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EE WAS WORKING AT SANDBLASTING PAD, SNADBLASTING A SET OF TRUCK PLATFORM STEPS. THE FORKLIFT TRUCK WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME AND HE TURNED THE PLATFORM AROUND BY HAND SO HE COULD SANDBLAST THE BACK SIDE. AS HE DID SO, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS SEEN BY A DR AT SOLIMBIA, NO. ORTHOPAEDIC GROUP ON 6-17-96 AND STARTED TO LOSE TIME AFTER THAT, THUS THE INJURY BECAME REPORTAB
EMP WAS DRIVING A LOADED 55 TON HAULAGE TRUCK ONA QUARRY HAULAGE ROAD ENROUTE TO THE DRUSHER. THE RIGHT SIDE OF TRUCK DROPPED INTO A POTHOLE IN SIDE OF ROADWAY, CAUSING A JOLT TO HIS NECK. SUB SEQUENT EXAMINATION ON 5-22-96 INDICATED THAT HEHAD SUFFERED A HERNIATED DISK IN HIS NECK.
INJURED WAS CLEANING AROUND TAIL PULLEY OF INCLINE CONVEYOR BELT IN FEED PREP ROOM WHEN HIS ARM BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE TAIL PULLEY. INJURED FAILED TO FOLLOW ESTABLISHED LOCK OUT PROCEDURES, H AD NOT DE-ENERGIZED EQUIPMENT PRIOR TO CLEANING AND TAIL PULLEY GUARD HAD BEEN REMOVED.
EE HAD BEEN WORKING ON THE PLANT FIRE TRUCK PUMPING SYSTEM, INSTALLING NEW PIPING AND VALVES. AS HE WAS CLIMBING UP ON THE FIR TRUCK, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. HE HAS SINCE BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A RIGHT INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL INGUINAL HERNIA AND A LEFT INTERNAL INGUINAL HERNIA.
REPAIRMAN WAS REMOVING SHEAVE FROM BEARING SHAFT OF WILFLEY PUMP. HE WAS HOLDING A WEDGE WHILE DRIVING IT INTO THE SPLIT TO SPREAD THE SHEAVE. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH THE HAMMER H E WAS USING, CAUSING A LACERATION.
INJURED WASPERFORMING GENERAL CLEAN-UP N THE COOLER AREA. AS ROLL-UPD OOR WS BEING OPENED TO ALLOW FOR BOBCAT ACCESS, GUSTING WIND BLEW DUST INTO HIS EYE (WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES).
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR IMPACT GUN TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM THE COVER OF A TWINDUCER GEAR. HE SAID THAT AFTER HE GOT THE BOLTS OUT HE COULD NOT GET HIS RIGHT RING FINGER TO STRAIGHTEN. HE SAW A PHYSICIAN ON 2-28-96 AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A MALLET FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT 4TH FINGER AND THE INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE.
THE TECHNICIAN WAS TAKING A RUBBER STRAP OFF OF A TARP THAT WAS COVERING A FEED WAGON. THE STRAPBROKE & SPRUNG TOWARDS HIM HITTING HIM IN THE UPPER LIP.
THE EE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER ILN THE PREP ROOM WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS EYE. [INJURED WAS WEARING FULL-FACEAD RESPIRATOR AT THE TIME.]
