Hannibal Plant Metal/Non-Metal

No one significant event that caused lower back pain, employee had back pain after shift that ran into overtime. Pain persisted and worsened over the next two days, when medical treatment was sought.

Employee was opening end gate of overloaded dust truck. When gate opened, dust got into eye.

Employee was removing doors from FFM2 for inspection of interior of mill. When employee lifted the door cross bar, he felt a sharp pain in his back. He was lifting the bar from a kneeling position.

Maintenance crew was repairing FK Pump. No specific movement or event caused pain, back became more sore as the day progressed. Injured has had suffered from frequent back pain, although with this incident, injured has also experienced numbness in the left outer shin and foot in the days following the heavy work. Injured did not seek medical treatment until 09/05/2012.

Employee was working in the Raw Mill area and began to feel light-headed. He asked for a co-worker to drive him to the maintenance shop. Once at the shop, he began to walk to the lunchroom to get a drink, and he briefly lost consciousness. Physician diagnosed employee with dehydration.

Employee was descending a fixed ladder, and misjudged the number of rungs to the ground. He stepped down, thinking it would be to the ground, when there was another rung to the ground. His right knee twisted as his left foot went farther than expected. This did not become reportable until 09/27/2012.

Injured employee was using a combination wrench to remove a nut and bolt. The nut was difficult to remove, and employee used a hammer to strike the wrench. When the hammer struck the tool, the wrench slipped off the nut, and employee fell into the housing of pump that he was working on, striking his wrist. Incident did not become reportable until 11/07/2012.

Employee was removing bung from steel drum of waste material to sample contents. Was using a spark resistant tool, but apparently the steel bung caused a spark when it was being removed from the steel lid. This resulted in the lid being blown off the drum striking employee. Employee was wearing gloves, full-face respirator, safety boots and coated tyvek.

Employee was replacing bin valve at packhouse, and due to over-use, strained his back. Injury did not become reportable until 10/29/2012.

Employee was removing cutter head from rock drill when the cutter head dropped, crushing the tip of his finger between the drill bit and limestone. Required 3 stitches.

Employee extended his left foot out of the operator compartment of a Case Skid Steer. At the same time he lowered the bucket catching his foot between the bucket assembly and the frame. (He had received task training in the safe operating of the machine, including the need to keep his head, arms and legs inside the operator's compartment).

Injured employee was working from a kneeling position, and another worker in the area stepped on his foot. This twisted the knee and caused damage to the joint. Injury did not become reportable until date of surgery; 5/31/2012

Employee was cleaning waste fuel drum when he struck his elbow on sharp metal where lid had been removed. (5 stitches required.)

Employee twisted his knee while trying to access bolts to remove drive motor (awkward position). (Did not become reportable until 11/03/11 due to surgery)

Employee was cleaning the inside of a waste fuel drum when his cut his thumb on the top of the drum.

Employee was walking to hydropulper control panel when he caught his foot on an anti-fatigue mat and twisted his knee. (Did not become reportable until 10/27/11 when he had surgery.)

Injured and coworker were welding a patch on the preheater tower. System running at normal heat. Employees were working 10 minutes and cooling off for 10 minutes away from heat source. Were using fan and air horn. Exhibited symptoms of heat overexposure (Outside temperature 96 degrees.)

Miner was operating rock drill on 52' highwall, bit stuck & attempt to get bit unstuck,diagaonal section of the highwall sloughed,drill steel did not break,mtrl around drill steel pulled drill down with it approx. 25' & drill rolled over onto right side. Miner received laceration to forehead, laceration to right knee & contusions to right hip from wearing the seat-belt in drill.

Repetitive use of various hand tools. (Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgery on 4/8/11.)

Employee developed pain and tingling in hand and fingers after using hand tools. (Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgery on 6/10/11.)

While making repairs to dozer, employee slipped on the ice and fell to the ground. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on 10/06/11.)

Employee was using 20 lb sledge hammer to remove mill door. He picked up a door jack (weighing 5-6 lbs) with right hand. As he set it down, his right elbow would not straighten. (Did not become reportable until 2/18/2011 when he had surgery to remove a loose body in his elbow.)

