MILL CREEK DOLOMITE: 1 muerte registrada Metal/Non-Metal

The belt was idled and it is believed that hot material was on the belt that started the fire.

Employee was lifting a 5 gallon bucket of hydraulic oil out of the back of a pickup on a cold day when EE turned and twisted causing a muscle strain in back.

While mounting a front end loader the employee's foot slipped striking EE's knee on ladder way. Employee reported at end of shift. Did not think EE needed any medical attention until 10/17/2019. Resulted in one day modified duty.

EE was using a airless paint sprayer to paint a building. As the EE was cleaning the nozzle, EE accidently pulled the trigger while EE's right index finger was in front of the nozzle, causing a laceration and getting paint in the wound.

EE was observing an EE removing an anvil from the VSI table during rebuild with a sledge hammer. As the anvil was struck, a sliver of metal broke loose and struck EE who was standing 10-15 feet away in the left leg above the knee, causing a small cut and puncture wound which required stitches. No Lost Time or Modified Duty.

While cleaning the threads of a conveyor belt adjustment bolt with a wire brush, the employees finger was pinched between the wire brush handle and the adjustment bolt cover causing a cut that required stitches.

EE was standing on the platform of a Komatsu FEL when he was attacked by a wasp. EE was holding onto the handhold swatting at the wasp when he lost his balance and fell ~6' to the ground suffering contusions to his hip and back and arm strain from holding onto the handhold. The post-accident drug test results revealed that the EE tested positive for THC and opiates.

Hearing Loss - Confirmation of the reportable hearing loss

Checking for a certain screen cloth size. The screens were standing on edge. The screens started to fall. Employee tried to catch the screen. The edge of the screen caught the tip of the ring finger on left hand. Finger was cut. It required 3 stitches to close the cut.

Employee was removing an inspection door from a bucket elevator. The door slipped pinching the end of his left ring finger between the door and elevator frame, requiring stiches. No modified duty was required. Employee returned to work with no lost time.

Employee was cleaning a wet scrubber drain using a rotary drain cleaner when the cutting edge encountered hard mud causing the cleaning coil to twist striking the empolyee on the tip of his left ring finger, fracturing the end digit.

WHILE SUPERVISING THE ADJUST MENT A CONE CRUSHER, THE E POSTIONED HIMSELF BETWEEN A RACHET ADJUSTMENT WRENCH & CONE CRUSHER. A NEW COMEALONG WAS BEING USED TO HOLD TENSION ON THE WRENCH. WHEN THE COMEALONG HANDLE WAS MOVED IN PREPARATION OFRELEASIN GIT, THE COMEALONG HOOK SLIPPED CAUSINGTHE RACHET HANDLE TO STRIKE TH EE BREAKING ONE RIB. ALL EQUIPMENT WAS IN GOOD OR NEW CONDITION

EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING THE FLOOR INT HE LAB. AS SHE WAS SWEEPIGN UNDER THE LAB SPLITTER, HE SPLITTER STARTED TO TOPPLE OVER. SHE TRIED TO KEEP IT FROM FALLIGN OVER AND STEPPED INTO HE SUSEPT MATERIAL, LOSING HER BALANCE ON FALLING TO THE FLOOR IN A SITTING POSITION.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A ROCK WEIGHING APPROX. 25 LBS FROM THE HAUL ROAD WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HOUSEKEEPING AROUND THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY MOVE A ROCK, APPROX 75-100 LBS IN WEIGHT. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE ROCK HE FELT A BURNING SENSAT ION IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE BOTTOM DOOR ON A C-5 RAILCAR WHICH WAS JAMMED, USING A 5' BAR. AS PRESSURE WAS EXERTED ON ATHE BAR, THE DOOR BROKE FREE, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO SLIP, JARRING HIS NECK . EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 2/7/94 AT WHICH TIME IT WAS REPORTABLE. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A MODERATE NECK STRAIN WHICH WILL REQUIRE FURTHER TREATMENT. RELEASED W/O RESTRICTIO

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING, WATCHING HIS TRUCK LOAD WHEN HE SUFFERED A MUSCLE SPASM IN THE SHOULDER AREA OF HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS NOT AND HAD NOT OVEREXERTED OR STRAINED PRIOR TO THE INJ URY. THE PHYSICIAN THAT EXAMINED HIM STATED THAT THE SPASM COULD HAVE OCCURRED AT ANYTIME WHETHER AT WORK OR AT HOME. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY AS WORK RELATED UNTIL 11-8-93.

