Gardenscape of New York Metal/Non-Metal

Feeder pan excessively leaked while running causing a buildup of material, pan roller were never guarded. Operator reached around and in to clean material without blocking motion. Roller and pan grabbed glove pulling fingers in, right hand pointer and ring finger were badly bruised, middle finger amputated 2/3 below first knuckle.

Feeder pan had a rod in it and employee tried to remove it and his left ring finger got injured.

Was walking across driveway and slipped and fell on ice.

Cut hand when cutting the wrap off a pallet.

EE was standing on the bagger, and was closing the door to the silo, and he put his hand into the hopper door, and it closed on two of his fingers.

Employee slipped while standing on 3 foot high wall, fell to ground, slight cut to hand, bruise to left leg.

Employee was stacking bags off conveyor to pallet. Co-worker missed a bag, so injured employee tried to catch it and twisted his back.

Employee was cleaning out a hopper at the end of his shift. His back felt tired, he went home and later that night his back began to hurt. Two days later he went to the local ER for treatment.

Employee was walking outside towards the breakroom building to clock out, slipped on the snow and ice, fell on right side injuring his side and ribs

Descending ladder from screens to roof of pelletizing plant, stepped on door left in wrong place (partially in ice/snow). Lost balance, fell forward on both knees and chest, bruised right knee. Reported accident to management on March 19, 2008. Received medical treatment by doctor on 4/9/2008. Continued normal job duties.

Employee never reported an accident or injury. He had stomach pain, went to personal doctor, doctor determined employee had a hernia and informed employee it happened at work. Accident date listed above is date of doctor visit. Currently working with work restrictions.

Over road truck driver picking up a load at plant fell off his flatbed truck while securing a tarp over the load. Not an Imerys employee or contractor. Reported incident to Geneva, NY field office and advised by Bill Korbel to submit accident report. Driver treated at emergency room for possible concussion and abrasions.

CUTTING OPEN SILICONE CAULKING TUBE WITH UTILITY KNIFE.

WORKER WAS DOWN INSIDE CRUSHER REMOVING BOLTS. NOTHING TO HOLD ONTO TO CLIMB OUT. ANOTHER WORKER OFFERED A HAND FOR HELP. WORKER INSIDE PULLED HIMSELF TO A LEDGE WHILE STILL BEING LIFTED OUT CAUSING SHOULDER TO SEPARATE.

DRILLER WAS OPERATING DRILL ON HIGH WALL WHEN A CHAIN LINK THAT LIFTS THE HYDRAULIC HAMMER BROKE. THE HAMMER WAS THEN ABLE TO FREEFALL PINCHING THE OPERATORS LEFT HAND BETWEEN IT AND THE DRILL STEEL HE WAS CHANGING. IT WAS OBSERVED, AFTER INSPECTION. THAT THE CHAIN LINK CONNECTING TO THE HAMMER GUILD WAS WORN. \

WORKER WAS USING A CAHINSAW THAT WAS TOO BIG FORTHE TYPE OF WORK BEING DONE. WORKING ON UNEVEN GROUND, TRYING TO OVER REACH.

DRIVER CLIMBED ON TOP OF TRUCK TO CLEAN SIDE BOARDS. APPARENTLY HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS FACE AND SHOULDER DRIVER FELL APPROX 12 FT

EE AND OTHER EE WERE MOVING AN AUGER. THEY BOTH PICKED UP THE AUGER THEN EE PUT HIS END DOWN. THEN EE WAS GOING TO SWING HIS END UP AND OVER A BEAM ON THE FLOOR. WHILE DOING THIS HE STRUCK HIS FINGER AGAINST A STEEL FLANGE ATTACHED TO THE BEAM.

ALLEGES HEAT AND COLD WHILE CHECKING FOR MOISTURE AT CHUTE FROM DRYER AND BAGGING 50#, 80# BAGS.

WALKING IN FRONT OF SHOP HEADING TOWARD BULLDOZER. ALLEGEDLY STEPPED DOWN WRONG ON GRAVEL SURFACE AND TURNED ANKLE.

