CertainTeed Gypsum Manufacturing Inc Metal/Non-Metal

-Miner Working in Line of Fire. -Overconfident in the task. -Did not follow company standards; wrong gloves for the job, did not do a 60's to think before doing the task. Employee was then taken to local ER where employee received 4 stitches in right index finger.

Employee working in the ore shed found a hose needing replaced. It was very rigid & bent into an odd position, so the hose was cut out. With the hose disconnected,the employee held it with left hand while holding the grinder with right. The grinder had a kick back & fell from hand & made contact with left forearm & resulted laceration.

FEL operator at the crusher was in the process of positioning the bucket over the side of Komatsu truck when EE hit the lever to come down slamming the bucket onto the side of the truck. FEL operator was talking on the 2 way radio to tell another truck to go get material from the plant when the accident happened. Operator having the mic caused EE to push it too far forward.

Left Ankle Sprain. Causation; unknown Employee was working on a D10T and noticed EE's ankle was starting to hurt. No specific incident. Pain worsened and reported to EE's supervisor next morning. Did not receive medical treatment until 11-13-16. In which was put on restricted duty.

3 maintenance EE's were working on replacing an O-Ring on a Dozer. One EE bumped the engine to force the fuel out of the cylinder, when the fuel entered the IE's right palm but did not exit out the other side of his hand. The pressure created 2 small cuts 2 inches long on different locations on the palm of the hand. Unknown where IE's hand was positioned when the injury occurred.

EE was replacing head gaskets on 100 ton truck. After changing head gaskets, mechanic was in the process of bolting on the intake runners. To access the intake runners, the mechanic placed his left foot on the back motor mount. The mount still had the motor mount in place. The cap turned, causing the EE to fall approx 18". This caused a hairline fracture to the metatarsil bone.

Operator was waiting for truck to have oil chg completed. Went after a ladder to climb onto truck. Walked back to trk with ladder, attempted to step over a compartment cover left on floor, he tripped, fell, striking rt leg on the cover. Received cut that required 8 sutures to close.

EE was changing C-1 belt in the primary crusher pit. He attached a 1.5 ton chain hoist to a I beam to raise the new belt. The hook on the chain hoist was positioned on the I beam at an angle. When the mechanic pulled the slack out of the hoist, the head of the hoist turned allowing hoist to fall hitting EE in head & face. He sustained 2 cuts on upper lip requiring 5 sutures.

Employee was cribbing up, off road truck with crossties, to remove tires & wheels, one tie about 3-4 feet long fell over, employee bent over to pick up, tie was wet, gloves were wet & it slipped in hands, causing employee to grab for it. When he caught the tie he felt a twinge in his back.

CRUSHER WAS BEING REPAIRED, A PIECE OF METAL FELL FROM ITS RESTING PLACE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HARD HAT. THE BLOW UNBALANCED THE EE , HE FELL AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A STEEL FRAME, LACERATING HIS SCALP.

A TRANSMISSION WAS BEING LIFTED BY A CHAIN HOIST. EE TOUCHED THE CHAIN AND IT SLIPPED PINCHING HIS LEFT PALM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING PART OF ROAD GRADER FRAME INTO PLACE. PRYBAR SLIPPED LACERATING RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

EE WAS BUILDING A SMALL STORAGE BUILDING. HE CLAMPED A PIECE WITH A C CLAMP. WHEN HE RETURNED LATER TO WORK, HE RAN INTO THE C CLAMP, LACERATING JUST BELOW HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED STEP ASCENDING MACHINE. FOOT SLIPPED EMPLOYEE FELL TO GROUND.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A TRUCK STEP. FELT KNEE MOVE PAIN STARTED LATER ON USE OF KNEE.

EE WAS MOUNTING HIS TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE BUMPER & EE FELL. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE INVOLUNTARY REACTION PULLED LIGAMENTS & MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT SIDE [NECK & SHOULD ER].

EE WAS FUELING A TRUCK AND CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB ON A HOSE CLAMP WHILE SHUTTING A BALL VALVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN THE SHOP A FLASH CAUSED BY THE WELDING BURNED THE EMPLOYEES LEFT EAR (2ND DEGREE) BECAUSE OF THE DANGER OF INFECTION THE EMPLOYEES DUTIES HAVE BEEN TMPORAILY MODIFIED T O ALLOW A CLEANER AREA IN WHICH HE CAN WORK

EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING ROADGRADER. WHEN HE STOOD UP HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN. LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF CREW BUS, SLIPPED ON MUD AND STRUCK RIGHT ELBOW.

