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EE was cutting steel in the weld shop with an oxygen acetylene torch when EE realized the oxygen hose was leaking from a hole. EE found where the leak was coming from and went to pinch the hose so EE could shut the gas tank off. As EE pinched the hose, both hoses exploded and ignited sending out a flame that contacted the EE's abdomen.
EE was working on the 1812.2 Clinker Silo Dust collector fan. EE released the button and as the motor was winding down EE went to see if it had normal air flow. On the way by, EE's fingers came in contact with the moving belts. The tip of one finger was removed and the other was injured. EE reported to the control room and was then taken to the hospital for treatment
While jackhammering the employee lacerated the tip of his right pinky finger when the jackhammer broke through the material allowing the employee's finger to strike against a piece of angle iron.
While moving impact plates from catwalk with the hoist, other impact plates stacked for removal tipped over and struck employee in right calf and slid down the back of employee's leg pinning his foot and ankle under the plates, causing a contusion/strain injury.
While driving out liner bolts the bit of the jackhammer became wedged in the hole opening causing the hammer to pull in towards the shell of the mill. This action caused the employee's hand to become pinched between a mill rail and the trigger of the hammer. This caused severe pinching of all four fingers on left hand.
The employee was shearing plate steel on metalworker. Employee attempted to catch a piece of steel from falling and pinched and lacerated his right index finger.
Employee was welding and grinding coal mill chute repairs at that time, but no symptoms were noticed until 2/5/10.
Cable was slacked when tension caused cable to slip across spool causing right foot to be pinned between cable and spool.
The employee was grinding welds in the kiln. The grinder caught his left hand, causing a laceration.
The employee was cutting a weld using a 4" hand-held cutting wheel. The wheel broke apart and a piece of the wheel came off through the employee's glove and caused a laceration on his left hand.
The employee was working with an air operated heavy impact wrench to tighten a nut. The tool came off while rotating and struck employee's right hand. Injury is now resulting in Lost Time effective 5/9/2005 due to surgery on that date.
The employee was working to empty material from off-spec 2 silo, and was securing a small door on the NE side of the bin, when hot material flushed out the door onto the employee.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING IN THE COOLER, WHEN DUST GOT INTO BOTH EYES.
THE EE WAS USING A 35 LB JACKHAMMER IN THE COOLER. THE JACKHAMMER WAS STUCK IN MATERIAL. AND THE EE WAS SWAYING THE JACKHAMMER BACK AND FORTH TO GET IT LOOSE. WHILE SWAYING IT BACK AND FORTH, HE JAMMED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER BETWEEN THE JACKHAMMER AND THE WALL.
THE EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE BEARING HOUSING FROM THE FINISH MILL 2 FK PUMP WITH HYD. PULLER. THE PULLER WAS SUSPENDED WITH A NYLON SLING FROM THE FORKLIFT. FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE PULLER VIA ELECTRIC PUMP. THE HOUSING FRACTURED & THE PULLER BROKE LOOSE UNDER TENSION. THE RELEASE OF PRESSURE CAUSED THE PULLER TO FLY IN AN ARCH, STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIGHT SHIN (TIBIA).
THE EE WAS ALLEGEDLY USING A JACKHAMMER TO CLEAN UNDER THE GRATES ONT HE COOLER ROOF. THE JACKHAMMER ALLEGEDLY GOT STUCK AND WHEN THE EE ALLEGEDLY PULLED THE JACKHAMMER BACK, HE ALLEGEDLY FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
ELECTRICIAN WAS CUTTING RIGID CONDUIT W/BANDSAW,WAS WEARING GLOVES & EYE PROTECTION. AS CUT WAS ALMOST DONE THE CONDUIT BENT OVER. CONDUIT LENGTH BEING CUT OFF WAS 4" LONG. WHILE THE SAW WAS S TILL ON, ELECTRICIAN GRABBED STUBBED PIECE UNDER THE SAW. GLOVE GOT CAUGHT & CUT BACKSIDE OF LEFT HAND REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN MEASURING A PIECE OF FLAT STOCK ON THE IRON CRAFTER SHEAR MACHINE.AFTER HE MEASURED THE PIECE OF METAL & WITH HIS MIDDLE LEFT FINGER STILL UNDER THE FLAT STOCK, THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ACTIVATED THE HYDRAULIC LEVERWHICH SNAPPED THE METAL DOWN ONTO HIS FINGER. HERECEIVED A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 35 LB. JACKHAMMER TO REMOVE REFRACTORY FROM 3A CYCLONE, WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FELT HIS RIGHT ELBOW BECOMING SORE.
THE EE WAS MANUALLY TURNING ON THE AIR CANNONS TO THE UPPER STAGE VESSELS ON THE PREHEATER TOWER. WHEN THE AIR CANNON DISCHARGED INTO THE VESSEL, HOT MATERIAL ESCAPED OUT OF THE TIPPING VALVE HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT EAR.
MAN WAS OPERATING OVERHEAD CRANE AND WAS HOLDINGON TO CRANE HOOK, WHEN THE CABLE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING, WHEN HE PULLED IT HIS THUMB WAS ON THE UP SWITCH AND THE HOOK PINCHED HIS SMALL FINGER BET WEEN THE BLOCK AND THE BALL MILL DRUM, THE CABLEWAS ATTACHED TO.
THE EE HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING OFF BOLTS TO THE 1932 & 1931 MTR MTS. HE REACHED UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO BRUSH THIS MATERIAL OFF AN I BEAM & THE HOT METAL & SLAG MATERIAL FELL INSIDE OF T HE WELDING GLOVE ONTO HIS RIGHT WRIST AREA