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WHILE EMPLOYEE WALKED DOWN FROM STAIRS, WHEN SHE STEPPED ON TO THE FLOOR, SHE OPENED THE LUNCH ROOM DOOR AND STARTED ENTERING THE LUNCH ROOM, WHE TRIPPED ON AN ELEVATED AREA OF THE CONCRETE FL OOR, SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND TWISTED HER ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF COAL BURNER PIPE ON 4 KILN FLOOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN PACK HOUSE PALLETING CEMENT SACKS WHEN HE OVEREXERTED HIS LOWER BACK AS HE WAS LAYING A SACK ON A PALLET
A 350# CASTING FELL ON EES LEG WHEN THE RIGGING FAILED. HE HAD PASSED A 1/4" CABLE THRU 2 BOLT HOLES IN CASTING & SECURED IT WITH ONE CROSBY CABLE CLAMP. HE FAILED TO USE CORRECT NUMBER OF CL AMPS & DID NOT CHECK TO MAKE SURE CLAMP WAS TIGHT AFTER STARTING TO LIFT THE CASTING.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BEARING BOLTS ON FINISH MILL 4, ELEVATOR 1. THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF OF ONE OF THE BOLTS CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL TO THE FLOOR GRATING. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE GRATING.
THE EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON TOP OF THE RIGHT KNEE CAP WHEN HE WAS JUMPING AWAY FROM AN AIR HOSE THAT HAD COME UNCOUPLED.
EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED A PAIN IN THE LOWER MIDDLE PRORTION OF HIS BACK WHILE HELPING CARRY DRAG CHAIN LINKS INTO THE MAN ELEVATOR ON THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE MILL BUILDING
WHILE WELDING RETAINERS ON ROCK DEFLECTOR INSIDE B5-DGL CHUTE, TWO FIST SIZED RO CKS TRAVELLED DOWN THE CHUTE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE BACK
EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS PRYING A BURNED OUT MOTOR FROM THE FRAME OF THE SOUTH MONORAIL CRANE OVER FINISH MILL 6 WITH A HEAVY PRY BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO TWIST HIS BACK H E WAS REPORTEDLY STANDING ON A LADDER AT THE TIME TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MOTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING CHUNKS CHUNKS W/HAMMER. WHILE HOLDING CHUNK W/LEFT HAND AND POUNDING W/RIGHT HAND, CHUNK MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY AND LEFT FINGER WAS STRUCK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING THE AIR CONDIONING UNIT ON THE ROOF OF THE LABORATORY BUILDING WHEN A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE A/C PANEL INTO THE EMPLOYEE KNOCKING HIM TO THE ROOF SURFACE.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE A BROKE BAG OF CEMENT FROM A POWERED ROLLER CONVEYOR WITHOUT STOPPING THE BELT AND GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR ROLLERS. HE IGNORED PROPER OPERATING PR OCEDURE.
USING CRANE TO PLACE SHAFT IN STEEL RACK AND TO PULL STRAP FROM UNDER STEEL. METAL END ON STRAP CAUGHT UNDER SHAFT CAUSING IT TO JUMP AND STRIKE EMPLOYEES FINGER.
TENNIS ELBOW-EMPLOYEE WAS POURING CASTABLE (CONCRETE-LIKE MATERIAL) FIRST FELT PAIN IN ELBOW ON 4-10-84 BUT CINTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 4-25-84.
CLEANING OUT CHUTE KB2 FROM K4 - STANDING ONTOP OF PILE INFRONT OF CHUTE KEEPING IT CLEAR SO IT WOULD NOT PLUG UP. MATERIAL GAVE WAY AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND.
INJURED WAS SANDBLASTING AND HAD TO BE IN STOOPED POSITION AT TIMES. HE THEN STARTED EXPERIECING LOWER BACK PAIN.
