Holcim (US) Inc Metal/Non-Metal

EE was shoveling hard/frozen slurry and hit shovel hard and heard snap in hand. EE having trouble closing his hand.

EE fell while supervising coal spill clean-up at tripper belt in the material storage shed.

EE was walking from Clinker Cooler when EE stepped off 3" platform which he did not see, landing off balance on his R foot. When EE tried to recover with L foot, EE slipped in slurry falling to his R knee. EE flet pain in R knee and inside of R groin area.

EE was trying to position a movable conveyor belt to the west in the storage hall building. Once positioned, the conveyor belt moved to the east on its own. EE put down a steel wheel brake on the conveyor rail to stop the conveyor belt. When the EE reached over an I-beam to place the steel wheel brake on the rail, he felt something pull in his back.

EE was kneeling while working on grease lines for a pump being repaired in the maintenance shop. EE stood up and turned to take first step and foot got caught under an unrelated pump shaft. EE lost footing and fell into a 55 gallon barrel. EE treated for bruised ribs on 9/15/2009 and put on light duty for 4 days.

EE received flash burns to his eyes while working in proximity to welding operation. EE did not notice until after getting home. EE recieved treatment on 9/11/2009. EE returned to normal duty on next scheduled shift.

Employee slipped while removing coal from a grizzly bar. Employee attempted to catch himself and hit a wall and pulled a muscle in his right arm above the elbow.

Employee was climbing off an excavator to go to lunch and stepped on a rock. EE twisted ankle.

While Jack Hammering broken bolt from the cradle frame, the hammer slipped off and pointed to the floor. As it was going down, a piece of the shaft guard of the adjacent equipment was sticking out and pierced his left ring finger, causing a laceration.

Employee exited work area at end of shift and was bumped by supervisor. Employee fell backwards and fell on right wrist.

EE pinched right hand fingers in bag loader saddle while inspecting roller bearings on bag loading conveyor.

While packing cement, a bag of cement fell off the pallet that was being stacked by the robot. Employee stopped the machine, went inside to remove the bag of cement off the roller bed. Employee felt a sharp pain in his arm while moving bag. Employee thought it would get better, but it continued to hurt.

While flipping over an IKN cooler grate, his hand became caught on the edge. The clip on the edge of the grate cut through his glove and injured the middle finger on his right hand.

EE alleging that while walking in front of doors, slipped on ice covered by fresh snow in parking lot. Fell onto his back banging left elbow and right side. *Employee expects to have surgery on left elbow waiting for results of test, working FT.*

Allegedly after filling Env truck, employee returned to power disconnect for fuel and slipped on ice in parking lot. Fell onto left shoulder.*Employee expects to haave surgery when results of MRI received. Currently working FT.*

Employee was walking down steps to get a slurry sample and tripped on pipe left on steps. Employee worked with no restrictions until needing surgery on 03/23/2009. Light duty starting 03/30/2009 for two weeks.

Allegedly, while using a metal bar to close a bottom door on a coal care, bar slipped out hitting victim over eye. Laceration was caused by bar bitting victims safety glasses pushing them against his head.

Allegedly while adjusting the forks on the fork-lift, employee's right thumb snapped back. EE was working too fast.

EE went to lift 35pd jackhammer and felt a pull in lower abdomen.

Allegedly, while trying to get out of the 1K25 drag conveyor casing, victim slipped and fell against the flange on the cover.

Allegedly on 7/11/07 the victim was climbing on the chute to A2 Hammermill, lost his balance and grabbed onto an I-beam. He now states over time he accumulated Carpal Tunnel Syndrome at his wrist and had surgery performed on 1/21/08.

Allegedly, while removing chunck from gyp feeder, employee was hit in the face when large chunk came down hitting bit on chipping gun.

Employee was loading liners on a crate when it broke causing a pinch on the left hand 3rd and 4th finger. Employee was treated for Subungual Hematoma and was dispensed medication for pain.

Allegedly injured was descending an 8'ladder. When he got down to the 3rd or 4th rung from the ground he either missed the rung or he slipped, falling backwards hitting his head on stone ground.

EE lifted spool of wire and turned before raising up and twisted back. This was a pre-existing condition. EE was placed on restricted duty for 3 days.

ALLEGEDLY EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN ELEVATOR DOOR, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT CALF MUSCLE.

Allegedly, Employee was moving boxes and rubber conveyor belting around throughout the day. At approx. 1 pm employee experienced mild pain in his upper back.

ALLEGEDLY EE WAS CHECKING FLUID LEVEL IN A YALE FORKLIFT. HE FIRST CRACKED "THE RADIATOR CAP" THEN WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TOOK THE CAP OFF. AT THIS TIME HOT ANTI-FREEZE CAME OUT BURING HIM ON THE LEFT FOREARM

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE MOVING A KILN FAN WITH TWO OTHER WELDER/REPAIRMEN, HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN THE RIGHT GROIN AREA

EE was performing work on the clinker cooler grate line.

