ABEL SPUR MILL Metal/Non-Metal

A foreign object made its way into the ee's right eye when grinding on a metal drive sprocket. Safety goggles were worn by the ee but continued to fog up. The foreign object may have entered the eye when removing the goggles to clear the lens. The ee's eye was irritated & required medical attention of removing a rust spot & prescribing an antibiotic to clear up the irritation.

EE was holding a steel tubular spring with a apair of vise grips while another EE attempted to cut the steel with a hacksaw. The hacksaw slipped and cut the EE's hand resulting in four stitches. Both EE's were drug tested per co. policy. The injured EE tested positive for illegal drugs and was suspended until a 2nd and conclusive drug test is completed in approx. a week.

EE was moving a metal component approx. 30 pounds when he lost his grip and dropped the object. The metal component bounced off of the concrete slab and hit his left shin, which caused a laceration.

Employee had respiratory allergic reaction to fumes in the shop caused by heating of a urethane liner attached to a steel chute being worked on. The allergic reaction caused asthma like symptoms and required medication to counter the reaction.

Employee was lifting a metal wear shoe out of a steel 55 gallon drum when he cut his hand on a sharp piece of metal on the inside of the steel drum. The laceration of the hand required eleven stitches.

Shop foreman slipped on ice outside of shop and fell. Left ankle was twisted and strained. Scraped right knee. Did not require doctor visit date of incident. He requested doctor visit on 2-15-07. Doctor diagnosed minor swelling & prescribed Tylenol as needed and follow up doctor visit on 2-26-07.

Lifting an x-brace, lost footing in sand causing finger to get caught between x brace and a piece of beam. smashed middle finger on left hand causing two lacerations and broken finger tip.

WHILE WELDING HE PULLED TRIGGER ON MIG WELDER BEFORE HELMET WAS COMPLETELY DOWN. HOT SPARK FLEW INTO LEFT EYE BURNING CORNEA & CONJUNCTINAL SAC.

HOISTING A GEARBOX, THE RIGGING BROKE AND GEARBOX FELL TO FLOOR AND ON EE'S LEFT FOOT. BROKE A BONE IN LEFT FOOT.

OPERATING D-7 DOZER. SAND AND DIRT BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE, VERY WINDY DAY.

STRAINED BACK (LOWER)WHILE LIFTING RAILROAD TIES

REMOVING A BEARING CAP FROM BOOSTER STATION. THE CAP WAS SLICK DUE TO BEING LUBRICATED. THE CAP SLIPPED FROM HAND & HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH IT. FINGER CAUGH BETWEEN BOTTOM OF CAP & HOUSING. CUT SMALL FINGER ON LEFT HAND FROM UPWARD KNUCKLE OF FINGER TO THE BONE. ALSO CRUSHED BONE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A 5/8 NUT STUCK IN AN IMPACT SOCKET WHILE REMOVING THE NUT HE HIT THE TRIGGER ON THE IMPACT WRENCH & THREADED THE NUT ONTO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A WINDOW, SLIPPED AND BROKE WINDOW RESULTING IN A GLASS PUNCTURE TO HIS LOWER RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A PIECE OF 12" X 3' PIPE TO PUT IN A PICKUP TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TIRES TO HOLD TARP DOWN COVERING BINDER PILE

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPLACE WIRES IN A HARP SCREEN, WHEN TIGHTENING A WIRE DOWN, IT SNAPPED UP AND HIT HIM ON ONE OF HIS FRONT TEETH, BREAKING OFF A PORITION OF THE TOOTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON, THE ANGLE IRON WAS RESTING ON A SAWHORSE AND IT FELL OFF HITTING HIS LEFT FOOT AND TOES, THE LITTLE TOE IS BORKEN AND THE OTHER TOES ARE CRACKED AND BRUISED.

