Cantera Espinosa Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was was doing mechanical work, with a transport chain on links with chisel and hammer hand tools when a particle of metal was released that flew and embedded in the lower lip. Medical assistance to the employee was made.

Employee was walking near urea dike and tripped on the ground. The employee say no to receive medical attention. Few days after, EE decided go to to receive medical attention.

The employee slipped on wet road.

Employee walked downs stairs slipped on step. No fall. EE has three points of support.

During lubrication process the miner made contact with hot grease at mills number 3.

Employee walked down stairs, at the end of the stairs they slipped and fell to the ground.

Employee who slip with piece of rock and went to ground.

Maintenance employees were working with a large piece of metal in the mechanics shop. The piece moved of the work table, the employee realized that the piece would fall where ee was. The employee evades the piece causing the helmet to fall to the floor and hit the head with the edge of the table. Also, the shin of the left leg is lacerated with the piece that was on the floor.

This report is prepared to comply the requirements of MHSA. 2/22/18, employee alleges that when ee performed the cleaning activities using the skip loader in the transporte#3, hurts ee back after hitting a bean when leaving the area. 2/26/18 employee was referred to Argos Medical provider which referred to workers compensation.

On 1/26/18, employee informs of a severe chest pain. We proceed to transport the employee for medical treatment. On 1/29/18, the employee proceeds to visit EE's personal MD, who recommended work rest. On 2/1/18, employee go to the Emerg room do to continue chest pain, where EE was evaluated and diagnostic muscular sprain work related and was referred to workers compensation.

During the process of completing the unblocking of the 4B pre-heating cycle, the production supervisor stepped on the remaining material, trusting that it was cold after applying air to it, resulting in a warming of the boot of the left foot causing a blister.

The employee carrying out the replacement and mounting of the bearing at the central screw conveyor of the Bag house, climbed to a platform with approx. height 3'7". When employee tries to get off it, slips and falls to the ground hitting back and shoulder blade on the right side.

Employee was walking in front Technical offices when employee slip & fall on the road. The road had the present of some liquid in a small perimeter

BAJANDOSE DEL LOADER POR LA ESCALERA CREYO HABIA LLEGADO AL FINAL, FALTANDO UN ESCALON, SE FUE HACIA ATRAS Y DE LADO, CAYENDO DE ESPALDA HACIA LA CADERA DERECHA. ***Getting off the loader ladder, EE thought they had arrived at the end and missed a step. Fell backward and landed on the right hip and back. Translated by C. Seward***

INFORMO SE HABIA DADO UN GOLPE EN LA RODILLA DERECHA Y QUE TENIA MOLESTIA. *Reported have been knocked on the right knee and that I had pain.

In the packaging area one operator got faint due to previous medical conditions, when operator fell injured one finger of right hand, needed stitches in finger. Operator has previous medical conditions which are under medical investigation for the faint.

Personal se acerco barandal de seguridad provisional establecido con cable de metal, se sento sobre ella y se columpio. Según testigos. Translation by C. Seward: According to witnesses, employee sat on a temporary railing of metal cable. The employee swung on the cable and employee fell.

Employee was closing the clinker feeder belt guillotine. When the employee had finished; Employee began walking on the grating walkway to exit the area when employee struck knee against the conveyor belt. The employee got a superficial wound on knee that needed 2 stiches as treatment.

Two employees were making a lifting for engaging an electrical engine; they lifted using the ball Eye ring and the reducer part of the engine. One employee put hand under the suspended load (engine) to install the screw at its base when The Eye ball ring came off the engine making the engine to get down and catching right hand fingers ( middle and ring fingers )

The loader operator introduced left hand in the air conditioning unit. EE suffered a cut on the index finger.

The employee did not take precautions when he closed the door of the elevator and this cause pricked one finger.

The supervisor went to see the pump area were one diesel pump was having problems. At the moment he was getting near to the pump, the valve at the exit of the pump got loose from the fitting and started spray diesel all over the supervisor.