Allegedly, while walking into finish mills motor control center, employee tripped over cement build-up twisting his back.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE OPENING SLIDE GATE FOR SILO #91, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 4' PIPE WRENCH. SHE FELT A PULL IN HER SHOULDER AND BACK AREA.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE TRYING TO CLEAN OUT AN AIRSLIDE, PRESSURIZED AIR BLEW DIST INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS VACUUMING IN 1F15 ELEVATOR PIT, HIS HANDS SLIPPED OFF OF THE 4" VACUUM HOSE CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS.

ALLEGEDLY, EMPLOYEE'S FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN GRATING AT COAL UNLOADING AS HE WAS WALKING, CAUSING HIM TO FALL.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE PULLING A TROLLEY WHEEL OVER A RAILING WITH A CHAIN FALL THE EMPLOYEE FELT A STRAIN TO HIS GROIN.

ALLEGEDLY EE WAS GETTING OUT OF A BOBCAT SKID- STEER LOADER WHEN HE STEPPED ON WET SLURRY, FALLING BACK ONTO THE EMPTY BUCKET.

ALLEGEDLY, EE CLIMBED UP ON LANDING TO CLEAN AND SLIPPED ON CLINKER, BANGED ON ANGLE IRON, CUTTING AND TWISTING LEFT KNEE.

ALLEGEDLY, EE WAS WALKING FROM "C" SILO LOAD CENTER TO THE LAST TRUCK WEIGH SCALE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A PIECE OF 2"PIPE, FALLING & STRIKING HIS KNEE ON A PIECE CONCRETE.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE STEPPING ACROSS AIRSIDE FROM SILO #52 EE STUMBLED AND FELL LAND HIT #62 AIRSLIDE.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE CHECKING AIRSLIDE FOR CEMENT FLOW, AFTER OPENING THE COVER, CEMENT BLEW OUT STRIKING EE IN THE FACE.

ALLEGEDLY, EMPLOYEES WERE PICKING UP LOWER PORTION OF THE FEED CHUTE WHEN THE FLANGE AT THE FURTHER END GOT HOOKED AT EDGE OF PLATFORM. INJURED EE WHO WAS RUNNING THE HOIST, GOT IN FRONT OF TH E CHUTE AND PUSHED DOWN. THIS CAUSED THE CHUTE TO COME FREE AND IT CAME FORWARD STRIKING THE EE IN BOTH LEGS.

ALLEGEDLY, EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER AT FEEDER BELT FOR SILO #D83 WHEN HE STEPPED ON A 8 OZ SPRAY CAN. HE THEN FELL BACKWARDS LANDING ON HIS LEFT WRIST.

ALLEGEDLY, EE IS CLAIMING BOTH OF HER WRISTS ARE HURTING FROM CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. THIS CLAIM HAS BEEN ACCULMINATING FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE ON NORTH SIDE OF CLINKER COOLER EE HIT HIS HEAD ON DUCTWORK TO FAN.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER FROM ID FAN, EE'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS HIP.

ALLEGEDLY EE WAS REACHING FOR THE EMERGENCY STOP BUTTON ON THE STONE TRIPPER. HE REACHED UNDER A SET OF CROSS BRACES AND AS HE STOOD UP HE HIT HIS SHOULDER ON THE BRACES.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE TRYING TO OPEN ELEVATOR FELT PAIN AT RIGHT SIDE OF GROIN AREA.

ALLEGEDLY, EE WAS DESCENDING A 10' STEEL LADDER AND MISSED BOTTOM RUNG. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF, BUT TWISTED THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. EE DIDN'T LOSE ANY TIME UNTIL 11-17-01.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF #1 FINISH MILL EE STEPPED ON A PILE OF 1" STEEL GRINDING BALLS AND SLIPPED AND FELL.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE SHOVELING CEMENT INTO A PORTABLE HOPPER EE FELT PAIN IN THE AREA OF HIS LOWER STOMACH.

ALLEGEDLY THIS INCIDENT IS FROM AN INJURY DATED BACK TO 1991. THE EE HAS BEEN OUT AT LEAST FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES BECAUSE OF PAIN FROM THE ORIGINAL INJURY. THERE WAS NO NEW INJURY AT THIS TIME B UT AGGRAVATION OF THE INJURY FROM 1991.

ALLEGEDLY EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A DUST COLLECTOR BAG CAGE WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT. HE THEN JERKED THE CAGE UP AND FELT PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF THE UNDERGRATE COMPARTMENT OF THE CLINKER COOLER, EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE WALKING BY F49 COMPRESSOR, EE STEPPED ON A 1" STEEL BALL & WENT DOWN TWISTING HIS KNEE

ALLEGEDLY WHILE LIFTING BAR FOR DOOR ON #2 FINISH MILL, EE FELT A POP ON LEFT SIDE OF GROIN AREA.

ALLEGEDLY EE WAS PICKING UP HOOK FOR A COAL CAR AT THE COAL UNLOADING STATION WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST.

ALEGEDLY, WHILE WALKING DOWN STEEP SET OF STEPS FROM PACKING MACHINE, EE SLIPPED ON STEP TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE CLEANING BETWEEN ROLLERS ON 2R8 BELT, WITH A SHORT HANDLE HOE THE HOE GOT CAUGHT BY THE BELT AND PULLED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BELT AND A ROLLER.

