Boron Refinery Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT I WAS MOVING A BAG OUT OF MAGAZINE RACK WHEN THE BAG MISSED A CYCLE AND CAUGHT FINGER ON SOMETHING WHEN I PULLED IT OUT

EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT WE WERE REPLACING AN IMPULSE LINE ON SCRUBBER BLEED VALVEWHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW IN & I GOT SOMETHING IN MY RT EYE I WASHED IT & IT WAS ALL RIGHT UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT I THO UGHT I GOT DUST3IN IT BUT I REALLY WASNT SURE I GOT IT IN MY EYE HERE AT WORK

EMPLOYEE STATEMENT: THE BIRD FLIGHT WAS INSIDE THE HULL. IT WAS BOUND UP. WE TRIED TO ROTATE IT SO WE COULD MARK IT TO GRIND IT SO IT WOULD ROTATE FREELY. THE HARD FACING BROKE LOOSE. IT CAME FREE. THE PRY BAR HIT ME IN THE FACE.

EMPLOYEE STATES I WAS USING AIRLESS PAINT GUN WITH RUSTOLEUM SPEEDY DRY PRIMER AND 150 THINNER THE GUN STARTED PLUGGING UP I PUT GUN IN THINNER TO CLEAR IT THEN RAN FINGER IN FRONT OF NOZZLE THINKING I COULD CLEAR IT IT PUNCHED HOLE IN FINGER

EMPLOYEE STATEMENT: I WAS STRAIGHTENING UP FULL BAGS ON MOVING BELTS. I LEANED OVER A RAIL TO STRAIGHTEN BAG. I WAS AGAINST THE RAIL AND TWISTED SIDEWAYS TO STRAIGHTEN BAG. FELT SEVERE PAIN. NOW HAS PAIN WHEN HE TAKES A DEEP BREATH OR TWISTS SIDEWAYS.

I PUT A PIPE BAR UPON A LEDGE WHILE HELPING THE OPERATOR WHILE HE USED A WATER HOSE THE PIPE BAR FELL DOWN AND HIT MY FINGER IT CUT THE NAIL.

I WAS OPENING BOTTOM DOOR ON TRAIN CAR BAR THAT I WAS USING SLIPPED BAR TURNED IN. HAND TURNED IN TOO HIT H AND ON TRACK WITH BAR ON TOP.

EMPLOYEE STATEMENT I WAS PUTTING A 5-FOOT PIECE OF STEEL TUBING ON A RACK IT SLIPPED THROUGH & CAUGHT MY THUMB BETWEEN THE RACK AND TUBING

EMPLOYEE STATMENT: THEY HAD INSTALLED A PUMP. I WAS PUTTING IN A BASE FOR IT. THE HOSE CLAMP WAS UPSIDE DOWN. I WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN IT AROUND SO THE SCREW WOULD BE UP. MY HAND SLIPPED AND WENT AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE OF STAINLESS STEEL ON COOLING TOWER AND IT CUT MY WRIST.

EMPLOYEE STATEMENT WHEN I WAS FILLING CANS I FELT A PAIN IN MY LEFT SHOULDER THEN WHEN I WOULD QUIT THE PAIN WOULD STOP THIS WENT ON FOR 3 TO 4 DAYS

I WAS GETTING OFF PALLETIZER AFTER MAKING ADJUSTMENT TO GUIDES CAUGHT MY TOE ON GUARDRAIL AND FELL THREE FEET ONTO GRATING MYU RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT ELBOW WERE INJURED AND WERE SORE.

EMPLOYEES STATEMENT I WAS KNOCKING A PIECE OF METAL OFF WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER. I WAS WORKING UNDER A PIECE OF STAINLESS STEEL INSULATION COVERING, WHEN I DREW BACK MY HAND TO SWING, MY KNUCK LE HIT THGE METAL AND THE M ETAL CUT MY KNUCKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATED I WENT UP ON DECK TO GET DISTILLED WATER ON THE THIRD FLOOR I HIT SHOE ON STEP IT BEND THE SHOE DOWN WHEN SHOE STRAIGHTENED OUT THE STEEL CAP PULLED TOE NAIL UP FOOT SLIPPED O F SHOE THEN SLIPPED BACK IN

CLOSING CONVERTER BIRD CHUTE WHEN GOT SUDDEN PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST.RIGHT HANDED.

