Plant #2 Metal/Non-Metal

An employee was blowing dirt off of their clothes and felt as if something blew in their eye. By the start of the shift that afternoon the employee told the foreman about the incident and if it got worse employee was going to the doctor. After their shift, around 2:00AM they went the emergency room to be examined.

Maintenance employee was using an oxygen/acetylene torch cutting the heads off bolts. While cutting the bolts the employee feel heat on EE's lower legs. When EE looked down there was flames on EE's right pants leg. Employee was diagnosed with 2nd degree burns, no lost time or restricted duty.

EE received a contusion to right pinky finger when removing part.

Employee felt a discomfort in his eyes early 26SEP morning and went to the emergency room. He followed up with an eye doctor on 27SEP morning. Employee was told he had flash burn 26SEP and foreign body was removed from both eyes on 27SEP. Employee and witnesses stated all PPE is worn at all times including the day incident is suspected to have occurred.

Due to sleet and freezing rain, the surface of the lot had quickly become very slick. As our driver walked back to his truck, he slipped on the ice and fell. When he caught himself with his left hand, he suffered a possible hairline fracture of his left wrist. He should recover completely.

Employee was cutting rubber material with utility knife and cut leg resulting in stitches.

While assisiting the rail load-out operator to close frozen doors on the bottom of DVP open hopper cars, EE's middle finger on right hand was pinched on the epad portion at the end. He was wearing all the proper PPE for the job and weather conditions.

Employee complained of back pain he said was caused by driving a haul truck. He noted that he had been having back pain for about a month, and was under the care of a doctor for his back. Also he thought at first his pain may be caused by his mattress. WC Denied claim per state law.

Employee was struck by falling material on his head, neck and right shoulder.

Emloyee was using a pry bar, his hand slipped off and he struck his hand against a machinery housing.

Injured employee was cutting a slot in a conveyor belt to be used as a side belt with a utility knife when the knife slipped and cut his wrist. The laceration required stitches. The injury did not result in lost time or restricted dury.

Injured employee was standing on 3rd rung of a portable ladder when it slipped out from under him. A vertebra was fractured when he fell to the work platform.

The injured employee was installing screw back into dust pump housing when he experience a strain while twisting and pushing. He was given a 15 pound lifting restriction by the doctor, which would not allow him to perform all of his duties as a maintenance mechanic.

Injured employee stepped on edge of crack in concrete pad near crushing plant main screen. He twisted his ankle and fell, causing a sprain.

Employee alleges that his left knee "popped" when he rose from a kneeling position. Specific Dr. diagnosis is not available at this time. Lost time from job started on 11/07/05.

Injured employee was attempting to install v-belts on a bucket elevator drive by "rolling the belts on" when the elevator ran backwards pinching a finger on his left hand. There was a laceration that required sutures.

The injured employee wass loosening hand brake on rail car when he slipped & hit bottom on the car drawhead. The accident was determined to be "lost time" on 07/11/2005.

Injured employee was standing on a 17" high by 14" wide concrete curb observing a truck being loaded. He fell while stepping back to the floor of the building, landing on his lower back.

EE ATTEMPTED TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE HAND WHEEL BRAKE ADJUSTER ON RAILCAR #LXOH 66 WHILE THE CAR WAS ROLLING DOWNHILL TOWARDS FRONT END LOADER #L8, WHICH WAS BEING OPERATED BY ANOTHER EE. EE WA S PINCHED BETWEEN THE LOADER BUCKET AND THE CORNER OF THE RAILCAR.

EE STOPPED NEAR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF PLANT 2 MILLROOM IN ORDER TO FUEL THE PORTABLE AIR COMPRESSOR. WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF FUEL TRUCK ONTO UNEVEN GROUND (LOADER TIRE TRACK) HE TURNED HIS AN KLE IN AN INWARD DIRECTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND HELD AIR HAMMER TO REMOVE BACKING MATERIAL FROM AROUND ANCHOR BOLTS ON CONE CRUSHER BOWL ASSEMBLY. A PIECE OF MATERIALCAME UNDER GLASSES AND GOT IN EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS USING A MIG WELDER ON IT. HE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD BEEN EXPOSED UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS LATER. HE HAD RECEIVED A WELDING FLASH BURN.

EE WAS LOOSENING BRAKE ON RAIL CAR. HE STEPPED ONTO WET CUT LEVER, SLIPPED & JAMMED HAND INTO BRAKE WHEEL. WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, HE INJURED RIGHT HAND.