VICTIM WAS SITTING IN OFFICE NEXT TO QUARRY AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND HAD A MASSIVE HEART ATTACK. WAS PRONOUCED DEATH AT COLUMBIA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN HUDSON. N.Y..

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE REMOVING DOOR FROM MILL, THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ON CHOKER CABLE WHEN CABLE SNAPPED, CUTTING HIS FINGER.

ALLEGEDLY, EE WAS TRYING TO SECURE A WATER HOSE TO A WATER GUN, WHEN THE LINE BLEW OFF AND EE FELL DOWN A 4' EMBANKMENT JAMMING HIS SHOULDER IN THE GROUND.

ALLEGEDLY, VICTIM WAS PUSHING A WHEELBARROW OF MATERIAL DOWN A RAMP CONSTRUCTED OF PLYWOOD WHEN FRONT OF WHEELBARROW CAUGHT IN SECOND PIECE OF PLYWOOD THAT WAS ON THE LEVEL SURFACE. HE FORWARD MOMENTUM HAD HIM CONTINUED FORWARD, FALLING OVER THE WHEELBARROW.

ALLEGEDLY EE WAS PUSHING WHEELBARROW OF MATERIAL OUT OF THE CLINKER COOLER GOING DOWN A RAMP, WHEELBARROW FLIPPED OVER, DUE TO A FLAT TIRE CAUSING EE TO FALL ON THE STEEL GRATING.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE TRYING TO LOOSEN A BOLT ON A FLANGE, EE FELT A "POP" AND THEN PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE PUSHING A WHEEBARROW DOWN A PLANK, WHEELBARROW GOT CAUGHT--STOPING SUDDENLY WITH EE FALLING OVER THELEFT SIDEOF WHEELBARROW.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE STEPPING OUT OF CASE SKID STEER LOADER EE'S FOOT SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING IN BUCKET, WHILE OTHER FOOT BECAME HOOKED ON BUCKET FALLING FORWARD STRIKING HIS AL KNEE ON A METAL HOP PER AND THEN THE FROZEN GROUND.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE SWINGING SLEDGEHAMMER VICTIM MISSED SLUGGING WRENCH AND ARM WAS OVEREXTENDED ANDFELT POP IN RIGHT ELBOW.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION ONTHE RIVER ROAD THE INJ LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR HE WAS DRIVING FIRSTVEERING TO THE RIGHT & THEN TO THE LEFT RUNNING UP A BERM & STRIKING A TREE

ALLEGEDLY EE TRIPPED OVER PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE THAT WAS IMBEDDED IN CONCRETE. AS HE CAUGHT HIMSELF HE TWISTED HIS BODY HURTING HIS LOWER BACK.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE WALKING FROM RAW MILL AREA EE STEPPED ON SMALL STEEL BALL AND TWISTED HIS RT. KNEE.

ALLEGEDLY, VICTIM WAS WALKING ON A PILE OF BUILDUP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A WATER PIPE, JAMMING HIS NECK.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE WALKING DOWN IKN SECTION OF SLINKER COOLER WITH A JACKHAMMER ON HIS BACK, VICTIM TRIPPED AND FELL ONTO COOLER GRATED FLOOR.

ALLEGEDLY THIS OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET INTO AN INTERNATIONAL FLATBED TRUCK. A FORM 7000-1 WAS FILED ON 09-18-98. THE EE WAS ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY FOR 27 DAYS, THEN CAME BACK ON FULL DUT Y. HE IS NOW CLAIMING HIS BACK IS HURTING AGAIN AND HIS DR. HAS PUT HIM ON TOTAL DIABILITY AS OF 12-31-98.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE GETTING UP FROM LUNCH TABLE VICTIM HIT HIS FOOT ON ADJOINING TABLE, BRUISING TOP OF FOOT

ALLEGEDLY WHILE AQTTEMPTING TO GET INTO THE INTERNATIONAL FLATBED TRUCK EE SLIPPED ON STEP WHICH WAS WET FROM RAIN & INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE ELEVATOR DOOR, EE WAS PULLING ON DOOR WHEN IT GOT STUCK STOPPING SUDDENLY. HE FELT PAIN IN THE R SIDE OF HIS GROIN.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE CHANGING THE TRANSFER LINE FROM SILO #41 TO #61 THE VICTIM OPENED THE CEMENT LINE AND WAS BLASTED IN THE FACE WITH AIR AND CEMENT.

THIS EMPLOYEE IS HAVING KNEE REPLACMENT SURGERY FOR AN INJURY THAT ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED ON 7.29.93AT THAT TIME A DISTRIBUTION PLATE IN A SEPERATORSWUNG FREE STRIKING HIM ON THE R KNEE.

THE AUTO REPAIRMAN INTENDED TO REPLACE LOUVRE ON AIR CONDITIONER. ALLEGEDLY HE TUNED THE SWITCH TO OFF POSITION BUT THE SWITCH MOVED TOO FAR AND THE FAN CAME BACK ON. BELIEVING THE FAN WAS OFF , THE REPAIRMAN PUT HIS HAND INTO THE FAN AND INJURED HIS FINGER.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE TAKING CAR PULLER HOOK OFF OF CAR, CABLE THAT HOOK WAS ATTACHED TO TWISTED CAUSING HOOK TO FLOP OVER & TWISTED EE'S BACK.

