PCS PHOSPHATE COMPANY INC Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was trying to break loose built up material in the urea auger using a hammer. The hammer hit the auger and jammed his right thumb into the head of the hammer. An air chisel should have been used for this job and a chisel and air hoses were readily available in the area. Employee was wearing all the proper PPE.

Air hose for the brakes on a rail car came apart and the end of the hose struck the employee on the right knee causing a bruise.

The employee was pulling on the lever that moves the points of the rails on the railroad switch. Employee's right hand slipped off the lever and caused him to lose his balance. He fell backward and landed on his left hand.

The EE was cleaning the dust off the screw conveyor though with the back of his right hand before placing lids on it. The EE had cotton gloves on. He felt something on his right hand and tried to remove his glove, but would not come off. A piece of wire was sticking through his glove. A piece of wire was going through his right hand middle finger above the 1st joint.

CUSTOMER TRUCK DRIVER WAS REMOVING SEAL FROM HIS TRAP CRANK SO HE COULD ADD MORE PRODUCT TO HIS LOAD BECAUSE HE WAS UNDER WEIGHT. HE HELD THE SEAL WITH RIGHT HAND & CUT THE SEAL WITH POCKET KNIFE USING LEFT HAND. AFTER THE SEAL WAS CUT HIS HAND KEPT GOING & HE CUT THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

THE CYCLONE HAS 2 DOORWAYS ABOUT 2' SQUARE & 12" DOWN FROM TOP ON OPPOSITE SIDES. THE OPERATOR SAW A LOOSE PIECE OF METAL INSIDE THE CYCLONE. HE WAS REACHING INSIDE TO REMOVE THE LOOSE PIECE OF METAL WHEN A CHUNK OF BUILDUP MATERIAL ON THE VERTICAL WALL ABOVE THE DOORWAY FELL HITTING THE EE'S HARDHAT & CAUSED IT TO COME DOWN OVER THE EE'S FACE & HIT HIM BELOW THE NOSE.

THE METAL WAS CUT THROUGH WITH NOTHING HOLDING IT FROM THE EMPLOYEE. THIS PUT HIM IN THE LINE OF FIRE FOR THE FALLING METAL.

ONE 3/8" BOLT ABOUT 1-1/2" LONG WAS STARTED AT ABOUT THE 9 O'CLOCK POSITION AND THEY WERE TRYING TO LINE UP THE HOLES IN THE PIPE FLANGE TO START ANOTHER BOLT. WHEN THE FIRST BOLT CAME LOOSE, THE PIPE FELL ABOUT 12 INCHES PINCHING THE VICTIM'S RIGHT HAND RING FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE HANDRAIL OF THE SCISSORS LIFT.

AT THE POINT WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED ONE END OF THE GRATING WAS SUSPENDED WITH A CHAIN FALL AT THE TOP OF THE BAGHOUSE. THE OTHER END HAD BEEN LOWERED TO THE FLOOR. THE FIP WINCH WAS ALSO ATT ACHED TO THE CENTER OF THE GRATING FOR ADDED SUPPORT. EE WAS ON THE WEST SIDE & HIS FOREMAN WAS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE LOWERED END OF THE GRATING. AS THEY LIFTED, THE GRATING SLID SUDDENLY C

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST LOOSENED THE HEAL WITH AIR ON THE BOTTOM OF ACID CAR & WAS GETTING READY TO TAKE OFF NIPPLE SO THAT THE ACID HOSE COULD BE ATTACHED. HE FORGOT TO CHECK THAT THE VALVE WAS COM PLETELY CLOSED ON THE CAR & CHECK THE NIPPLE FOR PRESSURE. ACID CAME OUT WHEN THE NIPPLE WAS REMOVED & SPLASHED DOWN HIS LIQUID PROOF COAT SLEEVE & INTO HIS GLOVE & BOOT.

EE WAS CLIMBING 2ND LEVEL OF EAST STAIRS CARRYING HIS LUNCH BOX & COFFEE MUG, ONE IN EACH HAND. HE DID NOT HAVE A HAND FREE TO USE RAILING. HE TRIPPED ON A STEP & CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HAND.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE NORTH SIDE OF THE FEED INGREDIENTS PLANT. THEY WERE LOWERING A DUCT FOR THE NEW SCRUBBER. THE WEATHER WAS DRY AND WINDY THAT DAY. A HOLE WAS CUT IN THE ROOF TO LOWER DUCT THROUGH. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND HARD HAT WHEN DUST CAME DOWN FROM THE ROOF LEVEL. A PARTICLE OF DUST BECAME ENTRAPPED IN HIS LEFT EYE.

DURING THE PROCESS OF WELDING STRUCTURAL ON MILLADDITIONAL OUTSIDE. A GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST MATERIAL UP UNDER THE WELDING HOOD. PARTICLE OF MATERIAL LODGED IN THE RIGHT EYE. IMMEDIATELY THE INJURED WAS TAKEN TO DR.THE PARTICLE WAS REMOVEDAND AN ANTIBIOTIC EYE DROPS WERE PRESCRIBED AND PLACED IN EYE EVERY 2 HOURS.

CONTRACTOR HAD REMOVED FASTENERS ATTACHING SET OF STEPS TO CONCRETE WALL. THE STEPS WERE RESET AGAINST WALL AFTER WORK WAS COMPLETED, W/O REATTACHING TO FASTENERS. MAN DESCENDED STEPS, THE SLI D OUT FROM UNDER EE. EE FELL AND ROLLED LEFT FOOT OVER. EE WAS TAKEN FOR TREAT MENT ON 10-27-01 AFTER PAIN CONTINUED. XRAY REVEALED BROKEN BONE IN FOOT. EE'S FOOT WAS WRAPPED & A SUPPORT SHOE

EE WAS PUTTING A NIPPLE ON THE BOTTOM OF AN ACID RAIL CAR. HE WAS SITTING UNDER RAIL CAR AND REACHED BACK TO GET NIPPLE. HE LOST GRIP WITH RIGHT HAND, NIPPLE TIPPED OVER CATCHING HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN NIPPLE AND RAILROAD TRACK RAIL.

EE REACHED IN HATCH BELOW FINISHED PRDUCT HOPPER OF THE SOUTH TYLER SCREEN. WHILE REACHING UP TO DISLODGE CHUNKS, SHIRT SLEEVE SLID DOWN, HOT PRODUCT CONTACTED ARM, BURNING ARM.

EE WAS WELDING BRACKETS. AFTER WELDING A BRACKET, EE LIFTED HIS WELDING HOOD. DICAL DUST ON HOD FELL DOWN BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO EYE.

A ROCK FELL WRONG IN JAW CRUSHER. EE HIT ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND HANDLE SHATTERED INSIDE OF HAMMER HEAD LETTING IT GO BY THE ROCK, STRIKING THE HANDLE AGAINST FINGER AGAINST CRUSHER FRAME .