Brooksville Cement Plant Metal/Non-Metal

EE was inflating a tire on a 863 bobcat utilizing a ratcheting strap to seat the tire to the wheel. When the strap was released it re-coiled upward striking the employee's forearm requiring 8 stitches to close.

While operating a walk-behind concrete saw, a rock jammed the saw wheel. Employee reached to remove rock and his sleeve was caught on saw arbor causing forearm to contact blade.

While cutting steel bands off a pallet, the steel band recoiled back and cut the left arm just above the wrist.

EEs were replacing supporting pipes for head protection inside the "kin riser". Debris came loose, struck EE on the head and shoulder, knocking his hard hat off and causing a contusion on his shoulder. Another piece then fell and struck his head, he was wearing a Tyvek suit hood and a head sock. He was treated and released from the hospital.

Employee was operating a vacuum truck suction hose. While in the process of cleaning he was holding the 8" hose with his left hand and maneuvering the hose with his right hand. The hose turned and engulfed his left arm in the hose causing a negative suction to his arm.

In the process of adding grinding balls to the coal mill, the drum containing the grinding balls tipped over striking right arm against metal chute.

Employee was cleaning out a plug in the nextor hopper (massary additive) by standing on a platform and digging into it with a shovel. When ee returned to the lab, she compalin of back pain when she breathed. The dr prescribed pankillers and muscle relaxers for her muscle sprain and gave her a release to came to work.

Employee was closing a port door on a preheater tower. The hinged section of the port door was stuck, requiring more force to be applied when closing. As the hatch closed, his hand slipped causing a laceration to the finger requiring 4 stitches.

Employee was installing a chute on a clay conveyor. While maneuvering the chute into place, his hand was caught between two pieces of steel. This caused three fingers on his left hand to be smashed, resulting in contusions to fingers.

Employee tripped on a 1/2 inch raised portion of walkway grating. The fall resulted in a small laceration to her knee.

Employee was using a pry bar to close the bottom door of a cement railacar. His hand slipped from the pry bar, causing him to lose his balance, and twist his ankle. This resulted in a sprained ankle.

Employee was kneeling down on top of a metal tank performing electrical repairs to a bindicator. When he stood to leave the area, he felt a pain in his right knee. He requested medical attention the next day ad was seen by the emergency room physician who referred him to our regular WC physician who placed him on restricted duites.

Employee was manually pulling welding cables from the ground floor to an elevated platform when he felt a pain in his lower back. He requested to see a physician on 2/13/2007. He was returned to work with some restrictions until further evaluation. Restricted duties began on 2/14/2007.

Employee was cleaning the discharge screen of a finish mill. The screen was plugged with hardened cement. As the particles broke loose from the screen, material blew into the employee's eyes. One eye sustained a minor corneal abrasion, requiring prescription of an antibiotic ointment and restricted duties for one day.

Employees were working in the roll mill, the wind blew some cement dust and it got into EE's right eye. He rinsed it at an eyewash station, but still felt something in his eye, so he was taken to get it looked at by a physician.

Employee was standing beside a stack of metal plates when the stack tipped, trapping his left foot under one of the plates.

Employee was removing a pipe cap with a large pipe wrench when his hand slipped from the wrench. This caused him to stumble and fall, subsequently twising his ankle. The fracture to the ankle required surgery.

Employee was assisting in an electric motor change. He attempted to lift the motor and caught his finger on a protruding bolt on the bottom of the motor, resulting in a laceration to his finger.

While the employee was removing rocks of approximately 20lbs from a hopper, his right thumb was caught between the hopper edge and the rock.

Employee tripped over a pallet on the floor of the maintenance shop. Placed his hand out to catch his fall, and injured right wrist.

EE was operating a cement bag packing machine. As a bag was filling, the bag ruptured, blowing cement dust onto the ee. The ee was wearing safety glasses and a face shield at the time. Some cement dust entered the ee left eye, causing irritation.

EE injured knee while working behind maintenance shop. The employee tripped over a pallet and twisted his knee. After evaluation, he returned to work. He had surgery while off work from a non-work related medical condition. Upon release by his dr, he RTW with no restrictions. EE continued to feel discomfort & was sent for further medical evaluation. Light duty began 4/10/2006.

