Essroc Cement Corp Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was jack hammering out the gypsum feed hopper all day on the 17th of September. Employee was sitting on the grate of the hopper in an awkward position. The awkward position caused strain to lower back.

Employee was cleaning off cement buildup from roof with jack hammer. Employee was working in an awkward position. The position caused strain to lower back.

Tripped over rubber runner while walking.

EE was lifting a motor of approximately 80 lbs off of a storage rack in the store area while standing on a pallet. He turned around with the motor to set it on the back of a pickup and while stepping off of the pallet to his right, twisted his right knee. He reported it immediately & decided to seek medical attention for it on 8/22/2007

EE was covering some graded balls with plastic and was throwing a pallet on top of the plastic to hold it down from the wind, when he felt a pain and heard a ripping sound in his right elbow. This was an extremely cold day.

While removing screw box cover, sheet metal cover slipped in hand, lacerating 5th finger on right hand.

WALKING DOWN FROM THE GRINDER SHANTY ON STAIRWELL. THE BOTTOM LANDING HAD CLINKER BUILDUP. EMPLOYEE'S FEET SLIPPED ON LOOSE CLINKER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING DOWN VACUUM HOSE THAT WAS FILLED WITH CEMENT FROM NO. 25 SILO. HE WAS HOLDING BACK THE VACUUM HOSE THAT WAS FILLED WITH CEMENT SO THAT IT WOULD NOT HIT HIM. HURT HIS NECK DOING SO.

EE was tapping on dust collector pipes with rubber mallet to see if they were plugged. While tapping on a pipe, cement dust that was built up on a pipe dislodged & fell on top of his hard hat. Most of the dust was deflected by his hard hat & safety glasses, but a small particle got behind his glasses & lodged in his right eye causing irritation & redness.

THE INJURED EE WAS REMOVING A SHAFT FROM THE TOP OF A BUCKET ELEVATOR. HE BENT OVER TO LAY A COUPLE OF LIFTING STRAPS ON THE FLOOR. AS HE GOT UP, THE EE HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD ON A SUPPORT BEAM. SOON AFTER THE EE NOTED THAT HIS NECK WAS SORE.

Employee was removing and re-attaching motor leads in the grinding mill motor pits. He was lifting himself out of a motor pit when he felt a pop in his right shoulder.

EE was using a hammer to clean material build-up off of separator slides during the course of the work day. at the end of the day the ee complained about a sore shoulder

Employee was poking lumps of cement in a storage silo. The EE was poking through a small (6-8" diameter) hole when a lump broke loose & some material slushed out of the hole. Some cement blew underneath his safety glasses & got into his left eye. The Dr. flushed the cement out of his eye & gave him a prescription for eyedrops.

The employee was reaching over a screw conveyor to poke lumps in a feeder valve for about 30 minutes. the ee's back got sore over the course of the day and he went to the dr the next morning.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OVERHEAD ON A BELT CONVEYOR WHEN SOME BUILT-UP CEMENT DUST FLAKED OFF OF THE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE AND GOT UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.

The injured employee was cleaning out the hopper of a dust collector. The employee pinched his finger in the access hatch of the hopper as he proceeded to close the hatch.

EE WAS PREPARING TO WORK ON A BUCKET ELEVATOR. EE HAD REMOVED THE BOLTS FROM AN ACCESS DOOR AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PRYING THE DOOR OFF WHEN THE DOOR POPPED LOOSE AND FELL ON HIS FOOT.

EE was removing a 5 HP motor from a piece of equipment. The ee was lifting the motor from the motor base into the bucket of a bobcat loader when he hurt his left arm.

EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING ON A SUPPORT PIER WHEN THE JACKHAMMER SKIPPED OFF THE PIER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT FOOT, JUST ABOVE THE STEEL TOE OF HIS BOOT.

THE INJURED CONTRACTOR WAS CHASING A TRESPASSER OUTSIDE OF THE FINISH MILL BUILDING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICY GROUND, TWISTED HIS BODY, AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

THE PLANT WAS IN THE MIDST OF A SNOWSTORM. THE YARD AREA HAD BEEN PLOWED AND SALTED PRIOR TO THE WORK DAY; HOWEVER, SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS CAR AT THE END OF THE WORK DAY WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A RIDGE OF ICE OR ENEVEN PAVEMENT AND FELL, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS LIFTING 50 LBS OF SAND ONTO A CAR TO TRANSFER TO THE GRINDER UTILITY OPERATOR WHEN SHE FELT A STINGING SENSATION IN HER LEFT HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GRINDER ON A MILL SCREEN PLATE WHEN A PIECE OF DEBRIS GOT BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE HAD A SMALL RUST PARTICLE REMOVED FROM HIS EYE AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE AND THEN RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION FOR EYE DROPS.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER NEAR A TRAVELLING CONVEYOR BELT SHUTTLE. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING DOWN TO REMOVE MATERIAL NEAR THE SHUTTLE TRACK, THE JACKHAMMER (WHICH WAS NOT OPERATING ) PINCHED HIS LEFT THUMB AGAINST THE SHUTTLE TRACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING MILL PLATES INSIDE OF A FINISH GRINDING MILL WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL INTO AN OPEN HATCH. HIS RIGHT HIP HIT THE SIDE OF THE HATCH AS HIS ENTIRE LEG FELL THROUGH THE HATCH.

