OGDENSBURG PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Metal backplate crushed left index finger

Employee twisted his knee climbing out of quarry truck. Accident was originally 1st Aid and became reportable on 8/4/14.

EE was lifting the welding trailer off the hitch of a pickup truck and felt soreness in his lower back.

EE was climbing into the truck, he reached across the seat to get his drink and pulled his back.

Employee fell off 2nd step of ladder onto back.

Miner was changing a belt on a crusher, that was locked and tagged. As he was changing the belt, the belt slipped and caught his finger between the belt and pulley. He had to have 4 stitches and broke the bone on his left pointer finger.

Cut left thumb with utility knife.

EE WAS SHOVELING STONE AND WHEN HE DREW BACK THE SHOVEL IN HIS HAND, HIS RIGHT HAND BRUSHED AGAINST THE GUARD CAUSING A LACERATION.

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO OPEN A PACKAGE OF WIRE WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LEFT PALM

WE HAVE RECENTLY BEEN PUT ON NOTICE BY AN ADMINSTRATIVE LOW JUDGE THAT WE COULD HAVE SOME EXPOSURE TO EE ALLEGED LUNG RELATED DISEASE.

EE WAS CRAWLING BETWEEN A DECK ON THE NUMBER 2 SCREEN WHEN HE PINCHED A NERVE IN HIS LOWER BACK AND PULLED SOME MUSCLES.

INJURED WAS DRIVING A BOBCAT UNILOADER CLEANING OUT A STORAGE BUILDING WITH IT WHEN THE WIND BLEW A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO HIS EYE, THE RIGHT ONE, AND IT BECAME LODGED THERE.

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A SET OF TORCHES THAT WERE LYING ON THE FLOOR. WHILE BENDING OVER, HE STRUCK THE CORNER OF HIS MOUTH ON A WOODEN 2X4 BEAM, CHIPPING A TOOTH.

EE WAS UNDER THE #1 EL-JAY, BENT OVER AT THE WAIST, WASHING IT OUT WITH A WATER HOSE, WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF THE #2 CONVEYOR STRIKING THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK, CAUSING 1 BROKEN RIB AND 1 FRACTU RED RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A 220 OXYGEN TANK INTO THE TANK HOLDER, WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS GRIP AND CRUSHED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST THE STEEL PLATE ON THE HOLDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP A CHAIN THAT WENT FROM A SLING ON A CRANE TO PIPE ON THE BACK OF A FLAT BED TRUCK, WHEN THE CHAIN CAME UNHOOKED FROM THEHOIST ON THE CRANE AND CAME DOWN AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE BUTLER BIN STAIRS, WHEN HIS ANKLE GAVE OUT. HIS BODY WENT ONE WAY AND HIS FOOT STAYED AND HE TWISTED IT.

INJURED WAS TRYING THAW THE SCREW AT THE WASH PLANT BY TURNING THE GEAR BOX BY HAND. HE AHD ONE FOOT ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME AND ONE FOOT ON THE BELT. HE HAD A PRY BAR WEDGED IN THE SHIEVE OF THE GEAR BOX. THE SHIEVE TURNED EASIER THAN HE THOUGHT IT WOULD, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE FELL 6 FT TO GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET, RESULTING IN INJURY TO HIS HEELS.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL WITH TORCHES. A PIECE OF STEEL GOT INTO HIS EYE AND BURNT INTO IT. HE DID NOT RELAZIE IT DID UNTIL THE NEXT DAY.

TIGHTENING UP A LIFT CYLINDER ON AN M35 STOCK TRUCK, WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND EE FELL ONTO THE TRUCK FRAME CAUSING EE TO CUT LAST FINGER ON LEFT HAND, RESULTING IN LOSS OF SOME SKIN AND TISSUE.

AT THE CLOSE OF THE INSPECTION BY (NAME) AND THE CITY FIRE INSPECTOR A DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT A CLAMP USED TO SECURE HEAT TAPE ON A WATER LINE BROKE THROUGH THE INSULATION AND CAUSED AN E LECTRICAL SHORT.THIS SHORT ACTED AS AN IGNITION SOURCE WHICH IN TURN STARTED TO BURN.THE FIRE RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE OFFICE AND SCALEHOUSE.NO PERSONAL INJURIES.

CLEANING OUT STONE BIN WITH HIGH PRESSURE HOSE ONE PT HE STRAINED SELF DIAGN. WITH HERNIA

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING A RAMP OUT OF NEWLY BLASTED MATERIAL. THE LOADER WAS BEING OPERATED OVER ROUGH TERRAIN. VISIBILITY WAS POOR BECAUSE THE FLOOR OF THE QUARRY WAS COVERED WITH ABOUT TWO FOOT OF WATER. REPEATED JARRING OVER THE COURSE OF THE EMPLOYEE'S WORK SHIFT CAUSED PAIN TO THE LOWER BACK.

CUTTING HOSE WITH KNIFE, IT SLIPPED CUT EMP ON L THUMB.

THE INJURED WAS PUTTING HIS COFFEE CUP DOWN ON THE WORK BENCH SURFACE WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE KNOCKED A BEARING PILLOW BLOCK OFF A VISE ABOVE HIS AHND.THE BEARING FELL AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT CE NTER KNUCKLE.HE SUSTAINED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES.

EMPL GRINDING SLAG FROM DISASSEMBLED CONVEYOR WITH HAND-HELD GRINDER.GRINDING WHEEL KICKED BACK AND STRUCK EMPL LEFT LOWER LEG.

THE EMPLOYEE HA8 JUST CLEANED OFF THE #1 BELT AND WAS ON HIS WAY BACK TO THE ELECTRICAL ROOM TO REMOVE THE LOCK-OUT SYSTEM.THE EMPLOYEE WAL KED INTO A LOW-HANGING WATER PIPE AND SUSTAINED A LACERATION T2 HIS NOSE AND FOREHEAD.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING DOWN ACRUSHER ADJUSTMENT WITH ABOLT WHEN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER,WHICH HAD BEEN HOLDING THE BOLT,BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE CRUSHER AND THE BOLT.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 REACHING OUTWARD ATTEMPTING TO FREE A STONE WITH A PRY BAR WHEN HE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMP WAS USING P2RTAPOWER ON GEAR REDUCTION BOX WHEN THE PORTAPOWER SLIPPED, WEDGING EMP RT RING FINGER AGAINST SHAFT UNDERNEATH. EMP FINGERNAIL WAS REMOVED AND SMALL SKIN GRAFT WAS REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE TIP O0 THE RING FFINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RYING AN EXPOSED KNIFE BLADE WHEN HE TRIPPED ON A PALLET WHICH WAS IN THE YARD. THE KNIFE PIERCED HIS RIGHT LEG AND REQUIRED SIX STITCHES TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 FREEING A CRUSHER OF LARGE STONE WHEN H IS LEFT HAND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE CRUSHER BODY AND A LARGE STONE, BRUISING HIS HAND.

INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS PUTTING WEDGES IN MAGNESIUM OF AN EL JAY CRUSHER HE SWUNG WIDE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND IT GLANCED OFF OF THE CRUSHER STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HI S STEEL TOED SA0ETY SHOES AT THE TIME

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO HOOK CABLE ONTO SHEAVE. HE MOTIONED THE BLOCK UP AND WHEN IT STARTED UP HE TOOK HOLD OF THE CABLE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THREE OF HIS FINGERS WERE PINCHED BETWEEN THE CAB LE AND THE SHEAVE.