During the third shift the lab technician informs to the plant foreman that she was not feeling well, due a strong smell in the laboratory caused by release of air and oil from the x rays machine compressor in the Lab. The plant foreman reaches Laboratory and felt the strong odor, employee was retired from the area, and compressor was shut off

The employee was walking by "BELT MARGINAL" towards the discharge. Slightly touched his helmet to a pipe passing through the area to 62 inches high, causing the employee to strain his neck. There was a preexisting condition.

The employee was working on the stretch wrapper machine. He had to bring down the tower, do the Lock out and go into the area where the dispenser is. At that point he hit the top sheet dispenser structure with his body and lost his balance getting injured on the left side his eye by hitting the base of the photocell.

Employee alleged discomfort in both knees and hips due to the frequency of going up and down the cement silos stairs. Employee condition is being medically evaluated to determine if it is related to work.

DURANTE EL TURNO EL OPERADOR INDICO QUE CHOCO CON ALGO, ENTIENDE FUE UN MURO, PERO CONTINUO OPERANDO (During the shift the operator indicated the loader collided with something, understand it was a wall, but continued to operate.)

Employee was working above the old Finish Mill#1 roof in a manlift trying to remove a purlin, He step out of the man lift cage & walked on the roof, the roof collapsed & fell aprx.4 feet hanging from his arms between a structure channel and a cross bar;& rescued by another manlift;he suffers scratches under his arms & hands; he was wearing the PPE including harness fall protection.

Employee was moving a fan frames from shell, supporting other employees in the task when he felt some back discomfort.

Employee was assigned to install the grilled plates on the IKN of the cooler; in the process of installing the plates he felt a sharp pain on his lower back when he extended his body forward during the process. The employee was wearing his PPE.

Employee was cutting with an oxygen/acetylene torch a flat metal sheet in the workshop, while doing the final cut a piece of 14" X 27" X3/8" slide from the workbench falling into his left foot. Employee was wearing his PPE.

AL TERMINAR EL TURNO EL DIA 21 DE FEBRERO DE 2014, INDICO LE DOLIA LA ESPALDA BAJA Y SE REPORTO AL FONDO DEL SEGURO DEL ESTADO EL 24 DE FEBRERO DE 2014. EN EL FONDO LO ENVIARON A DESCANSAR. Per translation: "At end of tour 2/21/14 the miner complained of lower back pain. On 2/24/14 the miner reported to WC for evaluation and was sent home to rest"

Employee was walking down the ramp passing underneath the marginal belt conveyor and slipped loosing his step. He tried to maintain his balance to avoid the fall, he twist his body with force and felt a sudden pain in his lower back. The employee reported immediately to his supervisor and notify discomfort he was feeling in his lower back.

The shift supervisor went to the iron feeder and noticed that it was clogged and raw material mixed with cement. Then the shift supervisor and the shift mechanic started to hit the material with a spear to break material formations and began to go down. They used a hammer and the spear together. After these work the supervisor began to feel discomfort in his left shoulder.

Employee was doing overhead welding under the vacuum truck tank. Suddenly he feel pain in his right shoulder when finishing the job.

Employee was sent to unclog the iron hopper. To loosen the material, the employee hit several times the hopper close to the discharge. When he was doing this operation, failed with the hammer and hit one of the ribs of the hopper with the left thumb causing a cut that was required 4 stitches.

Employee was pulling cable through conduit during a system repair and the bending, pulling, and stretching caused a lower back strain.

Employee was trying to break the plate lock to gain access to their tools because he forgot the keys. During the process, he was using a homemade pipe lance as a bar to pull the plate and break it. He made a strong force and the lance slipped between the door and plate causing the fifth finger to get over the plate edge causing a cut over the nail and finger's body.

Employee was sent to the cooler electrical room for cleaning and maintenance purpose. When finished the job he passes in front of the cooler hydraulic room that had tree leaves and mud in the floor he slipped but not fell and the force made to avoid the fall cause the right leg muscle to strain.

