Glass Rock Operation Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was starting to walk down a set of steps from the palletizer equipment, lost his balance and bent his left wrist on the handrail.

The victim was a truck driver for John R. Trucking Co. He was found unresponsive in the cab of his truck. 911 was called, CPR was administered by 2 EE's and an AED was brought to the scene. The AED was attached and instructions were followed. Hopewell TWP. EMT arrived shortly after and took over.

EE was operating tramway and had to reach down to secure a door on an incoming tram bucket.Doors on the tramway buckets are designed to latch automatically after they are emptied into the discharge silo;however,unlatched doors occur frequently due to rocks or sand in the latch mechanism. When EE reached to secure door, it caused a muscle strain in his lower back.

Employee was pushing buckets in on the empty side of the tramway, when the dispatcher released two buckets instead of one. Employee tried to stop the extra bucket by grabbing ahold of it and slid about 8 feet, trying to hold it back. Employee complained of shoulder/arm pain and sought medical attention. Employee has been off work since date of injury.

Employee was lifting empty sand bags onto platform by the bagger; as he lifted the bundle he felt his back lock up, his foot slipped and he fell to the ground. He stated that he hit is leg on either the guard or hand rail brusing his leg. He has also complained of back pain and sought medical attention. He did not loose any work time.

Employee experienced a std. threshold shift (greater than 25% of 2, 3, 4K testing)during his annual audiometric test conducted on 8/16/07. Test data was received on 8/30/07.

Employee was climbing down from the 920 loader and had his hand on the door. His ring caught on the door hinge lacerating his ring finger.

Employee was emptying a bucket near Tower 2; he was striking the side of a bucket with a sledge hammer to dislodge material. A small piece of rusted metal flew off the bucket striking the employee in the right lower leg causing a small laceration. The piece of metal had to be removed from the wound.

Four employees were performing preventative maintenance on the aerial tram system used to transport stone from the quarry to the plant. While tensioning the steel cable used to carry the tram buckets, the hydraulic cylinder assembly pulled loose from its anchor point. One employee was fatally injured and another suffered a broken leg, after being struck by components of the system.

Employee was walking on lower floor level in the Process Bldg. and a small amount of acid from an abandoned overhead acid pipeline system dripped onto employee's right lower arm. The line has not been used for over 5 years. Employee suffered a 2nd degree burn on his right lower arm

Operator bent down to latch a door on a tramway bucket. As he bent down he felt a pain in his lower back; he closed the door and returned to the control room. The pain persisted so he went to a chiropractor. He returned to work the next day but was not able to complete shift and went to the ER. He was perscribed pain medication and was told to rest.

Employee was moving a 55 gal barrel of kerosene in the Process Bldg with a chain hoist. A clasp was hooked to the barrel edge and as it was moved from the pickup truck, the clasp released and the barrel dropped about two feet onto employees rt foot. Employee had a hairline fracture on top of foot; no medical treatment, just time off for swelling to go down.

Employee was stepping down from ladder and missed last step which caused him to slip to ground level. Resulted in sprain to his left ankle.

Employee was making adjustments to feed system above bulk bagger; he asked other employee to test system. He informed operator he was clear of machine. As machine was started, his leg became caught between stationary and moving part of machine putting pressure on lower leg. Employee had a stress fracture to his right ankle.

EMPLOYEE WAS STOOPED DOWN PULLING ON CONVEYOR BELT TO POSITION IT FOR SPLICING. AS HE WAS PULLING ON BELT HE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK. DR STATED HE HAS TWO SPLIPPED DISCS, SEPARATED RIBS AND SHOULDER STRAIN

Welder was working on elevator at ground level below bulk loading station. the 6" dust collection hose came loose, swung down striking ee in chest and mouth. ee had a laceration to lip requiring medical attention.

