GRAND ISLAND MILL Metal/Non-Metal

SHUTTING DOWN DOOR FOR TRUCK DRIVER, WHO THEN\ PULLED OUT FROM THE DOCK & EE FELL OFF DECK TO GROUND

CONTRACT EMPLOYEE LACERATED HIS LEFT FOREARM WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CUT STRETCH WRAP APPLIED TO A PALLET OF MATERIAL.

STANDING BY BULK RAIL STATION TYING A BAG WHEN POWDER STARTED SPRAYING OUT OF THE TOP OF ANOTHER BAG, RAN TO SHUT IT OFF AND TRIPPED OVER THE BAG, FALLING INTO THE BULK STATION HITTING THE RIG HT HAND. BROKE RIGHT HAND.

EE SUSTAINED AN OFF THE JOB NECK INJURY 9/18/97. EE REPORTS THAT HE AGGREVATED THE PRE-EXISTING INJURY AT WORK ON 10/19/97, WHILE LIFTING A PROPANE TANK. ON 11/4/97 THE EE RECEIVED AN MRI WHIC H DIAGNOSED A HERINIATED DISK. SURGICAL INTERVENTION & WORK COMP CLAIM APPORTIONMENT ARE PENDING.

PACKING BAGS OF FEM PACKER & HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE REPORTS HE STRAINED HIS BACH ON 8/7/97, BUT DIDN'T REQUEST MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9/2/97. EE RECEIVED MULTIPLE PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT FROM 9/2/97 THROUGH 9/22/97. EE WAS RELEASED TO FU LL DUTY WITHOUT RESTRICTIONS ON 9/23/97.

THE FIRST TIME HE PULLED A BAG OFF THE ROLLER MILL AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS GRASP AND HE TRIED TO GRAB IT BEFORE IT HIT THE FLOOR AND PULLED HIS SHOULDER IN A WEIRD WAY AND IT HAS NOT STOPPED HURTING SINCE.

EE STATES THAT HE STRAINED SHOULDER WHILE PACKAGING TALC. A WORKERS COMP CLAIM WAS FILED DISPUTING THE CLAIM DUE TO THE EE'S AVID INVOLMENT WITH MENS SOFTBALL. THE EE RECEIVED MULTIPLE MEDICAL EXAMS. THE CLAIM LIABILITY HAS NOT YET BEEN RESOLVED BY THE CO WORKERS COMP ADJUSTER.

WAS REMOVING A FEEDER ON THE ROLELR MILL AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN TWO SECTIONS WHEN SETTING IT ON TEH GROUND, THE METAL SECTION SEPARATED CAUSING THE THUMB TO BE PICNHED. PINCHED LEFT THUMB (BEHIND THE NAIL).

EE MENTIONED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT IN LOW BAKC. EE WORKED W/O COMPLAINT THROUGH 5-9-96. EE CALLED IN SICK 5-10-96, DID NOT SPECIFY IT WAS BACK RELATED. EE SCHEDULED OFF 5-11-96. HE AGAIN CALLED IN SICK 5-12-96, NOW INDICATING BACK PAIN. EE WAS SEEN BY DR AND RELEASED TO MIDIFIED DUTY FOR 5 DAYS. THIS INCIDENT IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION.

EMPLOYEE STATED ON 4-17-96 THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY PACKAGING 50# BAGS OF TALC. THE EMP SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 4-19-96 AND WAS RESTRICTED FROM WORK ON 4-22 & 4-23. SCHEDULED FOR REEXAMINATION ON 4-24-96.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE SUSTAINED CTS IN BOTH WRISTS FROM PACKING 50 TAK PRODUCTS THIS CLAIM IN CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE CO WORKERS COMPENSION CARRIER SEE ATTACHED EE DID NOT INFORM CO OF WORK RELATED CONSATION UNTIL 8-24-95.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROTATE A 54" ROLLER MILL JOURNAL THE EMP LOOKED THROUGH THE BIFOCAL PORTION OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND MISJUDGED DISTANCE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND MILL PIT. EMP FELL INTO THE 4' PIT LANDING ON SECTION OF PIPE. FRACTURED RIB.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE SUSTAINED A GROIN STRAIN WHILE PACKAGING TALC ON 06-22-95.THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY.THE EMPLOYEE WORKED 06-23-95 WITHOUT COMPLAINT,WAS OFF ON 06-24-95 AND CALL ED IN SICK ON 06-25-95 WITHOUT MENTION OF AN INDUSTRIAL INJURY.ON 06-26-95 THE EMPLOYEE CALLED THE COMPANY AND INDICATED THAT HE HAD SUSTAINED AN INJURY ON 06-22-95.THIS INCIDENT IS BEING DIS

