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Un atascamiento en la boquilla #3 de la BC-M cuando encuentra que tiene unas piedras obtruyendo, una procede a utilizar barra para desalojar la piedra. Realizando un tipo de apalancamiento ejerce presión sobre la barra en direccion hacia el cuando de momento esta se va en blanco, lo que hace que la mano derecha choque con la pared del bajante.
Employee was removing a cement bag that was lodged on a conveyor belt and when the bag came loose it caused cement to blow onto employee's face falling in EE's eyes. Causing redness and inflammation to EE's right eye and eyelid.
Employee alleges that the employee was placing an iron tripod to place a cell phone to record and the legs of the tripod and the base were sapped, impacting the left hand, causing fractured nails and bleeding in the index and middle fingers.
Employee was handling a bag of ice and scraped their left pinky at the cuticle area with a wire used to close the 40lbs bag. They notified on 02/09/2024 that they felt pain and has redness and swelling at the area. Antibiotics and vaccine were prescribed.
Employee was cleaning the cabin of the excavator at the end of the shift. While standing on the wheel chain, EE slipped and impacted their left hand with the inside of the cabin door dislocating EE's index finger.
Three employees were moving a hydraulic press with a hand truck and it fell on an employee's foot causing an open wound on EE's heel
Employee was stung by bees during outdoor housekeeping tasks.
An employee was walking down a flight of stairs and tripped with own feet on the 2nd to the last step. EE stumbled down the remaining steps and hit hand with the wall in front causing a radial fracture.
A pallet jammed in palletizing machine B when the employee tried to remove the pallet a piece of the pallet broke off and EE's right hand hit the pallet above causing pain and swelling.
Employee stepped on a piece of wood with an exposed nail. The nail punctured EE's safety boot and also punctured EE's foot.
Miner was allegedly filling a bucket and then emptying it on a locked out conveyor belt. After approx. 18 times their wrist bent backwards when raising the bucket. Miner had pain and limited range of motion. Miner was taken to ER where X rays were performed and found no fractures. Miner was discharged and given pain medication.
An employee was measuring silo levels, when the measuring tape got caught & employee used a long bar to move the part that was stuck. When the tape was freed, employee's right hand moved hitting the side of the silo opening causing a laceration in employee's right little finger joint. Employee received 4 sutures.
A cement silo overflowed and a cement dust cloud formed causing cement dust to fall in an employee's eyes causing irritation and redness.
Employee alleges EE was reclining pallets on a metal column, a burst of wind pushed one of the pallets and it hit the back of employee's left calf causing a laceration that required stitches.
Employee alleges EE was moving mill plates and EE's left index finger was pinched between 2 plates causing a bruise/hematoma. Ice pack was provided as first aid.
Employee alleges cement was blown into EE's left eye when a bag broke. EE was evaluated and prescribed antibiotic eye drops to prevent infection.
An employee was installing dust collector filters, stepped on the baskets and twisted left ankle.
An employee went up a step stool to access a mobile unit and had to go down the step stool in reverse to open the door. When the employee placed right foot on the ground right ankle was twisted because ee placed foot where the sidewalk ends and the grass begins. The employee was holding the door and a laptop computer and was not holding on to the railing.
Employee was cleaning a conveyor belt's transition bellow the conveyor pushing accumulated material with a bar, the bar was pushed by the material causing it to slip, the employee tried to grab the bar and it pinched left middle finger with a ladder causing a cut.
Installing cement mill plates. Half of the line was installed and the cement mill was rotated in order to install the rest of the line. When the mill was rotated some plates fell, the contractor employees entered the mill for scaffolding installation. While installing the scaffolding, the plates fell impacting a contractor causing right ankle and rib fractures.
An employee reported on 6/26/2017 felt pain while getting out of car, EE stated it was not work-related. On 7/12/2017 EE stated that EE had been in a squatting position cleaning a grating floor on 6/24/2017 and felt back pain when EE stood up. Injury had no lost work days until Nov 2018.
An employee was removing oversized material from Belt Conveyor V and while moving material EE hit hand with a metal beam causing a laceration on right 3rd finger.
An employee felt pain in back during shift.
