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Employee was operating a 12 ton electric hoist. EE placed EE's hand on top of the block while the hoist was traveling up. EE's pinky finger on EE's right hand was pinched between the shiv and the cable lacerating the top of the finger and breaking the pinky finger.
Lifting oil cooler with crane through engine compartment - collar on the cable became hooked on tin ware, slipped allowing part to swing striking technician right below the right ear causing contusions
Employee was using a 40 lb electric jackhammer to break up material in the cooler. EE bent over to move some material, and as EE stood up, EE felt a pain in lower back. Employee reported incident to supervisor, was taken to OMP for medical evaluation, placed on restricted duty( no lift push pull>15 lbs, no jackhammering until re-evaluation.
EE was welding in the reject bin when a piece of slag fell behind EE's safety glasses and landed on the inner corner of EE's left eye resulting in a first degree burn. Antibiotics and eye drops were prescribed. No lost time.
The employee was sucking out the dust collector at Tower 2. The employee had placed the hose inside the hopper. The hose became clogged with a large chunk of clinker. The employee brought the hose part way out of the hopper to remove the chunk. The employee tried to remove the chunk from the end of the hose, and lost control of the chunk. His hand went into the rotary valve.
Employee was standing in the area around a ball mill when the mill started, dust fell from above, getting behind employees safety glasses and in his eye. Employee went to a nearby eyewash station, rinsed his eyes out thoroughly, and was sent to a Dr. for evaluation. There he received prescription antibiotic eye drops.
Employee was attempting to get material flowing from CKD tank. He was using an air lance to dislodge material. The material broke loose, employee was struck in the top of hardhat & chest with dust. Employee was wearing safety glasses, dust mask & face shield. Employee was given antibiotic eye drops & instructed not to report to work the following day. Employee was off work two days
Employee was using a jack hammer at tower 2 near the transition between 31 and 105 belt. The jackhammer blade got stuck in some wire mesh. When employee went to pull it free, the 2" spade landed on his left foot.
The back of the injured employee's hand was cut when the cutting wheel on the hand grinder he was using to cut a slot in a pipe caught and kicked back and struck his opposite hand. Injuries included skin lacerations on the back of his hand.
Employee was cleaning hard build up from the bottom of #1 Kiln Clinker elevator with small chipping hammer. Employee was wearing approved safety glasses, and dust mask. When he activated the handle on the chipper the 5/8" air hose came loose from the hose barb on the quick coupling, and struck the employee in the right eye.
Over a period of days, employee was jack hammering hard material to remove it. Employee experienced pain in his right elbow area.
Employee was welding 2D cement line at Silo 59. Employee was holding welding hood in his left hand (hard hat did not have clips to attach hood) and started welding with his right hand. He was having trouble getting the weld to start because pipe was dirty. While trying to get the weld to start the employee flashed himself at least 2 times.
Employee was packing cement and one of the packing spouts activated on its own causing a stream of cement to hit the employee and dust entered the employee's right eye. Employee's eye is red and irritated. Employee was treated and issued eye ointment and patched.
Employee was welding from an awkward working position inside a feed chute. Employee took a scheduled break for lunch and when he was returning to the job site he felt a sharp pain in his hip and leg.
Employee was using an air powered impact wrench and a universal joint and a 1 5/16" socket. While reaching to remove the bolt his finger energized the trigger of the wrench and the socket flew off the universal joint striking employee in the center of his upper lip.
Employee was in the process of removing the center differential from a 988 Loader. As he removed the guide bolts, the section moved forward slightly, catching his hand between the impact wrench and the frame of the machine.
Employee was standing beside the electric water pump while it was running when the 2" ball valve came apart on top of the pump. He was sprayed with water and then the cam lock end of the discharge hose came apart and hit him in the nose. The cam lock struck him in the safety glasses and nose. He received a cut on each side of his nose and his nose was broken.
Two employees were welding on the screw in the shop. The next morning the employee had pain in his eyes. Diagnosed with welder's flash burn by physician.
Employee welding at the 495 belt chute, working off a ladder with steel beam above him. He raised up on ladder and hit the beam, compressing his neck.
Employee was jackhammering lumps in Clinker silo #2. He was maneuvering in one hand while removing material with the other which caused strain on left wrist.
EE was attempting to grind a burr off of the end of a 1/4" x 1" x 8" piece of metal. When the EE went to feed the material into the floor grinder media, metal kicked & left hand was turned & pulled into grinder media lacerating left thumb. He immediately let go & pulled hand away. He was taken to hospital where they amputated thumb to 1st knuckle.
Employee was working overhead jackhammering out old refractory in No. 2 Cooler. Discharge air from hammer blew material back toward employee and dust got past safety glasses and faceshield and into left eye.
While welding, a hot piece of slag burnt through EE's glove and burnt his hand. He took his glove off and the skin where he was burnt came off. The burn is on his right hand on his pinky knuckle and his ring finger knuckle and is about 1" long and 1/2" wide. He went to the first aid room and cleaned the burn, put on antiseptic, and dressed the burn.
Employee was pulling old motor leads from #1 ID fan drive - cutting the wires off with a Sawzall. I was holding the large wires (3/4" copper stranded) in my left hand and running the saw with my right hand. I was bending the wire with my left hand when the saw drew my hand in. I was wearing my cotton work gloves.
Clinker Elevator for #2 Kiln would not run. Found out the Chute going to cross apron was plugged up with dust and large chunks of clinker. Two co-workers and I were trying to get the chute unplugged using a Jack Hammer. While I was using the Jack Hammer inside of chute the material broke loose and pinched my finger between elevator housing and the jack hammer.
