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Employee was using an air lance, wearing all appropriate heat resistance clothing when material blew under heat resistant hood. Hot material was blown on employee's face (nose, cheeks, brow and upper lip)

Employee was using cutting torch to remove slag, piece fell onto a rock and bounced across right eye- mild abrasion to right eye.

Employee using table saw to cut wedges and shims when wood bound in safety guard and kicked out causing blade to contact nail portion of thumb.

CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WORKING ON DEMO SITE, WHILE PREPPING STRUCTURAL BEAM FOR TEAR DOWN THE BEAM UNEXPECTEDLY TWISTED HITTING THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT. BEAM CRUSHED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT TOE AREA.

Employee using air lance felt a pain in lower back.

DEMO ACTIVITY: NON-MINING OPERATION: Employee was cutting off end cap on beam, which was on the ground. After the cut the employee moved forward to move his welding lead and the beam dropped the 7" onto the top of his steel-toed boots. Employee sustained three broken toes on left foot. Employee is off work until toes heal.

EE was welding at the top of polycom roll. Area was being heated with propane and diesel heaters to maintain the proper temp. of roll being welded per specifications. Goggles and welding hood #12 lenses were being worn. EE flushed eyes when irritation began and during shift, however burning sensation increased by end of shift.

Employee was using a hammer drill. As it rotated, the drill handle caught 2 of his fingers and the drill rotated out of his hand. The following day he went for x-ray which revealed hairline fracture to small finger and ring finger on right hand.

Employee was cleaning an inlet shelf with an air lance when hot dust came out of the door and down his glove, burning the top of his right hand.

Employee was using cut-off blade on grinder. The grinder kicked back and struck emplyee on Rt. hand. The contact caused an avulsion requiring closure.

Either happened while grinding or chipping or blowing of the kiln shell.

Employee straddling a beam and was pushed across it by an incoming brace that he was guiding in, causing lacerations on the inside of his thigh.

Employee was using a wire whell on a 41/2" grinder when the wire wheel got caught on the tie wire causing sprain of left hand pinky finger. EE was dispensed medication. EE was released to full duty on March 16, 2007. The project ended on March 16, 2007.

While jacking equipment, jack kicked out hitting employee in left cheek area which resulted in large gash from mid-cheek to under jaw.

Employee was driving out a bolt using a welders chipping hammer instead of using a punch. A sliver of metal became imbedded in his left hand.

Dissambeling metal bracket; cutting small bolt with hand held power tool. Power tool slipped, small laceration to forearm.

Employee was cleaning out a clogged chute at Hammermill and when he was finished he felt a pain in his right shoulder area.

Employee was grinding a belt clip on the Rock Stacker when a part of the splice clip struck him in the chest. This caused a contusion to the right side of his chest. This was not reported until 12/06/05.

Changing a Gudgeon bolt in # 4 dust chamber when there was a dust purge and it burned the back of my left wrist.

Changing a Gudgeon bolt in # 4 dust chamber when there was a dust purge and it burned his neck and left ear.

Placing cap on hopper, hopper cycled and blow dust onto employee sustaining cement burn to right hand (top).

While standing up after cutting out a section of metal on dust collector employee felt pain in lower back.

While welding the employee did not wear ear muffs, only ear plugs. A spark entered right ear burning it.

WHILE CLEARING THE DISCHARGE PIPE ABOVE #1 SCREW THE PIPE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND FELL INTO #1 SCREW. HE INSTICTIVELY GRABBED FOR THE PIPE AND THE SCREW CAUGHT THE PIPE AND PINCHED HIS LEFT I NDEX FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND FRAME.

WHILE USING A CHIPPING GUN THIS EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN HE JUMPED TO AVOID THE LOOSE AIR HOSE THAT BROKE OFF.

THE EE WHILE DRIVING A MOTOR SCOOTER & DESCENDING A HILL, MADE A WIDE LT. HAND TURN AND TURNED OVER THE SCOOTER. EE SUFFERED NECK AND BACK STRAINS. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED NO DAMAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON HAMMERMILL. HE BENT OVER TO SCAAF OFF A WELD, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH A TORCH, A PIECE OF SLAG FLEW BACK INTO EE'S EYE.

WHILE OPERATING A D8 DOZER THE EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A ROCK AND WHEN HE BACKED OFF OF IT, THE IMPACT STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS BEATING ON SPOOL ON DUST COLLECTOR, UNCHOCKING HOPPER WITH VIBRATOR & HOPPER DOOR CAME LOOSE & FELL ON EE'S SHOULDER

CONTINUOUS TIGHTENING & LOOSENING OF HANDLE ON XPRESS MACHINE CAUSED EE TO FEEL PAIN IN LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING A MALFUNCTION OF THE BALER BED, WHEN THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER BLED OFF, THE BED STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS HEAD.

WHILE CUTTING MATERIAL, IT POPPED, CAUSING METAL TO GET UNDER SAFETY GOGGLES.