EMP WAS PALLETIZING SACKS AND HAD PULLED A BAG OFF THE PHPZ3 TABLE AS HE THREW THE BROKEN BAG DOWN THE CHUTE HE TRIPPED OVER THE RUG CAUSING AWKWARD TWISTING MOVEMENT
EMP SAID THAT APPROX 9:00 AM ON 3-28-84 HE BENT DOWN IN THE WELDING SHOP TO PICK UP A PIECE OF METAL WEIGHING APPROX 2 LB. HE SAID THAT AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP TO AN UPRIGHT POSITION WITH THE SC RAP METAL IN HIS HAND HE FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK HE SAID THAT IT CAUSED ONLY MINOR DISCOMFORT AT THE TIME BUT BECAME PROGRESSEVELY WORSE OVER THE NEXT 3 HOURS
EMP CONTACTED DUST IN HIS LEFT EYE WHILE BLOWING DOWN DUSTY EQUIPMENT IN THE MILL BUILDING NEXT TO FINISH MILL 6. AN EYE INFECTION WAS THE RESULT OF THIS CONTACT. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 3-27 BUT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 3-29
HE WAS IN FRONT OF PANEL OPENING DISCONNECT (K4 ID FAN BREAKER) SHORTED TO GROUND- BLOWING DOOR OPEN-HITTING HIS LEFT HAND.
AS EMP WAS UNHOOKING 2 COMEALONGS IN ORDER TO REPOSTION THEM ON H4 CC4 VALVE TIPPER THE VALVE TIPPED DROPPED APPROX 6 IN INTO PLACE AND VALVE TIPER SHAFT HIT THE DORSAL SURFACE OF HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING CONTUSIONS AND SWELLING
EMP FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNG ON STATIONARY LADDER AND HIS KNEE STRUCK A LADDER RUNG
UVICTIM WAS WORKING IN CLINKER BUILDING ON A PLATFORM ON A TRAVELING CRANE DECK. THE CRANE DECK WAS IN A STATIONARY POSITION AND THE VICTIM WAS USING A 6\ LONG STEEL BAR PRYING ON A RAIL. THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE VICTIM FELL BACKWARDS OFF THE DECK ONTO THE GROUND BELOW. THE GROUND WAS LOCATED APPROX. 70\ BELOW THE PLATFORM AND THE BIC VICTIM WAS KILLED INSTANTLY.
EE CARRIED JACKHAMMER OVER RIGT SHOULDER FROM TOOL ROOM TO CM1 ELEVATOR PIT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TV IN COOLER OF KILN 4 AS HE LIFTED ARM HIS BACK WENT OUT
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR WHILE INSTALLING ELEVATOR CHAIN AND BUCKETS CM5 WHEN HE NOTICED A LUMP ON HIS WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON PRY BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH
EMP WAS PULLING WEEDS AT WEST PLANT ENTRANCE HE WAS KNEELING WITH LEFT KNEE AGAINST LEFT UPPER CHEST AREA
WHILE WALKING DOWN STAIRWAY THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN BEHIND HIS LEFT KNEE CAP THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR VJ TROY FOR TREATMENT AND WAS ADVISED TO AVOID WALKING AND HEAVY LIFTING FOR TWO DAYS
EMPLOYEE WAS COMING FROM RESTROOM ON OLD KILN FLOOR. WHILE PASSING IN FRON T OF #2 KILN HE WAS STRUCK FROM A RICOCHET COMING FROM KILN.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE DISMOUNTING FORKLIFT
EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING STAIRS WITH OPEN RISER ON 7TH FLOOR OF PREHEATER TOWER WHEN THE METATARSAL GUARD ON HIS SHOE CAUGHT ON A STAIR TREAD CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD. HE ATTEMPTED TO RETAIN HIS BALANCE BY HANGING ONTO A HANDRAIL AND IN DOING SO HE STRAINED HIS LEFT FOREARM.
