Graymont Dolime (OH) Inc. Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was removing a sprocket on #3 aerator. The sprocket was heavier than the employee thought and dropped it onto the guard which was on the employee's right foot. The employee also smashed their right thumb between the sprocket and the guard. The employee's right thumb was fractured.

A maintenance employee conducted repairs inside Aerator #3. During repairs, the employee received burns from steam and lime.

Employee slipped on lime putty and landed on EE's right shoulder.

Employee was bent over picking up a drive chain guard for installation when EE felt EE's back strain.

Employee was walking downstairs, missed final step and fell to the floor hitting their left knee. Employee continued to work at full compacity, but medical evaluation determined a fracture of the tibia on 3/31/23. Currently employee is on restricted duty.

Employee was assisting mechanical maintenance replace belt on #3 palletizer bag flattener. While feeding the belt through the rollers, the employee felt a pop in the left shoulder. Employee later went to urgent care and was placed on restricted duty, cannot lift more than 3 pounds with left arm or 10 pounds combined arms and no ladder work.

While performing morning stretches, employee felt a pop in right calf muscle while doing the lunge stretch. Employee was taken to urgent care, diagnosed with muscle sprain, instructed to take ibuprofen and ice leg. EE was given restricted duty until follow up on 9/14/2021. On 9/14/2021, leg was still swollen and restricted duty was extended to another follow up on 9/21/2021.

Employee was using an electric pump to fill a sprayer with Mild Acid Detergent. The sprayer overfilled causing the hose to pop out of the sprayer. It sprayed the employee directly in the face. EE then began to flush eyes at the eyewash station. Employee was medically evaluated, treated at emergency room and was released to return to work on 8/16/2021.

Employee was walking down the outside lab steps, when EE got tripped up on the third from the bottom step and fell forward to the concrete sidewalk landing on left side. Medical Treatment 3/24/21 - X-Ray Positive multiple fracture of ribs

EE was performing housekeeping activity at the screen plant with a shovel. While the EE was cleaning, there was a sharp pain in the lower back and lower back locked up. OCC Treatment & Restricted Duty

Employee was working on coal elevator and while shoveling strained back. Employee didn't report accident until Monday 3/30. We denied the BWC claim but lost the appeal and was notified on 5/21.

Employee was changing out 3/4" bolts on flight for upper dust screw conveyor. EE was using the open end on two ratchet wrenches to tighten the bolt and nut. While tightening towards self with left hand and away from self with the right, the wrench in EE's left hand slipped off the bolt head. Employee lost balance, falling forward onto wrist rolling it over.

Lime in left eye from cleaning discharge conveyor with compressed air. Received prescription eye drops.

Accident is still under investigation.

Employee reported to work at 6:30am and after morning crew talk was assigned to remove the slide in the four stone chute feeding the south jet belt. Employee obtained a steel bar used to remove slide and discovered it was stuck. Used the bar to bang on it a few times to loosen it up and attempting to lift and remove again, causing a lower back strain.

Employee was closing the east side store room dock door on March 21, 2018 when the door jammed and caused the employee's left arm to jerk. Employee continued working without issue but subsequent medical visits revealed a rotator cuff tear. Surgery was deemed necessary and performed on June 25, 2018.

Working on #1 hydrator cutting steel with grinder. Maintenance operator stood up after completing the work, turned head to the left and felt something fall into left eye. Employee was prescribed eye drops for eye infection.

Employee was digging out #1 coal mill and while twisting to position self better, strained lower back. Employee was prescribed physical therapy on 8/11/2016.

Employee was pulling scale out of #3 kiln hood when a piece of scale became stuck in the cooler grate. When this happened, employee felt a strain in his lower back.

A mixture of coal and petroleum coke started to spontaneously combust in the # 3 coal bin. This is being reported because the fire lasted more than 30 minutes.

The EE was attempting to remove a grease gun coupled to a grease zerk that had become stuck. The EE pulled on the hose and the coupler whipped back hitting his teeth.

EE was trying to remove lid from a sample missile and while doing so he strained his right wrist. On 5/2/11 EE began P.T. which made this incident reportable.

A mixture of coal and petroleum coke started to spontaneous combust in the #2 Coal bin. This is being reported because the fire lasted more than 30 minutes.

EE was positioned near duct opening. Duct was on a bind and released from opening with force. Duct hit ee knocking him down.

