Norcross Shop Metal/Non-Metal

Walking to work area and tripped.

EE BLISTERED FOREARMS WHILE WELDING.

MOLTEN SLAG OR METAL FELL THROUGH HOLE IN EE'S BOOT AND BURNT TOP OF HIS FOOT.

EE WAS TIGHTENING TOP.BOTTOM SHELL BOLTS ON AC 6000 CRUSHER WITH A HYD. TORQUE WRENCH. WEDGE BLOCK USED TO SUPPORT WRENCH REACTION ARM SLIPPED AND SQUEEZED OUT DUE TO FORCES ON THE ARM. THE WE DGE BLOCK WAS EJECTED AND STRUCK EE ON HIS RIGHTHAND.

REMOVING GUSSET FROM JAW FRAME. FAILED TO MAKE SECURE AND PIECE FELL FROM HOOK. STRUCK EE.

INJURED EE WAS MOVING A PORTABLE BASE WITH AN OVERHEAD CRANE. THE HOOKS SLIPPED ON THE BASE CAUSING THE BASE TO TIP OVER. THE INJURED EE'S RIGHT LEG WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BASE AND A STEEL PLA TE.

EE STRUCK RIGHT HEEL GAINST CONCAVE RING CUTTING HEEL.

FOREIGN MATTER IN EYE CAUSE UNKNOWN. EE WITNESSED BY SUPERVISOR WEARING PROPER PPE.

EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE CARRYING A 200 TON HYD RAM OVER TO A TRUCK TO LOAD IT. EE S STUMBLED FELL AND RAM LANDED ON EE'S RT LEG CUTTING HIS UPPER/INSIDE CALF. RAM IS 9 1/2" ROUND X 13" TAL L AND WEIGHS APPROX. 150#.

EE STRUCK ON LOWER LEG WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EMTPYWHEELBARROW INTO UNILOADER BUCKET. OPERATOR WAS APPARENTLY EXITING UNILOADER TO ASSIST WITH THE WHEELBARROW AS HE WAS REACHING TO RAISE THE SAFE TY RESTRAINT BAR, HE BUMPED ONE OF THE MOTION LEVERS CAUSING THE MACHINE TO MOVE FORWARD SLIGHTLY. THE BUCKET STRUCK INJ EE'S LEG

EMPLOYEE BURNED ON NECK, FACE AND ARMS WHILE USING A DIESEL FIRED BURNER TO HEAT AN UPPER MANTLEON A 42X65 GYRATORY HEAD.

EMPLOYEE PREPARING TO STEP INSIDE CONE BOWL TO WELD, PLACED HAND ON TOP OF BOWL TO BRACE HIMSELF AS HE STEPPED INTO BOWL. HIS HAND WAS INADVERTENTLY PLACED ON TOP OF TOP OF WELDING LEAD LAYIN G ACROSS BOWL. WHEN HE PRESSED DOWN ON HIS HAND, THE LEAD ARCED, BURNING HIS WRIST.

EE WAS MOVING A 4 1/4' BOWL WITH AN OVERHEAD CRANE. BOWL SWUNG TOWARDS EE, STRIKING HIS LEG AAGAINST A 54 X 74 SPIDER. (STRUCK AGAINST A FIXED OBJECT BY A MOVING OBJECT.)

EE REPAIRING 42 X 48 JAW PITMAN. JOB REQUIRED A LOT OF GRINDING. HE NOTICED AN EYE IRRITATION STILL PRESENT ON 4/4/00. REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR HE FELT O.K. IRRITATION STILL PRESENT ON 4/6. WENT TO CLINIC TO HAVE IT REMOVED. EE OBSERVED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WEARING PROPER PPE. OBJECT COULD HAVE ENTERED EYE SEVERAL WAYS (FALLEN FROM CLOTHING, WIPED IN EYE ETC)

EE REACHED OVER INSIDE CRUSHER MAINFRAME TO SPRANKLE OIL DRY ON A SMALL GREASE FIRE. STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE ROSE BACK UP. CRUSHER BEING REPAIRED ON SHOP FLOOR. EE HAD NOT PERFORM ANY HEAVY LI FTING OR STRAINING ABOVE HIS NORMAL DUTY DAY OFFACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE MOVING CRIBBING TIMBERS. WHILE STACKING TIMBERS OFF OF FORKLIFT, ONE ROLLED OFF, STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. TIMBER STRUCK EMPLOYEE JUST ABOVE HIS STEEL TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A CARBON DIOXIDE CYLINDER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN. EMPLOYEE DID NOT FOLLOW DIRECTIONS FROM SUPERVISOR ON PROPER METHOD OFMOVING, AND AS A RESULT WAS INJURED. INJURY DISC OVERED DURING DOCTOR VISIT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A TOOL BOX ACROSS THE SHOP FLOOR AND STRUCK HIS LEG ON A LUG BOLT PROTRUDING OUT FROM A WHEEL ON THE TRAILER AXLE HE WAS SERVICING.

