Cane Creek Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS CLEANING A PLUGGED CHUTE. HE HAD THE 8" PIPE CHUTE LIFTED WITH THE CABLE AND ATTACHED TOTHE CABLE HOOK. IT WAS NOT HOOKED PROPERLY AND THE PIPE CHUTE FELL WHEN THE CABLE SLIPPED. THE CHUTE STRUCK EE'S RIGHT FOREARM.

EE WAS MAKING A ROUND CHECKING EQUIPMENT AND SLIPPED ON A PUDDLE OF GREASE THAT HAD BEEN LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FLOOR. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHEN HE SLIPPED. HIS KNEE HAS GOTTEN PROGRES SIVELY WORSE. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION, AND HAD SURGERY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM TORN CARTILAGE ON OCT 11, 2002 AT WHICH TIME THE ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE.

EE IS AN OPERATOR IN PACKAGING PLANT. A 50# BAG OF SALT WAS RIPPED IN THE FILLING PROCESS. EE REMOVED IT FROM THE BELT & TURNED & THREW IT INTO THE WASTE HOPPER INSTEAD OF CARRYING IT OVER TO HOPPER. WHEN HE THREW THE BAG, HE FELT A BURNINGIN HIS LOWER RT ABDOMEN & LATER DEVELOPED A LUMP (HERNIA) WHICH HE PUSHED BACK IN. HE'S SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR SURGERY 4/2/02.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A PLATFORM UNPLUGGING A DUST LINE. HE FINISHED THE JOB AND CLIMBED DOWN THE LADDER. HE JUMPED FROM SEVERAL RUNGS UP AND LANDED ON A SLEDGE HAMMER THAT HAD BEEN LEFT ON THE FLO OR. HE BROKE HIS RIGHT LEG JUST ABOVE THE ANKLE.

EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING AND REMOVING PIPING. THEY WERE MOVING A 15' PIECE OF PIPE BY DRAGGING IT WITH A CHAIN ATTACHED TO A FORKLIFT. THE PIPE SECTION HAD NUMEROUS ELBOWS IN IT AND IT CAUGHT ON A CEMENT PILLAR AND FLIPPED, HITTING ONE EE IN THE UPPER THIGH.

EE WERE IN A ONE TONE FLATBED TRUCK HEADED SOUTH AT THE WEST END OF THE PRODUCT WAREHOUSES. LOADOUT OPERATOR WAS HEADING NORTH AT THE SAME TIME WITH HIS BUCKET FULL OF POTASH AND ELEVATED. THE LOADER SIDESWIPED THE TRUCK, CAVING INT HE DRIVER'S SIDE AND BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD. THE EE DRIVING THE TRUCK RECEIVED A BADLY BRUISED LEFT THIGH AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED A CUT ON HIS FACE

EE WERE IN A ONE TONE FLATBED TRUCK HEADED SOUTH AT THE WEST END OF THE PRODUCT WAREHOUSES. LOADOUT OPERATOR WAS HEADING NORTH AT THE SAME TIME WITH HIS BUCKET FULL OF POTASH AND ELEVATED. THE LOADER SIDESWIPED THE TRUCK, CAVING INT HE DRIVER'S SIDE AND BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD. THE EE DRIVING THE TRUCK RECEIVED A BADLY BRUISED LEFT THIGH AND THE PASSENGER RECEIVED A CUT ON HIS FACE

EE WAS PULLING ON A HOSE CONNECTED TO THE STEAMCLEANER. IT WAS KINKED & HE PULLED HARDER TO STRAIGHTEN IT OUT & STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE HARVESTOR ONTO UNEVEN GROUND. HIS RIGHT ANKLE TWISTED WHEN HE STEPPED ON IT.

RAINY/SNOWY DAY EE WAS PROPERLY DISMOUNTING A CAT 966B LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE LADDER. HIS BOOTS & THE RUNGS WERE WET/MUDDY. HIS ENTIRE WEIGHT LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT. HIS LEFT K NEE WAS JARRED BADLY. HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT & KEPT WORKING THE KNEE BECAME MORE PAINFUL & HESOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. AN MRI WAS PERFORMED 1/14 AND SURGERY TO REMOVE TORN CARTILAGE FROM

EE WAS WORKING IN THE FIELD AREA. A GUST OF WINDBLEW SAND AND SALT INTO HIS FACE. HE KEPT WORKING AND WENT ON SCHEDULED DAYS OFF. WHEN HE RETURNED TO WORK, HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND THAT HI S RIGHT EYE WAS INFECTED FROM THE SAND/SALT IN IT. HE WENT TO THE DR ON MAY 29, 1998 AND RECEIVED ANTIBIOTICS FOR THE INFECTION.