EE was cutting floor grating with grinding wheel. The wheel hit the edge of grating and kicked, resulting in a cut on the side of the left hand.

The conditions contributing to his death are still under investigation, there were no direct witnesses to the death of our employee. We know that employee was picking up a bulk load of lime at Graymont. We know that a Graymont employee found him on top of the trailer in a safety harness unresponsive. CPR & AED were administered on site. EMS transported employee to the Hospital.

EE was pulling on a wooden crate in order to align it so a fork truck could pick it up more easily. While pulling on the crate, it pinched EE's left middle and left ring finger tips, fracturing the tuft under the nail.

Employee sprained right wrist while pulling scale from #2 kiln. On 12/29/08, employee went back to doctor due to pain in wrist. On 1/15/09, we received a notice that employee would be getting therapy 3 times per week for 3 weeks. This is the reason the injury became reportable.

The employee was trying to break up a piece of scale from the rotary kiln with a pry bar. When he went to shove the bar into the scale he felt a pain in his right elbow. He is enrolled in physical therapy three times a week for three weeks.

Employee was standing along side of a parked fork truck when a second fork truck backed around the corner hitting the employee.

While poking pocket on #3 Cooler, employee's hand slipped off rod pinching it between pipe & rod cutting right thumb. Taken to ER & they put in 3 stitches.

Employee was shoveling lime in kiln basement and some of the lime dust got into left boot burning top of foot.

Employee was using a jog control to inspect the hydrator when he noticed the lead light he was kneeling on was still in the hydrator and starting to wrap up. He reached down to move the cord and the hydrator pulled his right hand into the path of the side scraper. The skin on the back of his right hand was torn down toward his knuckles and he also broke the tip of his right finger.

Poking #3 dust chamber, dust flew out and got in gloves burning left hand.

Cleaning up under crusher pan shoveling screenings into elevator when EE twisted and felt lower back pop. Had pain in lower back and down right leg.

Bottom stair tread broke while employee was entering crusher pit. The next day ankle was sore and got X-Ray that showed nothing broken only a sprain.

Employee was closing tailgate with right hand and finger was caught between tailgate hinge pin and lock hook.

Employee was exiting the #1 tube mill and lost his footing causing him to fall off the scaffold platform. When employee fell he broke his left middle finger.

The employee was removing a crusher end cover and when the cover broke loose it swung towards the employee pinching his left hand between the cover and a bucket elevator housing.

PULLING SCALE RING FROM KILN. HAD JACKHAMMER AT 9/10 O'CLOCK POSITION & WHEN HE PULLED HAMMER BACK A LARGE PIECE OF SCALE CAME LOOSE & ROLLED DOWN JACKHAMMER STRIKING HAND & THUMB.

Pulling scale #3 Hood Scale Rod slipped off of the piece causing hand to come in contact with the bottom edge of the primary air gate weights cutting finger. Went to emergency room and they put in 3 stitches.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE MOTAR HOE TO PULL KILN COATING/SCALE FROM #3 KILN DISCHARGE HOOD. CONTINUED PULLING PUT STRESS ON RIGHT WRIST.

PERFORMING DAILY LUBRICATION OF SECONDARY SCREENING PLANT. WALKING FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER, EE BENT DOWN TO PASS THROUGH A LOW-HEADROOM AREA. WHEN EE STRAIGHTENED UP, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON #1 KILN STONE INCLINE FEED BELT SKIRTING. AFTER COMPLETING THE JOB HE WALKED DOWN THE SOUTH STAIRWAY. A FEW FEET AWAY FROM THE STAIRS, HE STEPPED ON A STONE WITH HIS RI GHT FOOT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. AFTER GOING TO THE DOCTOR, HE WAS TOLD IT WAS FRACTURED.

EE WAS INSPECTING THE DUST CHAMBER, WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A PILE OF HOT MATERIAL AND THE DUST GOT INTO HIS BOOT AND BURNT HIS LEG AND ANKLE.

THE BONDCRETE BULK DISCHARGE FEEDER SLIDE WAS NOT COMPLETELY CLOSED. LIME SHOT OUT WHEN FEEDER INSPECTION DOOR WAS REMOVED.

EE WAS LOWERING SPOUT IN PLACE WHEN COME A LONG HANDLE HIT HIS THUMB AND TORE OFF FINGERNAIL AND SMASHING THUMB. EE HAD TO HAVE STITCHES.

