Barretts Mill Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was assisting mechanic close a door on the roller mill when EE's finger was pinched in the door causing a laceration requiring 6 sutures.

Equipment operator shut fork truck door on little finger causing a laceration that required 4 sutures.

Semi bulk packaging unit pinched the operators foot as EE attempted to unplug the bag spout.

Operator slipped on wet concrete and fell on metal catch basin rim below bruising ribs and cutting thumb.

Maintenance Electrician pinched right index finger between pipe wrench and bench vice while tightening a pipe fitting causing a laceration requiring 3 sutures.

Operator was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome from impacting EE's head against loader windshield

Employee developed neck cramps during shift and was able to complete scheduled shift. Employee was evaluated for a fit for duty and given prescription muscle relaxers for dehydration and fatigue cramps. Employee was cleared for duty with no restrictions. Determined to be an occupational illness due to dehydration and lack of sleep.

Maint tech was lifting a piece of mechanical equipment into a Silo bottom when the maint tech slipped and strained upper back.

Vacuum truck hose broke and employees arm was sucked in while grabbing to retrieve. Arm was under suction for approximately 10-15 seconds.

Production worker turned to look behind while operating a forklift and felt a sharp pain in lower back.

Lifting 50lb broken sack from pallet and strained back

Employee stepped off unstable mobile stair platform and strained knee.

Maintenance Tech was completing work order to install safety chain on railing when cutting a chain with a grinder. Grinding wheel began to fail and pushed the tool into the workers ungloved thumb.

Maintenance employee was conducting routine work of rotating cutting edge on Cat 966K Loader when worn carriage bolt spun and caused a laceration on the left middle finger of the employee. Standard leather gloves were being worn.

Employee was changing a dual windshield wiper. EE was loosening the wiper arm from the broken stud. The wiper arm swung back and hit the employee right ring finger.

Employee was in the process of lifting a magnet up a couple flights of stairs. While setting up lifting device employee anchored a chain around a section of hand railing and tied a chain hoist to it and began to pull the chain on the hoist to bring the hook down to hook on the magnet when the hand railing broke falling to the ground with something contacting forehead.

Miner was running an auotmated packing system while running the system the bag count got off and messed the bag count up while it was stacking bags on the pallet. The operator stopped the machine and started to re-stack the bags and felt a strain in lower back.

While picking waste rock out of State 1 ore the employee's back got sore. Began to feel a pinching burning sensation in lower back and buttocks, leg area on the second day of picking rock.

Employee was getting off a creeper in the Mobile Maintenance Shop when EE twisted EE's right knee and tore EE's meniscus.

Employee was using an air lance and pry bar to break material free in the impactor chute. The material broke free and employee hit elbow on the top of the chute door causing bursitis on the elbow.

Employee was using a hand grinder to cut off the inner race of a bearing that had seized on a fan shaft. The grinder kicked back and cut the left hand that was resting on the fan shaft. The employee's hand was cut just below the thumb knuckle, cutting one tendon and nicking another tendon.

While replacing shrink wrap roll on stretch wrapper Machine worker swung the roll up and hit a support beam causing a contusion and laceration to his middle finger on his left hand.

Employee had section of rope in mouth while tying top of product bag. While walking he stepped on rope causing tension and rope caught on tooth resulting in a broken tooth.

A DMS builders LLC employee cut his leg and required stitches resulting from cutting plastic pipe.

An AFFCO, Inc. EE cut his index finger and required stitches resulting from picking up a sharply worn metal ball mill liner.

Employee alleges he got a splinter while moving a wooden pallet in a packaging area.

While replacing a belt on the drive motor to the pan feeder, the employee's right thumb was caught between belt and drive wheel.

While climbing stairs to return to Control Room, employee slipped or tripped on stair. Employee's right elbow struck edge of stair on fall.

Employee deenergized air and power to the packaging equipment. He was retensioning the chain that runs the destacking tray. As he was taking tension off the chain he saw movement in the corner of his eye. He reacted by pulling his arm out of the machine. When he did so his left elbow scraped across the sharp edge of a metal tray.

2 employees were attempting to close a roll-up door. One employee was pulling on the door and a 2nd employee was waking to the other end. As the 1st employee added more tension, the door fell to the floor. The 1st employee tried to get out the the way but the door scraped his back and he fell to the floor with his lower legs pinned under the door.