Employee was using pry bar to open inspection door on preheater tower. Pry bar slipped striking employee in knee. (Did not become reportable until employee started to miss work due to surgery on 2/17/10.)

While collecting cement samples, employee slipped on ice falling to the ground. It was still snowing at the time of the accident.(Did not become reportable until he started to miss time due to surgery on 3/3/11.)

Develo0ped pain and numbness in both hands from operating 75 ton haul truck. Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgery on 5/13/11.

Employee was using shovel and jackhammer to remove hardened buildup inside the clinker cooler when he developed pain in his shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on 3/31/11.)

Injured was using water lance to remove build up in preheater tower when he felt numbness and tingling in his hand. (Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgery on 5/13/11.)

While using an air lance to remove kiln feed build up in preheater tower, employee tripped over support beam. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on 2/24/11.)

While pulling old dust collector bags off cages in main baghouse, employee felt strain in his shoulder. (Did not become reportable until employee started to miss work on 1/10/2011 due to surgery).

While working on various pieces of production equipment, employee felt pain and tingling in his hand. (Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgery on 11/19/10.)

Employee developed pain and tingling in hand and fingers after using shovel and jackhammer. (Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgey on 11/12/10.)

Employee was welding on guard rail when his auto-darkening welding lens failed. He immediately replaced lens with a standard welding lens.

Employee was installing chain fall in a choken when the chain fall slipped out of his hand striking his finger. (Reportable due to stitches.)

Ignition source not isolated or separated from combustible liquids.

While carrying tools up steps, employee twisted knee resulting in sharp pain. (Did not become reportable until employee started missing work due to surgery on 3/25/10.)

As employee was responding to fire alarm, he slipped on concrete floor, striking his chin on desk. (Stitches required.)

Supervisory employee walked a short distance into the kiln (system shutdown and locked out) to determine if temperature had dropped sufficiently to allow brick peeler to remove built up coating. As he did so, not realizing that there was coating overhead, it fell striking him in the back and knocking him down.

While working to replace roll in coal mill, employee noticed pain and tingling in his left hand. (Did not become reportable until he had carpal tunnel surgery on 1/27/10.)

Employee was welding on finish mill shell (overhead and in awkward position). Felt pain in shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on November 16, 2009.)

While fabricating an access platform, employee stepped on a piece of angle iron causing him to twist his right knee. (Did not become reportable until September 28, 2009 when he started to miss work due to surgery.)

Employee was kneeling while reconnecting wiring on mill bearing temperature detector. As he stood up, he felt a pop in his knee. (Did not become reportable until employee started to miss work due to surgery on 10/5/09.)

As employee was removing guard from apron pan conveyor, the guard caught, causing him to lose his balance and take a couple of steps backwards. As he did so, he stepped in a pool of hot kiln feed.

Employee was climbing ladder on loader when he slipped. He held on with his right arm to prevent fall, resulting in strain to shoulder. (Did not become reportable until employee started to miss work due to surgery on 7/13/09).

Injured employee and co-worker were carrying part of an airslide up a small set of stairs, when he felt pain in his knee.(This injury did not became reportable until EE started to miss work on May 4, 2009 due to surgery Misc Mail 5/8/09 #2)

As employee was investigating plugged temperature probe on preheater tower, hot cement puffed out of port entering employee's eyes (was wearing protective clothing including face shield).

Employee and coworker were carrying a pallet jack downstairs when he felt a strain in his back. (Was not reportable until he had surgery on 3-26-09. Was on layoff status at the time.)

Employee was operating chain fall when he felt a popping sensation in his shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he had surgery on 4-20-09)

Injured and coworker were moving an empty Con-Ex shipping container with two forklifts. The forklift the injured employee was operating started to tip and employee unfastened seat belt and attempted to jump free resulting in injury to his leg.

Employee was performing routine maintenance on vacuum truck, when a large hose fell from an elevated position, striking him in his left chest. (Did not seek medical treatment until 102408.)

Employee was utilizing front end loader to load waste dust into haul truck when he noticed a glow at the rear of the truck. Employee attempted to extinguish the fire with a hand held extinguisher, but was unsuccessful. Outside emergency responders extinguished the fire.

