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THE EE WAS OPERATING A BATCH TYPE PRESSURE VESSEL. HE JERKED ON THE EXHAUST VALVE TO RELIEVE PART OF THE PRESSURE IN THE VESSEL. WHEN HE DID THIS HE FELT PAIN IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER, CHEST AND ARM. THIS RESULTED IN A CHEST WALL STRAIN.
EE HAD BEEN WEARING WORK BOOTS WITH SPLIT SEAMS ALLOWING LIME & DUST TO ENTER. HAD BEEN SUFFERING AND SEL-TREATING WHAT HE THOUGHT TO BE BLISTERS. HAD APPARENTLY EXISTED FOR 2-3 WEEKS. FINALLY UNABLE TO BEAR PAIN AND REPORTED/CONSULTED SUPERVISOR FOR HELP. SENT TO CO. DRS. FOR TREATMENT.
CLEANING CONVEYOR IDLER-IN VISE- WITH ANGLE DRIVE ELECTRIC WIRE BRUSH. BRUSH CAUGHT IN FRONT OF HIS SHIRT, LOOSE AND NOT TUCKED IN, CAUSING TOOL TO JUMP AND HIT HIM IN CHIN.
SHOVLING SPILLS AS PART OF NORMAL DUTIES. FELT SHARP PAIN BENEATH LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.
OPERATING FACE LOADER REPORTED SHARP PAIN FROM FINGERTIPS TO SHOULDER MUSCLE CRAMP RIGHT ARM RIGHT HAND USED TO OPERATE LIFT AND TILT CONTROL LEVELS.
EE WAS WORKING IN #2 KILN REMOVING DEBRI FROM BRICKING. UNEVEN FOOTING IN KILN, TRIPPED AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL
KILN OPERATOR WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF SCALE CAUGHT IN THE #2 COOLER FEEDER TRAY WHILE IT WAS NOT RUNNING. HE HAD HIS LEFT ARM LEANING ON THE TRAY WHILE REMOVING THE SCALE. THE FEEDER STARTED U P AUTOMATICALLY AND PINCHED HIS LEFT ARM BETWEENTRAY AND COOLER HOUSING. THE RESULT WAS A BRUISED ARM, SMALL LACERATION, SMALL ABRASION.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING NO. 2 COOLER DISCHARGE BELT CONVEYOR REDUCER. HE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE REDUCER DRIVE GUARD. THE BACK SIDE OF THE GUARD WAS MISSING EXPOSING HIS HAND TO THE BELT AN D PULLEY. THE MOVEMENT OF THE PULLEY SPRAINED THE RIGHT THUMB.
THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING A WET LIMEBUILDUP FROM THE DUCON "M" TUBE WITH A CLEANING BAR. AS HE WAS DOING THIS HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CLEANING BAR AND THE "M" TUBE DOOR FRAME. THIS RESULTED IN CHIPPED BONE AND A SMALLFRACTURE ON HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.
THE MAINTENANCE WAS WORKING ON CHANGING OUT MOTOR SPEED REDUCER ON UPPER COAL CONVEYOR. THEY WERE WORKING OFF THE PLATFORM THAT HAD GREASE AND LIME ON IT. WHEN PULLING THE CHAIN ON THE CHAIN F ALLS THE MAN'S FOOT SLIPPED ON GREASE CAUSING HIS LEG TO HIT PLATFORM CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT LEG.
THE ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON N0.1 KILN NUCLEAR LEVEL DETECTOR FROM A RAISED CONCRETE PAD [APPROX 4" H]. STEPPING BACKWARDS, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE PAD TURNING THE FOOT SIDEWAYS. THIS MOVEMENT RESULTED IN A CHIPPED FOOT BONE.
BRIDGED ROCKS AT CRUSHER AND POKING TO DISLODGE. WHEN ROCKS MOVED POKER SUNG AND SLAMMED RIGHT HAND HOLDING POKER. AGAINST STEEL HANDRAIL. RIGHT HAND BRUISED NO BORKEN SKIN X RAYS NEGATIVE.
STEPPED ON SMALL ROCK 2 OR 3 INCH IN DIAMETER, TWITHED FOOT , STUMBLED, BUT DID NOT FALL. SENT TO HOSPITAL FOR EVELUATION OF INJURY.
EE WAS DISCONNECTING LEADCORD FROM A ELECTRICAL STARTER BOX. WORKING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE BOX HE LOOSENED A BOLT WHICH SECURED THE GROUND LEAD. MOVING TO THE FRONT OF THE STARTER BOX, HE TR IPPED ON A PIECE OF CARDBOARD ON THE FLOOR. FALLING TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, THE EE INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE AND SHOULDER.
