Henry County Mines & Mill Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was installing a discharge cover on a water pump. Once in position, the employee began to push the housing toward the pump. The pushing movement caused one of the chain hooks to twist allowing the hook to disengage. The housing dropped approximately 2 feet and struck the employee's right foot above the safety toe

A maintenance employee was injured while using a portable side grinder to cut a piece of channel. The cut-off wheel lodged in the cut and kicked back into the inside of left leg just above the knee. The laceration was deep enough to require stitches. The grinder had a guard installed and the employee had on all required PPE.

EE was sweeping the floor near a conveyor. As ee turned around to leave the area, ee struck right shoulder against the edge of a catwalk. EE lost balance, and fell forward but caught self with right hand on the conveyor structure but ee spun clockwise and left hand/wrist passed between the belt and the troughing roller. The EE received two stiches to hand.

As employee began to descend a ladder to dust collector ee missed a step. This caused ee to briefly hang by the right arm / hand. This resulted in two torn bicep ligaments.

Employee was pulling a rope that raises and lowers the Carbis safety cage on load out for bulk trailers. When pulling the rope to raise the cage from the trailer, ee right shoulder made a popping noise and immediate pain in shoulder. EE went to a physician on 2-9-2017 and was given restricted duty. EE returned to work on next shift.

Employee was loading trucks from the silo, which involves climbing up and down several steps to the loading platform and also climbing up and down the steps to the wash down platform, when EE became nauseous. EE was later diagnosed with heat exhaustion.

Employee picked up sample from the back of a pick-up truck, extended left arm to sit the sample on the dock at which point EE's shoulder "popped". At this time pain is not such that employee wishes to seek medical attention. Over time employee stated EE is beginning to have issues with shoulder. EE is now on restricted duty as a result of Dr. visit on 6/8/16

EE hit his shin when he slipped while climbing onto a Cat 938 loader. The result was a minor cut and bruise on his shin. This accident occurred on 12/11/2010 but did not become reportable until 12/28/2010 because of an infection. EE was admitted to the hospital to have the infection treated and fluid drained.

EE was lifting a 50lbs bag of clay when he felt a pull in his left arm and started having pain. An Orthopedic doctor diagnosed EE with left elbow strain and treated with a cortisone shot. His arm was placed in a elbow strap and he was instructed not to use it until his follow up appointment.

Mill foreman was walking down a handicap ramp leading from the office warehouse when he slipped on a slick spot and fell on his right knee.

A mechanic was driving a pin into a Cat loader bucket arm with a sledge hammer. The injured mechanic was holding the arm when the sledge hammer glanced off the pin striking his hand.

EMPLOYEE WORKING ON UNDER-CARRIAGE OF D-6 DOZER USING HAND GRINDER, AND IT JAMMED AND KICKED BACK ON EMPLOYEE HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH AND A CUT ON LEFT ARM.

EE WAS DRIVING PIN OUT OF HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON CATERPILLAR SCRAPER. PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF PIN AND HIT EE IN LEFT FOREARM. EE WENT TO DR. AND HAD METAL REMOVED. NO LOST TIME. Y

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO WASH OFF SCRAPER TO BEGIN REPAIRS ON IT. WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OFF SCRAPERFOOT SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH THE HANDHOLD TO KEEP FROM FALLING. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCT OR FOR FIRST AID AND DID NOT LOSE TIME. ON FEB 31999, EMPLOYEE SAID THAT ARM WAS HURTING. HE WENT TO DOCTOR(WORKERS COMP.), AND WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 02/15/99.

WHILE PREPARING TO DRILL TEST HOLE, EE WAS CHOPPING BRANCH OFF A TREE AND AXE SLIPPED OFF BRANCHAND CUT EE'S BIG TOE ON RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BRAKE CHAMBER FROM A TRUCK & THE LOCK SPRING CAME LOOSE & HIT EMPLOYEE ON RT HAND & FRACTURED THE THUMB

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING TAILGATE BACK ONTO SERVICE TRUCK, AND FOOT SLIPPED ON WET SPOT AND FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR. HE LANDED ON LEFT ARM. FRACTURED LEFT ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS CATCHING BAGS FROM CONVEYOR BELT AND PLACING ON A PALLET WHEN AN EXTRA HEAVY BAG CAME DOWN. WHEN EMPLOYEE CAUGHT BAG IT JERKED HIS ARM AROUND BACK OF HIM. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT UNTIL 2/5/94 AND HAS LOST NO WORK TIME.

EE HAD GONE TO R&D BLDG. TO CHECK WITH FOREMAN ON WORK. WHILE LEAVING BLDG. AND GOING DOWN STEPS HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND LOST FOOTING AND FELL ON LEFT WRIST.

LOADING CLAY INTO TRUCK WITH LOADER, OVERHANG OF CLAY PILE FELL ONTO LOADER WINDSHIELD BREAKING IT AND GLASS FROM WINDSHIELD CUT TOP OF EE'S RIGHT HAND.

