LeFevre-Mager Mine: 512 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

While inspecting the 20' Lilly Auger for a leaking hole teammate inadvertently placed a finger inside of the auger from the bottom panel.

While trying to dislodge the bulk loading spout with a pry bar, the pry bar hit the teammate under the chin causing damage to four of the teammates teeth on the right side of EE's mouth.

Using pneumatic jackhammer to tear out refractory lining inside the cylinder wall of kiln. Worked up wall to about shoulder height when jackhammer vibrated backward. Employee's right hand was caught in the handle. Diagnosed as soft tissue strain. Returned to work the next day before traveling to follow up with home doctor for possible ortho referral.

while attempting to climb a stationary ladder teammate stated EE loss EE's grip and fell from approx. 3ft onto a concrete pad

On 6/22/21 at 10:00am EE was restacking pallets alone on the east wall of packaging of MD-09 due to poor stitching resulting in leaking bags. EE made a bending twisting motion while moving a bag from one pallet to another. EE felt a sharp pain in middle right section of back.

While using a knife to cut a belt the knife slipped off the belt and caused a laceration to the upper area of the right knee.

while walking down the icy stairs, employee fell and tried to catch themselves on the hand rail and felt a pop in shoulder. EE was medically evaluated at the time and was released to return to work they continued to feel pain in shoulder and had a second evaluation which determined they had to have surgery to repair the damage.

While sewing bags on F-line employee stated they felt a pain in left elbow. Employee felt this pain for a month prior to seeking medical treatment.

Operator ducked to cross under a beam, EE did not duck low enough and the area of EE's forehead between EE's hard hat and safety glasses struck the beam.

Was opening lid on pneumatic tanker when ee pulled up on lid hand slipped. When ee was climbing back up the ladder, ee noticed finger was bent a little and was not completely straight. The doctor is stating that ee has acute mallet- finger defect (ruptured extensor tendon) to distal interphalangeal joint of RT 4th (ring) finger.

EE was cutting a band off of pallets using a utility knife to cut the banding material. EE had the band partially cut and the knife struck EE's left wrist cutting it. EE required 3 stitches and antibiotics.

While chocking a dust truck; employee bent over to put chock in place and dropped chock into pile of dust. There was a hole in the chock; and the dust blew through this hole and went into teammates eyes. Teammate did have on safety glasses. Teammate went to clinic and had eyes washed out and checked for scratches. Prescription given for eyes.

Employee was driving down highway, made a right turn and steering wheel locked up on tractor/trailer causing shoulder pain.

Employee was lifting wheel chock to put on front end loader and strained his left shoulder/neck.

Employee walking from truck shop to office, slipped and fell. Employee stated he slipped and fell in mud, behind trucks in front of his office. Oil-rig is disputing this claim due to no witnesses, no evidence in area that a fall occurred, and the employee showed no signs of soiled clothing, no mud on clothes.

Employee was walking by fan carrying some grating to make a walkway in the tower area. It was muddy and the way he had to position the metal to get through the walkway he slipped and hit the edge of the guard with his right forearm.

Employee was coming down off C22 ladder and there was snow and ice at the foot of ladder. When he stepped on the ground he slipped and twisted his knee. Employee had not complained about any pain until February. He was sent to the doctor on 2/17/2010. He had not missed any work until 4/15/2010 when he had surgery.

employee was on break and walking to employee parking lot to use cell phone. employee slipped on snow and ice. employee fell and injured shoulder and elbow.

Employee notified supervisor that he had had surgery on his arm, and that the doctor told him it was job related. The doctor said it was nerve damage from laying arm on window seal of truck while driving.

Employee was loosening a bolt on high temp elevator. While trying to loosen the bolt he suffered a sprain.

Packaging palletizer #2 feed conveyor was coming apart at the splice. Employee asked forklift operator to get the lift cage with the forklift to assist him in the repair. While the employee was in cage he leaned forward and the cage and employee fell from forklift. The fall was from 4 feet. The employee sustained a head cut and bruised elbows.

Operating a line small pain in hand after lunch went to B line about 1 hour stopped to dump bags and saw hand was swollen.

Employee was coming down the screening tower stairway and fell down the stairs. Employee hit her left knee on the stairs causing a bruise to the knee cap area.

Employee was placing bags into bag rack when bags fell through and the employee reached to retrieve the bags. The guide rod to the upper separator caught the employees middle finger on his right hand and smashed it.

Employee complained of pinky finger and ring finger on right hand were swelling. Employee stated, the constant grabbing bags and putting it onto a spout, caused the swelling.

Employee was working off table. Opening a valve with a pipe wrench and the wrench slipped off of stem causing causing him to lose balance and struck knee on I-Beam.

Employee was walking over a pile of scrap clay to check walkways and slipped.

Employee was at the mine walking from the loader to his truck and slipped on frost that was on the ground.

The bag rack had jammed and the employee was trying to get it out. The arm on the rack came down on the employees right knuckle. Right knuckle was swollen.

