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Ee was using a flubber (air lance) to loosen compacted material in a cement silo. While lifting on the flubber he felt a pain in his shoulder. This accident was reported on 9/4. It was not until Friday, 9/18 that the employee requested to be seen by a doctor. Report filed on 9/24, three working days later.

Employee was cutting bolts from a liner with an oxyacetylene torch when his pant leg caught fire. He sustained second degree burns to his shin in an area approximately 2 by 5 inches. He was wearing polyester coveralls which contributed to the severity of the burn.

Employee was manually cycling tipping gate when cam drive pinched his finger against the actuating arm. He had removed guarding and had not stopped cam drive motor. He worked on tipping gates while gates were in operation.

Ee was cleaning build up from the inside of a distribution manafold on the slurry line spray nozzle. She used compressed air to blow out the line and the plugged line blew material back into her face and into both eyes. This required medical care to remove the alkali material.

Employee was injecting compressed air into a discharge pipe beneath the drop out box when hot dust "spashed" into the opening around the gauntlet on his heat reflective gloves. This resulted in a second degree burn on his right hand. He was placed on light duty, to keep hand clean and dry.

Employee backed a D10 dozer over the berm on Bench 8 and fell to Bench 9, 35 feet below. He suffered minor lacerations on his face and a strained shoulder. He was placed on light duty.

Miner was cleaning out blower hose when sand flew under his safety glasses and into his left eye.

Employee was cutting with a torch and hot slag popped into his eye around loosely fitted welding goggles.

Ee was using hand grinder cutting thin plate metal. strip of cut metal flipped off the edge of the grinder and cut his hand. Sutures required.

Ee operating a dozer inside the Clinker Shed. He was leaning on the right arm rest when he was jostled. His right arm slipped off the rest and banged against the metal plate under the arm rest resulting in a contusion. The Ee coming off swing shift, not required to return to work until following Wednesday, no light duty, Rx for pain and swelling.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A NUT OFF A BOLT SOME HOT SLAG POPPED AND LANDED IN HIS LEFT EAR.

WHILE EE WAS LAYING ON HIS BACK, CUTTING A WATER PIPE A PIECE OF HOT METAL SLAG FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EAR.

WHILE WALKING BETWEEN JAW CRUSHER AND JCI SCREEN A ROCK FELL AND HIT EE ON HIS LEFT SIDE OF HEAD.

WHILE CUTTING METAL IN TUNNEL, A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL INTO RIGHT EAR.

EE WAS GRINDING BURRS OUT OF HOLES WITH GRINDING WHEEL. SOME FRAGMENTS FLEW & HIT EE IN RIGHT EYE.

EE TWISTED KNEE WHILE SAND BLASTING. WHILE BLASTING ON UNEVEN SURFACE HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TURNED HIS KNEE.

WHILE EE WAS PUSHING MATERIAL AT SURBE PILE MUD FLEW UP OFF OF TRACK HITTING HIM IN THE EYE.

EE MIXES CEMENT WITH KEROSINE IN DEVICE CALLED A WAGNER. A CYLINDER OF MIXTURE IS PLACED INTO A CLAMP MOUNTED ON THE WALL.

EE WAS EXPOSED TO WET CLINKER (CEMENT DUST) WHILE WORKING A JACK HAMMER. DEVELOPED A RASH. FIRST SEEN BY PHYSICIAN 3-28-00