CALCIUM CARBONATE PLANT/MILL: 309 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

During roof prep work, contract employee stepped through a roof hole while moving a piece of plywood that was covering the hole. He was secured with fall protection but suffered leg strain when he leaned back to restore his balance. He was placed on modified duty for three days.

Driller was lifting a 5 gallon can of compressor oil to put into reservoir of drill during maintenance, he felt a pain in his shoulder area, went to hospital and they said it was a strain to tendon.

Employee was exiting control booth and slipped on the dry, 3 step stairway while descending. He caught himself before falling and complained of pain in his knee. Was seen and determined to have a slight strain. Employee was sent back to work with no restrictions. This became a reportable incident on 1/3/13 when treatment went from first aid to medical treatment by definition.

Emergency Medical Services was called to assist an employee who was not feeling well and had momentarily lost consciousness. EE was transported to the hospital and later diagnosed with heart valve impairment.

EE was attempting to move a fallen box back onto a pallet. As he started picking up the box, a pump inside the box moved, causing his hand to become pinched between the box and the floor. When he pulled back his hand and removed his glove, he realized he had a laceration on two fingers. Treatment was first aid and stitches.

EE was using a sledge hammer to hit the side of a chute in an attempt to dislodge the material in the chute. As he swung the hammer, his right index finger made contact with the door bracket, causing a laceration that required stitches.

EE claims he slipped on wet material while attempting to fill a 5 gallon pail with lube in order to start his lube duties. EE was seen limping into work and this accident is under investigation for validity.

Test results received revealed a threshold hearing loss of greater than 25dB.

Test results received revealed a threshold hearing shift of greater than 25dB.

Operator was working on screen reject discharge hose and pipe connection. Employee was taping the connection, which had some sharp metal edges. Employee hit a sharp edge with his right hand and received a open wound

EE was walking up out of a shallow bin area when his foot slipped and he grabbed onto the wall to keep from slipping further. He sprained his shoulder during this action, resulting in restricted duty work.

There was lots of snow and ice on the ground.

Employee was lifting the lid for # 4 silo in order to measure how much was in the taank. The lid was hard to open initially. Employee was bent/twisting his body and yanked on the lid when it did not come up the first time. Employee felt a pull in the lower part of his back. Employee was bending at his waist & not using his legs & not using good body opsition to lift the lid.

Employee complained of pain at and behind his left knee. We insisted he seek medical attention. Has been deemed an illness.

Audiometric test indicates the presence of an STS since the baseline test of 05/07/01.

Audiometric test indicates the presence of an STS since the baseline test of 05/07/01

Audiometric test indicates the presence of an STS since the baseline test of 05/07/01

While removing a taper lock with a chisel, ee felt a slight irritation in the inside corner of his left eye. As time went on the irritation worsened. Looking in the mirror ee could see a little black dot in the eye.

EE was using a grinder on a worn baffle when his arm came in contact with a sharp edge which produced a laceration.

EE was cutting corners off 1" thick steel plate when the cut section dropped more quickly than expected, landing on the floor and on his boot just behind the steel toe protection.

While clearing some low brush, ee brought his arm down on a piece of metal causing a puncture. This injury was initially treated as first aid only but on 7/2/2007 he was scheduled for surgery for possible repair of tendon.

On 1/30/07 employee alleged he hurt his lower back, stating he believed it happened on 1/24/2007. His job duties included the following: Sweeping, Using a forklift, Making up boxes, Moving product from conveyor belt to the formed box, Closing up the completed package, Set up pallets for next load.

Two EEs were moving a tote container with approximately 20-50 lbs of product when EE experienced very sharp pain in lower back. EE's were using push-pull method when injured EE twistd to see the direction and area into which they were heading. When EE twisted it appeared that his back went out, causing very sharp pain to lower back.

Ee stepped in what he thought was a solid surface, which was, in fact, not solid. Overcompensation for balance lost caused ee to jerk backwards thereby spraining back muscles and spraining/straining Left knee and leg.

While opening a valve that was stuck, employee sprained chest muscles.

While using rod to clear jam in sample port, rod penetrated blockage and moved unexpectedly into opening causing employees hand to come in contact with end of sample pipe causing laceration.