Employee was going out of door on MCC room and stepped into the mud where the concrete was broken and turned his left ankle.

Employee was opening the door on back of crusher. The door fell down and knocked him from the ladder causing him to hit his back on divider in hopper.

While gluing on B-line (25lb line) employee complained of pains going in and out of her back and left leg.

Employee was climbing down ladder on Griffin Baghouse. While climbing down he felt his left shoulder pop. Employee had discomfort in his shoulder during the night and went to the doctor the next day.

Employee was carrying a filter housing up a ladder. He propped the unit on the frame of the blower. Filter house slipped off the blower and caught his left middle finger between the blower and the filter housing. Employee tore his left middle fingernail and crushed the tip of his left middle finger.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING, CUTTING & WELDING WHEN SOMETHING GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE E.R.& METAL WAS REMOVED THAT WAS EMBEDDED IN EE'S LEFT EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EE CUT RIGHT SHIN ON A FAN BLADE WHILE ASSISTING IN REMOVAL OF FAN. EE SAID HE DID NOT NEED MEDICAL ATTENTION. ON 02/02/05 AND 02/11/05, EE WENT TO CLINIC FOR AN INFECTION TO THE WOUND. ON 2/14/05 THE DOCTOR LANCED THE WOUND. EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 2/16/05

Employee was tugging on a rope, trying to get it unstuck. A part of the rope was braided & stiff. The braided, stiff part of the rope went across employees face knocking off his safety glasses. employee has an l shaped abrasion on his left corneal. Oil-dri was notified on 1/4/05 that the ee was given prescription medication, which would qualify this incident as an msha reportable.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON STEP AND TWISTED LEFT FOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING HIS LEFT ANKLE BROKEN IN TWO PLACES.

EE WAS FUELING TANK ON SERVICE TRUCK. HE WAS RUSHING BECAUSED HE NEEDED TO USE THE BATHROOM. EE WAS DRAGGING THE FUEL HOSE AROUND THE TRUCK AND RAN HIS HAND INTO THE MIRROR ON DRIVERS' SIDE. M IRROR HAS SHARP EDGES. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED STITCHES IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING SAMPLES FROM PACKAGING LINE TO LAB FOR TESTING. EE SLIPPED WHILE CARRYING THESE SAMPLES. THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. THE EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A L INGUINAL HERNIA.

EE WAS WASHING TAIL LIGHTS ON TRAILER, THE LIGHT WAS DAMAGED & EE CUT HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER. FIRST AID WAS PERFORMED & THE EE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL & RECEIVED SUTURES IN THE FINGER.

EE WAS CHANGING LINE OVER BY MOVING CONVEYOR BELT OVER TO FLIP BAGS OVER ON RT. SIDE UP, WHEN HEFELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER & UPPER BACK. EE WAS TAKEN TO DR. OFFICE AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY FOR BACK STRAIN.

EE SUFFERED SMASHED LEFT HAND & FINGER CUT (MIDDLE/LEFT) WHILE SERVICING SHAKER VIBRATOR EQUIPMENT.

EE WAS ON THE PACKAGING B-LINE, MOVING THE SEWING HEAD WHILE THE MACHINE WAS STILL RUNNING. THISRESULTED IN HIS RIGHT PINKY BEING FULLED IN THE BELT DRIVE. THE FINGERTIP WAS CUT OFF. HE WAS TA KEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED STITCHES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK.

EE WAS DISMANTLING SCAFFOLD, 4 ABOVE A PIER. EE STEPPED OUTSIDE HAND RAIL ON A PLANK THAT WAS NOT SAFETY WIRED-PLANK TIPPED & EE FELL DOWN

ON 6-27-01, EE WAS WELDING A LID FOR A BLOWER FILTER, WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG CAME UNDERNEATH THE WELDING HOOD, ENTERING HIS RIGHT EYE. ON 6-28-01 HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE WENT TO THE E.R. AND HAD SOME OF THE OBJECT REMOVED. ON 6-29-01 MARION EYE CENTER REMOVED THE REST OF THE FOREIGN BODY FROM HIS EYE. HE WAS OFF FOR ONE DAY.

2 EMPLOYEES WERE LIFTING AN AIR-CONDITIONER TO INSTALL IN THE PACKAGING OFFICE. THE AIR-CONDITIONER SLIPPED OUT OF EE'S HAND AND FELL ON INJURED'S HAND. THIS RESULTED IN A CUT ON INJURED'S 3RD FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. THE CUT REQUIRED 10 STITCHES.

