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WHILE INSTALLING SHOTCRETE IN ROTARY KILN, EMPLOYEE WAS STRAINING TO GET A CLAMP ON PUMPING HOSE. FELT PULL IN CHEST. CONTINUED TO WORK FOR A BIT THEN LEFT JOBSITE. COULD NOT BREATHE, HAD CHEST PAIN. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.
The employee was preparing to grease a bearing on a conveyor. He bent over at the conveyor and strained his lower back.
The employee was preparing to change a hydraulic line on a WA 450 loader. The line was in a area that had limited access. The employee turned to access the ladder and felt a pull in his lower back.
After loading the clay bin, EE entered maintenance shop. He placed gloves on his hands to begin check of 938 Caterpillar. Moments later, he felt the glove on his right hand tightening. EE removed the glove on his right hand and noticed swelling in a centralized spot on his wrist. He also noticed a black dot in the center of swelled knot on his wrist.
THE EE WAS SPLICING A WIRE ON TOP OF THE #3 KILN BACKEND. THE WIND STARTED BLOWING DUST FROM THE STOCKPILE & THE KILN BACKEND. NO MATTER WHAT DIRECTION THE EE TURNED, THE DUST STILL GOT IN HIS EYES.