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Employee was knocking down slide gate on D502 Tank with a 8 lb. hammer. Head of hammer slid off top of gate. Caught pinky finger between hammer and gate, pinching the tip of the finger, causing a laceration.
Employee turned to go up stairs and caught toe which in turn twisted knee.
Pulling lances out of Niro 5 pulling with right hand and was placing left hand under the lance to grab a hold of it, the lance slipped out of right hand smashing the left index finger.
Changing out a slurry transfer pump and lifting to another location EE felt a pain in lower back and right leg. Slurry was on the floor which could cause a slippery surface.
Employee was checking the atmosphere in a confined space in #1 Kiln. While ascending a ladder, left foot hit a leaf seal, causing employee to lose balance. Employee then fell backwards and hit the left side of their back on a steel frame for the kiln head.
Employee strained right AC joint helping others move a heavy motor to a forklift.
Employee caught toe on a frozen rock surface near the railroad tracks and tripped. Knee was injured when the employee fell. Required stitches to close the wound.
Employee was pulling on a storage rack railing when it came loose striking the employee in the mouth which resulted in a cracked tooth.
Employee was moving a wheelbarrow of material from under the Dryer Baghouse screws when the employee tripped on a toe plate.
Employee was pulling a plugged lance at Niro 2. The bleed-off valve was plugged, causing hot slurry to spray onto arm. Received 2nd degree burn on left forearm.
Employee was helping with a screen change. Screen was stuck inside screener frame. When EE grabbed the screen, finger got caught between the screen and the frame, causing a laceration on the middle finger of the left hand. Sutures were required. No lost time. Worked 3 days with lifting restriction.
Maintenance worker was using a grinder to cut the wear ring off Kiln Dryer (K-2). The cutting wheel got in a bind and kicked back, cut through employee's glove and lacerated EE's left hand. Injury required sutures. Employee returned to work with some restrictions on using their left hand for 6 days.
Employee had cleaned out slide gate around 8:30 a.m. and then again around 11:30 a.m. After cleaning the employee took lunch break, ate lunch and drank a bottle of water. Afterwards was sitting listening to radio when employee passed out and 911 was called.
Calibrating weigh scales in DSI silo. Weights were being added to calibrate the scales / weights typically are not secured as it would add weight/ weight not being lifted/removed slipped off ledge falling onto employee's right foot.
Employee was using a grinder to remove small section of the belt feed chute. He was using all required PPE & a properly maintained grinder. As the employee was cutting the metal, the 6" blade became lodged & jumped out of the employee's hands. The resulting loss of contact allowed the grinder to contact the employee's left index finger.
Accident:Hooking bag straps onto forklift forks. When moving the forklift in place to lift a supersack bag the employee had his hand pinched between the forks and the straps of the supersack bag. This caused his first two fingers on his right hand to be cut. Employee was using all required PPE at the time of accident. ie-gloves.
Employee was fitting a 10" 90 degree elbow in preparation to be welded in place. Clamps holding the 10" fitting in place released and the fitting fell and struck employee on the chin. Employee suffered a laceration to his chin requiring stitches.
Employee was replacing broken PVC pipe. He had left a can of PVC cleaner on top of ladder when he climbed down to cut piece of pipe. As he was climbing back up, the can fell and struck his upper lip, causing a laceration that required 2 sutures.
Worker bent over to pickup power tool. He then stood into upright position too quickly and blacked out temporarily. He fell and struck his head on floor in his work area.
Valve was tied off to hold it in it's position and when trying to untie the rope, the last knot failed causing the valve wheel to spin unexpectedly. Valve was under more pressure than anticipated. Facial contusion/trauma, right facial swelling without loss of consciousness. Closed fracture of zygomatic arch.
Employee was using pliers and his co-worker was using a hammer to connect green hose to D-502 tank. While closing the locking ears (cam locks), hammer slipped and hit the hand holding the pliers.
The employee mis-stepped and in the process of correcting his walking twisted his back.
Clearing of 2D silo discharge gate watching for the material to free up and had safety glasses on at the time.
Employee strained left shoulder while changing out a motor in the K2 dryer area. He lifted the motor above head and in an awkward position, and felt pain in his shoulder.
Foreign body was imbedded in employee's right eye when material from overhead blew into his eye. He was wearing safety eyeglasses. FB removed by doctor. EE returned to work with no lost or restricted workdays.
