DUNPHY MILL Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was working on a forklift repairing the main lift cylinder, due to a mechanical failure. The clamp and bracket holding the cylinder in place had come loose. The employee was loosening the clamp cylinder. The forklift was not properly secure from movement while loosening the clamp; the mast dropped about 6 inches striking the employee's right shoulder.

Employee was loading a bulk truck and had just finished closing and latching down the trailer lid. He noticed that the safety ramp was caught on the hatch. He raised the ramp a little to release it from the lid. The truck driver thought he was loaded and drove off leaving the employee hanging from the handrail of the ramp. He fell approx 12' 9" to the truck scale.

Employee was cleaning the rail scale at the Dunphy Grinding Plant, employee walked across the manhole cover located in the middle of the scale. The employee was unaware of his surrounding and stepped into an uncovered manway.

EE WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE ACTUAL TIME AND ACTIVITY THAT RESULTED IN THE BACK PAIN HE REPORTED. THERE WAS NO PAIN AT START OF SHIFT BUT STARTED JUST BEFORE HE REPORTED IT. THE PAIN WAS MOD ERATE AT REST BUT WORSE WHEN BENDING OR TWISTING.

SHORT SLOPE FROM MILL ARE TO RAIL CAR LOADING AREA WAS COATED IN SNOW WHICH HAD BEEN PACKED DOWN BY TRAVEL. SUBJECT FELL ON SLICK SURFACE.

EE PICKED UP BROKEN BAG FROM FLOOR. AS HE STOOD UP, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WELDING ON THE MILL SCREW CONVEYOR REPARING A SHAFT BREAK. HE ASKED FOR IT BE BE TURNED ON TO CLEAN SYSTEM OUT SO HE COULD WELD ON BOTTOMWHILE IT WAS RUNNING HE PUT HIS HAND INTO SCOOP MATERIAL AWAY, HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT AND IT PULLED HIS ARM IN AND BROKE HIS FOREARM. THIS WAS A SAFETY VIOLATIO ON EE'S PART.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS IN MILL AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS BACKSIDE.

EE WAS REMOVING A BROKEN BAG FROM A BAG CONVEYOR WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT STUCK HIS HAND WAS THEN PULLED UNDER A PLATE AND CUT.

EE WAS WALKING FROM MILL AREA TO END OF PROPERTY. HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND HIS LEFT FOOT FOLDED UNDER HIM.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A BULK RAIL CAR AND SLIPPED ON SNOW.

EE WAS UNLOADING BARITE FROM AN OPEN TOP RAIL CAR. HE WAS CLEANING OUT THE CAR, WHICH REQUIRES SHOVELING THE MATERIAL DOWN THROUGH DOOR AT DOMHOM OF RAILCAR HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND SLID ON MAT ERIAL HE STUCK OUT HIS FOOT AND INJURED HIS BACKWHEN HE STOPPED THE FALL.

INJURED WAS STACKING BAGS OF BARITE ON A PALLET FORM A CONVEYOR BELT. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL BY STICKIN OUT HIS ARM. WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HIS ARM LOCKED AND HE DIS LOCATED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. SHOULDER POPPED BACK INTO PLACE BEFORE AMBULANCE ARRIVED.

HE WAS INSPECTING OPERATOR RAILCAR & SLIPPED & FELL INSIDE CAR

SHE WAS STEPPING OUT OF LARGE DUMP TRUCK AND STEPPED ON A LARGE ROCK & SPRAINED HER ANKLE, BONE CHIPS & IS NOW IN CAST.

GRINDING ON GRIZZLY WHEN METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE. WAS WEARING PROTECTION EYEWEAR. WIND WAS BLOWING VERY HARD.

FORKLIFT OPERATOR BACKED UP SUPPERLY AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HEEL WITH REAR TIRES OF FORKLIFT.

OPENING A DOOR ON RAILROAD CAR WITH A STEEL BAR SLIPPED AND HE SMASHED HIS THUMB AGAINST THE TRAIN CAR.

STACKING 100# SACKS OF BARITE ON WOO DEN PALLETS OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT & EXPERIENCED SEVERE LOWER BACK PAIN.