ALLEGEDLY EE WAS REACHING FOR A 4'X8' STEEL PLATE THAT WAS FALLING OVER, CAUGHT IT WITH ONE HAND AND FELT A PULL ON THE R SIDE OF HIS GROIN.

ACCIDENT ALLEGEDLY OCCURRED ON 11-29-96 AND MEDICAL HELP AND LOST TIME DIDN'T START UNTIL 3-24-97. ALLEGEDLY, WHILE HELPING SHIFT REPAIRMAN LOADTHE BACK OF THE REPAIR TRUCK, A CHAIN WRENCH WIT H A 4' HANDLE SLID OFF THE BED OF TRUCK STRIKINGVICTIM IN KNEE.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE RUSHING TO THE BATHROOM VICTIM SLIPPED ON ROADWAY AND FELL ON HIS KNEE.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE TOSSING A COIL OF WELDING CABLEON REPAIR TRUCK, TWISTED HIS BODY HURTING HIS BACK.

ALLEDGELY VICTIM WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE ON ISOLATION PLATE IN THE BAGHOUSE. HE COVERED THE OPENING WITH 3/4" PLYWOOD TO REDUSCE THE DRAFT. WHILE REMOVING THE BOTTOM NUT, THE PISTON ENGAGED D OWNWARD PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SHAFT END AND THE PLYWOOD.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE VICTIM WAS PULLING A 3" STEEL CHANNEL 15' L FROM THE STEEL RACK HE FELT A TWINGE IN THE AREA AROUND THE NAVEL.

ALLEGEDLY WHEN UNHOOKING A RACHET COME ALONG FROM MILL ROOM CRANE IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HIT THE TOP OF HIS FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE LOWERING THE CHAIN COME-A-LONG DOWN THE DOOR FOR THEH PRIMARY AIR FAN, WHICH WAS LEANING NEXT TO THE PRIMARY AIR FAN FELL OVER STRIKING THE VICTIM ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

ALLEGEDLY THE VICTIM WAS BLOWING MATERIAL FROM THE FEEDER BELT, UNDER SILO #82 WITH AN AIRLANCE. THE AIR LANCE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HEAD PULLEY AND THE BELT. THE AIRLANCE WAS THEN DRAWN IN A ND THE VICTIM'S HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE AIRLANCE AND THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER.

ALLEDGELLY VICTIMS BACK STARTED HURTING FROM AN OLD INJURY DATING BACK TO 07/06/83 ON SEPT 18/93

ALLEGEDLY, VICTIM WAS LIFTING A PAN PLATE IN POSITION IN THE PRECIPITATOR WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND SHOULDER BLADE.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE LIFTING COLLECTOR PLATE TO REINSTALL, VICTIM FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS ELBOW.

VICTIM'S BACK STARTED HURTING ON 12-3-94.

ALLEDGEDLY VICTIM PARKED THE DUMP TRUCK OVER TH EPIT IN THE AUUTO SHOP. WHILE WALKING DOWN THE STAIRS INTO THE IT HE SLIPPED FELL FORWARD HITTING HIS HEAD & THROWING HIS NECK BACKWADS AND THE N FELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE DUE TO MUDDY CONDITIONS.

ALLEDEGLY, THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 9-21-94 WHILE VICTIM WAS REMOVING A SHEEVE FROM A LATHE. ITSTARTED TO SLIP & AS HE TRIED TO REPOSITION HIMSELF, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DOCTORS TO HAVE IT OPERATED ON UNTIL 8/15/95.

MUDDY CONDITIONS AT THE DUST LOADING BUILDING DRIVER THEN SLIPPED WHEN EXITING MACK DUMP TRUCK INJURING LOWER BACK.

WHIEL REPLACING PUMP SCREW ON 2F33 CEMENT PUMP IN THE MACHINE SHOP, INJURED NOTICED A TIGHTENING OF HIS BACK MUSCLES WHICH CONTINUED TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE DURING THE DAY.

RESETTING 4160 V BREAKER, ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION CAUSED BURNS TO ARM.

ALLEDELY WHILE VICTIM WAS TRYING TO GET POWER TO THE RAW MILL BY RAISING BREAKER AN ELECTRICAN EXPLOSION OCCURRED.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT DRAG LINKS FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN TWO LINKS.

ALLEDEGLY WHILE CLEANING AIRSLIDE VICTIMS FINGER WAS PINCHED BY THE LIMIT SWITCH TEARING BACK THE FINGERNAIL.

ALLEDGEDLY WHILE REMOVING A SPOOL OF CABLE FROM THE BACK OF A TRUCK VICTIM TWISTED AND FELT A PIAIN IN HIS RIBCAGE.