A NEARBY EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN 8 LB SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE A SHAFT. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WALKED BEHIND THE EMPLOYEE USING THE SLEDGEHAMMER AT THE MOMENT HE PUT THE SLEDGEHAMMER TO REST ON HIS SHOULDER. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HIT ON TOP OF SHOULDER WITH THE HAMMER. THE BLOW WAS WITH MINIMAL IMPACT, BUT CAUSED SLIGHT BRUISING.

EE WAS INSTALLING A DRIVE BELT ON A SHEAVE. FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DRIVE BELT AND THE SHEAVE. SHEAVE GROOVES WERE WORN, CAUSING THE EDGES TO BE SHARP. FINGER WAS SEVERELY LACERATED WHEN PRESSED INTO THE GROOVE OF THE SHEAVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE A FINISH MILL REPLACING LINERS. A SCAFFOLD BOARD HAD BEEN INSTALLED APPROX. 3'HIGH TO INCREASE THE REACH TO THE TOP OF THE MILL. THE SCAFFOLD BROKE, CAUSING EE TO FALL. THE EE LANDED ON HIS FEET & BRUISED RT. HEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A LADDER BELOW THE OPENING OF A FINISH MILL IN PREPARATIONS TO ENTER THE MILL. EE STEPPED ON A MILL BALL, SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS SHOULDER ON THE GROUND. RECEIVED FIRST AID, ICE COMPRESS. (2)DAYS LATER, WAS REFERRED TO DR. FOR FURTHER TREATMENT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS INTO A BUCKET ELEVATOR HOLE TO PERFORM REPAIRS. HE SLIPPED ON THE STAIRS & TWISTED HIS RT.KNEE. HE RECEIVED FIRST AID (ICE PACK), BUT NO RELIEF FROM THE PAIN AFTER 2 DAYS. SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTN. ON 6/18/04 WAS GIVEN RESTRICTED WORK DUTIES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE OPERATOR'S CAB OF A BOBCAT SKID-STEER LOADER. WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE LOADER HE STEPPED ON A ROCK & TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS WORKING ON CEMENT FINISHED PRODUCT COOLING TOWER. SOME CEMENT DUST FELL FROM ABOVE & WENT INTO EYES.

EE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL REPAIR DUTIES. WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSED DUST TO BECOME AIRBORNE IN THE WORK AREA AND GET INTO HIS EYES. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

Employee was welding, torching & grinding on 3/13. The next day he thought he might have burned his right eye welding. Employee returned to TN from FL on 3/17, right eye had gotten worse, went to doctor on 3/19 and it is believed that he got debris in right eye while grinding, which caused infection.

EE was changing out a damaged screw auger. the old screw was lying on the floor adjacent to the immediate work area. the ee stepped back onto the screw auger and tripped, falling onto the auger. the screw auger scraped his lower back slightly. the ee felt o.k. at the time but began experiencing lower back pain by the 25th of march.

EE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER TO REMOVE HARDENED MATERIAL. WHEN HE PULLED THE JACKHAMMER TOWARD HIS BODY, THE JACKHAMMER BIT CAME OUT AND FELL ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS CLOSING THE INSPECTION DOOR OF THE DISCHARGE END OF A RAW MILL. THE EE'S THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN THE DOOR AND WAS BRUISED AND SCRAPED.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON MATERIAL ON THE GROUND AND FELL INTO A NEARBY WALL. INJURY REPORTED IMMEDIATELY & TREATED AS FIRST AID INJURY. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE DISCOMFORT AND DESIRED T O SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 1/14/04 - BECAME REPORTABLE ON 1/19/04.

EE WAS WORKING ON A CEMENT AIRSLIDE CONVEYOR. THIS IS AN AIR ASSISTED GRAVITY CONVEYOR FOR FINISHED CEMENT PRODUCT. WHEN HE REMOVED A COVER ON THE AIRSLIDE, THE MATERIAL INSIDE PURGED OUT ON TO HIM COVERING HIS FACE AND EYES WITH MATERIAL AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN ONTO THE STEEL PLATFORM WHERE HE WAS STANDING ON A 4 FT LADDER.

EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE ON A CEMENT AIRSLIDE CONVEYER. WHEN THE EE'S REMOVED A COVER ON THE AIRSLIDE, THEY WERE HIT WITH A QUICK BURST OF MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THE AIRSLIDE. THE EE'S EYES WERE FILLED WITH FINISHED CEMENT PRODUCT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING A HEAVY INSPECTION DOOR TO A BUCKET ELEVATOR. WHILE HE WAS PUSHING THE DOOR, HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE CAP FROM AN INSPECTION COVER ON A CEMENT AIRSLIDE. THE MATERIAL PURGED OUT OF THE OPENING AND GOT IN HIS EYES.

