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The Employee was using a hand grinder on a conveyor belt when a wheel came off the conveyor belt hitting him and causing a laceration to the left middle finger.

Employee was starting a 2" gasoline powered water pump, when pump "kicked back" causing the pull cord to jerk, pulling the employee's right hand. Employee's hand sruck the pump causing a laceration between the index and middle finger on right hand, requiring medical attention, and resulting in 10 stitches.

EE WAS DOZING CLINKER INSIDE #3 CLINKER SILO IN POOR VISIBILITY. DOZER SLID INTO FEEDER, COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP, THRUSTING EE FOREWARD, CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON DASH/MIRROR OF DOZER. EE WAS NOT WEARING SEAT BELT PROVIDED IN DOZER. EEWAS TAKEN TO MASSAC MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM, AND RECEIVED 11 STITCHES IN FOREHEAD, LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING THE BACK GAUGE WHEN PARTICLE FLEW IN HIS EYE.

EE WAS CLEANING ON THE SOUTHWEST FEED SHELF DOOR WHEN HIS SECOND RIGHT HAND FINGER WAS IMPACTED BETWEEN THE WOMA GUN HANDLE & A STRUCTURAL STEEL SUPPORT BEAM.

REMOVING FORMS ON 26205 DRAG. BURNING OUT METAL FORM IN A CONFINED AREA UNDER BREAKER, EE MOVED TO GET IN PO0SITION TO MAKE NEXT CUT. HIS RIGHT ELBOW HIT BREAKER, HE FLINCHED AND REACTION CAUS ED TORCH TO PASS OVER LEFT WRIST.

PUTTING PILOT TORCH IN KILN AND KILN WAS BACKFIRING, MATERIAL HIT EE IN FACE.

WHILE CHIPPING HOLE THROUGH WALL WITH PNEMATIC CHIPPING HAMMER, THE BIT WENT THROUGH THE WALL AND WEDGED EE'S RT. PINKY FINGER BETWEEN WALL & GUN. THE TRIGGER WAS STUCK ON THE GUN WOULD NOT PULL BACK THROUGH HOLE.

EE WAS USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH WITH A UNIVERSAL ATTACHMENT ON THE IMPACT WITH A SOCKET ON THE SWIVEL. THE SWIVEL CAME LOOSE, HITTING EE JUST ABOVE THE LEFT EYEBROW. RESULT WAS A LACERATION JUST ABOVE THE LEFT EYE.

EE WAS LOADING A TRUCK WITH RAW FEED WHEN THE SYSTEM QUIT FEEDING. ONCE THE SYSTEM STARTED OPERATING AGAIN, IT FLUSHED AND FEED ENTERED BOTH EYES OF THE EE.

EE WAS JACKHAMMERING THROUGH AN INSPECTION DOOR ON #1FM DISCHARGE AIRFLOAT. WHEN JACKHAMMER SLIPPED CATCHING THE MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN JACKHAMMER HANDLE AND THE DOOR MASHING THE F INGER. SENT TO DOCTOR, FINGER WAS FRACTURED.

ON OCTOBER 10, 2001 EMPLOYEE WENT TO CLINIC COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN. ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT REPORT A PROBLEM ON 9/20/01 HE FELT THAT THE REPETITIVE JOB HE DOES IN PACKING WAS THE CULPRIT.

INJURED WAS USING STATIONARY GRINDER TO GRIND OFF EDGE ON GUSSET WHEN METAL WAS PULLED INTO GRINDING WHEEL CAUSING INJURED'S RIGHT THUMB TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL AND GRINDING WHEEL. TOOL REST WAS ADJUSTED PROPERLY AND DID NOT MOVE.

WHILE REACHING UP AND BEHIND FOR A WELDING TORCH, THE TORCH GOT CAUGHT PULLING THE SHOULDER. THIS CAUSED A DISLOCATED SHOULDER.

EE WAS JACKHAMMERING AND CEMENT DUST BURNED SKIN AROUND SAFETY GLASSES.

EE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG CAUSED BY FLYIN DEBRIS AT THE TIME OF AN EXPLOSION AT THE KILN.

CUTTING METAL, SPARKS ROLLED DOWN ONTO EMPLOYEE'S BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN METAL FUNNEL SECTION OF LOAD OUT SPOUT USING A 1/2" DRIVE DRILL WHEN DRILL BIT CAUGHT AND DRILL TURNED IN HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE CAT EXCAVATOR ON LOOSE MATERIAL. HE WAS TAKING THE DRILL OFF A FOUR FOOT BENCH AT AN OBLIQUE ANGLE WHEN THE RIGHT RACK WENT OFF THE EDGE, ROLLING THE DRILL ON ITS RIGH T SIDE.

WHILE CHANGING PUMP MOTOR A BLEED VALVE HANDLE TO HOT WATER LINE CAUGHT ON COVERALL COLLAR, OPENING VALVE WICH SPRAYED HOT WATER ON EMPLOYEE'S BACK.

EE REPORTED SORE BACK MUSCLE ON 2/15 WHICH HE FELT OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY. USED ARM TO SLOW OR STOPSACKS AS THE APPROACHED PALLETIZER AIR TABLE. HESHOULD HAVE LET BAGS COME TO A REST AND THEN POS ITION THEM. HE SAID HE THOUGHT THIS OCCURRED ON 2/5/01.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON CHAIN FOR THE BURNER PIPE TROLLEY, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND PULLED HAMSTRING IN LEFT LEG.

WHILE USING GRINDER, GRINDER SLIPPED AND GRINDING WHEEL CAUGHT EE'S WRIST CAUSING LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS JACKHAMMERING UNDER THE #16 BELT IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION. HE COMPLAINED THAT LIFTING THEJACKHAMMER CAUSED A STRAIN TO HIS BACK

EE REPORTED THAT WHILE VACUUMING THE SILO, THE VACUUM SUCKED IN CEMENT CAUSING TENSION ON HOSE AND TWISTED HIS WRIST.