HE WAS ROTATING THE PIN MIXER BY HAND IN ORDER TO FINISH CLEANING OUT AFTER IT PLUGGED UP. IT ROTATED TOO FAR PINCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ACCESS DOOR AND THE PIN HIS HAND WAS ON. EDGE OF PIN CUT PALM OF LEFT HAND ABOUT 1 1/4" LONG AND DEEPENOUGH TO REQUIRE 3 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE STARTED TO DESCEND STEPS DOWN TO RAILROAD LEVEL WITH OBJECTS IN BOTH HANDS AND SLIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL. HE THEN FELL DOWN THE STEPS.

EE WAS PUSHING BOLT BIN ALONG FLOOR. IT BECAME HUNG ON A STEP AND HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.

ATTEMPTING TO SRAIGHTEN BAG ON BELT, LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON EITHER GUARD OR LACING.

EE WAS PRYING ON ROCK WITH PRYBAR. THE ROCK MOVED, FREEING THE PRYBAR, AND ALLOWING THE EE'S HAND TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PRYBAR AND A STEEL HANDRAIL. PALM OF LEFT HAND WAS SPLIT BY IMPACT, A ND REQUIRED THREE SUTURES TO CLOSE.

WHILE LIFTING A ROLL OF CAPS, HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN LEFT LOWER SIDE OF BACK.

ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE ROCKS AT DISCHARGE POINT OF SILO, CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN TWO ROCKS, RESULTING IN DEEP CUT TO LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WS WORKING ON FEEDER AND CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND CAUSING LACERATION.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM TRUCK LADDER WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMP WAS STACKING A BAG OF LIMESTONE ON A PALLET AND PULLED SOMETHING IN LEFT WRIST.

EE WAS SWINGING A PICK WHICH HIT ON OVER HEAD OBSTRUCTION, BROKE LOOSE FROM GRIP & STRUCK EE IN RIGHT SHIN.

EE WAS PUTTING AIR IN THE WHEELBARROW TIRE AND THE TIRE BLEW OUT. RT HAND WAS SPRAINED AND BRUISED.

FAN ON THE BLOWER STUCK AND EE TRIED TO TURN FAN AND CAUGHT HIS HAND. CUT ON LEFT HAND. CUT REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE WAS SACKING BAGS AND NOTICED DUST COMING OUT ABOUT HIS HEAD. HE LOOKED UP AND ARUBBER SEAL CAME LOOSE AND AGLIME CAME OUT AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

AIR VALVE OPENED BY MISTAKE, CAUSING END OF HOSE TO HIT EE IN LEFT EYE AND FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO PLATFORM AND SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS FINGER AND LEG.

EE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN COUNTER SHAFT AND GEAR. SEVERED 1ST JOINT OF LEFT HAND, MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF THE BAGGING MACHINE & HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE TWISTED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WALKED BY AIR HOSE AT BULK BAGGER. THE AIR HOSE CAME OFF AND STRUCK HIM UNDER HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS STRAIGHTENING BAGS ON BELT. THE BELT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE ON LEFT HAND AND PULLED HAND BETWEEN 2 BELTS.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING AGLIME BAGS AT PLANT #2 AT A RAPID PACE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT WRIST

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS. HE PIKCED UP BAGS WHILE IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND FELT A BURNING IN LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING PLATFORM AT BACK ELEVATOR AND RAISED UP AND HIT HIS HEAD.

EMPLOYEE HAD A 10 FT BAR IN HIS HANDS TRYING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER FEEDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE THE ROCK, HE STRUCK A SMALLER ROCK BELOW. THE LARGE ROCK FELL AND ROLLED AGAINST THE BAR. IT PINNED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER.

EMPL WAS STACKING BAGS AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING ON CAR DOOR WITH A BAR DOOR WAS STUCK & GAVE WAY SUDDENLY & THREW HIM FORWARD & HURT HIS BACK

54730TAKING A SAMPLE FROM THE RAIL CAR. CAUGHT FOOT IN TOP OF GRATE-X AND LOST BALANCE AND FELL FROM RAIL CAR.

EMPL STACKING BAGS AND MASHED RIGHT PINKY UNDER CYLINDER.

EMPL STACKING BAGS AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EMPL OPENING AND CLOSING RAILCAR WITH A BAR.THE BAR SLIPPED AND EMPL FELL ON HIS ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF METAL WH ILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK IT CAUSING HIS INGER TO SLIP BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF METAL

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING CHUTE AND CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN HANDLE AND CONCRETE WALL.

EMPL PLACED METAL ON SAWHORSE & IT SLIPPED OFF & FELL ON LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR HOSE AND GOT PARTICLE IN LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DIFFERENTIAL AND BOLT SLIPPED AND BROKE HIS FINGER.