EE WAS INJ THE PROCESS OF DROPPING RAILCARS. HE WAS RIDING THE LEAD CAR TO OPERATE THE HANDBRAKE. THE RETARDER HAD NOT BEEN TURNED OFF AND WHEN THE CAR HIT THE RETARDER, EE WAS THROWN AGAINST THE LADDER HE WAS HOLDING ONTO. THE CAR STARTED TO DERAIL AND HE JUMPED CLEAR. HE WENT TO SEE THE DR ON APRIL 20 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SOFT MUSCLE BRUISE AND WAS GIVEN MUSCLE RELAXERS AND P

EE WAS LOADING 40" X 48" SHEETS OF PLYWOOD ONTO A PALLET. HE LIFTED 4 AT ONE TIME AND IN THE PROCESS STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND WENT BACK TO WORK. HIS SHOULDER HAS BE COME PROGRESSIVELY MORE PAINFUL AND HE VISITED THE DR ON 3-23-98 HE WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION AND ANTI-INFLAMATORY DRUGS. IF HE DOES NOT IMPROVE HE WILL RETURN FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS.

CONTRACTOS WERE WORKIGN ON THE BUILDING, KNOCKING CAKED SALT FROM THE EAVES SO THAT THE BUILDING OCULD BE SEALED. EMPLOYEYE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THEY WERE THERE AND STEPPE DOUT ON A CATWALK AND WAS HIT ON THE HEAD BY A SOFTBALL SIZED CHUNK OF SALT. HIS NECK WAS JARRED AND DISLOCATED THE THIRD VERTABRA. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND KEP WORKING. HE FINALLY WENT TO SEE THE DR ON 12-3

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING JAMMED BAGS FROM THE PALLETIZER ELEVATOR. HE THOUGHT HE COULD STOP THE MACHINE BY BREAKING A PHOTO-EYE BEAM. WHEN HE DID THIS, HIS RIGHT FOOT CONTACTED THE MESH CONVEYO R AND WAS PULLED DOWN BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND THE FRAME. HE RECEIVED AN ABRASION AND CUT TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS REMOVED AND TRASPORTED TO THE HOPSITAL BY COMPANY PERSONNEL. HE RECEIVED

EE WAS HOOKING A CHAIN AROUND A LARGE BRANCH THAT HAD FALLEN OUT OF A TREE. THE TREE BRANCH SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND CAUGHT THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BRANCH AND THE CHAIN . THE IMPACT FRACTURED THE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING A CREW THAT WAS COVERING A BERM WITH HYPALON THEY HAD THE HYPALON LAYING ON THE GROUND EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE HYPALON & STEPPED IN A HOLE IN THE GROUND THAT W AS COVERED BY THE HYPALON

EMPLOYEE WAS IN CHANGE ROOM GETTING READY FOR WORK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON HAND CLEANER THAT HAD BEEN SPILLED ON THE FLOOR. TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BOXCARS FOR LOADING HE WAS SWEEPING UP HEAVILY SCENTED CAT LITTER WHEN HE BECAME EXTREMELYNAUSEATED & LIGHTHEADED HE WENT HOME & HIS WIFE TOOK HIM TO THE DOC WHO DIAGNOSE D AN ALLERGIC REACTION LATER THAT EVENING THE EMPLOYEE BROKE OUT IN A RASH WHICH KEPT HIM UP MOST OF THE NIGHT SO THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK THE NEXT DAY

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF UNISTRUT AND FELL. HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIPE AND LANDED ON ACEMENT PAD ON HIS LEFT HAND AND HIP. HE RECEIVED STITCHES ON HIS CHIN AND TEMPORARY BRACES TO ST EADY LOWER TEETH LOOSENED BYY THE BLOW. HIS HAND AND HIP WERE BRUISED.

EE WAS UNSCREWING A 2 INCH, 10 FT LONG LENGTH OF CONDUIT USED TO HOLD UP A LIGHT. A CONDUIT FITTING LOCATED AT THE BASE OF THE PIPE BROKE. THE PIPE WITH A PART OF THE FITTING STILL ATTACHED, L ANDED ON THE EE S FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE THE PIPE AND FITTING PENETRATED THE BOOT AND FOOT, BREAKING TWO TOES AND COMING OUT THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE BAR TO CLOSE THE BOTTOM HOPPER DOOR ON A RAIL CAR. THE BAR SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND LANDED ON THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN A CROUCHED POSITION REPLACING A BELT GUARD. HE WAS WEDGED INBETWEEN THE BELTGUARD AND A HANDRAIL. HE TWISTED TO RAISE UP AND HIS LEFT KNEE POPPED LOUDLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO CLOSE THE BOTTOM HOPPER DOOR OF A RAILCAR. THE DOOR GAVE SUDDENLY CAUSING THE BAR TO SLIP AND THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON THE GROUND. INJURING HIS BACK.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE STANDING IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK LOADING CARDBOARD INTO BOXCARS. THE TRUCK WAS BEING MOVED FORWARD TO THE NEXT CAR WHEN THE PILE OF CARDBOARD HIT THE DOOR OF THE BOXCA R AND SHIFTED BACKWARDS. THE PILE STRUCK ONE OF THE EMPLOYEES AND FLIPPED HIM OUT OF THE TRUCK. HE LANDED ON THE GROUND ON HIS SHOULDERS AND BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING LARGE SUBMERSIBLE PUMP FROM BACK OF CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP & TWISTED SPRAINED BACK.

