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EE WAS WORKING IN #2 KILN REMOVING DEBRI FROM BRICKING. UNEVEN FOOTING IN KILN, TRIPPED AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL
THE MAINTENANCE WAS WORKING ON CHANGING OUT MOTOR SPEED REDUCER ON UPPER COAL CONVEYOR. THEY WERE WORKING OFF THE PLATFORM THAT HAD GREASE AND LIME ON IT. WHEN PULLING THE CHAIN ON THE CHAIN F ALLS THE MAN'S FOOT SLIPPED ON GREASE CAUSING HIS LEG TO HIT PLATFORM CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT LEG.
THE ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON N0.1 KILN NUCLEAR LEVEL DETECTOR FROM A RAISED CONCRETE PAD [APPROX 4" H]. STEPPING BACKWARDS, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE PAD TURNING THE FOOT SIDEWAYS. THIS MOVEMENT RESULTED IN A CHIPPED FOOT BONE.
EE WAS DISCONNECTING LEADCORD FROM A ELECTRICAL STARTER BOX. WORKING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE BOX HE LOOSENED A BOLT WHICH SECURED THE GROUND LEAD. MOVING TO THE FRONT OF THE STARTER BOX, HE TR IPPED ON A PIECE OF CARDBOARD ON THE FLOOR. FALLING TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, THE EE INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE AND SHOULDER.
EE WAS LOADING A QUICKLIME PEBBLE TRUCK WHILE TAKING A SAMPLE FROM THE CHUTE SAMPLING DOOR THECHUTE FILLED UP BLOWING QUICKLIME DUST OUT OF THE SAMPLING DOOR & TOP OF THE CHUTE INTO HIS FACE AND BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES. WITH LIMITED VISION HE ALSO FELL COMING DOWN THE STAIRS FROMTHE LOADING AREA BRUSING HIS RIGHT KNEE & RIGHT WRIST
EMPLOYEE FINISHED TAKING QUICKLIME HEIGHT MEASUREMENTS ON TOP OF THE SILOS. WALKING DOWN THE SILO STEPS, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE ON THE SECOND STEP FROM THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING @2 ROTARY KILN WITH TWO BUCKETS OF SOUPY SAIRSET WHEN HIS RIGHT LEG PASSED THRU AN OPENING BETWEEN THE COOLER GRATES. THE FORCE OF THE LEG AGAINST THE COOLER GRATES TWIST ED HIS ANKLE AND SCRAPED THE LEG.
EE WAS WALKING AROUND CORNER OF MAINTENANCE SHOP WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT ON THE CORNER OF A STACK OF STEEL PLATE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO TRIP AND FALL ON THE CONCRETE SIDEWALK, INJURING HIS RIGH T ELBOW AND ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP STONE SPILLS IN THE STONE FEEDERS AREA. WHEN HE CHANGED POSITION HE ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON A STONE & FELL TO THE FLOOR, LANDING ON HIS BUTT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE EMPL OYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT BACK AREA & HAD DIFFICULTY WALKING. HE WAS TAKEN TO ST. CHARELS HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING. WHEN HE GOT UP & STARTED WALKING THE HEEL OF HIS SHOE CAUGHT ON A RAISED SECTION OF FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED & FELL TWISTING HIS ANKLE & LANDING ON HIS BUTT. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN ONE WEEK LATER & SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK 11/5/94.
PARKING LOT AT PLANT WAS SNOW AND ICE COVERED. EE FELL DOWN GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK IN PARKING LOT DUE TO SLIPPERY CONDITONS FROM THE ICE AND SNOW. EE SUFFERED A DORSAL STRAIN AND CONTUSION T O CHEST WALL.