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On April 3rd, 2023. Employee was working on the second floor of the preheat tower installing conduit and wiring for the new kiln gas analyzer. The wind picked up around mid-morning suspending a lot of fugitive dust and debris making it airborne. The employee's eyes became irritated from the airborne particles.
Employee was working on the burn deck, trying to close the burn pipe door on the kiln, when a gust of wind blew fiberglass insulation material into the employees right eye. The employee was taken to an ophthalmologist, given a prescription antibiotic and was told to be off-work for one day.
Clinker cooler baghouse compartment #2. Inspecting bags for damage. Entered top of #2 compartment, Removed #2 compartment hatch cover. Stacked the hatch cover on top of the adjacent hatch covers. Crossed the top of the stacked hatch covers stepping off landed on right leg, slightly off balance and harder than expected impact, injuring back.
Employee was walking back to the office and got stung by a bee.
EE was in the process of erecting shoring jacks. Strong gust of wind tipped section of shoring jack causing EE to fall.