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF MEASURING BINS HE HAD JUST MEASURED D TANK & WAS MOVING TO GYPSUM MEASURING PORT HE TRIPPED OVER A RACK THAT HAD BEEN USED TO STORE A BOATSWAIN CHAIR & HE FELL LANDI NG ON HIS RIGHT KNEE & SIDE CAUSING A SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE STRAINED HIS BACK ON 08-24-95 WHEN HE DUMPED A 50 LB BAG OF SAND INTO A PHYSICAL TESTER MACHINE HE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY HE SAW HIS PERSONAL PHYSICIAN ON 08-28 & W AS DISABLED AT THAT TIME HE INFORMED HIS SUPERVIOR OF THE DISABILITY BUT DID NOT MENTION IT WAS WORK RELATED HE RETURNED TO WORK ON SEPT 10 HE NOW INSISTS THE INJURY WAS WORK RELATE & THEREFO
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING IN AND OUT OF COOLER COMPARTMENTS AND LIFTING PARTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVE SPROCKET IN THE CLINKER COOLER, AND HE STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE AS HE DI D SO. THIS DID NOT BECOME REOPRTABLE UNTIL A REPORT WAS RECEIVED AT THE PLANT ON 9-19-95 FOLLOWING HIS VISIT TO THE COLUMBIA ORTHOPEDIC GROUP ON 9-18 WHEN HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
THE EE WAS CLEANING AN AREA UNDER A TAIL PULLEY WITH A SHOVEL. HE WAS SHOVELING A HEAVY TARRY TYPE MATERIAL AND WAS TWISTING AS HE SHOVELED. HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE AUTO GARAGE ANDSLIPPED ON SOME MUD ON THE FLOOR. AS HE FELL, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, CAUSING A SPRAIN AND AN AVULSION FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT WRIST.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC DRUMS WITH A POWERED HAND SAW. HE WAS WORKING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE OPERATING A FORK LIFT. THE INJURED WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FORKLIFT AND A CONCRETE BLOCK. THIS PINNED AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT LEG.
EE WAS WORKING AT COAL UNLOADING STATION OVER THE HOPPER AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING THE DOOR ON A RAILROAD CAR CONTAINING GYPSUM. AS HE OPENED THE CAR DOOR, WHICH WAS SPRING LOADED. IT BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK THE LITTLE FINGER OF HISRT HAND, CAUSING A STRAIN TO A LIGAMENT IN HIS FINGER.
THE MAINTENANCE TECHNICAN WAS UNDER A PIECE OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT DOING SOME ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND WAS LOOKING UP FROM THE GROUND. SOME RUST FELL OFF THE EQUIP AND FELL INTO HIS EYES. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT DID NOT FEEL LIKEHE NEEDED GOGGLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT GYPSUM TANK USING A JACKHAMMER BIT TO POKE INTO THE TANK TO GET MATERIAL TO FLOW OUT.THE BAR BROKE THROUGH A LUMP,JERKING HIM AND CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAINH TO HIS BACK.
EMP WAS FAVRICATING A DOWNSPOUT AT COAL UNLOADING. CAME DOWN STEPS FROM BELT CONVEYOR TO THE GROUND LEVEL. AS HE STEPPED OFF THE LAST STEP TO THE GROUND,TWISTED RT KNEE. THIS DID NOT BECOME RE PORTABLE TIL 10-3 WHEN HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A TEAR OF THE POSTERIOR HORN OF THE MEDIAL MENISCUS, AND SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 10-13.
ON THIS DATE AT APPROX 2:20PM, OPERATOR NOTICED A SHARP RISE IN COAL MILL OUTLET TEMP, FOLLOWED BY A RUMBLE IN COAL MILL AREA. TEMP REACHED APPROX 230'F & WAS IMMEDIATELY REDUCED BY OPENING TE MPERED AIR DAMPER. EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED BY 2:30PM & COAL MILL OPENED & INSPECTED & OBSERVED TO BE IN GOOD OPERATING CONDITION. RESTARTED AT APPROX 3:00PM. REPORTED - MSH
EE WAS WORKING ON PRIMARY WOBBLER BAR IN THE MACHINE SHOP AND ALLEGES THAT AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP A SPROCKET HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL MAY 18 AFTER HE HAD SOUGH T MEDICAL TREATMENT ON MAY 16.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS LIFTING A GUARD OFF OF A GRINDING UNIT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK WHICH LATER WAS DETERMINED TO BE A PULLED BACK MUSCLE
EE WAS WORKING AT PRIMARY CRUSHE RINSTALLING NEW HAMMERS. HE HAD JUST UNHOOKED A CABLE FROM A NEW HAMMER THAT HAD BEEN LOWERED DOWN TO THE CRUSHER. WHEN HE RAISED UP, HE STRUCK THE SIDE OF H IS HARD HAT AGAINST A 6-INCH CHANNEL ABOVE HIM THAT HAD BEEN PLCED THERE TO SLIDE THE HAMMER BOLT OUT AND IN POSITION FOR THE CHANGE-OUT OF HAMMERS. HE SUFFERED A CONCUSSION.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF A LADDER & STEPPED WRONG ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE HE TWISTED HIS KNEE & DID NOT DEVELOPE SIMPTOMS UNTIL 04-19-95 ON 04-21-95 ON 04-21-9 5 THE KNEE BEGAN SWELL ING & THE INDIVIDUAL BEGAN TO LOSE TIME WHICH MADE THE INCIDENT REPORTABLE
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS STANDING ON A LADDER MOUNTED ON THE SIDE OF A DUMP TRUCK HE DID NOT KEEP THREE POINTS OF CONTACT AND FELL.HE FELL ABOUT FOUR FEET BUT LANDED ON HIS FEET.HE SUFFERED A BREAK IN HIS RIGHT HEEL.