EMPLOYEES STATEMENT TWO BAGS WERE COMING DOWN THE CONVEYOR STRAIGHT AND TWO WER COMING CROOKED THEY STOPPED I GOT THE TWO CROOKED ONES OFF ONTO ANOTHER CONVEYOR BUT TOO MANY WERE BACKED UP AND THE NEXT BAG WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP I PUSHED IT AND MY HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE R AIL AND THE BAG AS IT WAS MOVING

EMPLOYEES STATEMENT WE WERE REPLACING GRATING WE HAD MOVED TO CLEAN OUT SUMP GRATING WAS STUCK BTWEEN GRATING AND METAL STOP

EMPLOYEE STATEMENT I ACCIDENTALLY CUT MY THUMB WITH A BOX CUTTER.

THREAD BROKE ON THE SEWING MACHINE. I WAS RETHREADING AND MACHINE STARTED HITTING MY FINGER.

EMPLOYEE STATEMENT: I WAS DUMPING HOPPER, PUSHED HANKLE UP, WHEN THE HOPPER CAME BACK IT CAUGHT MY FINGER BETWEEN THE FRAME OF HOPPER AND HADLE.

HE WAS TAKING THE COVER OFF OF AN AIR FILTER, AIR PRESSURE WAS IN IT. THE COVER POPPED OFF AND HIT HIS HAND.

HOLDING GUARDS WHILE WELDER WAS WELDING THEM.EYES WERE HURTING SO WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM.

HE WAS STANDING BY THE STRETCH WRAPPING MACHINE. HE WENT UP TO WRAP THE TOP LAYER. HE CROSSED HIS LEG (TOES ON PLATFORM) AND THE MACHINE CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE PLATFORM AND CARRIAGE.

PICKING UP METAL CUTTINGS. A PIECE CUT THROUGH GLOVES. IT WAS LIKE A WIRE WITH VERY SHARP EDGES.

I WAS REACHING IN THE BIN TO SELECT A PIECE OF KEY STOCK AND SCRATCHED MY ARM ON ANOTHER PIECE OF KEY STOCK

EMPLOYEE STATEMENT: I BENT OVER AND REACHED INTO THE HOPPER OFF THE REJECT CHUTE. CUT THE BAG. PICKED IT UP TO EMPTY IT INTO THE HOPPER. IT WEIGHTED BETWEEN 98 AND 100 LBS.

WORKING ON HAMMER MILL. USING A PRYBAR TO MOVE A PIECE OF HAMMERMILL. BAR SLIPPED HIT MY FACE AND EYE. KNOCKED GLASSES AND HAT OFF

EE STATEMENT I WAS SHOVELING PRODUCT INTO BOBCAT. HAND SLIPPED. HIT THUMB ON BEAM ON STRUCTURE ON DRYER.

EMPLOYEE STATMENT: "I GRABBED A PALLET TO PUT A COLD WELD MOTOR ON IT. A WOODEN SPLINTER WENT INTO MY FINGER THROUGH THE GLOVE.

EMPLOYEE STATEMENT: "A STACK OF BAGS HIT THE END OF MY FINGER. I CANNOT STRAIGHTEN IT UP IN THE STRAINGT POSITION."

EMPLOYEE STATEMENT; I WAS MOPPING THE FLOOR OF LUNCHROOM AND MY FINGER BRUSHED AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE OF THE TABLE AND IT CUT MY FINGER.

INSTALLING STAINLESS SHEETS ON SCRAPER.BRUSHED HAND AGAINST SHARP EDGE OF SHEET.

FEET SLIPPED IN MUD HIT LOW BACK ON SOMETHING IN CEMENT OR CEMENT.

EE STATEMENT-- I FELL ON GRATING AFTER I TRIPPED WHILE LEAVING HIGH SPEED.

INJURED APPROXL JUNE 1984 SENT TO DR ON 11-8-84 HE WAS POKING FEED WITH A BAR FELT A SNAPPING IN ELBOW. THERE WAS SWELLING AT THAT TIME. M Y WHOLE ELBOW GETS WEAK NOW WHILE SHOVELING OR POKING FEED.

I WAS RUNNING AN IMPACT, TAKING A DOOR OFF THE HEATER. THE PIN FLEW OUT OF THE IMPACT AND WENT INTO MY THUMB

SANDBLASTING TRUCK TO PAINT IT.TOOK GOGGLES OFF AND METAL SLAG FELL INTO RIGHT EYE.

