Enoree Operations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was changing a gearmotor for the mill trommel. The gearmotor was located on the floor. The employee, along with one other employee, lifted the gearmotor from its mount and moved it out of the way to make room for the new gearmotor to be installed. The next morning, the employee reported lower back pain and was refered to seek medical care.

Employee was attempting to start pickup to warm up. Engaged clutch with right leg while standing with left leg on the ground. Released clutch. Truck was in gear, lurched forward, collided with dumpster and slammed driver's door into employee's body. Employee received a laceration to upper lip, requiring stitches at local ER.

Employee was on the way to check reagents and tripped over a frame or piping that was left in the walkway.

The worker was unspooling the cable and walking it back toward the load-out area to connect to a railcar. EE felt a pain in EE's lower back.

The employee unplug a line on the #8 spiral when EE step on an drain covering. The covering flipped tripping the employee foot. EE stumbled twisting back awkwardly catching balance to keep from falling.

New extractor belt hoses not secured in final position. Employee inspecting motor installation, stepped down to work platform, tripped over loose hoses, fell to work platform.

Contractor was unloading dirt from Hannah Mine #1175 at Specialty Vermiculite where the box tipped over on the right side. It is believed that contractor driver attempted to dump on uneven soft ground. Accident resulted in minor chest injuries to contractor driver. Chest wall contusions, 7th rib, physical damage to trailer box.

Metal floor grate panel was removed for cleanup of material underneath. Employee stepped into open hole created by panel removal, losing balance, twisting and straining leg as they caught themselves while falling.

Employee was lifting fork of extended reach lift to adjust width of forks. EE dropped fork into place. EE's hand position allowed the tip of pinky finger of EE's right hand to be crushed between back of fork and support cross member of backstop.

TRUCK OPERATED BY CONTRACTOR WAS DELIVERING LOAD TO MINE. DRIVER DID NOT SEE TRAIN. TRAIN STRUCK POWER UNIT ON DRIVER SIDE. DE-RAILED ENGINE AND 2 TANK CARS, DRIVER'S WIFE TOOK DRIVER TO HOSPITAL AFTER SCENE CLEARED TO BE CHECKED, WAS TREATED AND RELEASED TO FULL DUTY FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY.

A miner sustained an injury to the back of their right hand when their glove became caught in a conveyor and pulled their hand in. Damage and removal of tissue on the back of the miner's right hand was caused by this incident.

Employee temporarily removed grating covering a pit to clean out the pit. Employee backed up while unrolling a vacuum hose and accidentally stepped into the pit. The employee fell against I-beam over the pit, striking right shoulder. Impact from the fall caused dislocation of the right shoulder.

Customer truck driver sustained minor burns to the hands and face and swallowed a small amount of antifreeze when checking the coolant levels on their truck, which was running hot.

Operator was dumping load on soft, uneven ground. Load shifted while bed was raised. Truck slowly turned over onto side. Operator exited cab under own power.

Employee was working in an electrical panel with live 480 volt feed coming into unit. Employee was working alone, with minimal PPE. Employee did not try out or test circuit for current before beginning work. Employee was exposed to arc flash in close proximity to panel, experience burns on face, ear, left arm and hand.

Operator was doing the routine end of week equipment shutdown and clean out when he got a chemical into his eye. Investigation determine there was a small drip from the line one floor higher. Employee was wearing all required PPE including safety glasses.

Recent CT Scan of lungs indicated calcified Plural plaques on lungs. Prior long term employment at the Libby MT Vermiculite mining operation is the likely result of known asbestos exposures at this mine

Employee was acting as a spotter to position a pipe for another employee operating a forklift to lift a section of tubing through the doorway on the 2nd fl, of mill. During the process the pipe contacted the metal stair handrail causing the pipe to swing around and contact the employee who received a small cut from the shield edge of his safety glasses.

Operator slipped on Muddy ground at the Thompson Mine and twisted his left knee. He did not fall to the ground.