Side of dozer slipped when employee passed crest of stockpile causing him to be partially ejected from seat. Seat belt came unhooked (Seat belt was not defective, but was apparently not securely fastened.)

Employee hooked up air hose to cement silo cone and turned on air. As he was inserting safety clip into coupling, he heard air leak. As he was adjusting the coupling, it came apart, striking him in the mouth.

While moving concrete blocks from flood wall to bed of truck, employee strained his back. (Did not start missing work until 7/24/08)

Employee was climbing a stationary vendor ladder attached to equipment. He was grasping for the next rung and his hand slipped and he fell backwards 4'. His back hit against an adjacent railing.

While moving mill grinding ball hopper into position, the ball on the hopper rolled over, pinching the employees hand between handle and ball. (Required stitches)

EMPLOYEE FELL OFF SCAFFOLDING.

As employee entered new cooler, he stumbled catching foot between rollers.

Three workers were handling several lengths of pipe. Pipe slipped, pinching middle finger of left hand of one of the workers, breaking the finger just below the fingernail.

Employee was using steel bar to remove hardened materials when he felt a strain in his shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on 5-08-08.)

As plate was being removed from junction box, the cover slipped, pinching employees finger. (Stitcfhes required).

Employee was climbing onto loader when his foot slipped, causing him to strain arm and shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he started missing work due to surgery on 2-29-08.)

Dismantling elevated boom section about 5 feet in the air, while stepping off of boom section he got foot caught in lanyard. Uneven contact with ground resulted in twisting of right ankle.

Injured was removing E-stone pan feeder guard to repair it, when the guard slipping and a broken piece of metal cut his finger. (Received 4 sutures)

Employee was standing on a 6' step ladder when the pipe wrench he was using slipped causing him to lose his balance and fall to the floor. (Was less than 5' above floor level.)

Employee & his crew were disassembling a light plant above ground. Buildup of ice on roof of auxiliary building broke loose & fell approximately 30-40 feet striking EE in the head & neck, knocking him to the ground. He has two herniated disks in his neck per physician & MRI study.

Injured was removing sign from access platform when he felt burning pain in his arm. Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on 12-06-07.

As employee was walking around crane to string cable, he stepped on clinker, causing him to twist his knee. (Did not become reportable until he started to miss work on 2/11/08 due to surgery.)

A bolt, connecting a roller guide and mounting plate to the top of the temporary construction personnel hoist, broke. The EE was struck with a glancing blow to the head and left shoulder and resulted in a fracture to the EE's left upper arm.

EE was setting a 6 foot concrete column form and when the form started to tip over, he attempted to keep it from falling and he stepped off the concrete footing and fell approximately 3 feet to the ground below and struck his left knee and right ankle on rocks and concrete rubble, which resulted in a torn meniscus in his left knee and a sprain to his right ankle.

EE was in the laydown yard, cleaning trash and moving railroad ties. EE alledged he hurt his back while moving ties by hand. EE did not seek medical help for 2 weeks. EE's doctor recommended days away from work starting 10/25/2007. EE's doctor advised he had a possible herniated disk in lower back.

Employee was cleaning parts of disassembled grinder when he cut his finger on a piece of sharp metal. (Required stitches.)

Employee twisted knee as he was stepping down from raw mill. (Did not become reportable until he started missing work due to surgery on August 2, 2007.)

Employee was using sledge hammer to drive in bars on slide of 1E clinker tank prior to calibration, when hammer slipped off end of bar, flew from his hands becoming wedged between clinker hut and handrail. Employee fell onto end of hammer handle when he lost his balance.

While manually adjusting forks on forklift, employee felt strain in his back. Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on December 14, 2007.

A brace was being hoisted by a crane. The connector was climbing into position. The flagman for the crane was not properly positioned and did not wait for the connector to get into position. The flagman brough the brace in too low and struck the connector in the back pinching him into a beam. He fell and his safety equipment caught him.

While participating in MSHA inspection, employee stepped on a clinker twisting his knee. (Did not become reportable until he started missing work due to surgery on August 2, 2007.)

