Des Moines Plant Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING VIBRATOR ON BOTTOM HOPPER OF RAIL CARS ALSO USING 5FT LONG STEEL BAR TO OPEN DOORS ON RAIL CARS & BAR SLIPPED & SNAPPED BACK STRIKING HIM ON LEFT THIGH

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS WALKING FROM BATHOUSE TO TIME CLOCK TO GO TO WORK WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE SIDEWALK AND FELL BACKWARD. GASTROCHNEMIUS (CALF MUSCLE) TEAR RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO INSTALL AN ELECTRIC VIBRATOR ON BRACKET THAT IS ON THE UNDER SIDE OF THE TRAILER AND HE CLAIMS HE HURT HIS BACK. BACK STRAIN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT BUT NOW IS NUMBNESS IN HI S LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO REMOVE A ELECTRIC VIBRATOR FROM A BOTTOM DUMP TRAILER AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING TRUCK LOADING SPOU DOWN INTO CEMENT TRAILER.THE SPOUT WAS NOT LINED UP SO HE STRUCK HIS LEG THROUGH GUARD RAIL TO KICK SPOUT DOWN.FIRST DIAGNOSED AS HAVING PINCHED NE RVE IN BACK BUT WAS CHANGED TO PULLED HAMSTRINGS.

EMPL WAS PUTTING RUBBER GASKET MATERIAL IN HIGH PRESSURE AIR LINE TO BLOCK IT OFF. WHEN AIR WAS TURNED BACK ON IT BLEW HOLE IN RUBBER GASKET CAUSING LOUD NOISE WHICH INJURED EMPLS RIGHT EAR DR UM.

EMPLOYEE WAS SECURING 7/8 INCH WIRE ROPE TO CRANE BUCKET. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE CABLE SO EE COULD SECURE IT WHEN THE ROPE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT UPPER EY E LID. DR USED SUTURES TO CLOSE CUT ON UPPER RIGHT EYE LID.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO DRIVE REAR WHEEL HUB BACK ON AND HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND THE HUB.CUT KNUCKLE ON INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND-5 STITCHES REQUIRED TO CLOSE C UT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A BAR THRU INSPECTION HOLE TO BREAK UP A CEMENT CHUNK. CEMENT BROKE LOOSE AN CAME FLOWING OUT HOLE INTO HIS EYE'S/ CORNEAL ABRASION LEFT EYE.

SLIPPED ON ICEY PARKING LOT BREAKING RIGHT ANKLE. THIS WAS NOT MINE PROPERTY. EMPL WAS RUNNING COMPANY ERRANDS. WE FELL THIS SHOULD NOT BE CHARGEABLE INJURY DUE TO EMPL NOT BEING ON MINE PRO PERTY AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

INJURED LOOSENE8 A TRANSFORMER AND IT FELL OFF THE WALL SMASHING HIS FINGERS

INJURED WAS USI3G SACK MACHINE SACKING CEMENT AND USED MUSCLES THAT HE WAS NOT USED TO USING

LIFTING SECTION3OF #1 PAN FEEDER AT CRUSHER.

INJURED WAS WAL5ING UNDER 833 MILL AND SLIPPED ON ICE

INJURED WAS WLK3NG IN BATHHOUSE AND SLIPPED ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR HITTING HIS BACK AND HEAD ON THE FLOOR

INJ LAYING BRICK-BENT OVER TO PICK UP BRICK AND STRIANED BACK.

OPERATING ENDLOADER CLEANING UP WASTE MATERIAL WHEN MACHINE STRUCK HARD OBJECT BURIED UNDER MATERIAL STOPPING MACHINE AND BOUNCED HIM AROUND INT HE CAB.

INJURED WAS APPLYING BRAKE ON#1 CRANE AND KNEE POPPED

INJURED WASUSING AN AIR HAMMER TO LOOSEN HARD CEMENT. HIS LEFT HAND GOT STUCK BETWEEN AIR HAMMER AND THE SIDE OF A CEMENT WALL.

INJURED WAS WALKING IN FINISH GRIND DEPARTMENT AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE CLINKER AND HIT ELBOW.

WELDING ON #1 CRANE AND GOT DIRT IN RIGHT EYE.INJ WENT TO DR 8-16-85.

INJURED WAS HAMMERING ON A SPROCKET TRYING TO GET IT OFF WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE

USING AIR HAMMER AND JARRING CAUSED CONTUSION OF RIGHT THUMB.