EE WAS SITTING ON A FIVE GALLON PAIL WELDING AUTOCLAVE SHAFT. WHEN GETTING UP FROM BUCKET HIS BACK HURT AND COULD HARDLY WALK.

USING AIR LANCE TO CLEAN BETWEEN LIME CONVEYOR IDLERS, MATERIAL SHOT BACK AT EE & AS HE TURNED HIS HEAD A PIECE OF LIME GOT THROUGH HIS GOGGLES CAUSING IRRITATION TO THE EYE. SENT TO OCC DRS C HECKED HIM & APPLIED MEDICATION. GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION FOR OINTMENT TO APPLY TO EYE.

CHEST, ARM, NECK PAINS- THOUGHT MAYBE HEART ATTACK- TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL HOSPITAL. VIA EMS TESTSFOR HEART NEGATIVE- POSSIBLE MUSCLE STRAIN FROM SWINGING SLEDGE.

EE WAS TRYING TO OPEN BULK TRUCK LID-DIDN'T GO TO DR UNTIL APRIL 1, 2002.

SHOVELING.

WALKING DOWN STAIRWAY WITH CONCRETE RAKE AND SHOVEL. TRIPPED OR MISSTEPPED. WAS USING HAND RAIL BUT WHEN CATCHING BALANCE CONCRETE RAKE WEDGED BETWEEN HIS RIGHT KNEE AND STAIRWAY.

OPERATING WHEEL LOADER AT MUCK PILE, ROUGH DIGGING MAKING FLOOR. REPORTED NEXT MORNING AT BEGINNING OF SHIFT "KNOT IN MY BACK" I FELT A SNAP IN MY BACK YESTERDAY WHILE DIGGING TOE.

SHOVELING KILN WASTE, AIRBORNE LIME DUST ENTEREDRIGHT EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. SUPERVISOR REMOVED 1 SPECT OF DUST FROMEYE AND FLUSHED WITH EYEWASH. EMPLOYEE FINISHED SHIFT AND CONSULTED EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN THESAME DAY BECAUSE EYE WAS IRRITATED. PHYSICIAN REMOVED 2 MORE SPECKS OF DUST AND ADVISED 24 HOURSOF REST.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING STONE IN A HOT AREA AND COMPLAING OF CHEST PAINS AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH. RESCUE SQUAD WAS CALLED AND TRANSPORTED EMPLOYEE TO HOSPITAL. EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN DIAGNO SED HEAT EXHAUSTION & ADVISED HIM TO REST FOR 24 HRS.

GOING DOWN STAIRS TO QUARRY PUMP. BASEMENT FLOOR DAMP--FELL BACK ON HANDS HURTING BACK.

WHILE SHOVELING LIME EE STRAINED RIGHT FOREARM.

GRINDING SAMPLE OF QUICKLIME DROPPEDC GALLON SAMPLE & LIME BOUNCED UP GETTING UNDER GLASSES & INTO EYE

SHOVELING DEBRI OFF CONCRETE FLOOR. TWISTED OR SPRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER AS SHOVEL ENTERED DEBRI PILE-SHOVEL STRUCK OBSTRUCTION AND JAMMED SHOULDER.

REPAIRING FORK TRUCK--WRENCH SLIPPED--HAND STRUCK METAL FRAMEWORK OF TRUCK AND CUT OPEN KNUCKLE OF MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. CUT REQUIRED 4 STITCHS.

EE WAS CLEANING DOWN THE INSIDE OF #3 TUBE MILL SUPPLY BIN WITH AN AIR HOSE. SUDDENLY SOME HYDRATED LIME BROKE LOOSE FROM THE BIN SENDING A CLOUD OF DUST THROUGH THE DOOR OPENING INTO BOTH EYE S

LIFTING ASSISTING REPAIRMAN REMOVING A DRIVE CHAIN GUARD ON 36" PAN CONVEYOR. PULLED MUSCLE LOWER BACK RIGHT SIDE. WORKED REMAINDER OF SHIFT WITHOUT COMPLAINT.

SILO ELEVATOR CHAIN JUMPED HEAD PULLEY WHICH CREATED AN UNEXPECTED CLOUD OF LIMEDUST WHILE EE WAS IN AREA GETTING MORING INVENTORY READINGS. EE WAS IN AREA GETTING MORING INVENTORY READINGS. E E WAS WEARING PROPER SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. DID NOT APPEAR TO GET LIME IN EYE AS MUCH AS RUBBED ON AROUND OUTSIDE OF EYE.