ALLEDGELY WHILE LIFTING A BOTTLE OF OXYGEN ONTO REPAIR TRUCK VICTIM FELT PAIN AT R SIDE OF NECK & SHOULDER

ALLEGEDLY WHILE USING A CHIPPING GUN TO BREAK UP CHUNKS IN SILO #94, A LARGE CHUNK BROKE OFF STRIKING THE END OF THE CHIPPING GUN BIT, CAUSING GUN TO PIVOT STRIKING THE VICTIM IN THE EYE.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE TIGHTENING AN 7/8" BOLT AND NUT ON THE TRIPPER, THE BOLT BROKE AND THE VICTIM FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE FRAME AND THEN THE RAIL.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE VICTIM WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A PALLET OF BRICK, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND REACHEDBUT TO MAINTAIN HIS BALANCE AND IN THE PROCESS HIS THUMB WAS BENT BACKWARDS FRACTURING THE BONE

ALLEGEDLY VICTIM WAS PICKING UP AN EMPTY WOODEN PALLET THAT WAS WEDGED AND HE FELT PRESSURE AND PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN AREA WHEN PALLET DIDN'T MOVE.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE VICTIM WAS LIFTING KILN BRICK ARCH ONTO FORKLIFT, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN AREA. & A PULLING IN GROIN AREA.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF A UNILOADER, VICTIM FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.

ALLEDGEDLY WHILE LIFTING A PAIL OF CEMENT TO DUMP HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.

ALLEDGEDLY WHILE SHOVELING CEMENT INTO THE BUCKET OF THE UNLOADER HE FELT HIS BACK PULL.

ALLEDGELY, WHILE SWINGING A 20 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER, WHILE KNOCKING A MILL DOOR IN, WICTIM FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

THIS IS A RECURRING INJURY FROM THE ACCIDENT DATED 3-8-93 IN WHICH EE HAS SINCE COME BACK TO WORK HE NOW WENT BACK OUT ON 10-11-93 TO 10-15-93.

ALLEGEDLY VICTIM WAS BENDING OVER TO OPEN VALVE ON #3 BUNKER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

ALLEGEDLY INJURED WAS WALKING DOWN FROM TOP OF GYP PILE WHEN HE FELL UNJURING HIS LEFT KNEE.

ALLEDGEDLY, WHILE MOVING DISTRIBUTION TABLE INSIDE OF SEPARATOR WEIGHT OF TABLE SHIFTED CAUSING TABLE SWING, SMASHING AGAINST KNEE AND LADDER THAT VICTIM WAS STANDING ON.

ALLEDGEDLY, WHILE MOVING A SPOOL OF CABLE ON THE BACK OF THE REPAIR TRUCK, VICTIM FELT A "POP" IN HIS LOWER BACK.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE PULLING OUT A COOLER SHAFT ASSEMBLY HE FELT A PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 11-08-93. IT WAS THEN HE FOUND OUT THAT HE HAD A HERNIA THAT HAD TO OPERATED ON. HE WAS OPERATED ON 11-29-9 IN WHICH THAT DATE WAS HIS FIRST LOST TIME DAY.

ALLEDGEDLY, WHILE REMOVING CEILING BRICK IN THE CLINKER COOLER DAVE STEPPED BACK TO AVOID FALLING BRICK, AND STEPPED IN A HOLE WHERE A GRATE HADBEEN REMOVED.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF UNI-LOADER VICTIMS FOOT WAS CAUGHT AND HE FELL LANDING ON LEFT ELBOW AND RIGHT KNEE WITH HIS SHOULDER HITTING A NEARBY WALL.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE USING A 4' PIPE WRENCH TO OPEN SILO #92, VICTIM FELT AND HEARD SOMETHING POP IN HIS WRIST.

ALLEGEDLY WHEN VICTIM JUMPED OFF OF STORAGE CRANE ONTO A STONE PILE, HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

ALLEGEDLY VICTIM WAS CLEANING CHUTE TO THE COAL MILL WITH AN AIR LANCE WHEN AIR LANCE WAS INSERTED IN CHUTE A PIECE OF COAL FLEW OUT & STUCK VICTIM IN RT EYE

ALLEDGEDLY EMPLOYEE SLIPPED DOWN THE BANK & TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE REPAIRING A WATER LINE IN A DITCH

TWISTED AND SPRAGED ANKLE WHILE DRAGGING CHAINS THRU ROTARY KILN.

INJURED PERSON WAS PUSHING CAST IRON LINER PLATES INSIDE A CEMENT BALL MILL. THE LINERS ARE HEAVY. WHEN THE ONE HE WAS PUSHING MOVED, IT PINCHED HIS FOOT AGAINST ANOTHER LINER.

EE WAS APPLYING A GLUE TO THE INSIDE OF A BALL MILL THE GLUE DIPPED BELOW TO AN ELECTRIC HEATER AND CAUGHT FIRE THE GLUE AND HIS FINGER ALSO CAUGHT FIRE BURNING THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.

WHILE TIGHTENING A CHAIN COME-A-LONG TAHE LUG WHICH WAS BEING PULLED BROKE LOOSE, THE CHAIN FLEWBACK & HIT HIM ON THE CHEEK, MAKING A CUT WHICH WAS CLEANED & BAND AID APPLIED.

WHILE IN KILN REMOVING STEEL CHAIN INJURED PERSON TRIPPED AND FELL ON CHAIN.

