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EMPLOYEE WAS SANDBLASTING 944 FAN BLADES.THE TIP EXTNESION DISCONNECTED FROM SAND BLASTER GUN CAUSING GU TO BLAST DOWN INSIDE OF EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOREARM.EMPLOYEE TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM AND RE TURNED TO WORK.ARM BECAME INFECTED AND EMPLOYEE WAS TWO STITCHES WHEN IN EMERGENCY ROOM ON 06-20 O-88 FOR ANTIBIOTIC SOLUTIONS.TWO STICHES REQUIRED WHEN IN EMERGENCY ROOM ON 06-20-88.

REMOVING CHUNKS FROM AIR SLIDE. EMP. HAD VALVE CLOSED. AFTER CHUNKS WERE REMOVED CEMENT HE FELL APROX. 6 TO 8 FEET OFF LADDER. FALL CAUSED HIM TO BRAKE RIGHT ANKLE. SPENT NIGHT IN HOSPITAL FO R OBSERVATION. ANKLE NOT SET IN EMERGRENCY ROOM. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR MORNING OF 6-2-88.

CHISELING BOLTS OUT OF AIRSLIDE TO INSTALL NEW AIRSLIDE, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF CHISEL STRICKING EMPLOYEE LEFT FOREARM, CUTTING ARM REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CEMENT BARGE, STARTED TO STEP ONTO BARGE, STEPPED ON CLEVACE WITH HIS LEFT FOOT. THE CLEVANCE SLIPPED AND FORCED ALL HIS WEIGHT ON THE LEFT FOOT CAUSING HIM TO FALL. LET T FOOT SWELLED ANDHAD A KNOT ON IT.

INJURED WAS DRILLING BRICK IN KILN. COATING FROM TOP OF KILN FELL. A LARGE CHUNK OF COATING HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF HEAD AND SHOULDER. LACERATION ON BACK OF HEAD REQUIRED SUTURES.

PASSING BRICK FOR KILN FROM ONE EMP TO ANOTHER, BRICK SMASHED INJURED EMPL LEFT RING FINGER. EMPL FINISHED SHIFT AT 9:00 AM. HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT HOSP. AT APPROX. 6:00 PM THEY RE FERRED HIM TO BONE SPECIALIST WHO DID NOT HAVE OFFICE HOURS UNTIL 4/4 HE PUT A GUARD ON IT & RETURNED HIM TO WORK.

EMPL REPAIRING 01222 PALLETIZER SPACERS.STARTED EQUIP TO CHECK IT HAND BEHIND RAM AND HE DIDNT MOVE IT IN TIME.CUT END OF RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS LEFT HAND REQ 14 STITCHES.

INJURED WAS CHE7KING SCREWS ON 945 BAGHOUSE. A BOLT BROKE OFF SO EMPLOYEE WAS USING DRIFT AND HAMMER TO DRIVE BOLT OUT. A PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF OF DRIFT AND EMBEDDED IN RIGHT FOREARM. EMP LOYEE VISITED D9 ON 8-12-87. STEEL WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED REQUIRED FIVE STICHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ALONG SIDE THE CARGO BOX OF THE LOADED BARGE A BARGE HOLDING CABLE TIGHTENINED BECAUSE OF A PASSING TOWBOAT AND HIT INJURED AGAINST LEFT KNEE LEFT KNEE BRUISED EMPLOYEE HA S WORKED SINCE 3NJURY BUT WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WAS REFERRED TO ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEON EMPLOYEE HAS TENDON DAMAGE AND IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 7-10-87

INJURED WAS REP5IRING BELT ON 957 FINISH MILL DRAG.HE WAS MOVING BELT MANUALLY,FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT.MASHED RING FINGER RIGHT HAND.FRACTURED TIP OF FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING ON PONTOON WHILE LOADING BARGE. STEPPED ON 2 INCH ROPE, TWISTED ANKLE. SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE, CAST APPLIED. EMPLOYEE ON RESTRICTED DUTY SINCE INJURY.

