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Hot dust putting out of rotary kiln #3 flew into eyes as i was walking by. Prescription issued 1-26-05.
EE HAD BEEN USING AN AIR HAMMER WHILE CLEANING UP AN AREA IN THE RAW PLANT SILOS. HE CLAIMS REPETATIVE MOTION ALONG WITH AWKWARD MOVEMENTS CAUSED A STRAIN.
WAS CHECKING HAMMERMILL OUT TO SEE IF IT WAS RUNNING COULD NOT SEE IF IT WAS RNNIGN AND COULD NOT HERE IT. PUT HAND INSIDE GUARD AND DRIVE BELTS GRABBED HIS HAND AND PULLED IT IN. AS OF THIS DATE THIS IS WHAT WE THINK POSSABITY HAPPENED.
THE EMPLOYEE A MAINTENECE MECHANIC, WAS WORKING ON A REPAIR JOB IN THE LOADOUT AREA OF THE PLANT. THEY WERE MOVING AN I BEAM INTO PLACE WITH A BOOM TRUCK. TH EI BEAM BECAME HUNG-UP ON A CROSS BEAM. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE IT AND WHEN IT DISLODGED, IT FELL ABOUT SIX INCHES AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM.
KILN OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING EQUIPMENT OPERATOR IN CLEARING BACKED UP MATERIAL FROM THE EXTRUDER. OPERATOR OPENED GATE TO EXTRUDER, STEAM AND MATERIAL UNDER PRESSURE WAS FORCED OUT THROUGH GATE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.
THE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR HAR DRY MATERIAL FROM THE EXTRUDER BEHIND THE PUNCH PLATE. HE ADDED WATER TO THE MIXTURE IN THE CHAMBER, BUT THE WET CLAY COULD NOT PUSH THE DRY CLAY OUT O F THE EXTRUDER. THE WET CLAY RECIRCULATED THRU THE CHAMBER, BUILDING UP HEAT AND STEAM. WHEN THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE GATE TO CLEAN OUT THE MATERIAL, STEAM FORCED THE GATE OPEN.