SAUNDERS MILL Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A FUEL HOSE ACROSS TRACKS TO SERVICE A LOCOMOTIVE. HE TRIPPED AND FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE STRIKING THE RAIL WITH HIS KNEE CAUSING A CARTILAGE IN HIS KNEE TO TEAR.

EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WAS STANDING ROLLS OF INSULATION OFF A DELIVERY TRUCK. ONE ROLL WAS NOT BALANCED GOOD & IT FELL BACKWARD JERKING EE'S RIGHT ARM. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AT HIS REGULAR OCCUPATI ON UNTIL 7-30. TESTS REVEALED HE TORE THE RIGHT BICEP LIGAMENT.

THIS ELECTRICIAN SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK INJURY ON 6/15/93 WHILE LIFTING A 5HP ELECT MOTOR. ON 6/3/97 HE CLAIMED A PLYBOARD STRUCK HIM IN HEAD (ON HARD HAT) RESULTING IN A LOW BACK INJURY. TH E DR HAS STATED HIS BACK PROBLEMS ARE OF CONTIN UATION OF HIS PRE-EXISTING BACK PROBLEM. SINCE HE WA STRUCK BY PLYBOARD THIS INCIDENT IS BEING REPORTED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND THE SOUTHWEST SIDE OF 40 ACRE SCREEN PLANT AND HE SLIPPED ON WET MUD DUE TO RECENT RAIN, FALLING DOWN HE FRACTURED THE BONES IN HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG.

THE EE DEDGES THAT HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A CORNER EDGE OF A COUNTER AS HE WAS OPENING A DOOR AT A SCALE HOUSE CAUSING HIS RIGHT ELBOW TO SWELL UP. EE WAITED 4-DAYS LATER TO REPORT INCID ENT.

EMP ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS CARRYING A 5 GALLON CONTAINER OF WATER HIS LEFT LEG GAVE OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL RESULTING IN LEFT KNEE DAMAGE. CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-28- 96, HIS FIRST DAY OF LOST TIME.

THE EE WAS CLOSING DOOR OF CONTROL ROOM AND CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE RT HAND FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND DOOR FRAME WHICH REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES TO THE FINGER. THE EE RETURNED TO WORK AT HIS REGUL AR JOB.

THREE EES SAT DOWN AT START OF SHIFT FOR A SFAETY MEETING. ALL 3 SAT ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE TABLE APPROX. 700 .BS THE WEIGHT OF THE EE CAUSE THE TABLE TO TILT TOWARDS THEM. ONE EE BRACED HIMS ELF WHICH CAUSE A JOLT AND BRUISED HIS BACK. THIS EE HAS HAD 3 PREVIOUS BACK SURGIES.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHEN HE STARTED TO WALK ON WET SURFACE OF THE EAST SIDE OF THE FRAME OF EAST FILTER CLOTH, HE SLIPPED & WENT HORIZONTAL IN THE AIR & HIS GRATING STRILKING HIS BACK, ELBOW, HEAD , & SHOULDERS. THE EE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL JAN 6, 1996, HIS FIRST DAY LOST.

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP STAIRWAY OF LOCOMOTIVE. HE STARTED TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD AND SLIPPED OFF TOP STAIR ON TO SECOND STAIRWAY AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WORKED HIS NORMAL SHIFT UNTIL 9/15/95 WHICH WAS HIS FIRST DAY LOST.

EMP WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO WRENCH IN ORDER TO REMOVE AIR LINE FROM INSTRUMENT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HAND TO BRUSH AGAINST PIECE OF JAGGED SHEET METAL CAUSING LACERATION AND REQUIRING S TITCHES TO RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONGSIDE OF DITCH DUG APPROX. 2' DEEP TO CUT NEW ELECTRICAL SERVICE. THE SOIL WAS WET AND MUDDY DUE TO RAIN AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS RE GULAR DUTIES UNTIL 4-16-95 HIS FIRST DAY LOST. HE CLAIMED HE HAS LOW BACK PAIN.

A WAREHOUSE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BOXES FROM THE BED OF SUPPLY TRUCK ONTO THE LOADING DOCK. AS HE STEPPED ON TO THE DOCK, HE TRIPPED, FALLING] ON HIS LEFT SIDE, DISLOCATING HIS LEFT ELBOW.

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ODWN TO WELD AN DFELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AT HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL HE WENT OT HE DR ON 1-9-95. FIRST DAY LOST.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A HANDRAIL UNDER A DRYER AS HE BENT OVER TO GO UNDER THE DRYER HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN EMPLOYEE WAS OFF WORK FIVE (5) DAYS 12-12-94-12-16-94

EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE BACK OF A PICKUP AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON MUDDY GROUND. AS HE LOST HIS FOOTING, HIS WATCH BAND BROKE, SLID DOWN HIS HAND, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT FOREARM. TH E MILL HAD RECEIVED RAIN THE PREVIOUS DAY. THE EE RETURNED TO WORK AFTER TREATMENT TO FOREARM (STITCHES).

THE EMPLOYEE WA SLIFTINGUP TWO SAMPLE BUCKETS WITH HIS LEFT HADN, OUT OF BACK OF PICKUP. HE FETL A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE COTNINUED TO WORK AT HIS SAME OCCUPATION UNTIL 9-10-93, HI S FIRST DAY OFF WORK DUE TO INJURY.

THIS EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING TO THE ORE DUMP & WHEN HE TURNED TO GO THE OTHER WAY HE FELT A CATCH IN HIS LOWER BACK HE CONTINUED TO WORK & AFTER SEVERAL DAYS WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR ON H IS OWN HE LATER TURNED IN AN ACCIDENT REPORT INDICATING HE WAS INJURED ON THE JOB I WAS NOT AWARE THE INCIDENT WAS JOB RELATED UNTIL SEPT 3 1993 THAT IS WHY THE REPORT IS LATE

THE EMPLOYE WAS MOVING A 5 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR FROM SHOP FLOOR TO STACK IN RACK. AS HE PICKED UP THE MOTOR, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK AT HIS REGULAR OCCU PATION UNTIL 7-1-93, WHICH WAS HIS FIRST DAY MISSED.

ALLEGES THAT HE WAS SITTING DOWN WORKING WITH A HILTI AND LIFTED THE GUN TO HIS SHOULDER HEIGHT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH. THE EMPLOYEE AS CONTINUED TO WORK AT REGULAR OPERATOR CLASSIFICATI ON UNTIL 9-9-93. HE WENT TO A DR AND DISCOVERED HE HAD A STOMACH HERNIA REQUIRING SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT ORE DUMP PULLING CHUNKS THROUGH GRIZZLEY. EMPLOYEE OVER-EXERTED HIMSELF BY STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE INTALL FLOOR GRATING AT 200 AM THE SUPERVISOR TOLD THEM IT WAS LUNCH TIME. THE EE UNTIED HIMSELF FROM HIS SAFETY LINE. AND HE LEFT THE WORK AREA AND EITHER SLIPPE D OR MISSED HIS STEP AND FELL 17 2 THRU THE GRATING TO THE FLOOR HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT AND WORKED 2 DAYS. TODAY 12-7-92, IT WAS DISCEREND HE HAD SEEN ANOT

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT OF TH EEAST DOOR OF THE MAIN SHOP AND STEPPED ON A SMALL PIECE OF PIPE THAT ROLLED AND TURNED THE LEFT ANKLE OF THIS MECHANIC.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A CAN OF SOUP AND DROPPED THE CAN. AS THE CAN FELL, SHE TRIED TO CATCH IT, CUTTING THE END OF HER RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

NEW BELTING WAS BEING PULLED ONTO REPLACE OLD BELTING.THE ROLL CONTINUED TO UNROLL CAUSING SLACK UNDER THE BELT.MECHANICS WERE PULLING EXCESS SLACK UP TO MAKE THE SPLICE: EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING DOWN ON RETURN SIDE OF BELT TO GET THE SLACK AROUND TO MAKE THE SPLICE.EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.FIRST DAY OFF 04-06-92.

EMPL TWISTED KNEE WHILE STACHING 50 LB BAGS OF POTASH ONTO A PALLET. SEE ATTACHMENT FOR MORE INFO.

EMPL WALKING UP #2 DISPATCH BELT WHEN FOOT CAUGHT ON TOE STRIP.THIS CAUSED EMPL TO BE THROWN SIDEWAYS STRAINING LEFT KNEE.LOST TIME STARTED 12-3-90.

EMPLOYEE DOESNT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED OR WHEN THE COMPANY THINK MAYBE A SPIDER BITE HIM

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CLEANING OUT HIS TOOL LOCKER AND SPRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING HIS TOOL BOX. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS AND HAD A LOST TIME INJURY ABOUT 12 MONTHS AGO WIT H HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP WALKWAY ALONG DISPATCH BELT.THE TOP BOARDS(FASTENERS GAVE WAY AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL 15 FEET TO THE NEXT DECK.EMPLOYEE RECEIVED DISLOCATION OF LEFT SHOULDER A BROKEN LEF T WRIST AND LEFT ANKLE.

BEATING OUT FEED CHUTE AT FLOOR LEVEL WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. EMPL SOMEHOW SPRAINED BACK WHILE USING SLEDGEHAMMER.

WHILE WORKING INSIDE THE CAB OF TRACKMOBILE, EE SLIPPED IN AN AREA WHERE THERE HAD BEEN AN OIL SPILL. THE SPILL HAD BEEN COVERED WITH ABSORD N DRY. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE WINDOW FRAME BUT PU LLED HIS BACK DURING THE PROCESS. THE EE IS HAV ING MUSCLE SPASMS IN HIS BACK. THE EE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PRODUCT IMPACTOR TRYING TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS PLUGGED OR IF MOTOR BEARING WAS BAD. EMPLOYEE HAD THE UNIT LOCKED OUT. HE WAS PULLING ON THE BELTS TO SEE IF THE IMPACTOR WAS FREE. HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BELTS AND SHEAVE WHICH IN TURN CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AND BROKE IT. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 5 DEGREES AT THE TIME. THE

EMPL IN KNEELING POSITION ALONG LEACH LINE WHERE HE HAD BEEN IN PROCESS OF LOOSENING BOLTS ON FLANGE.SHORT TIME LATER,EMPL TRIED TO GET UP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. DR DIAG MUSCLE SPASM.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED CLEANING UP AROUND THE PRILL DRYER.THE EMPLOYEE RAISED UP STRIKING THE DRYER WITH HIS HEAD.THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS AHRD HAT ON BUT THE BLOW CAUSED HIS NECK TO BE JAMMED .

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING LEACH OPERATOR, BREAK UP AND REMOVE BUILDUP FROM LEACH RETURN LAUNDER. EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TO DISLODGE A LARGE CHUNK, BAR SLIPPED, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE THE SIDE OF THE LAUNDER THUS CUTTING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EMPL AT PLANT WORKING,PULLING ON FILTER CLOTH CAOATED WITH CRUD AND JERKED HIS BACK.FIRST DAY MISS FROM WORK-5-7-89.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING HOLE FOR DOOR KNOB AND USING SAW WITH DRILL. HOLE SAW CAUGHT, DRILL TWISTED IN OPERATORS HAND, WHICH CAUSED LIGAMENTS TO BE STRETCHED IN RIGTH HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE ON THE EXTRACTOR AND A FOREIGN OBJECT GOT IN HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WEARING GLASSES. DOCTOR REMOVED TWO SMALL PIECES OF FOREIGN OBJECT F ROM LEFT EYE.

MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON SCOOTER, WHEN THE S C OOTER WAS IN FORWARD GEAR. MECHANIC WAS LEANING OVER SCOOTER CHECKING IT OUT WHEN SUDDENLY IT BE CAME ENERGIZED, MOVING FORWARD AND PUSHING HIM A GAINST A FORK LIFT. REQUIRED A PRESCRIPTION.

EMP W> USING HAMMER TO CLOSE HIPPER DOOR ON R IAL ROAD CAR WHILE USING HAMMER THE EMP TWISTED OR PULLED A MUSCLD E N HIS BACK THE DR PRSCRIBED MEDICATION FOR MUSCLE RELAXER

PRIMARY FEED CHUTE PLUGGED UP. EMP. REMOVED CLEAN OUT DOOR AND WAS USING A BAR TO POE OUT THE HUNKS. MUCK FEL FROM ABOVE, STRIKING BAR TO PI FINGER AGAINST CHUTE AND MUCK. CUAUSING LACERATIO N AND MASHED FINGER. EMP. WAS WEARING GLOVES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP.NOTICED BELT WAS SPILLING A LITTLE,REMOVED COVER BY KNOCKING OFF METAL CLIPS,REACHED HAND INTO AREA OF BLET SECTION.BELT PULLED BETWEEN BELT AND FRAME.EMPLOYEE MANAGED TO PULL HAND OUT.RESULTING IN LOSS OF MIDDLE NAIL AND BRUISED LEFT AHND.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT ANGLE IRON. A SMALL PARTICLE OF RUSHT OR SLAG MANGED TO GET INTO THE CORNER OF HIS RIGHT EYE, ALTHOUGH HE WAS WEARING GOGGLES. THE PARTICLE WAS REMOVE BY AN OPTOMETR3ST.

EMPLOYEE HAD JU8T FINISHED LOADING RAILROAD HOPPER & STEPPED BACK INTO SECURE AREA. EMP. STEPPED BACK ONTO LOADED HOPPER WITHOUT KNOWLEDGE OF TRACKMOBILE OPER. THE OPER. MOVED CARS (PUSHING LO ADED & PULLING 9MPTY) WHEN EMP. SAFETY LINE PULLED TIGHT. EMP. GRABBED SAFETY ROPE & TRIED TO SWING TO OTHER CAR (14 FEET) HE FAILED & HIT END OF EMPTY CAR. HIS SAFETY ROPE GOT TIGHT & FINALL

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG SANDBLASTER TO BLAST ORE STORAGE BINS.SANDBLASTER NOZZLE WAS UNDER PRESSURE AND SLIPPED FROM HAND.NOZZLE WAS PNEUMATIC WITH AUTOMATIC CUTOFF.NOZZLE WAS STILL UNDER PRESSURE AND CAUSED HIM3TO BLAST HIS RIGHT AR. (PRESCRIPTION AND SHOT).

EMP WAS HELPING3PUT UP A 2X12X15 LONG BOARDS FOR A NEW WALKWAY ALONG BELT BOARD SLIPPED AND FELL AND ONE END HIT EMP IN FACE. EMP WAS STILL ON WALKWAY ONLY ONE END HIT HIM, CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS UPPER LI1

EMP WAS SHUTTIN1 HOPPER RAIL DOOR WITH BAR, SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS THUMB AGAINST SIDE OF HOPPER CAR

STACKING BAGS I3 RAILROAD CAR BOX AND USING A FLEXCONEYOR. HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN SPRINGS AND ROLLER, CAUSING FINGER TO BE BRUISED. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON FEB 11, 1987, BUT FIRST LOST TIME DAY FEBRAUARY 23, 1987.

