CHANGING #4 STONE ELEVATOR BUCKETS AND CHAIN. CASE BACKHOE WAS GUIDING AND PUSHING BUCKETS ON THE INCOMING SIDE. CASE BUCKET SLIPPED AND WENT ON TOP OF THE BUCKETS. A ELEVATOR BUCKET CAUGHT UN DER THE CASE AXLE. THE CASE MACHINE BACKED UP. ACOMEALONG ON THE INCOMING SODE BROKE. THE COMEALONG CHAIN HOOK HIT EE ON THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A CUT.
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Showing all 8INJURED STATED THAT WHILE STANDING ON PLATFORM ABOVE BRICK SETTER, MAINTENACE PERSONNEL TURNED ON AIR TO AIR PADS AND LIME BROKE LOOSE, DROPPING DOWNSHUTE AND BLEW OUT OF SLIDE OPENING A ON CH UTE COVERING INJURED. LIME WENT IN EYES. UNDER AROUND AND OVER TOP OF SAFETY GLASSES.
INJURED STATED THAT WHILE TRYING TO OPEN SPACEHEATER PILOT LIGHT COVER HIS HAND SLIPPED WHEN COVER OPENED SUDDENLY AND CAUGHT LITTLE FINGER IN BLOWER FAN AS IT PASSED THRU FAN GAURD AND WITH THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER.
INJ STATED THAT3HE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC JACKHAMMER AND SOME HOW HITTHE MODE LEVER, SETTING THE JACKHAMMER TO THE ON MODE. THE HAMMER BIT JAMMED, CAUSING THE HAMMER BODY TO MAKE A SUDDEN TWI TWISTING MOTION1 THIS MOTION CAUSED THE RT 4TH METACARPAL TO FRACTURE
INJURED STATED 7HAT WHILE BLOWING OUT & CLEANING ANALYZER PIPE TO #4 KILN HOSE FLEW OFF OF PIPE AND HOT LIME DUST BURNT INJURED ON RT FOREARM
INJURED STATED 7HAT WILE AIR LANCING OUT LIME BUILDUP INSIDE COOLING TOWER SIDE DOOR, LIME BLEW BACK INTO INJURED EYE.
INJURED STATED 7HAT WHILE AIR LANCING COOLING TOWER THRU 6 INCH PORTHOLE ABOVE MAIN SCREW, HOT MUD DROPPED FROM TOP COOLING TOWER TO THE BOTTOM AND SPLASHED OUT THRU ANOTHER PORTHOLE WHICH WAS OPEN AT THE SAM9 TIME AND SPLASHED HIM ON THE FACE WITH HOT MUD.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE MOVING A POWER CONTROL CABINET WITH RIGGING, HE MOVED TO GOT INTO POSITION TO OEPRATE HAND OPERATED HOIST P AS HE DID, HIS ARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH A N EXHAUST FAN.