A supervisor was working with the cooler that stop suddenly. To emptied the cooler two hydraulic jacks of approximately 10-20 lbs. were used in the drive #2 area. The two jacks barely move the grates and supervisor decides to use a big hydraulic jack, the jack slips forward and the supervisor tried to pull it back and feel a sharp pain in his back and right leg.

Employee was working with the Roller Mill pneumatic crane chains. He tried to drive a stretch of chains up by hands to unravel the base of the crane, and during the action he injured his back. He was complaining of back pain.

Employee was walking in direction to the crossbelt analyzer and passed close to the kiln inlet seal located on the ground floor and step on a small pile of limestone material spilled (aprox 14"). The pile of material was hot inside and the material enter the boots causing 2nd degree burns to the back of the ankles.

Employee was absent of work due to pain in the left shoulder. He was referred to state workers compensation insurance company by his doctor. He was sent to the company physician for evaluation and they determine to send him to state workers compensation insurance too because they determined that the pain is related to work activities.

Hearing Loss.

Office employee was walking from the parking area to the offices administration building, she slip and fall (same level) in the sidewalk at the entrances of the administration building during heavy rains. Employee was returning from her lunch break. As result of the fall the employee suffers a contusion on her left hand and minor scratches on both knees.

Employee was performing lubrication schedule at the D21 conveyor belt, he reported that while filling the gearbox standing over the conveyor frame he partially lost his balance and to avoid the fall, grab the frame with his left hand. Afterward employee reported pain on his left shoulder.

Employee was changing the conveyor belt #2 of the cement Finish Mill #2; while in the process, employee picked up an end of the chain and launched towards the other side of the belt experiencing an intense pain on his left arm shoulder.

Employee was adjusting belt cleaner of conveyor belt #8 head pulley with an adjustable wrench hand tool; the wrench slipped from his hand impacting the base support ribs of the conveyor with his right hand 4th finger tip.

Supervisor was inspecting the pinions of a blower at the mechanical shop. During the inspection he moved the gears by hand and his left hand second finger got pinched between the blower gears. Left hand 2nd finger tip fracture.

Employee was performing belt mounting at the high speed crusher roller. Lockout was in place. Employees were moving the belt roller by hand to get in place the belts. Employee was standing on the pulley base when suddenly slipped and grasp the inside belt with right hand and got trapped between belt & pulley. Employee suffer a finger tip fracture of right hand 4th finger.

Employee was performing a cleaning process to the high speed crushing mass with a hand tool (twibil) when his left hand was smashed between handtool handle and a door frame.

Employee was doing routine lubrication of Roller Mill tires, inside the equipment; his right foot got stuck between the side ring protection bars, lost his balance and fell, bumping himself against the equipment.

Employee was performing an installation of the inspection registry in the discharge hopper of belt 3 in the FM#2. During installation he was looking for support when he stepped back and his left foot fell down thru the vertical ladder opening.

Employee was on his way to the clinker ranch to collect lab sample; inside the ranch after collecting the samples he triped over clinker gravel, lost his balance and felt to the ground on same level. As result of the fall the employee landed over his left arm and suffers a hairline wrist fracture.

EE was feeding the clinker marginal hopper during the 3rd shift. He stepped down from the loader to check on the clinker marginal conveyor belt. There is a small ramp next to the hopper that leads to the clinker transport belt area, on his way down the ramp he slipped and fell, injuring his left knee.

Employee slip and fall over gravel after heavy rains on his way to collect laboratory samples, at the clinker cooler west side ramp.

Supervisor was initiating the start-up process of the Roller Mill,by overload of material in the mill table,he proceeded to rotate the table with the auxiliary motor. The auxiliary motor has a manual coupling to start-up the engine in local; the handle had a pneumatic coupling mechanism; it failed to connect properly causing the handle to bounce back hitting his right hand.

Employee operating the automatic bag filling machine and noticed malfunction of the bag applicator; he removed the guard that protects the pulley and introduced his hand to check the belts; his arm obstructed the photocell device activating the spout mechanism. His left hand got caught between the belt & pulley.