Employee was changing worn bits on a cultivator at a reclamation mine project using an air impact wrench to loosen restraining nut. He supported himself with left hand holding on to back part of bit, the flat head bolt had a barb on it, and it spun around causing a small circular cut in palm of hand.

Employee was using mitre saw to dimnsion 2x4 lumber, lumber vibrated against blade, pinching left middle finger between guard and wood, cut/fracture, tip of finger.

Two millwrights were taking a hose sweep from the warehouse wall rack to the floor, so they could move it with a forklift. As they pulled it off the rack, one end at a time, one employee felt a pain in his back. Appeared to be a back sprain.

Employee was discussing next day work schedule outside with reports. A Japanese bettle flew into his right ear canal causing discomfort and nerveousness.

A maintenance millwright has been diagnosed with a plueral plaque. Though plueral plaques are biological indicators of past asbestos exposure, current and past exposure data and sampling data have not reflected a risk of asbestos exposure.

A maintenance millwright has been diagnosed with a plueral plaque. Though plueral plaques are biological indicators of past asbestos exposure, current and past exposure data and sampling data have not reflected a risk of asbestos exposure.

Employee was attaching a water hose to a pumping station to fill up the Mine Water truck. Due to a divot in the ground from water leakage, his left foot stepped into the divot, causing his leg to buckle under him. In an effort not injure himself further, he rolled on the ground in the direction of the left leg

EE WAS LOADING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE INTO A PICKUP IN WHICH THE BED WAS WET FROM RAIN. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE TWISTED HIS BACK AS THE OXYGEN BOTTLE FELL.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE CHANGE BUCKET TEETH ON TRACK HOE 52B. 4 OF THE 6 TEETH CAME OFF WITH SOME EFFORT, THE LAST 2 WERE NOT COMING OFF EVEN WITH A LOT OF EFFORT, FOLLOWING PROPER MAINT PROCEDURES OF USING A HAMMER TO STRIKE THE TOOTHTO FREE THE PIN WAS USED. FRAGMENT FLEW OFF FROM THE TOOTH SOME DISTANCE FROM THE HAMMER STRIKE EE IN HIS LEFT THIGH.

EE STEPPED ON GRATING AT MONITOR CLAMSHELL AREA. THE GRATING SLIPPED OFF ONE EDGE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL WITH IT INTO THE DITCH. HE FELL ONTO A CORNER OF THE STEEL GRATING, WHICH LACERATED THE B ACK OF HIS LEFT INNER THIGH. HE CLIMBED OUT OF THE DITCH. FIRST AID WAS APPLIED, AND AN AMBULANCE WAS SUMMONED. ER DR.'S CARE-RELEASED 1.5 HOURS LATER.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COMPLETED REPAIR WORK ON THE CONCENTRATE BELT FEEDER. AS HE WALKED AWAY FROM UNIT AFTER COMPLETION OF HIS REPAIR, HIS LEFT FOOT FELL THROUGH METAL FLOORING. AS HE EXTENDED HI S HANDS, IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF METAL PATCHING WITH JAGGED EDGES.

EE WAS DOING NORMAL JOB OF BAGGING & LOADING OF 50# BAGS OF VERMICULITE CONCENTRATE FOR A SHIPMENT ORDER. EARLY IN HIS SHIFT HE COMPLAINEDOF A SORE BACK. HE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR, ASKING FOR HEL P. LATER IN THE SHIFT HIS BACK WAS VERY SORE. DR'S ANALYSIS STATED A SLIGHT STRAIN/SPRAIN OF THE LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING MOUNT AN SAFETY LADDER CAGE ON A STRAIGHT LADDER AT THE EXPANDER TO BE STABILIZED, ASSISTED BY 2 EMPLOYEES STANDING AT GROUND LEVEL. HE FELT A SHARP TWINGE BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES. HE WAS HOLDING THE UNIT HALFWAY FROM HISBODY. AFTER HE FELT A TWING, HE HELD THE POSITION TILL UNIT WAS SECURED.

