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EE HAS REPORTED ACUTE STRESS DISORDER DUE TO ALLEGED HARRASMENT INCIDENT DURING WORKING HOURS. DR HAS EXCUSED HER FROM WORK FOR THE LEAST TWO WEEKS DUE TO THIS CONDITION 1-17-02.
EE HAD REACHED UP TO CLOSE A BALL VALVE ON AN AIR LINE AND FELT NERVE PINCH. HAD SEEN DR. ON 11-17-01 BUT NO TREATMENT PERFORMED. HAS HAD REOCCURANCE ON 1-8-02 AND HAS SPECIALIST CHECK. HE ADVISED HER TO STAY OFF WORK AND REST ELBOW. PROBLEM IS YET TO BE DETERMINED.
EE WAS WORKING ON BROKEN HANGER ON KILN 1 EAST FINE SCREW. DAMPER WAS NOT CLOSED AND AIR CAUSEDCLINKER DUST TO BE BLOWN INTO LEFT EYE.
WHILE GETTING READY TO GO HOME, INJURED WAS STUNG ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NECK. SHE HAD AN IMMEDIATE REACTION.
EE LOADED CUSTOMER TRUCK. CUSTOMER DRIVER BECAME ANGRY AND A FIGHT OCCURRED. EE SAW DR. 6-21-01 AND WAS RETURNED TO WORK. EE SAW DR. 6-29-01 AND WAS PUT OFF WORK WITH THE NEXT APPOINTMENT SCHE DULED FOR 7-6-01.
EE WAS CLEANING CHALK MARKS FROM SIDE OF KILN RIDING RING. WIND BLEW A PARTICLE OF DUST INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS INVESTIGATING A PROBLEM WITH #1 CLINKER COOLER DRIVE. WHEN HE WALKED AROUND DRIVE NEAR THE CYLINDER, DUST BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. PHYSICIAN COULD FIND NO FOREIGN BODY, BUT EYE DROPS WERE PRESCRIBED FOR CORNEAL IRRITATION.
EE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL DEC. 6TH THAT HE CONSIDERED THE 11/16/00 INCIDENT TO BE WORK RELATED. ON 11/16/00 THE EE REPORTED FEELING SOMETHING IN HIS EYE AND COULD NOT WASH IT OUT AND COULD NOT R ECALL ANY SPECIFIC TIME WHEN SOMETHING WENT IN THE EYE. THE OBJECT APPEARED TO BE A WHITE ROUND OBJECT ON THE EDGE OF THE EYELID. ON 12/7/00 EE SOMETHING ENTERED HIS EYE WALKING PAST COOLER.
EE WAS BLOWING OFF MATERIAL FROM THE #2 CEMENT PUMP. APPARENTLY, MATERIAL FROM THE PUMP WAS BLOWN INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EE WENT TOTHE DOCTOR AFTER WORK AND HAD A FOREIGN BODY REMOVED FROM TH E RIGHT EYE.
WHILE WORKING IN COOLER AREA, CLINKER DUST ENTERED EE'S RIGHT EYE.
WHILE BLOWING OFF FEED BELT, INJURED FELT SOMETHING BLOW INTO RIGHT EYE.
EE'S LEFT EYE BECAME IRRITATED, RED AND STARTED WATERING WHILE HE WAS GETTING WORK ORDERS FOR THE DAY IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. DR. LATER REMOVED PIECE OF BLACK DIRT AND PRESCRIBED MEDICATION.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE IN PILE OF DUST AT FEEDEND MILLS. SAW PHYSICIAN 4-22-00.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKINGIN HIGH WIND AREA WITHOUT WEARING GOGGLES. WIND BLEW DIRT INTO LEFT EYE.
STANDING IN DOORWAY WAITING FOR RAIN TO STOP, GUST OF WIND BLEW SOMETHING IN EYE.
WHILE SETTING UP HYVAC TRUCK LIME DUST BLEW OFF TRUCK AND INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.