Piqua Materials Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was operating a skid steer for snow removal. The bucket caught the scale platform and threw employee forward striking the safety bar with employee's chest.

Employee was cutting out a wear plate with a torch when hot metal dropped onto boot. The employee did not notice until it burned through boot

Miner was dismounting service truck and as he turned to dismount backwards lost balance and fell onto other miner. Other miner (miner on ground) ended up with sprained left knee and ankle resulting in restricted duty.

Miner was removing collar from speed reducer on head pulley of agg bin and cut his left index finger on the shaft key way as the collar slid off. Miner received 12 stitches to left index finger.

Miner was exiting mill office coming down steps and twisted ankle on last step. Visit to doctor and x-rays showed that right ankle was broken.

Miner was conducting demolition work removing a wall to create larger storage area in warehouse. While pushing down a wall by hand, a nail punctured his right palm. Miner was taken to medical facility for a tetanus shot, and at that time prescription antibiotics were issued making this injury reportable.

Miner was removing bolt from lid on long miami screw to remove lid, when wrench slipped, causing miners right elbow to strike bolt on other side of lid. Skin on elbow was broken and prescription for antibiotics was issued by doctor.

Miner was punching holes in skirtboard rubber when a shard of metal came off of punch embedding itself into his left hand. This accident is reportable because miner recieved prescription antibiotics to prevent infection.

Miner was walking from baghouse to showerhouse and slipped on ice spraining right shoulder. At time of doctors visit, was issued prescription pain meds.

Miner was adjusting gate on air slide in mill and mashed ring finger of right hand. No stitches, no cut, no broken bones - DOCTOR PRESCRIBED PRESCRIPTION STRENGTH IBUPROFEN (800 mg.) FOR PAIN

Miner was burning holes under crusher for wear plate installation, when a piece of slag entered his right ear, causing a minor burn. This resulted in a trip to Urgent Care, at which point prescription antibiotics were prescibed.

Miner was walking from the stone house to the shower room to go home and slipped on a frozen rut made from a loader tire and twisted his left knee.

Miner was removing bearing from housing with hammer and punch when a piece of the outer race chipped off and struck him in the left leg; continued working and another piece chipped off and struck him in the right leg.

Miner was climbing down off of water truck and pulled muscle in left calf.

Miner was removing exhaust system from water truck when a peice of rust broke free and got in his eye.

While replacing v-belts on crusher drive, left hand fingers were caught between v-belt and sheave, smashing middle left finger and seperating fingernail.

Lowering tools by rope to maintance truck below. Retrieving rope to lower welding leads, rope hung up, employee jerked rope to free it, rope came free allowing employees hand to jerk up and cut right little finger outside by knuckle. Right hand struck metal siding. Received 4 stiches in emergency room. Return to work 11/15/06.

Employee was assisting maintenance in pulling a replacement conveyor onto the conveyor frame. A 1/2 inch manila rope was being used to pull the conveyor belt. The belt hung up causing the rope to break. The employee at that time had the rope under his left arm and was pulling. The broken rope pulled loose causing rope burns on right wrist and under left arm pit.

Employee was assisting maintenance personnel changing a hydraulic apron cyclinder on our 1615 Hazemag. He was standing on the belt guard on the left side of the crusher, his foot slipped causing him to twist his right knee which caused him to lose his balance and fall about two foot to the floor. Employee was taken to the local hospital to have his right knee x-rayed.

EE WAS COMMING OUT OF MILL BUILDING DOWN FLIGHT OF 3 STEPS, ON BOTTOM STEP EE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE BALANCE OF THE SHIFT AND THE FOLLOWING DAY ON 9-11-030 WHEN HE CAME TO WORK THE ANKLE WAS SWELLED UP AND HE WASTAKEN TO DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING FROM CHANGE ROOM TO HIS WORK LOCATION, ACCENDING STEPS TO GO INTO BUILDING HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ON STEEL STEPS.

