLE IRON STRUCTURE & IT ROLLS ON A PAIR OF PARALLEL RAILS WITH WHEELS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRAY. IT CREEPS ALONG, EE PLACED FOOT ON RAIL, SEVERE CONTUSIO

THE ROAD GRADER WAS BEING USED TO SMOOTH OUT SOME QUARRY HAUL ROADS THAT WERE DEEPLY RUTTED DUE TO RAINY WEATHER. THE EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WAS RUNNING THE MACHINE AT 5-7 MPH WHEN THE BLADE HUNG UP ON AN EMBEDDED ROCK CAUSING THE MACHINE TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE OPERATOR RESTRAINED BY HIS BELT WRECHED FORWARD AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. DID NOT GO TO A DOCTOR UNTIL 11-21-02

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE NOTICED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER STARTING TO HURT IN EARLY NOVEMBER 2002, BUT IS NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT DATE. HE SAYS HE HAS BEEN IGNORING IT EVER SINCE THEN & DID NOT RE PORT IT UNTIL 1/23/02. HE WAS TAKEN TO DR. WHEN HE WAS QUESTIONED ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THIS SUPPOSED INJURY, HE SAYS HE THINKS IT MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE AIR LANCING OF MATERIAL.

EE WAS AIR ARC GOUGING THE UNDERSIDE OF A CLINKER COOLER GRATE IN THE #7 UNDERGRATE COMPARTMENT. WHEN HE RAISED HIS WELDING HOOD TO LOOK AT THE JOB THE AIR WAS STILL BLOWING OUT OF THE ELECTRO DE HOLDER. APPARENTLY SOME DUST FROM A NEARBY HORIZONTAL BEAM BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE FLUSHED HIS EYE AT THE EYE WASH BUT BY THE END OF SHIFT IT WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM. MEDICAL HELP NEEDE

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS USING AN AIR LANCE TO POKE THE TOWER DUCTS ON THE 2 1/2 FLOOR HE FELT A SHOOTING PAIN DOWN HIS LEFT LEG. HE SAYS HE WAS STOOPED OVER WHILE THRUSTING THE AIR LANCE THROUGH A PORTHOLE ABOUT 1' OFF THE PLATFORM FLOOR AND WHEN HE STOOD UP STRAIGHT HE FELT THE PAIN GO FROM HIS LOWER BACK TO HIS LEG. DUE TO ROTATING SHIFTS HE WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 3 DAYS

EE WAS WATER BLASTING MATERIAL BUILDUP OUT OF THE 3RD FLOOR PREHEAT TOWER RISER DUCT WHEN A BIG CHUNK BROKE LOOSE & HIT THE WATER BLASTER WAND TIP. THE SEESAW EFFECT THREW THE EE AGAINS THE ADJACENT HANDRAIL CAUSING AN IMPACT TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER & UPPER BACK. THE CHUNKS THAT FALL INSIDE THE DUCT CAN NOT BEEN SEEN THRU THE 8" PORTHOLES THAT THE WATER BLASTER WAND IN INSTEREDT THR

EE WAS GOING TO USE A PNEUMATIC RIVET BUSTER BUTIT WOULD NOT FUNCTION. INVESTIGATING, HE SHUT THE AIR OFF BUT DID NOT DISCONNECT THE HOSE. AFTERHE OPENED THE END CAP HE STUCK HIS FINGER INTO THE CYLINDER & AT THAT MOMENT THE TOOL ACTUATED PINCHING HIS FINGER, REQUIRING 4 SUTURES. HE HADBLED AIR PRESSURE OFF BEFORE OPENING THE TOOL BUT THERE WAS STILL ENOUGH PRESSURE FOR OPERATION.

EE WAS IN THE CLINKER COOLER HELPING THE GUNITE CREW BY SUPPORTING THE HOSE. HE TURNED HIS HEAD AWAY FROM THE GUNNING OPERATION DUE TO REBOUND OF MATERIAL. BEHIND HIM IN THE DIRECTION HE WAS FACING WERE SEVERAL WELDERS SRIKING ARCS WHILE DOING REPAIR WORK. EVEN WITH HIS SUPERVISOR TELLING HIM NOT TO LOOK AT THE ARCS HE BEGAN TO FEELPAIN IN HIS EYES A SHORT TIME LATER.

AS A SOMEWHAT INEXPERIENCE PREHEAT TOWER POKER, HE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER AND LONG BIT TO KNOCK SOME HARD BUILDUP OF MATERIAL OUT OF THE TOWER CHUTE. THE MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE IN THE DUCT AND HIT THE BIT CAUSING THE JACKHAMMER TO SEESAW QUICKLY & UNEXPECTEDLY. IT JERKED UPWARD & WHEN IT CAME DOWN IT HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER FRACTURINGIT.

EE WAS GRASPING AIR LANCE & USING IT TO KNOCK MATERIAL BUILDUP LOOSE FROM CHUTES ON PREHEAT TOWER.HE HELD THE END OF THE LANCE WHERE THE AIR CONTROL VALVE WAS & HAD THE HANDLELESS VALVE STEM B NETWEEN HIS MIDDLE AND RING FINGER. THE LANCE REBOUNDED WHEN HE STRUCK THE WALL ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE CHUTE AND THE VALVE STEM STRUCK THE SIDE OF HIS FINGER CAUSING A SPRAIN. RESTRICTED

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CAT ROAD MAINTAINER WHEN HE HEARD NOISE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HE GOTOUT OF THE CAB, WITH ENGINE IDLING, TO CHECK THENOISE OUT. HE PEERED THROUGH THE GUARD OVER THE FAN/V BELT DRIVE BUT COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING SO HE LOWERED HIS DARK SAFETY GLASSES TO LOOK AGAIN& THE V-BELT BROKE AND SLAPPED THE INSIDE OF THEGUARD. DUST FLEW AND GOT INTO HIS EYE.

THE EE WAS USING AN AIR LANCE TO DISLODGE MATERIAL STICKING TO THE INSIDE OF THE RISER DUCT ON THE PREHEAT TOWER. WHEN SOME HOT PARTICLES OF KILN FEED GOT INTO HIS LEFT GLOVE HE JERKED HIS ARM BACKWARS. HIS ELBOW HIT A STEEL I-BEAM THAT HE WAS STANDING NEXT TO. HE REPORTED THE INJURY TO HIS SUPERVISOR BUT DID NOT WANT TO SEE A DOCTOR UNTIL 6/28/00 AFTER THE ELBOW BEGAN TO SWELL AND

THIS EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT SOME BOLTS OVERHEAD. WHILE DOING THIS A RED HOT PIECE OF THE BOLT BEING CUT FELL DOWN AND LODGED IN A CREASE OF HIS PANT LEG ABOVE HIS BOOT. IT BURNED ITS WAS THROUGH THE PANT MATERIAL AND FELL INTO THE TOP OF HIS BOOT. HE WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THE HOT METAL UNTIL HE FELT IT AGAINST HIS FLESH WHERE THE FOOT AND ANKLE JOIN. 3RD DEGREE BURN.