DUST IN RIGHT EYE. EE WAS USING OUTSIDE STAIRWAY TO ACCESS STORAGE SILO, WINDY, EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS, EYE FLUSHED OF FOREIGN MATERIAL AND WORKED REMAINDER OF SHIFT. EE SOUGHT PHYSICIANS TREATMENT AFTER RETURNING HOME.

MUSCLE STRAIN IN LEFT HIP WHEN LIFTING A 5 GALLON BUCKET- ABOUT 40 POUNDS. APPLIED ICE PACKS AND WORKED THE REMAINDER OF HIS 8 HOUR SHIFT. SOUGHT PHYSICIAN'S TREATMENT AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. RESTRICTED LIFTING AND BENDING PRESCRIBED

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO ONE WORK AREA TO ANOTHERIN KILN BUILDING. WINDBORN DUST ENTERED LEFT EYEOF EMPLOYEE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. EYE FLUSHED FREE OF FOREIGN MAGTER IAL AND EMPLOYEE WORKED REMAINDER OF HIS SHIFT. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT PHYSICIANS TREATMENT THE NEXT DAY AS EYE WAS STILL IRRITATED.

THE EE WAS OPERATING A BATCH TYPE PRESSURE VESSEL. HE JERKED ON THE EXHAUST VALVE TO RELIEVE PART OF THE PRESSURE IN THE VESSEL. WHEN HE DID THIS HE FELT PAIN IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER, CHEST AND ARM. THIS RESULTED IN A CHEST WALL STRAIN.

EE HAD BEEN WEARING WORK BOOTS WITH SPLIT SEAMS ALLOWING LIME & DUST TO ENTER. HAD BEEN SUFFERING AND SEL-TREATING WHAT HE THOUGHT TO BE BLISTERS. HAD APPARENTLY EXISTED FOR 2-3 WEEKS. FINALLY UNABLE TO BEAR PAIN AND REPORTED/CONSULTED SUPERVISOR FOR HELP. SENT TO CO. DRS. FOR TREATMENT.

CLEANING CONVEYOR IDLER-IN VISE- WITH ANGLE DRIVE ELECTRIC WIRE BRUSH. BRUSH CAUGHT IN FRONT OF HIS SHIRT, LOOSE AND NOT TUCKED IN, CAUSING TOOL TO JUMP AND HIT HIM IN CHIN.

SHOVLING SPILLS AS PART OF NORMAL DUTIES. FELT SHARP PAIN BENEATH LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.

OPERATING FACE LOADER REPORTED SHARP PAIN FROM FINGERTIPS TO SHOULDER MUSCLE CRAMP RIGHT ARM RIGHT HAND USED TO OPERATE LIFT AND TILT CONTROL LEVELS.

EE WAS WORKING IN #2 KILN REMOVING DEBRI FROM BRICKING. UNEVEN FOOTING IN KILN, TRIPPED AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL

KILN OPERATOR WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF SCALE CAUGHT IN THE #2 COOLER FEEDER TRAY WHILE IT WAS NOT RUNNING. HE HAD HIS LEFT ARM LEANING ON THE TRAY WHILE REMOVING THE SCALE. THE FEEDER STARTED U P AUTOMATICALLY AND PINCHED HIS LEFT ARM BETWEENTRAY AND COOLER HOUSING. THE RESULT WAS A BRUISED ARM, SMALL LACERATION, SMALL ABRASION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING NO. 2 COOLER DISCHARGE BELT CONVEYOR REDUCER. HE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE REDUCER DRIVE GUARD. THE BACK SIDE OF THE GUARD WAS MISSING EXPOSING HIS HAND TO THE BELT AN D PULLEY. THE MOVEMENT OF THE PULLEY SPRAINED THE RIGHT THUMB.

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING A WET LIMEBUILDUP FROM THE DUCON "M" TUBE WITH A CLEANING BAR. AS HE WAS DOING THIS HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CLEANING BAR AND THE "M" TUBE DOOR FRAME. THIS RESULTED IN CHIPPED BONE AND A SMALLFRACTURE ON HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

THE MAINTENANCE WAS WORKING ON CHANGING OUT MOTOR SPEED REDUCER ON UPPER COAL CONVEYOR. THEY WERE WORKING OFF THE PLATFORM THAT HAD GREASE AND LIME ON IT. WHEN PULLING THE CHAIN ON THE CHAIN F ALLS THE MAN'S FOOT SLIPPED ON GREASE CAUSING HIS LEG TO HIT PLATFORM CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT LEG.

