Ames Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Wind blew sand in employee's eye

Employee was driving loader 23-1042 moving rock up and down the pile. As employee was coming down ramp and struck pipe in ground and was thrown forward in cab striking chest/stomach on steering wheel.

Employee was welding bolts on the side of the plant in an aerial lift. Employee welded with welding hood in the up position and received flash burns to both eyes.

Changing out the dry belts on a motor on the vibrator and while prying up on the motor with a pry bar employee felt a snap in his right shoulder and upper back area. Employee tightened up shortly after and requested doctor visit.

Employee was kneeling on the bank while connecting two 8" suction hoses. Employee was pulling the two hoses together so they could fasten the coupling clamp and felt a sharp pain on the lower left side of his back.

Installing cross brace on pontoon, got finger pinched by piece of metal bracing.

PUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT ON CONVEYOR, CLAIMANT SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN CONVEYOR BREAKING A RIB AND BRUISING CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS SIPHONING METHANOL FUEL FROM BARRELL ORALLY THROUGH HOSE. SWALLOWED A SMALL AMOUNT.

WAS WORKING ON DRAGLINE CRANE, A TIN COVERING FELL OF LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING SEVER LACERATION TO TIP OF FINGER.

CUTTING IRON, WITH BLOW TORCH PC CUT FELL HI T KNEE CONTUSION

EMP WAS SHOVELI3G SAND UNDER THE PLANT WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS SMALL FUBGER IB RT HAND ON PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THAT WAS EXTENDED UNDER THE PLANT. HE RECEIVED A DEEP CUT TO HIS FINGER AND REQUIRED 6 STITCHES TO CLO8E

WAS DOING MAINT5INENCE-REPAIR WORK ON CAT-D8 TRACTOR,GETTING DOWN OFF THE BACK OF IT,SLIPPED DOWN & STRUCK SOME CLOGS OF SOIL,JARRING BOTTOM OF HIS FEET CAUSING STINGING & THEN LOWER BACK BEC CAME PAINFUL DU9ING THE NEXT DAY (SAT)AT WORK.WENT TO THE DR. THAT NIGHT FOR EXAMINATION & TREATMENT AT HOSP.EMERG.DEPT.THEN TO ANOTHER MEDICAL PHYSICAL THERAPY UNIT & WAS ADVISED TO LAY OFF

WHILE DOING REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AS AN OILER ON THE PAGE DRAGLINE HE SLIPPED ON SOME OIL-GREASE ON THE STEPS, AND STRUCK HIS RIBS AGAINST THE STEEL AND REC BRUISES HE WENT TO THE DR WITH PAIN FOR EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT OF HIS INJURY TO HIS RIBS BRUISED. HE ADVISED TO STAY OFF WORK TO AID HEALING AND RECOVERY.

WHIEL GETTING DOWN FROM CAB OF FRONT END LOADER HE OPERATES HIS FEET SLIPPED ON LADDER HIS L ARM GOT CAUGHT BVETWEEN STEPS TANGLED AND WEIGHT OF BODY ON ARM CAUSED BRUISES ABRASIONS AND TORE SKIN ON L ARM SUPT TOOK INJ TO DR FOR EXAM AND TREATMENT OF INJURY DR OREDERED OFF WORK UNTIL RELEASED 12 26 84 AND COULD RETURN EMP WENT ON VACATION AND WILL ACTUALLY RETURN LATER AFTER 1ST

SUPT. WAS WORKING ON DRAGLINE, ALONG WITH 2 OTHER MEN, TRYING TO LINE UP A PIN IN THE FAIR LEAD, WHICH WAS LAYINGT ON A BLOCK THE FAIR LEAD ROLLED OFF OF THE BLOCK & LANDED ON THE SUPT.S LEFT FOOT ARCH AREA & REC\D INJURY. X-RAYS REVEALED 2 FRACTURED BONES IN MIDDLE OF ARCH AREA PLUS BRUISED BY THE HEAVY STEEL DRAGLINE MEMBER. DR HAD SCHEDULED TO APPLY A CAS T TO HIS L. FOOT ON 7-

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST DRAINED THE ENGINE OIL IN THE FRONT-END TYPE WHEEL LOADER, THAT HE OPERATES, WAS PULLING & SLIDING OUT THE DRAINED OIL PAN FROM UNDER THE ENGINE AREA, AND RECEIVED STRAINED M USCLES IN THE LOWER NECK & UPPER BACK AREAS. WENT TO THE DR. THE NEXT DAY FOR EXAMINATION & TREATMENT OF HIS INJURY. DR. HAD EMPLOYEE REMAIN OFF THE JOB TO AID HEALING PROCESS.