EE WAS REMOVING LINER PLATES INSIDE OF A GRINDING MILL. A DUST COLLECTOR WAS OPERATING TO EXHAUST AIRBORNE DUST FROM THE MILL. THE MILL WAS BUMPED INTO WITH A FORKLIFT, WHICH SHOOK SOME DUST L OOSE FROM THE INSIDE WALL. THE DUST WAS BLOWN PAST THE EE'S FACE & UNDERNEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES. THE EE HAD A SPECK OF CEMENT DUST REMOVED FROM HIS EYE AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

EMPLOYRR WAS WORKING NEAR ONE OF OUR MILL ELEVATORS WHEN HE FELT A SUDDEN IRRITATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE AREA WAS SLIGHTLY DUSTY BUT THE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A WALL, SPRAINING HER THUMB.

EE WAS WORKING ON NO.6 GRINDING MILL INSTALLING LINER PLATES. WHILE POUNDING A LINER PLATE IN PLACE WITH A BALLPEIN, A METAL PIECE BROKE OF AND LODGED INT HE EE SKIN NEAR THE NECK.

HAD HAND IN FILING CABINET. PHONE RANG AND SHE PULLED OUT HER HAND QUICKLY TO ANSWER PHONE. FILE CABINET CUT HAND. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF THE BAG FLATNER, AND WHEN HE PLANTED HIS FOOT, HIS KNEE LOCKED UP AND HE FELL TO THE CONCRETE SURFACE LANDING ON HIS SIDE. ON THE FLOOR WAS A GARDEN HOE WHICH HE LAND ED ON, BREAKING HIS RIB. FROM BELT TO STEP WAS APPROXIMATELY 18".

EMPLOYEE WAS JACK HAMMERING LUMPS IN SILO 22 WHEN CEMENT SLID DOWN AND BLEW OUT 4" PIPE. EMPLOYEE WAS HIT WITH A STREAM OF CEMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FAILED MOTOR ON SILO 24 LOADING VALVE. HE FELT A PULL BEHIND RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING MOTOR OFF SPEED REDUCER.

EE WAS ADJUSTING SLIDES ONF 4 & 5 SEPARATOR. THE ADJUSTERS WOULD NOT TURN FREELY. SO WHEN EE TRIED TO FORCE THEM TO MOVE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS MID-BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE BROKEN CEMENT BAG FROM THE DISCHARGE CHUTE. IT DIDN'T WANT TO SLIDE OUT SO HE GAVE IT A LITTLE HARDER PUSH. AT THAT TIME, HE FELT A SLIGHT PIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE SPENT MORE TIME THAN NORMAL BECAUSE OF DUST COLLECTOR PLUG UPS AND BUILD UPS IN FEED PIPE. EMPLOYEE FELT ILL AT ABOUT NOON THAT DAY.

INITIAL EXAM INDICATES A RE-INJURY OF HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD AN INJURY ON 5/27/97 WHICH RESULTED IN SURGERY. HE IS UNCERTAIN HOW OR WHEN THE RE-INJURY OCCURRED. HE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING O F LOWER BACK PAIN FOR THE LAST MO., BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD IMPROVE IN A FEW DAYS AS IT HAD IN THE PAST SINCE THE SURGERY. EMPLOYEE IS OFF WORK STARTING 6/25/01 UNTIL? DATE OF ACCI. LAST DAY WOR

EE WAS THROWING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS OVER THE SIDE OF THE SILOS WHEN THE WIND CAUGHT SOME CEMENT DUST WHICH BLEW INTO EE'S EYES.

A FELLOW EE PROPPED A 4X4 AGAINST THE DOOR TO THE DRY END AND TOOL ROOM. WHEN EE ATTEMPTED OPEN IT, HE SPRAINED HIS WRIST.

EE WAS DESCENDING A LADDER AND STEPPED ON A LUMP WHICH WAS ON THE FLOOR AND SPRAINED HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A NEW CABLE ON BULK LOAD CHUTE. WHEN FEEDING THE CABLE THROUGH MACHINERY, SOME DEBRIS WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND FELL INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS EMPTYING A DELUMPER BOX AND WAS WALKING AROUND THE PLATFORM WHEN HE RAN INTO A DUST COLLECTOR PIPE WITH HIS HEAD.

EE WAS ENTERING THE BACK DOOR OF THE LAB. THE DOOR TENDS TO STICK SO WHEN EE USED HIS ELBOW TO OPEN IT, HE HIT HIS ELBOW HARD. EE BUMPED ELBOW ON HOOD CABINET ON 4-28-01 AND IS VERY SORE.

WHILE USING AN AIR CHIPPER, A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO THE EE'S EYE. THE EE WIPED HIS EYE TO TRY AND DISLODGE THE METAL WHICH CAUSED THE LACERATION.