Employee was stepping up onto berm block when he felt something snap in his knee. (Did not become reportable until he started missing work due to surgery on 6-21-07).

Employee was one of five employees pulling on a 5" concrete pump truck hose when his right foot became entangled in a horizontal rebar mat. When the other employees tugged on the hose to move it, the hose was pulled across the top of his right foot and pushed the back of his right heel up against the rebar causing a strain to the Achilles tendon of his right foot.

Employee slipped on ice while carrying sample buckets. Fell backwards straining both shoulders. Did not become reportable until he started missing work on 5/24/07 due to surgery.

Injured slipped on ice on top of cement silos, twisting his knee.

Yanking a chains when injured person started to complain of lower back pain running down his left leg.

Lifting liner section in ball mill with another ee, the injured party had lifted two other sections prior to this one. While lifting the third section he felt his right shoulder "give out".

While removing piece of flat steel from a bench vise, employee's hand slipped, allowing piece of steel to fall on his foot. (Diagnosed fracture on 5/5/06)

Employee was climbing out from under a haulage truck after repairing leak in hydraulic tank when he twisted his knee. (Did not become reportable until he started missing work due to surgery on December 19, 2005.)

Employee was connecting cable to rolloff truck when truck wheel rolled over his foot.

Employee was assisting in removal of kiln chain from clinker cooler when he fell, striking his elbow. Did not seek medical treatment until August 23, 2005 (radial head fracture).

Employee was getting on a Cat D6 tractor dozer to fuel when his foot slipped on the step and he fell forward striking his mouth on the handhold then fell backwards and struck his head on the side of the dozer, then struck the ground.

The employee was stepping down off of a dozer when his right foot hung up on the step between the tracks and caused his left foot to strike the ground with a jolt which caused pain in his lower back. An M.R.I. indicated a herniated disc at L5-S1.

While cleaning dust pug mill, employee did not anticipate addition of water to hot dust causing eruption of steam causing burns to arm and hands.

Injured was helping to secure motor on trailer when his finger was caught in a tie down clamp.

EE was replacing belt on air handler for waste fuels lab when he tried to stop pulleys by grabbing the belt resulting in finger being pinched between belt and pulley. unit was locked out and pulley was free-wheeling. stitches required.

Employee was measuring bin levels on river silos when he slipped on the ice (freezing rain). Did not become reportable until 4/18/05 when he started to miss work due to surgery.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN PLACING WHEELED PLATFORM UNDER PORTABLE CONVEYOR WHEN CONVEYOR TIPPED, STRIKING EE.

INJ EE WAS WALKING FROM THE YARD OFFICE TO THE MILL BUILDING, WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE DUE TO UNEVEN GROUND. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 1/31/05 WHEN HE STARTED TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

Employee stumbled, fell and cut finger on leg of work stool.

SALARIED EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING EMPLOYEES WHO WERE CHANGING LINERS AND FEED PIPE IN RAW MILL WHEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE ON THE UNEVEN SURFACE. (DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE HAD SURGERY ON 1-18-05 AND STARTED TO MISS WORK.

Employee was assisting in removal of return idler on conveyro system, when he felt strain in his abdominal area. did not become reportable until 9-8-04 when ee started to miss work due to surgery.

Employee was dumping shredded metal onto pile when a piece of metal struck him in the leg.

EMPLOYEE CUT HIS HAND WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE INSTALLING SKIRT RUBBER ON A CONVEYOR BELT.

ON 5/26/04, EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. VARIOUS ACTIVITIES (SHOVELING, JACKHAMMERING, OPERATING MOBILE EQUIPMENT & WELDING) COULD HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE CONDITION. EMPLOYEE IS ALSO DIABETIC WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL EE STARTED TO MISS WORK ON 9/16/04 DUE TO SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING COVER ON CEMENT BARGE WHEN HE RAISED UP STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE LOADING SPOUT. DID NOT EXPERIENCE PROBLEM UNTIL EVENING OF 05/04/04. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 06/03/04 WHEN HE WAS DISABLED BY DR. & STARTED TO MISS WORK.

WHILE REMOVING INSULATION FROM CONDUCTOR CABLE, THE EE CUT HIS FINGER WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED. (LACERATION REQUIRED STITCHES.)