EE WAS WORKING AT DISCHARGE CHUTE OF 2-B LIMESTONE BELT, PREPAREING TO INSTALL NEW LINER IN THE CHUTES. AS HE LIFTED LINERS INTO PLACE TO BE BOLTED ONTO THE SIDES OF THE CHUTE HE STRAINED A MS UCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INDIVIDUAL HAD APPARENTLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK THE NIGHT BEFORE ON HIS PREVIOUS SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT PRIMARY CRUSHE RAND AWAS ASSIGNED TO BUILD-UP AND HARD-SURFACE CRUSHER HAMMERS. EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED WORK ON TWO OUTERMOST HAMMERS INA ROW AND WAS USING A BAR TO RAI SE THE HAMMER BETWEEN THEM SO SHE COULD WORK ON IT. THE BAR SLIPPED OFF HTE HAMEMR AND THHE EMPLOYEE FELL BACK AGAINST THE BREAKER PLATE, BRUSING HER LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK.
EE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO LOOSEN HARDNES MATERIAL IN THE CASTABLE MIXER. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND HOLDING THE JACKHAMMER BIT, ATTEMPTING TO POSITION IT ONT HE BUILD UP IN THE MIXER. THE BIT SLI PPED OFF THE BUILD UP AND HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT TBETWEEN THE END OF THE JACKHAMMER AND THE DOOR FRAME OF THE MIXER, CAUISNG A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN 2ND COMPARTMENT OF CLINKER COOLER, BURNING STAINLESS STEEL FINGERS OFF OF COOLER BEAMS USING AN AIR ARC. HE WAS POSITIONED HEAD DOWN WHILE DOING THIS. REFLECTIONS FROM THE SIDES AND THE POSITION OF HIS HOOD APPARENTLY CONTRIBUTED TO A FLASH BURN TO HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS WORKING AT THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE FUELS LAB AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE THROUGH A CONCRETE BLOCK WALL WHERE CONDUIT WOULD BE RUN. THE DRILL BIT ON THE DRILL CAUGHT IN THE WALL, CAUSING THE DRILL ITSELF TO SPIN. AS IT SPUN AROUND, IT STRUCK THE EE ON THE HEAD, CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE HAD JUST CHECKED FLUID LEVEL IN DUST INSUFFLATION AIR COMPRESSOR HEAT EXCHANGER AT KILN PIER #7. HE WAS CLIMBING DONW THE LADDER TO THE FLOOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG OF TH E LADDER, WHICH IS ABOUT 24 INCHES OFF THE GROUND. THIS CAUSED HIM TO WRENCH HIS BACK. RESULTING IN A MUSCLE STRAIN TO THE MID SECTION OF HIS BACK.
INJURED WAS ASSISTING FLOW OF SOLID WASTE FUEL BY PUSHING MATERIAL WITH A STRAIGHT HOE, WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN IS LOWER BACK.
REOCCURANCE OF OLD INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT NORTH SIDE OF COOLER, REPLACING THE CRANK ARM ON THE 3RD SECTION OF THE COOLER. AS HE WAS PUTTING THE CHAIN LINKS TOGETHER, A SMALL PIECE OF A LINK CHIPPED OFF & STUCK & EMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT FOREARM.