EE WALKED OUTSIDE TO GET A TRUCK DRIVER WHEN SOMETHING FLEW INTO HIS EYE. HE TRIED TO FLUSH THE OBJECT OUT BUT COULD NOT. EE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND WAS GIVEN 2 DAYS OFF. ON 4/19/01, THE SUPE RVISOR TURNED IN THE DR'S EXCUSE, HE STATED THE INJURY WAS NOT WORK RELATED. 4-23-01 EE SAID HE NEEDED A STATEMENT FROM WORK REGARDING HIS LEFT EYE INJURY SO HE COULD GO TO THE EYE SPECIALIST

EE WAS LIFTING A CHEP PALLET OVER HIS HEAD TO LOAD IN THE STACKING MACHINE EE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS TAKEN TO COMMUNITY HEALTH IN CAIRO ILL, AND WAS GIVEN MEDICATION FOR BACK STRAIN. EE WAS ALSO PUTON 3-2 DAYS LIGHT DUTY

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A HYDRAULIC HOSE ON THE SCRAPER WHEN IT GOT CAUGHT. HE PULLED HARD ON THE HOSE WITHOUT FIRST RELEASING THE CAUGHT END. THE HOSE CAME LOOSE HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH. HE RECEIVED TWO STITCHES IN HIS UPPER LIP.

THE AUGER ON THE #3 DRYER WENT DOWN. EE WAS TRYING TO RELEASE PRODUCT FROM THE DRYER TO FREE UP THE AUGER SO IT COULD BE RESTARTED. WHEN THE UNLOCKED DOOR CAME OPEN, A RUSH OF STEAM AND HEAT C AME OUT CAUSING 2ND DEGREE STEAM BURNS TO THE R-FORE ARM, FROM WRIST TO ELBOW, L- FOREARM, AND THE LEFT SIDE OF NOSE. MEDICAL TREATMENT WAS PERFORMED WITH DEBRIDEMENT ON BOTH ARMS.

EE WAS PICKING UP TRASH AND TURNED TO HIS RIGHT TO PUT TRASH INTO A HOPPER. THE EE'S LOWER BACVK POPPED.

EMPLOYEE WAS GLUING ON F-LINE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN AT THE BACK OF HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING ON THE 4/10 LB LINE, WHEN HE STARTED DEVELOPING TIGHTNESS IN BOTH ARMS. WHEN HE MADE A TURN TO STACK SOME BAGS, HE HEARDA POP IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS MOVING SOME PALLETS ON THE FORKLIFT, WHEN SOME DUST AND DEBRIS THAT WAS BETWEEN THE PALLETS FELL AND SOME GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EE SAID THAT WHEN HE WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING, HIS EYE WAS HURTING. EE WENT TO THE DR AND HAD SOME METAL REMOVED FROM HIS EYE.

EE WAS STANDING ON SCAFFOLDING PUSHING BOLTS INTO HOLES OF HOPPER BIN WHEN SCAFFOLDING BECAME UNCLAMPED AND EE FELL APPROX. 8-10 FT ONTO A 2X2 ANGLE WHICH HIT HIS RIGHT THIGH.

EE WAS WALKING THRU THE PACKAGING AREA AND A FORKLIFT DRIVER WAS BACKING UP. THE FORKLIFT DRIVERRAN OVER EE'S RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE ON HISBIG TOE

EE & ANOTHER EE WERE CHANGING THE FILM ON THE STRETCVH WRAPPER. EE DROPPED THE ROLL OF FILM FELL TO HIS KNEES, & SAID HIS BACK HURT. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR'S OFFICE & HAS ACUTE LUMBAR STRAIN. HE WAS GIVEN 3 DAYS OFF

EE REPORTED THAT HE WAS STACKING AND BAILING 20 LB. BAGS ON THE 10 LB. LINE, AND FELT SHARP PAINS IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 4-13-99. HE WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY FOR ACUTE WRIST STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE FORKLIFT AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. WHEN HE GOT OFF THE FORKLIFT HIS BACK STARTED TO STIFFEN UP AND HE HAD PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.

EE WAS BAILING ON THE 10 LB LINE, WHEN HE STARTED GETTING A BURNING PAIN IN RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS CHANGING A ROLL OF 108LB STRETCH FILM BY HIMSELF, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP AREA, LOWER BACK & RIGHT LEG

EE SAID HE WAS LIFTING 10LB BAGS WHEN HIS LEFT WRIST BEGAN TO HURT. AT 12PM HE NOTICED HIS WRIST HAD BEGAN TO SWELL. EE DID NOT REPORT THIS TO HIS SUPERVIOSR UNTIL 12/30/98

LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN GREASE GUN HANDLE AND METAL CAP ON TRUCK DUMP GEAR BOX. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 12-16-98.

EE WAS REPAIRING THE SOUTH TRUCK DUMP. HE WAS TURNING SHAFTS WITH A PIPE WRENCH. EE WAS STANDINGON THE PIPE WRENCH IN ORDER TO LINE THE KEY WAY UP WHEN THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE SHAFT CAUSING HIS LEG TO SLIP BETWEEN THE SPIRALS BRUISING THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT LEG

EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE ON THE LIFT TABLE WHEN THE DRILL BIT LUNGED UP AND THE DRILL FLIPPED AROUND. EE S INDEX FNGER ON HIS LEFT HAND HIT AN ANGLE IRON BRACE AND WAS CUT. THE CUT REQUIRED 7 ST ITCHES.

EE WAS CLEANING REFRACTORY FROM #3 DRYER. HIS RIGHT PINKIE FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF 50 LB. REFRACTORY. HE RECEIVED EITHE SUTURES IN HIS RIGHT PINKIE FINGER.

EE COMPLAINED OF A SHARP PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES. HE STATED HE LIFTED A 25 LB BAG ON F-LINE AND THE PAIN BEGAN. HE WAS TAKEN TO HEALTH AND PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL 6/29/98. HE WENT TO ANOTHER DR AND WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL 6/29/98, WHEN HE WAS RELEASED FOR FULL DUTY.

WHILE PLACING A CHEP PALLET ONTO A STACK APPROX. 6 HIGH, EE OBTAINED A SPLINTER IN THE FOURTH FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE REPORTED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET UP ONTO A RAIL CAR DOCK, HE SLIPPED, HITTING HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS HAPPENED ON 4/24/98 BUT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 4/29/98.

EE WAS STANDING ON A FORKLIFT TO INSPECT PRODUCT FLOWING THROUGH A HOPPER. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN, HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT A PALLET WAS BEHIND HIM AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE/FOOT ON THE PALLET.

EE WAS ORIGINALLY INJURED ON 11-2-97 WHILE HE WAS DOING INVENTORY. EE HAS BEEN GOING TO A CHIROPRACTOR AND WORKING, BUT HE WAS STILL HURTING. EE WAS THEN REFERRED TO ANOTHER DR AND DIGNOSED WI TH BURSITIS IN THE LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLUING 25# BAGS ON PACKAGING LINE B, WHEN HIS LEFT THUMB WAS PINCHED BY ROLLER PULLEY THAT GUIDES BAGS THROUGH GLUER.

HE WAS DOING INVENTORY. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HOISTED HIM UP WITH A FORKLIFT TO COUNT THE TOP RACK. WHILE MOVING SOUTH ALONG RACK, HE BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN FORKLIFT AND CAGE.

3 DRYER HIGH TEMP. ELEVATOR STOPPED CAUSING 1200 MATERIAL FROM DRYER DISCHARGE TO FALL ON THE GROND. ANOTHER EE WAS COOLING THE MATERIAL WITH A FIRE HOSE. AS EE REMOVED MATERIAL WITH THE BOBCA T LOADER, HOT STEAM ROSE FROM THE SIDES OF THE BOBCAT CAUSING BURNS TO EE S RIGHT AND LEFT HANDS, ARMS, AND FACE.

EE WENT TO THE HOSPTIAL TO HAVE X RAYS OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE TAKEN. THIS WAS RECURRENCE OF THE ACCIDENT 7-25-97 WHEN AN EE ON A FORKLIFT WAS MOVING A BOX OF 10 LB BAGS AND WHILE BACKING OUT, THE BOX ON THE LIFT CAUGHT EE S RIGHT FOOT. HE HAS HAD SWELLING FROM TIME TO TIME SINCE THEN.

EE WAS BALING ON THE 10 LB LINE, WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS GLUEING 50# BAGS ON F-LINE AND HIS LOWER BACK BEGAN TO HURT. EE SAID HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE BALANCE OF THE MORNING THINKING THE PAIN WOULD STOP BUT IT DID NOT.

EE WAS STACKING LITTERBEST BOXES TOGETHER ON D-LINE WITH ANOTHER EE. THEY WERE FINISHING A BOX WHEN INJURED EE DARTED TO OTHERSIDE OF THE BOX AND NOTICED A PINCH IN HIS BACK

EE WAS COMING OUT OF THE DRYER CONTROL ROOM, WHEN HE SAW A SMALL PATCH OF ICE. HE TRIED TO STEP OVER THE PATCH TO AVOID IT, BUT THE PLACE HE STEPPED STILL HAD A THIN LAYER OF ICE COVERING IT. THIS CAUSED EE TO SLIP AND FALL DOWN ON HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE CATWALK.

WHEN STACKING AND BALING WITH TWO MEN ON THE 10LB LINE, AND ON THE FLOOR, EE STARTED FEELING PAIN IN HIS BACK AND WRIST. HE DEVELOPED A KNOT AND SOME PAIN ON HIS RIGHT FINGER. EE WAS SEEN AT THE DR'S OFFICE ON 12-12-96.

EE STARTED COMPLAINING TO SEVERAL PEOPLE ABOUT HIS WRIST HURTING. HE STATED THAT HIS WRIST WAS HURTING & THAT HIS FINGERS FELT NUMB. HE WENT TO THE ER ON 8/28/96 & THE DR SAID HE HAD REPETITIV E [R] WRIST MOVEMENT, & PUT HIS WRIST IN A BRACE. EE IS ALSO ON MEDICATION.

EE WAS PACKING A RAILCAR WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RT SHOULDER.

HE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT TO HIS CAR WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF PLASTIC BANDING.THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND AND INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.

