AMERICAN GIRL SURFACE MINE Metal/Non-Metal

MOVING OFFICE FURNITURE EE ALLEDGEDLY STRAINED LEFT HAND AND WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MILL LINERS ON A PALLET THAT HAD SHIFTED OUT OF PLACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A SECTION OF FENCE,FENCE SECTION HAD RAZOR WIRE ON THE TOP OF IT.WHILE MOVING THE SECTION OFF OF THE PILE,A BROKEN PIECE OF RAZOR WIRE CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG.

EMPLLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH THE CRUUSHER MAINTENANCE CREW MOVING 55 GALLON DRUMS OF GREASE WITH A BOOM TRUCK. DRUM STRUCK THE SIDE RAIL OF WORK AREA. EMPLOYEE SHIFT HIS BODY BACKWARDS VERY QUI CKLY EMPLOYEE WAS NOT GOING TO BE STRUCK BY DRUM THIS NOISE STARTLED HIM CAUSING HIM TO REACT TO THE NOISE.

EE WAS POWER-WASHING THE DRILL, WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO REPOSITION HIMSELF IN BETWEEN 2 RAIL GUARDS HE SLIPPED ON THE WET CONDITIONS AND FELL TO HIS LEFT SIDE LANDING ON THE LEFT GUARD RAIL. THI S BRUISED HIS LEFT LOWER RIB.

EE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH OLD INJURY. REOCCURRING PAIN.

EE BECAME SATURATAED WITH BARREN WATER. [LOW CONCENTRATION OF CYANIDE SOLUTION]. HE STUCK HIS LOWER LEGS INTO HEAP RETURN TO FLUME TANKS. HE WS THEN OVERCOME THROUGH CYANIDE ABSORITION.

HYDROGEN CYANIDE GAS EXPOSURE. INCIDENT IS STILLUNDER INVESTIGATION.

EMP MISUNDERSTOOD MECHANICS REQUEST TO LET OFF OF COME A LONG AND ATTEMPTED TO TIGHTEN PRESSURE ON UNIT. ANGLE IRON THAT COME A LONG WAS ATTACHED TO CAME LOOSE CAUSING SUDDEN RELEASE OF PRESSU RE. EMP FELL OVER BACKWARDS, TUMBLED DOWN BANK.

EE'S REPECITIVE USE OF HAND TOOLS EE NOTIFED ANOTHER PERSON OF SYMPTOMS ON 12/95 EE WENT OFF WORK ON 6/4/96

WHILE MEASURING REBAR, AS HE STEPPED BACK HE LOST HIS FOOTING, GRASPED THE TAPE MEASURE AND CUT THE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.

WHILE GUIDING A DOWNCOMER INTO A TANK, FELLOW EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO HELP ALIGN IT. EE ATTEMPTED TO SHOW FELLOW EE WHERE TO HIT DOWNCOMER, AND WAS STRUCK WITH HAMMER ON LEFT RING FING ER.

USING LEGS & FEET TO ROLL CYLINDERS WHILE ROLLING A CYLINDER THE CYLINDER CAME UP AGAINST A ROCK CAUSING IT NOT TO MOVE ON ONE END WHEN EMPLOYEE PUT PRESSURE ON OTHER END CYLINDER SLID AROUND CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE THUS TWISTING HIS KNEE

REMOVING COVER PLATE TO FIND OIL LEAK DID NOT SUPPOSED PLATE OR ACCEPT ASSISTADE AS OFFERED BY A CO WORKER, PLATE FELL CATCHING RIGHT HAND AREA INDEX FINGER.

WHILE STAMPING DORE BAR WITH PUNCH & HAMMER--HIT PUNCH OFF CENTER, CAUSING A PIECE OF HAMMER TO FLY OFF, STRIKING EE IN LEFT FOREARM. PIECE EMBEDDED IN ARM.

MINING MILL TAIL SOLIDS W/CRUSHED ORE FOR AGGLOMERATION-OPERATING LOADER. W/BUCKET LOADED W/WET MATERIAL. ARTICULATION OF LOADER TO THE RIGHT WHILE LEFT FRONT WHEEL RAN OVER BUMP IN GROUND MADE LOADER LAID OVER AT ABOUT 48 DEGREES, OPERATOR CAUGHT LEFT FOOT BETWEEN CAB & BRAKE PEDAL.

THE EMPLOYEE DECIDED TO TAKE A SHORT CUT ACROSS THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK TO DISMOUNT ON THE REARACCESS LADDER, SLIPPING AND FALLING APPROX 12' TO THE GROUND. NOTE THIS IS NOT AN APPROVED ACCE SS OR AN APPROVED WORK METHOD.