Maintenance work was being performed inside the first chamber of the cement mill #3, several plate liners were being replaced. Employee was welding inside the mill standing on the first rung (bottom) of the access ladder while welding the plates; he stepped down, got tangled on his own boot shoelace & fell backwards, falling over the bed of balls. Employee fell from 12" high.

Employee was preparing area and materials to start working on the big bags packing site. He proceeds to receive a pallet of empty bags, once on location he proceeds to remove the wrapping ropes around the pallet. One of the strings got jammed so he pulled it out with force, the string got loose, the employee lost his balance and felt backward landing on his back.

Sales representative from outside supply company was at the plant taking measurements and quoting for replacements of fire rated doors at the electrical rooms. Walking down the access ramp to the clinker transport electrical room, he slip and fall over some clinker and gravel, and twist his left ankle.

Employee was using a steel wheelbarrow to remove spilled material around conveyor belt #6. The repetitive motions to overturn and empty the wheelbarrow strained his right hand and wrist.

Employee was working in the removal of gear box from the spare drive shaft of E01 chain. Two hydraulic jacks with supplemental pieces were used. While the jacks were in pressure the gear box was heated to clear the interference between the couplings. As the coupling came loose one of the supplements slipped out and hit the employee on his right leg.

Employee was doing routine work on the oil change service ramp. After cleaning the area, he proceeded to service one of the company vehicles, during which he slipped and fell through the service ramp opening (4 ft. high), to the ground and injured himself above the right eyebrow.

Employee was at the electrical room of Mill 3 to reset apron feeder of slag conveyor motor. The breaker lever was tripped and he couldn't reset the lever to the OFF position so he proceeded to open the panel door. He used a screwdriver to push the lever into the OFF position for resetting, then pushed the lever to the ON position when a sudden arc and explosion occurred.

Workers were preparing to remove the roller bearing from the intermediate symetro gear using a tri-jaw hydraulic gear puller. After securing the puller and applying the pressure, they started warming up the roller so it would begin loosening the bearing. On a sudden release of the bearing, one of the puller jaws slung out impacting the worker's left hand and chest.

Employee and supervisor were moving a portable fan which was cooling #9 kiln bearing. In lifting the fan the casing was hot because of radiation from the kiln shell; the employee was not wearing gloves, so he dropped the fan at the contact with the hot metal, trapping his left hand index finger between the edge of the fan and a bin. Causing fracture of the finger.

Employee slip and fell in the parking lot. Walkway was wet and slippery due to water leakage of an underground water pipe. Employee fell hitting his right elbow against the pavement.

Employee was assembling an electrical control panel at the Electrical workshop workbench. To test the control circuit he energized the 120V power source. While fastening the cables with tie straps, his left hand slipped and came in contact with the thyristor cooling fan (3X3 inches), lacerating the tip of his left hand 5th finger.

Employee was opening the clinker feed elevator for bucket repairs; they were adjusting the counterweight guide and the guide beam shifted out of place, hitting his right foot.

Employee was removing a tide rod pin from the roller mill hydraulic piston. While holding the nut wrench in position, his coworker struck the wrench with a 20 pound sledge hammer to loosen the nut. With the impact the wrench slipped out, and pinned his left hand third finger against a steel bin.

Employee was moving a wood pallet and cut his left hand small finger with a scrap of metal. Laceration required stitches.

Employee was placing the babbit (bearing) of Finish Mill #2 electrical motor into the sleeve support. The babbit slipped and pinched his left index finger against the support, causing a puncture wound to his finger.

Production supervisor was preparing to lockout cement mill #2. In the process of performing the lockout, the supervisor had to lower the mill main breaker,the breaker would not lower easily, so he opened the side panel to release the breaker latch,while attempting this action an arc was created and escaped through the open panel, burning his right arm.

Shift supervisor stepped over a water pipe line to check level of a 30 gal vertical rervoir tank; he slipped and fell dislocating his left hand wrist.