WORKING ON A GEAR LUBRICATION SYSTEM, USING HAND TOOLS TO REMOVE AN IDLER, WHILE WORKING HE LOOKED UP & GRASE DROPPED IN HIS EYY, BETWEEN SAFETY GLASSES.

BACK PAIN, PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK & SHOULDER WHILE USING SLEDGE HAMMER.

INJURED PERSON WAS USING ELECTRIAC CHAIN HOIST, HE WAS NOT WATCHING THE CHAIN MOVEMENT. THE HOOK GOT HUNG UP ON AN OBSTRUCTION. INJURED PERSON CONTINUED TO POWER UP THE HOIST. TENSIONING THE C HAIN, WHEN IT SLIPPED LOOSE, IT HIT HIM ON THE HARD HAT.

ALLEDGEDLY INJURED WAS REMOVING CHUNKS FROM THE CLINKER COOLER. HE BENT TO PICK UP ONE AND FELT A MUSCLE PULL ON LOWER LEFT SIDE OF ABDOMEN. ON TUESDAY MORNING, I SENT HIM TO OUR COMPANY DOC TOR WHO SAID LIGHT DUTY RELIFTING FOR 10 DAYS. NEXT APPT. 2-11-93. POSSIBLE DX: HERNIA. AS OF TODAY IT IS A MUSCLE PULL.

ALLEDGEDLY WHILE SANDING THE SHAFT OF A MOTOR WHILE REWING, HE GRABBED IT WITH LEFT HAND WITH SANDPAPER WRAPPED AROUND THE SHAFT. MOTOR WAS RUNNING.

ALLEGEDLY WHILE REMOVING THE BOTTOM SECTION OF A LONG AIRSLIDE, IT BECAME WEDGED AGAINST AN ADJACENT SECTION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE IT, IT BROKE LOOSE AND PINCHED RIGHT THUMB AGAINST TOP SE CTION. WORKIGN FROM THE BASKET OF A MANLIFT.

ALLEDGEDLY, THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CHUNKS OF CEMENT FROM AN AIR SLIDE BY SILO 63 + GRIZZLY. HE MADE A FAST LEFT TONE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF CEMENT FLOW & TWISTED HIS BACK.

ALLEDGEDLY A SPOOL OF CABLE FELL OFF A PALLET ON FORKLIFT AS IT WAS BEING TRANSPORTED TO LOWER STORAGE INJURED LIFTED SPOOL ONTO PALLET & WAS PLACING IT ON 2ND SPOOL WHEN FELT PAIN IN LOWER B ACK

ALLEGEDLY WHILE WALKING IN KILN HE STEPPED IN HOLE BETWEEN COATING & FELL, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

ALLEGEDLY, WHILE MOVING A CHAIN FALL OUT OF THE WAY, HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION AT THE LOWER MIDDLE BACK. CONTINUED WORKING THRU SHIFT.

ALLEDGEDLY EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER AFTER MEASURING A DUST BIN WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE WET LADDER CATCHING HIS LEFT WRIST ON THE LADDER WHILE FALLING.

WHILE UNLOADING A COAL TRAIN, MOVED THE HOOK OF THE RR CAR PULLER FROM ONE TO ANOTHER AND FELT A PULL IN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK WHEN LIFTING THE HOOK HOLDING THE CABLE. ACUTE LUMBAR SPRAIN.

HURT RT SIDE BELOW RT SHOULDER. SCRAPED INSIDE LEFT ARM & STOMACH WHILE CHECKING OIL IN LOADER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF A LOADER AFTER OPERATIN GMOST OF THE DAY. HE FELT PAIN WHICH GOT PROGESSIVELY WORSE HE WENT TO DR. NEXT DAY. TWISTED LOWER BACK WHEN EXITING LOADER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING ON AIR-FILTER ON 1K53 SULLAIR COMPRESSOR HE HAD THE FILTER BYPASS VALVE OPEN AND WHEN FINISHED. WENT TO CLOSE THE VALVE. THE TOP BLEW OFF AND THE DIRT AND AIR IN THE LI EN HIT HIS ARM CAUSING A FRICTION BURN.

WINDING UP HOSE ON GUN TWISTED TO PULL ON HOSE FELT BACK PULL OUT

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING KILN DUST TANK WITH AIR LANCE.REMOVING DUST FROM TANK BY PROBING WITH LANCE THROUGH OVERHEAD PORT HOLES IN TANK.LARGE AMOUNT OF DUST BROKE FREE AND SPILLED DUST IN EMPLOY EES FACE.

DRILLING ROCK WITH A JACKHAMMER AND THEN CHARGED ROCKS TO GO TO ANOTHER ROCK. WORKER'S ANKLE GAVE AWAY WHEN HE JUMPED FROM ROCK TO ROCK. 1ST ROCK HIGH THEN 2ND ROCK JUMPED DOWN AND TWISTED A NKLE.

PC OF PLYWOOD SLIPPED STRUCK ON R WRIST

EMPLOYEEW AS REMOVING PROCESS DOOR ON RAW MILL WITH DOOR ON TOP OF MILL. DOOR LIFTING DOOR BY CROW'S FOOT BAR WHEN THE DOOR FELL THROUGH THE OPENING. THE EMPLOYEE'S HANDS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN T HE CROW'S FOOT BAR AND THE MILL SHELL./ CABLEWAS TOO SLACK.

