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EE WAS CLEANING GREASE ZERT OFF OF BEARING TO GREASE IT. HE HAD NOT NOTICED THAT TAIL PULLEY HAD SLID OVER NEXT TO FRAME WORK. TAIL PULLEY PULLED RAG IN AND HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN FRAM E WORK AND TAIL PULLEY.
EE FELT THAT HE MUST HAVE STRAINED A BACK MUSCLEWHILE SHOVELING. HE WAS NOT SURE OF THE DATE OR TIME.
WHEN TIGHTENING 1 1/2 NUT ON DRIVE MOTOR TAKE-UP, THE CRESCENT WRENCH BEING USED SLIPPED OFF AND THE HANDLE OF THE WRENCH STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE.
THE EE WAS CHECKING SCALPING SCREEN OUT. HE LOOKED DOWN INTO THE 9" CHUTE. ROCK CAME OFF SCALPING SCREEN AND HIT EE ON RIGHT SHOULDER AND HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING TOP SCREEN ON SHAKER AND FELT A CHARLIE HORSE IN RIGHT KNEE.
WE WERE JUST SPRAYING WATER INTO THE FEEDER & A LITTLE ROCK & MUD CAME OUT & THEN IT ALL STARTED COMING OUT. I HEARD THE 2 CO-WORKERS YELLING TO HURRY UP & THEN THE MUD CAUGHT ME & PUT ME AGAI NST THE CONVEYOR & MUD CAME UP TO MY WAIST & SLAMMED ME INTO A ROCK.
TRAPPED BY MUD FLOW IN TUNNER. MUD ROSE TO WAIST LEVEL & PUT PRESSURE ON KNEE.
WHILE TRYING TO UNPLUG THE FEEDER WITH WATER HOSE A CLOD OF DIRT CAME THROUGH THE FEEDER FOLLOWED BY MUD DUE TO RAIN OVERSATURATION.
TO REPORT INCIDENT - EES WERE TRYING TO UNPLUG FEEDER WITH A HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE, WHEN THE MUD BROKE LOOSE DUE TO OVERSATURATION & TRAPPED EES.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRIGN MACHINERY, HE LIFTED A CAT PANEL FROM THE EQUIPMENT AND WHILE TURNING, HE CAUGHED WHICH CAUSED HIS STOMACH TO SWELL AND HURT.
WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A FEED PLATE OFF THE TABLE AS A 125 CANICA. HE LIFTED UP ON ESIE, HED IT WITHH ONE HAND AND REACHED OFF TO THE SIDE TO GRAB A WEDGE TO PUT UNDER THE SIDE OF TH E FEED PLATE HE WAS HOLDING. THIS ACTION CAUSED HIM TO PULL A LIGAMENT IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK.
WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO GREASE #1 SCREEN BEARING WITH A HAND GREASE GUN. THE EXTERNAL GREASE HOSE HAD BECOME UNSECURE. IT WAS HIT BY THE SCREEN COUNTERBALANCE WEIGHT, RIPPING THE GREASE HOSE AND GREASE GUN FROM THE WORKER'S HAND RESULTING IN THE INJURY TO HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER.
WORKER AWOKE ON FRI MORNING 4-12-96 WITH EYE RIGHT SWOLLEN SHUT. WENT TO EYE DR WHO REMOVED ROCK A STEEL FROM EYE. STEEL HAD RUST RING AROUND IT. WORKER SAID EYE HAD BOTHERED HIM FOR A WEEK OR SO. HE DID NOT KNOW OF ANY SPEICAL TIME OR PLACE INJURY CALL HAVE OCCURED. 2 WEKS PRIDE HE WAS HIT IN SAME EYE AT HOME WITH A HOCKEY STICK BY HIS SON.
WORKER WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 1/2" STEEL PLATE WITH A CUTTING TORCH OUTSIDE AT NIGHT. WHILE HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF HOT SLAG LANDED ON TOP OF HIS LEFT LEATHER BOOT. THE HOT SLAG BURNED INTO THE BOOT BURNING THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT. A DAYLATER THE BURN BECAME INFECTED AND WORKER SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS YARD AND SLIPPED. PULLED SOMETHING IN LEG.'
WORKER WAS IN SWITCH HOUSE OPERATING CRUSHER WHEN NEMA #1 STARTER COMBO BOX (MAG COIL & FUSE PANEL 480V) HAD SHORTED OUT. A EXPLOSION AND FLASH OCCURRED APPROX. 3' FROM OPERATOR'S FACE RESULTI NG IN FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES. PROBABLE CAUSE WAS CARBON ARCING.
WAS CHIPPING SLAG FROM WELD, WORKER WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. SMALL PIECE OF SLAG WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND ENTERED EYE.
EE WAS WELDING DURING REGULAR SHIFT, THEN CALLED IN THE FOLLOWING MORNING WITH SORE EYES, THAT WERE RED AND SWOLLEN. HE WAS WELDING IN CLOSE QUARTERS BETWEEN DECKS INSIDE SCALPING SCREEN AT NI GHT.
SUSTAINED A SHOULDER SEPARATION DUE TO A FALL FROM A CTERPILLAR.
INJURED WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF OF TRUCK HANGING ONTO SIDE HANDLE WHEN LAST STEP BROKE.
WHIEL CUTTING S7EEL PLATE MILL SCALE POPPED OFF AND STRUCK IN EYE.