Louisville Plant Quarry & Mill safety activity

Employee was using a hand drill and the drill bit caught and screwed into the metal pulling the drill into the metal opening the employee was reaching through. This pinched the employees' finger between the drill and the metal. The result was a laceration to the tip of the right index finger.

Employee reported pain and feeling a pop in the left side of EE's chest when EE was stretched out trying to align a pipe fitting.

Employee was investigating the preheat tower pressures and dusting when they opened a port and pressure blew hot kiln feed dust into face and eyes resulting in abrasions and thermal burn in both eyes.

Employee was climbing the stairs on the preheat tower and called over the radio to a co-worker that they needed to rest and felt dizzy. When the co-worker arrived, the employee was lying on the floor unconscious. Employee was brought conscious by a few shakes and hydrated and took to emergency room for check. They was diagnosed with heat syncope.

Employee fainted while working in the blend silos. A co-worker found the employee on the floor. The employee was seen by the co-worker just a few minutes earlier. The employee was diagnosed with heat syncope and administered IV fluids.

While walking down the shop stairs the employee felt and heard a pop in EE's knee causing pain and trouble putting weight on. Employee was prescribed medication for swelling and a knee brace resulting in a reportable injury.