Employee was jack hammering out the gypsum feed hopper all day on the 17th of September. Employee was sitting on the grate of the hopper in an awkward position. The awkward position caused strain to lower back.
Employee was cleaning off cement buildup from roof with jack hammer. Employee was working in an awkward position. The position caused strain to lower back.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING 12' AIR LANCE OVERHEAD TO CLEAR STONE FEEDER. MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE CAUSING EMPLOYEE'S ARM TO INVOLUNTARILY STRIKE LEFT CHEST STRAINING LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK. STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.
EE was rotating a kiln using a ponymotor, 2 clutches are to be engaged. The 1st was engaged, EE was working at 2nd at the time of the accident. As the clutch was engaged, the pony began to labor and in order to avoid stalling, EE began to disengage the clutch. As he disengage it was backspinning driving the clutch plate in reverse, causing failure of the clutch.
He was cutting balls out of the discharge screens in #1 Raw Mill with the plasma cutter. A hot piece of slag rolled down into his glove. causing a burn to rt palm below the thumb. On 4/22 was sent to the dr., put on restrictions and given an antibiotic for his infection, which resulted in an allergic reaction, and he was sent back to the dr. on 4/29.
Employee was welding and suffered welder's flash. Other employees welding behind him caused a flash from their side as well. Employee wearing welding hood which was not automatic and did not drop fast enough. Did not know he was flashed until during the night and reported incident at start of shift the following day.
Contractor was welding on the #1 Kiln Shell. Employee was performing his normal duties, causing him to walk on the catwalk beside the kiln. A small piece of hot slag, approximately the size of a pellet, rolled around the kiln shell, was deflected off the pier and landed on the back of his neck. This caused 2nd degree burns to the back of his neck.
Employee was using a cutting torch overhead, holding the torch with right hand. A slag of liquid metal fell and burned through his coat sleeve, and onto the top of his left lower forearm/wrist area. The metal stuck to the employee's wrist watch and melted his watch. Employee received severe (3rd degree) burn to his arm.
EE reached in machinery ( Palletizer) to push bag w/his right hand. The belt caught his hand and when he tried to remove it, he cut his hand by thumb area.
EE was using Oxygen Aceteline torch to pierce head of elevator pin for removal, when slag blew back and down collar of shirt onto chest, neck and stomach area.
Employee was using air compressor to blow off 2D Journal Caps (Finish Grinding Mill) and there was airborne dust around. The next day he noticed that his eye was red. THIS WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 3/6/06 WHEN HE WAS PRESCRIBED EYEDROPS. HIS DIAGNOSIS WAS SMALL FAINT CORNEAL ABRASION & STY.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DISCHARGE SCREENS IN #1 RAW MILL. REMOVING 3 & 4 INCH BALLS WEDGED IN LINERS. ONE 4 INCH STEEL BALL FELL FROM APPROX. 6 FEET AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF RIGHT FOOT ABOVE STEEL TOE PROTECTION. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED CONTUSION ON RIGHT FOOT.
Employee was using jack hammer in cooler to bust up clinker. Clinker got wedged in the clinker breaker hammer. Dust was stirred up from air going thru exhauster jack hammer. Relief fan was running pulling dust upward and out relief stack causing dust to get in employees eyes.
Employee was grinding metal with a 7" right angle grinder. As he started grinding, the grinding wheel caught, kicking the wheel into his left knee. He received a small cut on his knee requiring sutures.
EE was installing 4160 volt fuses in 2B Mill motor starter, using hot stick to push them into place of each phase. He pushed phases A and B in, and when he pushed phase C in he received a electrical flash from the inside starter. He received a flash to his eyes.
The crank arm on # 1 clinker cooler had fallen off. Shift repairmen locked out cooler drive, removed guard & attempted to put cooler arm back on. Arm got into a bind and would not go on all the way. They then removed their locks, stood back away from the cooler arm assembly & tried to bump the jog button to move the crank arm. The steel bushing broke and struck employee.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING DOWN VACUUM HOSE THAT WAS FILLED WITH CEMENT FROM NO. 25 SILO. HE WAS HOLDING BACK THE VACUUM HOSE THAT WAS FILLED WITH CEMENT SO THAT IT WOULD NOT HIT HIM. HURT HIS NECK DOING SO.
EE was cutting on crosshead beams. Slag ran down welding jacket and burned his arm in 4 spots.
WIND BLEW DEBRIS IN EYE
TEARING OUT OLD REFRACTORY IN PREHEATER, USING CHIPPING GUN AND SOME MATERIAL GOT IN EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES
EE WAS TAKING CLINKER SAMPLE. EE RAISED METAL DOOR, REACHED BEHIND TO OBTAIN SAMPLE SCOOP AND DOOR FELL ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGERTIP.
INJURED WAS USING AN AIR LANCE TO HELP FLOW OF TYPE II CEMENT IN CHUTE. MATERIAL DROPPED FROM CHUTE INSTANTANEOUSLY SPLASHING ONTO INJURED'S FACE. F.B.'S BOTH EYES; CORNEAL SCRATCHES. RX ISSUED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ELECTRIC EYE HOLE & STRIPPER WENT IN MOTION. ROLLER CAUGHT FINGER.
HANDLING A BEAM PAN TO PICK UP HATCH: USING A JACKLEG OVER A BEAM
INJURED WAS USING COMPRESSION TOOL TO COMPACT RAM IN COOLER AND #5 KILN, AND DEVELOPED SWELLING IN HANDS. RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 1 WEEK AND PRESCRIPTIONS ISSUED.