Fernley Operations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was lubricating a shaft that was outside the line automated packaging area when at the same time, they grabbed a bag for no reason near a moving roller. Their hand reached really high and the roller pulled the tip of middle finger into the roller chipping the tip of the middle finger bone.

Employee lowering landing gear on portable welder trailer. Trailer hooked up to forklift. Putting stabilizer leg of trailer in place, aprox 15 lbs. Pulled pin with dominant left hand, held leg with right hand. Leg slipped out of hand, reached for it awkwardly, hyperextended elbow. Received first aid. Injury reportable on 2-11-19 when employee received work restrictions.

Employee dropped a jack hammer on their ring finger on the right hand when sitting the tool down on some railing.

Employee went to get some additional tools and when returning to work area ee stubbed the toe of steel toed boot on an anchor that was bolted to the floor.

Employee was making repairs inside the kiln and a dust particle got in his eye. Doctor prescribed eye antibiotic to prevent infection.

During a severe thunderstorm a miner was closing the shop door. The wind caught the door and slammed it in to his shoulder.

Employee was cleaning up debris in the kiln and got something in his eye. The employee was not wearing his goggles. His eye was washed out but he had scratched his eye.

Employee was moving cinder blocks that had wood attached to them. When he picked up the cinder block the wood attached scissored closed and smashed his ring finger between the cinder block and the wood.

On 10/2/2012 EE came into work using crutches and stated that he had injured his back on 09/18/12 while operating a loader. On 9/18/12, he left work around 3:00AM without notifying anyone of his injury. He called-in sick on 09/19/12. He came back and worked the following days; 9/20, 9/23, 9/25, 9/26, 9/27 and 9/28. He then called in 9/30/12 and 10/1/12.

The employee had an epileptic seizure. He was picked up by his mother.

Picking up bag from his right side to the left and twisted his left ankle.

Moving a storage box, lifted and set box down.

It had snowed over night giving us about 3 in of snow. Most of the walkways had been cleared and the snow had started to melt. The two employees were walking in an area that had not been clean by the loader yet. One employee slipped and fell.

EE was helping install safety chains on the presip catwalk. he was holding a latch for EE White to weld. The welding rod accidentally while showing another ee were he should hold the part, and touched the part. a spark came off and went over EE safety glasses into his left eye lid.

Employee was climbing up # 52 elevator on cooling side of silos with an MSHA inspector. when he got to the top he felt his left butt cheek start to hurt. Turned out to be a pulled muscle.

Employee was removing masking tape from an air line in the bag house, when the air system was turned on. This employee's head was right next to an air vent when the system came on next to his left ear.

Employee was moving steel in shop when something cut his finger (Right Hand). He thought it might be a sliver of metal, but not sure .

Employee was cleaning under 5 pound line when a dust shield came off. He tried to put it back on and got his left hand caught in belt.

Unplugging crusher, when pry bar got caught in crusher wheels, bar then came up and hit EE under neck. Knocked EE out, chipped teeth, hit head and hurt back.

Employee was stacking 25# bags onto a pallet, when he said his lower back started to hurt. He then said it was starting to hurt worse so we put him on a stretcher and called 911.

EE was moving an empty tank from the ground to set it on top of a freightliner flat bed. The crane stopped. EE jumped off and slid on the ice/snow twisting his ankle.

Employee was trying to remove a piece of D.E. from the crusher, when a piece fell on his right hand.

EE was trying to clean out the tailgate on a dump truck, when the tail gate closed on his hand (right hand- middle finger).

Bent down to lift a pipe off ground with shoulder, as he started to stand up he hurt his lower back.

Jackhammering inside Kiln, when he stepped on a metal pin. It went through his right shoe and poked his foot.

EE was stacking bags on pallet, when he hurt his lower back Monday , did not ask to go to the doctor till Thursday 8-16-07.

Walking backwards, he tripped over oxygen hose, fell backwards and tried to stop the fall with his right hand and hurt his right shoulder.

Was trying to unplug crusher from platform with pry bar, when one rock fell out of crusher tray on top of right foot.

Employee was sitting in a chair at the valve-bagger station. You push foot pedal then a bag fills up, slide the bag off, slide the next one on, then press the foot pedal down. He said he pushed the foot pedal down then he felt a pain go from the bottom of his left leg up to his lower back.

Employee was tearing open plastic bags that had holes in them ,when he said his wrist & hands (Left & Right) started to lock up .

Employee was working and a chain broke letting come along fly back and hit his shin. We were told by him what happened but did not think anything was wrong at the time and did not want to go to DR.

Bent over to pick up a box of parts and felt a pull in his back.

EE was tightening vice to work on nozzel and the wrench broke. It came up and hit him right between his eyes, breaking his glasses. It also hit the left side above his eye. He was given first aid and went to concentra for stitches above his eye.

Miner was in compliance with rules and regulations; the equipment involved was the mill roll. Miner followed all safety precations. Miner needs to identify his pinch points and avoid them to prevent injury or accident.