HE WAS TUNNING A TIE DOWN STRAP OVER A PALLET OF BAGS LOADED ON A LOWBOY TRAILOR JAMMED HIS RT KNEE INTO A SHOVEL FELL & HIT HIS RT KNEE AGAIN AGAINST THE TRAILOR FRAME

USING HAND HELD GRINDER IT KICKED BACK HIT EMP FACE CAUSING MOUTH INJ

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE BOLTS OFF OF A CHUTE ON A SHAKER SCREEN ASSEMBLY, THE SCREEN WAS SITTING ONA SAWHORSE, THE SCREEN SLIPPED OFF OF THE SAWHORSE AND IN FALLING RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO HIS FINGER.

EMPL OPERATING HAND GRINDER,GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL PIPE.GRINDER GOT CAUGHT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND GOUGED LEFT FOREARM LACERATED LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN OUT SHOP USING AN ACETYLENE TORCH,CUTTING A SCREEN FOR A GUARD FOR THE SAND DRYER-THE TORCH FLARED,SHOOTING FIRE ONTO HIS LEFT PNAT LEG AND BURNING THROUGH TO HIS UPPER LEFT TH IGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN FRONT OF SHOP BUILDING. SAW TRUCKS PULL IN FOR LOADING AS HE PROCEEDED TOWARD HIS FRONT END LOADER HE SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE GRAVEL AND FELL. TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND JAMMED T HE RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND, RESULTING IN A TORN LIGAMENT.

EMPL OPERATING ROAD PATROL BLADING ROAD WHEN HE HIT CULVERT PIPE MACHINE STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND THROWN FORWARD HITTING FOREHEAD AND NOSE ON FRAME OF CAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING, GRINDING AND WELDING ON A WIPER FOR THE STACKING CONVEYOR AT BIG SANDY #1 (#1210).

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE PLANK DECK OF THE FRESH WATER PUMP USING A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE BOLTS WHEN A PLANK BROKE AND HIS LEFT LEG WENT DOWN THROUGH PLANK AND HE FELL OVER BACKWARDS HIT TING HIS BACK ON A 2IN X 2IN ANGLE IRON PULLED LIGAMENTS IN LEFT KNEE AND HURT BACK

EMP WA> USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT BOLTS OUT OF LOG WASSHER TRIED TO DODGE A SPARK WHICH FELL TOWARDS HIM A(D HIT BACK IOF NECK ON END OF CHUTE.

EMPL CLEANING SOME DOZER PARTS IN SOLVENT AT SHOP-DEVELOPED RASH,IRRITATION AND ITCHING ON ARMS.

EXHAUSTING AIR 7O RELEASE BRAKES ON RAIL CAR WHEN AIR FROM EXHAUST PORT BLEW SAND INTO LEFT EYE SAND PARTICLE BECAME IMBEDDED.

CHANGING 12" PI1E WHEN CLAMP WAS LOOSENED PIPE JAW SUDDENLY CAUSING BOAT TO PITCH. INJURED GRABBED PIPE TO STEADY HIMSELF CUTTING HAND ON PIPE FLANGE.

EMP WAS UNLOADI3G BOTTOM HOPPER RAIL CARS CONTGROL CHAIN ON CAR WAS TANGLED ON THE ROLLER WHEN HOPPER DOOR OPENED THE CHAIN RELEASED SUDDENLY CAUSING THE WINDING BAR TO SPIN STRIKING EMP ON RT ARM 3

INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST GUARD RAIL AND CRACKED A RIB ON LEFT SIDE

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING DOWN FROM LOADER AND BUMPED HIS RT KNEE AT FIRST IT ONLY WAS SORE BUT LATER IT SWELLED BECAME VERY TENDER AND REQUIRED SURGERY ON DEC 20 TO REPAIR FLUID SAC UNDER KNEE CAP

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A PIPE LINE BOLT USING A 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET WHEN RATCHET SLIPED STRIKING HIM ON FORHEAD.

HOLDING DOWN CORNER OF SCREEN USING PLIARS WHILE IT WAS BEING BOLTED IN PLACE HE PUSHED THE START BUTTON TO ROTATE THE ROTARY A SHORT DISTANCE BUTTON STUCK AND DRUM CONTINUED TO TURN HE FAILED TO LET GO OF PLIARS AND WAS PULLED ONTO THE ROTATING DRUM