A PARTIALLY COMPLETED PALLET OF PRODUCT WAS PLACED A TOP AN EMPTY PALLET. EE ASKED THE FORKLIFT DRIVER TO REMOVE IT SO THAT HE COULD MOVE THE EMPTY PALLET. ACCORDING TO EE THE DRIVER SET THE P ALLET DOWN BEFORE HE HAD THE EMPTY PALLET CLEAR.THE IMPACT POSSIBLY INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

AFTER THE 10 PM BREAK, EMPLOYEE STARTED STACKING BAGS AND NOTICED PAIN IN HIS WRISTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 LB. BAGS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE REPORTED THAT HE WAS HAVING SHOULDER PAIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AND THEN HE WENT TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR. HE HAD A SHOULDER SPRAIN. GLUING BAGS IRRITATES IT SO THE DR. PUT HIM ON RESTRICTED D UTY.

WHILE STACKING ON THE LINE, EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH A BALE THAT WAS FALLING OFF THE END OF THE CONVEYOR. HE FAILED TO SECURE THE BALE WITH BOTH HANDS WHICH CAUSED AN OVERLOADED CONDITION ON TH E RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 10 LB BAGS IN A BOX. THE BOX WAS FULL AND HE MOVED ONTO ANOTHER BOX. AN EMPLOYEE ON A FORKLIFT CAME TO MOVE THE FULL BOX. WHILE BACKING OUT, THE BOX ON THE IFT CAUGHT E E'S FOOT.

EE WAS WORKING AT THE TRUCK LOAD OUT TAKING THE SPOUT OFF TANK 19. A TRUCK DRIVER WAS BACKING UP TO TANK 21. HE DID NOT SEE EE ON THE FORKLIFT. HE BACKED INTO THE FORLIFT, PINNING EE ARM BETWE EN FORKLIFT AND SPOUT.

EE WAS BUSTING SOME DIRT CLODS WITH A PICK THAT WERE PLUGGING UP THE HOPPER WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN THE GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKIGN 40 LB BAGAS ON HE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE BELT. A BAD BAG CAME UP THE BELT. HE LIFTED IT AND THREW IT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BELT CAUSING A BACK SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE ROCKS FROM G-1 ROLL MILL WHEN HIS THUMB AN DINDEX FINGER WERE PINCHED BETWEEN ROLLS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CAT LITTER ON AN AIR RIDE TRUCK. AS HE WAS BACKING OUT OF THE TRAILER, THE TRAILER BED ROSE CREATING A DROP-OFF TO THE DOCK. THE SUBSEQUENT JAR OF THE LANDING CAUSED EMPLO YEE TO COMPLAIN OF BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING PALLETS IN THE PALLET STACKER. HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PALLET AND THE STACKING MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METEAL ON THE BENCH GRINDER WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT & PULLED HIS THUMB INTO THE GRINDER

EE WAS LIFTING 10# BAL;ERS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WS DUMPING A LOAD OF CLAY. HE NOTICED THAT SOME OF THE CLAY WAS STUCK IN THE BED OF HTE TRUCK. HE SLAMMED THE TAILGATE 3 TIMES TRYING TO DISLODGE THE CLAY ON THE THIRD TRY, HE CAUGHT HIS FINGERS IN THE TAILGATE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING ON D LINE WHEN HE MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN A BALE AND THE PALLET STACKING HOUSING.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS ON THE 25 LB LINE WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN AND WANTED TIME OFF TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR. CHIROPRACTOR REPORTED FINDING AN OLD INJURY AND ADVISED HIM TO SEE A SPE CIALIST.

EE WAS CLEANING A PLUGGED DRAIN LINE ON AN AIR TANK. WHEN HE REMOVED THE FITTINGS TO THE VALVE. THE TRASH POURED OUT ONTO HIS HAND.

CLARISSA HAD TO HAVE SURGERY ON HER RIGHT WRIST FOR CARPAL TUNNEL. THIS IS A RECURRENCE. THIS WAS HER SECOND SURGERY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE NERVE HAD RE-ATTACHED ITSELF AFTER THE FIRST SUR GERY.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED PAIN IN LEFT GROIN AREA WHILE STACKING ON LINE A.

INJURED AND A CONTRACTOR WERE REMOVING A BEARING FROM A DRIVE SHAFT. THEY HAD A PROBLEM GETTING THE CONE LOOSE FROM THE INNER RACE. THE CONTRACTOR STRUCK THE BEARING RACE WITH A HAMMER TO LO OSEN IT. WHEN HE DID, A PIECE OFMETAL FLEW OFF STRIKING INJURED ON HIS HAND. HE DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS LODGED IN HIS HAND UNTIL A FEW DAYS LATER. ON 3-3 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CLAY FROM UNDER #3 DRYER UNDER #3 DRYER WITH THE BOBCAT WHEN HE DUMPED THE CLAY THE BUCKET TILTED BACK SPILLING HOT CLAY ON HIS WRISTS & HANDS

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BURNT COAL OUT OF #2 DRYER. HE WAS USING THE JACK HAMMER. A PIECE OF COAL FLEW UP CUTTING HIS HAND/WRIST.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT THE DOOR FROM THE PACKAGING DEPT. SOME TRASH FLEW UP INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS CHANGING BELT ON 25 LB LINE. WHILE TIGHTENING IT UP, HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND SHEAVE.