Employee referred low back pain probably caused by a slip & fall that he experienced about two months ago, when he tripped over an iron rod while walking in the plant. Medical evaluation indicates lumbar sprain.

Independent truck driver assistant fell behind the cabin of the truck during initial movement of the truck while removing the side straps of the tarp and was roll over by the first set of wheels on the back of the truck.

He stepped over some accumulated material to inspect the space between the loader ramp & the feeder; he stepped back on to the platform and accidentally moved a piece of scrap metal that was lying against a beam; he bent down to check chain conveyor & the piece of metal slipped & fell on his back.

Employee was walking with some difficulty due to gout pain of right knee. On way to get toolbox, EE slips and fell, and twisted knee. EE continues working regular shifts; on 1/31/05, was sent to get medical attention. EE knee condition was aggravated by the excess tension of the knee when EE tries to avoid the fall.

Employee was making perforations to a 1" rubber conveyor belt with the arbor press at the machine shop. After completing various punch, the 3/4" hollow punch bit slip-out from the press hitting the employee right hand third finger.

Employee was helping in moving a 55 gallon oil drum from a wood pallet located at the warehouse entrance; next to the pallet was a garbage metal container. When the employee rotated the drum it turned over and caught his right-hand thumb against the metal container, crushing his thumb.

Plant Foreman was doing his routine shift walk around. On his way down thru the rear stairs from the control room to the clinker storage silos, one of the stair treads broke loose causing the employee to lose his balance; his right leg went thru the opening and he felt frontward, hitting his right knee on the next tread. Employee suffered a muscle sprain and mild knee contusion.

During the plant shutdown work ee was assigned to remove spilled material around the plant, particularly inside clinker cooler, kiln and roller mill. During the clean up work additional shoveling was required to remove compacted clinker from the cooler and compacted raw material from discharge hoppers

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE HAMMER PLATES FROM THE SECONDARY CRUSHER, WHILE HAMMERING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DETACH THE PLATES, A METAL PARTICLE OF APPROX. 1mm SNAPPED OFF THE PLATE, IMPACTING EE'S RIGHT LEG. THE METAL FRAGMENT CUT INTO THE SKIN & BECAME EMBEDDED.

EE WAS INSTALLING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS ON TOP OF RAW MATERIAL SILO, AFTER FINISHING THE JOB HE REMOVED THE R0PE ATTACHED TO SECURE DUST COLLECTOR DOOR. THE WIND SLAMMED THE DOOR AGAINST THE EE LEFT ARM CAUSING A 3/4" LACERATION THAT REQUIRED MED ATTENTION & STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGE THAT WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A METAL PIECE STUCK AT THE DISCHARGE OF THE RECLAIMER TO THE CONVEYOR BELT # 13, HE FELT A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LOST HIS BALANCE. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING HIS REGULAR SHIFTS. ON 4/19/04 EMPLOYEE REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR HIS BACK PAINS. ON 4/21/04 DOCTORS RECOMMENDED BED REST FOR 7 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGED THAT WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A 40 LB. RADIATOR AT THE FM#3, HE FELT A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING HIS REGULAR SHIFTS. ON 4/19/04 EMPLOYEE REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR HIS SHOULDER PAIN. ON 4/22/2004 DOCTORS RECOMMENDED BED REST FOR 10 DAYS.

EE REPORTED SWELLING OF HIS RIGHT KNEE ALLEDGELLY CAUSE BY WORKING ON HIS KNEES OVER A METAL GRATING AT THE CONVEYORS BELTS. MEDICAL EVALUATION SHOWS DEGENERATIVE OSTEOARTHRITIS, JOINT FUSION AND POSSIBLE MENISCAL TIER. EE REPORTED HIS CONDITION AFTER RETURNING FROM HIS VACATION PERIOD. CAS WAS REFERED TO THE PUERTO RICO STATE WORKER COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND FOR MEDICAL TREATMEN

