Galveston Grinding Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Maintenance crew was repairing bucket elevator when injured employee called out for another employee to STOP advancing the elevator. The instruction was misunderstood and the elevator was advanced instead. This action caused the laceration to the left thumb area.

Employee was removing bolts on a loader bucket when bolt spun off cutting though his gloves and lacerated left hand.

Employee was pulling conduit to re-connect the compressors. Musculskeletal pain.

Employee was trying to remove a rattle snake in truck loading area. Snake bit employee on finger of right hand.

EE WAS WORKING ON A PIPE WHEN IT ROLLED OFF OF THE WORKBENCH, FALLING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS HOLDING A MOTOR IN PLACE TO BE BOLTED.

EE WAS REPLACING THE TANK INSPECTION DOOR, WHEN THE DOOR SLIPPED PINNING HIS THUMB BETWEEN DOOR AND TANK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STAIRS TO A MILL TO SERVICE IT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO BRUISE HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE STEPPED OVER THE SCREW TO THE DUST COLLECTOR AND SLIPPED, SCRAPING HIS LEFT LEG.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT 2 MILL DIST COLLECTOR, HE TWISTED WRONG WAY AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

REMOVING A MILL SPIDER FROM #3 MILL USING A CHAIN TIED TO A HYDRAULIC RAM, CHAIN LINK BROKE, HITTING EE UNDER NOSE AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BEHIND THE LEADMAN WHILE THE LEADMAN WAS WORKING ON A MILL MOTOR. THE SCREW DRIVEER SLIPPED AND CAUSED THE ELECTRICITY TO ARC, CAUSING A FLASH. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED FL ASH BURN TO THE LEFT EYE.

EE PLACED A CROW BAR IN THE MILL FEEDER TO UN-CLOG THE FEEDER & THE CROW BAR WAS DRAWN INTO THE MILL, CAUSING LACERATIONS TO THREE FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.

EE WAS UNLOADING RAIL CARS, AS HE CLOSED THE DOOR ON A CAR, HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD CAUSING HIM TOBREAK HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL AWAY FROM RAILROAD TRACKS USING A PICK, AS HE SUNG THE PICK IT HIT THE TRACK CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTIN OUT OF A HOPPER RAILCAR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. EMPLOYEE INJURED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RIBS.

REPLACING PLOW IN MILL, UPON PICKING UP THE PLOW, HE SKINNED THE INSIDE OF THE LAST TWO FINGERS ON THE RIGHT HAND, ON PLOW TIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP UNDER TANK 4 WHEN A PARTICLE OF DIRT ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN METAL DOOR FACING WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL SHAVING GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING CRUSHER OPERATOR IN INSTALLING BELTS ON CRUSHER DRIVE. WHILE TURNING DRIVE SHEAVE EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN BELT AND SHEAVE GROOVE.

EMPLOYEE REMOVED AN OVERSIZED ROCK FROM THE CRUSHER PAN FEEDER LIFTING THE ROCK CAUSED HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER TO HURT

WHILE INSTALLING A JOURNAL IN #2 MILL A CHAIN LINK BROKE CHAIN HIT EMPLOYUEES LEFT HAND CAUSING LACERATION TO RING FINGER FRACTURED RING FINGER AND FRACTURED LEFT WRIST

WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE TAIL PULLEY FROM SACKER BELT WITH CHAIN AND COME-A-LONG CHAIN SNAPPED LO