EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLOSE DOOR ON RAILCAR WITH A PIECE OF STEEL. STEEL SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND DOOR.
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Showing all 25USING A BAR TO UNLODGE MATERIAL IN FEED ELEVATOR. BAR HAD A SHARP EDGE ON IT. THUMB CAME IN CONTACT WITH IT AND LACERATED THE THUMB APPROX 3/4".
DOING CLEAN UP DURING HEAVY RAINSTORM. CONTACT WITH DOLOMATIC LIME DURING THIS HEAVY RAINSTORM CAUSED CHEMICAL BURNS. BURNS WERE NOT REPORTED IMMEDIATELY DELAY MAY HAVE MADE CONDTION WORSE
MECHANIC WAS TIGHTENING OIL PLUG IN TRUCK AFTER CHANGING THE OIL. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE PLUG AND HIS ARM CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE DRAIN PAN EDGE.
LIME BURN TO EYES-CLEANING OUT VENTURI IN HYDRATE DEPT.
LACERATION REQUIRING 2 SUTURES TO RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND-LACERATION WAS CAUSED WHEN METAL PLATE SLIPPED IN HIS HAND.
EE WAS OPERATING A 988 LOADER ON 11-7 SHIFT, THE LOADER WAS TRAVELING TO BALL MACHINE AREA WHEN IT WENT INTO A LOW POINT IN THE ROAD. WHEN THE MACHINE SLOPED TO THE SIDE LEFT HE RESPONDED BY P UTTING HIS ARM OUT TO SUPPORT HIMSELF THE DOOR TOF THE LOADER CLOSED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER.
OPERATOR WAS SHOOTING OUT SCAL RING IN #3 KILN, WHEN SOME OF THE MATERIAL BECAME LODGE IN THE FEEDER'S UNDERNEATH THE COOLING HOPPER OF #3 KILN. EES WORKED TO CLEAR BLOCKAGE, ONE OF THE SPRING S THAT SUPPORT FEEDER CAME LOOSE, ALLOWING FEEDER TO DROP DOWN & SPILL HOT SCAL ONTO BELT. AT THIS TIME THE BELT CAUGHT FIR (THE BELT IS HEAT RESISTANT TO 1000 DEGREES).
INSTALLING FLOORING. HAD A PIECE OF CHANNEL TACK, WELDED. TRYING TO LEVEL CHANNEL HE WAS HITTING CHANNEL FROM BOTTOM WITH FOUR LB HAMMER. HAMMER HIT EDGE OF CHANNEL AND HIT HIMSELF IN LEFT EYE.
THE VICTIM STEPPED BEYOND THE YELLOW FLAGGING TAPE OFF OF THE FLOOR GRATE ONTO A GUNCTION BOX. THE ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX GAVE WAY ALLOWING HIM TO FALL APPROX. 18' HIS RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE K NEE AND ANKLE SUSTAINED SOME SERIOUS BREAKS.
A JACKHAMMERR WAS LEFT STANDING ON ITS POINT. A FELLOW WORKER BUMPED THE HAMMER AND IT FELL OVER ONTO THE VICTIM'S LEFT FOOT. BRUISED FOOT.
EE WAS LIFTING FULL O2 BOTTLE FROM TOOL TRUCK & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER TO GRIND STEEL.DISC EVIDENTALLY HIT A BURR AND KICKED AROUND BRINGING SPINNING DISC INTO CONTACT WITH THE BACK SIDE OF HIS LEFT FOREARM.MINOR CUTS AND ABRASIO NS TO LEFT FOREARM RESULTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON CONCRETE PAD AND CHANGED DIRECTION AND NOTICED A LITTLE PAIN AROUND LEFT KNEE. AFTER SITTING DOWN A FEW MINUTES AND GETTING BACK THE PAIN WAS WORSE WHEN WALKING.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF OF SMALL DOZER AND TURNED LEFT ANKLE ON UNEVEN GROUND. X-RAYS REVEALED FRACTURE OF TIP OF LEFT FIBULA.
EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSING TIME AGAIN. PRIOR INJURY WAS 2-3-93.
WALKING UP STEPS, CAUGHT SAFETY METATARSAL SHOE UNDER TOP STEP, FELL FORWARD, HANDS HIT FLOOR TO STOP FALL, HAND HURT BY FALL.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE SEVERAL BAGS OF CEMENT (100LB BAGS) FROM THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK NO DISCOMFORT WAS NOTICED IMMEDIAT ELY BUT HE DEVELOPED A BACK ACHE THE NEXT MORNING H E NOTIFIED ME THE FOLLOWING MON MORNING BUT STA TED THE PAIN WAS MINOR I NOTICED HE WAS STILL SORE A MONTH LATER & TOLD HIM TO GO TO A DOC WHO DIAGNOSED A HERNIATED DISK
EE WAS PICKING UP WHEEL BARROW HANDLES TO MOVE AND FEET SLIPPED ON PELLETS ON CONCRETE FLOOR. FELL ON BACK C-S STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE USING POKEN TO CLEAN CLINKERS IN CHUTE FROM KILN TO COOLER. RIGHT HAMSTRING GLUTEAL MUSCLE STRAIN.
HANDLING A SHEET OF TIN DISMANTLING A CONVEYOR TOP. EDGE CUT UNDERSIDE OF LEFT ARM.
SLIPPED AND FELL ON CONCRETE PAD WHICH HAD FROZEN WATER (ICE) UNDER SNOW. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO JOB AND FELL BY EXTRUDEN.
TOP OF WATER SPRINKLER CAUGHT BETWEEN EMPLOYEES SHOE TOP AND METATARSAL GUARD CAUSING HIM TO TRIP AND FALL. TWISTED KNEE AS HE FELL CAUSING KNEE SPRAIN.
STEPED OUT OF TRUCK SLIPPED ON CLAY AND FELL ON SIDE ON A RIDGE OF CLAY BROKEN RIB LEFT SIDE.
DUST COLELCTOR PANEL INDICATOR LIGHT SOCKE TIMPROPERLY WIRED BY CONTRACTORS INSTALLING UDST COLLECTION SYSTEM.