INJURED WA SFEEDING SOLID FUEL SHREDDER WHEN IT JAMMED. HE CLIMBED UP TO LOOK INTO HOPPER AND HAD OPERATOR REVERSE IT TO CLEAN OUT TEETH. A TOOTH BROKE OFF PUNCTURING HIS ARM.
INJURED AND CO WORKERS WERE INSTALLING A NEW BELT ON 2 PULVERIZER IN THE FEED PREP ROOM. AS CO WORKERS MANUALLY TURNED THE PULLEY AND INJURED WAS SLIDING THE BELT INTO PLACE, THIS THUMB WAS CA UGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE PULLEY.
INJURED WAS INSPECTING THE CLINKER DRAG DRIVE ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CLINKER COOLER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE SPEED REDUCER.
THE INDIVIDUAL PICKED UP A POWER WASHER NOZZLE IMPROPERLY. HE PICKED IT UP BY THE NOZZLE END OF THE HANDLE FIRST AND THEN ACCIDENTLY PULLED THE TRIGER. THIS CAUSED WATER TO BE INJECTED UNDER T HE SKIN OF HIS HAND AT A HIGHT PRESSURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE MILL ROOM FLOOR ENTROUTE TO OBTAIN A SLURRY SAMPLE. HE SLIPPED ON A WET SPOT ONT EHH FLOOR AND FELL, STRAINING HIS UPPER BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST CHANGED THE FLOP GATE ON TOP OF THE COAL SILO. HE WAS COMING BACK DOWN STAIRSAND AS HE WALKED AROUND THE END OF THE BELT CON VEYOR. HE STEPPED ON A ROUND BAR LAYING ON THE WALKWAY AND SLIPPED, FALLING AGAINST THE HANDRAIL AND TWISTING AND STRAINING HIS LEFT KNEE. INJ URY DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL OCT 18 WHEN HE SAW A PHYSICIAN AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR ORTHOP
INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG THE THROAT OF THE BALL MILL WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED ALLOWING WASTE FUELS TO GO INSIDE HIS GLOVE.
THIS INDIVIDUAL WORE A PAIR OF BOOTS AFTER THE LEATHER IN THE BACK OF THE HEEL WAS GONE. THIS ALLOWED THE OUTIDE LEATHER OF THE BOOT OTO RUB ABLISTER ON HIS HEEL. HE CONTINUED TO WEAR THE BOOTS UNTIL THE BLISTERS BROKE AND HIS ANKLE BECAME INFECTED. WHEN HE REPORTED THIS TO HIS SUPERVISOR HE WAS SENT TO THE COMPANY AND WAS GIVEN MEDICINE AND TIME OFF TO HEAL.
PIECE OF STEEL COLUMN FELL OVER AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK AND SHOULDERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT OUT SECTIONS OF THE SIDES OF A DUST COLLECTOR BEING REMOVED FROM THE TOP OF THE CLINKER SILOS HE HAD REMOVED ALL BUT 2 UPPER CORNERS OF SECTION AS HE CUT ONE CORNER A SECTION OF METAL SLID DOWN & HIT HIS LEFT RING FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION
INJURED WAS TAKING EMPTY SOLID FUEL WAGON TO PREP ROOM TO BE REFILLED. AS HE REMOVED HIS RESPIRATOR AND WAS PUTTIN GHIS SAFETY GLASSES ON, SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS EYE.
INJURED WAS R EMOVING CEMENT FROM FULLER COOLER & GOT CEMENT IN HIS EYES (INJURED WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME)
EE WAS PUSHING A 2 WHEELED CART WITH 2 EMPTY OXYGEN BOTTLES WHEN SHE FELT A STRAIN IN HER MIDDLE BACK. SHE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 6-14-94. EE WAS PROHIBITED BY PHYSICAL WORK REST RICTIONS FROM CHANGING OXYGEN BOTTLES BUT DID ITANYWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE KILN USING A SHIM DRIVER TO KEY BRICK BEING PLACED IN THE KILN.THESHANK ON THE DRIVER BROKE,THE HEAD CAME OFF AND THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS STRUCK BY THE SHAFT, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE DIGITAL NERVE.
INJURED WAS CLEANING BALL MILL AREA WITH STEAM CLEANER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON FLOOR AND FELL ON H IS RIGHT WRIST.