INSTALLING STEP BRACKET ON REAR OF 980 F CAT LOADER. BRACKET HAD THREADED HOLES, PUT BOLT IN BRACKET AND TIGHTENED WITH AIR WRENCH, THE BRACKET ROTATED AROUND AND STRUCK EE ON LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS SHOVELING WET, FROZEN MATERIAL FROM UNDER FEEDER. WHILE SHOVELING FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. COMPLETED SHIFT 11-24. REPORTED AND WORKED 11-27-00. DID NOT COMPLAIN OTHER THAN SAI D HE WAS SORE. 11-28-00 CAME TO WORK AND COULD HARDLY MOVE RIGHT ARM. TOOK TO ER LOCAL HOSPITAL. RECEIVED SHOT AND SLING. TO BE OFF UNTIL 11-30-00. DR. NOW THINKS POSSIBLE ROTATOR CUFF PROBLE

OPERATOR WAS HAULING FINE MATERIAL TO STOCKPILE WITH R-35 EUCLID. HE BACKED UP ON STOCKPILE TO DUMP. HE SET HIS BREAKS BUT BEFORE HE STATED RAISING HIS BED THE EDGE OF THE STOCKPILE GAVE WAY. THIS ALLOWED THE REAR OF THE TRUCK TO STOP. THE VEHICLE HUNG ON THE CREST OF THE PILE. THE OPERATOR JUMPED FROM

EE HAD POSITIONED A 250# PLANETARY GEAR ON GARAGE FLOOR W/LIFTING CAGLE AND CLEVIS. HE USED A PRY BAR TO LIFT THE GEAR TO REMOVE THE CLEVIS PIN. THE GEAR SLID DOWN THE BAR CAUSING THE CLEVIS P IN TO PENETRATE THE FIRST JOINT OF LEFT INDEX FINGER. INJURY CAUSED AN OPEN WOUND AND CHIPPED BONE IN LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS WALKING THRU SHOP AREA WHERE ANOTHER EE WAS GRINDING ABOUT 6' AWAY. AS HE WALKED BY DUST, DIRT OR STEEL GRINDINGS FLEW OFF INTO THE EE'S LEFT EYE.

EE WAS WORKING ON BALL MILL TRUNNION BEARING, HE STARTED DOWN A STEPLADDER. TO GET SOME BOLTS. APPARENTLY GREASE ON HIS SHOE CAUSED HIM TO SLIP AND FALL. EE'S HEEL OF RIGHT FOOT HIT STEEL BEAR IN HOUSING CAUSING A BONE CHIP IN THE RIGHT HEEL.

EE SAID HE WAS STANDING ON CONCRETE WALL APPROX. 3 FT HIGH ATTEMPTING TO GET SOME 50 LB BAGS OF MATERIAL UNSTUCK ON A CONVEYOR. ANOTHER EE STARTED THE CONVEYOR AND ONE OF THE BAGS APPARENTLY S TRUCK HIS HAND CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIP GRIP ANDFALL BACKWARDS.

HE WAS OPERATING PLASTIC STRETCH WRAP MACHINE. WHILE MACHINE WAS TURNING, HE REACHED IN TO ADJUST PLASTIC WRAP. THE PLASTIC CAUGHT ON HIS LEFT THUMB AND PULLED THE THUMBNAIL LOOSE.

EMPLOYE EWAS REMOVING BEATING RACE FROM SPINDLE ON TRUCK AXEL BY STRICKING WITH STEEL HAMMER. A PIECE OF THE RACE CHIPPED FOF STRICKINGEMPLOYE EINSIDE OF RIGHT ARM.

