Columbus Plant Metal/Non-Metal

EE was climbing out of the screen when EE slipped on a step and put left arm out to catch self. EE now has discomfort in left shoulder and went to doctor on 8/17/28 and had surgery on 8/25/23 for torn ligament.

Team Member was walking through the shop when a transfer box for a articulated truck (weight 454lbs) slipped off the cribbing and rolled onto and pinned their right leg. Employee freed themselves. Fracture just below the knee. Employee is being put in a brace and can bear weight but no bending at the knee.

Team member lost their balance getting onto the ladder of the grader. This loss of balance resulted in their left foot getting struck in the step hyperextending their left ankle while the rest of them fell backward. Team member was evaluated at the medical facility where they were diagnosed with a sprain and given a boot to immobilize the ankle.

EE was removing the timing gear off of a screen. EE slid the timing gear to the end of the shaft. EE's right hand was at the 6 o'clock position. It weighed more than expected and pinched EE's right middle finger between the guard and the timing gear. EE suffered a fracture in the right middle finger, and EE received approximately 10 stitches.

Employee started having pain in side and was struggling to get breath. Due to an underlying health condition 911 was called. Due to EE's medical history EMS decided to transport EE to the hospital for assessment. EE was released from the hospital on 11/2, and tested positive for COVID-19 on the subsequent day.

Vape pen batteries exploded in pant pocket.

Shut right ring finger in haul truck door while getting out of truck.

Mechanic apparently overheated and passed out. It appears that they passed out for a short period of time and was found sitting up against a tire. EMS evaluated and transported them to Hospital. After several bags of fluids via IV mechanic was released from the hospital around 10:30 p.m. was instructed to take two days off.

EE was running excavator when rear hydraulic line blew. EE got out of cab to check line and slipped on hydraulic oil and fell to ground. EE put left hand down to catch self and lacerated palm of left hand on rock.

A guard on the screen was being removed. This guard was a split guard that ended up hitting the spray bar above and couldn't be removed. The guard was wedged (stuck) in the up position. EE had EE's hand resting on timing belt sheave. The guard was either bumped or fell and smashed EE's right pinky finger. EE was wearing gloves.

Replacing railroad iron on 44LFC4 discharge chute, the steel box covering the outside end of the iron fell off onto the top of the miner's foot. Miner was wearing safety-toed boots, but the ~5"x8" box fell above the safety toe. Miner had a small puncture wound on the top of the right foot, requiring 2 stitches and a tetanus shot, with minimal swelling or bruising to the foot.

Employee was removing an excavator tooth shank from the excavator bucket. Employee air arced existing welds and EE struck the shank with a 16 lb sledge hammer. The hardened steel sledge caused a piece of hard facing to chip off of shank and embedded in right thigh. Had foreign body removed on 8/18/17 with stitches - 1 day lost time.

The dredge bucket ladder chain had walked off the ladder flat idlers. To realign the chain back on, employee used a 4x4 to lay between rock gravel and chain which will force chain back on. As he was holding the 4x4 his left ring finger was mashed against the chain. Laceration - received stitches (3).

Employee was walking u the metal stairs into the corex when slipped and Rt shin hit metal step. Treatment with 1 day lost time.

EE was shoveling off the cat walk when he struck the side and his forward shoveling motion was abruptly stopped causing injury to left wrist.

Employee was changing the cutting edges on a D-6 dozer using an impact wrench. He was pushing the belt down into the cutting edge with his left hand when his right hand bumped the trigger on impact wrench, turning the bolt. The head of the bolt was sharp and it spun cutting through glove and cut L middle finger. Received 7 stitches.

Employee was getting off the 627 scrapper when she stepped on the bottom step of scrapper and rolled left ankle. 9-12-12 physical therapy has been requested, now recordable.

Employee was getting onto a gradall when he felt a pop in his left knee. EE worked full duty until surgery on 8/8/12.

Employee was getting off the dozer when foot touched the ground, his (L) ankle rolled.

EE was helping change a bearing on S7 screen on the dredge. He was removing the counterweight from the shaft. When he slid the counterweight of the end of the shaft it dropped approx 3" & pinched left index finger between the counterweight he was removing & the counterweight on the bottom.

Employee was fueling her tractor when she pinched her hand between the fuel nozzle and the neck on the gas tank. No medical treatment was needed. 9-4-08 - Received treatment, dx w/contusion - not recordable. 1-8-09 - Had surgery to remove small mass from left middle finger - recordable.