TWO EMPLOYEES W9RE HOLDING EACH SIDEOF THE CRANKWHEEL ON WENCH BEFORE LOOSENING HEADLINE ON BARGE FLEET. WHEN RATCHET WAS RELEASED, THE WHEEL COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED BECAUSE OF THE TENSION THE TUGBOAT HAD ON3FLEET. INJURED'S RIGHT HAND WAS HUNG BUT CAME FREE. INJURED'S LEFT HAND WAS HIT BY HANDLE ON CRANKWHEEL. INJURED HAS BROKEN THUMB ON LEFT HAND AND BRUISED RIGHT HAND.

I.NAME WAS CHEC5ING 1026-1 COMPRESSOR-CONTROL ROOM WAS SHOWING IT DOWN. SWITCHGEAR DOOR ON 4160 FOR FINISHING MILLS BLEW OPEN & HIT I.NAME IN FACE. CUT NOSE MOUTH & BURNS ON FACE. TRANSPORTED BY HELICOPTER 7O HUMANA HOSPITAL UNIVERSITY & ADMITTED FOR OBSERVATION.

INSTALLING NEW 7AIL DRUM IN 950 CLINKER BELT REQUIRED MOVING DRUM WITH HELP OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE (APPROX 180 LBS) EMP STRAINED BACK REMOVING BOLTS FROM AIRSLIDE IN SHIIPING DEPT ON SUNDAY STRA BACK AGAN WORKE8 REGULAR DUTY MON TUES AND WED WAS SPRAYING WEEDS AT OUR SMALL LAKE AND APPARENTAPPARENTLY STRESSED BACK AGAIN WWAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM 6 13 86

USING THE DRIFT3PUMP BARREL BUSHING TO DRIVE BUSHING OUT. PIECE OF METAL PIERCED LEG. METAL REMOVED ON 5-29-86 REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.

EE WAS STOOPING3TO OBSERVE MALFUNCTION IN PACKING MACHINE. EE RAISED UP TO GO GET TOOLS RIGHT KNEE HIT BAG SADDLE CUTTING 1" LACERATION IN KNEE. LACERTION REQUIRED 5 SUTURES. EE COMPLETED 8 HOUR SHIFT. 3

ANOTHER EE WAS3PASSING BOARDS TO INJURED EE. SPLINTER PIERCED PALM OF RT HAND. EE RECEIVED MEDDICAL EXAM SAME DAY OF INJURY 2-6-86 ON 2-7-86 SPLINTER APPEARED TO BE OUT. ON FOLLOW-UP VISIT ON 2-18-86 IT 4AS DETERMINED THAT SPLINTER WAS EMBEDDED & MUST BE SURGICALLY REMOVED. SURGERY PERFORMED AS OUT-PATIENT ON 2-18-869 PATIENT RETURNED TO WORK ON 2-19-86.

INJ WELDED C CL5MP ON PIECE OF STEEL PLATE OVERHEAD AND IT FELL AND HIT HIM IN FOREHEAD.1'' LACERATION TO CENTER OF FOREHEAD REQ 4 STITCHES.

INJURED WAS ASS3STING MECHANIC AND ANOTHER OPERATOR. THEY WERE USING BOOM ON MANTENANCE TRUCK TO LIFT TRANSFER CASE FROM ANOTHER TRUCK. THE CABLE BROKE, SWUNG AROUND AND HIT INJURED IN NECK. E

INJURED WAS ASS3STING MECHANIC AND ANOTHER OPERATOR. THEY WERE USING BOOM ON MAINTENANCE TRUCK TO LIFT TRANSFER CASE FROM ANOTHER TRUCK THE CABLE BORKE, SWUNG AROUND AND HIT INJURED IN BACK OF HEAD. 3

GOING UP STEPS AT RAW MILL,FOOT SLIPPED,CAUGHT FINGER RAILING FRACTURED INDEX FINGER RIGHT HAND.COMPLETED SHIFT VISITED EMERGENCY ROOM EVENING OF 10-19-85.

INJURED WAS DESCENDING FROM THE CAB OF PAYLOADER FOOT SLIPPED & HE GRABBED HANDHOLD & SUPPORTED HIS BODY WITH RT ARM. CONTUSION RT SHOULDER.