A PRODUCT SPILLAGE HAD OCCURRED & COVERED FLOOR WITH BRINE & SALT SOLIDS EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A CONCEALED HOLE & TWISTED HIS KNEE HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT & KEPT ON WORKING THE KNEE DID NOT GET BETTER HE VISITED THE DR & WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY TO REMOVE TORN CARTILAGE ON FEB 26 1993 AT WHICH TIME ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE TOP RUNG OF A STEP LADDER INSTALLING A HEATER. THE LADDER SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 6.5 FEET TO A CEMENT FLOOR. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT SIDE/BACK AND REC EIVED THREE CRACKED RIBS.

EE WAS USING A GRINDER TO CUT A PIECE OF FLAT METAL THE GRINDER GRABBED JERKED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT HIS RIGHT WRIST.

GETTING OUT OF PICKUP TRIPPED OVER ROCK FELL ON STOMACH HURT BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A "CHEATER" PIPE TO OPEN A VALVE. THE PIPE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE TANK. WENT TO DOCTOR ON 12-3-91.

EE WAS USING A LARGE WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A NIPPLE INTO A THREAD 0 LET WHEN THE ASSEMBLY SLIPPED AND PUSHED HIS LEFT THUMB BACKWARDS.

MOVING PC OF METAL FLOOR GRATING STRAINED LOWERBACK

EE WAS WORKING ON THE CUSHION HITCH ON 633D CAT SCRAPER. HE STEPPED DOWN ON TO A PLATFORM ON THE SCRAPER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON GREASE, CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO HIT A STEEL SURFACE. HE REPORT ED THE ACCIDENT AND KEPT ON WORKING. THE EE WENTTO THE DR BECAUSE HIS KNEE WAS BOTHERING HIM. AT THAT TIME, THE DR EXAMINED HIS KNEE AND FOUND TORN CARTILAGE AND RECOMMENDED SURGERY. THE DR S

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A CURB ONTO A SLICK FLOOR.HIS FOOT SLIPPED,CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO POP BACKWARDS.DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL A YEAR LATER FOR WORSENING PAIN.

EMPLOYEE HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE DOOR OF A DUMP TRUCK WHEN HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE CAB. HE DID NOT THINK HE WAS HURT, DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY AND CONTINUED WORKING. ON 1-16-91, HE R EPORTED TO HIS SHIFT FOREMAN THAT HE HAD A STRANGE LOOKING LUMP ON HIS ELBOW WHERE HE HAD HIT IT. THE DOCTOR DETERMINED THE LUMP WAS FILLED WITH FLUID AND REMOVED APPROX. 4 CC OF YELLOW FLUID

EMPL CLEANING UP UNDER PALLETIZING MACHINE HIT BACK ON FRAMEWORK OF MACHINE WHEN WALKING OUT FROM UNDER IT.SEE ATTCH;KEPT WORKING WENT TO SEE DR 7-15-91..DR RX 4 DAYS REST,ULTRASOUND TREATMENT S,STEROID INJECTIONS.DR SAID WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF OCT INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO LOOSEN THE BOLTS HOLDING A CUTTING EDGE IN PLACE. THE BOLT STARTED TO TURN IN THE HOLE AND HE REACHED UP TO HOLD IT. THE SHARPENED EDGE OF THE BOLT HEAD SPUN IN HIS HAND, CUTTING THROUGH HIS LEATHER GLOVE AND CUTTING HIS LEFT PALM.

EE WAS ON HIS KNEES UNDER A SCRAPER PREPARING TO REMOVE THE STARTER. THE STARTER DROPPED SUDDENLY AND THE EE LEANED BACK TO CATCH IT AND OVER EXTENDED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT AND CONTINUED WORKING. HIS KNEE DID NOT GET ANY BETTER, SO TWO WEEKS LATER HE WENT TO HIS DR WHO SAID HIS KNEE WAS SPRAINED, JUST WAIT TIL NO IMPROVEMENT SURGERY

EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING THE TOPS OF FILLED POLYBAGS TO GOT THROUGH THE SEALER. HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOVING BAG STABILIZER AND THE STATIONARY STABLIZER VEE BELT.