The employee was installing a clamp on a scaffolding ladder of the first level, in the interior of the Cyclone 4th stage, in the pre-heater tower, when some brick fragments fell down and hit employee on the right elbow. The employee was taken to a medical facility & was authorized to return to restricted work.
The employee proceeded to remove a truck starter, which has an approximately weight of 60 pounds, alone, but it slipped and jabbed the left hand ring finger against the concrete; causing an open wound of approximately one inch in length. Stitches were took on the finger. The employee will return to restrictive work.
The employee was installing bricks inside the kiln and adjusting them with a brick hammer. During the process, he hold a brick with his left hand and finger hammer the tip of the index finger. First Aid was provided in the dispensary and was sent to a Hospital, where four stitches were taken to the base of his left index finger nail. The employee returned to work.
The employee was working in the third floor when he swing his body hit over the eyebrow with something fix and stationary.
The employee was inspecting the area of the air blasters which are located in the Cooling System (Cooler), employee placed his right hand against a fan/blower setting it on a plate to revise the blaster, when employee removed his hand from the fan the plate fell on his hand pushing his against one of the air blasters and then pinching his ring finger of his right hand.
The miner pinch his right hand with a metal piece during maintenance works in a mill machine.
The miner was hit in his forearm with a stone when cleaning the machine.
The employee was contaminated with dust in their eyes.
The employee was working with electrical distribution box and was hit by an electric arc in his hand.
The employee was unblocking a feeder duct with water and air. When the employee applied air pressure, suddenly hot water comes out of the duct affecting his right forearm resulting in first and second degree burns.
EE se encontraba en el enfriador de clinker cortando con oxigeno y acetileno cuando un pedacito pequeno de escoria le cayo dentro del oido derecho. (EE was in the cooler of the clinker cutting with oxygen and acetylene when a small bit of slag fell inside his right ear.)
Injury said that a metal cover placed over an edge, fall over his foot hitting over where the metal of the safety shoe finish resulting in a trauma to his left foot.
While the pump's material flew and hit right eye.
Estaba destapando una valvula en el fondo de un silo cuado de repente le cae material en el ojo. (EE was uncovering a valve in the silo when suddenly material fell in his eye.)
The employee was taking the cement out of the big bags, when suddenly slipped, making contact with a forklift.
The employee was making machine inspection on the Big Bags Machine, when he turned around suddenly and hit the forks of the forklift.
Alega que el empleado se encontraba sobre el conveyor Linea # 6 para sacar un saco roto que estaba pinchado debajo de la guardera. Al salir gateando comenza a sentir molestias en el lado izquierdo espalda baja.
The employee was trying to repair a machine in movement and he was punctured with machine's grill.
The employee was verifiying the process equipment, suddenly a release of florida lime blew in his face and the left eye.
EE was trying to start a welding machine. The machine backfired causing first and second degree burns in both ears, neck and top of the head.
EE attempted to dislodge a paper bag which was pinned in the packing machine. When opening the top to gain access to the pinned bag the electrical power automatically shuts down as a safety measure but apparently the air lines maintained pressure causing the rake to move foward when he was removing the bag causing him an open wound.
The employee was installing an iron plate inside a Cement Mill. Accidentally the plate slipped by few inches hitting his left ankle and foot. The iron plate was located at the Cement mill's floor
Employee was performing cleaning duties on the roof of a warehouse. Accidentally the concrete steel rebar reinforced roof sections collapsed and a temporary worker standing on them fell the the floor below causing him minor injuries.
Employee was walking near a valve with controls heated powdered material at the Preheater area. Accidentally the valve failed momentarily and allowed the heated material to escape causing him burns in his right arm.
Three employees were dislodging the terciary air duct at the second floor of the Preheater Tower. When they opened the duct gate hot material flushed away. At the same time EE was passing underneath the duct when the hot material reached his feet.
The Employee while exiting the vehicle lost his footing thus holding on the support bar felt a sudden pain in his right arm.
Employee was operating a forklift at the Packing House area. Suddenly he saw a defective cement bags pallet inside the palletizer. He entered inside the palletizer avoiding the safety devices used to stop the machine. The pallet continued its movement pinching accidentally his index finger between the pallet and a conveyor roller.