WHEN TWO STONE CARS HAVE BEEN LOADED THEY HAVE TO BE MOVED ON DOWN THE TRACT SO THAT 2 MORE CAN BE MOVED INTO PLACE. IT HAD BEEN THE PRACTICE TO MOVE THE CARS AT ONCE. WE FEEL THAT THIS PRACT ICE PUTS TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON ONE SET OF BRAKES SO A SOP HAS BEEN WRITTEN TO MAKE CERTAIN THERE IS ALWAYS A BRAKEMAN ON EACH CAR.
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Showing all 16IT HAD BEEN RAINING, THE GROUND WAS MUDDY AND THE QUIPMENT SLIPPER. THERE WAS PROBABLY MUD ON GENE'S SHOE WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO HIM SLIPPING
GAYCO FEED CHUTE PULGGED UP - MATERIAL BACKED UP & WHEN THERE WAS ENOUGH PRESSURE, SCREW OPENED UP & MATERIAL SPILLED OUT ONTO EE.
WELDING LEAD WIRE HAD WORN PLACE WITH THE WIRES EXPOSED AND EE HAD WIRE UNDER HIS LEFT LEG. THE WIRE ARCED UNDER HIS LEG BURNING HIS LEG WITH 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS.
CLEANING DUCTS AT THE ROTARY KILN WHEN THEY REACHED THE MIDDLE DUCT IT HAS NECESSARY TO CHANGE TO A LONGER ROD ON WATER GUN. WHEN THEY PULLED TRIGGER ON THE HIGH PRESSURE GUN IT KICKED BACK AN D HIT THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE GATES ON BOTTOM OF THE EUC BINS WERE FROZEN , EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BEAT THE DOOR LOOSE, ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS HAND ON THE SIDE OF ONE OF THE GATES.
CHANGING PIN ON #1 DRIVE, HIT THUMB AND INDEX FINGER WITH HAMMER.
LIME DUST FROM CALCIMATIC TRANSFER BELT TO 600 TON BIN FELL IN HIS EYE.
HELPING TO MOVE PORTABLE LIGHT PLANT, WHILE DIRECTING DRIVER OF TRUCK EE PICKED UP TONGUE OF THE HITCH TO HELP IN THE HOOKUP.
THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LEAKING FUEL CAP. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER IF HE FELL OR BLACKED OUT FIRST AND THEN FELL.
WHILE WALKING THRU DOORWAY ON SECOND LEVEL AT HYDRATOR SYSTEM EE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE CORNER OF THE STEP AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. HE HAS A AVULSION FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT FOOT.
CLIMBING LADDER TO ELEVATOR AT ROTARY KILN WHEN DUST GOT INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS NOT CERTAIN WHETHER IT CAME OFF OF A RUNG OR THE WALKWAY ABOVE. SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. EE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO DR AND HADLIME EXTRACTED. THERE IS NOT PERMANENT IMPAIRMENT.
DESCENDING A LADDER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNG AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS PICKING UP BOX OF BLASTING POWDER, WEIGHING APPROX. 55 BLS AND HE FELT A SLIGHT STING IN HIS HIP AREA. THINKING IT WAS NOTHING SERIOUS EE DID NOT REPORT IT AS AN ACCIDENT. ON JAN 30 EE STARTED EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT LEG.
HYDRATE TANKER - DRIVER HAD PRESSURIZED ONCE & WAS ATTEMPTING TO DO IT THE SECOND TIME - HE WAS TAKING CAR OFF OF BLOW-OFF PIPE - THE PRESSURE IN THE LINE BLEW HYDRATE IN HIS EYES & MOUTH.
WHILE EMPTYING THE SPILLAGE CHUTE A LARGE PIECE OF MATERIAL HUNG UP IN THE DOOR. INJURED PULLEDON THE CABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR WIDER. HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.