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Employee was arc gouging, cutting with an electrode, when a spark entered his ear canal causing burning.
The person involved says he was adjusting the water valve when the bull hose came off the gunning machine and caught him on the elbow. At the time, he only reported a cut to the forearm on Friday 9/28/07 but then was reported as a fractured arm on Monday 10/1/07.
The grinder the employee was using kicked back and struck the employee in the face shield. The face shield cracked and the grinder came into contact with the employee's face.
While in the process of water blasting the kiln, the preheater feed chute material was being water blasted & expelled back toward the employee & entered the protective hood. He gasped & inhaled (hot)dust into his mouth causing mouth burns.
Employee was tightening bolts on screen deck with a 3/4 inch impact wrench. Socket and wrench separated during tightening and wrench traveled up employees arm inflicting a 1 inch laceration on his wrist requiring six stitches.
Employee was washing spilled material underneath plant with hose. She turned valve off on the hose she was using and another hose that was running underneath plant came loose from its location due to the pressure change and hit her elbow. Her elbow remained sore for a few weeks and she was taken to the doctor on 9/26/2005 for evaluation.
Employee caught his wrist between a roll and a door while turning the roll on a portable crusher. His wrist was hyperextended backwards and he suffered a sprain.
EMPLOYEE WAS WATERBLASTING ON THE FEED SHELF WHEN HOT MATERIAL GOT UNDER HIS GLOVE AND SLEEVE CAUSING 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
TWO MECHANICS WERE WORKING ON THE #2 AIR SLIDE. THEY HAD NOT DISENGAGED THE AIR VALVE OR SHUT THE MANUAL SLIDE GATE. WHEN THE LOADOUT OPERATOR RETURNED FROM A SAFETY CLASS & TOOK OVER LOADING TRUCKS, HE DID NOT KNOW THE MECHANICS WERE WORKING ONT HE AIR SLIDE. HE SWITCHED THE KNOB TO LOAD OUT OF #2.
TWO MECHANICS WERE WORKING ON THE #2 AIR SLIDE. THEY HAD NOT DISENGAGED THE AIR VALVE OR SHUT THE MANUAL SLIDE GATE. WHEN THE LOADOUT OPERATOR RETURNED FROM A SAFETY CLASS & TOOK OVER LOADING TRUCKS, HE DID NOT KNOW THE MECHANICS WERE WORKING ON THE AIR SLIDE. HE SWITCHED THE KNOB TO LOAD OUT OF #2.