INJURED AND OTHERS WAS REMOVINGA SPEED REDUCER FROM A RECYLCE BELT, ON A PORTABLE CRUSHING PLANT. INJURED AND ONE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON CONVEYOR BELT REMODLING MOTOR. TWO OTHERS WER E REMOVING SPEAD REDUCER. REDUCER CAME LOOSE CAUSING MTOOR TO FALL TOWARDS THE TWO ON THE BELT. IN ATTEMPTING TO GET CLEAR, INJURED FELL BACKWARDS ABOUT 7' TO GROUND FALLING ON BACK AND NECK

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SPILLED STONE FROM CONVEYOR BELT. SHOVELING CUASED A BACK SPRAIN.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN MOVING A SODA POP VENDING MACHINE ON A TWO WHEEL CART FROM ONE BLDG TO ANOTHER CART GOT CAUGHT ON 2 STEP TWO EE BEHIND THE MACHINE LIFTED AND PUSHED INJURED EE LOST HIS BAL ANCE AND MACHINE AND CART CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHTLEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REPLACING A DRIVE PULLEY A CABLE SLING WAS PLACED AROUND THE END SHAFTS & WAS BEING LIFTED INTO PLACE BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR FRAMEWORK THE EMPLOYEE REACHED BETWEEN THE CABLE & THE FRAMEWORK TO ASSIST IN MOVING THE PULLY A EMPOLOYEE ON THE OTHER SIDE WAS ALSO SHOVING PULLY THE CABLE SLIPPED ONM THE SHAFT TRAPPING THE EMPLOYEE RT ARM

EE WAS WORKING IN EQUIPMENT GARAGE. NO NEEDED A OIL DRIP PAN HE GOT A 55 GAL DRUM THAT HAD CONTINED LIQUID SOAP THE DRUM HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE HOT SUN WITHOUT VENTING THE DRUM OR REMOVING TH E BUNG THE PROCEEDED TO CUT THE DRUM IN HALF HE WAS STANDING AT BOTTOM AND OF THE DRUM THE BOTTOM BLEW OPEN STRIKING EE LOWER RIGHT LEG.

USING PUNCH HAMMER TO DRIVE BOLT OUT OF MACHINE BASE STICKING PUNCH HAMMER WITH SLEDGE PIECE SHEARED OFF OF PUNCH HAMMER STRIKING AND ENBEDING INTO EE UPPER ABDOMIN BELOW RIB CAGE ON LEFT SIDE .

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A ST. REGIS BAG PACKER PACKING 50# BAGS WITH LIMESTONE. THE AUTO-SPRING LEVER TRIPPED STRICKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE MIDDLE FINGER, RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DRIVE LINE FROM A CAT 980 LOADER.LOADER WAS IN GARAGE.EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER LOADER ON A CREEPER.THE DRIVE LINE GOT STUCK IN THE HOUSING.EMPLOYEE HIT THE DRIVE LINE WITH A HA MMER WHICH DISLODGED IT CAUSING IT TO FALL ON EMPLOYEES LEFT CHEST.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A SCREW CONVEYOR LOACTED IN A TUNNEL AREA.WHILE MOVING FROM ONE END OF THE CONVEYOR TO THE OTHER,THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON OIL ON THE FLOOR CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HIT OR TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.

A 50 BAG OF MATERIAL GOT CAUGHT IN HEAD PULLEY BETWEEN HEAD PULLEY AND IDLER PULLEY EE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE BAG OF MATERIAL HIS HAND SLIPPED AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY AND IDLER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE CRUSHING CAVITY OF A 30 INCH CONE CRUSHER USING AN AIR ARC TO TRIM THE LOWER BELL ON THE CONE. DURING THE TRIMMING HE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON ROPE TO OPEN HOPPER GATE TO LOAD TRUCK. ROPE BROKE ALLOWING EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND TWISTING HIS KNEE.

