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While vacuum cleaning interior of the refractory line duct an employee's hand became lodged in vacuum hose. The truck was shut down and the employee evaluated. Corrective Action: Vacuum breaker and hose handle to be installed on all vacuum operations involving personnel handling the flex hose.

Employee went directly to coal screw area at start of shift to ensure no blockages. Within a couple minutes of arriving at coal screw, employee radioed that ee needed help. Supervisor found ee laying on the grating stating that ee had injured hand. Employee had lost the tip of one finger and lacerated two others. Employee stated ee didn't know how it happened.

Employee was operating a front end loader and he drove the loader into an uncovered reclaim feeder. The loader dropped quickly and the employee strained his lower back.

EE DRIVING LOADER ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS, THE LOADER MOVEMENT CAUSED TWISTING, INJURING EE'S BACK.

EE WAS IN A MANLIFT INSTALLING 6" X 15' PIPE THAT WAS SUSPENDED BY A NYLON SLING ON A PITMAN BOOM TRUCK. TRUCK COULD NOT BOOM OUT BECAUSE OF OVERHEAD INTERFERANCE. EE & FOREMAN WERE PUSHING ON PIPE TO DRIFT INTO PLACE AS THEY BOOMED DOWN LOAD. PIPE MOVED TOWARD EE WHICH PRESSED HIS BACK INTO HANDRAIL OF MANLIFT CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN MID-BACK.