EE entered the uniform locker area located in the employee break room. He dropped his dirty uniforms into the collection receptacle and as he turned to walk away, he tripped over a mounted floor bench. As he fell to the floor, he extended his arms to catch himself and fell onto his elbows. After the fall, the employee's left shoulder was in pain and he had limited mobility.
The employee was opening rail cars bottom hopper doors with a bar. When done he came back to his office and sat down he felt pain in the lower lumbar area of his back. The next day he had numbness in his left upper thigh.
Employee was installing section of tube conveyor. One end was bolted, other end was supported by crane and bolts in slotted holes. During alignment process, conveyor end slipped off of bolts and pinned employee's left thumb between conveyor flange and support.
Laceration to pinky finger (Fifth Finger)- Left hand requiring stiches. Employee was knocking off lances on Niro 7. When closing the door on Tank 6 on the burner side, the door pulled out of his hand due to the negative and smashed his little finger on his left hand. Employee did have on all of his PPE at the time of incident.
Employee was cleaning up tools, etc. after changing out a trunnion on K4 kiln. Took step back and bent over to grab some tools. When he came back up, his back bumped the kiln shell and his upper back was burned.
The employee cut his right leg with a utility knife. He was cutting towards himself when the knife slipped off the hose and into his leg. He is on blood thinner therefore extra precautions were taken to control the bleeding. He received stitches at the hospital and was released without restrictions.
Breaking down electric manlift at end of job. Employee was moving the lift backwards and stated he had the pipe in view. He released the pedal and the lift drifted and wedged him between the pipe and control panel.
Employee was walking in the parking lot from her car to the office when she slipped on a patch of ice and fell to her knee causing it to be bruised and eventually swollen. Weather conditions were a contributing factor due to frigid temps. No property damage.
Employee twisted his left knee when he was helping to change a screen. Experienced pain and swelling in knee. Dx: left knee strain.
Employee slipped in a slurry spill as he was cleaning it up, and he twisted his right knee. He did not seek medical attention at that time. On 1/13/14 he requested to see the doctor because the knee was still hurting. On 1/14/14, employee saw doctor, x-ray was negative and he got corticosteroid injection for inflammation. MRI is being scheduled.
Employee was removing heat exchanger from shelf. It was stuck to another plate. He put his hand between them to get them unstuck, and as it came free it slid down his arm and cut the top of his left wrist. Required sutures. Returned to work with no lost time.
While replacing a water valve, employee experienced strain to lower right ribcage/torso.
The employee was reaching up to apply a hand brake to a railcar and felt a sharp pain in his shoulder as he tightened the hand brake. Note: This injury was not reported to site management until 08/05/2013.
Slipped and fell while walking to get broom to clean up spill from clay batching. Employee fell onto concrete support for I-beam, fracturing his 11th right rib.
Miner was disconnecting lanyard from tie off point when snaphook on the lanyard struck him in the mouth, causing a laceration to his lip, resulting in 4 stitches to his lip.
Clearing material from inside of the niro lance after shutdown to prevent the lance from becoming plugged during startup. The operator was raising and lowering a lance to remove buildup. While lowering the lance back into the niro the operator did not remove his left hand from underneath the lance collar and smashed his left index finger.
Employee was unloading a delivery of pallets from a van. Wind blew trash into employees left eye, causing redness and irritation.
Employee was working on a bucket elevator. While walking up steps to access welder, he tripped and fell resulting in laceration above his left elbow.
Employee was cleaning final filters on Niro II, all his PPE on. After closing off 3-way ball valves, he cracked open the filter & the pressure knocked if off and sprayed into the filter housing. Slurry bounced back & hit left shoulder & side of face shield, causing hot slurry to run down under his apron.
While working on a stalled bag house screw, employee placed his left hand on the belt. His fingers were pulled into the pulley and caught between it and the drive belts. The tip of his index finger was severed, middle finger was broken (tendon damaged) and ring finger slightly lacerated.
Employee was adjusting trunnion, pulled up on guard, and hit head on a cut-off piece of angle iron overhead. Puncture wound required staples.
Employee was leaving control room and tripped on his boot as he was walking. He fell on grating and cut his chin and mouth, requiring sutures.
Employee was struck by metal access door on the right side of his lower back, resulting in a puncture wound requiring sutures.
Employee reported that he had a sharp pain in his groin area along with a knot that was sticking out. He wasn't sure what caused it to stick out. He was doing his normal job duties with no major or heavy lifting.
Employee was installing an over-running clutch on the ball mill main drive. While putting the sprocket on the over-running clutch, part of the clutch came apart and fell on his left foot causing a fracture.