EMPL WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE BUCKET PIN FROM YALE 7500 LOADER. WHILE SWINGING SLEDGE IN CONFINED SPACE HE TWISTED BACK. AGGAVATING OLD BACK INJURY EMPL WORKED UNTIL 4/20 AT WHICH TIM E HE WENT TO DR TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. MY

EMPLOYEE LIFTED OVERHEAD DOOR TO REMOVE TRUCK PARKED INSIDE. DOOR SLIPPED AND STARTED BAZCK DOWN. EMPLOYEE GRABBED DOOR TO STOP IT'S FALL. NOTE: NO LOST TIME DOCTOR PERSCRIBED PAIN MEDICAT ION FOR STRAIN.

EMPL WELDING IN PRIMARY CRUSHER HOPPER WHILE ANOTHER EMPL WAS USING ELECTRIC GRINDER.PIECE OF STEEL FROM GRINDER WENT BEHIND WELDING HOOD AND GOT INTO EMPL RIGHT EYE.

EMPL PUSHING SHAFT WITH FEET.SHAFT RELEASED AND STRUCK EMPL TOES TRAPPING THEM BETWEEN SPROCKET AND BOOM FRAME.WAS WEARING SAFETY-TOED SHOES.

EMPLOYEE IS UNS6RE 25 TO WHIT OF WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT 25 THE DAY PASSED HIS BACK BOTHERED HIM MORE. HE THINKS HE MUST HAVE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING ON A ROPE TO OPEN BIN DOOR TO LOAD MATERIALS INTO3DUMP TRUCK.

SPLICING 30 CON5EYOR BELT EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON MATERIAL SPILLED FROM BELT BACK STRAIN LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS SHO5ELING SPILLAGE ONTO A BLET. HE STATES APPROX. 15 PER SHOVEL FULL. HE TWISTED TO DUMP THE METERIAL ONTO THE BLET AND HAD A MUSCLE SPASM IN RIGHT SIDE OF BACK. INJURED HAD BEEN OFF PREVIOULSY1

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING THE BAG PALLETIZER, A 50 BAG FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE LOSE AND BROKE. THE EMPLOYEE LIFTED ANOTHER 50 LB OF MATERIAL ABOVE HIS H EAD TO REPLACE THE BROKEN BAG LIFTING OF MATERIAL ABOVE3HIS HEAD TO REPLACE THE BROKE BAG. LIFTING THE 50 LB BAGS CAUSED A MUSCLE STRAIN IN HIS NECK.

LIFTING A 5X20X3/4 IN STEEL PLATE EMP WAS WALKING NEXT TO PLATE WHICH WAS ABOUT 18 IN FROM GROUND LIFTING EYE BROKE PLATE CAME DOWN ON EMPLOYEES LEFT SAFETY SHOE MESHING STEEL CAP ONTO TOES C COUMPOUND FRACT6RE TO LEFT BIG TOE AND TOE NEXT TO IT PLATES ARE DECK PLATES FOR TRUCK SCALES AT OFFICE

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING SCRAP PALLETS TO DUMP SITE WHEN HE DUMPED THE LOAD SOME OF THE PALLETS HUNG UP IN THE TAILGATE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO KICK PALLETWS FREE OF TRUCK IN DOING SO EMPLOYEE TWISTED LEFT KNEE TEARING LOOSE SOME CARTLEDGE

REPAIRING AUTOMATIC PALLETIZER-PULLING ON ELEVATOR SECTION EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK. HE HAD PREVIOUS NON-WORK RELATED BACK OPERATION IN LATE 1983. THE REST OF THE DAY HE FELT TINGLING SENSATION IN RIGHT LEG. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED HIS REGULAR WORK SCHEDULE UNTIL 4-6-84 WHEN DR. ADVISED HIM TO TAKE TIME OFF. 4-30-84 RAN MYELOGRAM, 5-2-84 OPERATED.

CHUTE PLUGGED UP WITH STONE-EMPLOYEE STOPPED SYSTEM AND UNPLUGGED THE CHUTE. HE THEN SIGNED ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO START THE CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR HAD AN EXCESS LOAD WHEN STARTED AND A ROCK FELL OFF STRICKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.