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Steel erection. Drilling/enlarging flange hole. Drill bit caught in/on the flanges hole material, binding/locking the drill. The rapid twisting motion rotated the drill handle left and shocked the operator's hand consequently forcing loss of hand control. Resulted in wrist sprain and Fx of metacarpal
The employee was standing on outside of Line 1 Spray Tower & using jackhammer with 12' bit through 3'X3' access door to clean inside the tower. Inside the structure a chunk of material fell on the jackhammer bit causing the bit to force the jackhammer out and down. The jackhammer struck the employee's right ankle causing a fracture.
Employee was using a jack hammer to clear a large chunk of material. The chunk broke free striking the jack hammer causing it to twist his wrist. Employee thought his wrist was sprained was given first aid and returned to work. He called our office on 08/25/2015 and told us his wrist was not better. We took him to the doctor for an examination and learned that his wrist was broken.
Right thumb caught in grinder. Right nail pulled off during incident. Required two stitches to stop bleeding.
Employee was cleaning shot cast nozzle and material blew into employee's right eye.
Employee was cleaning slots in division screen of #3 F/M using jackhammer. Small piece of metal went up under safety glasses sticking him on the right side of nose and a piece of metal ended up in left corner of right eye.
While using a jackhammer in cooler his left hand was on the handrail (scaffolding) and he was pulling back on the jackhammer with his right hand. When the jackhammer came loose the handle pinned his left hand between the handle and the handrail of the scaffolding.
Working on preheater with jackhammer, working in a rush. Poking on preheater and twisted in and upward motion & felt sharp pain on left side.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN A PLATE OF 1/4" STEEL WITH A HAND DRILL MOTOR. THE DRILL BIT BOUND UP IN THE STEEL, CAUSING THE DRILL MOTOR TO KICK BACK, FORCING THE EMPLOYEE'S RING AND PINKY FINGERS BACKWARDS. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT RING FINGER.
Employee went to Stage #4 to blast an air cannon. He blasted the cannon and the sample port cap came off and sprayed employee with hot materials.
Employee was operating a jackhammer on the bypass at L2 preheater when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He immediately put the jackhammer down and started working with an air lance. The pain continued and employee was taken to doctor.
Employee claims he was using an oxyacetylene torch to cut duct work from top of finish mill. Pieces of hot slag allegedly entered employee's shirt through a gap in the sleeve and caused burns to forearm area. Employee failed to report injury and burns became infected, causing employee to seek medical treatment a week after injury.
EE WAS CLEANING BYPASS AREA. JACKHAMMER GOT STUCK IN BUILDUP. WHEN EE PULLED ON THE JACKHAMMER, THE LOCKING LATCH THAT HOLDS THE BIT OPENED AND THE BIT FELL OUT OF THE JACKHAMMER AND STRUCK THE TOP OF EE'S RIGHT HAND.
Employee claims that while air lancing sand silex, he got sand in both eyes.
WHILE FIRING THE CANNONS ON LINE #2, EE HAD TO LOOK UP AND REACH OVERHEAD. WHEN ONE OF THE CANNONS FIRED IT DISLODGED LOOSE MATERIAL THAT FELL INTO EE'S LEFT EYE.
EE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH & WAS HOLDING TORCH AT HIS SIDE. ANOTHER EE CLIMBED THRU SOME BRACING & HIS LEFT ARM CAME INTO CONTACT WITH LIT TORCH.
EE WAS POKING OVERHEAD WITH AIRLANCE AND CHUCK BROKE LOOSE & HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE.
LABORER WAS USING AN 8' JACK HAMMER. AS HE TURNED TO HIS RIGHT SIDE HE FELT A PAIN.
EE WAS CLEANING TAKE OFF DUCT. IT WAS FULL OF BUILD UP SO IT BLEW OUT AND COVERED HIM ON HIS GLOVES & COAT. THE MATERIAL GOT IN HIS GLOVE & BURNED HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS CHECKING THE TOWER AND THE AIR CANNON WENT OFF - CAUSING HOT MATERIAL TO FLY OUT AND BURN HIS FACE & CHEST.
