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EMPLOYEE WAS EX3TING CLINKER COOLER THROUGH DISCHARGE END WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE GRATING. HE SLID FORWARD AND DOWN, THEN DROPPED TO LOWER LEVEL SLOPED IN OPPOSITE DRIECTION AND SLID TO THE FLO OR, ALLEGEDLY H6RTING HIS BACK.
EE WAS PERFORMI3G ROUTINE TASKS IN MILL BUILDING WHEN BIN OVERHEAD FLUSHED SPILLING FINE DRY MATERIAL TO THE WORK AREA. AS EE HURRIED EXITED THE AREA WITH HIS HEAD TILTED FORWARD HE STUCK A FIXED OBJECT W3TH HIS HARD HAT JAMMING NECK & SHOULDEDRS CAUISNG PAIN IN THE NECK REGION.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A CASE OF SHOT GUNE SHELLS FOR KILN WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK AND HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING BAGS OF CEMENT IN THE PACKHOUSE WHEN EITHER DUE TO CARELESS HANDLING OR A WEAK BAGS, THE BAG BROKE CAUSING CEMENT DUST TO GET INTO EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO CLEAR A CHUNK FROM MORTAR SILO DISCHARGE.EMPLOYEE OPENED INSPECTION PORT IN AIRSLIDE,ALLOWING THE PRODUCT,MOTAR CEMENT,TO BLOW OUT OF THE OPENING AND INTO HIS FACE.I NAM E MORTAR CEMENT3DUST ALLEDGELY ENTERED HIS EYES.CAUSING THE POSSIBILITY OF CHEMICAL BURNS AND PARTICULATE IRRITATION.EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TRWATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING HEAVY SIDE-COVER FROM SECONDARY CRUSHER, A ROUTINE TASK. A 5-FOOT PRYBAR SLIPPED AS EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING SECTION, ALLEGEDLY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL BACK WARD 2-FEET, WH9RE HE STRUCK A STATIONARY DRIVE MOTOR. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR, DID NOT SEEK IMMEDIATE FIRST AID.
EMPLOYEE WHO IS3LEADMAN, WAS ASSITING REPAIR CREW IN REMOVING WORN METAL SEGMENT FROM SECONDARY CRUSHER HOUSING, WHEN FINAL CUTTING TORCH PASS WAS MADE, CAUSING AN 8 X 5X 1 INCH THICK PLATE TO FALL APPROXIMAT5EY 5 FEET STRICKING HIM ON TOP OF INSTEP OF LEFT FOOT, BREAKING INSTEP.
EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING SACKED CEMENT ON SEMI-AUTOMATIC PALLETIZER A ROUTINE TASK WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO HOLD BACK FILLED CEMENT SACKS ON FEED CONVEYOR BELT WHILE PALLETIZER CYCLED SHE ALLEDG DLY SPRAINED LEFT WRIST DURING THIS MANIPULATION
EMPLOYEE WAS INVOLVED IN ROUTINE DUTIES OF REMOVING BELT SPILLAGE WITH 40 LB JACKHAMMMER WHEN HE PULLED OR JERKED JACKHAMMER WHEN OFF BALANCE CAUSING STRAIN TO LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE TASK OF WELDING A SMALL METAL PATCH ON A MATERIAL SPLITTER BOX STANDING ON CONICAL PILE OF SPILLAGE AND ADJACENT GUARDED CONVEYOR FRAMEWORK MATERIAL IN SPILLAGE PILE GAVE WAY AND EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS RT KNEE TRYING TO RETAIN HIS BALANCE
WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE TASKS THE EMPLOYEES HAND AND LEFT LEG WERE COMPRESSED IN A COLLASPING EXTENSION LADDER ALLEGEDLY CAUSING INJURY TO MUSCLE OR LIGAMENT IN AREA OF CALF OF LEFT LEG RAPID SWELLING OF LEG DEVELOPED AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR FOR DIAGONISIS AND TREATMENT LATER BEING ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FOR CONTINOUS OBSERVATION OF BLOOD CIRCULATION THROUGH LEG AND
EMP WAS WELDING A CRACK IN THE SHELL OF NO.2 KILN AS HE REMOVED HIS SAFETY BELT AND STARTED DECENDING LADDER HIS FOOT SLLEGEDLYU SLIPPED ON WET RUNG, HE FELL 8 FT. LANDING ACROSS A WALKWAY HAN DRAIL
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK ON TO SOME METAL SHAFTS LYING ON FLOOR OF MAINTENANCE SHOP AND THEY ROLLED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST TO KEEP BALANCE HURTING HIS BACK
I.NAME STOOD ON 12" WIDE H BEAM TO DISCONNECT RIGGING ON A PIECE OF DUCT THAT HAD JUST BEEN SET & BOLTED IN PLACE. WHILE HOLDING ON EITH ONE ARM HE STARTED TO TRANSFER HIMSELF FROM BEAM TO D UCT. LOST FOOTING GRABBED RIGGING STARTED SPINNING SLAMMED INTO BEAM BREAKING HIS RIB. THIS KNOCKED HIM LOOSE FROM RIGGING.
EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN PLACING EXPLOSIVE CHARGES IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER THROAT TO DISLODGE LARGE ROCK STOPPAGE EMPLOYEE WAS ALERTED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF A HAUL TRUCK DUMPING INTO THE CRUSHE R THROAT IN HIS HASTE TO LEAVE THE POSSIBLY ENDANGERED AREA HE STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST AN OBJECT THE HAUL TRUCK WAS NOT DUMPING THE WARNING LIGHT WAS PUSHED IN ERROR BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING 21 FT LENGTHS OF 4 IN PIPE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN NECK AND UPPER BACK HE EITHER ASSUMED WRONG BODY POSITION FOR PROPER LIFTING OR FAILED TO ESTIMATE THAT THE MOVEMENT WOULD REQUIRE ASSISTANCE
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING VERTICAL BOLTED ON DOOR FROM A ROUND CLINKER ELEVATOR HOUSING IN KILN AREA WITH ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE WHEN AFTER THE NUTS WERE REMOVED THE EMPLOYEE PULLED THE DOOR OFF TH E STUDS TO PLACE IT ON FLOOR HE NOTICED PAIN IN A STRAINED MUSCLE BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12-5-84 WHEN IT BECAME VERY PAINFUL WHEN HE WENT OT DOCTOR HE RECEIVED SHOT IN MUSC
EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED ON TOP LANDING OR STEPS AS HE DISMOUNTED FROM CAB OF TRUCK WHILE HOLDING ON TO HAND BRACKET FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEPS APPROX 21 IN FROM GROUND CAUSING BODY TO TURN STRI KING THE BACK OF EMPLOYEES HEAD ON SOME UNDEFINED OBJECT AS HE FELL PRONE TO GROUND
EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ONTO ROLL CONVEYOR AT SEMI-AUTOMATIC SACK PALLETIZER TO RELIEVE JAMMED CONDITION UNDER A FILLED PALLET OF SACKED CEMENT ONE END OF A 4-FT ROLLER GAVE WAY UNDER HIS WEIGHT A LLOWING HIS FOOT ANKLE AND CALF OF HIS LEG TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLERS
EMP WAS WORKING ON TOP OF FINISH SILO TURNING OVER A SCREW TROUGH AND AS THE TROUGH TURNED IT SLIPPED AND PINNED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE TROUGH AND THE BRACKET CAUSING AVULSIONS AND DEEP DA TISSUE DAMAGE TO THE HAND
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING NO. 2 CLINKER COOLER, WHEN THE EMPLOYEE INSIDE WHO IS UNABLE TO SEE OUT, THREW A BRICK OUTSIDE STRIKING THE FIRST EMPLOYEE ON THE ANKLE.
NO. 1 EXHAUST COOLER FAN FAILED STRUCTURALLY AND THREW PIECES OF THE FAN OUT THE EXHAUST STACK, ONE OF THEM STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT SIDE, CAUSING LACERATIONS AND BONE CHIPS.