Manitowoc Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Millwright was loosening the bottom nut on the coal mill journal. When pulling to loosen the nut, it suddenly broke free and the wrench slipped off and struck the inside of EE's left knee.

Kiln Assistant was moving an oxygen tank from the storage rack to the CAT 908 loader bucket for transportation. When EE bent over to lift up the bottom end of the tank, EE felt a pull/pop in the outside of EE's right hamstring.

Injured reports that the haul truck EE was operating was jarred while being loaded which caused EE's shoulder to strike the inside of the door. Injured did not report incident until the following day. Medical treatment was provided and work restrictions were given.

Injured was assisting another employee clean hydrate slurry from a 3' deep bucket elevator pit. One employee left the area for a few minutes. When they returned, injured was standing in the slurry in the pit wearing jeans and standard work boots. Later that evening, they began having leg irritation and sought medical treatment the following day.

Injured was attempting to remove hydrator discharge pipe to clear blockage. After opening pressure relief valve and loosening pipe union, residual pressure caused hydrate material to spray into EE's eyes.

Injured was attempting to get product to flow from silo into truck using a bar when ee felt pain in shoulder. Incident occurred on 1/29, reported initially on 1/31, and requested medical attention on 2/5 when condition didn't improve.

Employee slipped on ice/snow and fell in roadway between kilns and hydrate building at ground level. Slip and fall resulted in an ankle sprain.

3 employees were installing bushing on quarry hammer. While pounding on a plate to get bushing into place employee swinging hammer hit plate. Hammer slipped from plate hitting employee in mouth and shoulder.

Injured was using a punch and hammer to set a ring seal in a pump head. While striking the punch, the hammer slipped off the punch and struck left hand.

Injured was assisting another employee replacing a steel plate in the crusher. Employee handed plate to injured and let go thinking injured had it securely. Plate rotated and struck injured's ear causing laceration.

Injured was using an air chisel to remove ash ring from #2 kiln when a piece of ash fell and struck shoulder/arm. Injured did not request medical treatment until 2/16/2017.

Employee was lifting and pulling out cut metal from hopper when he felt pain in his left wrist. Injured reported the incident on 8/31 but did not request medical attention until 9/3.

Injured was using a hammer to remove a link from a chain when he felt pain in his lower back. Injured sought treatment after work when the condition didn't improve.

Injured was removing rotary airlock from baghouse. While moving airlock, his hand was pinched causing a laceration.

Injured was attempting to re-light kiln when a puff of lime dust blew out of the hood and into his eyes. Injured was wearing safety glasses but not face sheild as required.

Injured was sweeping in the screening building when gust of wind blew dust into his eyes behind is safety glasses.

Injured stepped from the bottom step at the bagging machine to the concrete floor and felt a pop in his right knee. Injured requested medical attention later in the shift and was given work restrictions.

Employee was using a portable cutting tool to cut 1.5 inch metal rod. The cutting wheel blade broke and caused a laceration to the employees right forearm.

Employee was attempting to unplug a chute, while attempting to break the material free the employee struck his forearm on the top of the chute. The employee did not immediatley report the incident to management, the accident was deemed recordable on June 7th, 2010.

While the employee was walking from his work location to the rest room he came in contact with a patch of ice. The employee slipped, but did not fall and reported a pain in his hip. On 2/9/2010 the employee requested medical attention and the injury was diagnosed as a hip strain/contusion and the employee has been placed on restricted duty until a follow up exam can be performed.

Employee (electrician) was working on Rail Scale project and was moving a piece of conduit. He slipped on snow and fell into an 18" trench, causing soreness to his left ankle and calf. Diagnosed with sprain/strain.

Injured was attempting to disolve a plug-up in a line using muriatic acid. The acid spalshed onto the employee's shoulder causing a small 2nd degree burn.

Injured was preparing to weld anchors to the kiln shell and was cleaning dust from the area. When the employee cleaned the dust from the area, airborne dust entered his right eye.

Injured was using an impact wrench, with a 4 inch socket, to remove a nut from the axle of the plant dump truck. The socket broke and struck the injured's left index finger, causing a laceration.

Employee was shoveling lime under conveyor by Robo Bagger-he felt a pull and twinge in lower back. On September 13, 2007 still has pain-Had MRI and found ruptured disc.

Injured was closing a damper on the M tubes when he inadvertently let go of the handle on the chain binder. When the handle swung back, it struck the injured's chin causing a laceration and 2 chipped teeth.

Injured was shoveling by conveyor, began experiencing lower back muscle spasms.

Injured was attempting to unplug a blocked chute with a hammer when he struck his thumb with the hammer.

Injured was replacing expansion joint for the kiln ID fan ductwork. Injured was using a hammer and chisel when a small piece of the chisel broke free and caused a minor laceration to left hand. Injury occurred on 9/28/06, but was not reported to management until 10/2/06 when laceration became infected.

While he was working on #73 elevator, he was shoveling up lime. When he twisted he got a sharp pain in his back.

While outside checking the stone silos, Employee stepped wrong and twisted his left ankle.

Put tool back on hook improperly. Tool vibrated off the hook from the vibrations of the machine and hit his left calf.