EMPL WAS WALKING DOWN 2ND FLIGHT OF STEPS FROM UPSTARIS. HE STEPPED ON PLATTFORM WHICH HAD SMALL ROCK ON IT. LEFT FOOT ROLLED & CAUSED HIM TO MISS LAST 5 STEPS & HIT FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANGING A CHAIN BLOCK HOIST HE REACHED UP ABOVE HIS HEAD TO HAND IT HOIST WEIGH 110 LBS

EMPL STARTING AND SERVICING EQUIPMENT.SLIPPED OFF FROM BUMPER OF #2 R-50 EUCLID AND LANDED ON HIP AND LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TAPE OFF OF SPLIT BOLT AND KNIFE SLIPPED. IT CUT KNUCKLE ON FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPL WAS LOADING 50# BAGS ONTO PALLETS HE GOT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING BINS ABOVE 4 FT GYRADISC CRUSHER.HE WAS WALKING ACROSS FLOOR AND TURNED HIS ANKLE AS HE CROSSED FROM ONE PIECE OF GRADEX TO ANOTHER.

EMPLOYEE HAD THE WINDOW OPEN A STONE CAME IN WINDOW OFF THE BUCKET OF SHOVEL & STRUCK LEFT ELBOW

EMP WS LOADING ROCK ROCKS SLID IN ON SHOVEL OPER. SIDE BENDING WALKWAY AND BREAKING TRACKS BREAKE PEDAL CAME BACK AND HIT EMP R. KNE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING MUD AND SHALE OFF TOP BENCH TO DUMP. HIT A HOLE ON DUMP SURFACE THAT THREW HIM AGAINST DOOR OF HAULPAK AND HIT SIDE ON DOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING INSTALL SCREEN HE WAS LIFTING SCREEN UP OUT OF THE WAY AND SLIPPED HE MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN SCREEN AND SCREEN FRAME

EMPLOYEE WAS ON3WALKWAY ABOVE LOADING. HE LAID DOWN TO PUSH RUBBER SHOOT IN COVERED HOPPER AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHEN HE GOT UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING FAN UP TO 275 LOADER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

THE INJURED WAS3POSITIONING AIRTRACK TO START DRILLING ANOTHER VERTICAL HOLE.HE WAS STANDING AT THE CONTROL LEVER CONSOLE WITH HIS BACK TO A LARGE ROCK.THE AIRTRACK SWUNG AGAINST HIM,PINNING H IM BETWEEN THE 9OCK AND THE BASE OF THE CONSOLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST1ANDING AT STEAM MACHINE STEMING OFF PARTS & HOSE BLEW OFF AT COUPLING & BURNED LEFT LEG

EMP AND WITNESS3WERE LOADING 60 FT DRILL HOLE WITH PRIMER STICK OF EXPLOSIVE W CAP AND BOOSTER DETONATING CORD APPARENTLY PARTED, PRIMED EXPLOSIVE STICK FELL TO BOTTOM OF DRILL HOLE AND D E DETONATED EXPLO8ION BLEW ROCK PARTICLES IN FACE OF VICTIM

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING ANTIFREEZE IN WELDER HE ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED EXHAUST PIPE AND WHEN HE JERKED HIS HAND BACK IT WAS CAUGHT IN FAN

HE WAS DRIVING 35 TON TRUCK AND WAS STOPPED WAITING ON ANOTHER TRUCK TO BE LOADED. HE STOPPED TRUCK MOTOR AND TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL DOWN GRADE. TRUCK DID NOT OVER TURN BUT DRIVER JUMPED FROM T RUCK CAB AND BR2KE THE BONE IN HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MA9KING BAGS ON PALLETS AND STEPPED THROUGH HOLE IN FLATBED HE FELL AND HIT HIP AND SHOULDER CAUSING BRUISED HIP AND PULLED LIGAMENTS AND MUSCLES IN SHOULDER.

HE WAS BURNING 2OLE IN METAL AND SPARKS FLEW AND BURNED HOSE CAUSING HOSE TO BURN THE PRESSURE FROM THE HOSE BLEW FIRE ON HIS GLOVE AND CAUGHT IT ON FIRE

AT THE TIME EMP5OYEE WAS CLEANING UP ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING PART OF WALL DOWN IT CAUGHT I.NAMES LAST 3 FINGERS AND MASHED HIS HAND IT CUT 2 OR 3 FINGERS BUT DIDNT REQUIRE STITCHES

HE WAS UNLOADI3G A SIGN WITH A LARGE CONCRETE BLOCK ON BOTTOM OF IT IT FELL OVER AND HIT HIM ON THE RT EAR

HE HAD LOADED A COVERED HOPPER OF ROCK DUST AND WAS LOCKING THE TOP DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS RIGHT WRIST