THE WRENCH KICKED BACK WHEN OPENING THE CAR GATE. SMASHING THE FINGER TIP BETWEEN THE CAR AND THE WRENCH.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A VERTICAL LADDER. CARRYING TOOLS TO REPAIR BUCKET ELEVATOR. EMPLOYEE FELLOFF LADDER LANDING ON RIGHT HAND.

FORKLIFT DRIVER WANTED ASSISTANCE TO FURTHER OPEN ROLL UP DOOR. TWO PEOPLE ROLLED THE DOOR OPEN TOO FAR PULLING THE DOOR OUT OF IT'S GUIDES CAME DOWN & CUT LEFT WRIST OF EMPLOYEE.

EE WAS CUTTING A COLLAR OFF OF A CAP KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT THE TIP OF HIS RT THUMB EE WAS ON BREAK

54736YE EWAS PACKAGING AND PALLETIZING 50 POUND BAGS OF GROUND TALC. HE HAS INDICATED HE LIFTED AND TWISTED THE WRONG WAY.

EE WAS PUTTING VIBRATOR ON CRUDE CAR AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE HAS COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS IN H IS RT FOREARM & INDEX FINGER CAUSE OF INJURY IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME THIS FORM WAS NOT ORIGINALLY FILED BECAUSE THERE WAS A QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NO T THE OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS WAS WORK RELATED

THE INJURED WAS LOWERING HIMSELF DOWN BETWEEN RAILCARS WHEN HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON ALATCH ON THE RAILCAR.THIS RESULTED IN A CUT AND BRUISE ON HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

HE WAS OPENING A HATCH ON A HOPPER CAR WHEN THE RACHET HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS FINGER ON THE GROUND. HE FRACTURED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

HE WAS UNLOADING ROCK FROM A HOPPER CAR ON MINDAY 1-18-88. ON TUESDAY HE SAID HIS BACK WAS HURTGING. HE WAS NOT SURE WHAT IT WAS FROM BUT FIGURED IT WAS FROM UNLOADING THE ROCK. TO UNLOAD THE ROCK, HE HAD TO USE A SLEDGE HAMMER AND PICK AND HE THOUGHT THAT THIS MIGHT HAVE CAUSED THE PROBLEM BUT WAS NOT SURE.

HE WAS GRINDING3A 8" PIPE.THE GRINDING WHEEL JAMMED AND KICK BACK INTO THE FACE HE WAS WEARING A SHIELD.

MN QA LIDRINF 50LBS. OF TALC AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

LIFTING 50 LB BAGS OF GROUND TALC AND STACKING THEM ON PALLETS.TWISTED AROUND TOO PLACE BAG AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

HE WAS STACKING 50 LBS BASS AND TWISTED OR STRETCHED A TENDION ON HIS L EFT ARM.

CLEANING THE ROLLER MILL PACKER, HE BRUSHED SOME POWDER OFF THE TOP OF THE PACKER, THE FAN CAUGHT THE AIR BORN POWDER AND BLEW INTO HIS EYES. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME METAL FILINGS IN THE POW DER AND A PIECE GOT INTO HIS EYE.

MAN WAS MOVING A BULKHEAD DOOR INSIDE A RAIL CAR

MAN WAS GETTING OFF A LOADER AND SLIPPED ON THE TIRE. HE WAS UNLOADING CRUDE ORE.

MAN WAS OPENING RAIL CAR DOOR WITH PRY BAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED A STRUCK LEFT LEG.