When employee was trying to remove a stuck 50 lb. produce bag he sprained his shoulder.

When stepping backwards off the Bag Unit table onto the landing, employee slipped and fell approximately one foot onto floor. While trying to break his fall he fractured his right thumb.

Walking to work area slipped on ice and fell dislocating shoulder.

Employee was stepping up one step to tie off product bag, when he heard his knee pop and felt sharp pain in left knee.

While cutting banding material on a bundle of pipe, banding popped up, hit leather glove first, then up left arm, and cut left forearm.

Removing large rocks from belt by hand cut finger on sharp edge on rock.

While welding and grinding on the grizzly a piece of slag got in employee's right eye. His eye did not bother him until 05/10/2005. He went to doctor and had slag removed.

Employee was holding a pin while another employee was using a sledge hammer and the hammer glanced off and crushed his finger.

While working on pipe valve wrench hit employee in face.

WHILE REMOVING PIPE FINGER GOT CUT ON LIP. LT INDEX FINGER CUT RESULTING IN FIVE SUTURES.

EE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE WALKING TO BREAKROOM. EE CONTINUED TO WORK TWO ADDITIONAL DAYS. ON 2/4/03 WENT TO DOCTOR BECAUSE OF NUMBNESS IN LEG. TESTS BEING CONDUCTED.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMED HIS BACK WAS HURTING AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE DURING SHIFT. EMPLOYEE LIFTS BAGS AS NORMAL PART OF JOB FUNCTION. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS NOT SURE IF SITUATION WAS WORK RELATE D. WORKERS COMP CARRIER ACCEPTED CLAIM BUT DID NOT INFORM COMPANY UNTIL 2/25/03.

WHILE REMOVING EMPTY BAG FROM BELT CAUGHT THUMB IN PINCH-POINT.

WHILE REMOVING HOSE CUT FINGER ON COUPLER.

WHILE LIFTING SPARE PUMP FROM YARD CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN CHAIN AND PUMP.

ANNUAL AUDIOLOGY TESTING INDICATES EMPLOYEE HAS EXPERIENCED A STANDARD THRESHOLD SHIFT.

WHILE TAKING A BAG OF GARBAGE OUTSIDE BROKEN GLASS IN THE BAG WAS PUSHED AGAINST LEG. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION REQUIRING THREE SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE FILLED OUT A ACCIDENT FIRST REPORT. HE STATED ON JAN 6, HE KNELT DOWN ON A PROTRUDING BOLT STICKING OUT THE CONCRETE MAKING CONTACT WITH HIS KNEE. WAS MINOR AND HE DIDN'T NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR.

SOMETIME DURING SHIFT ON 10-9-00 WHILE STACKING 50 LB BAGS ARM BECAME SORE.

EE WAS UNPLUGGING THE PELLET MILL AND RAKED HIS THUMB AGAINST A SHARP EDGE OF SCAPER BLADE INSIDE THE MILL.

WHILE WALKING INTO MILL INPUT ROOM, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON MUD COVERED FLOOR.

TANK AT MINE PROPERTY WAS TO BE FILLED WITH CAUSTIC SODA FROM TOTAL TANK.. MURIATIC ACID WAS PLACED INTO TANK INSTEAD OF CAUSTIC SODA. TANK HAD BEEN OPENED PREVIOUSLY TO CHECK PRODUCT LEVEL. CHEMICAL REACTION OCCURRED DUE TO MIXING OF PRODUCTS

AFTER WORK AND THE EE HAD CLOCKED OUT FOR THE DAY THE EE HAD STARTED WORKING ON A PERSONAL PROJECT IN THE SHOP. THE EE STEPPED ON A CRACK IN THE CONCRETE FLOOR HIS KNEE BUCKLED AND HE FELL HIT TING HIS KNEE AND FRACTURE HIS KNEE-CAP.

WHILE WORKING ON A BELT OUTSIDE A GUST OF WIND PUSHED A PLYWOOD DOOR INTO EE KNOCKING HIM OVER.

WHEN LOOSENING PIPE WITH WRENCH, PIPE BROKE LOOSE AND EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

LOWER BACK PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN LEGS MAY BE CAUSED BY LIFTING, TWISTING WHILE PERFORMING WORK FUNCTIONS. EMPLOYEE INDICATED SYMPTOMS STARTED AROUND FIRST OF YEAR.