While walking outside, employee stepped on a stone and twisted his right ankle and his right achilies tendon near the quicklime silos.

When he went to shut off the scraper engine, he climbed up on the tire and hit his right knee on the toe hook.

The pump blocked up and he went to unblock it. It was hydrating inside pump and it blew up in his face giving him burns from the lime in both his eyes.

While changing a belt on the conveyor, he fell 4 feet through the belt and hit his left elbow and both shoulders and his chest. Did not need immediate treatment.

While employee was cleaning up a pile of lime, lime got into his boots causing a lime burn to the lower portions of both legs.

While employee was bagging lime, one of the full bags of lime blew up and lime got into his left eye and burnt it.

While trying to release an air valve in the Hydrator Compressor Room, employee jumped up to reach the valve and landed wrong, straining his left knee.

While EE was fixing the pump on the overflow tank because it was plugged up, he put it back in the tank after, and the hose/clamp let loose giving him lime burns to his left forearm.

While EE was using a sledge hammer to clear the hopper repeatedly throughout the day, he hurt his lower back.

While employee was walking across the parking lot to get to car to go home, employee slipped on the ice and sprained right ankle.

While taking a broken flange off of a paper thin pipe, his hand slipped and he lacerated his right index finger about 1 1/2 centimeters long.

While replacing a belt for the kiln on top of the number six tank, he pulled the belt to get the ends together to splice, he pulled the muscles in his lower back.

Glenn was working on a project of replacing a conveyor in our Quarry. He was climbing a 3-foot, 3-rung ladder on the east end of the new conveyor. His left foot was on the top of the platform and his right foot was on the top rung of the ladder when the ladder slipped out, he could feel his left knee twist, before he caught his balance.

EE was cleaning up a pile of lime. He was shoveling and strained his lower right side of his back.

While cleaning the eye for the Kiln temperature gadget, he stepped back too far, slipping and fell on his left leg and hyper-extended his right leg.

While fixing the dust collector, the handrail broke as he was standing up, causing a gash on his left thumb and hyper-extending his left elbow.

While he was poking the chute out for the #2 Kiln and then the #1 Kiln, the bucket slipped out of his hands (30-40#)and scraped his left shin leaving an abrasion.

While putting in coal, he lifted wrong and strained his lower back. (EE WAS SHOVELING COAL INTO COAL TANKS.)

While filling quicklime bags, a piece of quicklime flew behind his safety glasses into his left eye.

While doing maintenance to one of the pickup trucks, he hit the shaft with a hammer and a chip broke off the shaft, leaving a 1/2" laceration on his right cheek on his face and a small piece of metal got imbedded.

Doing maintenance on dust tank, bottom floor. Assisting with another employee pulling a 48" x 68" x 3/8" sheet of metal through a 5' x 6' opening in the wall of the building. A crane was supporting the load as it was being pulled into the building. While holding the sheet of metal, James felt a a sharp pain in left shoulder.

EE WAS WORKING WITH CO-WORKER TAKING COAL MILL APART FOR #2 KILN. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A PLATE WEIGHING ABOUT 150 LBS. EE WAS REMOVING PIN HOLDING THE PLATE, WHILE CO-WORKER WA S SUPPORTING THE PLATE. THE PLATE SLIPPED HITTING INJURED EE'S LEFT HAND, TIPS OF THE MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS.

WHILE WALKING ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE HAMMER MILL SCREW ON BOTTOM OF CORSON BUILDING, EE SLIPPED ON THE WET FLOOR. TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF HE REACHED UP AND GRABBED THE CATWALK ABOVE FOR THE H AMMER ACCESS AREA. THIS CAUSED A STRAIN OF THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

WHEN STEPPING OFF THE BAGGER, EE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LEFT KNEE. ON JUNE 18TH HE WAS BEING TREATED FOR ARTHRITIS OF THE LEFT KNEE AND BURSITIS IN THE LEFT HIP. NULY 2ND EE HAD A MRI DONE, FINI DNG A TEAR IN A LIGAMENT OF THE LEFT KNEE. HE WAS TO BE OPERATE ON JULY 8TH BUT FOUND OUT HE HAD AN HEART CONDITION THAT HAD TO BE TREATED FIRST. HE WILL HAVE THE KNEE OPERATION ON JULY 30TH

EE WAS REPAIRING "BECK" ON TOP OF BAGHOUSE.THEY WERE FINISHED AND WERE CLEANING UP AND PACKING UP THIER TOOLS. THE TOOLS WERE PLACED IN A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND AN AIR CHISEL WAS STICKING OUT 13". EE TRIPPED ON WALKWAY THAT WAS LIFTED FOR THE WORK AND FELL ONTO THE BUCKET AND CHISEL. STOMACH AREA WAS SORE AND TENDER.

EE IS EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN AND PAIN DOWN THE BACK OF THE LEFT LEG ALL THE WAY TO HIS FOOT. HE HAS BEEN SEEING A CHIROPRACTOR WHO HAS SUGGESTED THAT THIS MAY BE A CUMULATIVE TRAUMA FROM 31 YEARS OF BEING A LOADER OPERATOR. EE SAID HE HAS EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK WHEN BEING JARRED DIGGING INTO A BLAST SITE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP A LEVEL INDICATOR CORD FOR QUICKLIME #5 STORAGE TANK. THE CORD BECAME STUCK AND HE PULLED IT LOOSE AND FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK AREA.