EMPLOYEE HAD ENERGIZED THE GATE TO THE ROCK HOPPER TRUCK. AS HE WAS WAITING FOR IT TO CLOSE, HE PICKED UP A WATER HOSE TO WASH DOWN THE AREA. AS HE DID SO HE BACKED UP AND TRIPPED ON A SECONDA RY HOSE IN THE AREA CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS QUITE HARD.

EE S JOB CONSISTS OF THAT OF CLEAN UP PERSON. HE WAS CLEANING UP AT 2ND FLOOR OF DRY MILL, PUTTING MATERIAL BACK IN FEED SCREW. HE WENT TO 1ST FLOOR TO MAKE SURE HE WASN'T OVERLOADING THE SYST EM. THE FLOOR WAS WET WITH A SLIGHT FILM OF DUST. AS HE TOOK A STEP, HE SLIPPED VIOLENTLY, CAWSING HIM TO LAND ON LEFT BUTTOCK.

EE WAS DOING NORMAL JOB FUNCTION (MILL CLEANUP) AS HE STEPPED OVER TO AN AREA TO GET A VACUUM HOSE HE STEPPED ON LARGE BOLT. THE BOLT WAS SUBMERGED IN A PILE OF DUST NOT MAKING IT VISIBLE. HIS RIGHT ANKLE TURNED ON HIM TO THE OUTSIDE HE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS SPRAINED, BUT T MAY BE A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF AN ANKLE BONE

ORE SLURRY PIT BECAME PLUGGED WITH LARGE ROCK, CAUSING PROCESS WATER & MILL PROCESS SLURRY TO BUILD UP. PLUGGED CULVERT ON INCLINE OF 15 TO 20 DEGREES. EE WENT UP CULVERT TO DISLODGE BLOCKAGE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE DEBRIS, THE FORCE OF EXISTING POOL OF WATER IN PIT BROKE BLOCKAGE FREE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO FLOW & BE PUSHED DOWN CULVERT PIPE.

FUEL AND LUBE TRUCK DRIVER WAS IN PROCESS OF SERVICING OF A SCRAPER PAN. AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING MACHINE, WHILE USING A 3 POINT STANCE, HIS LEFT FOOT'S HEEL CAUGHT THE EDGE OF A 1-3" DEPRESSION. THIS CAUSED HIS ANKLE TO ROLL TO THE OUTSIDE. HIS LEFT ANKLE RECEIVED A SPRAIN TO SOFT TISSUE LIGAMENTS.

EE WAS REPAIRING TAILS LINE WITH POURED CEMENT. RESTRICTED MOVEMENT CAUSED WORKING IN KNEELING POSITION. PPE BEING USED WAS EXTENSIVE BUT CAUSED IRRITATIONS. MINER CONTACT WITH CEMENT IRRITATE D THESE AREAS.

EMPLOYEE WAS HARDFACE ON A PIPE FITTING, A PIECE OF SLAG METAL FELL ONTO HIS FOREARM BURNING A SMALL SPOT. HE DID NOT ADMINISTER FIRST AID INITALLY AND AS RESULT THE AREA BECAME INFECTED. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO MANGEMENT UNTIL 9-10-96 IN THE MID MORNING.

EE WAS SITTING AT OPERATOR'S SEAT WHEN SWIVEL SEAT POST MOUNT BROKE & SHATTERED. THIS CAUSED WHOLE SEAT ASSEMBLY & EE TO FALL BACKWARDS ON TO EXPANDED METAL FLOOR. BRUISED RIGHT HIP & LACERATE D RIGHT ELBOW. LACERATION REQUIRED 5 STAPLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A 4" BEARING FROM A SHAFT BY USING A HAMMER TO DISLODGE THE UNIT. AS HE STRUCK THE BEARING, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF FROM THE BEARING FACE AND LODGED IT SELF UNDER SKIN OF LOWER LEG.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE TIRE ON BOBCAT UTILITY LOADER ON LEFT REAR. IN PROCESS OF JACKING MACHINE UP TO CHANGE TIRE, THE JACK SLIPPED FROM MACHINE, PINNING HIS RT HAND BETWEEN FRAME AND TI RE. MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS WERE CUT, MIDDLE FINGER HAS POSSIBLE FRACTURE (CLOSED).