EE WAS ASSISTING IN REPAIR OF PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN A PRY BAR AND THE PRIMARY CRUSHER ROTOR. (INJURY RESULTED IN NEED FOR 5 STITCHES.)

Employee was shaking material out of drum when drum came off device striking his knee. (Did not become reportable until employee had surgery on 6-3-05.)

EE WAS WALKING BETWEEN KILN AND MILL BUILDING WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE, TWISTING HIS KNEE. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 4-7-04, WHEN HE STARTED TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

While shoveling and chipping frozen waste material from roll off box, employee noticed pain in his shoulder. Did not become reportable until injured started missing work on 3-24-04 due to surgery.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON FRONT END LOADER TO CHECK OIL LEVEL WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL APPROX. 4' TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS SITTING IN SEAT OF FRONT END LOADER, HAD REMOVED HIS COAT AND WAS TWISTING TO HANG COAT OVER BACK OF SEAT WHEN HE FELT BURNING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HAD SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE WALKING T O LOADER, BUT DID NOT FALL. (DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 12/19/03).

INJURED WAS REMOVING A RAG FROM SHREDDER (LOCKED OUT) WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL CAUGHT IN THE RAG.

EE WAS CUTTING LID ON DRUM WITH AIR CHISEL. USED HAND TO PULL UP ON LID AND METAL CUT THROUGH GLOVES.

INJURED WAS PLACING THE TROUGHING IDLER ON KBC-1A CONVEYOR BELT FRAME, BETWEEN TOP AND RETURN SIDE OF THE BELT. WHILE LOCATING THE UNIT, THE FRAME PORTION OF THE ASSEMBLY TURNED AND HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWO OF THE ROLLERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN RUNNING FROM LEFT RING FINGER TO LEFT ELBOW. HAD PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED OCCASIONAL NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN LEFT HAND. (DI D NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY ON 8-14-03).

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DRAG CHAIN FROM CLINKER COOLER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. INJURY DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 2/27/04 WHEN HE BEGAN TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

INJURED WAS USING DRIFT PIN TO DRIVE OUT TOP PINOF HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER FOR BED ON 55-TON TRUCK. AS PIN DROVE OUT, CYLINDER DROPPED DOWN CAUSING THE DRIFT PIN TO PINCH THE INJURED'S FINGER AGAINST THE MOUNT BRACKET FOR THE CYLINDER.

WHILE CUTTING HOLE IN PRECIPITATOR ROOF, INJURED STRUCK HIS LEG ON A PIECE OF SHARP METAL (REQUIRING STITCHES).

INJURED FELT STRAIN IN SHOULDER WHILE CHANGING WOBBLER BAR IN PRIMARY CRUSHER. ALSO COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN BOTH HANDS. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SURGERY ON 8-6-03.

INJURED AND COWORKERS WERE MOVING CABINETS WHEN HOIST CHAIN CAUGHT ANOTHER CABINET CAUSING IT TO FALL AND STRIKE INJURED EMPLOYEE. (WAS WEARING SAFETY BOOTS WITH METATARSAL PROTECTION).

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING OVERHEAD TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON MOBILE EQUIPMENT BEING REPAIRED. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 12/17/02 WHEN INJURED WAS DISABLED BY DOCTOR.

INJURED JAMMED HIS HAND INTO BUCKET CONTROLS WHEN LOADER BUCKET STRUCK PILE OF ROCK. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 9-16-02 WHEN HE STARTED TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO CAB OF HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE LADDER. AS HE CONTINUED UP THE LADDER, HIS KNEE TWISTED CAUSING STRAIN. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 9/9/02 W HEN HE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

WHILE TIGHTENING PIPE ON RAC-4 COMPRESSOR, INJURED'S HAND STRUCK A SHIM UNDER THE BASE OF THE COMP0RESSOR.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF A TANKER TRUCK AND STEPPED ONTO A PIT GRATING WHICH HAD BEEN PUSHED APART.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING CEMENT AND HARDENED CHUNKS FROM THE GRATING UNDER BIN #18 WHEN HE FELT STRAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO SURGERY ON 1 /24/03.