While transporting the hydraulic puller to the non-drive side of the FMC screen, the arms of the puller shifted striking the right hand with the screw part of the puller.

Employee was burning, grinding and welding inside a ball mill. He thought he had experienced a welding flash during this work session. The following evening he was so uncomfortable he went to an emergency room where it was learned that he had a piece of metal in his eye and it was removed.

Employee was drilling holes in concrete floor to remount safety gate. Drill locked up causing severe sprain of left thumb.

While cleaning around a mill, employee was using a small jack hammer and the GAP vac truck. Lower side started hurting, like a pulled muscle would feel.

Employee was attempting unhook chain from mill so it could be lifted away by a forklift. The forklift operator was instructed to raise the forklift blades and while doing so made contact with the accelerator, the forklift moved forward pinning employee between elevator chute and the forklift body. Employee suffered severe brusing and temporary mobility impairment.

Ee was lifting drive sprockets and drive chain to top of elevator with rope. Shoulder popped while lifting. This employee complained of this injury in January 2006, but was seen and released at that time. This is a revisit for that injury which required no treatment.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN AISLE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A BROKEN, PROTRUDING PIECE OF WOOD STICKING OUT FROM A PALLET. HE TRIPPED AND FELL HURTING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, UPPER ARM, CUTTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND, AND CONTUSIONS OF LEFT KNEE AND LOWER LEG.

Employee was trying to clear air conditioner fan of an obstacle that was causing noise, when he suffered a severe laceration of rt index finger.

Employee was shoveling around the Picking Belt Feeder Motor when he felt pain in his back.

Employee had finished loading a bulk truck with product and was closing hatches on top of tanker when he felt pain in his lower back area. He was positioned on his hands and knees on the top of the truck and could not move. He was assisted from this position with manlift and cage on forklift.

Employee was restacking 50 pund bags of Ground Calcium Carbonate onto a pallet when he felt a strain in his lower back.

A rock wedged in slef-cleaning tail pulley of picking belt - Secondary Crusher. Stuck 3' long chipping hammer steel into pulley to try to dislodge rock. Pulley grabbed the steel and pulled ee's hand down and crushed it between the steel and bearing. Ee stepped on emergency pull cord and the belt stopped.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A JAM IN A BAGGING SPOUT, HEXAGIONAL ROD BECAME LODGED IN THE IMPELLER WHICH CAUSED FORCEFUL TWIST OF ROD. THE EE'SGLOVE AND PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND WERE LACERATED BY THE FORCE OF THE TWIST.

TWO EE'S WERE LIFTING MOTOR WITH PIPE THROUGH EYEBOLT ON TOP OF MOTOR WHEN EE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RT. SIDE OF ABDOMEN.

EE WAS LIFTING GUARD BACK INTO PLACE WHEN GUARD SLIPPED. EE MADE A "CATCH" AND TWISTED INJURING HIS LOWER BACK

EE'S THUMB WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE STRAP OF A SEMI-BULK BAG OF MATERIAL WHEN C0-WORKER ALLOWED THE BAG TO DESCEND PRIOR TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM BAGGER. THE FORCE OF THE BAG CAUSED THE INJURY.

GROUND WAS WET FROM RECENT RAIN & EE WAS IN A HURRY

WE HAD BEEN HAVING BAD WEATHER, CONDITIONS WERE SNOW AND ICY, EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT OF BUILDING AND DOWN RAMP TO FORKLIFT. SNOW FALLING ON FROZEN SURFACE MADE THE RAMP SLIPPERY.

WE HAD A SEVERE ICE STORM AND WERE CAUGHT WITHOUT PREPARATION.

DOOR IMPROPERLY HELD OPEN WHILE CHANGING SCREENS

WHILE PICKING UP SOME PALLETS, A METAL POLE FELLFROM THE SKIDS HITTING HIS LEFT RING FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MILL DOOR FOR REPAIR. AS EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING HIS HANDS FROM UNDER THE DOOR O WORK ON IT, HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON A PROJECTION AND WAS TRAPPED UNDER THE DOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ROPES THAT BANDED QUANTITIES OF LARGE PRODUCT BAGS AND THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND.

