Continental Mill Complex Metal/Non-Metal

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN #1 TAILINGS PUMP AT THE #1 MILL. THE NUT WOULD NOT BREAK FREE SO THE EE STATES THAT HE USED A BREAKER BAR AND THEN FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE STATES HE WAS MOVING A BLANK AND HURT HIS BACK IN MILL #1.

THE EE WAS DRIVING SIMS ON A PUMP WITH A PUNCH AND DOUBLE JACK. THE PUNCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE EE TO STRIKE HIS FINGER.

EE WAS LIFTING A TROUGH IDLER, APPROX 75 LBS., WHEN HE TURNED AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PRYING A ROCK AT THE CRUSHER, USING A STEEL PRY BAR. WHEN HE APPLIED PRESSURE, THE BAR SLIPPED, HITTING HIM IN THE SIDE OF THE HEAD AND CUTTING HIS EAR.

DESCENDING STAIRWELL TO CON BAY. HIS RIGHT FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON THE GRATING OF THE 4TH SEPT AND HE FELL FROWARD. HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN THE STAIR GRATING, CAUSING THE INJURY.

EE WAS CLEANING A FLANGE ON A DRISCO PIPE, THE PIPE WAS PUSHED AND THE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIPES AND PINCHED.

EE WAS REMOVING A BELLY LINER SECTION FROM THE PEBBLE MILL EE STRUCK THE LINER CAUSING A PIECE TO FLY UP AND STRIKE EE ON THE LIP.

EE WAS CUTTING A HOLE IN GRATE LINER & NEEDED TOFLIP THE LINER OVER TO FINISH HIS CUT & HURT HISBACK BY LIFTING LINER

EE WAS HELPING AMINTENANCE REPAIR THE MAIN DRISCO TAIL LINE, FELT PAIN IN MUSCLE IN RIGHT GROIN AREA. HE HAD ALSO FELT A STRAIN WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE A SUCTION SIDE VALVE ON FRIDAY, DEC 6, 199 6. HE WILL BE CHECKED BY A SURGEON AND , IF HE IS A CANDIDATE FOR SURGERY, THERE MAY BE LOST TIME INVOLVED.

WHILE DISASSEMBLING PUMP BARRELL, THE BEARING BROKE LOOSSE, CAUSING THE BARREL TO FALL, SMASHING EE'S FINGER.

EE ALLEGES HE BANGED HIS HEAD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS OVER A PERIOD OF TIME AT MILL 1 BASEMENT AND MILL 2.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A IDLER. WITHOUT WARNING, CO-WORKER SHOVED THE IDLER PINNING EMPLOYEE'S THUMB BETWEEN THE IDLER AND THE I-BEAM.

EE WAS UNPLUGGING A FEEDER. WHEN IT BROKE FREE ROCKS STRUCK THE PRY BAR AND FORCED IT BACK. THE PRY BAR CAME TOWARD THE EE AND STRUCK HIS RT EYE AREA AND GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELTING FOR SKIRTING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. AS HE PULLED DOWN THE BELTING SLIPPED A LONG WITH THE KNIFE AND CAUSED HIM TO CUT HIS UPPER RIGHT THIGH.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING 1 1/2IN BOLTS INTO PEBBLE MILL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER SOMEHOW HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHILE HAMMERING

INJURED WAS LIFTING LINER INTO CASCADE MILL, STRAINED HIS KNEE.

INJURED AND THREE OTHER EE WERE CARRYING A CASCADE MILL LINER. ONE MAN LOST HIS GRIP ON THE LINER WHICH CAUSED EXCESS WEIGHT FOR THE OTHER THREE EE THE LINER SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE INJURED EE S THIGH.

INJURED WAS MOVING LIFTERS BY HIMSELF IN PREPARATION FOR MILL SHUTDOWN WHILE LIFTING A MILL LIFTER HE TURNED CAUSING STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK

INJURED WAS REMOVING LINER BOLTS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CASCADE MILL. DURING THE PROCEDURE, DUST WAS BLOWN INTO HIS FACE BY THE IMPACT EXHAUST AIR. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING IN HIS EYE UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS LATER.

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A BALL PLUG ON A REAGENT LINE WITH A PIPEWRENCH, THE PIPEWRENCH SLIPPED, CATCHIG HIS THUMB BETWEEN TWO PIPES.

INJURED AND THE WITNESS TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE PUSHING A CART LOADED WITH CASCADE MILL LINERS (LIFTERS) WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING THE INJURY TO HIS KNEE. THE CART AND LOAD WEIGHT APPRXO 3, 000 POUNDS. THE FLOOR WAS COVERED WITH MUD MAKING THE SURFACE SLIPPERY.

INJURED WAS WELDING AND CHIPPING SLAG; SMALL PIECE ENTERED HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING THE PROPER EYE PROTECTION.