KOHLER PIT, INC. Metal/Non-Metal

On Thurs afternoon ee & a co-worker were completing repairs to loader. Ee stated he felt a slight pain in shoulder. Ee did not work on Friday. Monday ee asked to have his shoulder looked at. He was checking the torque on bolt to insure tightness & strained his right shoulder, on Thursday 6/17/04.

A ROCK FELL OF CONVEYOR BELT LANDING ON EE'S LEFT FOOT JUST ABOVE THE STEEL TOE.

EE WAS INSTRUCTED TO TRIM BRUSH & WEED ALONG A STAIRWAY TO LOWER GARAGE. HE EVIDENTALLY CAME IN CONTACT WITH POISON IVY. HE REPORTED THIS ON WED. 7/15/03 - THE POISON IVY SPREAD, WENT TO DR ON 7/17/03.

WHILE WALKING ACROSS A LADDER BEING USED AS A BRIDGE TO A CRUSHER, EE FELL ABOUT 2 1/2'-3' TO THE GROUND. AFTER ACCIDENT, EE DECLINE MEDICAL ATTENTION. TWO DAYS LATER, EE CALLED IN SICK. EE'S DR. NOTIFIED EMPLOYER THAT EE WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO WORK UNTIL REVALUATION ON 3-23-02.

EE AND COWORKER WERE REPLACING CATWALK BOARDS. EE WAS SITTING ON CONVEYOR #6 BELT. THIS CONVEYOR NOT LOCKED OUT, TAGGED OUT. CONVEYOR #6 WAS INADVERTENTLY ENERGIZED. AND EE WAS PULLED UP TO A BEWLT SUPPORT. THIS ACTION PULLED EE AROUND & THE SUPPORT HIT HIM IN THE BACK. STRAINING A PRE-EXISTING BACK CONDITION.

2 WORKERS WERE REPAIRING A VIBRATORY FEEDER LINER. EE STATED THAT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK "WHILE HELPING TO LOAD THE LINER ONTO A CART. THE LINER IS 3/8" STEEL, APPROX 30"W X 80"L.

REPETATIVE MOTION INJURY. STRAIN LEFT ELBOW. EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE LOADER ON AND OFF THAT DAY. ELBOW INJURY REOCCURED BECAUSE OF THE REPETATIVE MOTION NECESSARY TO TEER THE MACHINE.

HE WAS OPENING THE #1 STONE BIN CHUTE. THIS GATE OPENS WITH A LEVER. WHILE HE OPENED THE CHUTE, HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL FROM HIS LEFT SHOULDER UP TO HIS NECK.

EE WAS WORKING ON END-LOADER FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME (3HRS) AT ODD ANGLE. EE STRAINED L ELBOW.FURTHER AGGRAVATED CONDTION WHILE LIFTING A SCREEN ONTO A SCREEN DECK. EE STATED ELBOW CONT TO HURT AFTER 1 WEEK. WENT FOR TREATMENT

3 EES WERE REPLACING A CONVEYOR BELT. EE LOOSENED THE CONVEYOR BELT CLAMP BY HAND AND PINCHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER IN CLAMP. CO. POLICY IS TO USE A WRENCH FOR THIS PROCEDURE. COWORKER SAID A WRENCH WAS AVAILABLE.

EE STARTED THE TRUCK, THE GOT OUT OF CAB. THE TRUCK STARTED MOVING. EE THEN OPENED DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO STOP TRUCK AND WAS KNOCKED TO THE GROUND.

HE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS LOADER AND LET GO WITH ONE HAND CAUSING HIS BODY TO SWING INTO THE REAR TIRE OF THE LOADER WITH HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WASTRYING TO OPEN CHIPS BIN & STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER MUSCLE

EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING CHIPS BIN WHILE ANOTHER EMP LOYEE ASSISTED BY HOLDING A SPRING ACTION LEVER.LEVER SLIPPED AND PINNED PINKIE FINGER ON INJURED'S RIGHT HAND CAUSING A CUT TO TIP OF FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES. LEVER HAD TO BE HELD BACK TOEXPOSE PLATE TO BE REPLACED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON WASHPLANT & SUFFERED FLASH BURNS TO EYE. DID NOT REALIZE IT UNTIL EVENING WAS TREATED NEXT DAY AT DOCTORS OFFICE & RETURNED TO WORK 2 LATER. SAFETY GLASSES WERE WORN. OFFICE WAS NOT NOTIFIED IMMEDIATELY.

EE WAS WORKING ON CRUSHER. WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE PLATFORM HE WAS ON, HE STUMBLED & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

81529NG ON HANDLE.

CONE CRUSHER WAS PLUGGED.THE CRUSHER WAS SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED OUT.I.NAME WAS REMOVING THE GUARD FROM TOP OF CRUSHER AND WHEN IT CAME FREE IT POPPED OUT FROM THE BOTTOM HITTING ANKLE AND KNOCKI NG EMPL OFF BALANCE.GRABBED A SCREEN TO BREAK FALL AND SUFFERED CUTS TO BOTH HANDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON CATWALK WHEN WELD SUPPORT BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND WRENCH ARM.LEFT AHND WAS ALSO SLIGHTLY INJURED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING & PLACED THE PALM OF RT HAND ON HOT METAL & WAS BURNED

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WITH BODY BENT IN AN UNNATURAL POSITION CAUSING THE STRAIN TO BACK

WHILE GRINDING INJURED WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES GLOVES AND EAR PLUGS LOST HIS GRIP ON GRINDER HANFDLE AND UNIT JUMPED BACK UP INTO HIS FACE CAUSING A TOOTH AND PENETRATED HIS LOWER LIP NO STITCH ES.

EE POKED HIS ELBOW INFECTED DEVELOPED 15 DAY LATER.

THE INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE FEEDER PLATE OF S @ GRAVEL WASH PLANT AND STEPPED BACKWARDS OFF PLATFORM,INTO GRIZZLY AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE AS MATERIAL SAND FILLED IN AROUND LEG.