WHILE WALKING THRU AREA USED TO STRAP SEMI BULK BAGS TO THEIR PALLETS, EE S FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON STRAPPING MATERIAL INT HE AISLE WAY. EE FELL TO HIS LEFT KNEE, CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HA ND TO PREVENT TOTAL COLLAPSE.

EE WAS INSIDE INSPECTION DOOR OF #2 DRYER BREAKING LOOSE CHOKED MATERIAL FROM UPPER LEVELS OF THE DRYER. A LARGE HARD PIECE OF MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE & FELL, HITTING THE CROW BAR & HIS HAND, PUS HING HIS HAND AGAINST THE DRYER WALL.

WHILE DISMOUNTING FROM BULK TANK TRUCK, FOOT SLIPPED AND ANKLE TWISTED.

WHILE GRINDING & CUTTING OF AN ELEVATOR SHAFT TO REMOVE SPROCKET A PIECE OF METAL OR GRINDING MEDIA FLEW INTO EE'S EYE

EE REMOVED SECTION OF CATWALK TO WORK ON SECTIONOF PIPE WHILE MOVING AROUND EE INADVERTENTLY FELL INTO OPENING

EE WAS CLEANING OUT BUILDUP OF MATERIAL IN DRYERREACHED UP OVER HIS HEAD & PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK

INJ WAS REPAIRING A 12"X12"X48" CHUTE. WENT TO PLACE CHUTE ONTO DOLLY TO MOVE TO MAINTENANCE SHOP & FELT BURNING PAIN IN LOWER BACK

TWO FORK TRUCKS HIT ON A BLIND CORNER. THE INJURED WAS DRIVING AROUND THE CORNER WHEN THE OTHER PARTY SAW HIM & TRIED TO STOP. DUE TO A MATERIAL SPILLAGE EARLIER THE SECOND FORK TRUCK SLID INT O THE FIRST.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING DIRT UNDERNEATH DRY MILL WHEN HE JAMMED HIS ELBOW ON HARD MATERIAL.

#2 DRYER HAD CHOKED UP. DUE TO A CONFINED ENTRY VICTIM WAS @ DOORWAY MONITORING MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSIDE. VICTIM WAS MOVING MATERIAL AWAY FROM DOORWAY WHEN A PIECE FELL SMASHING THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.

EE WENT TO THE BACK OF UF PLANT TO CLEAN-UP RUN OVER OF 1 MICRON PRODUCT. WENT TO GET WATER HOSE OFF OF #8 SG FROM STAIRS BEHIND #6 SG. WHEN STEPPED DOWN OFF OF STAIRS TO FLOOR HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE CAUGHT HIMSEF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM CAUSING ALL OF HIS WEIGHT TO START THE PAIN.

INJ WAS STANDING TO THE SIDE OF THE RAISED FORKLIFT BLADES TO ADJUST BLADE WIDTH. WHILE LIFTING & PULLING BLADES TOWARD HIM HE FELT A SHARP PAININ HIS UPPER RIGHT CHEST AREA

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A SLIDE GATE FAN #4 MILL RETURN SCREW. SINCE THE GATE WAS OVERHEAD, HE WAS USING A PIPE TO SLIDE THE GATE BACK. THE GATE GOT STUCK. EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE PIPE AND THE GATE RELEASED UNEXPECTEDLY. IT THEN SLIDDOWN THE PIPE, STRIKING THE BACK OF EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND, CAUSING LACERATIONS.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR IN THE WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT, HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WAS STANDING ON THE CATWALK AT THE #1 DRUM FILTER TO CHANGE THE VALVES BETWEEN #1 AND #2 FILTE RS. HE STEPPED OFF THE CATWALK, HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE AGITATOR MOTOR FOR THE #1 FILTER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE BOTTOM TAIL SECTION OF THE #3TRANSFER ELEVATOR. THE ELEVATOR WAS FULL OF MATERIAL. WHILE CLEANING THE ELEVATOR WITH HIS HAND, ELEVATOR BROKE FREE AND TURNED BACKW ARDS, CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.

WHILE HOLDING A THIN BLADE ROTARY CUT OFF GRINDER, THE WHEEL CUT EMPLOYEE'S ARM.