WELDING FLASH WORKED FULL SHIFT ON 8 8 85 VISITED EMERGENCY ROM EVENING OF 8 8 85 OFF FULL SHIFT 8 9 85 INJ WAS WELDING WITH EANOTHER EMPLOYEE BUILDING PLATFORMS ON SILOS

CARRYING ELEVATOR PIN PRESS WEIGHING APPROX 75 LBS PRESS FELL APART AND FELL ON EMPLOYEES RT FOOT INJURING LITTLE TOE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED SAFETY SHOES FRACTURED LITTLE TOE DELAY I N RECIEVING DIAGNOSIS FROM HOSPITAL REPORT RECEIVED FROM HOSPITAL 7-29-85

EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING CEMENT. THE LINE QUIT AND THE BAGS DROPPED. HE HAD TO MOVE BAGS BY HAND. HE GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A BAG AND SADDLE ON 2 SPOUT. HE CUT BACK OF LEFT HAND REQUIRI NG 6 STICHES.

I.NAME WAS REPLACING THE CLAY FEEDER OPERATOR. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO KNOCK FLAG OFF TO STOP FEEDER IN ORDER TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK. HE MISSED THE CABLE AND THE ROCK ROLLED OBER AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND BETWEEN ROCK AND BREAKER BAR ON CLAY FEEDER. NAIL BED SURGERY REQUIRED.

I.NAME & I.NAME WERE DRIVING RODS INTO HOPPER IN PREPARATION FOR CALIBRATING A MILL FEED SCALES I.NAME WAS HOLDING ROD I.NAME WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER IN PROCESS I.NAME HIT I.NAME HAND CAUSING 1/2IN LACERATION

I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BOLT AT BASE OF THE 1003 MILL BUCKET ELEVATOR HE WAS USING A HALF INCH DRIVE RATCHET WITH 3/4 IN SOCKET HE PULLED UP SHILE STANDING IN AWKWARD POSITION AND ST STRAINED HIS BACK

I NAME WAS WALKING FROM THE RAW MILL TO THE ROOT SHED. HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT WRIST. HE BROKE A SMALL BONE IN HIS WRIST.

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING ON END OF A MOTOR SHAFT ON "A" MILL TO CHECK THE BEARING CLEARANCE. THE MOTOR WAS BOLTED DOWN. THEY WERE USING A NYLON STRAP TO LIFT THE SHAFT. HOISTING WAS WITH T E ELECTRIC BRIDGE CRANE. I,NAME WAS OPERATING THE CONTROL FOR THE CRANE. TOO MUCH PRESSURE WAS ALLOWED TO BE TRANSMITTED TO THE SHAFT BY THE CRANE. THE STRAP BROKE. WHEN IT BROKE, THE LOOSE E

I.NAME PARKED TRUCK ON DOWNGRADE THEN SHUT OFF ENGINE WHICH DEACTIVATED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND AIR BRAKE COMPRESSOR.SHORT TIME LATER WHEN AIR LEAKED OFF BRAKING SYSTEM,TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL DOWN GRADE. I.NAME JUMPED FROM CAB 8\ TO GROUND SPRAINING BOTH ANKLES.

I NAME WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A CHUNK OUT OF FEEDER OF 1018 MILL. HE ATTEMPTED TO HIT THE BAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.THE HAMMER BOUNCED OFF THE END OF BAR AND HIT THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAN HAND.

I,NAME WAS ALIGNING THE CAB OF THE BOBCAT WITH THE FRAME. THE BLOCK HE WAS USING WORKED OUT AND THE CAB FELL, PINNING HIS LEFT WRIST BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE CAB.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE TRYING TO OPEN A HOPPER CAR DOOR WITH A STEEL BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND BOTH EEMPLOYEES FELL DOWN I NAME SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE CLEANING CRUSHER USING A STEEL BAR. PUSHED BAR INTO CRACK, WHEN HE PULLED THE BAR OUT, HE WAS ON HIS KNEES, HE FELT A BURNING IN NECK.