EE WAS WORKING IN #2 WASH CHAMBER REMOVING DEBRIS. IN SOME AREA'S BUILD UP MATERIAL IS SO THICK IT HAS TO BE BROKEN WITH A PICK. USING A PICK, THE EE SWUNG AT A PILE OF MATERIAL. HITTING THE P ILE, THE PICK BOUNCED OFF & LANDED ON TOP OF EE LEFT FOOT. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE SOME BRUISING DID OCCUR.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING STONE SPILLS UNDER THE #3 STONE MERRICK PLATFORM. LIFTING A FULL SHOVEL OF STONE, THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BODY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DUMP THE WASTE INTO A HOPPER. THIS RE SULTED IN A LOWER BACK STRAIN.
EE WAS LOADING A QUICKLIME PEBBLE TRUCK WHILE TAKING A SAMPLE FROM THE CHUTE SAMPLING DOOR THECHUTE FILLED UP BLOWING QUICKLIME DUST OUT OF THE SAMPLING DOOR & TOP OF THE CHUTE INTO HIS FACE AND BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES. WITH LIMITED VISION HE ALSO FELL COMING DOWN THE STAIRS FROMTHE LOADING AREA BRUSING HIS RIGHT KNEE & RIGHT WRIST
WHILE EMP WAS LEVELING A BATCH IN #3 AUTOCLAVE HIS HARD HAT BUMPED A LIGHT FIXTURE. HYDRATED LIME FROM THE UNIT FELL ENTERING HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER OPERATOR ON THE REMOVAL OF A QUICKLIME BUILDUP ON A SILO WALKWAY. SWINGING A PICK TO LOOSEN THE QUICKLIME, HE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE FINISHED TAKING QUICKLIME HEIGHT MEASUREMENTS ON TOP OF THE SILOS. WALKING DOWN THE SILO STEPS, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE ON THE SECOND STEP FROM THE GROUND.
THE ACCESS PLATE WAS REMOVED FROM #2 KILN DISCHARGE STACK FOR CLEANING. USING A BAR THHE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO SCRAP THE INSIDE WALL OF THE STACK THRU THE OPENING. WHILE SCRAPPING A LARGE PI ECE OF DEBRIS BROKE LOOSE. WHILE TRYING TO BREAK UP THE PIECE OF DEBRIS IT STARTED TO FALL AND HHIT THE BAR CAUSING THE LEFT THUMB TO STRIKE THE WALL OF THE STACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING @2 ROTARY KILN WITH TWO BUCKETS OF SOUPY SAIRSET WHEN HIS RIGHT LEG PASSED THRU AN OPENING BETWEEN THE COOLER GRATES. THE FORCE OF THE LEG AGAINST THE COOLER GRATES TWIST ED HIS ANKLE AND SCRAPED THE LEG.
TWO EE WERE USING THE BOOM TRUCK TO LOWER A WASTE HOPPER INTO THE KILN BASEMENT. THE INJURED EE WAS CROUCHED ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK WITH HIS LEFT HAND AROUND THE BOOMS LIFTING PIPE. AS THE TR K BACKED INTO POSITION THE LFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PIPE AND A STEEL COLUMN. AN APPROX. 1"X1/4 SECTION OF SKIN AND FLESH WAS GOUGED ON THE BACK OF THE LEFT HAND.
SHOVELING FINES SPILL AT REAR OF 36 IN PAN CONVEYOR. PULLED MUSCLE BELOW LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.
EE WAS USING AN AIRHOSE TO UNPLUG THE AERATOR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG THE END OF THE AIRLINEWITH A KEY, LIME BLEW IN HIS EYES. EE FAILED TO SHUT OFF THE AIR SUPPLY. EE'S EYES WERE WASHED O UT AND HE RETURNED TO DUTY. THE FOLLOWING DAY HIS EYES FILMED OVER LATE IN THE DAY AND HE REPORTED 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO HIS SHIFT (10:45), THAT HE WOULD NOT BE IN.
EE SAT DOWN ON CHAIR AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE BACK OF THE LEFT LEG. SHE STOOD UP AND NOTICED A WASP ON HER SKIRT. SHE IMMEDIATELY SHOOK THE WASP OFF AND STEPPED ON IT.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A WHEEL BEARING INTO A PLACE WITH A PUNCH AND HAMMER. WITH THE HAMMER IN HIS RIGHT HAND HE SWUNG AND MISSED THE PUNCH. THE FORCE OF THIS ACTION CAUSED HIS HAND TO HI T THE EDGE OF THE BRAKE DRUM RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO HIS FINGER.
EE WAS WALKING AROUND CORNER OF MAINTENANCE SHOP WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT ON THE CORNER OF A STACK OF STEEL PLATE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO TRIP AND FALL ON THE CONCRETE SIDEWALK, INJURING HIS RIGH T ELBOW AND ARM.