LIFTING AIR COMPRESSOR TO TOWMOTOR AND INJURED LOWER BACK

THE INJURED WAS REMOVING 94# SACKS OF CEMENT FROM A POWER BELT & LOADING THEM ONTO A TRUCK.

THE ALLEGED INJURY OCCURRED WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A BAR TO DISLODGE BRICK FROM THE #1KILN.THE INJURED DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 5-16-85 AND THE DIAGNOSIS WAS HERNIA.

INJ WAS CHANGING SLIDES ON CEMENT LINE ON TOP OF 14 BANK SILOS TIGHTENING BOLTS FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS LOWER BACK

INJURED WAS WALKING ACROSS GRATING TO MOVE ROCK TRIPPER-GRATING BROKE LOOSE AND HE FELL THROUGH IT, HE FELL APPROX 18 TO 20 FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE ROCK STORAGE, HE BROKE TWO BONES IN HIS LE FT LEG

INJURED WAS TAKING LID OFF A BOTTLE. DROPPED THE BOTTLE AND TRIED TO CATCH IT. BOTTLE BROKE AGAINST A TABLE AND CAUSED INJURED TO CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB. INFECTION SET IN AND HE WAS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL ON 12-5-84.

INJURED WAS LOADING KILN DIST INTO TRUCK-SLIPPED ON WET PRECIPITATOR DUST AND FELL.

INJURED WAS PLACING TANK ON WELDER STAND & GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN TANK AND BEAM THAT RUNS ACROSS THE MACHINE SHOP

WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPL WHO WAS WELDING INSIDE OF #2 COOLER-DIDNT GET HIS HEAD TURNED AWAY FROM WELDER AND GOT FLASH BURN IN LEFT EYE.

INJ WAS DROPPING BAGS DOWN THE BAG CHUTE PICKED UP TOO MANY BAGS OFF PALLET CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN RT ARM

WALKING THROUGH THE LABORATORY AND SLIPPED ON A FLOOR MAT WHICH HAD OIL UNDER IT.

INJURED WAS UNDER A ROCK CAR REPAIRING IT. AN EMPTY ROCK CAR THAT WAS RELEASED FROM THE CRUSHER HIT THE CAR HE WAS WORKING ON. INJURED\S EAR WAS TORN BADLY.

INJURED WAS CARRYING WIRE WELDERINTO #1 KILN AND STEPPED ON PIECE OF CLINKER AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE

INJ WAS CLIMBING LADDER ONTO 966 ENDLOADER WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM OT TRY AND CATCH HIMSELF

INJURED POKING ROCK OUT OF CHOKED UP PAN FEEDER-ROCK DROPPED CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND HOUSING

LAYING BRICK IN #2 KILN AND LIFTING OF BRICK CAUSED STRAIN TO CHEST WALL & LEFT ARM

WORKING ON PULLEY ASSEMBLY TO A CRANE BUCKET-ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUSHING PINS INTO SHIEVES AND INJURED GOT HIS HAND IN THE WAY-16 SUTURES TAKEN.

INJURED WAS PUTTING COOLER GRATES IN #2 COOLER AND STRAINED BACK.

INJURED WAS WORKING INSIDE #1 KILN WHEN A PIECE OF COATING FELL FROM TOP OF KI N STRIKING HIM ON LEFT HAND.

CLEANING HAMMER MILL AND STRAINED BACK

SLIPPED ON SHOWER STALL FLOOR AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

PUNCTURED FINGER WITH SHARP EDGE OF A C CLAMP HE WAS USING. 1ST VISIT TO DR. 10-10-83. DISABILITY BEGAN 10-11-83.

USING PALLET SKID FORCING HOOK OFF MANLIFT CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN SKID AND HOOK.

INJURED WAS HELPING CLOSE WINDOWS IN 14 BANK SILOS-TRIED TO CLEAN AN OBSTRUCTION FROM WINDOW AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CLOSED WINDOW ON HIS FINGER-CUT LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED STIT CHES.

THE INJURED WAS PULLING A 3/8 INCH CABLE OVER A CONCRETE WALL AND A CHUNK OF SOLIDIFIED DUST CAME LOOSE FROM THE TOP OF THE WALL STRIKING HIM ON THE BACK.

PICKING UP TOWMOTOR TIRE AND WRENCHED BACK.

THE INJURED WAS NOT WEARING GOGGLES WHILE USING A POWER SANDER AND HE GOT DUST IN HIS EYES