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THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING LIME AT THE HYDRATE PLANT. AS HE DID SO HE BEGAN EXPERENCING PAIN IN HIS LEG AND BACK.
INJ STANDING AT3COOLING TOWER OPENING.USED A METAL BAR TO LOOSEN EXCESSIVE MUD AROUND THE OPENING.AS HE DID,LARGE CHUNK OF MUD BROKE FREE FROM ABOVE STRIKING BAR CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS INTO HANDRAIL.3
THE INJURED WAS3STANDING ON THE SHOP FLOOR,SO THAT BOTH HANDS HELD A RATCHET.HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON 1/2" DRIVE RATCHET AND HIS RIGHT HAND ON HANDLE OF THE RATCHET.HE USED THE RATCHET TO REMOV E THE DRAIN PLU1. HE PULLED UPWARDS ON THE THE HANDLE TO LOOSEN THE PLUG.AS HE DID SO HE FELT PAIN IN THE UPPER PART OF HIS BACK.THE PLUG WAS EXCESSIVELY TIGHT.
INJ STANDING ON3TOP RUNG OF LADDER ON #72 DART TRUCK.HAD 1 HAND AND BOTH FEET ON RUNGS TO DESCEND LADDER.CARRYING LUNCH PAIN AND JACKET IN OTHER HAND.AS HE DESCENDED LADDER HE SLIPPED AND FELL FEET FIRST TO G9OUND
THE INJURED WAS3STANDING ON THE 5TH. FLOOR OF THE C.W.S. BLDG 6 HE ALONG WITH A CO-WORKER HAD HIS HANDS AROUND PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH. HE AND THE CO WORKER LIFTED THE SECTION OF SCREENCLOTH FRO M THE FLOOR ONT2 THE DISCHARGE END OF THE SCREEN. AS HE DID SO HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO USE CRONE.
THE INJURED WAS3CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER ON THE WATER TRUCK.AS HE DID, HE MISSED THE BOTTOM STEP ON THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND BELOW.THE LADDER WAS SECURED TO THE TRUCK.JOB DO NE FREQUENTLY D6RING THE SUMMER MONTHS.
THE INJURED WAS3HELPING TO MOVE A MOTOR TOWARDS THE CRUSHER SHEAR IN ORDER TO INSTALL A NEW SET OF BELTS. HE USED A PIECE OF ANGLE, AS A BAR, TO MOVE THE MOTOR. AS HE DID HE EXERTED PRESSURE A ND PULLED A MUS7LE IN HIS BACK.
THE INJURED WAS3STANDING INSIDE THE 6B. SCREEN LOCATED IN THE CWS BUILDING. ONE LEG WAS POSITIONED OUTSIDE OF THE SCREEN FRAMEWORK WITH HIS FOOT ON A STEP. HE SWUNG HIS OTHER LEG OVER THE SCRE EN FRAME. AS HE3DID SO HIS FOOT CAUGHT THE SCREEN FRAME CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND START TO FALL. TO KEEP FROM HITTING THE FLOOR HE GRABBED A HEATING UNIT. AS HE DID SO HIS FINGERS W
THE INJURED WAS3PULLING ON A DISCHARGE SCREEN CLOTH LOCATED IN THE CWS BUILDING. HE HAD BOTH HANDS FIRMLY GRIPPED ON THE SCREEN CLOTH. HE PULLED ON THE SCREEN CLOTH. AS HE DID HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK1 THE INJURED WAS FOLLOWING NORMAL WORK PROCEDURES AND DID NOT OVER EXERT IN PULLING.
THE INJURED WAS3STANDING BENEATH THE FEED CHUTE AT THE #4 SCRUBBER LOCATED IN THE CWS BUILDING. HE USED A CUTTING TORCH TO BURN BOLTS OFFA JAMMED FEED CHUTE. AS HE DID SO A PIECE OF HOT SLAG F ELL THROUGH A H2LE IN HIS PAN LEG AND LODGED DOWN INTO THE TOP OF HIS SHOE CAUSING A BURN TO LOWER SHIN O LEFT LEG.
INJ WAS USING C2MEALONG TO LOWER THE TUNNEL GATE. AS SHE DID SO THE COMEALONG SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMP TO STRIKE HER RT LITTLE FINGEER AGAINST THE TIGHTENED COMEALONG CHAIN
THE INJURED WAS3BACKING A 50 TON UCLID TRUCK DOWN AN APPROX. 10% RAMP TO AN EXISTING STOCK PILE. AS HE APPROACHED THE STOCK PILE THE TRUCKS RIGHT REAR WHEELS RAN UP ON TO THE PILE OF STONE, TH AT HE HAD DUMPE8 ON HIS LAST TRIP AS HE DID THIS THE TRUCK CLIMBING UP ONTO THE PILE RAISING THE RIGHT SIDE ENOUGHT TO CAUSE THE TRUCK TO TIP OVER ONTO IT LEFT SIDE.
