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SUPERVISOR ENTERED KILN (PULLED FIRE AT 8PM 11-17) TO CHECK FOR BRICK DAMAGE AT 5:45 AM 11-18. COATING FELL AND HE LEANED OVER TO AVOID COATING HITTING HIM, CAUSING HAND TO BE IMBEDDED IN HOT MATERIAL ON SIDES AND BOTTOM OF KILN. RIGHT HAND SUSTAINED BURNS TO TOP OF HAND.
REPLACING CABLE ON MARL BRIDGE CRANE. BUCKET WAS ON GROUND. 4 EMPLOYEES WERE PERFORMING THE WORK. SLACK CABLE WAS BEING FED TOT HE 2 EMPLOYEES IN HE BUCKE FOR THREADING IT THROUGH THE SHIVE S. SIGNNAL MAN ON OUTSIE OF BUCKET SIGNALED CRANE OPERATOR TO RELEASE MORE CABLE. HE MOVED CONTROLS AND CABLE TIGHTENED UP INSTEAD OF LOOSEING, PULLING EMPLOYEE'S HAND INTO SHIEVE. LITTLE F
EE WAS ASCENDING STAIRWAY TO CONTROL ROOM HALF WAY UP HE MISSTEPPED, TWISTED SEVERELY HURTING BACK CAUGHT HIMSELF BEFORE SLIDING DOWN.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A ROLL OF PALLET COVERS ONTO TRAILER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION OF LINKS IN CHAIN FOR BUCKET ELEVATOR. MASHED TIP END OF MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND. (ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT HIS FINGER WITH HAMMER). TIP OF FINGER FR ACTURED.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HE INJURED RIGH TARM WHILE RELEASING HTE BRAKES ON A RAIL CAR- EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR WITHOUT NOTIFYING COMPANY. WENT TO HIS DR WORKERS COMPENSATION INSURANCE CHALLENGED CAS E. 5-25-94, FINISHED INVESTIGATION AND ALLOWED THIS TO BE COMPENSABLE. EMPLOYEE HAS LANDSCAPIGN CO ON OUTSIDE.
LIFTING KILN JACK WENT TO DR ON 5-6-94 X RAYS NEGATIVE, WENT TO DR ON 5-31-94, SET UP FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY WENT FOR EVALUATION TO SEE SPCEICALIST ON 7-21-94. QUESTIONAL REPORTABLE UNABLE TO FI ND ANYTHING WRONG WITH HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING LADDER TO PALLETIZER CATWALK.TOE BOARD THAT RUNS LENGTH OF CATWALK EXTENDS THROUGH OPENING FOR LADDER ENTRANCE.EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON TOE BOARD FALLING FORWARD FRACTURING C OLLARBONE.
PICKING UP BOX OF NUTS AND BOLTS. EE WAS CHECKED BY CO DR COULD NOT FIND ANY DAMAGE. EE COMPLAINED LAST WEEK 6-8-94 AND RETURNED TO DR. DR PRESCRIBED MEDICINE AND PHYSICAL THERAPY.
WHILE SAMPLING A RAILCAR, BACK SPASMS OCCURRED.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON GREASE THAT HE WAS CLEANING UP. DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 1-17-94. CLAIMS THAT HIS KNEE WAS TWISTED WHENHE SLIPPED.
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON FINISH MILL SHAKER BELT. WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL FORWARD, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON PIECE OF METAL.
KILN SUPERVISOR WAS INSPECTING THE KILN (INSIDE) WHILE IT WAS DOWN. CRAWLING OVER A PILE OF KILN BRICK HE STEPPED OFF PILE. FEET SLIPPED ON HULL OF KILN FALLING FORWARD HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL BY CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS. FALL BROKE LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE 475 TRACTOR-SHOVEL (PAYLOADER) HOOD WHEN HE LOOSENED THE RADIATOR CAP TO HEP DRAIN THE WWATER FROM THE RADIATOR. WATER STARTED SPEWING FROM THE RADIATOR AN D HE STEPPED BACK, LOSING HIS BALANCE, HE JUMPED FROM THE HOOD (APPROX 12') LANDING ON HIS FEET BUT HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE LANDED ON HIS BUTTOCKS.
EMPLOYTT REMOVED PIPING FROM WATER PUMP OF BULLDOZER, WITHOUT RELEASING THE PRESSURE FROM THE RADIATOR. HOT WATER, UNDER PRESSURE, SPEWED OVER UPPER TORSO AND LOWER PART OF FACE. SECOND DEGR EE BURNS ON LIPS, NOSE, SHOULDER, ARMS, CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BUNDLE OF EMPTY CEMENT BAGS AT PACKING MACHINE.