EE WAS REMOVING APPROX. 15' STEEL PIPE ( 1-1/4 DIA.) FROM A CARBON COLUMN. THE PIPE GOT HEAVY AND CAUGHT HER HAND BETWEEN PIPE AND HANDRAIL AND CAUSED HER BACK TO BEND. RELEASED TO RETURN TO W ORK ON 1-8-94, BUT DID NOT RETURN PER HER CHOICEUNTIL 1-10-95.

EE WAS UNPLUGGING SLURRY PUMP DRAIN WITH A PIECE OF BAR. WHEN MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE HIS HAND SLIPPED AND STRUCK A 2" NIPPLE.

WHILE REMOVING A CONNECTOR WITH PLIERS. THE CONNECTOR BROKE AND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND THE THUMB STRUCK METAL FLASHING CAUSING A 1/8" PUNCTURE WOUND REQUIRING TWO SUTURES.

WHILE CLEARING ROCK OFF 3 CONVEYOR HE PICKED UP A LARGE WET ROCK AND IT SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE HANDRAIL RESULTING IN A FRACTURED TIP AND SUTURES NO LOST TIME RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE CATWALK WITH A BUCKET OF TOOLS IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND HOLDING ONTO THE HANDRAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND AND DID NOT LET GO WITH HIS LEFT HAND, TWISTING HIS SHOULDER.

WHILE USING A 7 INCH GRINDER THE GRINDING WHEEL CAME APART AND HIT EE SAFETY GLASSES WITH SHIEDSHIELD. ELECTED TO SEE DR ON 4-20-93 AND A RX WAS ISSUED.

DURING THE LATTER PART OF SHIFT, EMPLOYEE NOTICED PAIN IN LEFT GROIN AREA, AFTER CARRYING SAMPLE BAGS TO SAMPLE PREP ROOM.

WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM CRANE EMPLOYEE BUMPED KNEE ON LEFT OUTRIGGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A VALVE THAT WAS TIGHT. HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE TURNING THE VALVE.

54736YEE WAS USING A SCRAPER (APPROX 12INWX6INH) TO CLEAN SPILLAGE UNDER CRUSHER EMPLOYEE TWISTED & SHOVED ABOUT 1IN OF SPILLAGE & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT ABDOMEN EMPLOYEE WILL REQUIRE 36995CTIVE SURGERY IN THE NEAR FUTURE UPDATE WILBE FORWARDED

EMPLOYEE WENT TO HELP TRUCK DRIVER UNLOAD TRUCK TIRES AND THE TIE DOWN CAME LOOSE. THE RATCHET END HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH CUTTING HIS UPPER LIP REQUIRING SUTURES.

71950ONLY NO NEUROLOGICAL SYMPTONS

EMPL APPROACHED A CURVE WHILE LEAVING MINE PROPERTY,HIT A SMALL ROCK WITH HONDA AND LOST CONTROL AND THE CYCLE FELL OVER. REPORTED TO COMPLY WITH GUIDELINES HOWEVER,COMPANY DOESNT CONSIDER THI S REPORTABLE.

ALLEGEDLY LIFTING AN IMPELLER APPROXIMATELY 30 LBS FROM SHELF AT WAIST LEVEL. EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING A 12 HOUR SHIFT-6PM 01-20-92 TO 6AM 01-21-92 WHEN THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY LIFTED THE IMPELLER AT WAIST LEVEL AND MOVED TO AN ADJACENT SHELF,ATWAIST LEVEL. NO IMMEDIATE PAIN,REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR ON 01-22-92.EMPLOYEE HAD A LOST IME ACCIDENT ON 09-25-91 SIMILAR WITH BACK PAIN.

THE EMPLOYEE CUT THE TOOTH IN HALF DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. STRUCK THE TOOTH TO KNOCK IT LOOSE AND A METAL CHIP EMBEDDED IN LEFT THIGH. REMOVED WITH FORCEPS AND DID NOT REQUIRE SUTURES. DOCTOR VISIT NOVEMBER 27, 1991.

ALLEGED HURT WRIST

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP A COMPUTER WORK DESK. SHE LIFTED THE PRINTER AND TURNED TO SET IT ON THE DESK AND SHORTLY FELT SHARP PAIN IN HER LOWER RIGHT SIDE.

LOOKING FOR PARTS IN YARD, INSCET BIT ON WRIST WEARING GLOVE

I.NAME REACHED FOR INSIDE DOOR LATCH ON LOADER.HAND SLIPPED AND ELBOW -LEFT-BUMPED THE INSIDE OF CAB.THE INJURY SMARTED AT THE TIME BUT THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT.NEXT DAY,ELBOW SWOLLEN TO SIZE OF A SMALL GOLF BALL.

