Dracut MA Plant Metal/Non-Metal

While prepping cone crusher for backing replacement, Employee lacerated right knee requiring sutures. Employee was released to return to work with restrictions.

Employee was changing razor blade in utility. While removing blade from package, employee cut right thumb. Laceration required four (4) sutures.

While welding an iron flat bar to a structure at primary crusher a clamp failed and one end of bar struck employee on nose.

Injured employee was holding a drift pin while a second employee struck pin with a hammer. Second employee missed the pin striking injured employee on the left ring finger. Injured employee suffered fracture and laceration.

WHILE ASCENDING LADDER ON FRONT LOADER, EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND, FRACTURING LOWER LEFT LEG.

WHILE REMOVING A FORM FROM NEWLY POURED CONCRETE STRUCTURE, EE STEPPED BACKWARDS ONTO LOOSE ROCK CAUSING ANKLE SPRAIN. (NOT REPORTED AS INJURED UNTIL 4/27/04 A.M.)

EE CUT FINGER WHILE STRIKING A RETURN ROLLER WITH A HAMMER TRYING TO REMOVE IT.

EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS STRUCK IN THE RIGHT ANKLEBY A PIECE OF PIPE THAT WAS BEING MOVED BY A FRONT END LOADER.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS STRIPPING LEDGE, THE BULLDOZER HE WAS OPERATING SLID SIDEWAYS AND STRUCK A ROCK THIS CAUSED THE MACHINE TO STOP SUDDENLY, STRAINING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE LIFTING A GRAVITY TAKE UP IDLER INTO POSITION HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. THIS EMPLOYEE MENTIONED THAT HE HAD ALL THE EQUIPMENT HE NEEDED TO HOIST THE IDLER INTO PLACE, INCLUDING THE MAN LIFT & CHAINS, BUT HE DECIDED TO LIFT IT INTO PLACE HIMSELF CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE STRAINED OR TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE WHILE AT WORK ALTHOUGH HE SAYS HE DOESN'T KNOW WHEN OR HOW. HE CLAIMS THE PAIN COME & GOES. REPORTED INJURY ON 8-3 AND WENT TO FIR ST DR APPOINTMENT ON 8-18-94 WHEN HE WAS PLACE D ON A MODIFIED DUTY STATUS.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE CHANGING THE DRILL COUPLING, THE HAMMER CAME DOWN AND STRUCK HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE FELT A TINGLING IN HIS LOWER BACK WHICH GRADUALLY TURNED INTO PAIN AFTER HE LIFTED A STONE OFF THE SKIRT BARS AND LAID IT ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELT. WAS EVALUATED BY DOCT OR ON 9-5-92 AND DIAGNOSIS IS SEVERE LUMBAR STRAIN. PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY STATUS AS OF 9-8-92.

54736YEE ALLEGES THAT HIS DRILL STEEL STARTED TO FALL & WHEN HE REACHED TO GRAB IT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WORKING ON A PIECE OF DISASSEMBLED EQUIPMENT, HE SOMEHOW KNOCKED THE MOTOR THAT WAS BEING STORED ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL OVER & CAUSED IT TO LAND ON HIS FOOT.

EE WAS CLEANING THE CHUTE OF THE CRUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR.