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EE WAS MOVING A HEAVY WORK TABLE WHICH WAS SUSPENDED BY OVER HEAD CRANE. AS HE PUSHED THE TABLE INTO PLACE HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN UP SPILLED COAL AT END OF SHIFT FELT DISCOMFORT IN BACK. REPORTED ON 10-16-99 DECIDED TO SEE DR. ON 10-20-99.
TRIPPED ON A SECTION OF 8" HOSE, STUMBLED AND STEPPED ON A PIECE OF BROKEN CONCRETE AND FELL.
LIFTING METAL DOOR ON A SEPERATOR, BOTTOM CORNEROF DOOR SLIPPED INTO SEPERATOR OFF FRAME AND DOOR FELL AGAINST WALKWAY SMASHING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WATER LANCE TO CLEAN THE INSIDE OF THE KILN, RISER DUCT/SHELF AREA. A LARGEPIECE OF BUILT-UP MATERIAL FELL FROM ABOVE, STRIKING THE END OF THE WATER LANCE, WHICH IN TURN, TWISTED EMPLOYEE'S SHOULDER.
EE WAS CHANGING FROM ONE CEMENT STORAGE SILO TO ANOTHER HE CLIMBED ON TOPOF THS AIRSLIDE TO MOVETHE AIRSLIDE GATE, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT LEG & BROKE HIS ANKLE
EE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF CEMENT STORAGE SILOS UNPLUGGING AN AIRSLIDE. HIGH WINDS BLEW CEMENT DUST INTO HIS EYES.
EE WAS INSTALLING A BARRELL LINER IN AN FK PUMP, USING A HAMMER AND A BLOCK OF WOOD TO DRIVE THE LIVER IN PLACE. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER THE WOOD BLOCK SLIPPED CAUSING THE HAMMER TO GLANCE OFF THE LINER AND STRIKING THE EE IN THE MOUTH BREAKERED TWO TEETH.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SHOT FEEDERS, ADJUSTING COLLARS AND SCRAPERS WHEN DUST GOT INTO HIS LEFTEYE. HE HAD APPROPRIATE SAFETY GEAR ON, SAFETY GLASSES, FACE SHIELD, HOT COAT.
SHOVELING MATERIAL ONTO BELT. FELT PAIN IN BACK THEN HEARD POP
EE DROPPED A WRENCH ON AN OPEN GRATING FLOOR DUST ROSE FROM FLOOR & GOT INTO EE'S EYES
OPERATOR WAS REMOVING TALL GRASS AND TOP SOIL WITH CAT SCRAPER. ONE WHEEL OF THE SCRAPER HIT A HOLE AND EE WAS THROWN SIDEWAYS, RESULTING IN A MUSCLE STRAIN ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK.
REPETITIVE MOTION INJURY.
PULLING AHOSE OUT OF THE RECLAIM TUNNELS, EE STEPPED INTO THE GRATE OF THE GRIZZLEY SCRAPING HISSHIN
WALKING ACROSS PIN BARS WHEN DUST CAME THROUGH PRECIP. AND GOT THROUGH GOGGLES. I ATTEMPTED TO STEP DOWN--I MISSED GRATING, STARTED TO FALL. MY WRIST GOT HUNG ON RACK WHICH STOPPED FALL.
EE WAS MOVING A SMALL ELEC. MOTOR WHICH SLIPPED AND SCRAPPED RIGHT SHIN. EE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT BUT HE FELT THE INJURY WAS MINOR AND DID NOT WARRENT MEDICAL CARE. ON 6-24-98 THE WOUND BECAME INFECTED AND DR. RESTRICTED THE EE FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE UNCOUPLED 2 RAIL CARS FROM ONE ANOTHER. HE PUT HIS FOOT ON RUNG OF DEPARTING CAR, SLIPPED AND HE HAD TO SUPPORT HIS WEIGHT UNTIL HE COULD RE-ESTABLISH FOOT HOLD.
EE WA ASSISTING 2ND EE CARRY A PART OF "MOLE MASTER" UP COAL SILO STAIRS. EE LOOKED BACKWARD WHILE CONTINUING TO WALK/LIFT
EE WAS LIFTING A BEARING HOUSING OFF THE PALLET AND PULLED A BACK MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO WORK W/RED SWOLLEN EYE. HADBEEN WORKING IN DUSTY AREA ON PREVIOUS DAY.
WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS, EE FELT DUST ENTER LEFT ETE.
INJURED EE WAS WALKING FROM PARKING LOT TO WORK SITE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE, TWISTING HIS KNEE.
EE LOADED BULK BAG ON FLAT BED TRUCK USING A FORKLIFT TRUCK. HE BACKED AWAY FROM TRUCK WITHOUT LOOKING BEHIND VEHICLE. HE STRUCK A PILLAR W/FORKLIFT.
CLOSING RAIL CAR DOORS W/METAL LBAR PUT BAR ON CROSS BAR, SLIPPED WHILE HOLDING IT, AND FRACTURED LEFT RING FINGER AND RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EE WAS WELDING WHEN HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN LEFT EYE.
EE WAS WORKING WITH TARP AND SLIPPED.
EE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE RUNGS, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF STRAINING HIS SHOULDER. THE RUNG ON THE LADDER WAS SLIPPERY FROMA FREEZING MIST. THIS INCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 1/6/97 WHEN EE WENT IN FOR SURGERY TO REPAIR HIS SHOULDER.
EE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS IN HANDS, NOT RELATED TO ONE INCIDENT & UNKNOWN TIME FRAME.