THE OPERATOR STEPPED OUT OF THE OPERATOR SHACK TO THE FLOOR AREA. THE METAL PLATE THAT COVERS THE TRENCH/DITCH HAD BEEN MOVED EXPOSING THE DITCH. THE GRATE COVERING THE DITCH HAD BEEN PRESSE D INWARD CAUSING A DEPRESSION UNEVEN WALKING SURFACE. THE OPERATOR STEPPED ON THE GRATE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE CAUSE A SPRAIN

EE BEGAN WORKING AT 0700. HE WAS OPERATING A FORKLIST. AFTER COMPLETING TASK (DUMPING HOPPER), HE EXPERIENCED SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.(WHILE GETTING ON AND OFF TOW MOTOR). HE THEN WENT T O THE THIRD LEVEL OF THE FACILITY TO WORK ON THE DRY PULSE-ATR DUST COLLECTOR. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOOLS, PAIN WAS UNBEARABLE. FOUR YEARS AGO EE WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT INJURING SAME AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE FEED SCREW. SCREW WAS LOCKED OUT. HE ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION HIMSELF FOR BETTER ACCESS AND LOST HIS BALANCE DUE TO AN UNEVEN WORKING SURFACE. HE GRABBED THE SCREW TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT HAND (THE PINKY FINGER) EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. EMPLOYEE SCHEDULED VACTION BEGAN ON 29 JUNE 98 RETURNE

EE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL 5-22-98 EE RECEIVED RESTRICTED DUTY FROM MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. EE S KNEE CONTINED TO CAUSE HIM PAIN. THEREFORE, HE SOUGHT FURTHER MEDICAL ASSISTANCE EE HAD BEE N AWAY FROM WORK SINCE INJURY 98.INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE WASHING SCURRY FROM UNDER AND 7 MILL. HE STEPPED ON BOARDWALK AND TWISTED HIS L KNEE.

THE MINER WAS HANGING A BULK BAG ON A MACHINE ARM. WHIEL STEPPING BACK HE STEPPED ON A LIFT ARM OF A FORKLIFT WHICH HAD BEEN PARKED. THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAIN AND HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE RIGH T ANGLE. (EMPLOYEE ENGAGED IN NORMAL DUTY)

MINER WAS STANDING IN SHIPPING OFFICE IN MILL AREA OPERATING COPY MACHINE. ARMS WERE FULL OF PAPERS TO COPY WHEN A PAPER SWIPED HER RIGHT EYE, CAUSING A SCRATCH OR LACERATAION OF EYE OR CORNEA . NORMAL DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE 8 MIL DOOR, WHICH WAS JAMMED, WHEN THE DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE SURROUNDING AREAS- FACE, NECK AND HEAD/RIGHT TEMPLE.

2-27-97--SHOVELING DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN. 2-28-97--STILL FELT LOWER BACK PAIN. 3-1-97--SLIPPED, DID NOT FALL, EXPERIENCED MORE BACK PAIN AND REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR.

EMPLOYEE STATES SHE WAS GOING UP THE STAIRS AND TRIPPED.

EE STATES HE WAS PRYING A BEARING CASING OFF OF THE SHAFT WHEN THE BOTTOM HALF OF THE CASILNG FLEW OFF THE SHAFT & FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS BENT OVER, CLEANING UP WHEN A PIECE OF CHAIN FELL FROM ABOVE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK.

EE STATES HE WAS TRYING TO PUSH THE LATCHES FOR THE PULSAIRE DOOR INTO THE SLOT, WHEN THE TENSION FROM THE LATCHES CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS RT ARM.

EE STATES HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD (HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT) BY THE BRAKE HOUSING COVER OF THE OVERHEAD CRANE.

HE STEPPED OFF THE CURB ONTO SOMETHING AND HIS ANKLE TURNED AND HE FELL.