EE COMPLAINING OF PAIN & SORENESS IN HANDS, WRISTS, AND SHOULDERS. THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INJURIES RESULTING FROM POSSIBLE CUMULATIVE TRAUMA

WHILE USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TURN THE PULLEY ON THE 1 SILO BLOWER, EE HAND SLIPPED AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE SHEAVE.

WHILE REMOVING THE SNAP RING COLLAR ON A BAG IN A BAGHOUSE THE EMPLOYEES HAND SLIPPED AND THE RING CUT INTO THE HAND. INJURY RESULTED IN 3 STITCHES.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE REACHING FOR A PALLET THATWAS ON TOP OF A STACK, THE PALLET FELL AT AN ODDANGLE PUSHING HIS SHOULDER AT AN UP RIGHT POSTION. THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAIN..

WHILE TAKING OUT FSD VALVE ABOVE #3 MILL, VALVE DROPPED OUT OF FRAME PINCHING LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN SPROCKET AND GEARBOX.

WHILE CUTTING GASKET MATERIAL WITH RAZOR KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THUMB ON LEFT HAND REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHILE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT, TIGHTENING BOLT, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND ELBOW HIT WALL. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 1-8-98. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TENNIS ELBOW.

WHILE USING A CROWBAR TO ADJUST PINS ON A BULKHEAD EE WAS PRYING THE DOOR INTO THE NEXT SLOT WHEN THE DOOR SPRUNG AND POPPED THE CROWBAR OUT OF HAND AND STRIKING EE IN FACE.

LOST BALANCE WHEN GOING UP STAIRS IN MILL. REACHED OUT TO GRAB HAND RAIL AND WEDGED RAIL BETWEEN RING AND LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

GRINDING ON WELD ON HAND RAIL WHEN FOREIGH OBJECT ENTERED EYE. EYELASSES & GOGGLES WERE ON AT THE TIME

GRINDING ON A METAL PLATE THAT WAS JUST CUT, IN A BENT OVER POSITION.,

THIS INJURY WAS FIRST REPORTED TO EH&S DEPT ON 12-30-96. WHILE PULLING CUTTING ARM BACK ON STRETCH WRAP EQUIPMENT, THE EXTENSON ARM RETRACTED AND INCHED MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAD. T HIS RESUL TED IN A BREAK OR TEAR TO TISSUE. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORKTHIS HSIFT AND OTHERS. ON 12-26-96 THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR BECAUSE OF INFECTION.

WHILE STACKING BAGS IN JET MILL AREA(WHEN NORMALJOB AT WASH PLANT WAS DOWN FOR REPAIRS) SHE TWISTED HER BACK. CONT'D TO WORK REMAINDER OF SHIFT.8/27/96, WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR, 8/29/96 WEN T TO DR. INJURY WAS REPORTED TO EH&S DEPT 9/3/96ON A F0LLOW UP VISIT TO DR, EE WAS ADVISED NOTTORETURN TO WORK AT THIS TIME BECAUSE OF NUMBNESS RESULTING FRO INJURY.

WHILE PUTTING BELTS ON THE WASH PLANT SOUTH SHAKER DRIVE MOTOR, EMP'S HAND SLIPPED AND HIT THE GUARD. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION ON HIS FINGER AT THE 2ND KNUCKLE OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER. T REATMENT INCLUDED STITCHES TO FINGER.

ROTATOR CUFF INJURY. EMPLOYEE'S DR. FEELS INJURY IS DUE TO HEAVY LIFTING OVER A NUMBER OF YEARS.FIRST REPORTED TO E.H.& S. DEPT. ON 3/26/96.

WHILE SHOVELING SNOW A PREVIOUS KNEE INJURY BEGAN HURTING TO THE POINT EE COULD NO LONGER WORK.

THE INPUT BELT SLIPPED ON TAIL PULLEY AND CAUGHT ONF IRE BY PROPANE TORCH. EE AND OTHERS PUT THE FIRE OUT WITH FIRE EXTINGUISHERS. EE BECAME SICK TO HIS STOMACH, HAD A HEADACHE, AND DIFFICUL TY BREATHHING. PLANT EMT'S TRANSPORTED EE TO LOCAL EMEREGENCY ROOM WHERE HE RECEIVED OXYGEN THERAPY AND WAS RELEASED.

WHEN WALKING DOWN RAMP TO SILOS, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE THAT WAS COVERED WITH SNOW. THE EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE. COMPANY EMT'S RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. X-RAYS INDICATE A FRATURED PATELLA.