MOVING SALT DROPOUT PULLING ON ROPE HANDS SLIPPED ON WET ROPE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE FELL JAMMING HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON FRAMEWORK NAILING ROOF EVE FLASHING. AS HE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE FRAMEWORK TO THE LADDER, HIS NAIL APRON AND HAMMER CAUGHT CAUSING THE HAMMER TO CATCH BETWEEN HIS KNEE AND HIS RIBS, BRUISING HIS RIBS.

80 LB BAGS OF PRODUCT ON PALLETIZER MOVING BAGS WHEN HE WRENCHED HIS BACK

OPER MOVING BULKHEADS IN BOXCARS.WHILE SWINGING BULKHEAD TO TRY TO GET IT MOVING,TOP SLIDES SUDDENLY GAVE CAUSING BULKHEAD TO CATCH BOTH FEET BETWEEN FLOOR AND BULKHEAD.LEFT FOOT SUSTAINED BRU ISE BETWEEN BIG TOE AND INSTEP.RIGHT FOOT UNINJ.

EMPL WAS LOADING BOX CAR WITH FORKLIFT WHEN BOX CAR WAS STRUCK BY RUNAWAY TRACKMOBILE & ARS. SUDDEN MOTION OCCURRED CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SALVAGE PIPE AND VALVES AND CAME IN CONTACT WITH A RUSTY PIECE OF FRAYED STEEL CABLE, WHICH PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICY SURFACE, EN ROUTE TO START MILL BRINE PUMP. THUS, INJURYING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE WALKING ON NARROW PATH FROM SALT DROP BACK TO HIS PICKUP.

CUTTING 4 FOOT PIECE OF 12" I-BEAM 3 FOOT SECTION FELL AND STRUCK RIGHT FOOT CAUSING 1" CUT REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.NO BROKEN BONES SAFETY TOE-KEPT HURTING FOOT WORSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS KNEES ROLLING A 20' LENGTH OF 4" PIPE WHILE IT WAS BEING CUT WHILE ROLLING THE PIPE HIS BACK POPPED

DEVELOPED LUNG CONGESTION FROM SALF & POTASH DUST.

WORKING ON A 4 3N FLUSH WATER LINE WHILE TIGHTENING FLANGE BOLTS

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TALLING A BRAKE HYDRA-VAC HOOSTER INTO ITS PROPER PLACE WHILE LAYING ON BACK ON A CHEEPER.STRAINED BACK MUSCLE WHILE LIFTING HOOSTER(WEIGHING APPROX 15#).

SEUM (55GAL) O0 FLOCCULENT REAGENT WAS LYING HORIZONTAL ACROSS FORKLIFT TINES & EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STAND DRUM IN VERTICAL POSITION

LIFTING A LARGE3JACK OUT FROM UNDER THE 633D HARVESTER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK LIFTING IN A LOW CLEARANCE AREA AND TOO MUCH WEIGHT

BENT OVER REMOV3NG RUBBER SLEEVES FROM INSIDE OF DIFFUSER CAGE AND PINCHED NERVE IN LOWER BACK WHEN HE STARTED TO STRAIGHTEN UP

I.NAME WAS IN T3HE PROCESS OF INSTALLING THE RAM IN A HYDRALIC CYLINDER WHEN THE PACKING GLAND WAS 1" FROM THE TOP OF THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER IT HUNG TEMPORARILY & WHEN ADJUSTED DROPPED SUDDENL Y CATCHING THE 1ALM OF HAND. NORMALLY THE LAST 1" HAS TO HBE FORCED TOGETHER USING BOLTS.

HE CLAIMED TO H5VE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING A 20-FEET SECTION OF 8-INCH STEEL PIPE. AT THE TIME OF INJURY, HE WAS WORKINGWITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INSTALLING PIPE FOR THE NEW SALT PROJECT. IN THE PROCESS 2F LEVELING UP THE PIPE FOR WELDING, HE GRABBED ONE END OF THE PIPE AND LIFTED IT UP WHILE THE WELDER PLACED A BLOCK UNDER IT.

WHILE GRINDING ON WELL CASING GRINDER DISC HUNG UP AND CAUSED GRINDER TO JERK THIS CAUSED GRINDER DISC TO NICK THE LEFT FOREARM RESULTING IN A LACERATION OF APPROX 1 1/2 IN LONG REQUIRING 8 ST STITCHES

INJURED WAS OPENING AN 8IN INJECTION VALVE WHEN WELL HEAD BLEW OFF AT THE CASING INJURED WAS PEPPERED WITH ROCKS AND SAND THE RIGHT ARM WAS BROKEN IN TWO PLACES ABOVE ELBOW AND BELOW ELBOW THE LOWER BREAK WAS A COMPOUND FRACTURE BREAKING THE SKIN