Operator was on walkway at creek pump to clean screen. the walkway frame broke & the operator grabbed the railing to keep from falling. At that point he felt a pull in his rt. shoulder. He did not see dr until 3-3-05 & has not lost time. Amendment: After 6 months the dr determined that surgery was reqd to repair a torn ligament. This was not reportable till he reqd surgery 10/13/05

Employee was placing 100# bags onto pallet at the lower dryer. He turned to place a bag onto a pallet and felt a twinge pain in his lower back area, suffered a lower back strain.

EE WAS SWEEPING FLOOR OUTSIDE TERMINAL AND STEPPED ASIDE TO LET LOADED BUCKET PASS, STEPPING ON ROCK CAUSING THE ANKLE STRAIN. HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND WAS STRUCK IN THE ARM BY THE PASSING BU CKET, CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND RESULTING IN TWO STITCHES TO HIS ELBOW.

EE WAS MANUALLY TURNING GATE VALVE WITH A PIPE WRENCH AND WHILE PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE VALVE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK (LOWER BACK STRAIN).

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND BELTS AND SHOVELING INTO A WHEEL BARROW. HE LIFTED WITH HANDLES AND STARTED UPHILL AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE HAD STRAIN TO LOWER BACK BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EE WAS HOLDING A 6" PIECE OF PLASTIC PIPE WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS CUTTING IT. A 4" PIECE OF PIPE INSIDE THE 6" PIECE SLIDE OUT OF 6" PIECE CUTTING EE FINGER. THE RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRED STI TCHES.

AS EE STEPPED ONTO CAB ENTRY STEP ON WATER TRUCK, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE STEP CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS UPPER LIP AGAINST THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. EE NOTED HE HAD OIL ON THE BOTTOM OF WORK BO OT CAUSING HIM TO SLIP. THE RESULTING LACERATION TO LIP REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE WAS HELPING REMOVE SPEED REDUCER COUPLING ON LEWISTOWN MILL AND SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING OVER SPEED REDUCER. TO BREAK HIS FALL, HE REACHED OUT WITH RIGHT ARM HITTING THE FLOOR RESULTING IN A BROKEN ARM.

HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL (RADIO ANTENNA MOUNT) IN LEFT HAND, & TURNING SCREWDRIVER IN RIGHT HAND SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED OFF SCREW INTO LEFT HAND

WHILE LOADING A BULK TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE BRACED HIS HAND ON A WALK-WAY AND A SHARP BURR ON THE WALK-WAY SLICED THRU HIS LEFT HAND. THE LACERA-TION REQUIRED THREE SUTURES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A FLATBED TRUCK WITH 100 POUND BAGS OF SAND. HE TWISTED AND HIS BACK POPPEDCAUSING SEVERE PAIN. LOWER BACK WAS AFFECTED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OVER A PIECE OF PIPE WITH SLEDGE IN HANDS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THE MAINTENANCE CREW WAS REPLACING THE STAINLESS STEEL AIR DRYING GRIDS IN THE DRYER, WHICH ARE SECURED IN PLACE WITH STEEL WEDGES. EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE WEDGES BY DRIVING WITH A 10 LB HAMMER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

MOVING MATERIAL WITH FORKLIFT AND GOT HAND CAUGHT UNDER BUILDING GUARDRAIL BETWEEN LOAD ON FORKLIFT.

EE AND A MAINTENANCE MAN WERE INSTALLING A NEW SCRAPPER BOARD ONT HE CONVEYOR FEEDING WET SAND TO THE STEEL SAND DRYER. HE WAS HOLDING THE NEW SCRAPER BOARD WEIGHT LESS THAN 20 LBS WHEN HE FEL T A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE HAS HAD A HISTORYOF OCCASIONAL BACK PAIN THROUGHOUT HIS EE.

EE WAS GRINDING EXCESS WELD OFF OF TRAMWAY RIAL. THE GRINDER KICKED BACK AND AS A RESULT, HE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT KNEE. THIS LACERATION WAS CLOSED WITH FIVE SUTURES. HE WAS AL SO GIVEN A TETANUS SHOT.