THE ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON N0.1 KILN NUCLEAR LEVEL DETECTOR FROM A RAISED CONCRETE PAD [APPROX 4" H]. STEPPING BACKWARDS, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE PAD TURNING THE FOOT SIDEWAYS. THIS MOVEMENT RESULTED IN A CHIPPED FOOT BONE.

BRIDGED ROCKS AT CRUSHER AND POKING TO DISLODGE. WHEN ROCKS MOVED POKER SUNG AND SLAMMED RIGHT HAND HOLDING POKER. AGAINST STEEL HANDRAIL. RIGHT HAND BRUISED NO BORKEN SKIN X RAYS NEGATIVE.

STEPPED ON SMALL ROCK 2 OR 3 INCH IN DIAMETER, TWITHED FOOT , STUMBLED, BUT DID NOT FALL. SENT TO HOSPITAL FOR EVELUATION OF INJURY.

EE WAS DISCONNECTING LEADCORD FROM A ELECTRICAL STARTER BOX. WORKING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE BOX HE LOOSENED A BOLT WHICH SECURED THE GROUND LEAD. MOVING TO THE FRONT OF THE STARTER BOX, HE TR IPPED ON A PIECE OF CARDBOARD ON THE FLOOR. FALLING TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR, THE EE INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS WORKING IN #2 WASH CHAMBER REMOVING DEBRIS. IN SOME AREA'S BUILD UP MATERIAL IS SO THICK IT HAS TO BE BROKEN WITH A PICK. USING A PICK, THE EE SWUNG AT A PILE OF MATERIAL. HITTING THE P ILE, THE PICK BOUNCED OFF & LANDED ON TOP OF EE LEFT FOOT. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE SOME BRUISING DID OCCUR.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING STONE SPILLS UNDER THE #3 STONE MERRICK PLATFORM. LIFTING A FULL SHOVEL OF STONE, THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BODY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DUMP THE WASTE INTO A HOPPER. THIS RE SULTED IN A LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EE WAS LOADING A QUICKLIME PEBBLE TRUCK WHILE TAKING A SAMPLE FROM THE CHUTE SAMPLING DOOR THECHUTE FILLED UP BLOWING QUICKLIME DUST OUT OF THE SAMPLING DOOR & TOP OF THE CHUTE INTO HIS FACE AND BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES. WITH LIMITED VISION HE ALSO FELL COMING DOWN THE STAIRS FROMTHE LOADING AREA BRUSING HIS RIGHT KNEE & RIGHT WRIST

WHILE EMP WAS LEVELING A BATCH IN #3 AUTOCLAVE HIS HARD HAT BUMPED A LIGHT FIXTURE. HYDRATED LIME FROM THE UNIT FELL ENTERING HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER OPERATOR ON THE REMOVAL OF A QUICKLIME BUILDUP ON A SILO WALKWAY. SWINGING A PICK TO LOOSEN THE QUICKLIME, HE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE FINISHED TAKING QUICKLIME HEIGHT MEASUREMENTS ON TOP OF THE SILOS. WALKING DOWN THE SILO STEPS, HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE ON THE SECOND STEP FROM THE GROUND.

THE ACCESS PLATE WAS REMOVED FROM #2 KILN DISCHARGE STACK FOR CLEANING. USING A BAR THHE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO SCRAP THE INSIDE WALL OF THE STACK THRU THE OPENING. WHILE SCRAPPING A LARGE PI ECE OF DEBRIS BROKE LOOSE. WHILE TRYING TO BREAK UP THE PIECE OF DEBRIS IT STARTED TO FALL AND HHIT THE BAR CAUSING THE LEFT THUMB TO STRIKE THE WALL OF THE STACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING @2 ROTARY KILN WITH TWO BUCKETS OF SOUPY SAIRSET WHEN HIS RIGHT LEG PASSED THRU AN OPENING BETWEEN THE COOLER GRATES. THE FORCE OF THE LEG AGAINST THE COOLER GRATES TWIST ED HIS ANKLE AND SCRAPED THE LEG.

