Employee was removing dust buildup from around lower door of calciner. EE said it was a very windy day and when he was removing the material it blew back into his face and eyes. The dust high of lime caused redness to both eyes.
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Showing all 12Employee was supervising calciner wall fabrication on 3rd floor of preheater tower, wind was blowing at high gust causing dust to blow into face.
911 was called & emergency medical help was dispatched to location - contract employee suffered a heart attack on mining property & was removed by ambulance.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED INSECT BITE. LOCATION AND TIME OF INCIDENT UNKNOWN.
Employee notified us of accident on 2/21/05. Employee was standing in scale house; claims spider bite on the right inside leg.
EE WAS WORKING ON CRUSHER (IT WAS VERY WINDY) EE DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING UNTIL LATER IN THE DAY. IRRITATION TO LEFT EYE.
BRUSHED UP AGAINST LARGE SPIDER'S WEB COVERING THE DOOR OF THE DRAGLINE. INFECTED SPIDER BITE.
REOCCURANCE OF OLD INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING AGAINST THE SHACK WHEN THE WIND BLEW THE SHACK DOOR AGAINST HIS HAND
SUBJECT GOT UP FROM CHAIR TO ADJUST WATER SPRAY PIPES WHICH FEED HOPPER TO WASH SAND & GRAVEL OUT OF HOPPER. SUBJECT WAS SEATED IN CHAIR IN CONTROL HOUSE & RUPTURED DIS IN BACK WHEN HE GOT UP FROM CHAIR.
EMPLOYEE WHILE 9ATING SUPPER AT ABOUT 7:00 PM WAS NOT HURTING BUT LATER HE STARTED COMPLAINING WITH SHARP PAINS LIKE A CATCH IN THE BACK ABOUT 11:00 PM HE COULD NOT MOVE WITHOUT REAL SHARP PAI NS AROUND MIDNI1HT CARRIED HIM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM DR WHO STATED THAT HE HAD STRAINED HIS BACK
SUBJECT WAS HEL1ING TO CHANGE A TAIL PULLEY BEARING IN THE TUNNEL LOAD OUT CONVEYOR.HE WAS TOLD TO LEAVE TUNNEL TO GET SOME FRESH AIR AS IT WAS EXTREMELY HOT.HE PASSED OUT ON THE WAY OUT.