POSITIONING THE BURNER PIPE OF BRADY SYSTEM ON NO. 5 KILN. FELT PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.
DOING REPAIR WORK AROUND NO 7 FINISH MILL SLIPPED ON CATWALK & HURT BACK
EMPL WAS BEGINNING A NEW JOB. TRAINED THE PREVIOUS 6 WORKING DAYS FOR INSPEC.LUBRICATOR JOB & ON OWN TO BEGIN INSPECTION. ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED ONCLINKERS WHILE WALKING UNDER #4&5 KILNS. FILED A 1ST AID REPORT THAT BACK WAS HURTING. FINISHED DAY AS INSPEC-LUBRICATOR. FOLLOWING MORNING EMPLREQUESTED BE SENT TO DR. DR. PUT EMPL TO BED UNTIL MONDAY.
EE WAS IN BACK OF JOBBERS TIRE TRUCK INSPECTING TIRES WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FALLING TO GROUND ABOUT 4 FT CAUGHT ON LEFT HAND AND KNEE BREAKING BONE IN WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF D-6 BULLDOZER (AFTER SERVICING MACHINE) WHEN HE SLIPPED ON TRACKS, FALLING BETWEEN PUSH ARM AND ROLLER FRAMES. RIGHT LEG WAS STUCK. OPERATOR OTHER EMPLOYEE HELPED HIM GET OUT. RIGHT KNEE WAS BRUISED.
WHILE DUMPING A LOALD OF FLY-ASH (20YD) HALF THE LAOD SLID OUT THE DUMP BED THE OTHER HALF CAUSED THE DUMP ;BED TO TILT TO ONE SIDE AS IT FELL TO THE GROUND ON ITS SIDE THE FIFTH WHEEL DID NOT COME LOOSE & THIS CAUSED THE CAB TO FOLLOW THE DUMP BED THE CAB RAISED UP WITH THE DRIVER (IN THE CAB) & SLAMMED TO THE GROUND ON ITS SIDE
RELINING NO. 3 RAW MILL- INSIDE MILL REMOVING RUBBER PLUGS- PLUG POPPED LOOSE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN LEFT TEMPLE ABOVE LEFT EYE.
EE WAS PULLING WRENCH, ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED, STRIKING EE IN RIGHT EYE, BRUSING RIGHT EYE BALL.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BY CHAIR IN SHIFT REPAIR SHOP WHEN LEFT KNEE STRUCK CORNER OF CHARI. CORNER OF CHAIR LACERATED KNEE, REQUIRING SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF A SIDE COMPARTMENT OF A SCREW CONVEYOR NO NO.4 COOLER. DOOR FELL FORWARD STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT-CONTUSION OF THE UPPER PART OF HIS FOOT.
54736YEE WAS TRANSPORTING A 60 LB. JACKHAMMER (CARRYING IN ON HIS SHOULDER) TO THE BASEMENT OF NO.6&7 FINISH MILL. WHILE DESCENDING THE STAIRS HE MIS-STEPPED AND FELL TO THE BASEMENT FLOOR. CO 47319NING THAT HIPS AND BACK WAS PAINFUL-EMS WAS CALLED IN TO TRANSPORT HIM TO TRIDENT HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. HE WAS EXAMINED AND X-RAYED AND RELEASED WITH NO BROKEN BONES.
39642LE SHOTTING NO 7 FINISH MILL STARTER THREW HANDLE IN AND STARTER SHOT ELECTRICAL FLASHING ON ARMS HANDS FACE SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HANDS AND ARMS LIGHT BLISTER OF FACE.
OPERATING SHREDDER AT RESOURCED RECOVERY DEPT ATTEMPTED TO PULL PIECE OF METAL OFF GRADER FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN METAL AND COP OF GUARD.
