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ON 3/23/00 PLANT OPERATOR FELT ILL WHEN HE WOKE UP IN THE MORNING.(DIDN'T FEEL WELL NIGHT BEFORE) FELT SICK ALL MORN BUT CONTINUED WORKING. AFTER 11 AM HE FELT WORSE, WALKED OUT OF HIS CONTROL ROOM TO GET SOME AIR, VOMITED TWICE & THEN PASSED OUT FROM VAGAL STIMULATION (PER DR). HE STRUCK THE BACK OF HIS HEAD IN THE RESULTING FALL WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION,4 STAPLES. FAINTED-FLU.

ON 7-1-99 AT 2100 EE BARRED COATING MATERIAL IN THE PLENUM CHAMBER OF #1 KILN. AS HE WALKED BACK TOWARD THE BURNING FLOOR, HE NOTICED SOMETHING HAD GOTTEN INTO HIS RIGHT EYE BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 7-3-99 AT WHICXH TIME THE DR. DX CORNEAL FOREIGN BODY. TX ANTIBIOTIC DROPS AND IMMEDIATE RETURN TO FULL DUTY.

ON 3-29-97 AT APPROX 1900 MAINTENANCE REPAIRMAN E WAS IN # KILN CHANGING COOLER GRATES. HE OPENED THE SIDE POCKET DOOR AND WIND BLEW LIME BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. DR DX CORNEAL ABRASION. RETURN TO FULL DUTY NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT AND RX EYE DROPS.

EE HAD JUST COMPLETED A JOB AND THEN WENT TO THE NEW SOUTH GARAGE BUILDING TO INFORM HIS BOSS. AS HE EXITED THE SOUTH DOOR TO GO BAKC TO THE OLD SOUTH GARAGE BUILDING, THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR S HUTY ON HIS LEFT RING FINGER. XRAY NEGATIVE. DR DX LACERATION. RX STITCHES AND IMMEDIATE RETURN TO DUTY.

EE WAS WALKING FROM THE MAIN OFFICE TO THE LAB JUST WEST OF THE DISCHARGE END OF #5 KILN WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW DEBRIS BEHIND HER SAFETY GLASSES INTO HER RIGHT EYE. DR. DX FOREIGN BODY & KER ATITIS UNDER RIGHT EYELID. RX REMOVAL AND ANTIBIOTIC DROPS WITH IMMEDIATE RETURN TO FULL DUTY.

HE WAS WELDING ON A BEAM TO SHORE UP #4 STONE BIN. WIND PICKED UP AND HE SUSPECTS SOMETHING WAS BLOWN INTO HIS RIGHT EYE BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND WELDING SHIELD. HE DID NOT ACTUALLY NOTIC E A PROBLEM UNTIL LATER THAT EVENING WHEN HE GOT HOME. PHYSICIAN DX CORNEAL ABRASION RIGHT EYE AND ANTI-BIOTIC DROPS.

ON 11-21-94, LABORER EE WAS SHOVELING LIME SPILLAGE BY #5 KILN DMPSTER BOX AT APPROX 6 AM. THE WIND WAS GUSTING AT 25-45 MPH WHICH CAUSED SOEM LIME TO SWIRT UP INTO HIS EYE BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES. DR DX FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE. RX REMOVAL, ANTIBIOTIC DROPS AND IMMEDIATE RETURN TO REGULAR DUTY.

DRAGLINE OPERATOR WAS PREPARING TO LEAVE THE MOBILE EQUIPMENT GARAGE TO GO TO HIS DRAGLINE UP ON THE CONTAINMENT PILE. HE HAD JUST PERFORMED HIS PRESHIFT INSPECTION ON THE HOUGH 560 LOADER TO USE AS A TRANSPORT & CLEANUP VEHICLE AT THE WET CONTAINMENT AREA. HE REACHED OUT TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND A GUST OF WIND SLAMMED THE DOOR SHUT PINCHING FINGER. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

EE BACKED UP THE DUMPSTRER TRUCK TO THE #5 KILN SIDE POCKET DISCHARGE BOX. AS HE EXITED HIS TRUCK TO CONNECT THE BOX TO IT, WIND BLEW HOT DUST FROM THE BOX INTO HIS EYES. DR. DIAGNOSED CORNEAL ABRASION-RIGHT EYE. GIVEN ANTIBIOTIC DROPS TO PREVENT INFECTION AND IMMEDIATE RETURN TO WORK.