WAS BAGGING MATERIAL WHEN BRADLEY PULVERIZER STOPPED. EMPLOYEE THEN RAN TO TURN OFF THE FEED TO THE BRADLEY PULVERIZER. WHILE RUNNING, EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE SEALING COVERS, WALKED ALONG SCREW, HEAD BUMPED CROSS MEMBER BETWEEN COLUMNS AND HOPPERS. IMPACT DROVE HEAD BACK STRAINING NECK.

NO PROPERTY DAMAGE BURNED LEFT FOREARM WAS CUTTING HOLES IN REPLACEMENT DRYER LINER PLATES WITH OXYGEN ACETYLENE TORCH WAS MOVING UP FROM SECOND TO THIRD STEP ON ST EPLADDER WITH LIGHTED TORC H IN LEFT HAND LOST BALANCE & TORCH BHURNED LEFTFORE ARM

UNKNOWN.

REPLACING BROKEN WIRES IN OIL CONSOLE. COVER ON CONSOLE WAS NOT FULLY OPEN, AND WHEN HE STARTED UP THE UNIT THE DOOR FELL ON HIS ARM.

RASH ON LOWER ARMS & BACK OF HANDS HANDS ARE EXPOSED TO OIL GREASE & SOLVENTS ECZEMAOUS DERMATITIS PROBABLY AGGREVATED BY WORK & COULD BE HEREDITARY

REMOVING STEEL FROM A TRACTOR TRAILER BY HAND PULLING A PIECE OF STEEL APPROX 4FTX4FTX1/2IN WITH A HOOK NO DAMAMGE UNDER STEEL PLATE

REGULAR REOCCURRING DUTIES: DRYER OPERATOR INCLUDING OPERATION OF FRONT END LOADER. OCCASIONALLY BAGS PRODUCTS 2-3 HOURS PER DAY, TWO TO THREE DAYS PER WEEK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OFF THE DRIVE SOCKET ON THE DRYER WITH THE AID OF TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES. THEY WERE SETTING DOWN THE DRIVE SOCKET AND THE OTHER TWO EMPLOYEES SET THEIR END DOWN FIRST, AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK WHILE TURNING TO BUT HIS END OF THE DRIVE SOCKET DOWN.

SHOVELING MATERIAL AND TWISTED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE BRADLY MILL ROLL WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL FROM THE BRADLY MILL PLATFORM TO GROUND(FOUR FEET) AND BROKE LEFT ARM AT THE ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO WALK UP A STAIRWAY TO THE DISC PELLETIZER. THE STAIRWAY MEETS ALL REUIREMENTS FOR AN INDUSTRIAL STAIRWAY. AS HE STARTED UP THE STAIRWAY HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RI GHT KNEE. THERE WAS NO UNSAFE CONDITION NOR UNSAFE ACT.

EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING AND PALLETIZING LIME-RITE IN 40 LB BAGS FOLLOWING NORMAL PROCEDURE THIS REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF LIFTING AND MOVEMENT

PICKING UP BLOCK OF WOOD SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND SKINNING AND BRUISING LITTLE AND RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND

VICTIM WAS PLACING PALLET COVER PAPER ON HOLDER WHEN ROLL STARTED TO SLIP. VICTIM TRIED TO REOVER ROLL AND PULLED MAIN BACK MUSCLE IN THE PROCESS. VICTIM IS BEDRIDDEN FOR TODAY AND MUST RETURN TO DOCTORS OFFICE MONDAY MORNING.

INJURED WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN A PARTICLE OF SLAG ENTERED RIGHT EYE. THERE WAS NO PERMANENT DAMAGE TO EYE AND RELEASED EMPLOYEE BACK TO WORK.

EE WAS GOING DOWN TO THE MILL, SLIPPED & BROKE HER ANKLE.

INJUREDS RT ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & HEAD PULLEY WHILE APPLYING BELT DRESSING BY REACHING IN BACK OF GUARD WITH STICK DAMAGE SUSTGAINED SEVERLY COMPLEX DEEP LACERATION ON RT ARM