EE HAS BEEN ADVISED BY DOCTOR TO REMAIN OFF JOB UNTIL 1/3/96. WHILE OPERATING A FRONT-END LOADERTRUCK THE EE OPENED THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR TO SPIT OUT CHEWING TOBACCO. THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR & WHIPPED IT OPEN WIDER THAN EXPECTED. THIS APPARENTLY RESULTED IN AN INJURY TO HE EE'S RIGHT ARM & SHOULDER JOINT. THE EE WORKED THRUGH 12/9/95, WENT TO DOCTOR ON 12/10/95 & THIS VISIT WAS REPO

WHILE WALKING THROUGH A CONSTRUCTION AREA TOWARDS THE OFFICE COMPLEX THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON AN ANGLED SETION OF REBAR METAL THAT WAS EXPOSED APPROXIMATELY FOUR INCHES ABOVE GROUND LEVEL FORWA RD MOMENTUM CARRIED THE EMPLOYEE INTO THE CINDERBLOCK WALL AT THE CORNER OF THE OFFICE BUILDING THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED MULTIPLE LACERATIONS & CONTUSIONS ON THE HEAD LEFT KNEE & ARMS

WHILE WORKING NEAR THE PUMP STATION, A PVC PIPE BROKE LOOSE WHEN THE PUMP WAS ENERGIZED. THE PIPW FELL TO THE GROUND, HIT THE PUMP, BOUNCED UP AND HIT EE IN THE FACE. EE WORKED TO THE END OF T HE SHIFT (700 AM), THEN WENT TO THE DENTIST FOR AN EXAMINATION. THE BLOW TO THE FACE RESULTED IN TWO CRACKED TEETH.

EE HAS EXPERIENCED RECURRING PAIN IN THE KNEE BOTH ON AND OFF THE JOB FOR SOME TIME. THIS EE IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERAPY. HIS NORMAL WORK DUTIES REQUIRE WALKING UP AND DOWN STAIRS MANY TIMES DURING A SHIFT. HE FEELS THIS MAY HAVE AGGREVATED HIS CONDITION.

THIS IS A CONT OF A REPORT FILED ON 11/18/94. EERETURNED TO WORK AFTER 13 WKS OF SHORT-TERM DISABILITY ON 2/20/95. ON 6/9/95 HE WENT BACK ON SHORT-TERM DISABILITY DUE TO REOCCURRING COMPLICATI ONS ASSOCIATED WITH HIS KNEE. ORIGINAL INJURY REPORTED AS EE TWISTED KNEE WHILE WALKING ON FROZEN SURFACE.

EE WAS CLEANING SCRAPS OF STRETCHWRAP & TALC FROM BENEATH THE JET MILL STRETCH TABLE ON THE WEST SIDE WHEN SHE WENT TO TAKE THE FIRST SHOVEL FUL OF SCRAP STRETCH & TALC SHE FELT A KINK IN HER BACK & DOWN TO HER LEG THE PAIN OCCURRED PRIOR TO LIFTING THE SHOVEL

WHILE STACKING 50 LBS BAGS HE CAUGHT A BAG WRONG& TWISTED HIS WRIST HE DIDNT FEEL IT WAS SERIOUS ENOUGH TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AT THE TIME THE PAIN INHIS WRIST PERSISTED & A LUMP APPEARED ON H IS WRIST ON MAY 8 HE DECIDED TO HAVE A DOCTOR EXAMINE HIS WRIST ON JUNE 6 1995 I INTERVIEWED EE TO ESTABLISH THE CIRCUMSTANCES RELATED TO THIS CLAIM HE DID NOT INFORM HIS SUPERVISOR NOR DID H

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

WHEN ENTERING THE BASEMENT FLOOR OF THE WASH PLANT, HER FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HER. WHILE FALLING, HER MOUTH HIT THE EDGE OF A WHEELBARROW RESULTING IN A LACERATION OF HER LIP.