ON 6-29-94 AT APPROX 3AM KILN BURNER EXITED TE CONTROL ROOM OF #1 & #2 KILNS WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW DEBRIS INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. DR DX FOREIGN BODY, ANTIBIOTIC DRO PS AND RETURN TO FULL DUTY NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

AT APPROX 5:50 PM ON 6-28-94 FRONT END LAODER OEPRATER EE PARKE DHIS LAODER NEAR THE SOUTH NEW GARAGE AND THEN WALKED INTO THE SOUTH DOOR OF THE BUILIDNG. AS HE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE OPENED THED OOR, A STONG WIND BLEW DUST INTO THEIR EYES.

AT APPROXIMATELY 5:00 PM ON 4-23-94 KILN PRODUCTION SUPERVISOR WAS WORKING ON #5 BURNING FLOOR ATTEMPTING TO GUN REFRACTORY MATERIAL INTO AN AREA OF THE KILN WHERE BRICK HAD FALLEN OUT. WIND B LEW LIME INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. PHYSICIAN DX FOREIGN BODY REMOVAL. RX STEROIDAL DROPS TO REDUCE INFLAMATION AND IMMEDIATE RETURN TO WORK.

ON 12-9-93 EE WAS WORKING INSIDE COOLER PIT OF 4 KILN CHANING GRATES FOR ABOUT ONE HOUR. THE ATMOSPHERE WAS QUITE DUSTY AND HIS EYES BEGAN TO FEEL IRRITATED. HE STARTED FEELING WORSE BY 300 PM ARRAGMENTS WERE MADE OT TAKE HIM TO AN EYE SPECIALIST 12/10 PHYS DX CORNEAL ABRASION RX ANTIBIOTIC DROPS AND IMMEDICATE RETURN TO WORK.

65007-14-92 AT 10:30 AM TRUCK DRIVER WAS DRIVING THE DUMPSTER ON THE ROAD THAT CONNECTS THE NORTH AND SOUTH PLANTS JUST SOUTH OF THE CEMETARY ROAD WHEN WIND BLEW DUST AND DEBRIS INTO HIS RIGHT 05850WHICH CAUSED KERATOCONJUNTIVITIS(PHYSICIAN DX) WHICH TX OF ANTIBIOTIC AND IMMEDIATE RETURN TO WORK.

AT APPROX 11:55 AM ON 6/15/92 DUST SYSTEM REPAIRMAN WAS WALKING FROM THE BAGHOUSE TOT HE LUNCHROOM WHEN THE WINDS(ESTIMATED AT GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40MPH). BLEW DUST AND DEBRIS INTO HIS LEFT EY E. HE WS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS AT THE TIME. PHYSICIAN DX HEALING CORNEAL ABRASION AND CONJUNCTIVITIS LEFT EYE. RX VASOCIDIN DROPS AND IMMEDIATE RETURN TO WORK.

ON 4-30-92 AT APPROX 9:30 AM FAST VAC OEPRATOR HAD HTE FAS VAC PARKED UNDER #$ KILN AND WAS PUTTING AWAY THE HOSE TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION WHEN HE NOTICED AN IRRITATION IN HIS LEFT EYE. SE VERAL TINGY PIECES OF WHITE DEBRIS WERE REMOVED FROM THE EYE; HOWEVER IT REMAINED IRRITATED. HE DOES NOTKNOW HOW THE MATTER GOT INTO HIS EYE AS IT WAS NOT WINDY AND HAD ON SAFETY GLASSES WITH

ON 01-15-92 QUALITY CONTROL TECHNICIAN (NAME) CALLED WORK TO REPORT THAT HER RIGHT EYE FELR IRRITATED AFTER SHE PUT HER CONTACT LENSES IN THAT MORNING.SHE SAID SHE THOUGHT SHE GOT LIME IN HER EYE TWO DAYS EARLIER AT WORK.SHE STATED SHE DID NOT KNOW WHEN SHE GOT LIME IN HER EYE OR HOW;HOWEVER AT ABOUT 8:30PM ON 01-13-92 SHE DID ASK A SUPERVISOR TO REMOVE AN EYELASH FROM HER EYE WHI

AT APPROX 3:00PM ON 10-02-91 LABORER WAS ON #5 &#6 BURNING FLOOR PASSING BRICK FROM A PALLET INTO A OPENING ON THE DISCHARGE END OF #5 KILN TO THE BRICKING CREW INSIDE DAY WAS VERY WINDY ONE O F THE GUSTS OF WIND THREW A CLOUD OF DEBRIS THRUTHE OPEN DOORS INTO HIS EYES I NAME WAS NOT WEARING GOGGLOES HOWEVER HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS PHYSICIAN DX EMBEDDED FORE