INJURED WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL TO BREAK UP CHUNKS OF HARDENED CEMENT BLOCKING A TRANSFER VALVE WHEN A PIECE OF METAL SHEARED OFF THE CHISEL, STRIKING HIM IN THE LOWER LIP.

REPETITIVE MOTION OF MOVING STEERING AND BUCKET MECHANISMS.

INJURED WAS STARTING TO DRILL A PILOT HOLE, WHEN THE GLOVE ON HIS HAND BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE DRILL CHUCK DRAWING HIS HAND AND FINGER ONTO THE DRILL BIT.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ON A LADDER TO REMOVE A PIECE OF PLASTIC STICKING UP ABOVE THE DOOR ON THE IN-FEED HOPPER. HE HAS PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE LIP OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE SLIDING DOOR AND IT WAS PINCHED AS THE DOOR CLOSED.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS A GRAVLED PARKING LOT WHEN SHE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HER KNEE.

INJURED WAS CUTTING LIDS OFF CLOSED TOP DRUMS WITH AIR CHISEL. AS HE WAS DOING SO, HE SCRAPED HIS FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF DRUM LID. WAS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE GLOVES PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY.

INJURED WAS DESCENDING FROM QUARRY HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED STRAINING HIS BACK. DID NOT SEEKMEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 11-19-01, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS DISABLED BYU COMPANY DOCTOR.

INJURED WAS REMOVING LIDS FROM METAL BUCKETS ANDDISPOSING OF THEM IN A TRASH HOPPER. AS HE DID SO, HE STRUCK HIS HAND ON A SHARP METAL EDGE SUSTAINING A CUT. HE HAD REMOVED PROTECTIVE GLOVES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT A WATER BOTTLE IN THE WATER COOLER. (APPROX 43 POUNDS) AS HE LIFTED THE BOTTLE AND INSERTED INTO COOLER, HE NOTICED A PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABL E UNTIL SURGERY ON MONDAY DEC 3, 2001.

EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN WRIST AFTER REPEATEDLY GRIPPING & SQUEEZING TRIGGER ON GREASE GUN DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE HAD SURGER 4/26/02

INJURED WAS POSITIONING HAMMER SHAFT FOR CLEANING. AS HE DID SO, ONE END OF SHAFT SLIPPED FROM SUPPORT CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK AS HE CAUGHT IT.

INJ WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO FREE CEMENT TRANSFER VALVE THAT WAS STUCK. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER HE MISSED THE VALVE & STRAINED HIS SHOULDER. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 4/24/02 WHEN HE STARTED TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY Y

INJURED WAS LOADING ROCK PILE FROM QUARRY FACE WHEN HE STRUCK TOE ROCK WITH LOADER BUCKET. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE LOADER TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP, STRAINING INJURED'S SHOULDER. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 9-20-01 WHEN HE STARTED TO MISSWORK DUE TO SURGERY.

INJURED STRUCK ELBOW ON CONVEYOR FRAME WHILE CLEANING HEAD PULLEY.

EMPLOYEE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING THE PACKING AND LOADING PUMPMAN'S ALARM PANEL. THIS PANEL IS LOCATED IN AN ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE AT THE VERY BOTTOM, ON THE BACK WALL OF THE ENCLOSURE. EMPLO YEE HAD TO BE ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES TO PERFORM THIS JOB. AT THE END OF THE JOB, EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. BECAME REPORTABLE ON9/10/01 WHEN HE STARTED TO MISS DUE TO SURGERY.

INJURED COMPLAINED OF WRIST PAIN/NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS. HAS BEENEMPLOYED AS LABORER FOR 11 1/2 YEARS. PERFORMS VARIED LABOR WORK (IE. SHOVELING, JACKHAMMERING, OPERATING MOBILE EQUIPMENT-BOB CATS/FORKLIFTS). PERFORMS VACATION RELIEF IN CEMENT LAB TESTING RAW MATERIALS AND FINISHED PRODUCT. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL EE STARTED TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY ON 6-27-01.