EE WAS WALKING THROUGH A BUILDING WHERE ANOTHER CONTRACTOR WAS MIXING COMPOUND TO USE IN REFRACTORY WORK. THE MATERIAL BLEW INTO THE EE GETTING INTO HIS EYES.
EE WAS CUTTING A HOLE IN A HOPPER TO INSPECT THE CONTENTS. DIRT HAD ACCUMULATED ON THE TOP OF HIS HARD HAT, WHERE HE HAD HIS CUTTING GOGGLES. HE LOOKED UP AND THE MATERIAL/DIRT CAME OFF HIS CU TTING GOGGLES AND FELL INTO HIS EYES.
EMP WAS PULLING CHAIN AND FELT MUSCLE PAIN.
EE WAS PULLING ON JACKHAMMER TO FREE FROM MATERIALS AND FELT BACK PAIN.
ELECTRICIAN WAS CLIMBING OFF BIN ADN FELT BAKC POP.
EE WAS RIDING IN THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR. A FEW EE;S HAD STRETCHED AN EXTENSION LADDER THROUGH THE ACCESS HATCH ON THE TOP OF THE ELEVATOR. THE LADDER CAUGHT ON SOMETHING OUTSIDE IN THE ELEVATOR, FELL AND HIT THE EE WHO WAS RIDING IN THE ELEVATOR ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS CHIN.
INJURED MAN WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER MAN TO PLACE A ROTARY COMPRESSOR WEIGHING 5540 LBS ONTO A BASE 30" OFF THE FLOOR. THEY HAD HOISTED THE UNIT WITH A RIG ATTACHED TO A 1 TON RATED TROLLEY ON A MONORAIL. WHILE PUSHING THE UNIT INTO PLACE, THE TROLLEY FAILED. THE COMPRESSOR FELL, PINNING THE MAN'S LEG AGAINST A COLUMN.
MAINTENANCE EE WAS USING CHIPPING INSTRUMENT ON MILL SCREENS AND WAS STRUCK BY DEBRIS ON ARM.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE CYLONE PLATFORM WHEN SHE STRUCK HER FOREHEAD ON AN ANGLE IRON BRACE. SHE STUMBLED AND FELL FORWARD ON HER LEFT KNEE.
EE WAS AIRING CEMENT SILO WHEN HE DISCONNECTED AIR HOSE. IT CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS UNLOADING RAIL CAR WHEN BOTTOM DOOR BECAME STRUCK. EMPLOYEE STOOD ON BAR TO PRY OPEN DOOR, LOST BALANCE AND FELL.
INJURED EMPLOYEE AND CO-WORKER WERE WORKING ON A PLUGGED FEED PIPE. CO-WORKER WAS WORKING ABOVE HIM AND KNOCKED DUST OFF A PLATFORM INTO INJURED EMPLOYEE'S EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING BOBCAT TO MOVE BRICK/CLINKER. EXTENDED ARMS OF BUCKET TO DUMP AND A PIECE OF CLINKER FELL THROUGH CAGE AND HIT KNEE.
EE AND ANOTHER LABORER WERE EMPTYING SCRAP FROM A 55 GALLON DRUM WHEN HE EXPERIENCED BACK POP.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING CABLE AND PLACED LEFT HADN BELOW KNIFE AND DREW KNIFE TO LEFT HAND.
INJURED WAS MEASURING SILO HE HAD TO LIFT THE LID TO PUT A LIGHT IN TO CHECK THE DEPTH LID IS IN AN AKWARD POSITION & WHEN HE WAS LIFTINTG IT HE SPRAINED HIS LEG MUSCLE LOST TIME
INJURED WAS WELDING ON A DUCT IN THE SPRAY TOWER WHEN SOME MATERIAL FELL ON SCAFFOLDING ABOVE HIM AND THE SCAFFOLDING BROKE AND THE MATERIAL FELL ON HIM.
THE MAN WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A FLIP UP FACE SHIELD CLIPPED TO HIS HAT BY A SPRING ATTACHMENT. IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS GRASP AND SNAPPED BACK INTO PLACE. THIS DISLODGED DUST ON HIS HARD HAT, THE DUST THEN GETTING INTO HIS EYES. IN ADDITION TO THE FACESHIELD HE WAS ALSO WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WERE DRIVING AN ELEVATOR PIN INTO PLACE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. INJURED WAS SUING A SLEDGE HAMMER. FOR A BACK UP. HE WAS HIT IN THE FOREHEAD BY A GLANCING BLOW FROM THE OTHER SLEDGEHAMMER. TH IS CAUSED AN CONTUSION ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS OUT OF DUST COLLECTOR. CEMENT DUST FELL FROM ROOF AND GOT IN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE.
THE MAN WAS WORKING TO ASSESS AND/OR REMOVEMATERIAL BUILDUP IN A PLUGGED SCREW CONVEYOR LOCATED BENEATH A GAS CONDIITONING SPRAY TOWER. WHILE HE WAS STANDING AT THE OPENING IN THE HOPPER MORE MATERIAL FELL FROM ABOVE INSIDE THE SPRAY TOWER. WHEN IT HIT THE SCREW HOPPER SOME MATERIAL CAME OUT THE OPINING STRIKING THE MAN. THE FORCE PROPELLED HIM ACROSS THE 10' DECK AND TO THE GRO
THE MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE HOT MATERIAL BUILDUP FROM THE MAIN BAGHOUSE. HE WAS USING AN AIRLANCE AND SOME OF THE MATERIAL FLUSHED OUT ON HIS GLOVE. HE WAS WEARING RUBBER GLOVES THAT WERE TAPED ON AND HE WAS NOT ABLE TO REMOVE THEM QUICKLY CAUSING A BURN TO FINGERS.