AT APPROX 8:30PM ON 2-12-95 WHILE SWEEPING TALC IN THE MILL EE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HER RIB CAGE. SHE CONTINURED WORKING APPROX TEN MINUTES THEN REPORTED TO HER SUPERVISOR. HE IMMEDIATE LY TOOK HER TO THE HOSPITAL IN DILLON. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND INDICATED SHE HAD A FRACTURED RIB. SHE WAS APPARENTLY PRESCRIBED PAIN PILLS AND INFORMED THAT SHE SHOULD GO HOME AND REST THAT NIG

WHILE WALKING THROUGH MILL AREA A PIECE OF SLAG ENTERED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE. IT WAS VERY WINDY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO WASH OBJECT OUT AND THEREFORE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. THE DOCTOR REMOVED OBJECT FROM EYE AND EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO REGULAR JOB THAT DAY.

WHILE CARRYING AN EMPTY TANK OF PROPANE ON HIS SHOULDER, TO THE FILLING SITE, EE SLIPPED ON THE ICE IN THE SILO ALLEY. TO CATCH HIS FALL FROM, HE PUT HIS RT HAND OUT IN FRONT TO HELP CUSHION H IS FALL. THE PROPANE TANK FELL FROM HIS SHOULDER, HITTING THE BACK OF HIS RT HAND.

WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE YARD, EMPLOYEE TWISTED KNEE WALKING ON A FROZEN MUD SURFACE.

EE WAS LOOKING FOR HOOD LATCH ON A FORKLIFT. ANTOHER EE HIT THE LATCH AND THE HOOD OPENED AND STURKC THE VICTIM IN THE MOUTH.

EE WAS CARRYING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR HE HAD TAKEN FROM BACK OF SHOP TRUCK. WALKING AROUND THE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED ON HARD PACKED SNOW AND FELL THE IMPACT OF THE MOTOR IN HIS HAND RESULTED IN A FRAC TURE TO HIS RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A SECTION OF TUBING WHEN HE EITHER PULLED A MUSCLE OR PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS UPPER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PALLET ON TO A STRETCH WRAP TURN TABLE & FELT A PAIN IN GROIN AREA AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS, EMPLOYEE SAW DR. & WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50LB BAGS WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS GUIDING A VIBRATOR MOTOR DRIVE INTO PLACE ONE OF THE CABLES BEING USED TO GUIDE DRIVE SLIPPED AND ASSEMBLY SWUNG AND STRUCK RIGHT KNEE AFTER 4 DAYS EE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LEFT KNEE AL EDGING IT WAS HURT IN ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CONNECTING COMPUTER EQUIP. CABLES./ SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED AND CUT PALM OF LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRWAY, FOREIGN MATERIAL (GREASE) WAS EITHER ON RAIL OR ON EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE. EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE AND FELL DOWN STAIRS. EMPLOYEE RECEIVE MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO LEFT ARM, RIGHT LEG AND RIBCAGE.

ELMPLOYEE WAS USING HAMMER TO LOOSEN ROCK FROZEN IN ROCK INPUT BIN. PULLED OR STRAINED BACK.

EE WAS NEAR PROPANE BOTTLE THAT HAD NOT BEEN TURNED OFF COMPLETELY AND RECEIVED BURN ON R CALF.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING TAILINERS SLURRY TANK LID SLIPPED & DROPPED ON EMPLOYEES FINGERS

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL IN A WET SURFACE IN HER WORKING AREA RESULTING IN A BROKEN ANKLE.

CUT LEFT WRIST A PIECE OF STEEL WHILE TRYING TO PLACE IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES & HE R ELBOW BEGAN TO HURT & EVENTUALLY BECAME SWOLLEN POSSIBLE TENNIS ELBOW END RESULT WAS SURGERY TO REMOVE BONE CHIP

EMPL ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPL IN CHANGING HAMMERS IN IMP MILL. EMPL FELT SOMETHING PULL IN ABDOMEN. WENT TO DR ON 8-31 AND DISCOVERED A HERNIA WHICH RESULTED IN SURGERY 9-1-92.

EMPL TAKING SAMPLE FROM AUGER.MATERIAL WOULDNT FLOW THROUGH THE GATE VALVE.EMPL REMOVED GATE VALVE,LEAVING 2' LONG 1 1/4" DIAMETER PIPE STUB AT THE BASE OF THE AUGER.MATERIAL STILL WOULDNT FLO W.EMPL STUCK FINGER INTO PIPE STUB TO UNPLUG PIPE.AUGER CUT OFF 3/4"TIP OF RIGHT FOREFINGER.

BRUISED THUMB, PINCHED HAND BETWEEN DOOR AND WHEEL BARROW WHEN EXITING WASHPLANT BASEMENT WITH A LOAD OF MUCK.