EMPL WAS DOING MECHANIC WORK ON LOADER USING HAND TOOLS & BOOM TRUCK, WHILE RAISING THE BOOM INSIDE THE SHOP, BOOM HIT AN OVERHEAD FLORESENT LIGHT & THE BULB FELL & HIT EMPL ON THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS CATCHING AND STACKING BAGS OF CLAY ONTO A WOOD PALLET. WHILE CATCHING BAGS OFF END OF CONVEYOR ROLLER, EMPLOYEE PUT OUT HIS HAND TO STOCK A BAG AND AFTER HE HAD STACKED THE BAG HI S RIGHT WRIST BEGAN TO HURT.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 6" X 5' DRILLING AUGERS BY HAND FROM THE SIDE OF DRILLING RIG. TWO EMPLOYEES, ONE ON EACH END WERE LIFTING AUGERS OFF RIG AND EMPLOYEE STATED HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A D-4 DOZER TO PUSH UP CLAY PILES.WHILE BACKING OFF CLAY PILE THE DOZER RAN OVER A LUMP OF CLAY AND DOZER TRACK CAME DOWN ON CONCRETE PAD JARRING THE EMPLOYEE AND CAUSIN G PAIN TO LOWER BACK.EMPLOYEE REFUSED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR AT THIS TIME.EMPLOYEE TOLD HIS FOREMAN ON MARCH 4,1991 THAT HIS BACK WAS STILL HURTING AND HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR.

EE WAS RUNNING CONTROL PANEL ON CLAY SHREDDER. EE STUCK HIS LEFT FOOT THRU HAND RAIL TO MOVE A KNOT OF CLAY IN THE SHREDDER HOPPER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING. THE SHREDDER THEETH CAUGHT EE S BOOT SO LE AND TORE BOOT SOLE OFF, CAUSING BRUISES TO LEFT FOOT.

WHILE WORKING ON 8000 FORD TANDEM TRUCK TO REPLACE THE U-JOINT, THE EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK ON A CRAWLER AND WHEN HE SLIPPED THE DRIVE SHAFT BACK TO REPLACE THE U-JOINT, THE DRIVE SH AFT FELL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG AT THE KNEE.

WORKING WITH DRILLING RIG, WHILE PULLING AUGERS APART BY HAND END OF AUGER THAT EMPLOYEE WAS NOT HOLDING FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

WHILE TAKING BAG OF CLAY OFF CONVEYOR BELT AND STCKING ON PALLET, RIGHT WRIST POPPED CAUSING TENOSYNOVITIS OF RIGHT WRIST AND ACUTE STRAIN.

EMPL IN BAGGER USIBNG SHOVEL TO RAKE CLAY OFF WALL OF BAGGER.STRAINED RIGHT WRIST.DR DIAG AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING TO REMOVE THE EQUALIZER BEAMS ON FORD TANDEM TRUCK 8000 SERIES EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER REAR OF TRUCK ON CREEPER WHEN HE KNOCKED THE SADDLE CAP OFF THE EQUALIZER BEAM THE CROSS TUBE PINNED THE EMPLOYEE TO THE FLOOR

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING RAILROAD BOXCAR FROM LOADING SITE DOWN THE TRACK. THIS EMPLOYEE WAS ON BRAKE END OF BOXCAR AND WHEN BRAKE DID NOT HOLD THE CAR BUMPED INTO ANOT HER RAIL CAR CA6SING EMPLOYEE TO HIT LEFT THIGH AGAINST RAIL ON END OF BOXCAR.

WHILE CHECKING 7AR BATTERY WITH TESTER FOR DEAD CELLS, ACID BLEW UP INTO EMPLOYEES FACE AND EYES.

EMPL HELPING MOVE SCRAP IRON BIN WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF CARDBOARD THAT HAD BEEN UNDER THE BIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REPLACE MOTOR IN TRUCK, WHEN MOTOR TILTED AND PULLED EMPLOYEE FORWARD

EMP WORKING TO UNSTOP SINK DRAIN IN OFFICE WHILE DETACHING PIPE DRAIN CLEANER IN LINE SPLASHED IN EYES

EMPLOYEE PULLING CENTER SHAFDT OUT OF HOOK ROLLERS ON 30-B DRAGLINE, WHILE PULLING SHAFT OUT, TURNED AND PAIN HIT IN BACK.

EE STANDING ON FRAME OF TRUCK INSTALLING FUEL PUMP & WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN OFF TRUCK LOST HIS BALANCE & PUT ALL OF HIS WEIGHT ON LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE STANDING BY TO HELP LIFT HOLLOW STEM AUGER OTHER HELPER UNSCREWED AUGER FROM MACHINE AND PLACED IT ON BLOCK INJURED MANS FOOT WAS ON BLOCK

WELDING ON CAB OF ROAD GRADER WHILE CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF ROAD GRADER CAUGHT FOOT AND FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR ON RIGHT SIDE