I NAME WAS WORK3NG OUT OF SKY CLIMBER PAINTING OVERHEAD. HE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON TOP OF S.C. WITH HIS RING LITTLE FINGER IN EYE OF S.C. TO BALANCE HIMSELF. THE S.C. CONTROL HAD BEEN LEFT IN TH E UP POSTION. A8 I RAISED MY PAINT GUN, THE HOSE EVIDENTLY CAUGHT THE POWER ON-OFF SWITCH, CAUSING S.C. TO MOVE UP. MY FINGERS WERE MASHED BETWEEN THE S.C. EYE AND THE CABLE CLAMPS USED TO SU

EMPLOYEE COMING3TO WORK ON CO PROPERTY NEAR GATE HOUSE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING DISCOMFORT IN SHOULDER AND BACK

EE WAS WASHING 1LASS BEAKER. HE LIFTED IT TO HANG IT ON WOODEN PEGBOARD TO DRY & IT HIT AGAINST THE FAUCET BREAKING IT. A SHARD PUNCTURED HIS HAND BETWEEN THUMB & FOREFINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING GRIZZLY IN WAREHOUSE UNDERMINED DRAGLINE BUCKET IT SLID DOWN, HITTING EMPLOYEE S BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BY A DOOR WITH RIGHT HAND ON HINGED SIDE OF DOOR FACING. DOOR WAS CLOSED WHILE FINGER WAS BETWEEN DOOR ANDDOOR JAM, MASHING INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING THE LEFT FORK OF SWINGER OUT FROM CENTER AND MASHED HIS FINGERTIP BETWEEN THE FORK AND THE ANGLE BRACE ON THE FRAME OF THE FORK ATTACHMENT.

EMP WAS HELPING FORKLIFT OPERATOR MOVE A CHUTE ONTO FORKS OF FORKLIFT CHUTE SLIPPED PINNING FOOT BETWEEN CHUTE AND WORKTABLE IN TRYING TO REAISE THE CHUTE OFF HIS FOOT CHUTED SLIPPED AGAIN AND CORNER OF CHUTE CUT SKIN AND CRACKED BONE INRIGHT FOOT

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF MOUNTING PAYLOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON L OWER STEP & HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HANDRAIL & HE FELL ON LOWER LEFT BACKSIDE. CONDITIONS WERE FROSTY.

EMP WAS HOOKING UP CABLE FROM 440 VOLT HEATER TO THE TEST PANEL IN ELECTRICAL SHOP HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE 440 VOLT POWER BREAKER WAS ON HE TOOK THE RUBBER COVERED ALLIGATOR CLIPS IN HIS HANDS AND STARTED TO CLIP THEM TO THE BARE ENDS OF THE CABLE CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHOCK

MINER RODDING CHUNK OF ORE OUT OF HUNG CHUTE IN ORE BIN.CHUNK DISLODGED CAUSING ROD END TO COME UP.END OF ROD STRUCK MINER UNDER CHIN-RESULTING LACERATION REQ 3 STITCHES.RETURNED TO END OF S

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A LOAD OUT CHUTE. THE CHUTE WAS HUNG UP AND WHEN HE TRIED TO JAR IT LOOSE A COUNTER WEIGHT SLIPPED THE SLIPPING WEIGHT CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE GRAB BAR THE FI THE FINGER NEEDED STICHES AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO RETURN AND COMPLETE THE END OF HIS SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING ELECTRICAL SHOP AREA. HE BUMPED LEFT KNEE AGAINST TABLE SEAT.

EMP WAS UNPLUGGGINH CHUTE TO PLACE HOSE DOWN THE CHUTE HE PUT HIS FOOT WHERE SAMPLER MOVES ACROSS AND IT CAUGHT AND MASHED HEEL

EMPLOYEE HAD RAISED HOPPER PIPE IN ORDER TO REMOVE TRUCK LOADING CHUTE AND WAS LOWERING IT TO LOAD RAILROAD CAR STOP LATCH WAS OUT OF POSITION AND LET PIPE DROP CRANK WHICH IS USED TO RAISE AN D LOWER PIPE CAME DOWN ACROSS HIS ARM FRACTURING IT