Coming down ladder and was on the bottom step when he hopped to the side with left foot partially landing on a pallet. This caused his left ankle to roll and he fell to the ground.

Standing on trac of dozer urinating, his hip/leg gave out causing him to fall 6 feet to the ground. Employee was off work from 11/21 to 11/24/04 and again on 12/5/04 for a non-work related hip/leg injury.

Cleaning the dredge with a 2" water hose, he went back to untangle the hose and stepped on a 2" step and then stepped on the hose. This caused him to roll his left ankle. Diagnosed with a strain, given prescription, crutches, and taken off work.

USING A GRINDER IN THE SHOP WHEN HE GOT A FOREIGN BODY IN HIS LEFT EYE. (PRESCRIPTION WAS GIVEN FOR ANTIBIOTIC DROPS.)

EE WAS WORKING ON AND TAKING MEASUREMENTS ON A DREDGE BUCKET IN THE SHOP. EE WAS ON THE DREDGE BUCKET WHEN HE FELL 3-4 FEET ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR HITTING HIS RIGHT HIP.

REMOVING BROKEN STUD UNDER A DOZER WHEN HE GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

CLIMBING OFF THE ANCHOR DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE TRACK & HIT HIS LEFT ARM ON THE BLADE ARM.

INSTALLING DRIVE BELTS ON MOTOR IN SWUMP PIT OR.HE WAS PULLING INSTALLED BELT TO INSTALL LAST BELT AND AS HE PULLED TOWARDS HIM. HIS RIGHT PINKY AND RING FINGER WAS PINCED BETWEEN THE DRIVE FM OTOR PULLEY AND BELTS. THIS CAUSED A CRUSH INJURY TO HIS RIGHT RING AND PINKY FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A ROPE TO LOWER A PART FROM ONE LEVEL TO ANOTHER. THE ROPE HAD 3 WRAPS AROUND A PIPE/RAIL. AS HE WAS LOWERING, THE ROPE CAUGHT ON FRAME ALLOWING SLACK IN TOP 1/3 OF ROPE. WH EN ROPE WAS FREED, EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROPE & RAIL.

GRINDING ON THE HEAD BOX ON FLOATER CONVEYOR #6 WHEN THE GRINDER JUMPED STRIKING HIM IN LOWER LIP.

SORTING STEEL TUBING, HE PUSHED A PIECE OF STEEL TUBING INTO THE RACK AND FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LOW BACK.

EE STEPPING FROM SHOR TO WORK BOAT. EE THINKS MATERIAL MOVED UNDER FOOT CAUSING HIM TO LUNGE FORWARD & TRIP ONTO WORKBOAT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A CAT WALK WITH A CO-WORKER WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS LOW BACK.

CLEANING WINDOWS OF A 4 WHEEL DRIVE TRACTOR WHEN SHE STEPPED OVER ON THE WHEEL AND SLIPPED CAUSING HER TO FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT BELT, WAS PULLING KNIFE TOWARD HIM, KNIFE SLIPPED, CUT LIGAMENTS IN KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BAR TO PLACE IN A ROLL OF BELT. HE PULLED MUSCLE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.EMPLOYEE WORKED 06/28/99 TO 06/30/99 BUT LEFT WORK ON 07/01/99. HE SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF INJURY TO HIS BACK.

EE WAS WORKING ON A SCREEN DECK REPLACING BROKENBAR, CUTTING, WELDING, GRINDING & PIECE OF METAL WENT UNDER SAFETY SHIELD LODGED IN LEFT EYE.

EE SLIPPED ON ICE, FELL, BAKC SPRAIN, DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 2-4-99. SAID THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER BUT NEVER DID, SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT 2-4-99. WAS OFF 1 DAY (2-5-99).

EE WAS OPENING THE INSPECTION LIDS ON A CRUSHER, ONE OF THE LIDS FELL MASHING THUMB AREA OF THE LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A 2' STEP LADDER, METAL SIDE BRACES GAVE WAY CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO GROUND. SUSTAINED BACK INJURY. WE ARE UNABLE AT THIS TIME TO QUANTIFY THE DAMAGE.