THE VICTIM WAS ASSISTING FOREMAN IN HITCHING A LIGHT PLANT TO A PICKUP TRUCK. THE TONGUE OF THE PLANT FELL FROM TRUCK HITCH DURING THE ATTEMPT TO SECURE THE TWO TOGETHER. THE VICTIM THEN TRIED TO LEFT THE HITCH TONGUE BACK TO THE HEIGHT OF THE TRUCK HITCH MOUNT, PULLING MUSCLES IN HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS.

VICTIM WAS RINSING BEAKER UNDER WATER FAUCET WHEN A SIDE OF THE BEAKER WAS BROKEN. BEFORE SHE BECAME AWARE OF IT, A JAGGED SIDE OF THE BEAKER CUT INTO THE VICTIM'S RIGHT WRIST. TWO STITCHES WE RE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

VICTIM WAS LEAVING HIS HAUL TRUCK AT THE END OF THE DAY SHIFT. WHILE PLACING A TIRE CHOCK TO SECURE THE VEHICLE, A STONG GUST OF WIND BLEW SAND INTO BOTH EYES, BEHIND THE LENSES OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

VICTIM WAS BORADING HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON RUNG OF ACCESS LADDER. KNEE THEN STRUCK HARD AGAINST RUNG.

FLAT TIRE ON TRUCK HAD BEEN PLACED ON GROUND EARLIER. VICTIM GRABBED THE TIRE ON ONE SIDE IN ORDER TO MOVE IT AS HE STARTED TO LIFT IT INJ BACK

INJURED WAS DESCENDING FROM HAUL TRUCK AS HE WAS ENGAGED IN MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE. AS HE CLIMBED DOWN ACCESS LADDER HE MISSED LOWER RUNG & KNEE BUMPED INTO RUNG.

INJURED HAD JUST FINISHED RAKING SAND ON NEW PONDS WHICH WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. AS HE LEFT SITE HE SWUNG RAKE OVER SHOULDER TO CARRY IT. AT THAT TIME SOME SAND WHICH HAD BEEN STUCK ON RAKE W AS FREED BY MOVEMENT & FELL INTO EYE.

INJUR ED WAS ON THE GROUND GUIDING A HAULAGE TRUCK INTO THE SHOP AREA WHILE WATCHING THE TRUCK HE STEPPED INTO AN OIL/WATER SPILL IN THE DARKNESS HE THEN SLIPPED & FELL TO TH GROUND TWISTING H IS ANKLE

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE LIFTING AN BATTERY TO PLACE INTO THE BATTERY BOX ON A GENERATER HIS KNEE POPPED AND BENT BACKWARDS.

VICTIM WAS TROUBLESHOOTING A PROBLEM WITH THE CRUSHING PLANT ON A TRIP DOWN THE ACCESS LADDER HE TURNED & PLACED HIS BACK TO THE LADDER BEFORE HE REACHED THE GROUND HIS UPPER FOOT WAS THEN CAU GHT BEHIND A RUNG SHIPPING ALL HIS WEIGHT ONTO THE FOOT ON THE GROUND & HYPEREXTENDING IT

THE EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING FROM UNDERNEATH A FEEDER HOPPER CHUTE ON THE PORTABLE CRUSHER.AS HE PLACED HIS AHND ON A LODGED ROCK,ANOTHER ON EFELL ON TOP OF HIS HAND DAMAGING TWO FINGERS.

VICTIM CHANGING ATT OF TIRE FROM HORIZONTAL TO UPRIGHT DURING LIFTING MOVEMENT WHICH WAS PERFORMING BY SELF SHIFTED WT TO PUSH RATHER THAN PULL SUFF. INJ.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND STRUCK KNEE WHILE CLIMBING ON THE FORKLIFT. EMPLOYEE WAS USING THREE POINTS OF CONTACT WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.

INJURED EMPL WAS OPERATING HAUL TRUCK. UPON DUMPING LOAD AT WASTE DUMP WIND BLEW SOME FINE MATERIAL OFF LOAD & BACK TOWARDS CAB. THIS DUST BLEW IN CAB SIDE WINDOW WHICH WAS OPEN & DISABLE THEN DUST WAS BLOWN INTO EYES OF VICTIM BY AIR CONDITIONER FAN.

THE INJURED INDIVIDUAL WAS OPERATING THE CRUSHING PLANT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE VICTIM WAS RETRIEVING A PIECE OF SCRAP WOOD WHICH HAD BEEN DROPPED INTO THE HOPPER. THE CRUSHER HAD NOT BEEN FULLY DE-ENERGIZED AT THE TIME, AND PART OF A ROCK BEING CRUSHED WAS THROWN FROM THE IMPACT MECHANISM AND STRUCK THE VICTIMS'S JAW.

TWO MEN, INCLUDING THE VICTIM, WERE OPENING A LOCKED GATE ACROSS THE HAUL ROAD LEADING TO THE WASTE DUMP. AS THE LATCH OPENED, IT SLIPPED DOWN AND PINCHED THE VICTIM'S FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL. THE PINCHING CUT THE FINGER AND BROKE THE BONE NEAR THE FINGERTIP.

