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While outside checking the stone silos, Employee stepped wrong and twisted his left ankle.
While walking outside, employee stepped on a stone and twisted his right ankle and his right achilies tendon near the quicklime silos.
While changing a belt on the conveyor, he fell 4 feet through the belt and hit his left elbow and both shoulders and his chest. Did not need immediate treatment.
While trying to release an air valve in the Hydrator Compressor Room, employee jumped up to reach the valve and landed wrong, straining his left knee.
While employee was walking across the parking lot to get to car to go home, employee slipped on the ice and sprained right ankle.
Glenn was working on a project of replacing a conveyor in our Quarry. He was climbing a 3-foot, 3-rung ladder on the east end of the new conveyor. His left foot was on the top of the platform and his right foot was on the top rung of the ladder when the ladder slipped out, he could feel his left knee twist, before he caught his balance.
While cleaning the eye for the Kiln temperature gadget, he stepped back too far, slipping and fell on his left leg and hyper-extended his right leg.
WHILE WALKING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HAMMER MILL SCREW ON BOTTOM OF CORSON BUILDING, EE SLIPPED ON THE WET FLOOR. TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF HE REACHED UP AND GRABBED THE CATWALK ABOVE FOR THE H AMMER ACCESS AREA. THIS CAUSED A STRAIN OF THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
WHEN STEPPING OFF THE BAGGER, EE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LEFT KNEE. ON JUNE 18TH HE WAS BEING TREATED FOR ARTHRITIS OF THE LEFT KNEE AND BURSITIS IN THE LEFT HIP. NULY 2ND EE HAD A MRI DONE, FINI DNG A TEAR IN A LIGAMENT OF THE LEFT KNEE. HE WAS TO BE OPERATE ON JULY 8TH BUT FOUND OUT HE HAD AN HEART CONDITION THAT HAD TO BE TREATED FIRST. HE WILL HAVE THE KNEE OPERATION ON JULY 30TH
EE WAS REPAIRING "BECK" ON TOP OF BAGHOUSE.THEY WERE FINISHED AND WERE CLEANING UP AND PACKING UP THIER TOOLS. THE TOOLS WERE PLACED IN A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND AN AIR CHISEL WAS STICKING OUT 13". EE TRIPPED ON WALKWAY THAT WAS LIFTED FOR THE WORK AND FELL ONTO THE BUCKET AND CHISEL. STOMACH AREA WAS SORE AND TENDER.
EE WAS SWITCHING GATES ON CONVEYOR TO SWITCH PRODUCT FROM #2 Q/L TANK TO THE QUICKLIME SILOS. EECLIMBED ON TOP OF CONVEYOR COVER TO SWITCH THE GATE. ON HIS WAY BACK DOWN HE SLIPPED STRIKING H THIGH ON THE HANDRAIL. THE CONVEYOR IS FOUR FT FROM THE WALKWAY AND THE HANDRAIL IS 42" FROM THEWALKWAY. ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE GATE A LONGHANDLE WAS INSTALLED TO AVOID THIS FROM HAPPENIN
EE WAS WALKING IN THE AREA OF #1 KILN STONE TANK. STEPPED ON 2" LIMESTONE AND FELL ON RIGHT LEG, HURTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE WAS ON GROUND LEVE IN YARD WHEN HE FELL. NO DISTANCE IN FALL. FROM S TANDING POSITION TO GROUND BENEATH HIS FEET.
EE WAS MOVING A LARGE PIPE AND AS HE WAS WALKING FELT PAIN IN RIGHT FOOT.
REMOVING A COVER OFF OF #2 KILN COAL MILL WITH CO-WORKER. THE COVER WAS SLIPPING SO THEY LET IT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. WHILE INJURED WAS MOVING AWAY, HE SLIPPED CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND . THIS CAUSED THE 3 MIDDLE FINGERS OF THE LEFT HAND TO BEND BACK.