EE WAS CUTTING OPEN A PALLET WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND MADE A SMALL PUNCTURE TO HER FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOWING THE LAWN ON A RIDING MOWER WHEN HE STRUCK A LOW-LYING BRANCH WITH HIS HEAD. THIS CAUSED SOME DISCOMFORT IN THE NECK OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

EE WAS APPLYING LUBRICANT TO THE SURFACE OF A KILN TIRE THE AREA WAS HOT AND THE EE WAS OVERXPOSED TO THE HEAT. HE EXPERIENCED DIZZINESS AND FATIGUE. HE WAS REMOVED FROM THE AREA AND TREATED F OR HEAT EXHAUSTION.

EE WAS CLOSING INSPECTION DOORS ON A PREHEATER TOWER USING A SLEDGEHAMMER. THE DOOR & THE LATCH WERE EXPOSED. THE EE TRIED TO STOP THE SWING BUT WAS UNABLE. HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT AGAINST THE LATCH CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION TO HIS RT.INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS MONITORING THE CLEANING PROCESS OF A LARGE DUCT. MATERIAL FELL DOWN INSIDE THE DUCT. CREATING A VIBRATION THAT DISLODGED SOME MATERIAL BUILD-UP ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE DUCT. THE MATERIAL FELL STRIKING THE EE ON THE BACK OF THE NECK AND UPPER SHOULDER AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL DAILY DUTIES OF TYPING, FILING, AND STOCKING OFFICE SUPPLIES. SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER RIGHT WRIST AS SHE WAS MOVING SOME BOXES. LATER IN THE EVENING THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE SWELLING IN THE WRIST ALONG WITH A BURNING SENSATION.

EE WAS WORKING ON AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ON A PLATFORM AT THE INLET OF A RAW GRINDING MILL. THE EE TURNED AROUND TO EXIT THE PLATFORM AND TRIPPED OVER MATERIALS IN THE WORK AREA. AS HE FELL HE PUT HIS RT. HAND OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF AND CAUGHT HIMSELF AND CAUGHT HIS FIFTH FINGER ON THE WALL BESIDE HIM.

CHANGING OUT IDLER WHEEL ON THE AXLE INSIDE COOLER. PUT KNEE BAR IN HOLE TO SEPARATE WHEEL, IT BROKE LOOSE AND THE SHARP END OF THE KNEE BAR WENT INTO HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET FROM THE GROUND ON A LADDER. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG AN AIRSLIDE. WHEN THE MATERIAL BEGAN TO FLOW, HE WAS OVERCOME BY DUST AND IN AN EFFORT TO GET AWAY, HE JUMPED DOWN AND AWAY FROM THE LADDER. IN DOING SO, HE STRUCK HIS UPPER BODY AGAINST SOME WATER PIPES.

EE WAS GRINDING ON KILN IN CEMENT PLANT. DUST FELL BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES & ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12-24. PHYSICIAN INDICATED RETURN TO WORK 12-28.

EE WAS JACKHAMMERING ON A PIECE OF LODGED CLINKER MATERIAL. HE FELT A BURNING PAIN IN HIS LEFT EYE SHORTLY AFTER PERFORMING THIS TASK. HE WAS SENT TO AN EYE CLINIC WHERE HIS EYE WAS FLUSHED OU T AND HE WAS GIVEN SOME DROPS TO RELIEVE THE PAIN.

EE WAS OPERATING A TRACKMOBILE COUPLED TO AN ENCLOSED RAILCAR. WHEN THE TRACKMOBILE WAS UNABLE TO ADEQUATELY BRAKE THE RAILCAR, IT BEGAN TO SLIDE AND COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER PARKED RAILCAR. UPON IMPACT, THE EE HIT THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE AND HEAD ON THE WINDOW AND FRAME OF CAB. FIRST AID ONLY UNTIL 12/2/02.