ON 03-14-91 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 AM REPAIRMAN(NAME) WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK ON THE NORTH COAL UNLOADING REPLACEMENT STEEL GRATES LOCATED OVER THE OPEN HOPPER.DUE TO EXTREME NORTH WIND CONDITIONS ,SEVERAL TARPS WERE PLACED AT THE NORTH END OF THE TIPPLE.HOWEVER DURING THE PROCESS OF WELDING OR GRINDING ON TOP OF THE NEW GRATES,INJURED WAS REPEATEDLY EXPOSED TO HIGH GUSTS OF WIND BLOWI

LABOR SUPPLY FOREMAN WAS SUPERVISING LABORER EE IN RAISING A LOAD OF REFRACTORY PLASTIC WITH THE PALLET HOIST ON THE WEST WALL OF #5 BURNING FLOOR WHEN THE 5'X12' BURNING FLOOR DOOR WAS SWUNG SHUT ONTO THE HOIST BY A HEAVY WIND. EE REACHED OUT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND IN AN AWKWARD POSITION TO FORCE THE DOOR BACK AWAY FROM THE HOIST WHICH CAUSED A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER NEAR THE SPI

ON THURS 4/19 AT APPROX 1:30 PM WHILE DRIVING FROM NORTH PLANT TO SOUTH TO CHECK ON EMPLS. LABOR SUPERVISOR PASSED OUT WHILE OPERATING PICKUP TRUCK #14-0284 & STRUCK FIRST LIGHT POLE SOUTH OF CEMETERY RD INTERSECTION. HE WAS NOT INJURED FROM 15 MPH COLLISION & WAS ALONE IN TRUCK. LATER HE WAS DIAGNOED & DAMAGE IT SHALL NOT BE REPAIRED OR PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE.

USED HIS SMALL FRONT END LOADE TO CLEAN AREA IN THE SOUTH PLANT. BREAK HE WENT FROM THE SOUTH KILN AREA TO CLEAN UNDER THE NORTH QUARRY 60 INCH DISCHARGE BELT FROM THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. HE REQU EST HIS HELP DUE TO CHEST PAIN. OTHER TRANSPORTED HIM TO SAFETY OFFICE FOR CARE BY THE PLANT PARAMEDIC. CONTINUED TO HOSP. ADMITTED WITH ACUTE MI IN STABLE CONDITION BY HEART ATTACK.

REPAIRMEN REPORTED TO #5 & #6 BURNING FLOOR WHERE THEY WERE ASSIGNED TO CUT A PIECE OF STEEL. AS HE OPENED THE NORTH DOOR A GUST OF WIND BLEW DEBRIS INTO HIS LEFT EYE BEHIND HIS WELDING GOGGL ES. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND THE EYE WAS FLUSHED AFTER WHICH HE RETURNED TO WORK. AT 7:45 AM ON 1-5-90, HE REPORTED THE EYE WAS RED AND IRRITATED. PHYSICIAN DX FOREIGN BODY WHICH WAS REMOV

I,NAME WAS SHOVELING DRY LIME IN THE NORTH PLANT SHORT (NORTH/SOUTH) CROSS LIME TUNNEL UNDER THE VENTILATOR WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW LIME AND DEBRIS OFF THE VENTILATOR INTO HIS EYES BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES. AFTER FLUSHING, THE RIGHT EYE REMAINED IRRITATED AND THE PRESENCE OF A FOREIGN BODY WAS SUSPECTED. I,NAME WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE THE EYE WAS FURTHER FLUSHED, BU

AT APPROXIMATELY 8:55 AM ON 4/25/89 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE REPAIRMAN I.NAME WAS WALKING FROM #5 KILN TO THE PM BUILDING FOR HIS BREAK WHEN A FOREIGN BODY BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE REPORTED TO THE LAB AT 9:15AM WHERE ONE FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED. BECAUSE THE SYMPTOMS PERSISTED HE AGAIN REPORTED TO THE LAB AGAIN AT 10:15 AND 11:15AM. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE PERRYSBURG EYE CLINIC WHERE A

THEY WERE SHOVELING CAKED AND LOOSE LIME AND DEBRIS ON THE TOP OF KILNS WHEN A SWIRLING GUST OF WIND BLEW PARTICLES INTO BOTH HIS EYES. HE IMMEDIATLELY REPORTED TO THE LAB WHERE HIS EYES WERE FLUSHED OUT. HE THEN WENT TO LUNCH AND UPON RETURNING STILL NOTICED DISCOMFORT AND REQUESTED TO BE TAKEN TO SEE EYE DOCTOR AND HE REMOVED ONE FLOATUING FOREIGN BODY FROM LEFT EYE.