THE INJURED EE CLAIMS HE SLIPPED IN SPILLED OIL ON THE FLOOR OF THE LUBRICATING OIL STORAGE BLDG. (LOCATED BETWEEN THE PROCESS BLDG AND THE ROD MILL BLDG.) HE WAS PLACING A FULL 55 GAL DRU M OF OIL IN A HORIZONTAL CRADLE USING AN OVERHEAD CHAIN HOIST.

EE & CO-WORKER WERE CARRYING A PIECE OF STEEL, WEIGHTING APPROX 250# TO THE LOADER BUCKET. CO-WORKER STUMBLED, CAUSING THE STEEL TO SHIFT TOWARD EE. EE FELL BACKWARDS & TWISTD HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WORKED THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY & 8/4 THRU 8/7. KNEE WAS QUITE PAINFUL & RED. HE WENT TO THE DR, WAS ADVISED TO REMAIN OFF THE LEG FOR APPROX 10 DAYS.

EMPLOYE EWAS REPLACING A DEFECTIVE CONVEYOR TROUGHING ROLLER. A LOOSE ROLLER FELL OFF OF THE CONVEYOR FRAMEWORK AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD. THE RESULTING LACERATION REQUIRED TH REE STITCHES TO REPAIR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

WHILE OPENING A DOOR, THE EMP PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EMP WAS USING A WRENCH TO CLOSE WATER VALVE. WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT THE EMP ON RIGHT THUMB. EMP WAS TREATED AT HOSPITAL. THUMB WAS IMMOBILIZED IN A SPLINT. EMP WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A PUMP WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND GIVEN AN INJECTION OF MUSCLE RELAXANT AND A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN MEDICATION.

EE WAS REPLACING A PLUG IN A TANK WHEN HE KNOCKED OVER A PRY BAR LEANING AGAINST THE TANK. THE PRY BAR FELL AND HIT THE EE S RIGHT INDEX FINGER, CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE BEGAN EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN ON 6-27-96. HE WAS TREATED BY HIS FAMILY DOCTOR ON 7-1-96. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS DOCTOR FEELS THIS PAIN IS AN EXACERBATION OF HIS LOST TIME INJURY DATE D 10-4-89.

EE WASS BENDING OVER TO PATCH A HOLE IN A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. TOOK A NONPRESCRIPTION PAIN RELIEVER.

CRANE WAS HOOKED TO CRUSHER TRYING TO MOVE BELL. WHEN CRANE LIFTED THE BELL, IT HIT THE EE ON THE RIGHT KNEE. WENT TO THE DR ON 5-9-96 GIVEN KNEE BRACE AND TOLD TO WEAR BRACE FOR 5-7 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM WELDING TRUCK TO MAINTENANCE SHOP AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE WENT TO THE DR ON 4/29 AND WAS TOLD TO STAY OFF WORK UNTIL 5-6-96.

EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER PRYING FROZEN SANDROCK, WAS STRUCK UNDER THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS JAW BY A PRY BAR WHEN THE ROCK SLIPPED OFF THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER & HIT THE PRY BAR. LACERATION UNDER RIGHT SIDE OF JAW. TRANSPORTED TO GOOD SAMARITANHOSPITAL. XRAY SHOWS NO BROKEN BONES - LACERATION WAS SUTURED.

EE WAS REPLACING AA TRUNION ON THE B LEACH TUBE, THE PRY BAR STRUCK EE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER, CAUSING ACUTE PAIN. HE WAS TRANSPORTED OT THE ER ROOM AT GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER, WHERE HE W AS TREATED BY ER DR. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN, RX WAS GIVEN ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR CARE FOR THE CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER, LEFT PINCHED CLAVICAL AND LEFT PINCHED SCAPULA.

CONTRACT TRUCK DRIVER EXITED HIS TRUCK AND WAS WALKING TOWARD ANOTHER TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE, FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FROZEN GROUND.