INJ WALKING TO 2ND FOOR OF SINTER SAND PLANT.AS HE TURNED CORNER AT TOP OF STAIRS STEPPED ON A STONE AND OVERTURNED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN3PROCESS OF TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE BOTTOM DECK OF THE 5D SCREEN ON THE 5TH FLOOR OF THE CWS BUILDING. AFTER TIGHTENING THE BOLT HE TURNED TO WALK TO OTHER SIDE OF THE SCREEN,AS HE STEPPED ON A3STONE AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
THE INJURED WAS3ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE STORE HOUSE WHENA CO WORKER TRIED TO STOP HIM. AS HE RUSHED TO GET INSIDE THE STOREHOUSE THE CO WORKER PUSHED ON THE DOOR CAUSING THE DOOR TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH T2E INJURED FACE.
THE INJ WAS STA3DING ON THE EAST SIDE OF A CONVEYOR HE USED A 3 FOOT LENGTH OF PIPE AND ATTEMPTED TO GUIDE THE BELT IN WESTWARD DIRECTION ONTO THE IDLERS. THE MECHANIC HELPER JOGGED THE BELT TO TEST THE CON5EYOR AS HE DID SO THE PIPE SLIPPED CAUSING THE INJUREDS HAND TO BE PULLED AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND IDLERS
INJURED WAS USI3G A COMEALONG TO LOWER THE TUNNEL GATE WHEN THE INJURED EXERTED PRESSURE HE FELT PAIN IN IS LEFT UPPER ARM
THERE WAS A EMP7Y RAIL ROAD CAR POSTIONED OVER THE COAL CRUSHER HOPPER, AND AFULL CAR BLOCKED BEHIND THE HOPPER AND A FULL CAR LOCATED 150 FEET UP THE TRACK. THE INJURED AFTER CHECKING THE CA R UP THE TRACK,3MOUNTED THE EMPTY CAR AND RELEASED THE HAND BRAKE. AS HE DID SO THE CAR STARTED ROLLING. THE INJURED APPLIED THE BRAKE, BUT THTHE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. THE INJURED THEN CLI
INJ USING RUBBE9 HOSE TO WASHOUT PAN.NOTICED PIECE OF TAPE ON HOSE COMING LOOSE.TRIED TO TRIM OFF LOOSE TAPE,KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.
INJ STANDING OU7SIDE FAN HOUSING.HAD FINISHED BURNING LINER LOOSE AND AS HE MOVED LINER TOWARD THE OPENING IT STARTED TO SLIDE TOO FAST.IN ATTEMPT TO PREVENT LINER FROM FALLING HE GRABBED FRON T EDGE TO STOP 3T.MOMENTUM OF MOVING LINER PINCHED HAND BETWEEN EDGE AND FAN HOUSING.
THE INJURED BEN7 DOWN TO LIFT A 5 GLLON OIL CAN AS HE STRIGHTENED UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. MAN HAS HAD PERVIOUS BACK OPERATION.
THE INJURED WAS3STANDING ON THE SECOND STEP OF A SMALL METEL STEP LADDER,USING A LONG METAL HOOLHOOK TO PULL BROKEN CLOTH FROM THE BOTTOM DECK OF THE SCREEN.AS HE DID THE HOOK EYE LIPTED OUT O THE CLOTH(AS HE3PULLED)CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE FLOOR WITH HIS LEG IN A TWISTED POSITION.
AN EE ATTACHED 5 CHAIN TO THE TIRE TRUCK SIMULTANEOUSLY A 2ND EE ATTACHED A CABLE TO A BULLDOZER. THE INJURED EE PROCEEDED TO CONNECT THE CHAIN & CABLE TOGETHER. AS THE DOZEER MOVED FORWAR D THE CABLE UNS5ACKED & A HOOK FASTENED TO THE T RUCK BROKE CAUSING CABLE TO STRIKE THE EE.
THE INJURED WAS3LYING ON HIS LEFT SIDE POSITIONED UNDER AN 8" PIPE THAT WAS 18" OFF THE GROUND. HE WAS WELDING A SEAM IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PIPE, AS HE DID A PIECE OF HOT METAL FROM THE WELDING ARC FELL IN HIS3RIGHT EAR.