WORKING ON CUTTING UP A BIN. LOOKED UP IN THE BIN AND SOME DEBRIS FELL DOWN AND INTO EE'S RIGHT EYE. EYE PROTECTION WAS IN PLACE. HARD HAT WAS IN PLACE.
THREE WORKERS WERE REMOVING A FINISH MILL SHELL DOOR USING AN OVERHEAD CRANE TO SECURE THE DOOR ONCE THE CRABS HOLDING IT WERE REMOVED. AFTER EXERTING PRESSURE ON THE DOOR SO THAT IT WOULD FAL L A FEW INCHES INTO THE MILL, ONE WORKER GOT TOOCLOSE TO THE CRANE SHEAVE, WHICH HIT HIS SHOULDER. HE LOST HIS BALNCE & FELL HEAD FIRST 4-5' UNTIL CAUGHT BY HIS LANYARD: STRUCK PROTUDING NUTS
EE WAS USING A GRINDER TO SMOOTH OUT 1/8" STEEL PLATE. PLATE CAUGHT IN GRINDER AND PULLED LEFT THUMB INTO GRINDING WHEEL CAUSING SKIN ABRASION AND PARTIAL LOSS OF THUMB NAIL.
EE WAS USING METAL LATHE. HE WAS DISTRACTED FOR A MINUTE WHEN HIS HAND CONTACTED THE TURNING LATHE.
EE WAS LAYING ON HIS SIDE IN THE SHOP TO CUT MATERIAL WITH OXY/ACE TORCH. HE WAS WEARING A WELDING HOOD. MOLTEN MATERIAL SPLATTERED AND RICOCHEYED OFF ADJACENT SURFACE AND FELL INTO HIS LEFT EAR.
ELECTRICIANS WERE INSPECTING A THERMOCOUPLE ON THE LINE 1 ALKALI BAGHOUSE INLET. THEY DESCENDEDA LADDER TO REACH THE THERMOCOUPLE. WHILE WALKING ALONG THE WALKWAY TO THE THERMOCOUPLE, EE WAS EXSPOSED TO A COUPLE OF "PUFFS" OF BAD SMELLING HOT GAS. BAGHOUSE AND DUCT IS NORMALLY UNDER A SLIGHT VACUUM. HE FELT NO DISCOMFORT AFTER THE EXPOSURE, BUT REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR.
THE EE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD WHEN A HOT BEAD OF METAL WENT INTO HIS LEFT EAR AND BURNED THE INNER CANAL BACK TO THE EARDRUM.
EE WAS GRINDING W/4" GRINDER THAT HAD A WIRE WHEEL ATTACHED. EE WAS WEARING A PLASTIC PONCHO TO PROTECT FROM WEATHER. GRINDER GOT CAUGHT IN PONCHO & EE LOST CONTROL CAUSING GRINDER TO STRIKE H IS CHIN. THE FACE SHIELD HE WAS WEARING PREVENTED MORE SERIOUS INJURY.
EE WAS USING JACKHAMMER TO CLEAR PREHEAT TOWER ON LINE #1 WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE RAISED HIS LEFT HAND TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROM BEING STRUCK BY A FALLING AIR LANCE (10' LONG, 1INCH STEEL PIPE). HIS LEFT THUMB WAS BENT BACK, STRAINING THE MUSCLES IN THAT AREA.
EE WAS REMOVING REFRACTORY FROM THE DAMPER AT THE RAW MILL DUCT & THE JACKHAMMER SLIPPED OFF THEREFRACTORY CATCHING EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE DAMPER & JACKHAMMER
AT APPROX 8AM ON 6/14/00, EMPLOYEE REPORTED SORE MUSCLE IN RIGHT ELBOW AREA FROM JACKHAMMERING THAT WAS DONE ON THE LINE # PREHEATER ON 6-13-00.