WALKING TO WORK.ANOTHER FELLOW SAID-HEY LARRY LOOK OUT-AT SAME TIME A TRUCK HIT ON LEFT SIDE.PAIN IN KNEES.

ON TOP OF THICKENER STACKING SHEETS OF INSULATION.WIND WAS BLOWING.SHEET TWISTED AROUND AND BENT THUMB WRONG.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A BAG ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE PALLET, ANOTHER BAG CAME DOWN AND HIT KNEE. THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH PACKING MACHINE KICKING OUT BAGS EARLY. SACK SEWER WAS DOUBLE BAGGIN

I STEPPED THROUGH A HOLE WHERE SOMEONE HAD MOVE GRATING FROM. I WENT THROUGH HALF UP TO MY RIGHT THIBH, AND LEFT LEG STAYED ON THE FLOOR GRATING MY ARM WAS CUT BY THE GRATING.

WITH WELDER ATTACHED TO PICKUP TRUCK, TWO EMPLOYEES WERE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT SPEEDS APPROX 30-35 MPH. DRIVER KNEW THERE WAS A CURVE AHEAD BUT WAS UNSURE WHERE WHEN THEY FINALLY SAW BERM CURVE . IT WAS TO LATE TO AVOID IT AND RAN THROUGH BERM AT AN ESTIMATED 25-30 MPH. CAUSED TRUCK TO ROLL OVER ONE COMPLETE TIME

I HAD GOTTEN OFF MANLIFT I WAS LOOKING FOR REST OF CREW I LEANED OVER MANLIFT CHUTE TO LOOK FOR CREW THE PLATFORM OF MANLIFT HIT ME ON HEAD FORCING ME TO HIT MY MOUTH ON BAR OF RAIL OF MANLIFT FRAME HARD HAT WAS ON

I WAS PULLING CABLE 6\ BELOW ANOTHER FELLOW. HE WAS TWISTING THE 250 MCM CABLE WITH A HANDLE ON A BALL PEEN HAMMER. THE HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS GRIP. IT FELL. THE HEAD OF THE HAMMER HIT MY U PPER LIP WITH A DIRECT BLOW

LIFTED BARRICADES AND HURT BACK.

I HAD TGWO WRENCHES HOOKED TOGETHER PULLING ON THEM TO LOOSEN A BOLT THE WRENCH ROLLED AND PINCHED MY FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO WRENCHES

1 STABBED MY LEG WITH A KNIFE I WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BOOT MATERIAL WITH A BELT KNIFE THE KNIFE HUNG UP WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT STABBED INTO MY LEG

I WAS HOLDING SCREW COVER UP. HAD LEFT HAND ON EDGE OF SCREW. COVER SLIPPED OFF RIGHT GLOVE AS I LOOKED OVER AT THE OTHER OPERATOR. COVER BOUNCED OFF MY FINGERS MASHING FINGERS BETWEEN COVER A ND SCREW

I WAS USING A PUTTY KNIFE TO CUT TOP OFF A PLASTIC BOTTLE TO USE FOR WATER. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT MY FINGER.

EMP WALKING ON WORK PLATFORM & BUMPED HEAD ON TILE ROOF OVERHANG, WAS ADVISED TO SEE DR BUT SAID HE DIDNT FEEL IT WAS NECESSARY. HE WORKED 12-1 & 12-2 & SAY HIS CHIROPRACTOR ON SAT 12-3 WORKED MON 12-5 & THEN WAS OFF 4 DAYS

I WAS PUTTING A FEED TUBE BACK IN A BIRD. THE OPERATOR WAS HITTING IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, MISSED THE TUBE, AND HIT MY FINGER.

I WAS CLOSING THE BOTTOM DOOR ON A HOPPER CAR. I HIT MY HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE RAILROAD CAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED.

I WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CORE. THE GUARD BROKE OFF. I STOPPED THE MACHINE. I FIXED IT WITH A STICK AND ROCK. I STARTED TO CUT THE CORE AGAIN. THE GUARD BROKE AGAIN. I HAD A VERY SMALL PIECE L EFT, I CONTINUED TO CUT. THE CORE SLIPPED AND I CUT MY HAND ON THE BLADE.