EE HAD CUT AN 18" LONG PIECE OF 10" I-BEAM OFF OF A LONGER STICK. PROP WEIGHED APPROX. 50 POUNDS. HE BEN DOWN (SQUATTED) AND PUSHED ON THE PROPE TO ROLL IT OVER AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BA CK.

EE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF METAL DURING FABRICATION OF A TAIL PULLEY GUARD. DURING THE LIFT HE FELT A SMALL POP IN HIS STOMACH. HE FELT NO PAIN AND CONTINUED TO WORK. HE NOTICED A BULGE THAT EV ENING AND BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN. PIECE WEIGHEDAPPROX 45 LBS. HE WAS LIFTING IT TO WAIST LEVEL.

EE REMOVING 5 1/2' LOCKING NUT FROM LATHE. ONCE RELEASED FROM CHUCK, NUT SWUNG DUE TO CRANE BEGIN MISALINED ABOVE IT. NUT SWUNG TOWARDS LATHE, EE REACHED TO STOP IT. HOWEVER, NUT WAS TOO HEAVY MASHIG THE EE S FINGER AGAINST THE LATHE FACE PLATE.

EE REMOVING DRIVE ASSEMBLY FROM CRUSHER. WHILE LIFTING DRIVE CLEAR OF WORK AREA, IT CONTACTED A CATWALK OVERHEAD, SHIFTED POSITION AND THE LIFTING EY BROKE. DRIVE FELL TO ORIGINAL ELEVATION. U PON FALLING, THE COUPLING RING ON THE DRIVE SLID DOWN THE BARREL, STRIKING EE'S FINGER, MASHED IT AGAINST THE FLANGE. HE HAD HIS HAND ON THE DRIVE GUIDING IT AS IT WAS BEING LIFTED.

EE WAS MOVING MANTELS TO BE CUT. HE HOOKED THE HOOKS ON WRONG AND TOLD LOADER OPERATOR TO SET IT BACK DOWN, SO HE COULD REHOOK. LOADER OPERATOR GET IT DOWN. EE WAS REHOOKING AND THE MANTEL SLI D DOWN ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE PUT SOME PINS INTO THE BOTTOM OF A 30 GAL. TRASH CAN TO BE FROZEN TO INSTALL IN A 7' CRUSHER MAIN FRAME. THE EMPLOYEE DISCHARGED LIQUID NITROGEN INTO THE CAN AND THEY WAITED 20 MIN. FOR THE M TO FREEZE. NOT THINKING THE EMPLOYEE REACHED IN TO RETRIEVE A PIN W/ RUBBER GLOVES ON & A SMALL AMOUNT OF LIQ. NITROGEN SOAKED THRU THE WRIST BAND & BURNED A RING ON WRIST. WILL USE TONGS..

MOVING DRILL PRESS - LOAD SHIFTED TRAPPING EE'S FEET UNDERNEATH THE BASE OF THE DRILL PRESS.

TAB INSIDE CABINET BENT OUT OF POSITION

EE WAS CUTTING A 2" METAL PLATE HOLDING PIECE WITH LEFT HAND & TORCH IN RIGHT, METAL CUT FREE EE WENT TO CATCH PIECE SO IT WOULDN'T HIT GROUND. EE MOVED WRIST INTO WAY OF OPEN FLAME

EMP WAS PLACING A FILLED BOTTLE OF CO2 ON WELDING TRUCK RACK. HAD HIS RIGHT HAND UNDER THE NECK OF BOTTLE. LEFT HAND WAS UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM OF BOTTLE. BOTTLE SLIPPED CATHCING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE RACK AND THE BOTTLE.

EMP DID NOT HAVE HIS RIGHT GLOVE ON. HE LIT THE TORCH HOLDING IT IN LEFT HAND AND TRIED TO PULL RIGHT GLOVE ON WIHT LEFT HAND WHILE STILL HOLDING TORCH IN LEFT HAND. TORCH SLIPPED AND SWUNG AC ROSS THE BEND OF RIGHT ARM, BURNING THRU CARHARTCOVERALLS AND BURINING A SPOT ON ARM AVOUT THE SIZE OF A 50 CENT PIECE.