EE WAS REPLACING A PIPE MIPPLE ON A LUNDER DISCHARGE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO SEAT THE OBJECT, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER HE FELT THE PULL AGAINS WHEN HE WAS REPAIRING SOME CAR PULLER CABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERING EMPTY BULK BAGS TO LARGE BULK BAG FOR STORAGE. HE WAS REACHING TO PUT BAG IN, TWISTIN GHIS UPPER BODY ALWARDLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING MUD FROM TRUCK SCALE AREA BUCKETS WERE LIFTED FROM CRAWL SPACE BY ROPE THE MUD WAS THEN PLACED IN A WHEEL BARROW TO BE DUMPED WHILE LIFTING ONE OF THE BUCKET S TO WHEEL BARROW THE EMPLOYEE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE HE WAS USING PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE AT THE TIME

MECHANIC WAS REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON BULL DOZER WHILE LOWERING THE SKID PAN WITH A CHAIN HOIST THE PAN HUNG UP ON THE A FRAME GIVING THE IMPRESSIONT IT WAS ON THE GROUND WITH A SLACK CHA IN HE WENT TO REMOVE THE HOIST THE PAN SLIPPED PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CHAIN & THE DOZER

POOR JUDGEMENT TOOK TRANSMISSION OUT GEAR ON DOWN HILL GRADE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN FAIR AMOUNT OF MUD & WATER CAUSING BRAKES TO NOT OPERATE EFFICIENTLY TRUCK ROLLED ON ITS SIDE OPERATOR WAS BRUI SED ON LEFT LEG & BACK XRAYS INDICATED NO NEGATIVE RESULTS

MILLWRIGHT WAS HELPING REPAIR A SHAFT BEARING ON ORE DISTRIBUTOR. AS HE WASHING ORE AWAY FROM TANK AREA, HE BRUSHED AGAINST A BUCKET OF AMINE, A REAGENT CHEMICAL THAT IS USED IN PROCESS. THE L IQUID FELL AGAINST THE SIDE OF HIS FACE, CAUSINGIT TO REACH HIS EYES.

INDIVIDUAL WAS HEADING OUT OF BUILDING TO BEGIN SHIFT AS HE STEPPED THROUGH DOOR THRESHOLD HIS ANKLE TURNED ON UNEVEN DOORMAT ON THE OUT SIDE OF DOOR.

WHILE CHANING A DRAGLINE HOIST CABLE THE CABLE CAME LOOSE FROM THE SPOOL AND STRUCK EE ON THE CHIN.

68935 ATTEMPTING TO LATCH THE DOOR ON A RAILROAD BOX CAR. THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED THE SPRING TENSION IN THE MECHANISIM CAUSED THE HANDLE TO WHIP BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND. THIS R 52433ED IN A BROKEN FINGER.

DISMOUNTING DOZER SLIPPED ON BLADE ARM STRAIN IN LOWER BACK

RESULTS FROM 1991 HEALTH SURVEILLANCE TESTING SHOW INJURED TO HAVE A 1/0 RATING ON HIS CHEST X-RAY.

PNEUMOCONIOSES

EMPL LOADING OXYGEN BOTTLE INTO PICKUP. WHILE LAYING BOTTLE DOWN TO SLIDE IT INTO THE TRUCK IT WSLIPPED PINCHING FINGER AGAINST LOADING DOCK.

BLACK WIDOW SPIDER GOT INSIDE EE SHIRT. EE RECEIVED 2 BITES IN CHEST AREA.

I NAME ST RUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A BEAM IN A LOW HEA ROOM AREA THIS RESULTED IN A NECK STRAIN

EMPL SCRATCHED HAND WHILE REPLACING SCRREN PANELS. HE DID NOT REPORT IT AS IT WAS MINOR SCRATCH & IT CAME INFECTED OVER WEEKEND. HE REPORTED INJ ON 01/28/91 TO SUPERVISOR & WAS SENT TO DR. EMP L RECEIVED ANTIOBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION.