EMPL WAS WORKING IN JET MILL AREA & BAG EXPLODED IN FACE. EMPL WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. INJ IS BEWING ATTRIBUTED TO FAULTY BAG.

AFTER BEING CONTACTED BY EMPL THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS RELATING TO LUNGS WE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN OUR WORKMAN'S COMP INVESTIGATION. AT PRESENT TIME MEDICAL TESTS & OUR REVIEW ARE STILL PE NDING. Y

HELPING ERECT SCAFFOLDING AT 117-0 LEVEL OFF SILO AREA.THE PLANKING HE WAS STANDING ON VIBRATED OFF FROM STRUCTURAL STELL AND HE FELL 15' TO CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW.HURT HIS BACK AND LEFT FOOT.

MOVING STEEL GRATING

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF OF A TOWMOTOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE FLOOR.

STANDING ON A PLANK WELDING.ALL MACHINERY WAS RUNNING AND VIBRATED THE PLANK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A SET OF STAIRS AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON A WT FLOOR,POPPING A RIB OUT OF PLACE.

BAG PUSHOFF ON THE LEFT HAND PACKER ON #2 JM WAS HANGING UP IN THE OUT POSITION THE EMPLOYEE HIT IT WITH HIS HAND TO PUSH ITS BACK & HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PUSHOFF & THE PACKER FRAM E

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE LOADING A RAIL CAR. ONE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE CAR WITH HIS TOW MOTOR AND GOT OFF TO INSPECT A PALLET. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WALKED IN TO LOOK AT THE PALLET TOO. THE FIRST EMPLOYE E PROCEEDED TO DRIVE OUT WITH HIS TOW MOTOR WITH I.NAME WALKING OUT BEHIND. AS THE REAR TOW MOTOR WHEELS WENT OVER THE BUILDING EDGE OF THE DOCK PLATE, THE LIP IN THE CAR FLIPPED UP COMING DO

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A NEW MOTOR ON A FURNACE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

GOT OFF SHOVEL TO RTRIEVE TOOTH BENT OVER PIKCKED UP TOOTH ADAPTOR FELT SHARP PAIN IN SIDE APPROX WT OF TOOTH ADAPTOR 180 LBS.

STACKING BAGS STRAINED BACK.

EMPL WAS TRYING TO CUT A GLUE BUCKET WITH A KNIFE TO PUT A HANDLE ON IT THE KNIFE BLADE FOLDED AND HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BLADE AND THE KNIFE HANDLE CUTTING HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUYG AN INPUT CHUTE USING A LONG BAR SWINGING IT IN AN UPWARD MOTION WHILE SWINGING THE BAR THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE CHUTE DOOR WITH H IS HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE JET MILL AREA STACKING BAGS AND BACK BEGAN TO HURT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING A THREE TIE PALLET AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LIEBHERR SHOVEL AND THE DIGGING WAS VERY HARD, SUFFERING A NECK INJURED IN THE PROCESS.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50# BAGS ON THE STACKING PLATFORM AND STRAINED HIS NECK

EMPLOYEE WORKED OVER ON GRAVEYARD AND WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK IN JET MILL AREA STACKING BAGS OF MATERIAL. WHILE STACKING BAGS A BAG STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN TO RIGHT SID E OF ABDOMEN. MAY HAVE STRAINED TRYING TO CATCHBAG.

EMPL WAS HELPING MAINTENANCE REMOVE DUST COLLECTOR MOTOR. HE WAS HOLDING MOTOR AT ACKWARD ANGLE TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING ON MAN BELOW.

EMP WAS LOADING PACKOUT STRETCH MACHINE HE PUT A NEW ROLL OF FILM ON WHILE THE MACHINE WAS RUNNING AND CAUGHT HIS LEG BETWEEN THE MOVING TABLE AND A STATIONARY ROLLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9UCK BY A METAL PLATE WHEN IT FELL FROM ITS STANDING (LEANING AGAINST) POSITION HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE FOOT

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE BACK STAIRS OF THE WAREHOUSE AND FELL HURTING HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING AT PACKAGING STATION. HE CAUGHT A BAC, TURNED TO STACK IT AND IT AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMP7ED TO JUMP INTO A PICKUP TRUCK AFTER IT BEGAN DOWN IN INCLINE TO PUT ON THE BRAKES. THE EMPLOYEE STUMBLED AND FELL UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK AND WAS STRUCK BY THE UNDERCARRIAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG HAND DRILL AND HOLD SAW TO CUT OUT 4" DIAMETER HOLE IN MCC DOOR.PILOT BIT SLIPPED OUT OF CENTER HOLE BEFORE IT WAS THROUGH CAUSING HOLE SAW TO SLIDE ACROSS FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING BAG OFF THE NEW JET MILL PACKERS AND PULLED MUSCLES RESULTING IN A HERNIA IN THE GROIN AREA.