EE STATES HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF BROKEN SKID, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE STATES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FILL PROPANE TANK ON FORK TRUCK WHEN GAS ESCAPED FROM NOZZLE AND SPRAYED ON RT KNEE AND LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PULLING UP ON PIPE WRENCHTO LOOSEN PIPE FROM AIR FILTER AND STRAINED HIM SELF.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE & SNOW TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE THIS JUST BECAME A MEDICAL ACCIDENT

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CUTTING MATERIAL WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED HIS HAND. STITCHES WERE RECEIVED.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLOSING THE LID ON A TRUCK AND THE LATCH CLOSED SUDDENLY, CATCHING HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON A RUNG ON A LADDER WHEN HE FELL OFF IT.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PULLING ON A CHAIN FALL AND THE EXCESSIVE STRAINING CAUSED HIS VENTRAL HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION USING A BALLPEN HAMMER TO CLOSE THE CLIP FASTENER WHEN HE MISSED IT & STRUCK HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER INSTEAD

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PICKING UP A PALLET OFF A STACK WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PLACING A HAMMER BACK ON THE GRATING WHEN HIS RT. FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE GRATING AND THE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT WHEN GOING ON THE DOCK PLATE WHICH HAD COME UP, HE WENT DOWN SUDDENLY, CAUSING HIM TO INJURE HIS BACK.

54736YEE STATES HE LOST HIS BALANCE WHILE TRYING TO REINSTALL A DOOR AND CONSEQUENTLY INJURED HIS HAND ON A MILL FEED SCREW.

54736YEE STATES HE TRIPPED OVER STRAPPING LEFT ON FLOOR AND CONSEQUENTLY FELL ON THE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CARRYING A REDUCER WHEN HE WALKED INTO A METAL SAW HORSE.

EMPL CUTTING A SPRING WHEN IT WAS CUT LEFT HAND WENT DOWN CAUSING LACERATION. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE AND ANOTHER MECHANIC WERE REMOVING AN OLD BELT GUARD WHEN AFTER THEY CUT THE 1ST BOLT ONE SIDE OF THE GUARD DROPPED,HITTING HIS FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION, SHOVELING MATERIAL. THE SHOVEL SLIPPED AND THE HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE GROIN.

EE STATES HE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HIS RT KNEE STRUCK THE LADDER RUNG THIS JUST TURNED INTO A REPORTABLE INCIDENT.

EE STATES HE WAS HOLDING THE ROTOR AND STATOR IN THE CROUCHED POSITION AND LOWERING IT TO THE GROUND WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. AS ;HE STARTED TO STAND UP HE FELT PAIN THE GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE SLIPPED & FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND ON THE FLOOR

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TRYING TO PUT A BAG ON #1 SPOUT. HE HAD HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE BAG CLAMP AND SPOUT WHEN THE BAG ACTIVATED THE CLAMP. HIS LEFT THUMB WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE CLAMP AND SPOUT.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE GRABBED A STEEL ROD WHICH WAS HOT CAUSING HIM TO BURN HIS RT HAND

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNJAM BAG PLACER STEEL CONVEYOR WHEN SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED & HIS HAND WENT INTO THE CONVEYOR & CUT HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TEARING A BAG OPEN WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE BAG AND HIS LEFT ELBOW STRUCK AGAINST THE STEEL HANDLE OF THE DUMP HOPPER.

EE STATED HE WAS PUTTING FULL BAGS ON CONVEYOR BELT WHEN A BAG GOT BETWEEN THE BELT CONVEYOR AND THE METAL ROLLS. HE TRIED TO FREE THE BAG HE PULLED HIS HAND OUT OF THE RUBBER CONVEYOR AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS BENDING OVER, STRAIGHTENING BAGS, WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPD, CAUSING HIM TO WRENCH HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING ON CATWALK AT TOP OF ELEVATOR WRAPPING A SECTION OF VENT LINE WHEN A GUST OF AIR BLEW A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS MOVING A SWIVEL CHAIR FROM IN FRONT OF A LOCER. AS HE STEPPED FORWARD, HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CHAIR, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL TO THE FLOOR. AS HE FELL TO THE FLOOR, HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND CONSEQUENTLY FRACTURED HIS RIGHT WRIST ON CONTACT WITH THE FLOOR.

EE STATES HE WAS STRAIGHTENING WOODEN PALLETS WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST ONE.