TWO EE WERE USING THE BOOM TRUCK TO LOWER A WASTE HOPPER INTO THE KILN BASEMENT. THE INJURED EE WAS CROUCHED ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK WITH HIS LEFT HAND AROUND THE BOOMS LIFTING PIPE. AS THE TR K BACKED INTO POSITION THE LFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PIPE AND A STEEL COLUMN. AN APPROX. 1"X1/4 SECTION OF SKIN AND FLESH WAS GOUGED ON THE BACK OF THE LEFT HAND.

SHOVELING FINES SPILL AT REAR OF 36 IN PAN CONVEYOR. PULLED MUSCLE BELOW LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.

EE WAS USING AN AIRHOSE TO UNPLUG THE AERATOR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG THE END OF THE AIRLINEWITH A KEY, LIME BLEW IN HIS EYES. EE FAILED TO SHUT OFF THE AIR SUPPLY. EE'S EYES WERE WASHED O UT AND HE RETURNED TO DUTY. THE FOLLOWING DAY HIS EYES FILMED OVER LATE IN THE DAY AND HE REPORTED 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO HIS SHIFT (10:45), THAT HE WOULD NOT BE IN.

EE SAT DOWN ON CHAIR AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE BACK OF THE LEFT LEG. SHE STOOD UP AND NOTICED A WASP ON HER SKIRT. SHE IMMEDIATELY SHOOK THE WASP OFF AND STEPPED ON IT.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A WHEEL BEARING INTO A PLACE WITH A PUNCH AND HAMMER. WITH THE HAMMER IN HIS RIGHT HAND HE SWUNG AND MISSED THE PUNCH. THE FORCE OF THIS ACTION CAUSED HIS HAND TO HI T THE EDGE OF THE BRAKE DRUM RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO HIS FINGER.

EE WAS WALKING AROUND CORNER OF MAINTENANCE SHOP WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHT ON THE CORNER OF A STACK OF STEEL PLATE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO TRIP AND FALL ON THE CONCRETE SIDEWALK, INJURING HIS RIGH T ELBOW AND ARM.

THE EE WAS CLEANING DUST FROM THE INSIDE OF THE 46" DIAMETER DUCT. TO DEPOSIT THE MATERIAL ON THE GROUND IT WAS NECESSARY FOR HIM TO REMOVE THE CLEANOUT OPENING COVER. FOUR SPOT WELDS HOLD THE COVER IN PLACE. USING A CHISEL AND HAMMER HE BROKE THREE OF THE WELDS LOOSE. THINKING HE COULD BREAK THE REMAINING WELD LOOSE BY REMOVING THE COVER HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT IT. LIFTING FROM A BEN

EE WAS USING A 2 X 4 PIECE OF WOOD AND HAMMER TO DRIVE A KILN BRICK SPLIT INTO PLACE. EE DID NOT REALIZE THAT HIS LEFT RING FINGER WAS UNDER THE BOARD. WHEN HE STRUCK THE BOARD, THIS PUSHED IT DOWN AGAINST THE END OF THE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATEMPTING TO UNPLUG A BUCKE TELEVATOR CHUTE WITH A WOODEN SHOVEL HANDLE. THE ELEVATOR WAS RUNNING WHEN IT CAUGHT THE HANDLE FORCING THE METAL SHOVEL AGAINST HIS FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP STONE SPILLS IN THE STONE FEEDERS AREA. WHEN HE CHANGED POSITION HE ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON A STONE & FELL TO THE FLOOR, LANDING ON HIS BUTT. AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE EMPL OYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT BACK AREA & HAD DIFFICULTY WALKING. HE WAS TAKEN TO ST. CHARELS HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

EMPLOYEE IS EXPOSED TO QUICKLIME IN THE KILN DEPARTMENT. AFTER UNPLUGGING THE S COOLER DISCHARGE CONVEYOR, HE COMPLAINED OF A QUICKLIME BURN ON HIS ANKLE. A SEVERE BURN OF THIS TYPE IS CAUSED OVER A SEVERAL DAY PERIOD IF NOT PROPERLY TREATED. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO REPORT THE INITIAL BURN & GET THE NECESSARY MEDICAL TREATMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING. WHEN HE GOT UP & STARTED WALKING THE HEEL OF HIS SHOE CAUGHT ON A RAISED SECTION OF FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE TRIPPED & FELL TWISTING HIS ANKLE & LANDING ON HIS BUTT. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN ONE WEEK LATER & SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION. MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK 11/5/94.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING QUICKLIME DUST IN THE BASEMENT WHEN HIS LEFT ELBOW STRUCK THE SLIDE HANDLE ON THE PEBBLE QUICKLIME SYSTEM.