WHILE USING 1/2" DRILL MOTOR ALONG WITH A HOLE SAW ATTACHMENT, EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN SOME INSULATING MATERIAL WHEN THE HOLE SAW HUNG UP ONSOME MATERIAL. THE HOLE SAW SUDDENLY STOPPED FOR WARD MOTION CAUSING THE DRILL MOTOR TO TURN IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN SUDDEN VIOLENT MANNER. THEMOVEMENT TWISTED HIS HAND & WRIST.

INSTALLING A FAN PLATFORM BY KILN. CO WORKER WAS WORKING WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH WHEN SLAG BLEW BACK TOWARD EE'S FACE. EE SUFFERED A BURN TO RIGHT EAR FROM A PIECE OF HOT SLAG HITTING HER

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN AN AREA WHERE GRINDING WAS GOING ON. HE THINKS THEY MAY HAVE GOT SOME METAL IN THE AIR AND IT GOT IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS BOLTING UP STEEL BEAMS WHEN HE FELT BURNING IN HIS EYE.

EE WAS WELDING IN CLASS AND HOT SPLATTER FLEW INTO HIS EYE. THERE WAS NO DISCOMFORT SO HE DID NOT NOTICE IT UNTIL HE LOOKED INTO THE MIRROR.

EMPLOYEE WAS POWERWASHING TRUCKS AND CEMENT PARTICLES FLEW IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING GUSSET PLATES WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HELD THEM IN PLACE. THE GUSSET FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE UPPER LIP. HE RECEIVED STITCHES FOR THIS CUT AND WAS RETURNED TO FULL WORK DUTY IMMEDIATELY.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING IMPACT GUN TO TIGHTEN BOLTS/NUTS OVERHEAD WHEN DEBRIS WENT BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES INTO RIGHT EYE. MATERIAL WAS EMBEDDED AND REMOVED, THEN HE WAS RETURNED TO FULL WORK DUTY I MMEADIATELY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING AND MOVING STEEL WHEN PIECE FELL AGAINST HER FOREARM. FIRST AID TREATMENT WAS GIVEN AND SHE REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 7/20/00 A.M. RETURNED TO FULL DUTY WORK IMMED IATELY AND GIVEN WHIRPOOL TREATMENT AS PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EE WAS GRINIGN LUGS WITH HAND GRINDER AND WAS WEARING FACE SHIELD WITH SAFETY GLASSES, WHEN DEBRIS BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. MATERIAL WAS EMBEDDED AND REMOVED WITH A SPUD. RELEASED TO IMMEDIATE FULL DUTY. DR. DID NOT SEE MATERIAL ON 1ST VISIT, NOTICED 7-1-00.

EMPLOYEE SHOOTING CLINKER ACCUMULATION IN COOLER#2 WHEN A BURST OF HOT MATERIAL CAME BACK AT EMPLOYEE BURNING HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

EE WAS MOVING LOADED CAR TO OUTBOUND TRACK. CAR BEING MOVED COUPLED TO ONE OUTBOUND CAR. OPENED AIR SUPPLY VALVE WHICH WAS UNDER PRESSURE. HIS HIT ELBOW.

GRINDING HANDRAIL WHEN GRINDING BLADE CAUGHT ON EDGE AND SHIFTED GRINDING BLADE INTO LEFT LONG FINGER NEAR MIDDLE KNUCKLE AND LACERATED FINDER APPROX 1 1/2" LONG. CUT REQUIRED STITCHES AND PLA CED ON MODIFIED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING THE DRILL MAST IN PREPARATION TO MOVE TO NEXT DRILL SITE. WHEN THE MAST WAS ABOUT 25% DOWN, WELDS LET LOOSE THAT WERE HOLDING MAST SUPPORT PIVOT. THE MAST FREE FELL THE REST OF THE WAY. THE MAST DECK CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE OPOERATORS CAB, LOOSENING IT AND SHAKING UP THE OPERATOR. HEAD CONTUSION AND NOSE LACERATION.

WHILE WELDING IN THE PLANT A FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED LEFT EYE.

WHILE AIR ARCING STEEL- A PIECE OF SLAG FELL INTO WORK SHOE CAUSING A BURN.

INSTALLING SLEEVE ON COOLER. SHAFT WAS HEATED AND GREASE FROM INSIDE BLEW OUT HITTING HIM IN HIS FACE.

EMBEDDED CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND WELDING HOOD AT THE TIME OF INJURY. WENT FOR MEDICAL CARE ON 2-24-00 A.M.

EE WAS CUTTING A BOLT OFF OF THE UPPER TABLE OF THE SEPARATOR. THE TABLE DROPPED DOWN AND PUNCTURED THE LEFT LEG OF THE EE, JUST ABOVE THE KNEE.

WHILE WELDING STEEL, EMPLOYEE REPORTED DEBRIS IN RIGHT EYE. WAS WEARING WELDING HOOD WITH CLEAR SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. FOREIGN DEBRIS MATERIAL WAS NOT EMBEDDED IN EYE, BUT PRESCRIPTION EYE WASH WAS GIVEN BY DOCTOR FOR PRECAUTIONARY REASONS.

WHILE CUTTING TORCH - WHEN SLAG POPPED AND LANDED IN MOUTH ON TOOTH FILLING CAUSING TOOTH TO EXPLODE IN HALF.

SHOVELING & JACKHAMMERING HARDENED CEMENT UNDR A FINISH MILL. EE CONT'D TO WORK & PAIN BECAME WORSE