3 MILLWRIGHTS REMOVING OLD DUCT WORK.WAITING FOR OTHERS TO COMPLETE THEIR WORK,HE RELEASED MOUNTING CLAMPS.VIBRATING CAUSED DUCT TO TWIST AND FELL.I.NAME TRIED TO CATCH FALLING DUCT AND LACERA TED LEFT THUMB ON EDGE OF DUCT.

WELDER ON LADDER WELDING 1/4"X1"X4' STRIP TO PIPE.DROPPED METAL STRIP HITTING I.NAME ON RIGHT KNEE.I.NAME HOLDING LADDER FOR WELDER.SENT TO DR FOR EXAM GIVEN RX FOR PAINKILLER.

REPAIRING PUMP UNDER WALKWAY,4'HEADROOM.DIRT FELL FROM WALKWAY INTO EMPL LEFT EYE.RX GIVEN FOR EYEDROPS.

CUTTING 2X4 WITH 7 INCH PORTABLE SAW. AS HE PUSHED SAW INTO WOOD THE 2X4 SLIPPED. EE REACHED TO HOLD 2X4 AND PUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER INTO SAW BLADE.

USING CUTTING TORCH TO ENLARGE OPENING ON PULLEY GUARD. IN PASSING TORCH FROM ONE HAND TO THE OTHER HE PASSED FLAME ACROSS HAND. AFTER FEELING BURN, HE RAISED GOGGLES AND SAW BURN. HE WAS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE GLOVES WHICH ARE FURNISHED BY COMPANY. SNET TO DOCTOR AND HE WAS GIVEN AN INJECTION FOR PAIN (DEMEROL).

I.NAME WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPL WHO WAS WELDING PIPE.THAT NIGHT WENT TO EMERG RM FOR MEDICATION FOR EYES. NEXT DAY REPORTED TO COMPANY DR WHO GAVE HIM RX FOR EYE DROPS.

TWO MEN WERE REPLACING A SKYLIGHT ON THE ROOF WITH A PIECE OF SHEET METAL SIDING. AN EMPLOYEE PASSED THE SHEET METAL THROUGH A WINDOWN AND LAID IT ON THE ROOF. AS HE WAS CLIMBING OUT FO THE WI NDOW THE MEAL SLID OFF THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NECK AS IT CAME DOWN. I,NAME & ANOTHER MAN WAS WORKING ON A 1/2" PIPE BELOW.

18" BEING CUT OFF 24" CONCRETE REINFORCED PIPE.AFTER CONCRETE WAS BROKEN AWAY,BOLT CUTTER USED TO CUT WIRE.EMPL PLACED RIGHT FOOT ON WIRE TO BENT IT INWARD AND DOWNWARD SO HE COULD USE BOLT CU TTER.WIRE WENT THROUGH SAFETY SOLE SHOE AND STUCK IN FOOT JUST BEHIND MIDDLE TOE.

STEPING FORWARD TO PLACE BUCKET IN POSITION TO CATCH TAILING S SAMPLE R. FOOT SLIPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD TO L. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CATCH HIMSELF CUT L INDEX FINGER AND CAUSED STRAIN LOWER BACK FLOOR WAS WET BUT NOT SLIPPERY NO OBSTRUCTIONS.

INSTALLING MOTORES ON SCREENS WHILE SETTING UP LADDER FELT SHARP PAIN IN GROIN AREA WHICH SUBSIDED BUT RET LATER ON JAN 6 NOTIFIED DOREMAN HE HAD DR APPT WORKED UNTIL JAN 20 OPER PERF. RTW ON 2-9-89.

I,NAME AND ANOTHER MILLWRIGHT WASINSTALLING METAL SHEETING ON FLOOR. AS BOTH MEN REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP THE PIECE OF METAL (APPROX. 150 LBS) I,NAME FELT A "PULL" IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS SEN T TO THE DR. AND WAS GIVEN APRESCRIPTION FOR A (MUSCLE RELAXER".

