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EE WAS USING A PORTABLE ELECTRICAL/MAGNETIC BASED DRILL PRESS TO DRILL OUT BOLT HOLES. ON THE DISCHARGE END OF BMILL (CEMENT BALL MILL) HE MISTAKENLY TRIPPED THE MAGNET SWITCH. RELEASING THE D IRLL PRESS STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FACE ON 10/25 HE REPORTED A CHIPPED TOOTH WHICHHE WENT & BONDED
EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING OUT CHUNKS IN THE C-MILL LIMESTONE FEEDER HOPPER. HE WAS PUSHING FORWARD ON THE JACKHAMMER AND HIS RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF, SLAMMING INTO THE EDGE OF THE HOPPER. INJURED DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 3-24, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE DISTAL #5 METACARPAL. NO LOST TIME/ RESTRICTIVE.
WHILE RUNNING ROCK,CRUSHER OPERATOR (INJURED) WAS STANDING AT OPERATORS STATION WHEN MACHINE SPIT BACK A SMALL STONE STRIKING HIM IN THE CHEEK.EMPLOYEE RECIEVED 10-20 STITCHES IN CUT AND RETUR NED TO WORK.
TROUBLE SHOUTING, PFAFF SAMPLE SYSTEM. ACUATOR RAISED PINCHING LEFT INDEX FINGER. SUTURES REQUIRED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP MATERIAL ON 3 FLOOR OF SECONDARY CRUSHER. NEXT TO THE SHAKER SCREW. HE WAS BENT OVER SHOVELING WHEN A 4" TO 6" LIMESTONE ROCK SHOOK OUT OF SCREW AND STRUCK HIM ON THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK ON THE SPINE CAUSING CONTUSION. WAS TAKEN IN FOR X-RAY AND RETURNED TO WORK. WAS PUT IN RESTRICTED DUTY 12-12-97.
A RED HOT 2" WELDING ROD DROPPED FROM ABOVE AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK OF NECK.
EE WAS AIR LANCING CLINKER BUILDU AT THE KILM DISCHARGE CHUTE. ONE OF THE DISCHARGE CHUTES CAUGHT THE AIR LANCEING PIPE - JARRING & PUSHING THE EE AGAINST HANDRAIL. EE HAS BEEN ABLE TO PERFORM ALL DUTIES & HAS LOST NOT TIME. 8/1/97 DR. DECIEDED ON PHYSICAL THERAPY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING NUTS ON A ROLLER MILL TIRE WITH HYDRAULIC TORQUE WRENCH WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HIT HIS LEFT SIDE OF RIGHT KNEE CAP.
INJURED IS NOT SURE OF HOW THE MATAERIAL GOT IN HIS EYE, BUT HE WAS WORKING ON A LINER TO C-FINISH MILL WHEN NOTICED AN IRRITATION. HE HAD BEEN USING A 4" ANGLE HEAD GRINDER & A SMALL AIR CHIP PING GUN, TO CLEAN THE LINER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING AND FELT SOME DISCOMFORT UNDER HIS WRIST WATCH AND DISCOVERED HE HAD A PIECE OF SLAG UNDER IT. HE DID NOT REPORT THE BURN UNTIL 12\26. REPORTING THIS INCIDENT BECAUSE OF A PRESCRIPTION THAT WAS WRITTEN. NO LOST TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 30# JACKHAMMER TO CLEAN UP HARD BUILDUP UNDER B-MILL CEMENT COOLER. THE HAMER BROKE THROUGH THE CEMENT AND PINCHED HIS FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.
INJURED USING TORCH TO SHORTEN CABLES ON TAKE UP PULLEY ON C-6 CONVEYOR TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK AT SOMETHING AND IN VERTIGTLY PASSED THE LIT TORCH ACROSS HIS LEFT WRIST HE SUTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN ON WRIST.
INJURED WAS STANDING ALONG SIDE PNEUMATIC KILN STRIPPER WHEN A PIECE OF COATING APPROX 10 IN X 10 IN X 3 IN - (8-10#), BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS HARD HAT. HE RECEIVEDA SLIGHT CONCUSSIO N AND A SMALL SCALP ABRASION.
INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT GROWTH AROUND A DRAIN PIPE. A SMALL TREE FELL ALONG SIDE CAB (DOOR WAS OPEN) AND A BRANCH STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND THAT WAS ON THE STEERING WHEEL.
INJURED COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN, STATED THAT THE PROLONGED "LEANING OVER" WAS PUTTING STRAIN ON BACK.
INJURED REACHED UP TO TURN THE FEEDER HANDLE & THE HANDLE ENGAGED PINCHING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE HANDLE & A DEPTH OF CUT ADJUSTING NUT CAUSING A LACERATION NEEDING 28 STITCHES
EE WAS REMOVING GROUT FROM UNDER PRIMARY CRUSHER WITH JACKHAMMER. POSITION IN WHICH EE HAD TO WORK WAS INCOVENIENT HIS BODY HAD TO WORK IN A STRAINED POSITION. THE WEIGHT OF THE JACKHAMMER IN ADDITION TO THE STRAINED POSITION IN WHICH HE WAS WORKING CAUSED EE TO INJURE HIS RIGHT SHOULDER EE BEGAN LOSING TIME FOR THIS INJURY ON 5-19-93.
INJURED WAS GRINDING ON KILN SHELL AND A LOOSE RUST PARTICLE FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING BOLTS OFF A PIECE OF METAL, APPROX. SIZE 18" X 18", ON A BENCH GRINDER AND WAS NOT USING THE TOOL REST. THE GRINDER PULLED THE METAL IN THUS PULLING HIS LEFT HAND INTO GR INDING WHEEL, CAUSING A GOUGE TO THE FINGER AND NAIL OF HIS LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE RAW MILL DOING REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE WORK. EMPLOYEE BUMPED KNEE ON STEEL PLATE AS HE WAS WELDING BEHIND TIRE IN RAW MILL.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR GUN WHILE DOING REPAIR WORK. DUST BLEW INTO EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS FITTING PIPE, USING A 4" GRINDER WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT IN THE GRINDING WHEEL AND HIS HAND WAS CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RATTLING UP SOME PLATFORM IRON WITH A 1" GUN. PLATFORM WAS APPROX. 4' HIGH. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AFTER PERFORMING TASK.
DRILLER CAME OUT OF RETRACT WITH JOINT OF PIPE ON HEAD NOT KNOWING THAT ONE FLIPPER STAYED OPEN. HE BROUGHT TOP HEAD DOWN HELPER GRABBED PIPE TO HELP GUIDE IT IN ANOTHER JOINT WHEN HEAD HIT OP EN FLIPPER FORCING PIPE TO SWING BACKWARD SMASHIG EMPLS FINGER ON CAROUSEL.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS GRINDING A WELD ON STRUCTURAL STEEL WHEN SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE.NOT REPORTED INITIALLY AS WORK RELATED.SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION INDICATES THIS INCIDENT MET REPORT ING CRITERIA.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO FINISH THE DISMANTLE OF 4100 TOWER.AS THE LAST SECTION OF THE BOOM WAS DISCONNECTED,THE CRIBBING SHIFTED CAUSING THE CAP TO ROLL,THROWING EMPLOYEE OFF BALANCE.
EE CAME TO WORK WITH IRRITATED EYE. FOREIGN OBJECT GOT INTO EYE THE DAY BEFORE EE THOUGHT IT WAS A FLASH BURN. EE HAD BEEN GRINDING.
WELDING OVERHEAD ANS WELDING SPARKS ENTERED EAR.
DESLAGGING WELDED SEAM & SMALL SLAG PARTICLE ENTER EYE. SLAG WASHED OUT OF EYE BUT RUST RING DEVELOPED & EMPL HAD TO GO BACK TO DOC. ON 8/30 & GET RUST RING REMOVED. LOST WORK 8/31 WILL BE BAC K AFTER LABOR DAY WEEKEND.
INJURED WAS AIR LANCING THE PLUGGED 4TH STAGE PRE HEAT KILN FEED PIPE HE WAS WEARING ALL REQUIRED NEXT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING HOOD JACKET AND GLOVES HE PULLED THE AIR LANCE FROM THE PORT HOT KILN FEED STRUCK HIS HOOD AND SPLASHED DOWN SLEEVE INTO THE TOP OF HIS GLOVE CAUSING 3RD DEGREE BURN TO BACK OF L HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A 10IN DISC GRINDER TO SMOOTH OFF BURS ON A STEEL PIN FOR THE ROLLER MILL HE WAS GRINDING IN A CLOCKWISE MOTION & THE 10IN DISC STRUCK HIS LEFT WRIST
THE INJURED EMP5OYEE WAS GRINDING A PLATE OF STEEL THAT WAS IN ADVICE AND WAS USING HAND GRINDER. HE STATED THE GRINDER SLIPPED OFF THE AND OF THE PLATE AND HE LOST HIS GRIP. THE SMALL GRINDIN WHEEL STRUCK HI8 LEFT WRIST CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION.
INJURED WAS ASSITING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS USING AN AIR SPADER BULL PRICK IN ORDER TO KNOWCK USED KILM BRICK OUT OF THE KILN SHELL. AFTER INJURED EMPLOYEE GUIDED THE BULL PRICK INTO THE KI LN BRICK, THE BRUCK BROKE LOOSE BULL PRICK BOUNCED OFF KILN SHELL AND STRUCK INJURED RIGHT FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A SPADLER THRU A DOOR T KILN FEED END (PRE-CALINER) ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE COATING BUILDUP WHEN A CHUNK BROKE LOOSE SPADER FELL TO THE DOOR FRAME AND HIS LEFT HAND WAS PIN CHED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND SPADER
INJURED WAS HOLDING A CENTRALIZING COUPLER ON THE KELLY BAR DRILL STEEL WHILE ANOTHER MINER WAS HOLDING THE HAMMER ON THE GROUND ANOTHER MINER WAS OPERATING THE ROCK DRILL AND WHEN THE KELLY B AR THREADS CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE FEMALE END OF THE HAMMER THE INJUREDS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WA