WHILE BREAKING ICE FROM CREEK PUMP LINE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE, FELL AND LANDED ON TAILBONE AND RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS TREATED IN THE EMERGENCY RM. AT GOOD SAMARITAN HOPSITAL, X-RAYS WERE T AKEN AND EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN AND EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN RX FOR MUSCLE THIGH MUSCLE SPRAIN AND RIGHT TRAPESIS MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SAND ROCK FROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT WITH A SHOVEL & FELT A PAIN ON THE RT SIDE OF HIS LOWER BACK WAS TREATED BY LOCAL PHYSICIAN (DR FLORINI) & GIVEN PRESCRIPTION

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM QUARRY OFFICE OT TRAMWAY TO START HIS SHIFT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE, FELL AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST. HE WAS TREATED BY LOCAL DR FOR A SPRAINED LEFT WRIST ANDABR ASION LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PLASTIC BAG BANDING STRIPS WITH HIS PERSONAL POCKET KNIFE. WHILE HOLDING BANDING STRIP WITH LEFT HAND AND CUTTING PLASTIC STRIP WITH KNIFE IN RIGHT HAND, KNIFE SLIPPED CU TTING LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH KNIFE. 7 SUTURES TO LEFT INDEX FINGER AT BETHESDA HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM.

WHILE ASSISTIN GIN LIFTINGA SMALL PIECE OF STEEL PLATE, EMPLOYEE ELT HIS BACK GIVE OUT. EMPLOYEE AND ACCIDENT WITNESS WERE MOVING PIECE OF PLATE TO ANOTHER LOCATION. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING AN ELASTIC BACK BRACE AT TIME OF INCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS INJURY TO BACK WHILE HAND STACK ING 100 LB BAGS OF SAND. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORTINJURY UNTIL TEN DAYS LATER. ATTEMPTED INVESTIGATION WAS DELAYED BY EMPLOYEE NOT AT WORK AND FAI LED ATTEMPTS TO INTERVIEW EMPLOYEE UNTIL 5-4-94.CENTRAL SILICA CO. RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND OR RESCIND 7000-1 REPORT PENDING COMPENSATION RULING OF EMPLOYEE'S CLAIM.

HE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO REMOVE PROPELLER FROM SHAFT OF WATER PUMP. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED, MASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND, BETWEEN THE BAR AND A METAL FOUNDATION POST IN THE PROCESS BUILD ING. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND AND HE WAS RX FOR ANTIBIOTIC AND PAIN MEDICATIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 3HP ELECTRIC MOTOR ONTO BED OF PICK-UP TRUCK EMPLOYEE FELT SUDDEN PAIN IN LOWER BACK ELECTRIC MOTOR WEIGHTED APPROXIMTELY 60 POUND EMPLOYEE REPORTED OFF THE FOLLOWING DA Y DUE TO LOWER BACK PAIN

DURING ICE STORM EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM QUARRY CRUSHER TO NEARBY ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION TO TAKE READING OF METER. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE INJURING CHEST WALL. HOUR METER HAS BEEN RE LOCATED TO QUARRY CURSHER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS EXPANDED METAL GRATED FLOOR AND FELL, LACERATING LIP AND CHIN. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT FLOOR WAS LEVEL, IN GOOD REPAIR. FLOOR WAS NOT SLIPPERY. NO OBJECTS WERE ON THE FLOOR WITHIN 15FT. OF SITE. HOUSEKEEPING IN AREA WAS EXCELLENT.

WHILE OPERATING THE TRAMWAY STATION, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OM THE ICE COVERED CONCRETE FLOOR INJURING LOWER RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE. EMPLOYEE FELL ONTO LOOSE SMALL ROCKS THAT WAS ON THE CONCRETE F LOOR.