THE EE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A 1 INCH CUT APPROX. 1/16 INCH DEEP ON HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE KNEE. THE CUT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES TO CLO SE THE WOUND.

EE WAS UNDERNEATH R-25 EUCLID HAUL TRUCK GREASING HE BUMP HIS HEAD ON THE DUMP BED AS HE WAS RISING FROM UNDER THE TRUCK THE EE REPORTED THE INCIDENT ON THE DATE THAT IT HAPPENED HOWEVER HE RE FUSED ANY FIRST AID OR MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 12-17-92 AND WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL THAT DATE.

THE EE WAS DRIVING A BOLT OUT OF A BALLMILL DRIVE COUPLING WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF, STRIKING THE EE IN THE UPPER CHEST. THE WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY REOOM WHERE THE METAL CHIP WAS REMOVED AND THE INCISION SUTURED. NO FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION IS ANTICIPATED. AN ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT NEITHER THE HAMMER OR BOLT WERE MUSHROOM AND THERE WERE NO VISIBLE CRACKS.

EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING THE TAILGATE LEVER ON A GMC GENERAL DUMP TRUCK. THE LEVER WHEN RELEASED STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FLESHY AREA BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER TEARING A 1/2" CUT, REQ UIRING 4 STITCHES. THERE WERE NO SHARP EDGES THAT WOULD ACCOUNT FOR A CUT. A NOTCH THAT IS USED TO HOLD A RETAINING RING THAT PREVENTS THE TAILGATE FROM RELEASING PREMATURELY AND IS STANDARD

EMPL PATCHING HOLES IN A ROTARY DRYER WITH A WELDER. EMPL BELIEVES A RUST PARTICLE BOUNCED ON THE INSIDE OF WELDING HOOD INTO EYE. EMPL WAS WEARING PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE DEVICES AT THE TI ME OF THE INJURY.

EE WAS FREEING A LARGE ROCK HUNG IN THE JAW CRUSHER FEED CHUTE WITH A BAR WHEN HE STRAIN A MUXCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A EUCLID R-25 HAUL TRUCK AND HE MISSED THE HANDRAIL AND FELL FROM THE TOP STEP TO THE GROUND.EMPLOYEE HIT THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.EMPLOYEE STATED T HAT HE NEEDED TO USE THE RESTROOM AND HE WAS IN TO BIG OF A HURRY WHILE DISMOUNTING THE VEHICLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING A SPLITTER GATE LCOATED APPROX 20FT FROM GROUND LEVEL BY USING A LEVER ATTACHED TO IT APPROX 18FT LONG AS THE EMPLOYEE PULLED ON T HE LEVER HE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HI S SHOULDERS & POSSIBLE TWO DISKS

EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING A STAIRWAY WHEN EMPLOYEE REACHED THE T OP STEP HE MISJUDGED THE STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK EMPLOYEE STA TED HE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING DURING THE F ALL AFTER THE INVESTIGATION THE STAIRWAY WAS FOUND TO BE IN EXCELLENT CONDIT ION NO CLUTTER WAS FOUND EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE HANDRAILS

EMPL WAS DECENDING STAIRWAY AT END OF SHIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED TWISTING RIGHT KNEE. STAIRWAY WAS NEW CONSTRUCTION WITH HANDRAILS. THERE WERE NO BENT STEPS OR HANDRAILS THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO AC CIDENT. EMPL DID NOT REPORT INJ OR SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 01/02. EMPL STATED HE WAS NOT USING HANDRAILS.

EMPL WAS BENDINGOVER TO HELP LOAD CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. HE WAS NOT ACTUALLY LOADING BELT WHEN INJ OCCURRED ONLY BENDING OVER. EMPL DID NOT REPORT INJ FOR 2 DAYS OR REQUE ST MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR 3 DAYS AFTER INJ. OFFICCIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS MUSCLE PULL LOWER BACK & WAS INSTRUCTED TO REST FOR ONE WEEK.

EMPL AT JAW CRUSHER USING STEEL PRYBAR TO UNLODGE LARGE ROCKS FROM JAW.HAD BEEN WORKING AT JAW SINCE START OF SHIFT.LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING 1:PM.

UNLOADING BAGS OF HYDROMITE EXPER SEVERE PAIN IN LOWER BACK

HE WAS WASHING THE SIDE WALK WITH A WATER HOSE, AND PULLED ON THE HOSE AND LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE SLICK PAVEMENT AND FELL.

HE WAS USING COMEALONG TO OPEN #2 STEDMAN CAGE. COMEALONG SLIPPED & HE FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST OTHER STEDMAN.

