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WHILE TIGHTENING THE NUTS THAT HOLD THE OUTER DOOR ON MILL HOUSING, THE 18"CRESENT WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE WRENCH TO PINCH HIS FINGER AGAINST THE CONCRETE PILLAR.
AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE SHIPPING DEPT THROUGH PALLETS THAT WERE PLACED NEAR THE DOOR, THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER A PALLET CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO TRIP. THE RIGH T FOOT NEVER MOVED DURING THE FALL.
CLIMBING DOWN LADDER KNEE GAVE WAY AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE GETTING READY TO FIRE UP KILN #1 ON OIL. CHANGING KILN #1 FROM GAS TO OIL, SMOKE FROM THE OIL GOT IN KILN #1. WHEN IT LIT IT BLEW BACK ON THE EE'S LEFT HAND.
WHILE CUTTING PIPE FOR DISCHARGE WATER LINE ON #2 SCRUBBER, WHEN GETTING PIPE IN PLACE THE PIPE SLIPPED PINNING FINGER BETWEEN CONCRETE PILLOW & PIPE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 3-15/16" BEARING HOUSING UP TO THE TOP OF C-1 WITH A 1/4" ROPE BY HAND. THE ROPE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND. REGRABBING THE ROPE CAUSED TENSION TO THE BACK MUSCLES.
THE EE WAS ABOUT TO ADJUST CONTROLS ON MOBILE GENERATOR WHEN A WASP NESTLING 1FT FROM CONTROL PANEL. SPRAY WAS APPLIED WAS BEGAN TO FLY EE RAN SAND SLIPPED IN THE MUD LANDING ON FACE & RIGHT SHOULDER
WHILE CARRYING HYDROLIC JACK TO KILN #2 STEPPED OUT OF THE SCOPPLES DOOR WHILE IT WAS RAINING FEEL SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE EE LOST BALANCE HYDRALIC JACK FELL ON LEFT KNEE.
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WHILE SPRAYING SLIDE RODS THE PRIMARY PUSHER STARTED ITS CYCLE, REMOVED HAND HITTING ARM ABOVE THE ELBOW CAUSING A PUNCTURE.
EE NEEDED TO REFMOVE 20 SLIP COVER FROM PALLET THAT WAS BEHIND ANOTHER PALLET, INSTEAD RMOVING THE PALLET IN FRONT HE HE DECIDED TO CRAWL OVER THE PALLET TO GET SLIP COVERS. ONCE HE GOT THE SL IPP COVERA AND STABLED CLIMB BACK OVER THE FRONTPALLET HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO FLOOR.
WHILE REPLACING A BROKEN BAG FROM A PALLET BEING LOADED ON A TRUCK, EE REPORTED A SHARP PAIN GOING THROUGH HIS SHOULDER WHICH HAD BEEN INJURED ON THE JOB IN 1985. SURGERY ON 1/7/02.
WHILE WALKING TO A WORK STATION THE EE STAPPEN ON UNEVEN GROUND AND TUNNEL HIS LEFT ANKLE. THIS WAS RECOCURRENACE OF AHN NEUTRAL FROM 1999.
AT AROUND 9:00PM ON 10/13/00 ONE SECTION OF A UHMW LINER CAME OUT OF HP3 (CLAY HOPPER). THIS PLASTIC SHEET WAS PLACED ON THE FLOOR TO THE EAST OF THE CONTROL ROOM. AFTER HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FULLER DRYER ALL NIGHT THE OPERATOR WENT OUTTO FIRE THE DRYER AT 5:30AM. WHILE ROUNDING THE CORNER OF THE CONTROL ROOM, HE TRIPPED ON THE PLASTIC & FELL LANDING FACE FIRST ON THE CONCRETE.