Port Manatee Clinker Grinding Plant Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING OVER OPENING TO DETERMINE HOW MUCH CLEANING WAS NEEDED WHILE MILL WAS OUT OF OPERATION. LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO FLOOR. THE FALL RESULTED IN A FRACTURED PELVIS AND SOME BRUISES.

While working in No. 1 Mill, which included several walks up and down stairs, employee felt the start of a headache, a nauseous feeling and problems breathing. A co-worker called 911 and an ambulance transported the affected employee to Manatee Memorial Emergency Room.

WHILE USING A 16 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK GYPSUM FROMS WALL OF A HOPPER, EMPLOYEE FELT A POP AND SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

CLEANING SURFACE OF ROTARY VALVE WITH WIRE WHEEL GRINDER WHEN EE GOT METAL PARTICLES IN BOTH EYES.

CLEANING FRONT WINDOW ON LOADER REACHED FOR GRAB BAR AND STEPPED TO PLATFORM SLAMMED DOOR SHUT CREATING A PINCH POINT BETWEEN GRAB BAR AND DOOR BENDING FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK LOOSE SYNTHETIC GYPSUM CONTAINED IN A TANK.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH A SHAFT WITH A PORTAPOWER & STRONG BACK. WHEN APPLYING PRESSURE THE ALL THREAD STRETCHED & BROKE. STRONG BACK BORKE THRU HIS HARD HAT & CUT HIS HEAD WHEN IT CAME LOOSE.

WHILE CHANGING THE PULLEY ON NO.1 MILL SEPARATOR MOTOR, MOTOR CAME LOOSE, EE GOT HIS FINGERS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND THE MOTOR.

A MATERIAL GATE DID NOT OPEN. EMPLOYEE USED A METAL BAR FOR LEVERAGE TO PRY THE GATE. THE GATE OPENED QUICKLY AND THE BAR CAME DOWN HARD ON THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

INJURED NOTICED CEMENT WAS LEAKING NEAR FLANGE ON RUBBER HOSE. INJURED WAS WALKING TOWARD SHIP TO REQUEST SHUT DOWN SO THAT HE COULD TIGHTEN THE FLANGES. AS HE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE SHIP, THE RUBBER HOSE PULLED AWAY FROM SPLIT FLANGE & STRUCK INJURED IN BACK OF THE LEG KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. INJURED STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE.

REMOVING SEAL FROM 55 GAL DRUM OF OIL AND STRUCK SHARP EDGE OF SEAL WITH FINGER.

PINCHED FINGER WHILE PRYING ON MOTOR.

WHILE USING JACKHAMMER IN 90 DEGREE WEATHER AND HUMIDITY HIGH, CLINKER DUST ADHERED TO SKIN FROM SWEAT ON BODY.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED WHEEL BARROW INTO THE DUMPING POSITION. WHILE DUMPING MATERIAL BY PUSHING FORWARD ON THE WHEEL BARROW EMPLOYEE FELT A PULL IN LEFT GROIN REGION.

DURING COURSE OF SHIFT EMPLOYEE WAS REQUIRED TO CLEAN SPILLAGE OF MATERIAL FROM CONVEYOR BELTS & FRONT END LOALDER AFTER RETURNING HOME FROM WORK EMPLOYEE NOTICED A LUMP IN THE LEFT GROIN AREA EMPLOYEE ASSUMES HE MAY HAVE STRAINED HIS GROINREGION DURING SHOVELING OF SPILLAGE

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PARTS FOR STORAGE TANK PIPELINE PIECE OF METAL FROM GRINDING PARTS FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A LADDER ON A TANKER TRUCK WITH HIS LEFT FOOT AS HE STEPPED DOWN HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF CEMENT LUMP CAUSING HIS LEFT ANKLE TO BEND TO THE INSIDE & SPRAINING IT

EMPLOYEE USED IMPROPER TOOL FOR PRYING SHEET METAL CAP FROM BUNG OF OIL DRUM. INJURED CUT SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND AT FIRST JOINT REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.