A 100 BAG OF SAND FELL FROM CONVEYOR BELT. EE PICKED UP BAG TO PLACE IN WHEELBARROW FELT SHARP PAIN IN LEFT SIDE OF BACK EE WENT TO DR THE NEXT DAY DR ORDERED NO WORK.

INJURED SPLASHED HOT WATER/LIME MIX IN LEFT EYE WHILE CLEANING LIME STIR TUB.

EE WAS PLACING A BUNDLE OF 100 EMPTY BAGS ON FLINT BAGGER. HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT RINF FINGER BETWEEN BAGS AND CORNER OF STEEL PLATE ON FLINT BAGGER.

WHILE HELPING TO REPAIR THE AERIAL TRAMWAY, HE WAS STANDING ON AN ELEVATED PLATFORM. HE THEN STEPPED OFF THE PLATFORM ONTO A 7/8" WIRE ROPE CABLE TO ENGAGE IT THROUGH A SHIVE BLOCK ROLLER. HE SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING OUT TO THE CABLE AND FELLAPPROX. 10 TO 12 FEET.

WHILE USING A PNEUMATIC AIR WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT ONT EH TRACKS OF A DOZER, EMPLOYEE PINNED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE OF AIR WRENCH AND DOZER TRACK. AIR WRENCH SLIPPED FROM ITS INTEN DED POSITION, CAUSING THE INJURY.

EE WAS LIFTING ELECTRIC MOTOR ONTO CATWALK WHEN MOTOR TURNED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN COUPLING AND CATWALK.

EE WAS BREAKING UP FROZNE CHUNKS OF SAND THAT WERE STUCK IN SAND HOPPER IN YARD. HE WAS USING A STEEL PRY BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND SIDE OF HOPPER. HE WAS TRE ATED AT GOOD SAMARITAN HOSP., WHERE THE E.R. PHY. ORDERED AN XRAY, DRAINED THE FINGERNAIL, RING FINGER LEFT HAND. NO MEDICATION NECESSARY, BUT TO USE FINGER GUARD FOR PROTECTION.

CONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING OVERHEAD ON PIPING. A SPARK FELL ONTO HIS SHIRT WHERE THE PROTECTIVE LEATHER WELDING JACKET WAS OPEN AND CAUGHT HIS SHIRT ON FIRE. CONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEE RECEI VED BURNS TO MIDDLE BACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER. CONTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SUITABLE PPE FOR THE TASK.

85061S GUIDING OVERHEAD CRANE WHEN PERSON ABOVE HIM KNOCKING A WELDING ROD FROM BEAM. THE ROD FELL APPROX. 25', STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT EYE LID.

38532ING ACID AND WATER LEVELS AT ROTOMETERS WHEN A NA DVERSE REACTION OCCURED OUT THE BACK END OF THE ACID MIXER.

WE WERE INSTALLING A 12" LINE FROM SPIRALS TO NEUTRALIZER- TAPPING LINE TOGETHER WITH 2X4 BOARD. I.NAME MISSED LINE STRIKING HIM ON LOWER LIP. HE RECEIVED LACERATION TO LOWER LIP (INSIDE) REQU IRING 4 SUTURES.

HE WAS HAMMERING ON FEEDER PLATE IN LIMER WHEN A 4" PLUG FELL OUT OF LIME TANK CAUSING LIME TO POUR OUT OF TANK ON HIM.

CONTACTOR EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO ERECT AN 11 FT LONG PIECE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL.THE STEEL INADVERTENLY ROLLED OVER AND FELL OFF A FIVE FT HIGH SCAFFOLD,STRIKING BOTH CONTRACTORS AS IT FEL L TO THE GROUND.

CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO ERECT A 11 FT LONG PIECE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL.THE STEEL INADVERTENTLY ROLLED OVER AND FELL OFF A FIVE FT HIGH SCAFFOLD,STRIKING BOTH CONTRACTORS EMPLOYEE S,AS IT FELL TO THE GROUND.

HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF BULK TRUCK AND TRIED TO PULL AIRSLIDE AROUND IN PLACE TO LOAD TRUCK. HE HAS HIS HANDS ABOVE HIS HEAD AND SAID HIS BACK WENT OUT OF PLACE.

INJURED WAS PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK ON A CATEPILLAR 920 FRONT END LOADER. WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A BOLT WITH A PNEUMATIC WRENCH HE COULD NOT VISUALLY SEE IF THE BOLT AND NUT WAS TURNING SEP ARELY OR TOGETHER HE THEN TRIED TO FEEL IF THE NUT WAS TURNING WITH HIS LEFT HAND,CUTTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON THE ROTATING BOLT.

I.NAME WALKING ON ROADWAY NEAR THE BALL MILL BLDG,SLIPPED ON ICY ROADWAY.FELL ONTO ROADWAY USING LEFT ARM TO BREAK FALL.SPRAINED LEFT WRIST.

WHILE LIFTING AND STACKING 50 LB SACKS OF SILICA FLINT ON WOODED PALLET, EE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA, AND DOWN EACH LEG.

EMPL WAS CARRYING ARM LOAD OF EMPTY PEBBLE SACKS & WHILE GOING DOWN FLIGHT OF STEPS TO PUT THEM IN DUMPSTER HE MISSED LAST STEP & FELL. HE HURT BACK & TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS MEASURING INSIDE THE MILL. THERE WAS AN AREA 3 1/2' X 6' OF FLINT IN THE MILL. HE STEPPED IN THE HOT FLINT, CAUSING A BURN TO HIS LEFT FOOT. HE WAS TREATED BY A PHYSICIAN, GIVEN A PRESC RIPTION FOR ANTIBIOTIC AND WAS TOLD TO SOAK LEFT FOOT IN WATER.

HE WAS WORKING ON A 6X4 WARMAN SLURRY PUMP. WHEN HE AND ANOTHER MAINTENANCE MAN WERE LIFTING PUMP HEAD TO PUT IT BACK IN PLACE, HE FELT A PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON THE NUMBER ONE HARDINGE BALL MILL WITH A RATCHET WRENCH WHEN HE FELT APULL IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK.

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STEADYING PUMP, WHILE OTHER REAMED OUT HOLES, PARTICLES GOT IN EYES

EMPL WAS SHVELING ROCK FROM BENEATH CRUSHER TO BELT HOPPER APPROX 6' ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK. HE FINISHED OUT SHIFT & WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR THAT NIGHT. CHIROPRACTOR PRESCRIB ED 3 DAYS REST FOR MUSCLE STRAIN. EMPL MISSED TWO DAYS OF WORK.

I.NAME PARKED GRADER,CLEANING LEFT FRONT WINDOW.BLADE WAS LOWERED TO PREVENT GRADER MOVING.HE REACHED AROUND DOOR FRAME TO CLEAN OUTSIDE OF WINDOW,LOST BALANCE & BEGAN TO FALL.TRIED TO CATCH D OOR FRAME WITH LEFT HAND BUT CAUGHT DOOR LATCH CUTTING LEFT RING FINGER.

HE WAS WORKING ON THE SCRAPER COMPRESSOR. HE FINISHED LUNCH AND WAS BRINGING MORE TOOLS INTO THE SCRAPER ENGINE AREA. HE WAS STANDING ON THE FRONT BUMPER, PREPARING TO CLIMB ONTO THE ENGINE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND BRUISING HIS RIGHT SIDE RIBS AS HE STRUCK THE BUMPER ON THE WAY DOWN.

I.NAME WAS WORKING ON A LIME FEEDER. LIME WORKED ITS WAY INTO HIS SHOE AND REACTED WITH FOOT PERSPIRATION. A SMALL SECOND DEGREE BURN OCCURRED AND WAS TREATED WITH MINOR FIRST AID. ON JANUARY 16, SUBSEQUENT INFECTION CAUSED I.NAME TO MISS WORK.