INJURED WAS INVOLVED IN A BI-ANNUAL MSHA INSPECTION IN THE BASEMENT OF THE PLANT PUMPHOUSE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON MUD TWISTING HIS KNEE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF, HE ALSO STRAINED HIS SHOU LDER. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE STARTEDMISSING WORK DUE TO SURGERY ON 12/21/01. HAS RETURNED TO WORK, BUT IS SCHEDULED FOR KNEE SURGERYON 1/18/02.

INJURED SLIPPED ON GREASE SPOT ON FLOOR OF AUTOMOTIVE SHOP. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL INJURED BEGAN TO MISS WORK ON 7-18-01 DUE TO SRUGERY.

INJURED DROPPED NOSE PIECE OUT OF RESPIRATOR IN CHANGE ROOM WHILE GETTING DRESSED TO WORK. AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE NOSE PIECE, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS USING A 20 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE LINERS FROM #1 FINISH MILL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL5-23-01 WHEN HE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO SURG ERY.

EE WAS REMOVING A BOX FROM THE TOP OF A 4 DRAWERLATERAL FILE CABINET WHEN SHE STRAINED HER SHOULDER. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 12/3/01 WHEN INJURED STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

EE WAS PATCHING CEMENT LINE ON TOP OF CEMENT SILOS. WHEN DESCENDING SCAFFOLDING, HE JUMPED DOWN THE LAST 3-4 FEET CATCHING THE HEEL OF HIS SAFETY SHOE ON A ROD LYING NEXT TO THE SCAFFOLDING. H E FELL HITTING HIS ELBOW ON THE ROOF. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO SURGERY ON 10/26/01.

INJURED WAS PERFORMING PRE-OPERATIONAL CHECK OF FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE FREEZING RAIN AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 8-22-01 WHEN HE STARTED TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

INJURED FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA WHILE WORKING ONFAC #1 MOTOR. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PULL IN SAME AREA ON 8-14-00 WHILE REMOVING BACKUP POWER SUPPLY FROM TOP OF PLC CABINET IN KDC5 MOTOR CONTROL CENTER. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 1-9-01. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 3-15-01 WHEN EMPLOYEE STARTED TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

INJURED WAS POWER WASHING DRUM CLAMP ARMS FOR THE HYDROPULPER. AS HE BENT OVER TO MOVE THE PARTS TO WASH THE OTHER SIDE, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS HOLDING PIN IN PLACE ON BOOM ARM OF 560 LOADER WHEN A COWORKER ACCIDENTALLY STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER.

EE WAS SECURING TARP ON ROLL OFF BOXES OF WASTE MATERIAL. HE BENT DOWN ON ONE KNEE AND WAS USING A RATCHET TO TIGHTEN DOWN TARP. THE JERKING ACTION OF TIGHTENING, CAUSED HIM TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THREE CABLES WERE STRUNG ABOVE THE CENTERLINE OF THE KILN TO SUPPORT SCAFFOLD BOARDS USED AS A WORK PLATFORM. THE CENTER CABLE FELL WHEN THE ATTACHMENT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE KILN SHELL. INJURED WAS ON THE KILN FLOOR PREPARING TO ATTACH KILN CHAIN TO A TUGGER TO LIFT IT FOR ATTACHMENT WHEN THE SCAFFOLD BOARDS FELL STRIKING HIM.

THREE CABLES WERE STRUNG ABOVE THE CENTERLINE OF THE KILN TO SUPPORT SCAFFOLD BOARDS USED AS A WORK PLATFORM. THE CENTER CABLE FELL WHEN THE ATTACHMENT BROKE LOOSE FROM THE KILN SHELL. INJURED WAS ON THE SCAFFOLD WEARING A SAFETY HARNESS, BUT HAD NOT TIED IT OFF. AS ANOTHER EE ACCESSED THE SCAFFOLD IT FELL APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING MIXER BLADE FOR INSTALLATION WHEN BLADE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND, HITTING THE TOP OF HIS FOOT. BLADES HAD BEEN REMOVED AND REPAIRED IN MAINTENANCE SHOP, THEN TRANSPORTED TO TANK IN TRUCK. AS EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING BLADE DOWN, IT SLIPPED FALLING ONTO HIS FOOT.