TWO EMPLOYEES WORKING TOGETHER ON REPLACING NOSERING CASTINGS ON KILN DURING SHUTDOWN EMPLOYEES WERE WALKING 275 PANEL CASTING OFF A PALLET ON RAMP NEAR NOSE TO BOTTOM OF SHELL CASTINGS WERE M OVED FROM THERE WITH COME-ALONG TO POSITION IN SIDE OF SHELL CASTING SLIPPED FROM ONE EMPLOYEES GROIN & CAUSED STRAIN TO OTHER EMPLOYEE

OPER FORNT END LOADER MOVING BRICK L FRONT WHEEL OF LOADER WENT IN HOLE ROCKED LOADER T O LEFT THROWN FORWARD AND BACK IN CAB SEAT BELT IN USE

WELDING WHILE KNEELING CAUSED PAIN AND SWELLING IN KNEE

EMPLOYEE REMOVED GUARD OVER DRIVE CHAIN FOR BELT CONVEYOR IN TUNNEL & BACKED UP WITH IT IN SO HANDS EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON STONES IN GRATING BEHIND HIM & FELL

FOREIGN MATERIAL WAS IN COAL MILL. MILL WAS LOCKED OUT AND WAS BEING MANUALLY TURNED TO FIND AND REMOVE FOREIGN MATERIAL. MILL IS MANUALLY TURNED USING PINCH BAR ON SHAFT COUPLING BOLTS. BAR S LIPPED AND EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS PINNED BETWEEN BAR CONCRETE BASE OF MILL. FIT BETWEEN COUPLING SHAFT BOLT AND PINCH BAR CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING DAMAGE TO CABLES ON OVERHEAD CRANE IN STORAGE SHED.HE EWAS LIFTING CABLE REELS FOR CRANE ONTO A REPAIR TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILING FORMS IN A FILE CABINET HE DROPPED A FORM BETWEEN TWO CABINETS & PUSHED ONE CABINET TO THE SIDE TO RETRIEVE THE FORM

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SPIRAL STAIRCASE & TORCH CUTTING TO FREE SUPPORTS EMPLOYEE CUT A PIPE & STEPPED OFF HIS WORK PLATFORM TO CLEAN DEBRIS WHEN HE STEPPED OFF HIS RUMP STRUCK THE PIPE HE HAD JUST CUT

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STAIRS TO RETURN TO WORK AREA WHILE REPAIRING AN ELEVATOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TORCH CUTTING POIECES FROM THE ELEVATOR & A PIECE DROPPED TO THE STAIRS BELOW & STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE

HOLDING DRIFT HIT WITH HAMMER MISSED IT HIT HAND

REPLACING BELT WITH WRENCH STRUCK WITH HAMMER SLIPPED STRUCK HIS HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARNING CHUNKS OF CLINKER THROUGH COOLER PORT AT FRONT OF CADLER. EMPLOYEE PUSHED BAR HE WAS USING TOO FAR AND STRUCK HIS HAND AGAISNT THE ACCESS DOOR JAMB.

EE WAS REPLACING ACCESS DOOR TO CHUTE BETWEEN IW28 AND 29 DRAG COVEYOR AFTER CLEANING CHUTE. DOOR HAS TOOL SHAPED HANDLES FOR HANDLING EE SLIPPED DNA DOOR FELL FROM EE LEFT HAND HANDLE ON DOOR PINCHED EE S LEFT HAND AGAINST TWO AIR PIPER AS IT FELL.

UNPLUGGING RAW MATERIAL FEEDER CHUTE. USING BAR TOOL AND STANDING ON HOPPER. FOOT SLIPPED OFF HOPPER. (R4 FEEDER)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DUST COLLECTION BAGS ON GRIFFITH DUST COLLECTOR. EMPLOYEE REMOVED FULL BAG AND TURNED TO PLACE BAG OUTSIDE COLLECTOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OUT SECTION OF TOP PLA TE ON FRINGE BIN HE WAS HOLDING PIECE IN HIS LEFT HAND & CUTTING WITH TORCH IN HIS RT HAND WHEN PIECE WAS CUT FREE EMPLOYEE GRABBED FOR IT TO PREVEN T IT FROM FALLING WITH HIS RT HAND TORCH IN HIS RT HAND WENT INTO HIS GLOVE ON HIS LEFT HAND

REMOVING MATERIAL FROM PIT AT FINISH MILL FEEDER.LIFTING MATERIAL FROM PIT WITH AIR HOIST BASE BOLT HOLDING HOIST BROKE OR CAME FREE.HOIST STRUCK EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BRAKE ASSEMBLY FOR OVERHEAD CRANE WITH PRY BAR TO REMOVE BOLT FOR BRAKE.

PULLING TOP HALF OF ELEVATOR DOOR DOWN TO CLOSE DOOR. EMPLOYEE FELT AND HEARD POP IN NECK WHILE PULLING DOOR DOWN.