I HELPED TWO OTHER MEN LIFT UP A SPOOL WHEN MY FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SPOOL AND THE GRATING.

EMPLOYEE WALKING ON SECOND FLOOR OF STRUCTURE TRIPPED OVER AN AIR/HOSE AND SPRAINED ANKLE

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN FROM SCAFFOLD EMP STEPPED OFF ON A PLANK WHICH TILTED OR PITCHED AND EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX 9 1/2 FEET

I FELL THROUGH A SUSPENDED CEILING AND LANDED ON MY FEET 8 FEET ON THE CEMENT FLOOR BELOW. I SLID DOWN A WALL AND SAT DOWN.

I WAS PUTTING A SPOOL IN A 6 IN. LINE. THE PIPE WAS RIGGED UP ON A CHOKER. I WAS WORKING BESIDE THE PIPE. PIPE CAME LOOSE FROM CHOKER. FELL ON MY THUMB. MASHED THUMB BETWEEN PIPE AND SPOOL.

I WAS BUCKING BAGS. I REACHED OVER BAG WITH RIGHT HAND, @GOT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND BAR.

I WAS GOING UPSTAIRS TO TYROCK SCREEN. MY RIGHT FOOT WENT BETWEEN THE STAIRS. AS I FELL FORWARD, I PUT MY LEFT ARM OUT STRAIGHT AND ROLLED ONTO MY LEFT SHOULDER AS I FELL TO THE GRATING. I HU RT MY RIGHT FOOT AND LEFT KNEE.

I WAS STRINGING A WATER HOSE UPSTAIRS. THE SPLICE CONNECTION GOT HUNG UP ON METAL STRUCTURE THE HOSE STOPPED & PULLED BACK. I HAD MY BACK STRAIGHT & MUSCLES TIGHT. WHEN I PULLED ON IT, THE HO SE STOPPED & PULLED ME DOWN TO THE RAIL. I GOT A SHARP PAIN IN MY TIALBONE & UP MY BACK. HOSE WAS ON A REEL & STRUNG OUT.

I WAS WORKING ON DUST COLLECTORS. USING CUTTING TORCH TO HEAT A PIECE OF METAL. TOOK GLOVE OFF TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE. BRUSHED TORCH ACROSS HAND.

I WAS DESCENDING A LADDER AND LOST MY FOOTING. TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

I WAS WELDING AND GOT A FLASH BURN OF MY EYES. RIGHT EYE IS WORSE. THE WIND PROBABLY BLEW SOMETHING INTO MY EYES, TOO.

I WAS SPLICING A BELT; ON THE EDGE, MY FOOT SLIPPED AND I FELL BACK ON A RAIL OF A LADDER THAT GOES UP.

EE STATEMENT: THE CRANE OPERATOR WAS MOVING A 30\X6" PIPE. I SIGNALED HIM TO RAISE IT. HE RELEASED THA BOOM BIT NOT THE WENCH CABLE. THE WENCH CABLE BROKE. THE PIPE FELL & HIT ME ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. I FELL INJURING MY RIGHT HIP & LEG.

I WAS MOVING THE INTAKE LINE ON AN UNDERFEEDER. THE INSPECTION DOOR CLOSED ON MUY FINGER.

THERE WAS NO FEED COMING OUT OF THE CHAIN GATE; EMPLOYEE PULLED THE LUMP LOOSE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. AS HE PULLED IT LOOSE, HE HEARD THE SAMPLER KICK ON. HE TRIED TO GET HIS ARM OUT BUT COULD NO T DO SO IN TIME AND SAMPLER CAUGHT HIS ARM.

HAD CUT OUT A VALVE AND WAS HITTING AIT OUT WITH A HAMMER IN RIGHT HAND. THE HAMMER BOUNCED AND HIT FINGER, AND CAUGHT IT BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE VALVE.

I BENT OVER TO PICK UP A FULL BOTTLE OF SPARKLETTS WATER AND I GOT A SUDDEN SHARP PAIN IN MY RIGHT LOWER BACK

I WAS UNDER A DRYER TIGHTENING UP THRUST ROLLER AND MY ARM BRUSHED AGAINST SOME SHIMS AND CUT MY ARM

I WANTED TO OPEN SUGAR CONTAINER A PAIR OF SCISSORS WAS HANDY SO I USED THEM AS THE BLADE CAME UP IT STUCK MY HAND