EE WAS A BYSTANDER, MEN WERE MOVING A 13,200 VLOT CABLE PULLING SLACK FOR A DREDGE MOVE, CATHEAD WAS LAYING ON TRACKS OF FLOATING CONVEYORN WHEN CABLE WAS BEING PULLED, CATHEAD STARTED TO FALL , EE GRABBED CATHEAD & FELL PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE CATHEAD & THE GROUND, DIAGNOSED BROKEN RING FINGER LEFT HAND.

EE WAS USING A CRANE TO LIFT A HATCH LID WEIGHT APPROX. 150 LB LID WAS HELD UP ON CHAIN, CAHIN NOT HOOKED PROPERLY SLIPPED OFF HIS FEL ACROSS THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FOOT CAUSING SWELLING AND BRI NG, X RAYS WERE NEGATIVE.

HE STATED THAT HE STARTED HAVING BACK PAIN WHEN HE STARTED DRIVING NEW HAUL TRUCK. STATED WHEN HE HIT A BUMP IT WOULD JAR HIS BACK, FOUND CENTER PINS BAD ON TRUCK, SHUT IT DOWN TO REPLACE.

EE WAS LINING UP A SECTION D-10 CHAIN, LINK SLIPPING AND MASHING END OF INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND, LOST PART OF NAIL AND SKIN TISSUE, DID NOT LOSE FIRST JOI8NT. PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FOR INF ECTION WAS GIVEN.

EE WAS CARBON ARCING A RAIL FROM ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL. HE TAPPED THE RAIL WITH A HAMMER TO SEE IF IT WAS LOOSE, THE RAIL APPROX. 150#, FELL STRIKING HIM ACROSS BOTH SHINS AND ON THE LEFT ANK LE. RECEIVED 4 STITCHES BELOW LEFT KNEE AND BRUISED ANKLE.

EE WAS GRINDING ON METAL CLIPS ON A BELT SPLICE . A PIECE OF METAL WENT ACROSS THE EYE, HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

RESETTING A LOADOUT SYSTEM, STEPPED OVER A WASH NOZZLE, FELL DOWN AND PULLED A GROIN MUSCLE.

WORKING ON DRIVE SHEEVE, OUT OF MANLIFT, MAYBE 6' OFF OF GROUND, OPENED HINGED DOOR TO SHEER WIND GUST BLEW DOOR SHUT STRIKING EE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD PUSHING HEAD INTO SHEEVE, RECEIVED CUT LEFT SIDE OF FACE APPROX. 1/2" FROM CORNER OF LEFT EYE, RECEIVED 4 STITCHES AT COLUMBUS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL.

EE WAS ATTEMTPING TO TIE DOWN A 2X2 BOARD ON A LADDER HOLDER MOUNTED ON THE SIDE OF HIS TRUCK. THE BOARD CAME OFF THE HOLDER AND STRUCK HIM ACROSS THE BRIDGE OF THE NOSE CAUSING A LACERATION T O OCCUR, ER PUT 5 STITCHES IN BRODGE OF NOSE.

EE WAS RESTOCKING SHELVES WITH 15" THROUGHING IDLERS WHEN SHE DROPPED ONE CATCHING THE RING FINGER ON HER LEFT HAND, FINGER APPEARED BRUISED SHE WENT TO DR 11-16-95 X RAY SHOWED BROKEN TIP OF FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS RIGGING BARRIERS TO BE LIFTED ONTO FLATBED, WAS LEANING ACROSS OR OVER BARRIER WHEN HOOK UP WAS COMPLETED, HE SIGNALED TO RAISE, APPARENTLY LOST BALANCE GRABBED CABLE, LITTLE FING ER LEFT HAND WAS DRAWN INTO THE SHEEVE BLOCK, MASHING THE END OF HIS FINGER.

WORKING ON A SHEEVE GOT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN SHEEVE AND FRAME. INJURED RIGHT THUMB WHICH HAD TO BE STITCHED UP. REQUIRED 3 STITCHES AT KNUCKLE AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO STEP FROM SHORE TO WORK BARGE, SLIPPERY CONDITIONS DID NOT STEP DOWN TO LOWER LANDING LEDGE TO GET ON, UNTIED PONTON BOAT FROM SHORE, POSSIBLY DRIFTED AWAY FROM LANDING, SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING LEG ON TOE BOARD OF BARGE.

EE WAS SPLICING BELT CUTTING TOWARD HIMSELF WITH RAZOR KNIFE SLICED INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND, TOOK EIGHT STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING A COVER TARP OVER CONVEYORTO SPLICE BELT. TARP DID NOT HAVE TIE DOWN RINGSEMPLOYEE USED KNIFE TO CUT TIE DOWN HOLE AND CUTFINGER.