SWEEPING ADN SHOVELING CEMENT DUST AT BASE OF SILO. EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER SWEEPING DUST ONTO SHOVEL. CEMENT DUST, BLEW IN EYE. INJURY WAS TREATED WITH FIRST AID ON 8-20-90 AND 8-21-90. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS PROVIDED ON 8-22-90.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING HOUSEKEEPING TASK ON MATERIAL STORAGE ROACKS FOR ASSORTED PIPE AND BAR STOCK. EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING MATERIAL TO PLACE IN RACK AND FELT A PULL IN HIS GROIN AREA.

EMPL CLEARING DUST CHUTE IN TRANSFER HOUSE.DUST BLEW IN EYE.

EMPL REMOVING 3' X 5' STEEL COVER PLATES OVER DRAGLINE FROM CLINKER SILO TO #2 FINISH MILL.EMPL LIFTING PLATES BY HAND TO REMOVE THEM.

PUTTING HEAVY REMOVABLE FLOOR LEVEL INSPECTION DOORS BACK ON COAL MILL. DOORS HAVE HANDLES ON EACH SIDE AND ARE ATTACHED TO COAL MILL WITH STUDS AND NUTS. EMPLOYEE WAS IN CROUCHED POSITION LIF TING DOORS TO PUT BACK ON STUDS. WHEN LIFTING EMPLOYEE FELT STRAIN IN RIGHT GROIN.

EMPL TIGHTENING ELEVATOR FEED LINE DRAG FROM CLINKER SILO TO #2 FINISH MILL USING COME-ALONG TO PULL ENDS TOGETHER TO CONNECT.EMPL PULLING ON HANDLE WHEN HANDLE BROKE.

INJURED WAS MOVING WOOD PLANK ON SCAFFOLDING. PLANK DROPPE DAND CRUSHED RIGHT THUMB AGAINST SCAFFOLDING.

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING DOWN SNOWMAN WITH LONG ROD THROUGH PART OF SIDE OF COOLER. BITS OF HOT CLINKER BLEW FROM COOLER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S HANDS. GLVOE WORN BY EMPLOYEE DID NOT PROVIDE SUFF ICIENT PROTECTION.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING ON MATERIAL FEEDER. FEEDER BAR LET LOOSE ON TOP OF FEEDER VIBRATED OFF TOP AND FELL. BAR STRUCK INJURED EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND GRIPPED ON EQUIPMENT AND CRUSHED TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

DISCONNECTING AIR HOSE.

LIFTING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT STRAINED LOWER BACK.

INJURED TRIPPED ON MATERIAL IN WALKWAY WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO LOWER BACK STRAIN.

TAMROCK DRILL HAMMER LIFT CHAIN BROKE & END STRUCK EMPL ON LEFT SIDE OF CHIN FX LOWER JAW BILATERALLY.

STONE DUST DISLODGED FROM CHUTE ENTERED EYES OF EMPLOYEE ON AUG 3 EMPLOYEE WORKED AUG 4 WAS SHECULED OFF AUG 6 CALLED IN SICK DUE TO INJURY.

STEPPING DOWN FROM QUARRY ROCK HAUL TRUCK EMPL SLIPPED ON STEP AND TWISTED ANKLE

WHILE WALKING PAST A PLASTIC CURTAIN CEMENT DUST FELL INTO EMPLS EYES

WHILE TRYING TO SET AHND BRAKE ON RAILROAD CAR,INJURED SLIPPED AND FELL FROM CAR.

WHILE USING A CHIPPING GUN BIT BROKE AND STRUCK INJUREDS ARM BIT WAS WELDED WITH AN EXTENSION WELD BROKE

WHILE STANDING NEXT TO FORKLIFT TRUCK THAT WAS DUMPING A WASTE HOPPER HOPPER WHEEL FRAME BROKE LOOSE TWISTING BACK AND STRIKING EMPLOYEE TO SIDE OF HEAD ARM AND SHOULDER

WHILE SHOVELING DIRT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN SHOVEL HANDLE AND WALL.

STEPPED INTO DRAINAGE DITCH ANDS SCRAPED SHIN AGAINST CULVERT PIPE.BRUISED SHIN.WORKED UNTIL MAY 5,1988 WHEN HE WENT TO A DOCTOR.COMPLAINED ABOUT PAIN TO INSTEP OF LEFT FOOT AND HIP.DR GAVE ON DAY REST.

EMPLOYEE HAD FOR PAST 2 DAYS NOSE BLEEDS AT HOME.WHILE AT WORK HE WAS WORKING IN A DUSTY ENVIRONMENT AND SNEEZED CAUSING HIS NOSE TO START TO BLEED AGAIN .EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO COMPANY DOCTOR WHO PACKED HIS NOSE AND SUGGESTED EMPLOYEE TRAKE ONE DAY BED REST.

WHIEL REMOVING 4ILL BOLTS FROM MILL SCREENS EMPLOYEE HIT HIMSELF ON HIS LEFT HAND FIFTH FINGER WITH A HAMMER

WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS LIFTING TONGUE OF PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR TO HOOK UP TO A TRUCK FOR TOWING EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN

WHILE PULLING A3RAMP, HOIST SLIPPED, INJURED TRIED TO HOLD RAMP BACK AND PULLED GROIN MUSCLE.