LOADING I-BEAMS ONTO FLATBED TRUCK-I BEAM NEEDED TO BE POSITIONED TO LAY FLATE ON TRUCK BED. EE WAS USING HIS HANDS TO REPOSITION I BEAM ON FLATBED WHEN THE I BEAM SLIPPED INTO PLACE AND CAUGH T EE'S RIGHT HAND CUASING A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS CHANGING WEAR METAL ON BARMACK ROTOR WHEN WEAR METAL FELL HITTING EE S LEFT THUMB.

EE RECEIVED BUTN TO TOP OF RIGHT FOOT WHEN WELDING SLAG FELL INTO HIS BOOT.

EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB LOADING WELDING RODS ON TRUCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A CRUSHER BOWL WITH AN INGERSOLL RAND GRINDER. THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HANDSLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE OF THE GRINDER & MADE CONTROL WITH THE GRINDING DISK. EIGHT STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE PAINT OFF OF A CRUSHER RAM WITH A WIRE BRUSH. UPON STANDING UP HE FELT A MINOR PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE INDIDENT OCCURRED AROUND NOON FRIDAY. AND EE FINISHED OUT THE DAY IN THE SHOP. HE MENTIONED THE PAIN TO A CO WORKER BEFORE HE LEFT AFTER WORK. ON MONDAY MORNING HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO FOREMAN EE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 51/2FT CRUSHER LINER WITH AN OVERHEAD CRANE THE 51/2FT LIER WAS RESTING ON A 7FT LINER & WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STARTED LIFTING THE 51/2FT LINER THE 7FT LINER FELL APPROX 10-1 2 INCHES ONTO THE EMPLOYERS RT FOOT

EE WAS TESTING THE GAGE FOR THE HYDRAULIC PUMP. HE HAD TURNED THE PUMP ON AND THE HOSE STARTED TO MOVE HE GLASSES THE END OF THE HOSE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND NEAR THE END OF THE HOSE NEAR THE QUIC K COUPLING THE HOSE BLEW CAUSING APUNTURE WOUND.

EMPL WAS LOOKING FOR FIXTURE NEEDED FOR CRUSHER REPAIR. HE HAD CLIMBED UP ON 1900 SIDE FRAME TO LOOK AROUND. HE SAT ON SIDE OF FRAME & SLID & JUMPED OFF STRIKING LEG ON PIECE OF STEEL HIDDEN IN WEEDS.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING GENERATOR COIL BETWEEN 2 STEEL 1-BEAMS, IN ORDER TO KNOCK COPPER COIL OFF IRON LAMINATIONS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SIT COIL ON 1-BEAM, THE BEAM SHIFTED, PINCHING RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN I-BEAM AND COIL.

INJURED AND CO-WORKER WAS REMOVING A BEARING RACE FROM A HOUSING WHNE FRAGMENT STRUCK INJURED ON THE CHIN. INJURED WAS STANDING APPROX. SIX FEET AWAY FROM THE HOUSING OBSERVING WHETHER OR NOT THE RACE WAS MOVING AS CO-WORKER WAS STRIKING WITH A BAR AND HAMMER.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOLD A CLOTH WARNING SIGN ON THE TAILGATE OF A FORD PICKUP SO THAT WHEN THE TAILGATE WAS CLOSED THE SIGN WOULD NOT COME LOOSE.WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CLOSED THA TI ALGATE THE INJURED'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED AND CUT.STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

REMOVAL OF STUCK BUSHING FROM A SHAFT.EMPL-1 HAD LEFT ARM INSIDE BUSHING FOR LEVERAGE AND CRADLED WITH RIGHT ARM. EMPL-2 HAMMERING BUSHING FLANGE.WHEN BUSHING CAME LOOSE IT CAME OFF SHAFT AND EMPL-1 COULDNT HOLD ONTO IT,DROPPED IT ON RIGHT FOOT BRUISING INSTEP.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF RASH ON SKIN AND THOUGHT THE CAUSE IS PAINT THINNER.

EMPLOYEE'S WORKING IN A TOWER NEXT TO & HIGHER THAN THE CRANE DROPPED SOME SCREEN PANELS ON THE FLOOR & DISLODGED SOME DUST. THE DUST BLEW INTO THE INJURED'S EYE.