WHILE WORKING IN THE KILN DEPARTMENT, QUICKLIME ENTERED THE EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY SHOE. IT WAS DISCOVERED LATER THAT THE SAFETY SHOE HE WAS WEARING DID NOT OFFER PROTECTION FROM THE QUICKLIME DUST .

EE WAS CLEANING UP SPILLAGE FROM THE DUST CHAMBER FLOOR. DURING THIS TIME EE POKED OUT A 2 DUST CHAMBER DROP. NORMAL PROCEDURE. APPARENTLY MATERIAL WAS BLOCKING THE EXIT POINT AND BROKE LOOSE DURING THE POKING TIME. THE HOT MATERIAL FLOWED OUT FAST ENOUGHT TO GET INTO THE EE BOOT AND CAUSE THE INJURY BURN BEFORE THE EE COULD GET OUT OF THE WAY.

EMPLOYEE ENTERED 3RD LEVEL PUMP SHANTY.WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PLUG IN THE SUMP PUMP A WASP STUNG HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK.THE AREA AROUND THE STING SWELLED IMMEDIATELY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE ROTARY KILN DEPARTMENT ON A HOT AN HUMID DAY. QUICKLIME DUST GOT INTO HIS BOOT. THE DUST REACTED WITH PERSPIRATION TO CAUSE A QUICKLIME BURN. ALSO, RUBBING OF THE A REA BY THE SOCK AND BOOT CONTRIBUTED TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE ROTARY KILN DEPARTMENT ON A HOT AND HUMID DAY. QUICKLIME DUST REACTED WITH PERSPIRATION FROM BOTH ARMPITS CAUSING THE BURNS.

A LIMITED SWITCH ON THE NO. 3 PALLETIZER DISCHARGE CONVEYOR NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED. THE CONVEYOR AND LIMIT SWITCH ARE LOCATED AT AN ELEVATION A FEW FEET ABOVE THE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE WHO IS ABO VE AVERAGE IN HEIGHT, HAD TO BEND OVER TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENTS. WHILE MAKING THE REPAIRS, THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.

PARKING LOT AT PLANT WAS SNOW AND ICE COVERED. EE FELL DOWN GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK IN PARKING LOT DUE TO SLIPPERY CONDITONS FROM THE ICE AND SNOW. EE SUFFERED A DORSAL STRAIN AND CONTUSION T O CHEST WALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING SOUTH NO. 2 COOLE RPOCKET. WHEN RECIPROCATING PANFEEDER MOVED IT PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN PAN AND COLLER SLIDE HANDLE.

EMPLOYEE ROLLED 33" X 6" DIAMETER PIPE WITH FOOT AND THEN PICKED UP ONE END WHILE DRAGGING IT ACROSS THE FLOOR. APPROX. WEIGHT OF PIPE IS ESTIMATED AT 50 LBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CHAIN ON A COM-A-LONG HE PULLED CHAIN WITH HIS RT HAND HIS LEFT HAND WAS HOLDING A RAG TO CLEAN THE CHAIN HIS LEFT HAND WAS PULLED IN THE HOUSING INJURING HIS INDEX FINGE R FIVE SUTURES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE WOUND ON THE TIP OF HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PORTABLE STEEL SCAFFOLD FORCLEANING AND PAINTING THE SURFACE OF A 9'6" DIA. BIN. THEBIN WAS LYING ON ITS SIDE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING THE SCAFFOLD AND A WHEEL FEL L OUT. HE WAS TRYING TO REPLACE THE WHEEL WHEN THE SCAFFOLD TIPPED OVER ON HIM. THE CROSS BRACES APPARENTLY STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK AND SHOULDER WHEN IT FELL. THE WORK WAS BING DONE ON A SOMEWH

CONDUIT SUPPORT3NG LADDER BROKE SPRAINED RT ANKLE INJURED WAS EXAMINED AT PLANT IMMEDIATELY AFTER FALL NO VISIBLE INJURY WAS OBSERVED LATER NAKLANKLE BECAME SWOLLEN AND WHEN SOME PAIN CONTINUE D EMPLOYEE WAS 7AKEN FOR X-RAYS X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE NO MEDICATION WAS ADMINISTED OR PRESCRIBED CONSIDERED TO BE FIRST AID ONLY BUT EMPLOYEE WAS TEMPORARILY ASSIGNED TO SHOP AREA