ON OCT 5, 1993 EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A WET STAIRWAY, HITTING HIS KNEE. LATER HE AGAIN HIT HIS KNEEON AN ELECTRIC BOX. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 12-13-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS ON THE 25LB LINE. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 50 LB BAG AND HIS BACK GAVE OUT.

EE WAS STACKING 50 LB BALES WHEN HE NOTICED PAIN IN WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING EMPTY BAGS ON THE FILL SPOUT WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF HIS SHOULDER POPPING.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 10# BAGS ON THE D-LINE WHEN HE NOTICED PAIN AND SWELLING IN HIS LEFT WRIST. IT WAS ONLY HIS SECOND DAY AT WORK AND HE WAS NOT USE TO STACKING. UPON A DOCTOR'S EXAM, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR THAT HE HAD PAIN & NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT HAND & PAIN IN THE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEEHAS BEEN EXPERIENCEING PAIN IN ARM/WRST DUE TO CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. DR DIAGNOSED ON 5-14 BUT SHE HAS PERFORMED HER DUTIES AS ACCOUNTING CLERK UTNL 7/28 WHEN SHE WENT ON LIGHT DUTY.

WHILE SWEEPING AROUND THE STRETCH-WRAPPING MACH INE, EMPLOYEE BUMPED ONE OF TWO 70" ROLLS OF STRETCH FILM CAUSING IT TO FALL & HIT HIS LEG.

NEW EMPLOYEE - REPORTED THAT THE CONSTANT USE OF WRIST & HAND HAD CUASED PAIN & SWELLING. DOCTORRECOMMENDED 1 WEEK REST.

EMPLOYEE HAD PUT THE LOALDER BACK IN THE CLAY SHED WHEN HE GOT OFF THE LOADER HE STEPPED ON A DIRT CLOD & TWISTED HIS KNEE (HIS KNEE WAS INJURED IN A HUNTING ACCIDENT A FEW MONTHS AGO)

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO WORK ON A ROTARY SCREEN. WHEN HE ENTERED THE SCREEN, THE SCREEN TURNED AND PINNED HIS HEAD BETWEEN A BRACE AND THE OUTER SHELL OF THE SCREEN. SCREEN WAS LOCKED OUT BUT NO T FASTENED PROPERLY.

SAME INJURY AS REPORTED ON 01-04-93 EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH THE WRIST PAIN (TENDONITIS) WHICH HE IS EXPERIENCING DUE TO THE REPETITIVE NATURE OF HIS JOB HE IS AGAIN ON LOSS TIME

ACCORDING TO DR EMPLOYE EIS SUFFERING WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDRONE DUE TO REPETITION OF TASK. (I.E. BAILING, STACKING, GLUING).

EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING SOME PAIN INHIS WRIST FOR SOME TIME BUT DID NOT KNOW THE CAUSE. HE SAW A DOCTOR WHO IDAGNOSED TENDONITIS OF THE WRIST DUE TO THE REPETITIVE NATU RE OF HIS JOB.

TURNING TO STEP OFF THE BACK UP HOPPER RAMP, THE EE S FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEG AND KNEE.

EMPL LIFTING AND STACKING 25-50 LB BAGS,NOTICED PAIN IN ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 LB BAGS/BALES. WHEN HE TURNED TO PLACE THE BALE, HE DID NOT LIFT HIGH ENOUGH WHICH CAUSED HIS FINGER TO BECOME JAMMED BETWEEN THE BALE AND THE BALER MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS WHEN NOTICED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CARDBOARD UNDER VIBRATOR WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUT THE VIBRATOR DOWN TOO QUICKLY, MASHING HIS FINGER.

EMPL CLEANING LAB. STANDING ON TOES REACHING AND STRETCHING OVER SOME BOXES.

54736YEE HAD BEEN GLUEING BAGS ON LINE F. THE LINE WAS SHUT DOWN BRIEFLY. EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE LINE. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TRASH BUT WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN UP DUE TO PAIN IN 08920LOWER BACK.

54730SITTING DOWN GLUING BAGS. FROM SITTING POSITION EMPL WAS LIFTING AND TURNING WHICH PUT A STRAIN ON BACK.

54736YEE'S FOOR WAS STRUCK BY A FORKLIFT AS THE DRIVER WAS MOVING A PALLET OF FINISHED PRODUCT.THE PALLET WAS SITTING TOO CLOSE TO THE LINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BEARINGS ON THE G-1 GRANULATOR, VIBRATING THE TOWER. DUST & DEBRIS FELL FROM TOWER INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EMPL STACKING/BALING 10 LB BAGS OF PRODUCT WHEN A MUSCLE.

EE WAS STACKING 50LB BALES APPROX. 2 FT ABOVE HIS HEAD WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SHOULDER PAIN.