INJURED WAS ATETEMPTING TO POSITION A FULL 55 GAL DRUM OF WAY OIL ON THE FORKS OF A TOW MOTOR.THE FORKS WERE ON THE GROUND WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED.AS HE PUSHED THE BARREL HE SLIPPED .AT THI S POINT HE FELT A DULL PAIN IN HIS BACK.HE WORKED HIS NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT THEN MISSED THE NEXT 3 SHIFTS WITH A DIAGNOSED BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A PLANK SCAFFOLD, WORKING ON A BIN-EYE INDICATOR WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR 24 FEET BELOW. AT THIS TIME, A BROKEN RIGHT ELBOW AND PELVIS HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED.

I NAME WAS WALKING AROUND HIS SCRAPER, DOING A PRESHIFT INSPECTION WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON UNEVEN GROUND. HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST WHILE TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL. A SPLINT WAS APPLIED BY HIS DR THE NEXT DAY.

EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER ABOUT 10 FT OFF THE FLOOR, REMOVING BOLTS FROM DRYER ASSEMBLY. AS HE WAS PULLING ON A RACHET BAR, THE TOP OF THE LADDER SLID OFF THE DRYER BREECHING CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE FLOOR. HE RECEIVED A CUT AND BRUISES ON HIS RIGHT LEG.

I.NAME WAS PULLING THE AIR RELEASE VALVE ON A RAILCAR WHEN THE COTTER-PIN HOLDING THE RELEASE VALVE LEVER BROKE, CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO STRIKE THE FRAME OF THE CAR. INJURY INCURRED WAS A CH IPPED BONE, RIGHT THUMB.

I,NAME AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING A 1 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR ONTO A PICK-UP TRUCK BED. AS THEY WERE TURNING THE MOTOR ON THE BED, I,NAME FELT A "POP" IN HIS BACK. HE FINISHED OUT HIS SHIFT AND WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR THAT NIGHT.

I.NAME WAS STANDING ON A METAL GRATE OVER A DESLIME WILL, HOSING DOWN SAND. AS HE PULLED THE HOSE BACK, HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET TO THE PLANT FLOOR. RECEIVED CHIROPRACTIC CARE ON 10-7-88. SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL AWARE OF TREATMENT 1/11/89.

I,NAME ASSISTED BY OTHER TWO EMPLOYEES, WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION A 55 GAL. DRUM OF OIL ON A FABRICATED STEEL CARRIER HELD BY OTHER EMPLOYEE. AS THE DRUM WAS BEING SET ON THE CARRIER, THE WEI GHT OF THE DRUM CAUSED THE CARRIER TO MOVE. THE VICTIMHS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DRUM AND CARRIER, RESULTING IN SKIN AND TISSUE DAMAGE.

EMP WAS FELLING TREES FOLOWING AN I CE STORM. AS HE WAS CUTTING CHINSAW HE WAS USING KICKED BACOPENING A 2" CUT 1 1/2" BELOW L. KNEE. 11 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

I,NAME WAS ASSI8TING IN RELINGIN OF THE BALLMILL (LEWISTOWN) WHEN, AFTER SECURING ACCESS HATCH, THE TURNED AND DISMOUNTED OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE MILL CATCHING HIS RIGHT HEEL ON TOE GUARD. T HE MOMENTEM CAU8ED HIS ANKLE TO TURN UNDER RESULTING IN LIGAMENT AND MUSCLE DAMAGE TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

I,NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS OVER A MAN-CAGE OPENING IN THE CAT-WALK ON THE UNLOADING FACILITY OF THE GLASS ROCK AERIAL TRAMWAY. HE PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT NEAR THE FAR SIDE OF THE OPENING AND WAS MOVING HIS LEFT LEG WHEN RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED INTO THE MAN-CAGE OPENING. HE FELL UNTIL HIS RIGHT KNEE STRUCK THE TOP RUNG OF THE LADDER WHICH STOPPED HIS DESCENT. HE SUSTAINED 2 INTERNAL AN