EE WAS WALKING UP BOAT LUNCH STEPS AND FOOT SLIPPED ON TOP STEP.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PORTA-POWER IN PLACE WHILE APPLYING TENSION BETWEEN PORTA-POWER AND HITCH PIN ON DOZER. PORTA-POWER SLIPPD AND STRUCK LEFT THUMB AND NAIL.

EE WAS WELDING ASSISTING WELDER AND FLASH OF WELDING ARC INJURED BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYE EWAS USING HAND HELD GRINDER ON SCREEN STEEL. FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING FEEDER LINER WITH OXY/ACETYLENE TORCHES AND FOREIGN OBJECTS FLEW OFF STEEL AND LODGED IN EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PROCESS SCREENS IN A LIMITED SPACE AREA WITH A HAND HELD GRINDER. SOME FOREIGN MATTER MUST HAVE ENTERED EYE AS EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED INFLAMATION AND REDNESS THE NEXT DAY . EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT AT SAND PLANT, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING & WHEN CHIPPING THE SLAG A METAL CHIP LODGED IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING STEEL LINER PLATE INTO CHUTE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

WIND BLEW SOMETHING INTO EE S EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN DRAGLINE WITH MUDDY BOOTS, SLIPPED AND FELL, CUTTING RIGHT FRONT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING HEAVY 24IN DISC TO SHOP TO USE AS A T EMPLATE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK PAIN BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE DRIVING THE DAY

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL #89'S PIPE WHEN PIPE SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN HEAD.

EE WAS WELDING IN LOADOUT TUNNEL AND BECAME NAUSEATED AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING EE ATTRIBUTED THESE SYMPTONS TO WELDING FUMES FROM ZINC IN GALYANIZED STEEL EE REPORTED THIS TO SUPERVISOR ON 6-16-92.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF END OF C-8 SAND STACKING CONVEYOR TO SAMPLE SAND STOCKPILE, AND STRETCHED KNEE JOINT TO POINT OF POSSIBLY TEARING A LIGMENT. DISTANCE WAS APPROX. 6 FT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CABLE ON DRAGLINE BUCKET WHEN WEDGE SLIPPED LETTING CABLE COME LOOSE FROM SHEAVE CABLE STRUCK OXYACETYLENE TORCH & TORCH STRUCK EMPLOYEE OVER RT EYE CAUSING LACERATION

EMPL CLEANING FLOOR IN DRAGLINE WHEN A BLOOD VESSEL BURST IN LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WHITEWASHING SHOP WHEN EXCESS AMOUNT OF WHITEWASH DRIPPED FROM CEILING AND SPLASHED INTO EMPLOYEES EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAND HELD ELECTRIC 4" GRINDER TO PATCH HOLE IN CHUTE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND GRINDING WHEEL CUT LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN SKIRTBOARD REPLACEMENT WHEN THUMB SLIPPED OFF CARRIAGE BOLT HEAD AND BOLT TURNED CUTTING THUMB.

CLEANING SCALES,HOSE SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND NOZZLE STRUCK BACK OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DRIED MATERIAL TO UNCOVER GREASE FITTING. WIND WAS BLOWING AND SOMETHING FOREIGN ENTERED RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN OFF SCREEN TOWER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A STAIR STEP ADN FELL DOWN BACKWARDS ON LEFT ELBOW.

EMPL WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE OND RAGLINE WHEN HE JUMPED FROM ENGINE PLATFORM LEVEL TO FLOOR WALKWAY LEVEL INJURING LEFT FOOT & ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOISED AS HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND SURGERY IS REQUIRED.

PORTABLE CONVEYOR AND FEEDER BEING MOVED. A LOADER WAS REQUIRED TO ASSIST THE UNIT OUT OF A HOLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN A POSITION TO DIRECT THE OPERATOR (LOADER) AND THE OPERATOR OF TH E FEEDER AS IT STARTED TO MOVE A ROCK FELL FROM THE ELEVATED CONVEYOR AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOOT.

DRAINING SCREWS PIPE WRENCH OUT OF REACH REACHED AND STEPPED TO GET WRENCH STEPPED IN HOLE AND TWISTED AROUND TO CATCH HIMSELF AND TWISTED BACK.