WHILE FABRICATING A GEAR BOX MOUNT FRAME, WAS HAMMERING BASES IN PLACE AND THE FRAME SLIPPED OFF OF SAW HORSES AND FELL ON HIS FOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED PROTECTIVE FOOT WEAR, HOWEV ER THE FRAME STRUCK THE FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOES.

HE WAS DRIVING A LOADED WATER TRUCK AND WAS HIT, FROM BEHIND, BY A LOADED HAUL TRUCK.

LIFTING PANS OF SHOT HOLE MATERIAL BY HAND WHILE LIFTING PANS EMP STRAINED LOWER BACK AND R LEG. REQ MED ATTENTION 9-9-89. PAIN BECAME SEVERE .

SLIPPED IN MUD AND HIT HAND ON GUARD RAIL WRENCHED HIS BACK.DIDNT FALL.

UN ROLLING STEEL CABLE OFF OF A SPOOL STRAINED BACK & WAS DOING THIS BY HAND ROLLING THE SPOOL ACROSS THE GROUND

TWISTED ANKLE AS HE STEPPED OFFOF BACKHOE,STEPPED IN LOW SPOT.

CLEANING OUT RAIL CARS AND STRAINING TO OPEN CAR DOORS

TIGHTENING BOLT ON MILL & SOCKET CAME OFF & HE FELL ON LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE NOT WEARING GLOVES WHILE USING SOLVENTS AND UNAWARE OF POSSIBLE ALLERGIC REACTION.

MOVING MOTOR AND BLOWER ON DUST COLLECTORSPRAINED NECK,CENTER OF ABCK AND LOWER BACK.

LIFTING AND CAR9YING PIPE UP & DOWN STAIRS WHILE WORKING ON AN AIR SLIDE ON THE SO. END OF PLANT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING UP A PIPE CLEANING SNAKE WHEN IT UNWOUND AND HIT HIMACROSS THE LEFT BROW.

SLIPPED AND FEL5 APPROX. 3 FT STRIKING FOREHEAD ON ANGLE IRON, CAUSING A CUT AND ABRASIONS. NO PERMANENT DAMAGE. STICTHES WERE REQUIRED. RELEASED THE SAME DAY.

USING AIR HAMME9 TO DRILL A HOLE IN ROCK AND THE HAMMER BOUNCED HITTING RIGHT LITTLE TOE.

FELL WHILE WORK3NG ON CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING IRON HIT LEG & THE FALL BROKE LEFT ARM. LACERATION OF LEFT LEG.

FELL FROM LADDE9 WHILE WORKING ON CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING. THE FALL BROKE HIS LEFT ARM.

FELL OVER CURB 4HILE CARRYING PACKAGES,LANDING ON HER KNEES,BRUISING THEM.

CHANGING HAMMER8 ON MILL SPRAINED LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING HAMMERS

WALKING AROUND 5 SCREW CONVEYOR AND WALKED INTO A SCREW LID WHILE UNBOGGING SCREW

UNLOADING OIL B5RRLELS AND CRUSHED FINGERS BETWEEN BARRELS

SLIPPED ON STAIRS AND CAUGHT SELF WITH LEFT ARM ON HAND RAILS.

ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN AIR HOSE FOR REPAIR FROM TOP OF DUST TANK, LOST FOOTING WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN.

GOT IN TRUCK SAT DOWN HURTING LOWER BACK

CHECKING LUG NUTS ON EUCLID,WRENCH SLIPPED,HE FELL AND CAUGHT SIDE OF FACE OF BALVE STEM,RESULTING IN A CUT WHICH TOOK STITCHES TO CLOSE.

FUELING UP TRUCK,STEPPED OUT OF CAB AND STEPPED ON ROCK-TURNED ANKLE.

EMPL WORKING ON AC SCREENS STEPPED DOWN ON LIFTING EYE AND TURNED LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A FUSE IN AN ELECTRICAL BOX WHEN IT CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL ARC AND HIS EYES WERE BURNED

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANING A FUSE IN A ELECTRICAL BOX WHEN IT CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL ARC & BURNED HIS HANDS.

EMPLOYEE IS WELDER IN HAMMER SHOP HE LIFTED A MILL HAMMER AND STRAINED BACK

LIFTING HAMMERS IN HAMMER SHOP THAT GO ON THE #1 MILL.

DROPPED A 3IN STEEL PIPE ON TOE

TIGHTENING BOLT WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HAND TEARING LEGIMENTS

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM AHAUL TRUCK AND TWISTED BACK TWISTED OR STRAINED BACK