ASSISTING IN TURNING AN ENGINE ON FLOOR OIL PAN SCREEN CUT EMPLOYEE ON ARM
ERCTING SCAFFOLDING TO REPAIR MILL. FLASHBURNS AND PIECE OF METAL EMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WASSISTING INT EH INSTALLATION OF NEW LINERS IN NO. 5 FINISH MILL. WHILE PLACING LINER INTO POSITION, WASHER WELDED ON LINER (TO SWING IT) BROKE AND LINER SWUNG AGAINST EMPLOYEE STRI KING HIM ON HIS RIGHT THIGH, BRUISING THE MUSCLE. COMPANY DOCTOR ADMITTED HIM TO TRIDENT HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. WAS RELEASED AFTER 5 HOURS.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING A PUNCH WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. PIECE OF PUNCH CHIPPED OFF, IMBEDDING IN EMPLOYEE'S FOREHEAD, LACERATED AREA ABOVE BRIDGE OF NOSE.
TEARING OUT BRICK IN NO. 4 KILN. FOREIGN MATERIAL LOCATED IN RIGHT EYE, SCRATCHING EYEBALL.
USING A PRYBAR IN MCC ROOM OF NO.6 MILL, PRYBAR SLIPED, HITTING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH, CUTTING LIP, REQUIRING SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SHAFT ON NO. 3 RAW MILL BELT DRIVE. SHAFT SLIPPED OFF JACK AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN SHAFT AND BEARING, MASHING FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING CARBON BLACK DUST BIN-REMOVED COVER(UNDER PRESSURE) AND DUST BLEW BACK IN FACE.ATTEMPTED TO DESCEND LADDER (40 FT) (WITH CAGE) COULD NOT SEE (BLINDED BY DUST) AND HARD TO BREATHE.LET LOOSE OF LADDER THE LAST 10-12FT AND DROPPED TO PLATFORM.BROKE ANKLE AND CRACKED VERTEBRAE.
SKINNING WIRE WITH POCKET KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPL'S THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON DOOR TO #4 RAW MILL,USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND SLUGGING WRENCH-HAMMER CAUGHT SAFETY CABLES (TIE-OFF FOR SAFETY BELT) AND HAMMER BOUNCED BACK,STRIKING EMPLOYEE I N FACE,BREAKING NOSE.
USING COMEALONG TO SEAL TIRE TO RIM OF BOBCAT COMEALONG BROKE STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT SHIN CAUSING LACERATION OF LEG NEEDING SUTURING.
PULLED MUSCLE
WORKING AROUND #5 KILN BURNER PIPE STRUCK RIGHT FOREARM ON BURNER PIPE ARM HAS SECOND DEGREE BURNS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FLOOR(BEHIND KILN HOOD) OF DEBRIS.PICKED UP ONE END OF A PIECE OF METAL TO LEAN IT AGAINST HANDRAILS.DID NOT KNOW THAT METAL WAS COVERING HOLE IN FLOOR.STEPPING FORWARD,S HE WENT THROUGH FLOOR,DROPPING 33 FT TO MUDDY CONCRETE SLAB.BROKE ARM ON FLOOR WHEN PASSING THROUGH HOLE FRACTURED PELVIS RUPTURED SPLEEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A STEAM GINNY-HOSE BLEW OFF WAND CONNECTION, SPEWING STEAM ONTO LEFT LEG OF EMPLOYEE. SECOND DEGREE BURN ABOVE ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE OPERATING A JACKHAMMER IN NO.3 KILN, ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BRICK FROM THE HULL. BRICKS CAME LOOSE, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND, (LEFT) BRUISING THE BACK OF THE HAND AND LACERATING IT . ALSO, BRUISING THE LEFT ARM.
WORKING IN CHAIN SECTION OF NO. 5 KILN. FOREIGN DEBRIS IN AIR BECAME IMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYEBALL.
REPAIRING FLUID DRIVE EQUIPMENT IN REPAIR SHOP. BRUISED LEFT INDEX FINGER. ON MARCH 1 WENT TO N. TRIDENT HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM, X-RAYED, COULD FIND NO DAMAGE. WENT TO FAMILY PRACTICE ON M ARCH 4, COULD FIND NO DAMAGE. WENT TO SPECIALIST ON MARCH 14, FOUND PROBLEM, SET UP FOR THERAPY (CONSIDERED TO BE REPORTABLE ON MARCH 14.
ALLERGIC REACTION (OVER A PERIOD OF TIME) TO OIL, GREASE, CLEANING AGENTS FOR MACHINERY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE DEBRIS FROM DRAG, DRAG CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT AND WEDGED IT BETWEEN IDLER ROLLER AND DRAG CHAIN. BOTTOM OF FOOT AND BIG TOE WAS BRUISED AND LACERATED.
TRANSPORTING JACKHAMMER TO BASEMENT HE SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR IT STRUCK ON R HAND FRACT