EE WAS MONITORING MATERIAL FLOW IN A PREHEATER TOWER. THE TOWER SHIFTED AND PARTIALLY COLLAPSED CAUSING SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND FALLING DEBRIS IN THE AREA WHERE THE EE WAS STANDING. HE WAS STRUCK ON HIS RIGHT ARM AND HAND BY THE FALL DEBRIS. HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT INCLUDING 3 STITCHES TO HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. WHEN THE KNIFE WENT THROUGH THE HOSE, IT STRUCK LEFT INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEF HAND.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN AND BACK WHILE CLOSING THE HOOD ON THE WATER TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT LEG. AFTER TWO DAYS A BRUISE WAS APPARENT ON THE BACK OF HIS LEG SO HE WAS REFERRED TO A DR. WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED HE HAD PULLED HIS HAMSTRING.

EE WAS CLEANING A BOBCAT LOADER. THE LOADER BUCKET WAS IN A RAISED POSITION & WAS NOT BLOCKED OR SUPPORTED. THE EE WAS CLEANING INSIDE THE CAB & PRESSED THE FOOT CONTROL LEVER ALLOWING THE BUC KET TO SLOWLY BLEED DOWN & PINNED HIM BETWEEN THE BUCKET & THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE.

INJURED EE WAS REMOVING GRATING AT A RAIL CAR UNLOADING HOPPER. THE GRATES HAVE LIFTING BRACKETS ATTACHED THAT SLIDE UP TO ALLOW THE FORKS OF A FORKLIFT TO BE INSEERTED FOR LIFTING. THE EE WAS HOLDING THE LIFTING BRACKETS UP TO ALLOW ANOTHER EE TO INSERT FORKLIFT WHEN HIS LEFT THUMB BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE BRACKET AND THE FORK.

EE WAS CARRYING A 50 LBS TEST WEIGHT DURING A CALIBRATION PROCEDURE FOR A WEIGHT FEEDER. HE SLIPPED ON MATERIAL BUILD-UP AROUND THE SCALE AREA. WHEN HE SLIPPED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EE WAS WORKING ON A LIMESTONE FEEDER CHAIN. WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH, A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED OFF AND BURNED LEFT KNEE CAP. THE EE ALSO HAD SOME BRUISING TO THE KNEE FROM CRAWLING ON HTE LIM EROCKS.

EE WAS BAGGING CEMENT WHEN A BAG BROKE. INSTEAD OF LETTING THE BAG FALL TO THE CONVEYOR BELOW, HE REACHED DOWN AND TRIED TO TEAR THE BAG OPEN TO EMPTY THE CEMENT INTO THE HOPPER BELOW THE CONV EYOR. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE HEAVY BAG OF MATERIAL, HE PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS CARRYING A HEAVY OBJECT UP A STAIRWELL TAKING TWO STEPS AT A TIME. HE WAS CARRYING THE LOAD IN FRONT OF HIS BODY. HE FELT A PULL INHIS BACK AS HE REACHED THE TOP OF THE STAIRS.

EE WAS POUNDING ON A HARDENED STEEL SPROCKET WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND LODGED IN HIS LT. INDEX FINGER.

EE WA WORKING INSIDE A RAW MILL. WHEN HE STEPPED FROM ONE CHAMBER DOWN TO THE LOWER LEVEL OF THE NEXT CHAMBER, HE MISSED THE STEP AND SLIPPED. HE PUT HIS LEFT HAND DOWN TO CATCH HIMSELF. WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND DOWN IT WAS PLACED ON A LIFTER AND BENT HIS HAND BACKWARDS.

WHILE LIFTING 3/4 STEEL PLATE 21" X 23", FELT PINCH IN HIS BACK. NOW WHENEVER HE TURNS HIS HEAD TO RIGHT HIS LEFT ARM TINGLES UNDER SHOULDER & DOWN ARM. (PINCHED NERVE/PULLED MUSCLE.) DOCTOR V ISIT 4/11/02.

EE FINISHED FUELING A SMALL DIESEL TANK & WAS DESCENDING A 10' LADDER WITH THE 1 1/2" FEL HOSE IN HIS RIGHT HAND. HE SLIPPED 1/2 WAY DOWN, FALLING 5' TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE DID NOT HAVE 3 POINT CONTACT ON THE LADDER WITH HOSE IN RIGHT HAND. PROCEDURE IS TO ATTACH A LINE TO HOSE AND PULL UP TO TOP OF TANK & LOWER SAME WAY.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE JUMPING OVER A PIPE WHICHWAS USED TO PNEUMATICALLY DISCHARGE MATERIAL INTO A TANK. HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT THE PIPE AND HE FELL FACE DOWN INTO THE GROUND HITTING HIS HE AD FIRST. THE IMPACT CREATED A 2" CUT OVER HIS LEFT EYEBROW WHICH REQUIRED 9 STITCHES TO CLOSE UP.