PULL ABDOMINAL MUSCLE WHEN LIFTING A RED VALVE OFF PICK UP TRUCK RECEIVED MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION.

WHILE GRINDING 2N A TRAILER, A FOREIGN PARTICLE GOT IN EYE. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF IT AT THE TIME. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND A FULL FACE SHIELD. LATER HE THOUGHT HE HAD A FLASH BURN FROM WELDING. ON 1-29 HE WENT TO DOCTOR WHO REMOVED THE PARTICLE. SURGICALLY REMOVED.

TAILGATE OF DU4P TRUCK STUCK OPEN OPERATOR TOOK HOLD OF GATE TO DISLODGE IT AND IT SUDDENTLY FELL AND MASHED END OF MEDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND

EMP WAS PAINTIN1 4" WATERLINE ABOUT 10' OFF FLOOR. LINE EXTENDED ACROSS TWO PUMP SUMPS. HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A 5' SUMP (NOT OPERATING) WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING COMPOUMD FRACTURE. LADDER WAS USED3TO PAINT PIPE AND GAIN ACCESS TO TOP OF SUMP. HE DIDNT USE LADDER TO CLIMB DOWN

DRIVER ENTERED 1ICK UP TRUCK AND WHEN HE SAT DOWN, A FINISHING NAIL PENETRATED RIGHT BUTTOCK APPROX. 1 INCH.

TWO EMPLOYEES,T2E INJURED AND ONE OTHER,WERE STACKING 100 LB BAGS OF VERMICULITE ONTO WOODEN PALLET INSIDE BOX CAR AS THE BAGS CAME OFF A CONVEYOR.

INJURED EMPLOYE9 WHILE OPERATING ORE HAUL TRUCK WAS EXITING THE MINESITE WITH LOAD OF CRUDE ORE. TEH ROAD WAS ROUGH FOLLOWING A RAIN. THE TOOL COMPARTMENT UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OPENED ,AND THE EMPLOY9E WHILE STILL DRIVING REACHED OVER TO CLOSE IT. WHILE REACHING OVER TO HIS RIGHT AND BENDING DOWN SLIGHTLY, TRUCK STRUCK A ROCK JARRING THE FRONT END.

INJ WAS (WITH H9LP OF ANOTHER EMP) REMOVING 2 PIECES OF STAIR TREAD METAL 10X18 FROM TOP REAR OF METAL RACK. STARTED UP A SLIPPERY BANK WITH PIECES OF MATERIAL, FOOT SLIPPED AND I NAME FELL T TOWARD METAL RA7K AND HAND STRUCK PIECE OF 4 IN PIPE ON METAL RACK

FABRICATING EQU3PMENT FOR MOUNTING OF CONTROLLER & OTHER PROCESS EQUIPMENT. DRILLING BOLT HOLES IN MOUNTING BRACKETS. INITIAL PILOT HOLE HAD BEEN DRILLED. WAS USING A 29/64" BIT TO ENLARGE TH E HOLE WORK CAU1HT ON BIT DRAWING WORK & FINGER UP THE BIT TOWARDS CHUCK.

INJURED EMPLOYE9 AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING A PUMP AT TAILS DAM. AS THEY WERE PRYING THE TRAILER TONGUE FROM THE TRUCK HITCH, THE TONGUE OF TRAILER SLID OFF THE HITCH AND SWUNG WIDE LY TO COME DOWN3ON INJURED FOOT.

AS RADIATOR FRO4 D-8K EQUIPMENT WAS BEING TRANSPORTED INTO SHOP IT SLIPPED OFF HAND TRUCK (DUE TO WEIGHT 650# EST) AS IT SLID TO GROUND THE CORNER OF THE RADIATOR STRUCK THE INJURED RIGHT FOOT

INJURED & 1 OTHER EE WERE REMOVING 100# BAGS FROM CONVEYOR STACKING ONTO PALLET.. OTHER EE HAD LET GO OF BAG IN ORDER FOR I.NAME TO STACK BAG ONTO HIS SIDE OF PALLET. AS HE WAS BOOSTING & GUI DING BAG INTO PLACE HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED HE FFELL FLAT OF HIS BACK STRIKING HIS HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR. THE BAG FELL ACROSS HIS ABDOMEN.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE WORKING ON PRODUCT ELEVATOR HIS BACK STARTED HURTING .