EPARIMAN WAS USING CUTTING TORCH WHILE HE WAS REPLACING CONICAL SECTION OF FEED END OF #6 KILN. STRONG WIND BLEW DEBRIS UP UNDER HIS GOGGLES AND SAFETY GLASSES. IRRIG. REMOVED ALL BUT ONE SSM ALL PARTICLE. TA5EN TO EYE SPECIALIST WHO REMOVED FO REIGN BODY RX EYE DROPS AND IMM. RET TO WORK W/O RESTRICT.

CLAINDING LIME LOAD OUT DISCAHRGE PIT CAUSING LIME DUST TO FALL ON FACE AND CLOTHING . STEPPED OUT OF LIME LOAD OUT TUNNEL WIND BLEW DUST UNDER SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING PART. TO BECOME LODGED I LEFT EYE. SIMPLE FLUSHING DID NOT REMOVE IT TAKEN TO ER FORM MORE SLILLED CARE. ER ROOM FLUSHED RX DROPS AND RET TO WORK WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

QUALITY CONTROL LAB TECHNICIAN I.NAME WAS WALING FROM THE LABORATORY SOUTH THROUGH THE YARD AREA TO THE 5/6 KILN BURNING FLOOR TO RETRIEVE COAL MILL DISCHARGE SAMPLES AT APPROX 9:00 AM GUSTING WINDS BLEW DUST PARTICLES UP UNHERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING AN IRRATATION TO THE RT EYE REQUIRING MEDICAL CARE WITH PRESCRIPTION DROPS NO RESTRICTED DAYS INVOLVED

ON 6-3-88 LABORER ALLEGED SUSTAINING AN INJURY AT WORK WHILE DRINKING WATER IN THE TERTIARY CRUSHER CONTROL ROOM DURING THE AFTERNOON SHIFT ON THE ABOVE DATE SHE STATES IN THE COMP REPORT WHI LE TURNING HER NECK SHE FELT A PAIN FOR A MOMENT AND WENT BACK TO WORK NO LAB REPORT WAS INITIATED NOR WAS ANY SUPERVISOR NOTIFIED THEREFORE THE RESULTING TIME OFF WORK IS BEING CONTESTED WIT

REPAIRMAN I.NAME CAME TO WORK COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAINS & NAUSEA LOCAL EMS PARAMEDICS WERE CALLED TO SO.SHOP IMMEDIATELY & DETECTED A CARDIAC IRREGULARITY HE WAS ADMITTED TO CARDIAC UNIT AT ST.VINCENT HOSPITAL IN TOLEDO TO UNDERGO FURTHER WORK & EVALUATE HEART DAMAGE FROM THIS ATTACH DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WORK RELATED AT THIS TIME REPORTING DUE TO ACTIVITY ON MINE PROPERTY

STOREROOM CLERK REPORTED TO LAB FIRST AID WITH EYE INJURY AT 9:15 AM ON 4/14/88 REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION. DIAGNOSED AS CORNEAL ULCER AS RESULT OF FOREIGN BODY INFECTION. BLOWN DUST OR K ADWOOD FIBER REFRACTORY MATERIAL COULD HAVE CAUSED INCIDENT PREVIOUS DAY & GON UNDECTED UNTIL 4/14/88.

LIME LOADER I.NAME WAS ON TOP OF RAIL HOPPER CARS OPENING TOP COVERS PREPARING TO LOAD AT APPROX.1030 AM WHILE OPENING A CAR COVER IN STRONG WIND CONDITIONS LIME BECAME AGITATED & AIRBORNE BLO WING INTO I.NAME FACE CAUSING AN INJURY REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION SAFETY GLASSES WERE WORN HOWEVER WERE UNABLE TO KEEP BLOWING DUST OUT OF EYE

ELECTRICIAN WAS3PARTICIPATING IN CPR BASIC RESPONSE CLASS AND AT APPROX 9 AM HE KNEELED DOWN AND WHEN HE BENT OVER OT BEGIN HIS VICTIM EXAM ROUTINE, HE FELT A POPPING FEELING. IT GOT TIGHT CAUSING DISCOMF2RT LATER IN THE D AY REQUIRING HIS NEED AND REQUEST OF CHIRORACTIC ASSISTANCE

HE CAME INTO WO9K FEELING SICK,WALKED AROUND THE BAGHOUSE DOING PM ROUTINE AND WENT INTO LUNCHROOM AT APPROX. 5:30 AM.HE WAS GOING HOME WHEN CO-WORKER GOT SHIFT SUPERVISOR TO CALL EMS AND KEPT HIM AT WORK UNT3L CHECKED OUT.TAKEN TO ST.CHARLES HOSPITAL AND ADMITTED AT 7:00 AM IN CORONARY CARE UNIT WITH HEART DISEASE CONDITION.