EMPL HAD BEEN C5LLED OUT TO WORK TO MAKE EQUIP REPAIRS.EMPL ENTERING MILL BLDG AND STEPPED INTO BROKEN OUT PIECE OF CONCRETE TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING UP THE LADDER ON TRUCK #16 WHEN SOMETHING FELL INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

EMPL UNPLUGGING3INPUT CHUTE IN WASH PLANT.TURNED TO GET A BAR TO LOOSEN ROCK IN CHUTE AND TRIPPED ON WATER HOSE CAUSING HER TO FALL ON FLOOR GRATING.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING BETWEEN THE MAIN MINE TRAILER AND OFFICE TRAILER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON SOME ICE. EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING AN ICE JUG WHICH HIT THE GROUND AND EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST ICE JUG. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS RE8AMPLING PALLETS OF MATERIAL.WAS WALKING ACROSS TOP OF PALLETS STRUCK ROOF BEAM WITH HEAD.SAFETY GLASSES LACERATED FOREHEAD REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS SERVICIN1 LOADER WHILE DESCENDING CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN LOADER & SIDE OF LOADER TWISTING RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO START CAT 966 LOADER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND APPROX 6 FT FRACTURING LEFT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE'S TRUC5 WAS BEING LOADED FROM THE REAR DUE TO CONFINED WORKING AREA. A BOULDER BECAME WEDGED IN THE BUCKET, THEN DROPPED FROM A HEIGHT OF APPROX. 10 FEET. EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE TRUCK AN D WHEN BOULDER 8ROPPED, EMPLOYEE WAS TOSSED AROUND INSIDE TRUCK AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE AGAINST THE RETARDER VALVE.

EMPL WALKING DO4N HAUL ROAD TO INSPECT AREA.ROAD SLICK FROM SNOW & ICE.SLIPPED AND FELL.FELT PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF BACK BELOW SHOULDER BLADE.

EMPLOYEE WAS EX3TING DOOR 4 TO EXAMINE BULK RAIL CAR. A WOODEN PALLET WAS BEING USED AS STEPS. PALLET SLIPPED. WHEN EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF, HE CAUGHT LEFT HAND ON PROTRUDING REBAR

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING SEALER OFF OF CYCLONE DOORWAY WITH POCKET KNIFE. EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TOWARD BODY. KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

EMP WAS WALKING3DOWN STAIRS CARRYING EQUIPMENT AT BASE OF STAIRS HE SLIPPED INTO WET TALC TIWSTING RIGHT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CHANFING DUST COLLECTOR BAGS IN BAGHOUSE EMPLOYEE PICKED UP LOAD OF BAGS TO REMOVE FROM THE AREA AND WHILE WALKING THROUGH AN AREA WHERE GUARD RAIL HAD BEEN REMOV9D FELL TO LANDING BELOW APPROX 4 FT

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING APART A REEVES MOTOR DRIVE. THE MOVEABLE SLIDING DISC WHICH WAS SPRING LOADED BROKE CATCHING BOTH OF THE EMPLOYEES HANDS BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE DISC.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING LOOSE WIRE CONNECTORS FROM A DRIVE MOTOR. VISIBILITY WAS REDUCED DUE TO A DUSTING PROBLEM FROM NEARBY EQUIPMENT. ALSO EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TOWARD BODY. KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTI NG LEFT HAND REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING BOULDERS INTO GRIZZLY BOULDERS BECAME BRIDGED ATTEMPTED TO FREE BY HAND BOULDER SLIPPED CRUSHING FINGER ON RT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RUNNING ROCKS THRU CRUSHER FEEDER EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO TURN ROCK BY HAND SO IT WOULD GO THRU GRIZZLYROCK TWISTED CRUSHING FINGER BETWEEN FEEDER SIDE AND ROCK

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING ACROSS SLOW MOVING PICKING BELT ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE WASTE MATERIAL. FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. PAIN BECAME WORSE AS SHIFT CONTINUED.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN LOADING SUPER SACKS ONTO TRUCK. HE WAS STACKING EMPTY TO THE SIDE. WENT TO THROW ANOTHER EMPTY PALLET ONTO STACK, FELT PAIN-LOWER BACK. RECEIVED TREATMENT FROM CHIROPRACTOR. PAIN BECAME WORSE. STARTED LOST TIME WORK DAYS 8/8/85.