EE WAS USING A CHAIN FALLS TO LIFT A SEPARATOR REDUCER. THE LIFT WAS NOT VERTICALLY OVERHEAD. EEWAS HOLDING THE REDUCER TO TRY TO KEEP IT FROM SHIFTING WHEN IT DID SHIFT. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE REDUCER AND A PIECE OF METAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONING A SHEAVE SO IT COULD BE HOISTED, THEN INSTALLED ONTO A REDUCER SHAFT. AS HE WAS ROLLING IT INTO POSITION TO BE LIFTED, IT FELL SIDEWAYS AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S FINGER B ETWEEN THE SHEAVE AND THE SHAFT.

EE WAS CARRYING A BAG OF SAND TO PUT INTO SAND DRAWER. A PAIL OF CEMENT WAS IN THE PATHWAY, SO EE TURNED SIDEWAYS TO MOVE THROUGH THE OPENING. AS SHE TURNED SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK.

EE BUMPED THE WALL WITH THE FORKLIFT, KNOCKING DOWN SOME DUST OFF A BEAM. HE LOOKED TO BE SURE NO BIG CHUNKS WERE ABOVE AND GOT SOME OF THE DUST IN HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM A HOT OIL TANK WHEN THE BASKET HANDLE, WHICH IS USED TO SUBMERGE THE BEARING INTO THE HOT OIL, BROKE. WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE, THE BEARING FELL INTO THE HOT OIL TANK AND SPLASHED ONTO THE WRIST OF THE EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS SHOVELING SEMIHARDNED CEMENT OFF THE SILOFLOORS. WHEN HE JAMMED THE SHOVEL INTO THE MATERIAL, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST. EE IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A BARREL OF ADDITIVE FROM A PALLET. WHEN HE TRIED TO STAND BARREL ON ITS EDGE SO IT COULD BE ROLLED, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS USING A GLASS ROD TO CLEAN CUT OUTS. THE ROD SNAPPED AND CAUSED A CUT ON RIGHT PINKY FINGER.

WHILE USING A SLAG HAMMER TO DRIVE IN A WEDGE, A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF THE HAMMER AND BECAME LODGED IN HIS NECK.

SHIP EE WAS WORKING ON A MOTOR NEXT TO ESSROC EE WHO WAS WORKING ON AN IDENTICAL MOTOR. SHIP EMPLOYEE ROLLED OVER THE MOTOR HE WAS WORKING ON WHICH PINCHED ESSROC EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO MOTORS.

EE HAD JUST HEATED A PIECE OF METAL SO IT COULD BE BENT BACK INTO SHAPE. WHEN EE WENT TO MOVE, HE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE AERA HE HAD JUST HEATED. EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES. HE SUSTAINED 2ND DE GREE BURNS TO HIS RIGHT PALM.

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT SHEET METAL WHEN MOLTEN METAL FELL INTO HIS BOOT BURNING HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING A PAIL OF CEMENT OFF THE TABLE AND LOST HIS GRIP ON THE PAIL. HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE PAIL BT GRABBING THE HANDLE. WHEN HE DID, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER AND SOME SPARKS RICOSHETED OFF HIS CHEST AND WENT UNDER GLASSES INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS WELDING AND TOUCHED THE WELDING ROD TO A SPRAY PAINT CAN WHICH SPRUNG A LEAK AND CAUGHT FIRE.

EE WAS OPERATING A SKID LOADER TO PICK UP BALLS TO CHARGE A MILL. EE HAD TO OPERATE THE MACHINE AGGRESSIVELY TO PICK UP THE BALLS. EE COMPLAINED OF A SORE KNEE AND IT WAS REPORTED TO HIS SUPER VISOR ON MONDAY. HE THOUGHT HE DIDN'T NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL IT STARTED TO BOTHER HIM INCREASINGLY ON 5/3/00.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A COVER ON A SCREW CONVEYOR. AS HE WAS SLIDING THE COVER OFF THE TOP OF THE SCREW BOX TO PUT ONTO THE FLOOR, IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND THE CORNER LANDED ON HIS FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE PART OF HIS BOOT.

EE WAS PULLING ON A ROP TO MO9VE A BARREL THAT WAS SUSPENDED BY A CABLE. THE ROPE BROKE AND EE FELL TO THE GRATING. SHORTLY AFTER, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA.

EE WAS PAINTING A MILL MOTOR AND THE PAIN DRIPPED ONTO HIS EYEBROW AND INTO HIS EYE. EE WAS WEARING GLASSES AT THE TIME. DR. FOUND AN ABRASION ON HIS LEFT EYE.

EE BELIEVES THE METAL GOT IN HIS EYE WHEN HE WAS OPOUNDING ON A MILL PLATE TO LOOSEN IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING WELDING CABLE UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL, AT WHICH TIME HE HIT HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON AND HAND IS SWOLLEN.

REPETITIVE MOTION OF PULLING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS OFF OF THEIR CAGES. DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT IN UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.