STANDING IN FRONT OF CO N VEYOR STACKING BAGS FELT POP IN R WRIST

EE STATES HE WAS STANDING BEHIND THE GEAR BOX HOLDING THE TURQUE ARM AS THEY WERE TURNING THE MACHINE. HE HAD TURQUE ARM WITH BOTH HANDS BUT ARM SLIPPED FROM HIS GRIP AND STRUCK HIM ON LEFT KN EE AND IN THE GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION LEANING FORWARD T O PLACE HOUSING IN PLACE & TWISTED HIS BODY TO PROPERLY POSITION THE PUMP HOUSING HE THEN FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF DRUM STARTER TO START #5 MILL-DRUM STARTER IS TIGHTAT SEVERAL POSIIONS THROUGHOT START STEPS EMPLOYEE STATES HE PLACED BOTH HANDS ON CONTROL HANDLE & LEVER TO CLOSE STARTER & UPON CLOSING STARTERINDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS CAUGH BETWEEN STARTER LEVER & LEVER STOP POSTT RESULTING IN INJURY TO INDEX FINGER TIP OF LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS INJURED WHILE STANDING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WHEN MOTOR SLIPPED EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK THEN ATTEMPTING TO CATCH THE MOTOR IN DOING SO HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING A PULL OR STRAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ASSISTING THE MAINTENANCE MECHANIC TO MOVE A DISABLED BLOWER VIA HANDTRUCK STABLIZING THE BLOWER AS THEY WERE MOVING ALONG THE BLOWER SLID FORWARD & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BE TWEEN THE BLOWER & HANDTRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT

TEMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE LADDER WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE LOST HIS HAND GRIPS AND HE FELL APPROX. 6 FT. TO THE GROUND BEL0W.

HE WAS BENT OVR IN 2 FE DRYER TRYING TO REMOVE OBJECT FROM 6 NOZZLE WITH 6 FT ROD, PUSHING ROD INTO NOZZLE. AFTER NOZZLE WAS TOUCHED HIGH PRESSURE SLURRY CAME OUT INTO EE S FACE NECK AND ARM L INE WAS DISCONNECTED OUTSIDE OF DRYER NOZZLE, HAD BEEN BACK FLUSHED FROM BACK OF NOZZLE TO FLOOR.

THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS COMING OFF A TRUCK WITH A FORKLIFT WHEN THE OVERHEAD GUARD HIT THE TOP OF THE TRUCK DOOR FELXIBLE FRAME. HE CHECKED THE AMOUNT OF ROOM BETWEEN THE OVERHEAD GUARD AND THE TRUCK DOOR FRAME. THE FORKLIFT DRIFTED AND THUMB WAS CUAHGT BETWEEN THE FORKLIFT GUARD AND DOOR FRAME.

EMPL STATES WHILE HE & ANOTHER EMPL WERE LIFTING PIPE PIPE TWISTED & HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING AN ALUMINUM PIPE TO TAP A VALVE SHUT. HE MISSED THE VALVE HANDLE AND HIT HIS FINGER ON THE FLOATS SUPPORT "I" BEAM.

THE EMPLOYEE SATES HE WAS STANDING ON ALADDER WHILE CONNECTING A PIPE LINE WITH 2" COUPLING HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL HITTING HIS RIBS ON A 3" PIPE MANIFOL D AND THEN FELL TO THE FLOOR ON HIS BEHIND

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STANDING UPRIGHT IN FRONT OF THE VALVE USING A PIPE TO MOVE VALVE WHEN HE STARTED MOVING THE VALVE THE MLIMIT SWITCH OPENED CAUSING THE MOTOR TO START THE PIPE SLIPPED OFF THE VALVE CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL FORWARD INTO THE VALVE HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE VALVE HANDLE AND SHAFT FROM THE MOTOR REDUCER.

THE EMPLOYEE ST5TED HE WAS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION ABOUT 8' FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS USING THE JACK HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF STONE OR PORCELANE HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT RIB CAGE, KNOCKING HIM DOW N. 3

EMP STATES HE W3 AS CARRYING SHIPMENT OF SCREEN WOOD THAT WAS RECEIVED THAT DAY. HE STATED HE MADE 3 TRIPS AND THE WEIGHT PER TRIP DID NOT EXCEED 30 LBS. THE NEXT DAY HE NOTED TIGHTNESS AND P PAIN IN UPPER 9T LEG

EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS STANDING IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION HOLDING RUBBER STRIP IN HIS LEFT HAND HE WAS TRIMMING RUBBER STRIP WHEN RAZER KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF RUBBER STRIP & MADE CONTACT WITH HIS LEFT HAND L5CERATING PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT WHILE STANDING NEXT TO & OVER THE CONVEYOR BVELTS TRYING TO PLACE A 2INX4IN PIECE OF WOOD AT DISCHARGE END OF THE FIRST CONVEYOR WHILE CONVEYORS WERE IN OPERATION EMPLOYEE S FINGERS WERE 1INCHED BETWEEN MOVING CONVEYOR & PIECE OF WOOD LOSING TIPS OF THIRD & FOURTH FINGERS ON LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE STATES3WHILE STANDING NEXT TO & OVER CONVEYOR BELTS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A 2INX4IN PIECE OF WOOD AT DISCHARGE END OF FIRST CONVEYOR WHILE CONVEYORS WERE IN OPERATION EMPLOYEES F INGERS WERE PIN7HED BETGWEEN MOVING CONVEYOR & THE PIECE OF WOOD

EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS STANDING ABOVE DIVERTER VALVE TO REMOVE PLATE & GASKET FROM BETWEEN DIVERTER VALVE & CONVEY LINE FLANGES PLATE & GASKET BOTH HAVE TABS ON EACH SIDE EXTENDING OUT PA ST DIAMETER OF 0LANGE FOR INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL AFTER REMOVING PLATE THE ONE TAB ON THE GASKET WAS PULLED IN BETWEEN FLANGES BY DUST COLLECTORFAN CONVEY LINE I PRIED THE FLANGES APART WITH

EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH TWO 50 LB BAGS OFF A CONVEYOR BELT AT EYE LEVEL HEIGHT ONE OF THE BAGS FELL BACKWARDS EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE BAG AS A RESULT THE INDEX FING ER ON THE EMPLO2EES HAND WAS EXTENDED IN THE WRONG POSITION

EMPL MAKING RIG2T HAND-TURN WITH SAID VEHICLE PRIOR TO BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY WHEN HE STRUCK ROCK WITH LEFT FRONT TIRE CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL STRIKING RIGHT THUMB WITH SU PPORT SPOKE. 3

EMPLYEE STATES 2E WAS IN STANDING POSTION WITH BEARING HOUSING IN HANDS AND WAS PREPARING TO REMOVE SHAFT BY DROPPING HOUSING ON SECTION OF BOARD PLACED ON FLOOR. WHEN HOUSING WAS DROPPED ON FLOOR, HE HELD 2IS HANDS INSIDE BEARING HOUSING OPENING AND PACKING FLANGE. SHAFT CAME LOOSE AND FLANGE SLIPPED UPWARD LOOSE SHAFT.

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS WELDING SKIRTING BACK IN PLACE WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FROM WELD FELL INTO CREASE OF PANTS BURNING THROUGH AND FALLING DOWN INTO BOOT.

THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES THAT HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 1/2"JELLOID PLATE FROM AN 8'X12'PLATE.A SECTION OF THE PLATE HAD BEEN CUT,BUT DID NOT COME FREE.IN THE ATTEMPT TO BREAK IT.FREE THE LARGE SEC N OF THE PLATE 8LIPPED OFF THE RACK AND CAME DOWN,ABOUT 3"AND HIS FOOT WAS UNDER THE PLATE.

EMP STATES HE W5S TRASNPORTING A 55 GAL DRUM OF 56% ACETIC ACID TO THE ACID PUMP STATION WITH A DRUM HAND TRUCK WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT HIS BABY FINGER BETWEEN THE HAND TRUCK HANDLE AND TH LID OF THE DRUM3HEATER BOX CAUSING THE LACERATION TO HIS BABY FINGER

HE WAS STANDING ON RACK LEVEL SIDE OF FORK TRUCK LUBING RACK TILT PINS PIN ON THE SIDE WAS LUBED AND PRECEEDED TO LUBE OTHER SIDE MECHANIC REACHED ACROSS BETWEEN TRUCK FACE AND RACK BAR TO LUB

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DRIVING EARS ON CYLINDER W/A STEEL ROD USING A SHORT HANDLE MAUL WHEN MAUL HIT A BEAM ABOVE HIM ON THE DOWN STROKE CAUSING MISDIRECTION OF MAUL WHICH MISSED THE OBJECT IN MIND AND INSTEAD HIS HAND HIT THE PIECE OF STEEL THIS CAUSED A LACERATION OF THE R T INDEX FINGER

T MAN EITHER SLIPPED OR LOST GRIP. THE INJURED TRIED TO CATCH PIPE WHICH WAS FULL OF MATERIAL AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIPE AND A STEEL BRACING.

