Mapleton Depot Plant: 206 citaciones de la MSHA Metal/Non-Metal

Employee collapsed as a result of a personal medical condition, striking their jaw as they fell. The fall resulted in a chin laceration and temporal bone fracture.

Miner was kneeling and using an angle grinder to remove welding slag when the grinder caught and kicked back, striking the miner in the left thigh just above their knee resulting in sutures.

EE using an angle grinder got foreign material in right eye. EE was not using the proper PPE for the task. EE was wearing safety glasses, but did not wear a face shield.

Miner was setting the brake on a rail car. Miner was reaching overhead and pulling to rotate the brake wheel when they felt a pull in groin area. Strain resulted in a hernia in the left groin area.

Cable for lower flexible step on Volvo A35D Water Truck broke when employee stepped up on it. Employee did not fall to the ground, but strained EE's lower back by holding on and lowering self.

Miner was using a sledge hammer to separate a bucket tooth from a shank which had broken off the bucket. On the fourth swing, a small shard of metal broke off the bucket tooth and struck the miner in the left leg below the knee. The metal embedded into the shin.

Miner was shoveling sand spillage from under tail of conveyor and felt a sharp pain in lower back radiating down left leg. This resulted in a muscle strain which induced the sciatic pain.

Miner alleges lower back pain from operation of a front end loader. Reported at 9:00 am 11/1/18...no definitive time of a specific incident.

Miner used a drift punch and chisel to remove the top of a bearing block so the bearing could be replaced. A small metal "splinter" from the block penetrated the miners glove and embedded in the 5th finger of the left hand.

Miner was cutting rusted steel with a torch. the miners pant leg had pulled up and was stuck on the tongue of EE's boot. Slag from the work piece entered the top of EE's work boot resulting in a burn.

Two maintenance persons were tossing a piece of irregular shaped scrap cast iron pipe into a scrap metal dumpster. Piece caught edge of dumpster and spun and pinched two fingers between pipe and dumpster

Employee slipped on wet, partially icy area and twisted the right knee. Did not fall. Was referred for physical therapy

ILLNESS: Carpal Tunnel left hand.

Employee unlatched the left rear fender of the L-350 Loader to swing it open. When the employee grabbed the handle and pulled to swing the fender open, EE felt a pulling in right lower back above the pelvis and wrapping around the side to right groin area. Employee also felt a strain/pull in the front of the upper right thigh.

While exiting Cat 385 excavator, the operator noticed the egress ladder was full of heavy mud. The operator attempted to wipe the mud off the ladder by sweeping it with left foot. While doing this, EE felt a sharp stinging pain in left foot. Not reported to supervisor until following day.

While returning from the break room to EE's haul truck, the employee's right foot slipped on a small patch of snow covered ice and fell.

Employee was delivering a small sample bottle of sand to the lab and was descending the stairs at the end of the D5 conveyor when EE heard and felt a pop in EE's right knee.

Employee was removing feed distribution box from Rotex lid. While pulling on upper wrench to loosen the nut, the wrench slipped off and struck employee in lip resulting in laceration to lower lip and chipped top right front tooth.

Employee was using 385 excavator to pull down material from a 50 ft bench. A single 5-6 tn boulder which had been contained within the face of the material above, toppled off the top while the operator was swinging the excavator. The rock struck the tracks first, then upward into the front end of the cab. Case just became reportable when employee needed to seek physical therapy.

Employee was cutting steel angle using a torch. When oxygen was applied, the cut pocketed and returned slag and sparks towards employee. Slag bounced off of worker's cheek, onto his safety glasses and into his right eye.

Employee was moving seal pump from storage location on floor or storeroom onto a 2 wheel cart in order to transport to a chain hoist. Employee bent over and lifted the pump/motor assembly onto the cart and strained low back.

Two Dump trucks hauling on dirt road when 1st truck stopped, 2nd truck did not see due to the dust and struck the rear of 1st truck. Driver of 1st truck momentarily lost consciousness resulting in his truck going over small embankment. The injured employee was taken to hospital and received treatment for cuts on head, broken collar bone & possible concussion. Both trucks disabled.

Employee was preparing to lower a catwalk into place. Employee was under the catwalk holding it in place in the raised position, over center. Another employee removed the bolt which secured the catwalk. The catwalk started to fall unexpectedly before help could get there. Employee pushed the catwalk back over center to raised position which injured back.