WHILE UNLATCHING ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR OF D-8K DOZER, INJURED EMPLOYEE USED HIS THUMB AS A FULCRUM AND PULLED WITH INDEX FINGER AND NEXT FINGER TO COMPRESS AND TWIST THE DOR LATCH SPRING.

A SAMPLING CONTAINER WHEEL MOUNTED IS USED TO OBTAIN SAMPLES FROM PRODUCT CHUTE. A WHEEL ON THE CONTAINER ENGAGED THE EXPANDED METAL FLOOR UNDER THE PRODUCT CHUTE AND STOPPED FORWARD MOTION. I NJURED WAS PUSHING AGAINST CONTAINER.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE ATTEMPTING TO ALINE THE TRAILER MOUNTED DRILL OVER A STRING OF DRILL RODS WHICH WERE STUCK IN THE GROUND. THEY HAD BEEN DRILLING WHEN THE DRILL STRING STRUCK A ROCK AND CAUSED THE DRILL TO JUMP OUT OF PLACE. INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE DRILL STEEL AND THE DRILL COLLAR.

INJURED AND ONE OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING 100 LB BAGS FROM THE BAG SHAKER AND STACKING ON A 46 BAG HIGH PALLET.

BOX CAR DOOR BEING CLOSED BY EMPL AND ANOTHER EMPL AFTER LOADING FOR SHIPMENT.CHAIN HOIST WAS BEING USED TO PULL DOOR SHUT.DOOR WAS NEARLY CLOSED AND GOT TIGHT.I.NAME PULLING ON HANDLE TO OPE RATE HOIST WHEN HOOK CAME LOOSE.

BECAUSE OF REGULAR JOB ELIMINATION THIS EMPLOYEE WAS ON TRYOUT AT A NEW ASSIGNMENT - HANDLING PALLETS, CONVEYORS AND BAGS FOR BOX CAR LOADING. COMPLAINED AT 2:50 PM OF FIRST DAY THAT BACK WAS HURT AND MUST SEE A DOCTOR

THE SURGE TANK DISCHARGE IS SAMPLE BY AN AUTO SAMPLER & PICKED UP DAILY BY LAB PERSONNEL. THE SAMPLE SONSISTS OF SOLIDS & WATER. THE SAMPLE PICKED UP ON THE DAY OF ACCIDENT WAS FULL OF SOLID S. BECAUSE OF DESIGN OF SAMPLE BUCKET OBSERVING SAMPLE SIZE IS IMPRACTICAL. AS INJURED REMOVED SAMPLE BUCKET & TURNED TO SET IT DOWN, FELT PULLING IN ABDOMEN/GROIN & BURNING SENSATION OF LOW

EMP WAS SITTING ON A PIPE WELDING WHEN FINISHED HE STEPPED ABOUT 2 FT TO FLOOR ONE LEG WENT INTO HOLE IN FLOOR CAUSING ABRASIONS AND PAIN HE REPORTED THAT HE THEN FELT DIZZY AND SAT DOWN ON ST STEPS HE PASSED OUT AND FELL FORWARD STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD AND LACERATION RESULTED 3 SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND

WORKING IN TABLE PLANT DURING REPAIR DAY.REACHED INTO TOOL BOX AND WAS CUT BY PIECE OF BROKEN DRINK BOTTLE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES DRYER DISCHARGE SCREW WAS PLUGGED EMPLOYEE OPENED INSPECTION DOOR TO CHECK ORE FLOW INSERTED HAND INTO SCREW TH TROUGH MOVING SCREW CAUGHT FINGER