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EE was cutting a 24 inch I-Beam with a Torch. He backed up so another EE could knock it apart with a Cat 318 C LN Excavator with Shear attachment. When the other EE hit the beam it kicked up and fell on EE's leg.
EE was walking out the door on the kiln deck when dust blew into his right eye. EE did have safety glasses on. EE flushed the eye. Eye continued to bother EE until he went to doctor on 10/18/10. Diagnosed with corneal abrasion and conjunctivitis. EE put on light duty until 10/20/10. EE job is considered light duty so no changes in duty will take place.
Injured employee was cutting up a tree that fell down for firewood. The tree had poison ivy on it and the employee the next day started to show signs of poison ivy. Employee went to doctor on 10/10/08 and received a shot.
Injured employee was helping to fix a feed chute in kiln. Injured employee took off safety glasses and looked around chute. Another employee was using the torch to clean the area before cutting and blew dust towards the injured employee. Dust got in the injured employee's eyes.
Employee was tightening screen bolts when she stepped through a hole in between the two screens in the catwalk. Employee's right leg went through an approximate 10 inch diameter hole up to her thigh. Employee recieved a puncture in the thigh that required 17 stitches. Employee is on restricted duty for 3 days.
Employee was hooking up a truck when the pressure in the line forced the cap off spraying product in his face.
The employee was cutting a hole in the belt so we could put a rope through it to pull the belt together. He was holding the belt with his left hand and cutting it with a knife in his right hand when the belt slipped and the employee cut his left hand with the knife. The employee required five (5) stitches in his left hand.
The kiln deck was being washed down and another employee was starting down the stairs, slipped and caught himself. When this happened the employee dislocated his shoulder.
Employee was performing normal duties. Brass coating on forks of forklift was damaged. He was repairing when incident occurred. Employee rotated the forks to the vertical position and was using a hammer to knock the brass coating back into place. The pin holding the top fork came out causing that fork to fall and catch employee's finger between the two forks.
A contractor was working on some demolition work at the mine site. He was standing on a catwalk with handrails cutting loose the bottom of the catwalk from a hopper. He cut both of the supports to the catwalk and fell approximately 23 feet. He showed signs of a leg injury and the hospital confirmed a broken femur and pelvis.