DIAG UMBILICAL 2ERNIA CLOSING SEMI-VAN TRAILER LOADED WITH TITANIUM METAL.DOORS HARD TO CLOSE AND WORSE DUE TO WIND BLOWING THROUGH OPEN TOP AREA WITH CANVAS OFF.CAUSED I.NAME TO STRUGGLE AND SUSTAIN STRAIN3AND HERNIA OF VENTRICAL-UMBILICAL ABDOMINAL AREA.REPAIR SCHEDULED FOLLOWING 7-3-87 APPOINTMENT.

I.NAME WORKED A3SHORT PERIOD 30-40 MINUTES WITH I.NAME IN THE LIME TUNNEL CLEANING SPILLAGE & BEGAN FEELING WEAK & CAME OUT APPROC 8:30 AM FOR COOL FRESH AIR. WHILE RESTING ON T HE GROUND SHE FAINTED. TAKEN3TO LOCAL DR FOR EXAM & BLOOD TEST DUE TO HISTORY OF PERNICIOUS ANEMIA & ADVISED REST BALANCE OF SHIFT WITH EXTRA FLUIDS.

FELT WEAK WITH 7IGHTNESS IN CHEST & TROUBLE BREATHING. I.NAME CONTACTED LOCAL EMS & HAFD ILNAME%@*%*%% I.NAME CHECKED OUT & TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.

THE INJURED WAS3PERFORMING LABOR UNDER #5 KILN BY THE FIRST PIER WHEN LIME DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYES. INITIAL FIRST AID CLEANED BOTH EYES,HOWEVER,THE LEFT EYE REMAINED INFLAMMED AND REQUIRED MED ICAL CARE LATER3THE SAME DAY. RX DROPS WERE PROVIDED AND ANOTHER VISIT ON 03/1//87.

ON 02/02/87 THE3INJURED REPORTED WORKING IN THE NORTH TUNNEL SYSTEM ON 01/31/87 AND RECEIVED LIME DUST IN HIS RIGHT EYE AS HE WAS EXITING THE SYSTEM ENTRANCE. DUST ON HIS CLOTHING BLEW UP INTO HIS FACE AS HE 8TEPPED INTO THE WIND. INITIAL FIRST AID WASHED OUT THE EYE AND SWABBED PARTICLES OUT. SORENESS AND AN INFLAMMATION PERSISTED ANS MEDICAL CARE WAS REQUIRED.

I. NAME AND I.N5ME WERE PERFORMING REPAIR DUTIES INSIDE #5/6 BURNING FLOOR WHEN WIND BLEW LIME INTO I.NAMES RT EYE FIRST AID REMOVED SEVERAL PIECES FROM EYE IRRITATION CONTINUED REQUIRING ME DICAL ATTENTION3

WIND BLEW LIME 3NTO I.NAMES LEFT EYE WHILE HE WAS WORKING ALONG #5 KILN AND THROUGH HIS PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING A PIECE OFIT TO BECOME IMBEDDED BY 5-7-86 A BURN HAD RESULTED AND M EDICAL CARE WAS3RENDERED AND RX DROPS PROVIDED ONE VISIT ONLY AND CONSIDERED AS FIRST AID NOT REPORTABLE

I NAME WAS BEIN1 LOADED AT LIME HEADING NORTH DUE TO A NW WIND DIRECTION UNABLE TO HEAR AUDIBLE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE LOADER I NAME ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AND IN THE PROCESS SWI SWIRLING WIND B5EW LIME FINES INTO THE TRUCK CAB AND INTO BOTH EYES RIGHT EYE CHEMICAL BURN

I.NAME WAS SUPE9VISING A PROJECT CREW INSIDE THE LIME LOADOUT BLDG AND RECEIVED A MINOR LIEM IRRITATION TO THE LEFT EYE REQUIRING A PROFESSIONAL OPINION WHERE EYE DROPS WERE DISPENSED NOT PREV UOISLY REPORTED3AS CO REGARDED SCOPE OF TREATMENT AS FIRST AID IN NATURE

I.NAME WAS PERFORMING GREASE/LUBING DUTIES IN THE STONE PLANT FACILITY WHEN DEBRIS BEGAN BLOWING ABOUT AS HE WAS LEAVING THE BLOCK WHILE WALKING AWAY FROM THE STONE PLANT A PIECE OF FOREIGN MA TERIAL STUCK TO HIS LEFT EYE AND WOULD NOT COME OUT.