INJURED WAS WALKING TO PREP ROOM WHEN HE TWISTED KNEE BECAUSE OF UNEVEN GROUND. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY INJURED SAME KNEE WHEN HE TWISTED IT MOVING THE RAIL UNLOADING RAMP. DID NOT BECOME REPORTAB LE UNTIL HE STARTED LOSING TIME DUE TO SURGERY ON 8/3/00.

INJURED HAD CUT LID OFF A CLOSED TOP DRUM OF MATERIAL TO REMOVE LIQUIDS. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO TIP DRUM, HE CUT HIS THUMB ON THE SHARP EDGE.

INJURED WAS MOVING BARREL LIFTS IN FEED PREP #2 WHEN THEY BECAME STUCK ON THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT. HE WAS MANUALLY PULLING THEM OFF THE FORKS WHEN THEY FELL CATCHING HIS FINGER.

INJURED WAS MOVING A 55 GAL DRUM OF WASTE MATERIAL TO DIFFERENT ROW FOR STORAGE WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS KNEE. (DRUM CART WAS AVAILABLE). DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO SURGERY ON 8-3-00.

INJURED WAS JACKHAMMERING CASTABLE FROM THE WALLS OF THE CLINKER COOLER WHEN THE JACKHAMMER SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER AGAINST THE WALL.

WHILE IN PROCESS OF POSITIONING BALL HOPPER UNDER MILL WITH TOW MOTOR AND CHAIN FALL, HOPPER SHIFTED ON CHAIN FALL CATCHING INJURED'S HAND BETWEEN FLOOR PLATE AND BALL MILL JOURNAL WALL.

INJURED DEVELOPED BREATHING DIFFICULTIES AFTER JACKHAMMERING CHUNKS FROM #18 CEMENT BIN. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND RESPIRATOR. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 8-25-00 WHEN HE STARTED MISS ING WORK.

INJURED SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP WHILE DESCENDING LADDER ON FRONT END LOADER. WAS WORKING OUTSIDE AND IT WAS RAINING. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 3-20-00. WAS DISABLED BY DOCTOR ON THAT DATE.

INJ WAS PUMPING LIQUID OFF DRUM OF WASTE MATERIAL WHEN HOSE JERKED CAUSING HIS ARM TO STRIKE SHARP METAL ON EDGE OF DRUM

INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING OLD BAGS FROM DUST COLLECTOR. AFTER INJURED REMOVED RIGGING STRAPS FROM DISPOSAL HOPPER, HE TURNED TO PICK UP OLD BAGS, STEPPED ON A SECTI ON OF NEW SIDING FOR THE DUST COLLECTOR, SLIPPEDON ICE AND FELL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND.

ONJURED STATES HE HAD PAIN IN BOTH WRISTS AND NUMBNEWS IN HIS FINGERS SINCE MAY OF 1999 WHEN HE WAS ASSISTING IN THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW DUST COLLECTOR SYSTEM AT #6 STOCKHOUSE. WAS NOT DIAGN OSED UNTIL 1-6-00. DID NOT BEC9OME REPORTABLE UNTIL 11-2-00 WHEN HE STARTED TO MISS WORK DUE TO WRIST SURGERY.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL UNDER THE CLINKER RECLAIM HOPPER. AS HE EXTENDED HIS RIGHT ARM FULLY TO REACH THE MATERIAL IN THE BACK, HE FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS ARM AND NUMBNESS IN HI S FINGERS. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE STARTED TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY ON 10-24-00.

INJURED STRAINED SHOULDER WHILE PULLING EXTENSION LADDER OUT OF RIVER INLET. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 3-10-00 WHEN HE BEGAN TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

INJURED AND CO-WORKER HAD REPLACED SKIRT RUBBER ON RBC-1A CONVEYOR BELRT AND WERE IN THE PROCESS OF LOCKING THE HOLD DOWN BARS. INJURED CLIMBED UP ON BELT STRUCTURE TO GAIN BETTER VANTAGE POIN T. AS HE LEANED OVER TO CONTINUE INSTALLING THE HOLD DOWN BAR, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.