EE WAS TIGHTENING DRIVE BELTS ON PRIMARY CRUSHER WITH A PORT A POWER HYDRAULIC JACK. JACK SLIPPED, BAR STRUCK EE IN THE MOUTH. BROKE A TOOTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LIEBRE SHOVEL AND A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS ADJUSTING A RETURN ROLLER ON A CONVEYOR BELT. THE PRY BAR WAS GRABBED BY THE BELT AND THE EE'S THUMB WAS LACERATED WHEN STRUCK AGAINST THE FRAMEWORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING ORE TRUCK. TRUCK RAN THRU A HOLE ADN TRUCK SHOOK. EMPLOYEE BACK WAS STRAINED. DID NOT REPORT OR GO TO THE DR FOR A WHILE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A PIN IN PLACE, AND A CHIP OF PAINT LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

TICK BIT EMPLOYEE/EMPLOYEE CONTRACTED LYMES DISEASE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BARREL OF WATER GOT OFF BALANCE HAD TO HOLD BARREL UP FROM AWKWARD POSITION STRAINED BACK

EMPL DISMOUNTING DRILL.STEPPED ON GROUND FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING MACHINERY. LOST GRIP, FELL 5 FEET, BROKE BONE IN LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A CONVEYOR AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FELL & LACERATED ARM

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK UP A CLOD OF MATERIAL WITH HIS FIST. INJURED LIGAMENTS IN LEFT WRIST. NO DISABILITY. EMPLOYEE CHOSE NOT TO GO TO DOCTOR AT TIME OF ACCIDENT BUT LATER CHOSE TO DO SO WHEN PAIN CONTINUED (10/25/90).

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING HIS SEAT IN THE SHOVEL HE WAS OPERATING.HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER AND CUT IT.

EMPL WAS WASHING DOWN EQUIPMENT DURING BREAK & WATER SPLASHED ON HIM. GOT FOREIGN OBJECT IN LEFT EYE.

EMPL LOWERING WINDOW ON

EMPL WAS INSPECTING HIS TRUCK WHEN A LARGE DIRT CLOD FELL OFF THE TRUCK AND STRUCK HIS FOOT

SCRAPER WAS STRUCK EMPLOYEE HAD MUSCLE SPASM WHILE DISMOUNTING TRUCK.

UNLOADING 50 LB SACKS OF ANFO

EMPLOYEE STATES HIS TRUCK WAS BUMPED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE SHIFT BY THE SHOVEL AND HIS BACK STARTING HURTING SEVERAL DAYS LATER.

SCRAPER HIT RAN3OVER A ROCK AND BOUNCED OPERATOR. PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMP WAS LOWERIN1 WINDOW IN HIS TRUCK. THE TRUCK HIT A BUMP AND STRUCK HIS ELBOW. EMP WAITED THREE WEEKS TO SEK MEDICAL HELP. ELBOW REMAINED SWEELLED AND WOULD NOT HEAL

FUEL HOSE TURNE8 IN HAND LACERATING THUMB-STITCHES REQUIRED.

WEATHER WAS WET RAINING, CONVEYOR BELT WAS SLIPPING EMPLOYEE WAS THROW DRY INTO THE PINCH POINT OF THE BELT BELT GRABBED THE SACK AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES FINGER. LEFT ARM WAS BROKEN

THIS SUPERVISOR WAS WORKING NEAR SOME WELDING AND GOT HIS EYES WELDING BURNED.

DRIVER WAS ADJUSTING HIS OUTSIDE MIRROR ON HIS TRUCK LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET

OPERTOR REMOVED ASH TRAY FROM ITS NORMAL POSITION IN THE TRUCK, THIS EXPOSED A SHARP EDGE HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF THE DUMP LEBER AND OPERATOR CUT HIS FOREARM

OPERATOR WAS DESCENTING FROM ON ORE TRUCK AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM ON SOME TIN BUILDING

OPERATOR STEPPED FROM SCRAPER STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TIWSTED HIS ANKLE

OPERATOR WAS DIAMOUNTING A TRUCK AND HUNG HIS RING ON LADDER REQUIRED STITCHES

OPERATOR WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL & HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. ONE WEEK LATER HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR STRAINED MUSCLES.