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***Due to positive drug test requesting this incident be non-chargeable.*** *** Unknown last 4 of SSN - temp agency and temp worker refuse to provide.*** A temporary lab tech was using masonry saw to cut core samples when thumb came in contact with blade and cut EE's thumb requiring stitches. Temp was terminated due to positive drug results.
Employee was impacting bolts. Socket separated from impact and hit employee in the upper lip, causing a small laceration. Employee received 2 stitches in the upper lip. Returned to work w/no restrictions or lost time.
Cutting metal with a hand grinder, grinder jumped forward running across the employee's thumb, cutting the thumb. Employee was not wearing gloves, did not SLAM the task, and wrong tool for the job. The grinder cut the tendon on the thumb, the tendon was repaired and released back to work with restrictions.
The electrical panel box was not secured before the legs on the bottom were cut off.
Maintenance employee was using an oxygen/acetylene torch cutting the heads off bolts. While cutting the bolts the employee feel heat on EE's lower legs. When EE looked down there was flames on EE's right pants leg. Employee was diagnosed with 2nd degree burns, no lost time or restricted duty.
On 05/04/2017, Beitzel Corporation employee, was using a 6' grinder with a cutoff wheel while working to cut metal as part of a skirt skid fabrication project at the Carmeuse Lime & Stone processing plant in Strasburg, Virginia. While cutting, the grinder appears to have caught in the metal, kicking back and striking ee in the left leg just above the knee.
Employee was cutting a piece of scrap metal to be disposed of using a cutting torch and it rolled over and struck his right thumb.
Employee felt a discomfort in his eyes early 26SEP morning and went to the emergency room. He followed up with an eye doctor on 27SEP morning. Employee was told he had flash burn 26SEP and foreign body was removed from both eyes on 27SEP. Employee and witnesses stated all PPE is worn at all times including the day incident is suspected to have occurred.
Employee and co-worker were attempting to wash out #2 ram at the preheater due to a fusing issue. While washing with high-pressure water, a mixture of lime and water splashed back into employee's face and eyes. He was wearing safety glasses and a faceshield at the time of injury.
Employee was installing stump pan bolts using an impact ratchet when a piece of foreign material blew into his right eye. Employee received an abrasion on the right eye. Employee did not miss any time or require restricted duty.
Employee was using a chain saw to cut trees. The employee states as he was cutting a limb the saw kicked back and struck his shin.
Employee had removed a plate from the chip chute and was clearing the build-up from the chute when his jacket became entangled in a rotating shaft. He did NOT get pulled into the shaft. His injury was caused from the tearing of the jacket.
Shooting ring at rotary kiln with Remington 8 gauge kiln gun. Bullet ricocheted up over current guarding. The bullet struck ee's left lens of safety glasses causing laceration above left eyebrow. Reportable no lost time accident because of 15 stitches.
Maintenance EE was assigned to install steps to a conveyor catwalk. The EE cut a piece of angle iron with an acetylene torch. The EE stated that he cut down/off the oxygen supply then hung the lit torch on the mid-rail above his head. The EE proceeded to bolt the angle to the catwalk when the lit torch fell from its position, resulting in 2nd degreee burns to face and neck.
Employee backed his truck in place to be loaded with pond mud, excavator operator started to load truck at the same time operator decided to get out of his truck to clean mirrors, when excavator bumped truck bed door slammed into driver head.
EE WAS WALKING AROUND CORNER OF SCREENHOUSE AND DUST AND EXHAUST FROM THE BY-PASS STACK CLEAN OUT DOOR BLEW INTO HIS EYE.
EE WAS FIRING AT THE ASH RING BUILDUP IN THE KILN WHEN A SHELL BACK-FIRED OUT THE GUN AND STRUCKHIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS LEFT KNEE.
GRINDING ON WATER SEALS ON CALCIMATIC KILN, PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS EYE.