EMPLOYEE HAD DROPPED HIS KEYS. HE BENT DOWN TO PICK THEM UP. WHILE RAISING UP, HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A PALLET OF BAGS, CUTTING HIS HEAD.

STACKING BAGS FELT BACK PAIN

WHILE RE-STACKING BAGS ON A PALLET, ELMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING DRUMS OF CALCINE MATERIAL WHEN WIND BLEW A PIECE OF THE CLAY INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OPEN A BOX OF BAGS WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A TRUCK. HE WAS BACKING OUT OF A ROW OF PALLETS WHEN THE BATTERY COVER ON HIS FORKLIFT CAME OFF AND PINNED HIS LEG BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE FORKLIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UP STAIRS ON THE WAY TO THE TIME CLOCK WHEN HE TRIPPED & FELL

EE WAS STRAIGHTENING A STACK OF PALLETS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING BAG RACKS WHEN HE CUT HIS THUMB ON A SEAM

EMPL HELPING ANOTHER EMPL MOVE VIBRATOR TABLE ,STRAINED BACK.

DRIVING FORKLIFT THROUGH COVER ON BATTERY CAMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON PALLET OF PRODUCT EMP FOOT JAMMED ONTO ACCEL AND THE COVER BENT BACK ON LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A METAL LADDER AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER A HAUL TRUCK WHEN HIS ARM CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A HOT MUFFLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BAG ON THE VALVE PACKER.HE HAD HIS HAND TOO FAR ON THE SPOUT.WHEN HE PUSHED THE BUTTON TO RELEASE THE CLAMP IT PINCHED HIS FINGER CUTTING IT.

NO ACCIDENT INVOVLED EE HAS REPORTED ON A COUPLE OCCATIONS PAIN HE WAS EXPEREIENCING IN HIS WRISTS. HIS SUPERVISOR TOLD HIM TO SEE A DR. AFTER TAKING TEST HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE CARPUL TUNNEL SY NDRONE. HE WAS ADVISED TO BE OFF WORK ONE MONTH.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE #3 CALCINE GRANULATOR WHEN A PARTICLE OF DUST/CLAY BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER THE BELT ON THE 10 LB LINE WHEN A BIT OF CLAY GOT IN HIS EYE. IN THE PROCESS OF WASHING IT OUT, EMPLOYEE SCRATCHED HIS EYEBALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK BETWEEN PLANT AND MINE WHEN HIS TRUCK WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS FOLDING BAGS ON 10LB LINE WHEN ONE OF THE BAGS DID NOT COME OFF THE PICKER CORRECTLY EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PREVENT A PILE-UP BY CATCHING THE BAG HE HIT HIS FINGER ON THE BAG STOPPER

EMPLOYEE DRIVES A FORKLIFT. AS HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM THE FORKLIFT, HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE NOTICED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK ON 1-15-91 AFTER LIFTING A BOX.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 10LB BAGS ON A 50LB BALE HE SET A BALE DOWN ON PALLET CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PALLET & THE SIDE OF THE STACKER HE MASHED HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND

EMPL DRIVES DUMP TRUCK BETWEEN PLANT & MINE. IN PERFORMENCE OF JOB HANDS COME INTO CONTACT WITH DUST. DUST HAS CAUSED RASH ON HANDS.

WHILE STACKING AND BALING ON THE 10 BL LINE, THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLWAS DIGGING CLAY OUT FROM UNDER SHUDDLE BELT. SHOVEL SLIPPED FROM HANDS HANDLE CAME UP HITTING EMPL IN MOUTH.

EMPL WAS GETTING DOWN FROM RAILCAR WHEN HE FELL & LANDED ON ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING ROUTINE OIL LEVEL CHECK ON #3 DRYER ROLLERS.THE AREA HE WAS STANDING ON HAD CLAY BUILDUP.HE TRIED TO KICK IT OFF.LOST BALANCE AND HIT HIS ARM ON THE TURNING ROLLER BAR.

TRUCKER ATTEMPTING TO DUMP A LOAD OF CLAW BY PRODUCTS IN THE ABSORBENT CLAY CLAY PIT IN OLMSTEO IL THE DRIVER WAS DUMPING THE LOAD WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED CAUSING TRUCK AND TRAILER TO VERTURN ON ITS SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING PRODUCT FORM THE TEN-POUNDS LINE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP OFFICE WHEN BITTEN BY A BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS BEING LIFTED IN A WORK BASKET BY A CRANE. AT A HEIGHT OF 20-25- FT. THE BASKET & CABLE STOPPED FOR 2-3 SECOND, THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. THE CABLE HOOK & BALL FELL IN THE BASKET .

EMPLOYEE WAS BEING LIFTED IN A WORK BASKET BY A CRANE. AT A HEIGHT OF 20-25 FT. THE BASKET & CABLE STOPPED FOR 2-3 SECONDS, THEN FELL TO THE GROUND. THE CABLE HOOK & BALL FELL IN THE BASKET.