THE EE (A LICENSED BLASTER) DETONATED A BLAST, WHEN A PIECE OF FLYROCK STRUCK HIM ON THE CHEEKBONE.

EE WAS SWITCHING GATES ON CONVEYOR TO SWITCH PRODUCT FROM #2 Q/L TANK TO THE QUICKLIME SILOS. EECLIMBED ON TOP OF CONVEYOR COVER TO SWITCH THE GATE. ON HIS WAY BACK DOWN HE SLIPPED STRIKING H THIGH ON THE HANDRAIL. THE CONVEYOR IS FOUR FT FROM THE WALKWAY AND THE HANDRAIL IS 42" FROM THEWALKWAY. ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE GATE A LONGHANDLE WAS INSTALLED TO AVOID THIS FROM HAPPENIN

EE WAS OPERATING AN AUTOMATED PACKER WHEN A SPOUT BLOCKED UP. THERE IS AN EMERGENCY STOP THAT MUST BE ENGAGED BEFORE ENTERING THE ROBOTIC AREA. THE EMERGENCY STOP CUTS AND RELEASES BOTH THE ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND RELEASES AIR IN THE PNEUMATICS. EE DID NOT ENGAGE THE STOP COMPLETELY AND WAS STRUCK BY ROBOTIC ARM CAUSING INJURIES. SYSTEM OPERATING PROPERLY.

#7 DISCHARGE ELEVATOR ON THE OLD BALL MILL SYSTEM STOPPED AND WOULD NOT START. EE WAS CHECKING THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND OPENED THE FUSE BOX FOR #7 DISCHARGE ELEVATOR. WHILE THE BOX WAS OPEN THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FLASH, SHORTING OUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. EE RECEIVED 1ST AND 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO BOTH OF HIS HANDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING SCHEDULED CLEAN UP UNDER A CONVEYER. HE WAS ON HIS KNEES REACHING MATERIAL WITH A SHOVEL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK AREA. THE PAIN PERSISTE D AND HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A RIGHT SHOULDER/ CERVICAL SPRAIN.

LOADING COAL INTO COAL SYSTEM FOR THE KILNS. CHUCK OF COAL LODGED IN BOTTOM FEED OF BIN. USE A 10 TO 12 FOOT POKER, WEIGHTING 30 TO 40 POUNDS TO BREAK UP COAL. HAD TO BEND AT WAIST TO REACH CH UNK OF COAL. FELT PULL IN LOWER BACK.

ON MONDAY, NOV 12, 01 EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A YARD VEHICLE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PULLEY USING A WOOD WEDGE. HIS LEFT HAND SLID DOWN THE WEDGE CAUSING A WOOD SPLINTER TO LODGE IN HI S MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. HIS HAND WAS BOTHERING IN DECEMBER AND HE REPEATEDLY WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO SEE THE CAUSE OF A INFECTION. DOCTOR FOUND SOME SPLINTERS IN HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON LOOSENING THE BRAKES ON A YARD TRUCK. HE WAS STRIKING A PIN WITH A HAMMER AND MISSED THE PIN HITTING HIS LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS USING AN AIR HAMMER TO REMOVE BRICK AND AN ASH RING FROM A KILN. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LWOER BACK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, A FEW DAYS LATER WE SENT HIM TO THE DR. BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING PAIN INHIS BUTTOCK AND NUMNESS RUNNING DOWN HIS LEGS. EE HAD AN ARI AND IS STILL WORKING BUT ON MEDICATION.

EE WAS OPERATING AN AUTOMATED BAGGING MACHINE. A BAG SLIPPED OFF THE SPOUT ADN EE REACHED INTO THE RESTRICTED AREA AND AGAINST SAFETY PROCEDURES AND WAS STRUCK BY THE ROBOTIC ARM - BRUISING HI S RIBS.

EE WAS WALKING IN THE AREA OF #1 KILN STONE TANK. STEPPED ON 2" LIMESTONE AND FELL ON RIGHT LEG, HURTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE WAS ON GROUND LEVE IN YARD WHEN HE FELL. NO DISTANCE IN FALL. FROM S TANDING POSITION TO GROUND BENEATH HIS FEET.

ON MAY 30, HE WAS CLEANING UP UNDER A CONVEYOR; HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE WHEELBARROW AND FELT PAIN DOWN HIS LEFT LEG. ON JUNE 8, PAIN STILL PRESENT AND HE WENT TO DOCTOR.

EE WAS MOVING A LARGE PIPE AND AS HE WAS WALKING FELT PAIN IN RIGHT FOOT.

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE GUIDING A CATWLAK INTO POSITION. AS THE CRANE WAS LOWERING INTO POSITION, INJURED FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE LEFT SIDE. (THE CATWALK WAS ON THE JAW CRUSHER). THE PAIN INCREASED DURING THE DAY AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR IN THE PM.