TAIL PULLEY SEC7ION WAS BEING TRANSPORTED VIA FRONT END LOADER. SECTION WAS CHAINED TO LIFTING EYE OF LOADER BUCKET WHEN CHAIN HOOK SLIPPED FROM LINK DROPPING SECTION 18" TO 24" ONTO MY NAME L EG, BREAKING IT1 SURGERY WAS REQUIRED FOR REPAIR OF BROKEN BONE.

LUBRICATING HEA8 PULLEY ON FEEDER TO MILL.REACHED UP UNDER AND BEHIND GUARDED SPROCKET AND CHAIN TO LOCATE GREASE FITTING.GLOVED LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN SPROCKET LACERATING HEEL OF THUMB AND BREAK ING LITTLE FING9R.SOME TENDON DAMAGE AND CRUSHED BONE IN HEEL OF THUMB.

I.NAME WAS DOIN1 HIS NORMAL WORK DUTIES COMPLAINED OF SHARP PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES WALKED OUTSIDE & LAYED DOWN. EMERGENCY SQUAD TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL DR PRONOUNCED I.NAME DEAD CAUSE MASSI VE HEART ATTACH1

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PUMP HEAD WEIGHT OF APPROX. 150 LBS BACK ONTO PUMP WHILE WORKING ALONE. EMPLOYEE WILL HAVE SURGERY PERFORMED ON MARCH 28 FOR AN ABDOMINAL HERNIA.

HOT SLAG FROM W9LDING FELL INTO RIGHT EAR-BURNS TO TYMPANIC MEMBRANES OF THE RIGHT EAR.

HAVING COMPLETE CUTTING DOWN TREES UNDER THE ELECTRIC LINES, THE INJURED WAS WALKING TO THE ROAD WITH CHAIN SAW ON IDLE. CHAIN CAUGHT ON INJURED\S LEFT TROUSER LEG PULLING IT AGAINST THE LEG. LEFT LEG WAS CUT BELOW THE KNEE.

WHILE WORKING ON TRAMWAY BUCKET ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN DOOR, INJURED WAS HOLDING THE BUCKET WHILE A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE DOOR OF THE BUCKET WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE, GRABBED BUCKET WITH RIGHT HAND, RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR & BUCKET RESULTING IN A LACERATION ANDA BROKEN BONE IN RIGHT INDEX FINGER-STITCHES REQUIRED.

WHILE CHANGING 4 PVC PIPE ON PUMP, PIPE SLIPPED AND SMASHED INJURED S FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND BOLT. INJURED WENT TO HOSPTIAL AND GOT STITCHES IN FINGER. DR TOLD HIM NOT TO WORK FOR TWO DAYS.

WHILE ATTACHING 2IN PLASTIC PIPE TO PUMP PIPE LISLIPPED OUT OF ANOTHER OPERATORS HANDS AND STRUCK INJURED ON RIGHT COLLAR BONE INJURED HAD X-RAY TAKEN AT HOSPITAL AND HELD RT ARM IN SLING FOR 24 HOURS

WHILE LOADING TOTE BIN FOR BULK SHIPMENT INJURED WORKER WAS HOLDING LOADING HOSE AND BENT DOWN TO CHECK FILL HEIGHT AND HURT HIS BACK.

INJURED WORKER WAS HOLDING A WRENCH ONTO A BOLT WHILE ANOTHER WORKER WAS APPLYING FORCE ON WRENCH. INJURED WORKER GOT FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN WRENCH AND ANOTHER BOLT. INJURY TO FINGER REQUIRED STITCHES.

WORKING WITH PRY BAR MOST OF HIS WORK SHIFT. AFTER HIS WORK SHIFT WEVERE MUSCLE SPASMS IN CHEST DEVELOPED.