EE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN CAUSED BY PRESSURE & REPETITIVE POUNDING MOVEMENT WHILE OPERATING THE FORKLIFT. MEDICAL EVALUATION REVEALED DISC PROTRUSIONS & LUMBAR SPODYLOSIS. HE HAS BEEN FORKLIF T OPERATOR FOR 32 YEARS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING USED WOOD PALLETS FROM THE FIRING FLOOR AREA WITH THE FORKLIFT. ONE OF THE PALLETS WAS CRUSHED AND DAMAGED. AS HE PROCEEDED TO DISMANTLE IT WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE OF NAIL BROKE LOOSE AND IMPACTED HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. AT THAT MOMENT THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES. THE IMPACT LACERATED THE EYE AND HE REQUIRED SURGERY.

EE WAS OPERATING THE BOBCAT FOR CLEAN UP OF SPILL ASH MATERIAL FROM THE KILN INLET, APPARNTLY WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF THE BOBCAT SOME HOT ASH MATERIAL FELL IN HIS LEFT HAND, CAUSING A MINOR B URN THAT THE EE TREATED HIMSELF WITH FIRST AID CREAMS AND CONTINUED WORKING SHIFT. ON 11-14-03 EE SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION BECAUSE OF INFECTION OF HIS HAND.

HOUSEKEEPING EE WAS CLEANIING LOCKER ROOM AND BATHROOMS AREA, APPARENTLY HE SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE ENTRANCE STEPS. EE REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND CONTINUED WORKING HIS SHIFT. EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HAND/ ARM AND LOWER BACK. EE WAS REFERED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EE WAS PERFORMING WATERJET CLEANING OF THE MMD- SECONDARY CRUSHER USING THE WOMA HIGH PRESSURE PUMP. AFTER FINISHING THE CLEANING HE ACCIDENTALLY SWIPED THE WATERJET OVER HIS LEFT FOOT WITH A PRESSURE OF 7,000 PSI, THE WATERJET SPRAY CUT THRU BOOT BOTH IN THE STEEL TOE SECTION AND A SMALL SECTION ABOVE THIS WHERE THERE WAS ONLY LEATHER ALLOWING A STREAM OF HIGH PRESSURE WATER

EE WAS ASSIGNED TO REMOVE THE BELT TENSION BY LIFTING THE COUNTERBALANCE OF CONVEYOR BELT. EE POSITIONED THE CRANE EAST OF BELT. MAINTENANCE EE'S STARTED SETTING UP THE BELT & HOOKING THE SLIN GS TO THE CRANE & THE COUNTERBALANCE. THE CRANE STARTED LIFTING THE COUNTERBALANCE W/O ANY DIFFICULTY, THEN THE BOOM TURNTABLE STARTED RIPPING APART, EE JUMPED FROM THE CRANE & WAS INJURED.

EE'S WERE ASSIGNED TO REMOVE THE BELT TENSION BY LIFTING THE COUNTERBALANCE OF CONVEYOR BELT. THEY STARTED SETTING UP THE BELT & HOOKING THE SLINGS TO THE CRANE & THE COUNTERBALANCE. THE CRANE STARTED LIFTING W/O ANY DIFFICULTIES. THEN THE BOOM TURNTABLE STARTED RIPPING APART, CAUSING THE BOOM TO FALL OVER ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELT. EE WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL & BELT. FX BACK.

EE'S WERE ASSIGNED TO REMOVE TENSION BY LIFTING THE COUNTERBALANCE OF CONVEYOR BELT. THEY STARTED SETTING UP THE BELT & HOOKING THE SLINGS TO THE CRANE & COUNTERBALANCE, THE CRANE STARTED LIFT ING W/O ANY DIFFICULTY. IN A MATTER OF SECONDS THE BOOM TURNTABLE STARTED RIPPING APART, CAUSING THE BOOM TO FALL OVER ONTO CONVEYOR BELT. EE HIT BY HANDRAILS & PINNED BETWEEN BELT & RAILS.