TWO EMPLOYEES W9RE STANDING ON TOP OF A FAN ROTOR INSTALLING HOUSING WEAR PLATES AS THEY STARTED TO CHANGE THEIR WORK POSITION ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES PLACED HIS WEIGHT ON THE WRONG PLACE CAUSIN G THE FAN ROTOR3TO TURN AS A RESULT THEY BOTH FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HOUSING
EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING DOWN TO PICK-UP A 40 POUND VALVE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO GET UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LY3NG ON HIS SIDE TRYING TO PRY CASTING LOOSE WITH A 3 FT BAR WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE EMPLOYEE GOT A SHARP PAIN IN THE BACK
EMPL STANDING A7 FRONT OF AXLE INSIDE RIGHT FRONT TIRE USING COMPRESSED AIR TO REMOVE DIRT AND DEBRIS FROM WORK AREA.FLYING DEBRIS STRUCK EMPL IN FACE.
THE INJURED WAS3KNEELING ON GRATING TYPE FLOOR PULLING USED DUST COLLECTOR BAG UP OUT OF THE COMPARTMENT. GRATING HAD SOME SHARP EDGES, HE GOT A SMALL CUT BELOW THE RIGHT KNEE.
INJURED WAS IN 7HE PROCESS OF REMOVING A MUFFLER FROMA FRONT END LOADER IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP AS THE INJURED TURNED TO REMOVE THE MUFFLER IT SLIPPED INTO HIS LEFT ARM CAUSING HIM TO EXPERIEN CE PAIN IN THE 5EFT GROIN
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 ROCK FROM PUMP IMPELLER WHEN HE STEPPED OVER DREDGE BARGE DRIVE CABLE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPE DON PATCH OF ICE AND OVERTURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE
EMP WAS SHOVELI3G MATEWRIAL FROM UNDER PORTAGBLE SCREEN WHEN ANOTHER EMP OPERATING A DIGGER LOADER BACKED UP AND THE FRONT BUCKET STRUCK THE EMP ON LEFT LEG
WHILE INA SITTI3G POSITION, THE EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING UP OVERHEAD TO TIGHTEN A NUT ON THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ON A FRONT-END LOADER, AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER IN THE PROCESS.
EMP WAS THROWING AIR GATE WITH A BAR THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS SIDE
EE WAS CLEANING HYDRATE PADDLES EES PHONE RANG HE STEPPED BACKWARD TO ANSWER PHONE TRIPPED ON HANDLE OF CLEAN-OUT DOOR & TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE ENTERED FEED MILL BUILDING TO LOOK FOR UNKNOWN PERSONNEL WHO MAY HAVE ENTERED BUILDING WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO FLOOR, FLOOR GAVE WAY, AND EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 8\ - 10\ TO BASEMENT
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND A COUNTER WEIGHT IN ORDER TO CLEAM AROUND A CEMENT PILLAR, REPOSITIONED A SHOVELAGAINST THE COUNTERWEIGHT THE COUNTERWEIGHT SUDDENLY MOBED UPWARD, AND THE SHOVEL S TRUCK HIM IN THE ABDOMEN.
WALKING BACK TO CONTROL RM OF LIME PLANT HE TURNED HIS ANKLE WHILE TAKING NORMAL WALKING STEP.
THE MAST FOR #14 DRILL WAS IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION ON A LOBOY TRAILER THE EMP WAS INTHE INTERIOR OF MAST FRAMEWORK STEAM CLEANING AS HE CLIMBED OUT FROM THE FRAMEWORK HE STEPPED ON THE PIT PITCH BRACE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND CATCHING HIMSELF ON HIS HANDS AND BREAKING BOTH WRISTS
EMPL CLEANING FLOOR OF MUD AND STONES.AS HE LIFTED WHEELBARROW,PAIN STRUCK HIM IN LOWER BACK.
EE WAS BRUSHING LIME DUST FROM HYDRATE PACKER. EE WAS PERSPIRING & CAME IN CONTACT WIOTH LIME DUST CAUSING LIME BURNS ON CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS BURNING WITH A TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG ENTERED HIS LEFT BOOTY
EMPLOYEE WORKING ON #1 HAZEMAG IN THE SINTER SAND PLANT, ATTEMPTING TO ROTATE THE ROTOR WITH A 4\ BAR, THE POINT OF THE BAR SLIPPED, CAUSING EXTENTION OF THE LEFT ARM.
INJURED WAS DESCENDING A 40DEG SLOPE TO GET A WATER SAMPLE HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON STEEL PIPE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A RETAINING SHOE IN POSITION TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING ONTO THE BELT BELOW HIS HELPER WAS PULLING THE BLOW BAR OUT OF THE ROTOR THE BLOW BAR MOVED USUSUALLY EASY AND CAUGHT THE TIP OF THE EMPLOYEES GLOVE AND PINCHED THE END OF HIS FINGER
STOCK TRUCK DRIVER BACKING UP STOCKPILE OF WASHED SAND TO DISCHARGE LOAD,BACKED TOO CLOSE TO EDGE OF PILE.GAVE WAY CAUSING TRUCK TO FLIP END OVER END LANDING UPSIDE DOWN AT FOOT OF 20\ HIGH S PILE.