Skidsteer operator was picking up rods with the skidsteer and the skidsteer had rolled forward from the pressure of him lifting and when it broke free, some of the rods came off the forks with one striking right foot.

EE claims he has Carpal Tunnel based on activities as a mechanic at work.

Employee was changing cutting edge on skid loader bucket with impact wrench and caught his glove and left middle finger on rotating bolt head lacerating finger.

Employee was opening 2nd lid on rail car. He lifted the lid with his left hand and felt a sharp pain in his left bicep.

Employee was moving bucket teeth from truck to scrap dumpster. Felt sharp pain in upper back and right arm.

Operator was trying to close the discharge gate on a rail car using a spike puller. The spike puller slipped out of employees hand and fell on his right foot above steel toe.

Employee was driving haul truck on new uneven haul road. Employee woke up the following morning with back pain.

Employee was pulling on a wrench to loosen hydraulic tank drain plug and felt a pull in right elbow. Injury was reported on 2/4/11 but first medical treatment was 3/1/11.

On 1/5/11, employee was exiting the CAT 385 and upon stepping from the top step to the second step, it was pushed into the top step. Right leg went to the ground and left leg was stuck on top step, twisting left knee. Injury was reported on 2/23/11. Received Medical Treatment on 3/2/11.

Employee was filling sample jars and needed to replace the jars. The box of jars was on top shelf. When employee pulled the box down, it fell, causing the weight of the box to pull on EE's shoulder. *Note: Jars are filled with sand.

Was guiding a wheel assembly on the spindle shaft of haul truck and assembly shifted. Pinched left index finger between planetary and hub.

Seat is a low-back bucket seat & does not support part of the torso. Over the years of operating on uneven surfaces, a numbness in the thumb, forefinger & index finger of both hands has occurred. (Injury has just now became a medical as employee is now receiving medical treatment.)

While charging mill, one rod did not go in all the way. Operators did not look before starting the next rod. Once the next rod was moving, employee tried to stop it before it hit the rod that did not go in, causing his left knee to twist.

Employee was stepping off of cement onto black top and fell landing on right knee. This was just a first aid accident until 4-7-10-became LWC accident.

Unloading 1 1/2" round cold rolled steel rods from a truck individually. Each rod was being blocked on one end only. When they went to unload 2nd bar, the load shifted. When this happened, the steel bar struck employees left hand, thus causing his left thumb to be injured.

The filing of this report is not to be construed as an admission by the company that an occupational respiratory disease or illness has occurred. Employee is retired as of 4/1/2008. The B readed notification was received 10/15/2008.

EE was reaching down underneath belt to lift roller out of hanger and while pulling on roller it did not move but shoulder was pulled. He has been treating with a physician but has continued to work per doctor's instructions. Doctor decided to do surgery on 5/1/2007 to repair a torn rotator cuff.

Employee was removing burnt slag from a piece of metal. While doing this task, a piece of slag entered into employee's right eye.

Before starting work, EE decided to clean SUV/Explorer of material from day before. When opening rear hatch door, He did not notice motor frame from previous day slid and was resting against hatch door. Once he opened hatch door, the motor fell from vehicle onto his foot. He had not changed into safety shoes. He wanted to clean vehicle before he changed into his ppe.

The employee was working in a confined area. He was pulling down on the adjustment handle and the upper man was sliding a tool over the adjustment handle. The tool slipped off the adjustment hitting him in the two front teeth.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING PLATES FOR MILL END LINERS WHICH RESULTED IN PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS COMING TO WORK AND WENT TO ENTER LAB DOOR. WHEN HE REACHED FOR DOOR HANDLE HE MISSED STEP. HE THEN LANDED ON NEXT STEP WHILE STILL HOLDING ONTO HANDLE. HE THEN FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND HIP AREA. (IMPROPER LANDING AND STEPS CONTRIBUTED TO ACCIDENT.)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING OVERBURDEN TO EXPOSE SAND PRODUCTION. IN DOING SO, HE FELT AND HAD PAIN IN SPINE AREA. THE DOZER IS ONE OF THE WORST MACHINES RE: JERKING, THUMPING, HARD ON OPERATOR. LOADER CAN BE ROUGH ALSO.

EE WAS SLEDGING OUT OLD BOLT AT RODMILL DISCHARGE AND IN DOING SO HE WAS STANDING IN A CONGESTED AREA AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS CUTTING STRIPS TO FORM WINDOW FRAME & IN DOING SO HE CUT HIS LEFT POINTER & MIDDLE FINGERS, ALSO BREAKING THE POINTER FINGER. HE WAS PUSHING BOARD THROUGH & REACHED UNDER THE GUARD.

EE BID QUARRY LARGE LOADER OPERATOR JOB. INTO SECOND WEEK EE TURNED JOB DOWN DUE TO BACK PAIN. THIS JOB IS VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF JOLTING MOTIONS.

EE PICKED UP SMALL RODS WITH ANOTHER EE. ROD WAS THROWN INTO BACK OF DUMP TRUCK. EE MOVED FROM RIGHT TO LEFT IN A TWISTING MOTION AND FELT LEFT KNEE POP.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING EDGES SMOOTH WHERE THEY HAD TORCHED PIECES OUT OF A 2" PIECE OF FLAT STEEL. THE GRINDER GOT CAUGHT IN THE HOLE CAUSING IT TO BE THROWN FROM HIS HANDS THUS CUTTING HIS RIG HT FOREARM.

REPETIVE MOTION WITH EMPLOYEE'S HANDS ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN THE ILLNESS CARPAL TUNNEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS A LUBRICATOR FOR THE PLANT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. REPETATIVE MOTION WITH HIS HANDS ULTIMATELY RESULTED IN THE ILLNESS-CARPAL TUNNELSYNDROME.

AGGRAVATON OF A PRIOR INJURY.8/4/99 EE REPORTED PAIN IN HIS GROIN. HE HAD TOSSED A 2-4 PD ROCK OFF OF THE HAUL ROAD WHEN HE FELT PAIN. SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY 8/19/99 FOR HERNIA

DRILL HELPER WAS CHANGING BITS AND MASHED HIS FINGERS.

EE WAS WELDING METAL DOOR. EE LIT ACETYLENE WITH STRIKER. EE TURNED ON OXYGEN. ACETYLENE FLAME WENT OUT. WHEN EE ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT AGAIN, ACETYLEN4E HOSE EXPLODED, BURNING EE'S LEFT HAND AND WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OUT DOOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A PATCH OF ICE. EMPLOYEE HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK. SEE ATTACHED MEMO FOR DETAIL OF EMPLOYEE ACCIDENT HISTORY.

OPERATOR WAS DIGGING INTO MUCK PILE WHEN 2 OR 3 LARGE ROCKS CAME DOWN. THE 992D WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THE LARGE ROCK HIT RIGHT SIDE OF BUCKET, JERKING LOADER AND OPERATOR.

WHILE ROLLIN UP WELDING CABLE, RAN LEFT HAND INTO CORNER OF GAURD ON WASTE BELT, MILL CREEK SIDE. SUSTAINED LACERATION OF THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED 3 STITHCES TO CLOSE. ALSO HE W AS GIVEN TETANUS INJECTION.

IN JUNE, EMPLOYEE HAD MINOR INJURY TO HIS ARM. WHILE EXAMINING THIS, THE PHYSICIAN SUSPECTEC CARPAL TUNNEL. THERE HAS BEEN NO TREATMENT FOR CARPAL TUNNEL. IN ORDER TO RECORD THIS INJURY, WE ARE MAKING THIS REPORT AS OF JANUARY 9, 1998, THE DATE ON WHICH WE HAD CONFIRMED BY THE PHYSICIAN.

ON 3-17-97 WHILE WORKING AT HIS NORMAL JOB, MECHANIC LEADER IN THE MAINTENANCE DEPT., HE STRAINED HIS BACK, AGAIN AGGRAVATING THE OLD INJURY OF 12-13-89. HE HAS BEEN WORKING SINCE THAT DATE TH ROUGH 4-11-97. AT THAT TIME, DISCOMFORT WAS SO SEVERE THAT HE SAW DR AND HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 4-14-97. DR STATES THE PRESENT PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE LONG STANDING BACK PROBLEM. HE IS PRE

WHILE WORKING IN THE TRUCK GARAGE, EE WAS RECONNECTING AIR HOSE & WHEN HE STOOD UP & TURNED, HE RAN INTO A HOOK ON THE CRANE. HOOK HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH & FRACTURED ONE TOOTH & CRACKED ANOTHER.

EE OPERATING 85 TON CAT 777, HAULING AWAY FROM BACKHOE CONTRACTED WHICH WAS CLEANING A DRAINAGE DITCH TRUCK HAD BEEN LOADED WHEN THE BANK GAVE AWAY AND THE TRUCKED ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE INTO TH E DITCH ABOUT 10 FT DEEP. EE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.

WHILE TRYING TO CLOSE AN UNLOADING SLIDE ON A RAILROAD CAR (SLIDE WAS STICKING) EE HAD TO GET INTO A CROUCHING POSITION TO HAMMER IT SHUT WITH A BAR. IN SO DOING, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIG HT HIP.

EE WAS HOLDING A WRENCH IN EACH HAND--WALKWAY IS VERY NARROW--ANOTHER EE WAS STANDING OVER A HOLE IN GRATING AND MOVED FOR EE TO GO BY HIM. EE STATED HE DID NOT SEE THE HOLE, CAUSING HIM TO FA LL STRIKING HIS RIBS ON EXPOSED GEAR.

WHILE WORKING AT HIS REGULAR JOB IN THE LABORATORY, THE EE LIFTED A BOX OF SAMPLES WEIGHTING APPROX. 20 LBS. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA.PRIOR TO THIS ON OR ABOUT 5-23-96, HE W AS INJURED AT HOME AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A PULLEDMUSCLE, SAME AREA. LAPARSCOPIC SURGERY 9-25-96 OUT PATIENT PROJECTED ABSENCE 2 WEEKS.

WHILE DOING REPAIRS ON 8 WABCO TRUCK, BUMPED ELBOW ON FRAME. THIS CAUSED SOME SWELLING OF THE ELBOW. NO DISABILITY NO LOST TIME.

EE WAS HELPING A CREW REMOVE 4" DIA.RODS FROM ROD MILL. THEY HAD TO LIFT THE RODS SLIGHTLY APPROX 1" TO ROLL THEM UP THE RACK WHEN HIS INJURY OCCURRED. ON MAY 20 HE REQUESTED TO SEE A DR AS HI S BACK WAS BOTHERING HIM. PLACED ON LIMITED DUTYNO LOST TIME.

WHILE CUTTING PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON DO ALL TABLE SAW, FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN GUARD & STEEL. LITTLE FINGER, RIGHT HAND, KNUCKLE AREA, WAS CUTREQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

THE FILING OF THIS REPORT IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN ADMISSION BY THE COMPANY THAT AN OCCUPATIONAL RESPIRATORY DISEASE OR ILLNESS HAD OCCURRED.

INJURED WAS DESCENDING STEPS ON LARGE LOADER ANDSLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP. WHEN HE WAS DOING THIS, HE SPRAINED/TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE. FOLLOWING THIS, HE FOUND IT PAINFUL TO PUT ANY WEIGHT ON THAT KNEE. DR. AT EMERGENCY ROOM, J.C. BLAIR HOSPITAL, APPLIED AIR SPLINT AND RECOMMENDED LIGHT DUTY FOR ABOUT A WEEK. NO LOST TIME.

WHILE WORKING IN AN ELECTRICAL BOX THE WRENCH SLIPPED & CUT KNUCKLE RT HAND

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROM BOTH WRISTS. LEFT WRIST OPERATED 6-1-94, PLANNED SURGERY RIGHT WRIST AT A LATER DATE. THIS IS AN ILLNESS NOT AN ACCIDENT.

EE WAS HELPING A CREW WORK ON 5 MILL TWO SCREW JACKS ARE USED UNDER A SADDLE OT LIFT THE MILL IN ORDER TO POUR THE BEARINGS. HE WAS WORKING ONE JACK WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS ONT HE OTHER JACK. WHE N LIFTING THE MILL IT TAKE 100 TO 150 LBS OF PULLL OR WEIGHT TO OPERATE THE JACK UNDER THE LOAD.

THE FILING OF THIS REPORT IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN ADMISSION BY THE COMPANY THAT AN OCCUVPATIONAL RESPIRATORY DISEASE OR ILLNESS HAS OCCURRED

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WELDER IN APPLYING PATCH TO MILL & ACCIDENTALLY LOOKED AT THE WELDING AREA THEREBY SUFFERING A FLASH BURN OF THE ELFT EYE THIS WAS A MINOR INCIDENT

EE WORKING ON TRUCK PARKED ON STEEL PLATES COVERED WITH SNOW. WHEN HE STEPPED BACK TO CLOSE THE HOOD, HE STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF THE PLATES AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. INJURY WAS THOUGHT TO BE MINIM AL AND NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, ON MARCH 4, 1994, WHEN ANKLE BOTHERED HIM, HE HAD X RAY AND AN AIR SPLINT WAS APPLIED.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISITNG IN PLACING FUEL OIL IN WABCO #8, STANDING ON AN OIL FILTER. AS HE STEPPED DOWN, THE FILTER TILTED & KICKED OUT FROM UNDER HIM & HE FELL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR. WHEN HE FE LL, HE BRUSHED THE MUD FLAP WITH HIS HEAD; HOWEVER, HE WAS WEARING HARD HAT SO NO INJURY TO HEAD. HE HIT HIS UPPER LEG ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR, INFLICTING INJURY TO LEG.

THE FILING OF THIS REPORT IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN ADMISSION BY THE COMPANY THAT AN OCCUPATIONAL RESPIRATORY DISEASE OR ILLNESS HAS OCCURRED.

SPAIN OF RIGHT THUMB REQUIRING SPLINT.

EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING WOODEN SCRAPER FOR LONG DRYER BELT. WHILE HE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN THE BOARD THE BIT FROZE & DRILL FLIPPED CATCHING THIRD FINGER RIGHT HAND.

WHILE TAKING CLAMP OFF BELT, BOARD SLIPPED AND WEIGHT OF BELT FELL ON LEFT HAND, CATCHING 3RD FINGER, CAUSING CONTUSION, FRACTURED BONE, AND REQUIRING STITCHES.

WHILE TIGHTENING A 4" PIPE BUSHING WITH A 36" PIPE WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE RIB AREA, RIGHT SIDE.

WHILE LOADING BUCKET ON #3 DART D-600 LOADER AT FULL THROTTLE, LOST CLUTCH PRESSURE, CAUSING THE MACHINE TO LUNGE FORWARD CAUSING A WHIPLASH, PAIN TO NECK AND LOWER BACK.

SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

SILICOSIS.

EE OPERATES CATERPILLAR 992 C LOADER. COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LEFT WRIST AS AN ONGOING THING THERE WAS NO INJURY AS SUCK SIMPLY A PROGRESSIVE CONDITION OF DISCOMFORT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON D8K TRACK LINK IN SHOP.WHEN TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER,HE WAS HOLDING PIECE TOGETHER AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER.IN DOING SO HE HIT INJURED'S HAND.THE RIGHT THU MB WAS CONTUSED AND FRACTURED.

CONTINUAL MOVING OF SANDBAGS. NO ACTUAL INJURY INCIDENT.

WHILE SHOVELING, NO PARTICULAR MOVEMENT OR INCIDENT CAUSED DISCONFORT; PROLONGED MOVING OF MUD WITH SHORT AND LONG SHOVELS AND MOVING MATERIAL IN DIFFERENT POSITIONS CAUSED DISCOMFORT TO LOWER BACK AS SHIFT PROGRESSED.

54736YEE WAS REMOVING MOTOR DRIVE BELT GUARD WHEN HOIST LOOSENED DUE TO CLIP BEING OFF.MOTOR AND GUARD HAD TO BE LOWERED BY HAND AND THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS BACK AND FELT A SHARP PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A FLANGE ON A SECTION OF 46IN DIA DUST PIPE WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES WORKING IN THE SAME AREA EMPLOYEE THOUGHT HE HAD RECEIVED A WELDING FLASH WHEN HIS EYE WAS GIVING HIM P AIN THEN LATER HE FOUJND THERE WAS A PIECE OF STEEL IMBEDDED IN HIS EYE

WAS DESCENDING LADDER FROM CAT 777 TRUCK WAS ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP AND SLIPPED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK TO THE GOUND LEVEL. SKINNED RIGHT KNEE HIT LEFT LEG ABOVE KNEE INS IDE LEG SORE AND TOES ON BOTH FEET SORE. POSSIBLY TWISTED LEFT LEG NO LOST TIME ON 3-20-91 EE SAW DR BUT DR ID NOT RELATE COMPIANT TO THIS ACCIDENT.

FILING OF THIS REPORT IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN ADMISSION BY THE COMPANY THAT AN OCCUPATIONL RESPIRATORY DISEASE OR ILLNESS HAS OCCURRED

FILING OF THIS REPORT IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS AN ADMISSION BY THE COMPANY THAT AN OCCUPATIONAL RESPIRATORY DISEASE OR ILLNESS HAS OCCURRED

OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE SILICOSIS.

HELPING CREW WORK ON MILL 5. SCREW JACKS USED UNDER SADDLE TO LIFT THE MILL IN ORDER TO POUR BEARINGS WORKING ONE JACK WHILE ANOTHER EMP ON OTHER JACK LIFTING THE MILL IT TAKES 100 - 150 LBS O F PLL OR WT TO OPER JACK UNDER THE LOAD

WHILE TURNING THE FEEDER DRIVE USING THE V-BELTS IN ORDER TO CHECK A NOISE IN THE TIMING GEARS HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE V-BELT AND THE PULLEY CUTTING THE END OF THIRD FINGER R HAND BEF ORE FIRST JOINT

PRESENTLY HAVING TROUBLE LAST DAY WORKED 08-19-88.HAS NOT RETURNED TO WORK.

WHILE REMOVING NUTS FROM ROD MILL LINER BOLTS WITH AIR IMPACT WRENCH SOCKET KEEPER PIN BROKE & FLEW INTO HIS SAFETY GLASSES. RIGHT LENS WAS SHATTERED & FRAGMENTS OF GLASS ENTERED HIS EYEBALL

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PLATE ON TABLE AND IT SLIPPED FROM HIS GRASP AND CAUGHT THE MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND SMASHING END OF FINGER INCLUDING NAIL

EMPLOYEE BENT D2WN TO PICK UP A WRENCH ON THE CATWALK AND HIT HIS LEFT EYEBROW ON THE CORNER OF A CONTROL BOX, CUTTING EYEBROW.

THE EE WAS LETT3NG A LONG PIECE OF PIPE DOWN TO LOWER LEVEL TO A HELPER. THE PIPE STARTED SLIPPING FROM HIS HANDS & HE TIGHTNED HIS GRIP TO AVOID DROPPING THE PIPE. DURING THIS PROCESS HE F ELT PAIN IN HIS3LOWER BACK & BUTTOCK AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS LO2SENING A HIGH PRESSURE FITTING ON A NITROGEN CYLINDER ON THE D-600 LOADER TO BLEED OFF THE PRESSURE IN THE LINE. THE FITTING BROKE AND THE HOSE WHIPPED. STRIKING THE BACK OF LE FT WRIST RESULT3NG IN BRUISES, LACERATION AND A FRACTURED WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING A HOLE IN A SCREW CONVEYOR TROUGH. WHEN HE TURNED TO PICK UP A DRILL, HIS COAT CAUGHT IN A SLOW TURNING RAPPER SHAFT. THE SHAFT WOUND HIS CLOTHING, PULLING THE EMPLOYEE THE SHAFT CAUS3NG A CRACKED PELVIS, NOSE BLEED AND BRUISES. EMPLOYEE REMOVED AREA GUARD AND FAILED TO SHUT DOWN/LOCK OUT THE CONVEYOR BEFORE ENTERING WORK AREA.

EMPLOYE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF PICKING TRUCK. HOWEVER, NO DISABILITY OR LOST TIME OCCURRED AT THE TIME. IN EARLY 1988, HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND SWELLING IN THE KNEE AND HAD SURGE RY MARCH 21, 1988.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF PULLING THE NORTH ENTRANCE DOOR OPEN & FELT A SUDDEN PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO RETRIEVE A BROKEN MUCKING MACHINE CABLE BY PULLING ON IT FROM A REMOTE LOCATION A KNOT IN CABLE WAS JAMED IN A CLEVIS & WHILE PULLING ON IT EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN E MPLOYEE CONTINU9D TO WORK THRU 010987 AT WHICH TIME A PHYSICIAN RECOMMENDED NOT WORKING DUE TO CONTINUED DISCOMFORT

ON 042186 EMPLO2EE AWS WORKING ON #3 DART LOADER & INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER RESULTING IN TENDONITIS AT THE TIME HE LOST 17 DAYS WORK ON 061986 THE EMPLOYEES INJURY RECURRED WHICH WILL RESULT ADDITIONAL LOST3TIME WE ARE CONSIDERING THIS A CONTINUATION OF THE FIRST ACCIDENT HIS FIRST DAY LOST IS 062086

EE WAS WORKING 2N #3 DART. HIS FOOT SLIPPED FRO, A LOWER STEP & TO KEEP FROM FALLING HE HELD ONTO THE RAILING INJURING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PR9PARING TO SHARPEN A SCRAPING TOOL. HE TURNED ON THE BENCH GRINDER , AT WHICH TIME HE FELT SOMETHING ENTER HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS USING A MAGNETIC DRILL TO DRILL HOLES IN FLANGE. DUE TO MAGNATISM CHIPS WILL CLING & BUILD UP ON THE BIT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRUSH THESE CHIPS AWAY THE EES GLOVE CAUGHT IN BIT FRACTU RING INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A BURNING TORCH/HOSE ASSEMBLY INTO A PUMP PIT APPROX 15 FT BELOW GRADE ELEVATION HE FELL OVER THE 6 IN PIT CURBING HEAD FIRST ONTO THE PIT FLOOR IN FALLING HE IMPACTED O N A 6 IN PIPE LINE AND LANDED ON HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING FILTER CLOTH ON VACUUM FILTER. HE WAS WORKING IN A BENT POSITION ON HIS KNEES WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING AXEL BLOCKS OUT OF 3 CHASER MILL. THE BLOCK FELL BACK PINNING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BLOCK AND TUB FRACTURING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMP WAS MOVING A PLATE IN #5 CHASER MILL AND BUMPED HIS FINGER ON THE BOUNTY SHAFT CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING SUTUTRES

EMPLOYEE WAS CURVING STEEL IN THE ROLLS AT THE SHEET METAL SHOP. HE STOPPED THE ROLLS TO REACH OVER AND HOLD OTHER END OF STEEL. HE ROTATED THE DIRECTIONAL SWITCH THE WRONG WAY, REVERSING TH E ROLLS WHICH PINCHED THE END OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER REMOVING FINGER NAIL AND REQUIRING SUTURES IN END OF FINGER .

EMPLOYEE WAS ENROUTE TO ASSIGNED JOB DUTY WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN SHOVELING UNDER BELT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN BACK & NUMBNESS IN HIP AREA PLEASE NOTE THAT EMPLOYEE HAS HAD CHRONIC BAC K PROBLEMS IN PAST INCLUDING BACK SURGERY

EMPLOYEE WAS CENTERING A SHAFT IN LATHE CHUCK PREPARING TO MACHINE BOTH ENDS OF SHAFT IN PROCESS OF ROTATING THE CHUCK SHAFT SLIPPED OUT OF THE CHUCK JAWS STRIKING HIS RIGHT FOREARM FRACTURIN G A BONE

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING GRADER PLOWING SNOW OFF HAULROAD WHEN EDGE OF BLADE HIT A STONE CAUSING GRADER TO STOP ABRUPTLY THROWING OPERATOR AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL & DASH CAUSING CONTUSIONS OF THE CHEST AND LEGS

WHILE WORKING INSIDE TUNNEL THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TUNNEL ROOF JAMMING MUSCLES IN THE NECK AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLEAN UP TOOLS AFTER COMPLETING A JOB ON CRUSHER FEEDER HOPPER HE WAS STANDING ON THE H OPPER REACHING OVERHEAD TO UNHOOK A HOIST WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HI S ABDOMEN AREA

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BOTTOM PLATES AT THE CHASWER MILL WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN OF LOWER BACK AND A BURNING SENSATION IN LEFT SIDE .

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF STAND BEHIND THE 14 SCREEN THE STAND SLID FROM BENEATH HIS FEET CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL STRIKING HIS LEFT ANKLE ON THE STAND NOTE THE INJURY TOOK PLACE ON 10-01-84, NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS OBTSAINED UNTIL 10-10-84.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING A FULL LOAD IN THE TRUCK UP THE HAWN 1 RAMP. TO AVOID A ROCK AND AN EMPLOYEE WHO WAS STANDING NEAR THE ROCK, HE DROVE TO THE EXTREME LEFT OF THE ROAD. THE RIGHT TIRES OF THE TRUCK ENTERED INTO A POT-HOLE CAUSING A CAUSING A SUDDEN JOLT TO NECK AND SHOULDER AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LADDER AFTER MAINTENANCE ON THE #1 TEREX TRUCK HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS LEFT HIP HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK WITH MINOR SOR ENESS AND ON MON 8-20 HIS CONDITION HAD NOT IMPROVED SO MEDICAL ATTENTION AND X-RAYS WERE ADMINSTERED, THE EMPLOYEE WORKED 8-20 THE FIRST DAY LOST WAS 8-21

AFTER REPAIRING LEAK ON TILT LINE OF LOADER,EMPL RETURNING TO CONTROL CAB ,SLIPPED AND RIGHT LEG HIT AGAINST TRAP DOORS LACERATING SHIN AREA REQ SUTURES TO CLOSE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK WHILE UNLADING SCAFFOLDING FROM MAINTENCANCE PICK UP TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO POSITION LINERS ON ROD MILL BY BUMPING LINERS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. IN THE PROCESS, A SLIVER OF STEEL SEVERED OFF THE LINER PENETRATING INTO THE CALF OF HIS RIGHT LEG, W HICH REQUIRED SURGERY FOR REMOVEL OF STEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING HEAD FROM #1 RIVER PUMP USING A BOX WRENCH TO REMOVE THE BOLTS. INSTEAD OF WALKING AROUND PUMP TO REMOVE BOLTS ON OPPOSITIE SIE HE LEANED ACROSS THE PUMP CAUSING HIM TO PULL MUSCLES IN UPPER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF RAILROAD CAR OPENING LID TO LOAD SAND INTO THE CAR. THE POSITION OF HIS FEET AND THE METHOD OF LIFTING USED, CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO PULL TENDON AND MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON MUCKER CABLE, LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE ICE AND SLIPPERY GROUND CONDITIONS AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK. 3-19-84 THE EMPLOYEE WAS ENTERING THE TUNNEL, AND IN THE PROCESS OF BENDING, PULLED THE SAME MUSCLES. WAS TO COMPLETELY REST THESE MUSCLES.

EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW BUSHING EE /WAS INSTALLING A NEW BUSHING FOR A TOWER CHAIN ON THE DM-4 DRILL. WHILE TAPPING A BUSHING IN WITH A HAMMER HE HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE WOUND REQUIRED ONE SUTURE.

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED SERVICING TRUCK AND WAS DESCENDING LADDER WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT THE TRUCK BED RAILING CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE FELL BACKWARD LANDING ON HIS SHOULDER RESUL TING IN BRUISING OF THE NECK AND SHOULDER MUSCLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BAG OF SAND ONTO A PALLET AND FELT TIGHTNESS IN LOWER BACK.

ON THE KNUCKLE AND INDEX FINGER OF LEFT HAND CAUSING BRUISE OF FINGER AND SWELLING OF KNUCKLE AREA AREA

USING SHOVEL PRYING MUD FROM TRACKS OF DOZER.PIECE OF DRIED MUD LET LOOSE CAUSING DOWNWARD JERK OF SHOVEL WHICH RESULTED IN JOLT TO LEFT SHOULDER RELEASING CALCIUM DEPOSITS CAUSING BURSITIS OF LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING IN THE COYOTE HOLE WHEN THE DRILL SLIPPED OFF THE WALL TO AVOID THE DRILL FROM HITTING THE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS HELPING WITH THE JOB HE HELD ONTO THE DRILL WITH HIS LEFT HAND THE DRILL SLAMMED HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE ROOF PINNING HIS HAND AND FINGERS BETWEEN THE ROOF AND THE DRILL HANDLE

EMP WAS TRYING TO CLEAR BLOCKAGE IN THE DIRT BIN WITH A TAMPING POLE WHEN HE RAMMED THE POLE UP THE CHUTE IT BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIM ON THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION TO INSIDE OF LIP REQUIRING 5 SUTURES

EDWARD HESSER HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING SILICOSIS AND IS ENTITLED TO WORKMEN\S COMPENSATION BENEFITS.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SAND AT BELT IN THE REDUCTION BLDG. WHEN HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE LOWER BACK PAIN CAUSING HIM TO BLACK OUT. THE MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS ACUTE LUMBOSSCRAL STRAIN WITH UNDERLYING D EGNERATIVE DISC DISEASE.

LIFTING COIL OF DRYER PIPE FROM RACK -...270 LB....FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEGS.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN CONDENSATE DRAIN LINE UNDER THE AIR COMPRESSOR RECEIVER TANK, HE TRIPPED OVER HOSE AND F ELL TO THE FLOOR INJURING HIS BACK NOTE: EMPLOYEE HAD BACK PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WHICH WAS NOT WORK RELATED

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A CAR PULLER CABLE FROM FROZEN GROUND. HE RELEASED THE STRAIN ON THE CABLE WITHOUT PROPERLY CONTROLLING THE DRUM BRAKE. THE CABLE DRUM DRIFTED, CAUSING TH E CABLE TO UNRAVEL FROM THE DRUM. HE SHUT OFF THE MACHINE AND MANUALLY ROTATED THE GEARING TO RELAX THE CABLE ON THE DRUM. AS HE MOVED THE GEAR, THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND BECAME MES