AN ADJUSTMENT RING HAD BEEN BROUGH TO THE BACK DOOR BY THE YARD LOADER USING A SET OF TWO LEG CHAINS. ONE OF THE HOOKS CAME FREE EASILY, THE OTHER WAS TIGHT. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ON IT, IT SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRKING CRANE TO DO SOME WORK ON IT. HE PUSHED THE BRAKE BUTTON AND DISMOUNTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER WALKING AWAY HE NOTICED THE CRANE WAS MOVING AND WAS CLIMBING BACK TO THE CAB TO REST THE PARKING BRAKE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE HIT JUST BELOW HIS KNEE ON THE DOOR SILL.

5 STICHES DUE TO PACKING BAND SPRINGING INTO ARM WHEN UNPACKING CONCAVES

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING THE DOOR AND GOT IT STUCK ABOUT 1'-0" BEFORE IT WAS FULLY OPENED.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CAME TO HELP AND AS HE AND THE OTHER INJURED EMPLOYEE WERE PUSHING,THE DOOR M OVED.THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR FRAME.

WHILE PUTTING A3LINER ON A PRIMARY SHAFT THE WIND BLEW SOMETHING INTO HIS EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS UN2OOKING THE SLING AT ONE END OF THE MAIN SHAFT AS HE REACHED TO GET THE HOOK ANOTHER EMPLOYEE UNHOOKED THE OTHER END AND LET THE HOOK SWING AWAY. THE FREE HOOK SWUNG OVER AND HI T I NAME S FING9R AGAINST THE HOOK HE WAS HOLDING.

WHILE CLIMBING 8OWN FROM FENDER OF CRANE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT LEG. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS HIP AND REPORTED IT BUT FELT AT THE TIME IT WOULD BE OKAY. IT HURT FOR ABOUT 3-4 DAYS THEN GOT O5AY. ON 4-20-87 EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BRAKE DRUMS ON A WELDING TRUCK WHEN HE STRAIGHTED UP HIS HIP HAD A SHARP PAIN HE REPORTED THIS AS HE WALKED AROUND IT GOT A LITTLE BETTER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING TOP DECK OUT OF SCREEN. EMPLOYEE HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF IN FRONT (DISCHARGE END) OF SCREEN. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF TAKING TOP DECK OUT OF SCREEN, CRANE APPARENTLY WASN\T CEN TER ON LOAD & SCREEN SHIFTED TO FRONT COMING OFF BLOCKS CATCHING EMPLOYEE FOOT UNDER SCREEN. BROKEN FIRST & SECOND TOES ON RIGHT FOOT.

EE HAD OPENED A 50# CAN OF WELDING RODS. HE WAS IN T HE PROCESS OF LAYING THE CAN ON ITS SIDE WHEN HE PULLED HIS LEFT HAND FROM UNDER THE CAN HE WAS CAUGHT BY A SHARP EDGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING BOLTS IN SPRING CLUSTER OF 7FT CRUSHER ONE OF BOLTS BECASME HUNG & WHILE INJURED & SOMEOTHER EMPLOYEES WERE LINING BOLT UP IT SLIPPED INTO PLACE & MASHED INJUREDS MIDDLE & RING FINGER OF RT HAND REQUIRED STITCHES

WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING THE WRENCH ON THIS FLOOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS HELPING TURNED LOOSE BEFORE THE INJURED WAS READY THE INJURED FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH & THE FLOOR

IN ORDER TO WELD UP CRACKS & WORN PLACES ON THE INSIDE OF THE SIDE FRAMES THE INSIDE ROLLERS WERE BEING REMOVED. AFTER REMOVAL THE EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING ONE OF THE ROLLERS OUT OF THE WAY TO TRI M ON ONE SIDE. WHEN HE GOT IT ON THE OUTSIDE IT FELL OVER ON THE SIDE NEEDING TRIMMING. THE EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO FLIP IT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS KNEELING ON FLOOR INSIDE SEALING RING SANDING ON INSIDE DIA. AS HE MOVED THE SANDER FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER THE DISC CAME INTO CONTACT WITH HIS KNEE CUTTING THE KNEE

WHILE LOADING SCRAP MANGANESE LINES A BINDING CHAIN WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO PIECES AS THE CHAIN WAS PULLED LOOSE ANOTHER PIECE OF LINER NOT IN CONTACT WITH CHAIN SLIPPED AND PINCHED EMPLOYEES R GER BETWEEN IT & PC IT WAS SITTING ON