THE EE WAS CLEANING DUST FROM THE INSIDE OF THE 46" DIAMETER DUCT. TO DEPOSIT THE MATERIAL ON THE GROUND IT WAS NECESSARY FOR HIM TO REMOVE THE CLEANOUT OPENING COVER. FOUR SPOT WELDS HOLD THE COVER IN PLACE. USING A CHISEL AND HAMMER HE BROKE THREE OF THE WELDS LOOSE. THINKING HE COULD BREAK THE REMAINING WELD LOOSE BY REMOVING THE COVER HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT IT. LIFTING FROM A BEN
EE WAS USING A 2 X 4 PIECE OF WOOD AND HAMMER TO DRIVE A KILN BRICK SPLIT INTO PLACE. EE DID NOT REALIZE THAT HIS LEFT RING FINGER WAS UNDER THE BOARD. WHEN HE STRUCK THE BOARD, THIS PUSHED IT DOWN AGAINST THE END OF THE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATEMPTING TO UNPLUG A BUCKE TELEVATOR CHUTE WITH A WOODEN SHOVEL HANDLE. THE ELEVATOR WAS RUNNING WHEN IT CAUGHT THE HANDLE FORCING THE METAL SHOVEL AGAINST HIS FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP STONE SPILLS IN THE STONE FEEDERS AREA. WHEN HE CHANGED POSITION HE ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON A STONE & FELL TO THE FLOOR, LANDING ON HIS BUTT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE EMPL OYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT BACK AREA & HAD DIFFICULTY WALKING. HE WAS TAKEN TO ST. CHARELS HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE IS EXPOSED TO QUICKLIME IN THE KILN DEPARTMENT. AFTER UNPLUGGING THE S COOLER DISCHARGE CONVEYOR, HE COMPLAINED OF A QUICKLIME BURN ON HIS ANKLE. A SEVERE BURN OF THIS TYPE IS CAUSED OVER A SEVERAL DAY PERIOD IF NOT PROPERLY TREATED. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO REPORT THE INITIAL BURN & GET THE NECESSARY MEDICAL TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING. WHEN HE GOT UP & STARTED WALKING THE HEEL OF HIS SHOE CAUGHT ON A RAISED SECTION OF FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED & FELL TWISTING HIS ANKLE & LANDING ON HIS BUTT. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN ONE WEEK LATER & SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK 11/5/94.
EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING QUICKLIME DUST IN THE BASEMENT WHEN HIS LEFT ELBOW STRUCK THE SLIDE HANDLE ON THE PEBBLE QUICKLIME SYSTEM.
WHILE WORKING IN THE KILN DEPARTMENT, QUICKLIME ENTERED THE EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY SHOE. IT WAS DISCOVERED LATER THAT THE SAFETY SHOE HE WAS WEARING DID NOT OFFER PROTECTION FROM THE QUICKLIME DUST .
EE WAS CLEANING UP SPILLAGE FROM THE DUST CHAMBER FLOOR. DURING THIS TIME EE POKED OUT A 2 DUST CHAMBER DROP. NORMAL PROCEDURE. APPARENTLY MATERIAL WAS BLOCKING THE EXIT POINT AND BROKE LOOSE DURING THE POKING TIME. THE HOT MATERIAL FLOWED OUT FAST ENOUGHT TO GET INTO THE EE BOOT AND CAUSE THE INJURY BURN BEFORE THE EE COULD GET OUT OF THE WAY.
EMPLOYEE ENTERED 3RD LEVEL PUMP SHANTY.WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLUG IN THE SUMP PUMP A WASP STUNG HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK.THE AREA AROUND THE STING SWELLED IMMEDIATELY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE ROTARY KILN DEPARTMENT ON A HOT AN HUMID DAY. QUICKLIME DUST GOT INTO HIS BOOT. THE DUST REACTED WITH PERSPIRATION TO CAUSE A QUICKLIME BURN. ALSO, RUBBING OF THE A REA BY THE SOCK AND BOOT CONTRIBUTED TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE ROTARY KILN DEPARTMENT ON A HOT AND HUMID DAY. QUICKLIME DUST REACTED WITH PERSPIRATION FROM BOTH ARMPITS CAUSING THE BURNS.
A LIMITED SWITCH ON THE NO. 3 PALLETIZER DISCHARGE CONVEYOR NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE CONVEYOR AND LIMIT SWITCH ARE LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION A FEW FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE WHO IS ABO VE AVERAGE IN HEIGHT, HAD TO BEND OVER TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS. WHILE MAKING THE REPAIRS, THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
PARKING LOT AT PLANT WAS SNOW AND ICE COVERED. EE FELL DOWN GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK IN PARKING LOT DUE TO SLIPPERY CONDITONS FROM THE ICE AND SNOW. EE SUFFERED A DORSAL STRAIN AND CONTUSION T O CHEST WALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING SOUTH NO. 2 COOLE RPOCKET. WHEN RECIPROCATING PANFEEDER MOVED IT PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN PAN AND COLLER SLIDE HANDLE.
EMPLOYEE ROLLED 33" X 6" DIAMETER PIPE WITH FOOT AND THEN PICKED UP ONE END WHILE DRAGGING IT ACROSS THE FLOOR. APPROX. WEIGHT OF PIPE IS ESTIMATED AT 50 LBS.