REMOVING A COVER OFF OF #2 KILN COAL MILL WITH CO-WORKER. THE COVER WAS SLIPPING SO THEY LET IT DOWN TO THE FLOOR. WHILE INJURED WAS MOVING AWAY, HE SLIPPED CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND . THIS CAUSED THE 3 MIDDLE FINGERS OF THE LEFT HAND TO BEND BACK.

EE IS A CORSON HYDRATOR OPERATOR AND WAS OPERATING AND WAS OPERATING THE HYDRATOR WHEN THE PUMP HEAD BLOCKED AND LIME BLEW BACK INTO HIS FACE CAUSING ABRASIONS TO EYES. HE WAS WEARING A RESPIR ATOR AND SAFETY GLASSES. THE LIME FORCED ITSELF BETWEEN THE RESPIRATOR AND GLASSES.

EE WAS LIFTING A CORSON PUMP HEAD INTO PLACE TO INSTALL. THE PUMP HEAD APPROX 100LBS WHILE LIFTING FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK & DROPPED PUMP

INJURED PULLED BACK A 50LB BAG OF LIME ON A WAIST HIGH CONVEYOR TO SEPARATE TWO BAGS.HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

HE WAS WORKING IN THE BAG HOUSE OF THE KILN WORKING ON DISLODGING A TILE FROM ONE OF THE ROTARY FEEDERS. WHILE HE WAS USING THE VACUUM TO REMOVE THE TILE A FLOW OF HOT KILN DUST LET GOT FROM A BOVE GOING DOWN HIS SLEEVE OF HIS COVERALLS BURNING HIS RIGHT ARM AND A SPOT ON HIS CHEST.

DURING THE MONTH OF MAY EE COMPLAINED HE WAS EXPERIENCING STIFFNESS AND SORENESS IN HIS LOWER BACK. ON 5/28 WITH SENT EE TO A DR AND HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A LOWER BACK STRAIN. HE RETD TO WORK IMMEDIATELY W/RESTRICTIONS. THE STIFFNESS &SORENSS GOT WORSE AND HIS RESTRICIONS WERE NOW MORE LIMITED AND HE WAS PARTICIPATING IN THERAPYON HIS BACK. AT TIMES THE RESTRICTIONS WERE SO

EE WAS FABRICATING A BASE FOR A VIBRATOR. HE WAS WELDING [3] 1" X 6" X 16" PIECES TO A 1" X 16" X 16" PLATE. HE WAS REPOSITIONING THIS PIECE WHEN IT SLIPPED STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND. THIS CAUSED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TO BE DEEPLY BRUISED. THE PLATE WA NOT PROPERLY SUPPORTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING HYDRATED LIME ON A FOUR (4) SPOUT AIR PACKER. AFTER HE WAS FINISHED, HE SAW A LUMP ON HIS LEFT FOREARM AND FELT STIFFNESS IN LEFT HAND AND ARM.

FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES EMP WAS POKING WITH 12-14 FOOT SCRAPER TO CLEAN THE BOX OF A WABCO. ONE OF THE TIMES WHEN THE POLE HIT THE BOX, HE FELT A JOLT AND A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND ELBOW.

EE WAS SHOVELING KILM DUST BY #1 KILM. HE STEPPED INTO THE HOT DUST & SOME GOT INTO HIS BOOT BURNING HIS LEFT FOOT. THE BURN WAS THE SIZE OF A SILVER DOLLAR. ON MARCH 21ST HE WENT TO THE DOCTO R BECAUSE HE AGGRAVATED THE INJURY, & THE DOCTORCUT AWAY THE DEAD SKIN.

INJURED WAS DESCENDING THE LADDER BY THE #2 KILN COAL MILL HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF ONE LADDER RUNG TO THE NEXT RUNG.HE FELT SOMETHING SNAP BEHIND HIS RIGHT KNEE.HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 10-27 -95 RESTRICTED DUTY.

HE STARTED TO NOTICE KNEE PAIN THE WEEK OF 10-23-95. DURING THE WEEKEND THE KNEE PAIN AT FIRST WENT AWAY AND THEN SUNDAY IT CAME BACK AND WORSE THAN IT WAS BEFORE. ON MONDAY 10-30-95, HE MADE A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PAIN . HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY HIS KNEE IS SORE. HE TOLD THE DOCTOR HIS IS A MECHANIC AND DOES CLIMB TALL LADDERS WHERE HE MAY STRIKE HIS KN

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING DRIVE BELTS FROM THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ON 1 KILN TO THE GAS ENGINE. AS HE WAS PULLING THE BELTS ONTO THE PULLEY, HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PU LLEY AND CEMENT BLOCK.

ON FRIDAY 8-18-95, EE WAS CLEANING OUT A LIEM BULK CAR. THE WEATHER WAS IN THE 90'S WITH HIGH HUMIDTY. EE DEVELOPED A HEAT RASH ON HIS UPPER LEFT LEG ADN BUTTOCK, AND HE ALSO HAD LIME ON THE AREA CAUSING AN ALKALINE BURN. EE MISSED WORK ON 8-21, 8-22 AND ONLY WORKED 2 1/2 HOURS ON 8/23. HE WS BACK FOR A FULL DAY ON 8-24.