EMPL RUNNING ACROSS PARKING LOT DURING LUNCH BREAK.IT WAS RAINING & MUDDY.SLIPPED AND BRUISED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FEED TUBE BETWEEN CENTER AND NORTH BIN WHEN HE DROPPED THE TUBE. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TUBE AND THE CONVEYOR GUARD.

EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH A WRENCH THAT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAD DROPPED TO HIM FROM THE SCREENING TOWER. AS HE CAUGHT THE WRENCH, IT CUT HIS HAND.

EMPL LIFTING FILLED BAGS OFF 10 & 50 LB LINES NOTICED PAIN IN ARM AND WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING PRODUCT WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER SOME TRASH AND HIT HIS KNEE ON A PALLET.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING FORKLIFT AND STRETCH-WRAPPING PRODUCT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A BATTERY ON A FORKLIFT WHEN HE GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO BATTERIES.

I.NAME WAS HELPING PUT THE CHAIN BACK ON THE RECLAIMER IT SLIPPED PINCHING HIS FINGER AND WRENCHING HIS WRIST.

EMPL WAS PUTTING TOGETHER DUMPSTER. FINAL ADJUSTMENTS HAD TO BE DONE BY HAND. AS HE WAS LIFTING & PUSHING IT ONTO BASE HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE EMPTYING PAPER PICK-UP EMPLOYEE PULLED ON A CABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR A PIECE OF METAL OFF THE CABLE STUCK IN HIS FINGER HE REMOVED THE METAL BUT INFECTION SET IN

EMPLOYEE WAS STRETCH-WRAPPING A PALLET OF PRODECT WHEN SEVERAL BAGS SLIPPED OFF AND FELL ON HER KNOCKING HER DOWN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A SCAFFOLD, SCAFFOLD PINCHED INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND PULLING OUT A CHUNK OF SKIN. THIS REQUIRED THREE STITCHES. THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED AT ABSORBENT CLAY PRODUCT S AT MOUNDS, IL.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING OVER SIDEBOARD OF TRUCK TO DISLODGE CLOD WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE & RUPTURED A BLOOD VESSEL

RECURRANCE THIS IS A NOT NEW ACCIDENT REPORT. EE DID NOT REPORT FOR WORK ON THE ABOVE DATE DUE TO PAIN FROM ALLEGED INJURY ON 4-10-89.

EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED HIS KNEE HIT THE BLADE ARM

EMPLOYEE WAS HSVELING MUD OFF ROOF. HIS HAND HIT A PIECE OF TIN, CUTTING HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ARC GOUGING (CARBON). THIS CREATES A LOT OF SPARKS AND NOISE. A SPARK FLEW INTO HIS EAR CAUSING SWELLING RESULTING IN TEMPORARY LOSS OF HEARING.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF SHUTTING DOWN PLANT. WHILE MAKING HIS ROUNDS, HE STEPPED ON SOMETHING CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TURN TWISTED HIS ANKLE FOOT.

EMPL WAS STACKING BAGS 50LB ON A-LINE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 LB. BAGS ON F LINE AT THE END OF THE BELT. HE WALKED TO THE FRONT OF THE PALLET, THEN STEPPED BACK DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF A FORKLIFT.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN FOLDING & BALING BAGS HE BEGAN TO STACK 50LB BAGS AT THIS POINT HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 10LB BAGS ON D LINE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK & LEFT SIDE

EMPLOYEE WAS STYACKING BAGS ON LINE. HE HAD BEEN STACKING A FEW MINUTES WHEN HIS BACK STARTED HURTING. HE FEELS THAT THE PAIN IS RELATED TO BACK INJURY HE SUSTAINED IN NOVEMBER 1988.

CLEANING UP WITH WHEELBARROW THEY WERE LIFTING WHEBRW. TO DUMP WHEN IT SLPPED FELL ON FT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRASH TRUCK. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE RUNNING BOARD CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING HIS SHOULDER BLADE ON FLOOR BOARD.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO ME THAT HE HAD SEEN A DOCTOR ABOUT HIS BACK PAIN. THE PAIN WAS DUE TO THE AGGRAVATION OF AN INJURY HE SUSTAINED 10-17-88. HE STATED TO ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A NEW INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR WAND TO REMOVE MUD FROM STRUCTUAL STEEL UNDER LINE #2 BAGHOUSE WHEN FOREIGN MATERIAL BLEW PAST HIS EYE GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYES.

HE WAS RUNNING D-DUST TEST. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP SOME BAGS AND SET THEM ON TOP OF PALLET.

EMPLOYEE WAS BALING ON 10LB LINE THE BALES KEPT STICKING TOGETHER CAUSING EXTRA STRAIN TO EMPLOYEES HAND

EMPL WAS CHANGING TIRE ON DUMP TRUCK. WHILE USING HAMMER TO BREAK WHEEL LOCK LOOSE CHIP OF STEEL FLAKED OFF LOCK & HIT EMPL IN EYE.

EMPL WAS STACKING 50 LB AGS ON F LINE WHEN HIS WRIST STARTED HURTING.