EE WAS INSTRUCTED TO LOWERING A BOOM ON LIGHT PLANT. AS EE WAS LOWERING BOOM, EE LET GO OF THE CRANK THE LOCK WAS NOT IN PLACE & THE CRANK BEGAN TO SWING AROUND, AS EE ATTEPTED TOG RAB THE C RANK, HE WAS HIT IN THE K NEE BY THE CRANK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PHYSICAL LAB CEILING TO CLEAN AND REPAINT WHEN DUST FELL IN HIS FACE. HE WASHED HIS FACE TO REMOVE DUST AND FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE FLUSHED HIS EYE AND THOUGHT HE G OT IT OUT BUT HIS EYE STILL BOTHERED HIM THE NEXT DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A RADIATOR FROM A FORKLIFT HE WAS USING IMPACT TO REMOVE THE BOLT AND WAS HOLDING THE NUT WITH A WRENCH WHEN THE IMPACT MOVED THE WRENCH INTO THE FRAME WITH MY FINGER BET WEEN IT
EMP WAS USING A PNEUMATIC CHIPPING GUN TO REMOVE REFRACTORIES FROM A CEMENT KILN WHEN A FOREIGN PARTICLE ENTERED HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SPECTAVCLE TYPE EYE PROTECTION
EMP REMOVED AN 18" X 4\ SECTION OF FLOOR GRATING TO GAIN ACCESS TO AN OIL FILTER. WHILE USING AN AIR LANCE TO CLEAN AROUND FILTER HE STEPPED INTO THE OPEN FLOOR HOLE
EMP WAS ON HIS KNEES REMOVING AN OIL TANK FROM AN OIL CIRCUIT BREAKER LOCATION OF TANK MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A BOULDER STEMING SECONDARY SHOT HOLES, AS HE STARTED TO CLIMB DOWN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL FORWARD LANDING ON HIS LEFT ARM & HAND ON TO ANOTHER SMALLER BO OULDER BELOW CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS HAND.
EMP WAS OPENING GATE AT AVRA VALLEY ROAD, WHILE PUSHING THE GATE TO THE SIDE, IT DROPPED DOWN AND DUG INTO THE GROUND. HE DIDNT EXPECT IT TO DO THIS AND IT CAUGHT HIM OFF GUARD
EMP WAS PUSHING DOLLY LOADED WITH A 55 DRUM GALLON DRUM OF CHUNKS WHILE PUSHING SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK, MOVING BARRELS IN K3 COOLER BASEMENT WITH A DOLLY
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING FILTERS IN THE RESEARCH LAB AIR CONDITIONER, THE CLOSE AREA CAUSED THE INJURED TO STRAIN TO REMOVE THE OLD FILTER. THE EXERTION CAUSED A STRAIN ON THE LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OIL TO H5 FULLER COMPRESSOR WHEN HE FELT MATERIAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE A CHUTE THAT WAS TO BE CONNECTED TO A BUCKET ELEVATOR IN THE D3 MILL BUILDING WHILE POSITIONING THE CHUTE BY HAND WITH THE HELP OF LIFTING DEVICE EMPLOYEE F ELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS USING CHIPPING GUN TRYING TO DISLODGE CEMENT BUILDUP FROM INSIDE BULK LOAD SCREW 9 HOUSING. CEMENT CAME DISLODGED AND FLEW TOWARD EMPLOYEE, MAKING CONTACT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
GOT METAL SLIVER IN SECOND,RIGHT FINGER 9-28-83.SOUGHT MED ATTENTION FOR SURGICAL REMOVAL ON 11-11-83
EMPL REPLACING CRUSHER LINER UNDERNEATH ROLLER.WHEN EMPL GRABBED LINER LINER SLIPPED JERKING LEFT SHOULDER AND LEFT BACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT SHE WAS SHOVELING CLINKER FINES AROUND A KILN HOOD, AFTER SHE ARRIVED HOME HER BACK BEGAN TO HURT UNDER HER LEFT SHOULDER BLADE
STACKING 50 LB BALES OF CAT LITTER,LOWER BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON THE QUARRY CRUSHER. THE JOB REQUIRED HIM TO STEP UP AND DOWN FROM A WORK PLATFORM, ABOUT 18 IN HEIGHT. AFTER JUMPING DOWN ON ONE OCCASION HE COMPLAINED OF PA IN IN HIS LOWER BACK, BUT NEVER REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR.