Noblesville Plant #1 Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was working on gates at the front entrance. He was using a hammer to drive a pin out of a hinge on the front gate. A piece of metal flew up and hit employee on the chin. The piece of metal went through his chin and chipped a lower tooth. Dermabond was used to close the laceration in his chin.

Plant had melting snow and 5 3/4" of rain the week of January 2 to the 8th. There was wide spread flooding in Noblesville. There was no damage to equipment of to any buildings. There were no injuries.

Employee was picking mud and rocks off the conveyor belt and when he pulled rocks, his shoulder popped. Employee received a dislocated right shoulder and is restricted.

Employee was under the fuel tank using a wrench to tighten a bolt on the vertical swing shaft on the dragline. Employee felt pain but did not report it until two days later. He thought he would be o.k. but had to go to the doctor. He recieved a right shoulder rotator cuff-Tendonitis. Employee is restricted.

An employee was operating the front-end loader (Kawasaki 115Z111) when it caught fire. Employee looked back and the loader was on fire. The fire was large and hot. The local Fire Department responded and extinguished it after 1 hour. There were no injuries. An ee reported the fire to MSHA via telephone on 9-29-04, 9:30 A.M.

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO VIBRATOR AND SLIPPED ON THE LADDER. AS EE SLIPPED HE GRABBED THE LADDER FRAME TO BREAK HIS FALL CAUSING HIM TO BRUISE & STRAIN HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EE WAS USING A PRESSURE WASHER TO CLEAN THE RADIATOR, THE TIP BECAME CLOGGED & EE PUT HIS FINGER OVER THE DISCHARGE END OF THE HIGH PRESSURE WASHER WAND AND THE FORCE OF THE WATER PENETRATED H IS LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A NAIL AVULSION.

EE WAS CHANGING THE SCREEN PANEL ON THE VIBRATOR AND THE PIN BROKE & FLEW OFF HITTING EE ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING GRAVEL FROM UNDER THE TAIL PULLEY OF THE CONVEYOR. AFTER SHOVELING FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES, EMPLOYEE STOOD UP AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN HOPPER TO CLEAN IT OUT. OTHER EMPLOYEES MOTIONED TO START THE BELT. THE LOADER OPERATOR THOUGHT THEY WERE TELLING HIM TO DUMP THE LOAD OF PIT RUN MATERIALS IN HOPPER. AS MATERI AL WAS DUMPED ON EMPLOYEE, HIS HARD HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF AND HIS HEAD WAS CUT BY THE PIT RUN MATERIAL. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES.

WHILE EE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH THE SOCKET DISLODGED HITTING EE IN HIS MOUTH. TOOTH WAS CHIPPED AND HIS TONGUE WAS CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING ENGINE IN HT 110. THE IMPACT WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING HIS FRONT TOOTH.

EE WAS OPENING THE GATE TO THE PLANT AND STEPPED ON ROCKS THEN FELL ON HIS KNEE. EE WAS FIRST ONE AT WORK AND HE OPENED THE GATE.

EE WAS PICKING MUD OFF BELT. HE WAS RUNNING TO SHUT BELT OFF AND STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS CHANGING FAN BELTS ON A HT-110 SCRAPER AND BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON THE HOOD. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL 10-22-93. HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK. HIS ELBOW STARTED T O SWELL, HE WENT TO FAMILY DOCTOR. THE INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED IN A TIMELY MANNER DUE TO LATE REPORTING FROM EMPLOYEE. WENT TO COMPANY CLINIC ON 11-3-93.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING HOSE ON A LOADER THAT HE DRIVES & STRAINED HIS BACK. WHILE PULLING ON A WRENCH. HE WORKED REST OF THE DAY & THEN WENT HOME. THE NEXT MORINING EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WOKE UP FEELING PAIN & NUMBNESS IN HIS LEFT LEG & HAND.

54736YEE WAS GETING OFF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN THE GROUND WAS FURTHER AWAY THAN HE THOUGHT AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAINING WATER HOSE AND WHEN HE PULLED THE HOSE OUT OF THE WATER, HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.

EMPL CHAING DRAG CABLE.CABLE CAME OUT OF SOCKET AND HIT EMPL ON CHIN.

EMPLOYEE RAISED VENT DOOR ON CRANE TO CHECK THE RADIATOR THE DOOR FLIPPED DOWN & HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS LIP.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES WHEN HE GRABBED FOR A ROCK ON THE CONVEYOR BELT TO THROW IT OFF, HE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND HIT HIS RIB CAGE ON THE CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS INJUR Y TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 5 DAYS LATER (5-7-90) PLEASE SEE ATTACHED LETTER.