Miner was in compliance with rules and regulations; there was no equipment involved. He was wearing proper protection. Miner was well trained and followed prcautions to prevent injury. (He was dumping waste bags and dust blew into his eye).

Miner was in compliance with rules and regulations. The equipment involved was the mill roll and he was using personal protection equipment and other safety devices. Miner was well trained and was using and following precations to prevent.

LUMBAR SPRAIN, LEFT SIDE OF HIP, WHILE ROTATING 12" CHANNEL ON TABLE FOR CUTTING. EE BROKE NO ASPECT OF COMPLIANCE WITH RULES & REGS. THERE WAS NO EQUIPMENT INVOLVED IN INJURY, AND NO PROTECTIVE GEAR (PERSONAL OR OTHER) INVOLVED. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO USE PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES AND ASK FOR ASSISTANCE.

Two employees were putting a brake drum on a drive axle of a dump truck. One employee picked drum up, turned it around on a table so it would face axle hub. He picked it up and turned around, bent over to place drum on hub and let out a cry. He was put on a stretcher and sent to hospital. He suffered a herniated disc in his back.

Employee was playing with the conveyer belt.

Employee dumping bags. did not use proper turning technics. Lumbar sprain.

Removing bags from conveyer belt, hand got caught on conveyer belt, laceration of hand, hospitalized at the moment.

HIT RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH STAPLE GUN (HAMMER TACKER).

Employee was installing metal plate on shrink wrap machine inside warehouse. Plate was being held in the air by a chain connected to a bolt in the middle of the plate. When the bolt came out the plate fell towards the ground, landing on his foot.

EE CLEANING WASTE PLASTIC OF THE TRIMMER WHEN HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN MOVING BELT AND PULLEY. HAND AND FINGER LACERATION.

Employee saw plastic caught in two of the small belts by the knife on machine #137 and tried to remove it while belts were still running fracture of left index finger.

Employee was climbing elevator ladder to turn down spout valve, when he hit himself on elevator guard. Laceration above left eye (forehead).

Rebelting bucket elevator when cable roller broke free. Cable roll hit employee on hard hat and forehead resulting in laceration of forehead.

EE WAS OPERATING VALVE BAGGER, HE REACHED OVER HIS LEFT SHOULDER TO PICK UP EMPTY BAG WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS TRYING TO PULL A PIECE OF PLASTIC OUT OF THE HANDLE MAKER ON THE FORM FILL AND SEAL MACHINE, WITH A PAIR OF NEEDLE NOSE PLIERS. WHEN IT CAME UNDONE SHE ACCIDENTALLY HIT HERSELF IN THE M OUTH, CAUSING HER LIP TO BUST OPEN AND HER TOOTH TO CHIP.

SMASHED RIGHT PINKIE FINGER, CHANGING THE ROLLS ON THE #33 FORM FILL MACHINE, CONTUSION OF FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE MAN BASKET FROM THE CRANE. CRUSHING INJURY OF RIGHT HAND.

ROLLING TRUNNION JOURNAL END COVER OUT OF THE WAY. WHEN IT SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT CALF AREA CONTUSION ON KNEE, LEG AND ANKLE (LEFT)

LIFTED BAG ON PALLET FROM CONVEYOR BELT TO SCISSOR LIFT AND TWISTED BACK. SPRAINED LUMBAR.

EE WAS CLEANING THE FLOOR, LIFTED PALLET AND FELT PAIN ON BACK. LUMBAR SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO TAKE TWO BAGS OFF OF THE BELT WHEN HIS LEFT SHOULDER STARTED HURTING.

WALKING INTO MY OFFICE COMING AROUND THE CORNER AND TWISTED MY ANKLE.

PICKED UP PALLET TO PUT ON SCISSOR LIFT. WHEN LOWERING PALLET ON LIFT LEFT SHOULDER POPPED. JOINT (LIGAMENT) SPRAIN.

CUTTING ON HOPPER CONE WHEN IT GAVE WAY AND WHILE PREVENTING HIMSELF FROM FALLING FELT SOME PAININ ABDOMEN AREA.

UNPLUGGING THE CRUSHER WITH THE ROCK BAR ON TOP. FELT PAIN INLEFT SHOULDER. SPRAIN OF SHOULDER.

EE WAS ON AN EXTENSION LADDER WITH ANOTHER HOLDING BOTTOM OF LADDER. LADDER WAS NOT TIED OFF AT TOP & EE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY BELT. EE AT THE BOTTOM TURNED AWAY FROM THE LADDER. THE BOTTOM O F THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING IT AND THE EMPLOYEETO FALL ABOUT 13' TO THE GROUND.

TIGHTENING DOWN PREHEATER ELEMENTS AT FILTER FARM. SPRAIN OF UPPER ARM

ADJUSTING SADDLE ON VALVE BAGGER & FORG0T TO TURN IT OFF

WHILE RELOCATING VALVE ON 2" PIPELINE PIPE FELL EE CAUGHT FALLING PIPE WITH IS HAND WHICH PULLEDON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. SPRAIN OF SHOULDER