WHILE POUNDING BRICK INSIDE #2 KILN, EE MISSED THE BRICK AND HIT HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND ABOVE 1ST KNUCKLE BREAKING IT IN 3 PLACES.

CLAIMING A RECURRING INJURY FROM AN INJURY FRO,M6-7-85. (FROM ATTACHED LETTER) ON SEPTEMBER 14TH, EE REPORTED TO SAFETY DIRECTOR THAT HIS BACK WAS A LITTLE SORER THAN NORMAL FROM SHOVELING ARO UND #1 ELEVATOR THE DAY BEFORE. HE ALSO REPORTEDTHAT HE HAS BEEN HAVING BACK PAIN SINCE EARLY IN AUGUST WHEN HE WENT CAMPING AND WOKE UP WITH A SORE BACK AND THAT HE HAD A DR APPT. SCHEDULED

CARPEL TUNNEL ON BOTH LEFT & RT WRISTS

EE WAS REMOVING A DRIVE FROM FINISHING LINE SCREW ALONG WITH OTHER EES. THE DRIVE WAS SLID ALONG A PLANK TO A OPEN DOOR WHERE A CRANE LOWERED IT TO A LOADER. EE WAS RIDING TO ELEC. BLDG. FOR P ARTS WHEN HE STARTED HAVING PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND HIP AREA. ALSO PICKED UP SMALL BOX WEIGHING 6#. PAIN WAS INTENSE. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED OUT.

EMPLOYEE BEGAN EXPERIENCING CHEST PAIN AND MAY HAVE STRAINED A MUSCLE. THE DOCTOR GAVE HIM TIME OFF. WHEN HE RETURNED HE SAID HE DID NOT KNOW WHEN HE STRAINED THIS MUSCLE. DOCTOR IS TREATING I T AS A WORKERS COMPENSATION CASE, CAUSE UNKNOWN.PLEASE SEE ATTACHED SHEET.

AT 10:30PM EE WAS POUNDING ON THE COAL TANK WHEN SOME DIRT FELL INTO HIS EYES HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT 11:00PM WHEN HE WAS LEAVING THE BLDG TO GO HOME THE WIND BLEW MORE DIRT INTO HIS EYES HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THIS TIME THE NEXT DAY HE REPORTED HIS EYES WERE SORE & HE WAS TAKEN TO THE EYE DOC WITH A LEFT SCRATCHED EYE

EE WENT TO GERMANTOWN, WI TO PICK UP A LOAD OF BRICK SET FOR THE KILN. THE LOAD WAS PUT ON HIS PICKUP AND HE HAD TO MOVE SEVERAL 100 POUND BUNDLES FORWARD TO MAKE THE LOAD RIDE BETTER. THAT NI GHT HE FELT SOME SORENESS IN HIS LOWER BACK. ON MAY 26TH HE WENT HOM EARLY BECAUSE OF THE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE MISSED THREE THREE DAYS OF WORKS.

EE DEVELOPED SUDDEN RIGHT ANTERIOR CHEST PAIN WHILE DRIVING A FORK LIFT AND LIFTING 50 BLS BAGS OF LIME.

SEE ATTACHED SHEET (NOTHING ATTACHED WHEN CODED)WORK MAINTENANCE ON KILN SHUT DOWN.

ROCKWELL LIME WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING A SECTION OF BRICK IN ITS #2 KILN WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE WAS DROPPING OLD BRICKS OUT OF A SIDE ACCESS DOOR WHEN A SECTION OF BRICKS ABOVE H IM LEFT GO, STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF HIS HELMET JARRING HIS NECK. THIS KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND AND SOME BRICKS HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD, SHOULDERS AND ARMS. HE ALSO BUMPED HIS KNEE WHE

I.NAME SPRAINED LEFT THUMB WHILE PULLING CANVAS TARP TO COVER OUTSIDE COAL/COKE PILE.IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS BENDING THUMB BACK SPRAINING IT

I NAME WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE TOP OF AN STACK OF PALLETS WHILE HE WAS REACHING OVERHEAD HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

INJURED WAS SHOVELING ON TOP OF THE STONE CHAMBER OF THE #2 KILN.THE AREA IS 80 INCHES LONG 50 LINCHES WIDE AND 63 INCHES HIGH.IT TOOK INJURED ABOUT 4 MINUTES TO CLEAN THIS AREA AND HE HAD TO BEND SLIGHTLY WHERE THE I-BEAM IS 63 INCHES HIGHHE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE SHOVELING.HE FINISHED HIS SHIFT AT 11 PM.BYT HE NEXT MORNING HE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL B

INJURED WAS FINISHING UP HIS SHIFT BY SWEEPING THE FLOOR.WHEN HE FINISHED,HE TURNED TO THE LEFT TO PUT DOWN THE BROOM.AT THIS TIME HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.THE PAIN GOT WORSE THAT EVENIN G AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY.

EE WAS POKING OUT THE CHUTE BETWEEN THE ELEVATOR AND CONVEYOR OF THE COAL ELEVATOR. THE POKER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HE REACHED FOR IT A BUCKET IN THE ELVATOR HIT THE POKER AND PINCHED HI S HAND BETWEEN THE POKER AND FRAMEWORK OF THE CHUTE BRUISED HIS HAND HE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AFTER SEEING THE DR ON THE 21ST, WITH A LIGHT DUTY RESTRICTION.

INJURED WAS WORKING WITH A CREW KNOCKING A COAL RING OUT OF #2 KILN.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR SOUPPLIED AIR HAMMER AND THE HOSE ATTACHED TO THE HAMMER LET GO AND INJURED WASA HIT IN TH E RIGHT ELBOW CUAING THE CUT. ALL HOSE CONNECTIONS HAD A SAFETY WIRE ATTACHED EXCEPT THE HOSE CONNECTION TO HAMMER WHICH LET GO.OTHER EMPLOYEE TRIED TO ATTACH A SAFETY WIRE ON THE CLAMPS BUT

EMPL NOTICED SORENESS & STIFFNESS IN LEFT ELBOW. HE REPORTED TO OFFICE & CALLED DR TO MAKE APPOINTMENT. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS TENDONITIS & WAS GIVEN ARM FELT BETTER. HE RETURNED TO WORK HAD TO G O HOME BECASUE PAIN WAS BACK. WENT BACK TO DR & XRAYS WERE TAKEN & IT WAS FOUND THAT EMPL HAD BROKEN PROMIXAL ULNA UNDISPLACED. ON 5/23/89 HAD TO LIFT HEAVY BOXES OF BOLTS & WASHERS OUT OF CR

THEY TOOK A DRIVE OFF THE FEED SCREW FINISH LIME TANK FOR REPAIRS AT THE MAINTENCE SHOP. THEY CARRIED THE DRIVE DOWN 5 FLIGHTS OF STAIRS TO PICK UP TRUCK. THEY CARRIED THE DRIVE BY PUTTING A PIPE THROUGH IT. ON THE WAY DOWN THE STAIRS. HE TOOK THE TOP POSTION. HE HAD TO BEND OVER AND CARRY THE PIPE AND DRIVE AT LEVEL SO IT WOULD SLIDE DOWN. AFTER DOING THIS HIS BACK WAS SORE.

HE WAS SHOVELING OFF A ROOF. THE MATERIAL WAS PARTIALLY FROZEN AND HE HAD TO CHOP WITH A SHOVEL. THE NEXT DAY HIS ARM WAS A LITTLE STIFF, BUT HE FELT IT WAS FROM USING MUSCLES THAT WERE NOT USED IN A WHILE. THE SORENESS GOT WORSE AND HIS RIGHT HAND STARTED TO SWELL. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND FOUND OUT HE HAD TENCDONTIS. HE REPORTED AS A WORK RELATED ILLNESS ON 12-19-88. SOME

I.NAME WAS REBRICKING A KILN WHEN HE WAS INJURED HE WAS PLACING A BRICK INTO POSITION & HE FELT THE MUSCLE STRAIN

THE FEED PIPE OF THE GAYCO WAS PARTICALLY BLOCKED. STANDARD PROCEDURE IS TO USE A CABLE TO POKE OUT THIS PIPE. HE WAS PRECEDING TO DO THIS AND THE CABLE BECAME STUCK. WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO PULL THE CABLE OUT, HE INJURED THE RIB CAGE.

HE WAS OPERATING THE CORSON HYDRATOR IT BLOCKED HE FLUSHED THE MIXING BOWL WITH WATER AND STARTED TO REMOVE COVER OFF SLURRY PUMP WHEN HOT LIMSE STEAM AND WATER WAS FORCED OUT OF THE TOP OF T HE MIXING BOX MIXING BLADE HAD FALLEN OFF IN THE MIXING BOX THE BOX STILL HAD QUICK LIME IN IT AND IT REACTED WITH THE WATER BUILD UP OF PRESSURE WHICH WAS FORCED THROUGHTHE TOP OF THE BOX

EMPL WAS MOVING PARTIALLY FILLED 55 GALL DRUMS OF OIL. HE FELT TWINGE DOWN HIS LEFT LEG BUT IT WENT AWAY. NEXT DAY HIS LEFT LEG & HIP WRE STIFF & SORE. HE WORKED THAT DAY, NEXT DAY WAS SUN DAY & ON MONDAY HE WENT TO DOCTOR.

I.NAME CLEANING3OUT CHUTE ON FEED END OF #6 CONVEYOR FOR 3'' STONE.SOME MATERIAL HAD FALLEN IN HERE AND WAS FROZEN.USING SLEDGE HAMMER AND BAR TO DISLODGE MATERIAL.I.NAME HOLDING BAR WHILE I.N AME HIT IT WITH3SLEDGE HAMMER.WHEN THEY WERE GETTING CLOSE TO FINISHING ,HAMMER GLANCED OFF BAR HITTIN LEFT HAND ON THUMB SIDE.I.NAME LITTLE FINGER HIT EDGE OF BOX CAUSING HAIRLINE FX.

I.NAME WAS ASSI8TING I.NAME IN LIFTING A ACCESS DOOR TO A BALL MILL WHEN I.NAME PULLED UP TO LIFT HE FELT A BURNING PAIN IN HIS RT SHOULDER HE WAS SENT TO THE DR WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A CAPSULE SPRAIN3OF THE RT SHOULDER

I.NAME WAS POKI3G OUT THE SCREW ON TOP OF THE GAYCO WITH THE HANDLE END OF HAMMER. THE MATERIAL GAVE WAY & I.NAME WAS STILL PUSHING DOWN & HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE SCRE W & THE HEAD OF3 T HE HAMMER CAUSING THE INJURY. THE LOSS OF THE NAIL & FRACTURE OF T HE TUFT OF THE SMALL FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

I.NAME WAS PUTT3NG A ROLL OF STRETCH WRAP (54LBS.) ONTO STRETCH WRAP MACHINE HE LINED IT UP & LET IT DROP INTO PLACE HE LEFT HIS RT.FOOT ON PLAT E WHICH ROLL RESTS ON SO WHEN HE LET GO OF THE ROLL IT PINCHED3HIS FOOT BETWEENTHE ROLL & PLATE HE WORKED OUT THE REST OF HIS SHIFT ON MON.MORNING HE ASKED TO HAVE H IS FOOT EXAMINED DOC.SAID THAT T HERE WAS SOME SWELLING & T ENDONS WERE B

I,NAME WAS WORK3NG IN THE CORSON DEPARTMENT, SETTING UP THE CLARIFIER SYSTEM. THE DISCHARGE PIPE OT THE CLARIFIER FROM THE CYCLONE BECAME BLOCKED. I,NAME REMOVED A ACCESS PLUG AND INSERTED A A IR LINE TO TRY 7O DISLODGE THE BLOCKAGE. I,NAME HAD TOO MUCH AIR PRESSURE AND THIS CAUSED THE HOT WATER AND LIME (180 TO 200 DEGREES) TO BE BLOWEN BACK ON TO HIM. THIS IS WHAT CAUSED THE 1ST

HE WAS SWEEPING3UP GREASE AND LIME UNDER THE S AND N FEEDERS WHEN HE HEARD THE ELEVATOR MAKING A STRANGE NOISE.HE WENT AND CHECKED THE ELEVATOR.ON HIS WAY BACK TO SWEEPING,HE STEPPED ON A PIEC E OF PLYWOOD WH9RE HE HAD SWEPT THE GREASE AND LIME ONTO. HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH HIM CAUSING HIS LEGS TO SLIDE APART.THIS CAUSED THE STRAIN OF THE SACROLIAC JOINT.

I WAS TAPPING O6T THE SCREEN ON THE DISCHARGE END OF THE MILL WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED IN HIS HEAD.AND THE END GOT CAUGHT IN THE SCREEN.THIS CAUSED I NAME HAND TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND THE 2OUSING ON THE MILL.HE SCRAPPED THE SKIN OFF THE INSIDE OFF HIS FINGER AND HE NEEDED THREE STITCHES TO CLOSE UP A CUT.

I.NAME AGGRAVAT9D A INJURY FROM 6-7-85. HE COMPLAINED THAT HIS BACK WAS STIFF & SORE & WE SENT HIM HOME REQUESTING I.ANME TO SEE A DOCTOR & TO GET A RETURN TO WORK FORM FILLED OUT BY DOCTOR. I.NAME MISSED 2 DAYS OF WORK & RETURNED ON 8-4-86 WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.

JOHN STEPPED ON3TOP OF A PALLET OF STRETCH WRAP WHICH IS 18 INCHES HIGH TO GET ABOUT 20 EMPTY ML BAGS TO FINISH A PALLET WHEN HE TURNED TO STEP OFF THE PALLET HE LOST HIS BALANCE HE JUMPED T THE GROUND AND 0ELL TWISTING ANKLE HE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY AND HIS ANKLE REALLY DID NOT BOTHER HIM WHEN HE WOKE UP THE NEXT MORINING HIS ANKLE SWOLLEN AND HE COULD NOT GET ON SHOES

I.NAME WORKING 3N CORSON DEPT HELPING OPERATORS PUT SCREW COVER BACK ON.I.NAME USING COME-ALONG TO MOVE COVER WHILE PULLING ON COME-ALONG FELT HOT SENSATION IN RIGHT SHOULDER.SHOULDER FELT TIG HT AND SORE THE3REST OF NIGHT.I.NAME CAME IN NEXT 3 NIGHTS AND WORKED HIS SHIFT.THE SHOULDER WAS STILL SORE BUT IT WAS GETTING BETTER.12-2 WHEN HE WAS TO RETURN ON SWING SHIFT,HE COULDNT BECA

I.NAME PUT A CLEANING ROD ON A LOWER CATWALK FROM WHERE HE WAS WORKING ON THE WET FAN LATER HE WAS GOING DOWN THE TWO STAIRS TO THE LOWER CATWALK WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE CLEANING ROD AND TWISTE D HIS RT ANKLE AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE GRATING OF THE CATWALK HE REPORTED THAT HE BUMPED HIS KNEE AND THAT HE COULD FINISH OUT HIS SHIFT THAT NIGHT HIS ANKLE SWELLED UP AND HE WAS UNABLE