EE WAS CONDUCTING EQUIPMENT INSPECTION OF THE PRE-HEATER TOWER PRIOR TO START-UP OF KILN #3. WHILE CHECKING THE TIPPING VALVE OF CYCLONE #4A,HE PUSHED THE LEVEL/WEIGHT ARM TO CHECK MOVEMENT AND WITH A SUDDEN ? HE GOT HIS THIRD FINGER/RT.HAND SMASHED AGAINST AN UPPER STEEL BEAM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE REPLACEMENT OF THE E-14 CHAIN BUCKET ELEVATOR AND HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING PIECES WITH THE CAIN PULLEY, AND CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL THE END OF HIS S HIFT. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN AND WAS SENT FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION. MEDICAL EVALUATION REFERED AS MUSCULAR STRAIN.

DURING REGULAR OPERATION OF PACKING LINE #2, THE HORIZONTAL PROPELLER SPOUT #10 OF THE VENTOMATIC PACKER MACHINE GOT PLUGGED WITH A SMALL PIECE OF METAL. THE OPERATOR PROCEED TO STOP THE MACHI NE AND STARTED TO RELEASE THE PULLEY WASHER WITH A PIPE WRENCH OF 36". IN HIS ATTEMPT TO UNSCREW THE PULLEY WASHER THE WRENCH SLIPPED FROM THE WASHER AND HE FELT AGAINST THE SPOUT FRAME, INJU

EE REPORTED TO HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA BY HIS ATTENDING DR., DUE TO A PARTICULAR ACTION OR ACTIVITY IN HIS WORKPLACE. NO SPECIFIC ACTIVITY WAS ESTABLISHED FOR HIS CON DITION, BUT EE IS ENGAGED IN REPETITIVE LIFTING AND PULLING ACTIVITIES.

EE WAS OPERATING THE FORKLIFT TO TRANSPORT EQUIPTO THE CLINKER ELEVATOR WORKING PLATFORM, WHILE ELEVATING THE LIFT TOWER HE NOTICED THAT THE PRESSURE HOSE WAS LOOSE. IN HIS INTENTION TO ACCOMO DATE THE HOSE TO IT'S RAIL HE ACTIVATED THE LIFTCONTROL AND HIS LT. HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BACKREST OF THE FORKLIFT AND THE TOWER. THE EE SUFFERED A SEVERE CONTUSION WITH LIGHT CUT.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE REPLACEMENT OF DRAG CHAINS OF THE CLINKER ELEVATOR USING AN HYDRAULIC PRESS TO CLAMP CHAIN BUCKETS; WHILE USING THE PRESS ON ONE OF THE BUCKETS A METAL FRAGMENT SNATCHED FROM BUCKET PIN IMPACTING THE EE IN HIS LT. SIDERIB AREA, CAUSING A SUPERFICIAL PUNCTURE CUT. EEWAS STANDING AT A DISTANCE OF 5-6 FEET WEARING PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

EE WAS MOVING A 75LB. NITROGEN GAS CYLINDER AT THE ELECTRICAL ROOM OF CEMENT FINISH MILL #2, INTHE ATTEMPT TO LIFT IT AT THE ENTRANCE STEPS W/ THE HELP OF CO-WORKER THE CYLINDER SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIM IN BOTH 1ST & 2ND FINGERS OF HIS RT. HAND. EE SUFFERED CUTS IN BOTH FINGERS AND STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EE ALLEGED RECURRENT LOW BACK PAIN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. AFTER MEDICATL EVALUATIONS WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE MUSCULAR SPASM, PROBABLY CAUSED BY IMPROPER LIFTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TIE-ROD INSIDE THE ROLLER MILL. VENTILATION INSIDE THE MILL WAS CAUSING THE BAGHOUSES VENTILATION FANS TO FAIL AND THE SYSTEM BECAME POSITIVE CREATING A DENSE CLOUD OF DUST IN THE MILL. AS THE EE RUSH OUT OF THE AREA HE TRIPPED AND FELL WITHT THE DIFFICULTY OF GETTING OUT EMPLOYEE INHALES DUST CAUSING DIFFICULTY TO BREATHE.