WHILE LAYING REFRACTORY BRICK FOR 7 HRS, NOTICED PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST. @ END OF SHIFT WRIST MADE A POPPING SOUND & STARTED TO HURT MORE. ALSO, SWELLING STARTED TO OCCUR. PREVIOUSLY ONLY TREATED AS FIRST AID. ON 2/25/02, SENT TO DOCTOR, DUE TO CONTINUED PAIN.

EE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST WHILE REMOVING AN ACCESS LID ON TOP OF A DUST COLLECTOR.

EE SLIPPED IN THE DISCHARGE THROAT OF THE RAW MILL AND STRAINED HIS BACK, WHILE PASSING LINERS. EE HAS BEEN SEEING A CHIROPRACTOR FOR OVER A YEAR AND THIS COULD BE PRE-EXISTING BUT, NOT SURE A T THIS TIME.

EE REPORTED ON MONDAY, JUNE 24TH THAT HE MUST OF STRAINED HIS BACK ON FIRDAY, DURING A LINER JOB.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING FOUR WAY SPREADER FROM HEADACHE BALL ON CRANE AND MATERIAL FELL INTO HIS EYES. RINSED EYES WITH EYEWASH STATION THE DAY BUT FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE THE NEXT DAY SO HE W ENT TO THE EYE CLINIC.

WHILE BREAKING LOOSE A MILL LINER WITH A HAMMER A BULLET HIT EMPLOYEE UNDER RIGHT KNEE WHICH APPEARS TO COME FROM THE LINER.

EE CLAIMS THAT SHE HURT HER RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING MATERIAL WITH A CONCRETE SCRAPER (PULLER). SHE STRAINED HER SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE'S WERE DRIVING CHAIN PIN IN PLACE WITH AN 8 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER. THE EE SWINGING THE HAMMER HIT THE DRIVE SPROCKET WRONG RESULTING IN HITTING OTHER EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

EE TRIED TO SWITCH SILO'S WITH ONE OF THEM BEINGFULL. HE OVER EXTENDED THE CHAIN FALL & HOOK CAME OFF HITTING HIM IN STOMACH

EMPLOYEE FELT DISCOMFORT TO HER LEFT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING MATERIAL INTO PILE WITH HER TRAINER.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMED HE STRAINED HIS BACK ON DEC 1ST WHILE LIFTING 2 50 LB TEST WEIGHTS AFTER TWISTING INSTEAD OF TURNING WHILE PUTTING THEM AWAY. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL DEC 4 AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON DEC 5.

2 EE' WERE INSTALLING A STEEL PLATE ON THE EXTERIOR OF A SCAVENGER CHAIN AND ONE SLID DOWN ON EMPLOYEE AND THE OTHER SIDE CAME UP AND PINCHED OTHER EMPLOYEE'S HAND BETWEEN STEEL PLATE AND IDLE R.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WHEELBARROW TO MOVE MATERIAL AND FELT STRAIN IN GROIN AREA. HE THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT UNTIL THAT EVENING IT STARTED HURTING AT HOME. THE NEXT DAY HE REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPE RVISOR AND WENT TO THE CLINIC.

WHILE KEYING IN BRICK NEW MATERIAL DROPPED DOWN INTO EE S EYES FROM BRICK AND OR SHELL.

BOBCAT SLIPPED OFF KILN RAMP CAUSING BRICKS TO` FALL ONTO EMPLOYEE AND BOBCAT.

WHILE CHANGING OUT BELT CLIP, EMPLOYEE USED A HAMMER AS A BACKING AND HIT CLIP WITH OTHER HAMMER, CAUSING SOMETHING TO FLY AND STRIKE HIS LEFT EYE.

WENT TO DR ON 8-24 AFTER HIS NORMAL 5 DAYS OFF. EMPLOYEE HIT HAND AGAINST CHUTE HOUSING WHILE TRYING TO UNPLUG HEAD SECTION OF BELT LINE.

EE SMASHED HIS THUMB WHILE TRYING TO BUST UP A LUMP IN THE ROCK HOPPER, WITH HIS HAMMER.