INJURED PERSON WAS POURING PROCESS CHEMCIALS FROM A BUCKET INTO A TALL MIX TANK. THE FORCE OF THE POURING SLASHED SOLVTION WHICH WAS HEATED ONTO THE LEFT ARM OF THE PERSON HOLDING THE BUCKET.

WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRY A ROCK JAM IN A FEEDER HOPPER WHEN THE ROCK SUDDENLY CAME LOOSE CAUSING THE BAR TO HIT THE HOPPER PLATE AND HIT HIS THUMB

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HIS LOWER MUSCLES IN BACK HAD BEEN AGITATED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRY A BEARING LOOSE ON A SHAFT WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND WAS CUT BY THE PRY BAR HE WAS USING.

EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IN HIS EYE GLASSES BY A ROCK FROM RUSHER WHILE TRYING TO FREE A JAM IN FEEDER HOPPER EMPLOYEE WAS NOT FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE IN THAT HE DID NOT SHUT THE UNIT DOWN BEF ORE TRYING TO FREE THE JAM

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE OUTSIDE OF THE IMPACT CRUSHER WHEN THE LOADER OPERATOR DUMPED A BUCKET IN THE FEEDER HOPPER AS THE CRUSHER WAS OPERATING, A ROCK FLEW OUT AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE O THE HELMET. THE SIGNAL FLAG TO STOP LOADING WAS NOT USED BY THE EMPLOYEE.

WAS HELPING TO MOVE A 4" WATER SUPPLY LINE WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK LATER THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM HE HAD TORN MUSCLES

I.NAME DROPPED THE ACID DISPENSER SHE WAS USING TO ADD ACID TO SAMPLE BEAKERS THE ACID SPLASHED UP FROM THE CUP TO THE UNDERSIDE OF HER ARM SHE WAS WEARING GLASSES AND GLOVES TEH AREA WAS IMM EDIATELY FLUSHED WITH WATER AND BUFFER AREA WAS PAINFUL BUT NOT SERIOUSLY AFFECTED

TECHNICIAN WAS POURING ACID WITHOUT PROPER SAFETY EQUIPMENT PROVIDED FOR USE.

I NAME LIFTED HEAVY SAMPLE BUCKET 160 70 LBS FELT MUSCLE PULL IN SHOULDER PAINFUL FOR 3 DAYS DR CAME 1 DAY OFF.

THE LABORATORY 7ECHNICIAN INADVERTANTLY SPILLED A COUPLE OF DROPS OF HYDROFLOURIC ACID ON THE OUTSIDE OF A SEPARATORY FUNNEL. THE TECHNICIAN LATER PICKED UP THE FUNNELS AND EXPOSED HER HAND TO THE ACID. THE 7ECHNICIAN WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES WHEN SHE PICKED UP THE FUNNEL. SHE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE BURN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY.

EMP WAS USING A3BAR TO ELEVATE AN ELECTRIC MOTOR WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS SHOULDER SENT TO D R FOR EVALUATION

THE EMP WAS WAS2ING GLASSWARE AND CUT HER HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND FOREFINGER ON A BROKEN BEAKER

WORKING ON BLAS7 WHEN AFTER LOADING HAD BEEN COMPLETED SEVERE RASH DEVELOPED ON FOREARM.

INDIVIDUAL WAS 7LEANING A CONVEYOR BELT RETURN IDLER WITH A SHOVEL WHEN THE SHOVEL WAS THROWN AWAY FROM THE IDLER- THE END WHICH HIT HIM IN THE CHEST. DAMAGE WAS TORN CARTILIGE IN VICTIMS CHES (RIB) 3

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HELPING TO POUR AND PLACE CONCRETE WHEN SOME CEMENT SPLATTER INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON CARBON CLUMN ADJACENT TO CHAINING FENCE TOPPED WITH RAZOR RIBBON WHEN HE SUPPED AND GRABBED RAZOR RIBBON FOR SUPPORT.

THE VICTIM WAS 4ORKING ON A CHAINLINK FENCE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL CUTTING HIS RIGHT FOREARM. THE VICTIM WAS TREATED BYA DOCTOR AND RETURNED TO WORK ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

EMPL CLEANING H2PPER WHEN WIND CAME UP SUDDENLY BLEW PIECE OF SAND INTO EYE.

INDIVIDUAL WAS 8RIVING FENCEPOSTS WHEN SMALL PIECE OF TRAMP METAL BLEW INTO HIS EYE. THEI NDIVIDUAL WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND DID NOT NOTICE EYE DISCOMFORT UNTIL LATER ON IN THE SHIFT THE CONDITIONS3WER WINDY