EMPLOYEE AS ASSISTING EIGHT OTHER EMPLOYEES IN LIFTING A RADIATOR WHILE CARRYING RADIATOR (WEIGHING APPROX 600LBS) EMPLOYEE HURT BACK

GRINDING PIECE OF METAL,HAND SLIIPPED ON STATIONARY GRINDING WHEEL CUTTING INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

WHILE PULLING A TOWEL DOWN-ROOLTYPE-THE TOWEL RACK CAME DOWN OFF THE WALL & CUT DOUG\S RIGHT HAND.

INSTALLING BRICK ON BOTTOM OF KILN.ANOTHER MAN INSTALLING BRICK ON OTHER SIDE OF KILN DROPPED ONE ON EMPL LEFT HAND BRUISING IT AND SPLITTING KNUCKLE REQ 3 STITCHES.

WHILE REPLACING A SEAL RING ON THE KILN A RING SEGMENT SLIPPED MASHING THE RING FINGER OF THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND.

CONTRACTOR EMP HAD BEEN ACTIVELY AT WORK ONLY 15 MIN REPORTED TO FIRST AID AT 1640 SWEATING AND TREMBLING ATTEMPTED TO COMFORT HIM AND HAD HIM LAY DOWN SHORTLY THEREAFTER HEART AND BREATHING S STOPPED ADMINISTERED CPR SUCCESSURLLY EMS ARRIVED TOOK PATIENT TO NEAREST ICU HE DIED THERE OF HEART ATTACK

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH RAIL CAR HUTTING THE BOTTOM DOORS WITH LEAD PIPE PUSHING LEAD PIPE TO SHUT DOOR WHEN PIPE FELL DOWN ON HAND MASHING IT

EE WAS WORKING ON SERPERATOR TRYING TO KNOCK TUBE OUT. DROPPING 3" SHAFT YP KNOCK TUBE OUT. WENT DOWN WITH IT & IT BOUNCED UP 3 OR 4", I REACHED FOR IT & IT FELL. THE NUT ON TOP CAUGHT FINGE R BETWEEN THE NUT & THE PLATEE MASHING IT.

EMP WAS SUPERVISING REPAIR OF THE 137 BELT THERE WAS LARGE BUILDUP FROM MUDDY RETURN BELWO THE TAKEUP PULLEY VERTICAL LADDER TO THE BELT IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO TAKE UP PULLEY NOT REALIZING THE LADDER WAS CLOSE TO HIS HEAD DUE TO HIS STANDING ON THE BUILDUP MATERIAL HE MOUNTED THE LADDER HE HIT LADDER BACK SHARPLEY WITH HIS HEAD HARDHAT PROTECTED HEAD HOWEVER THE BLOW PUSHED HARD HA

EMP WAS RAISING FORKLIFT UP WITH CHAIN HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN HOOK AND CHAIN ON LIFT HE RAISED UP TO PUSH BUTTON TO GET HIS HAND OUT WHEN HE HIT THE BUTTON HE HIT THE WRONG ONE AND THE CH CHAIN WENT UP INSTEAD OF DOWN

JEFF WAS CLEANING THE COAL MAGNET ON THE BURNER FLOOR. HE RAISED THE MAGNET WITH ATHE HYDRAULIC MECHANISMS, CLEANED IT AND LOWERED IT INTO POSITION. IT COCKED SOMEWHAT AND DID NOT SLIDE INTO THE GUIDES. HE STARTED TO LIFT IT HYDRAULICALLY AGAIN TO REPOSITION IT, AS HE DID SO, IT ALIGNED WITH THE GUIDES AND FELL INTO PLACE MASHING THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS USING BACKHOE TO CLEAN THE BED OF A DART TRUCK. HE HAD THE OUTRIGGERS OUT, WHICH ELEVATED THE REAR TIRES. HE DISMOUNTED FROM THE VEHICLE BY STEPPING OVER THE REAR FENDER ONTOT HE RIG HT REAR WHEEL. THE WHEEL BEING OFF THE GROUND TURNED CAUSING RONNIE TO FALL.