EMP WAS SHARPENING THE BUTTONS ON A 6 1/2 DOWNHOLE DRILL BIT HE WAS USING A HAND HELD DRILL SHARPENER AND WAS ONLY WEARING SAFETY GLASSES THE GRINDING STONE FLEW APART AND A PIECE OF STONE WEN UNDER HIS GLASSES STRIKING HIM IN THE RT EYE DR REMOVED IMBEDDED OBJECT

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT WHILE SUPPORTING THE AXLE WITH HIS RT HAND HE WAS REACHING FOR SOME WASHERS THAT WERE SLIPPING OFF THE AXLE SLIPPED HE TRIED TO CATCH IT W ITH HIS LEFT HAND RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING ACROSS PARKING LOT THRU GATE WIND & RAIN WERE QUITE SEVERE AT THE TIME WIND BLEW PARKING LOT GAE CLOSED EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE IT CLOSING THE LATCHING DEVICE STRUCK THE EMPL OYEE ON THE RIB CAGE

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SEPARATE SECTIONS OF A 360 DOWNHOLE HAMMER UJSING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE HAD CLIMBED DOWN SIDE OF BANK TO SERVICE EQUIP. ON LOWER LEVEL INSTEAD OF TAKING TIME TO GO THE LONF WAY AROUND. EE SLID ON SECTION OF ICE TWISTING RT ANKLE.

A BOULDER BECAME STUCK IN GRIZZLY INJ EMP WAS PREPARING TO JACK HAMMER THE BOULDER LOOSE THE FOOTING WAS SLICK FROM RECENT WEATHER CONDITIONS THE EMP SLIPPED AND FELL BRUISING HER RT SHOULDER

INJ EMP WAS STANDING ON TOP OF GRIZZLY BARS JACKHAMMERING A JAMMED BOULDER THE ROCK BROKE FREE UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING EMP TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE TWISTING BOTH ANKLES EMP DID N OT FALL

INJURED EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE IN OVING A LENGTH OF 14" CHANNEL. THEY WERE USING PRY BARS TO LIFT & MOVE CHANNEL. WHILE MOVING CHANNEL SLIPPED OFF OF THE B AR CAUSING IT TO FALL ON H

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS. EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE CAUSING HER TO FALL. RESULTING IN LACERATION TO LEFT ELBOW REQUIRING STITCHES.

INJ EMPL ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPL INSTALLING X-BARS IN BOX CAR.THESE BARS HEAVY AND WHILE LIFTING THEM ABOVE HEAD,FELT PAIN IN NECK AND UPPER BACK.NEXT DAY WHILE STACKING 50 LB BAGS OF MATERIAL, PAIN BECAME WORSE.

INJURED EE HAD BEEN LAYING ON CATWALK CLEANING MATERIAL FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT. LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM THE BELT STRIKING HER BACK, RESULTING IN MINOR PAIN. EE CONTINUED SHOVELING THE REST OF THE SHIFT RESULTING IN MORE PAIN. NOT REPORTED UNTIL LATER DATE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PATCHING A TORN BAG ON BOTTOM OF PALLET LOAD FORKLIFT OPERATOR LOWERED FORKS OF TOWMOTOR SMASHING FINGER ON LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE STATES HER HANDS GO NUMB WHEN STACKING 50 LB. BAG OF TALC. IT HAS BEEN A PROGRESSIVE REACTION. WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY 6/6/83 BUT HAD HER GO FOR A SECOND OPINION. IT WAS SUPPORTED A S ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS.

EMPLOYEE REACHED ARM UP TO STRAINGHTEN OUT FIBER PALLETT IN AUTOMATIC PALLETIZER, THE STRIPPER CAME OPEN AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FORKLIFT TEETH, ONE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN TOOTH AND CEMENT FLOOR.