LOOKING FOR ITEM STORED ON SHELVING AND LIFTED PIECE OF WINDOW GLASS LYING FLAT ON UPPER SHELF 6\ OFF GROUND.GLASS THOUGHT TO BE PIECE OF METAL ,WOOD OR PLASTIC SINCE ONLY EDGE WAS VISIBLE.LAC ERATED RIGHT HAND THUMB AND REC\D 4 STITCHES.

PICKING GRINDING AGENT FROM HOPPER AND GOT LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN X-BAR AND IT LACERATED NAIL AND FINGER TIP.FINGER TIP HAD TO BE AMPUTATED.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS STANDING ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE FORKLIFT HOLDING THE BLOCK WITH HIS LEFT HAND TRYING TO BREAK THE CONNECTION WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE BLOCK MOVED AND HE CUT H IS LEFT THUMB.

RESTACKING PALLET OF PLASTIC BAGS WHEN BAG STARTED TO SLIDE OFF PALLET AND HE CAUGHT BAG WHILE IN OFF-BALANCE POSITION.REPORTED INCIDENT BUT SAID BACK WOULD FEEL BETTER NEXT DAY.HAD SOME PAIN ON AND OFF SO DECIDED TO GET IT CHECKED BY DR.

MAN WAS WORKING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION & LOST HIS HAT. AS HE WAS RETRIEVING HIS HAT ON HIS HANDS & KNEES & STOOD UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE CORNER OF T HE CATWALK.

HE WAS WALKING TOWARDS STEPS AND HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH WET MATERIAL WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SLIP.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS DESCENDING FROM LADDER WHEN LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER RUNG CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HE SAID HE HAD SLURRY SPILLAGE UNDER BOTTOM OF HIS SHOES.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ON A 12FT LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON 4 WHITTING PUMP DISCHARGE LINE

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING PIECES OF SCRAP METAL IN DUMPSTER WHEN EDGE OF ONE PIECE OF METAL CAUGHT HIS ARM AND CUT IT

EMPLOYEE STAES HE WAS SIGNING OUT ON LOG SHEET AT GUARD HOUSE WHEN AN AUTOMOBILE (NON-EMPLOYEE DRIVING) STRUCK EMPLOYEE AND THREW HIM INTO DRIVEWAY

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER USIING A GRINDER ON THE TOWMOTOR WHEN HE TURNED GRINDER OFF AND SET IT DOWN BEFORE IT STOPPED AS HE SET IT DOWN THE GRINDER TURNED LACERATING HIS RT WRIST

MANUALLY FREEING JAMMED CONVEYOR ON BIRD CENTRIFUGE THREE EMPLOYEES WERE MANUALLY ROTATING THE CENTRIFUGE IN THE DRIVE DIRECTION INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE MIDDLE AND BOTH GLOVED HANDS WERE P INCHED BETWEEN TWO BELTS AND THE MOTOR SHEVE

EE WAS STANDING FLAT EVEN WITH THE GROUND OPERATING A STEM CLEANING DEVICE. EE BACKED UP & SLIPPED ON GREASE. EE SLIPPED & FELL WHILE OPERATING A STEAM CLEANING DEVICE & WAS CONTACTED BY STE AM FROM DEVICE RECEIVING BURNS.

STANDING NEXT TO ELEVATOR IN CROUCHED POSITION HOLDING 4\ ROUND ROD AGAINST OUTSIDE SPROCKET.ANTOTHER EMPL WAS STRIKING ROD WITH 25 LB MAUL TO MOVE SPROCKET ON SHAFT. DIDNT MAKE SOLID CONTACT WITH ROD CAUSING MAUL TO GLANCE OFF TO SIDE AND HIS MOMENTUM CARRIED MAUL ONWARD STRIKING EMPL GLANCING BLOW TO HEAD.