EE WAS REPLACING THE TIE ROD INSIDE THE ROLLER MILL. VENTILATION INSIDE THE MILL WAS INDUCED BYTHE NORMAL AIRFLOW SYSTEM. AT A CERTAIN MOMENT ALOW VOLTAGE FAILURE OCCURS CAUSING THE BAGHOUSE VENTILATION FANS TO FAIL AND THE SYSTEM BECOMES POSITIVE CREATING A DENSE CLOUD OF DUST IN THE MILL. AS HE RUSHED OUT OF THE AREA HE TRIPPED & FELL TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE & INHALED DUST.

CONTRACTOR WORKER WAS DOING ROUTINE MAINTENACE IN THE GREEN AREAS NEXT TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND SCALE BUILDINGS. THE WORKER WAS OPERATING THE LAWN MOWER TRACTOR, A PIECE OF TREE TRUNK GOT ST UCK UNDER THE MOWER BLADES, AT THAT MOMENT THE WORKER STEP OUT OF THE TRUCK WITH THE EQUIPMENT RUNNING, THE TRACTOR WAS IN A SLOPE, HIS RIGHT LEG GOT UNDER THE MOWER BLADE.

EE WAS CUTTING PORTION OF THE COAL CONVEYOR BELTFOR REPLACEMENT. WHILE TEARING OUT THE DAMAGED BELT AN AMOUNT OF COAL DUST COVERED HIS FACE. HE REMOVED THE DUST FROM HIS FACE, CLEANED HIS SAFE TY GLASSES & CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL THE END OF HIS SHIFT. NEXT DAY HE CAME TO WORK COMPLAINING THAT HIS EYES WERE SWOLLEN, RED & HAD SOME VISION DIFFICULTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE INSTALLATION OF REFRACTORY BRICKS IN THE ROTORY KILN. A FULL PALLET OF BRICKS WAS BROUGHT IN BY THE FORKLIFT; THE FORKLIFT LIGHTLY IMPACTED THE ARC MOLD TABLE CAUSI NG A SUDDEN RELEASE OF THE HYDRAULIC JACKS & THEBRICKS ON THE MOLD FRAME FELL DOWN ON THE TABLE,IMPACTING THE EMPLOYEE'S HANDS. HE RECEIVED FIRST AID & ON 10/16 HE STARTED MEDICAL DISABILITY.

EMPLOYEE STATES SUFFERING FROM BACK PAINS FOR A PERIOD OF TIME CAUSED BY LIFTING AND PUSHING HEAVY BOXES. AFTER MEDICAL EVALUATION HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS LUMBO SACRAL STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING TO THE BAGHOUSE #3; HE SLIPPED ON WET SLURRY MATERIAL, FELL TO THE FLOOR AND STRAINED HIS KNEE.

EE WAS REPLACING A BROKEN DRIVE PIN FROM THE BEDECHI CRUSHER FLY WHEEL, THE PIN WAS TOO TIGHT, HE USED A SLEDGEHAMMER AND A FLAT HEAD SCREW DRIVER TO DRIVE IT OUT, ON A SUDDEN STROKE, HE BUSTE D HIS FINGER.

CRANE OPERATOR WAS DOING MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE TO THE CRANE, HE WAS SETTING THE CARBURATOR WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING. THE CRESCENT KEY HE WAS USING SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND HIS LEFT HAND WAS C AUGHT BY THE FAN BLADES.

EE WAS WORKING IN THE SCALE WEIGHT AJDSTING BALANCING THE CHOCK BOTTLES, IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING THE SUPPORTING BAR OF THE SCALE, HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SUPPORTING BAR OF THE SCALE & THE SHOCK BOTTLE. EE SUFFERED A FINGERTIP FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT HAND 3RD FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE FINISH MILL #3 SLIPPED IN SOME CLINKER AND FELL TO THE GROUND, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND BRUISED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.