LIFTING PAILS OF MUD OUT OF THE SCALE PIT ALL DAY ON THE 21ST. WHEN HE CAME TO WORK ON THE 22ND HE WAS STIFF AND SORE FROM LIFTING THE DAY BEFORE. HE WAS EXPERIENCING BACK PAIN SO HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR. HE STAYED HOME THE NEXT DAY TO REST HIS BACK MUSCLES SO THAT HE WOULD NOT PULL ANY MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

I NAME WAS REMOVING THE PUMP HEAD ON THE CORSON WHICH IS A WEEKLY JOB HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE PUMP HEAD AND FELT PAIN IN L OWER BACK AREA HE WAS SENT TO CHIROPRACTOR THE DR SAID HE CAN RETURN TO WORK ON JUNE 13TH TO REGULAR ROUTINE DR SIAD NO PERMENENT DAMAGE I NAME WAS REMINDED OF PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES AND RULES TAUGHT IN SAFETY CLASS

WHILE LOADING A HOPPER CAR I NAME WAS POUNDING OUT THE CHUTE LIME DUST ON OUTSIDE OF FRAMEWORK LET GO AND FELL BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE HIS EYES WERE IMMEDIATELY FLUSHED OUT HI EYE WAS VERY SORE AND RED SO HE WAS SENT TO EYE DR THE DR SAID THAT THERE WAS NO PERMANENT DAMAGE JUST LOWER CORNEA WAS ROUGHED UP A LITLE BIT

WHILE WALKING OUT THE DOOR OF THE KLIN BUILDING,PAUL HAD SOME LIME DUST GET INTO HIS EYES.HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO HAVE HIS LEFT EYE CLEANED OUT .PAUL AS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND REC RECEIVED A WRITTEN WARNING.

I,NAME WAS PULLING A PALLET OFF A STACK OF PALLETS HE LEFT THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE PALLET FALL TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THE PALLET HIT THE FLOOR HIS THUMB WAS JARRED AND HE HAD SOME PAIN. THE NEXT MORNING, HIS THUMB WAS SWOLLEN AND VERY SORE. HE WAS THEN SENT TO THE DOCTOR AND IT WAS DIAGNOSE AS BADY SPRAINED WITH A POSSIBLE FRACTURE. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME MORNING AND DID NOT HA

WHILE LOOKING UP UNDER A OVERHEAD CONVEYOR SOME LOOSE LIME FELL WITH SOME LANDING IN HIS LEFT EYE WE WERE UNABLE TO GET ALL THE LIME OUT OF HIS EYE SO HE WENT TO THE EYE CLINIC I.NAME WAS WEAR ING SAFETY GLASSES AND THERE WAS NO LOST TIME

WHILE SHOVELING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS ADVISED TO REST ONE DAY AND WAS PUT ON MEDICATION. HE RETURNED ON 09-12-84 WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.

WHILE GETTING ON A TOW MOTOR HE PLACED HIS RT HAND ON T HE SEAT OF THE TOW MOTOR. WHEN HIS WEIGHT WAS BEING TRANSFERRED TO HIS HAND IT SLIPPED OFF THE SEAT ABOUT 4" TO T HE SEAT BASE CAUSING H IS ARM TO BE JARRED INTO HIS SHOUDLER. HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS NECK. THE NEXT MORNING HE COULD NOT TURN HIS HEAD & HE HAD A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN IN H IS NECK & SHOULDER. THE DOCTOR DI

WHILE STEPPING OFF OF THE LAST STEP OF A BULK CAR, HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS FOOT. THE PAIN KEP ON INCREASING AS HE WALKED ON IT.

TAKING BOX OF RAGS OFF SHELF,STEPPED ON SOMETHING ON FLOOR AND SPRAINED LEFT FOOT.

WHILE TIGHTENING A SPRING ON OVERHEAD DOOR IN WAREHOUSE THE CASTING ON THE SUPPORTING ROD BROKE CAUSING THE SPRING TO HIT AT HIS RT WRIST 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE NO LOST TIME FROM WORK

INJURED LOWER BACK WHEN STONE STOP FEEDING #2 KILN AND THE SAFETY MECHANISM RELEASED THIS IS A PLATE CONNNECTED TO AN ARM WHICH DROPS OVER THE CHUTE TO PREVENT THE HOT AIR FROM BURNING THE BEL BELT JOHN WAS RESETTING THE ARM WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK HO LOST TIME WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR

CHECKING IF WET FAN WAS RUNNING AFTER IT WAS CLEANED.HAD HANDS ON TOP PULLEY GUARD WITH RAG IN HIS HAND WRAPPED AROUND HIS THUMB.PULLEY CAUGHT RAG JERKED IT OUT OF HAND BREAKING HIS THUMB.

HE WAS CLOSING A CHAIN BINDER AND FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN HANDLE OF BINDER AND THE CHAIN MIDDLE FINGER TIP OF LEFT HAND WAS BRUISED AND 2 DAYS LATER WAS TAKEN TO DR TO HAVE BLOOD DRAINED FR FROM UNDER FINGERNAIL ALSO FOUND OUT HE HAD A NONDISPLACED FRACTURE OF THE TUSFT