Protech Minerals, LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was tightening an adjuster bolt and it gave way causing him to hurt his shoulder.

Employee and contractor were trying to unplug the packer. Injured put air into the tube and Borax dust came out of the tube and went into his eyes.

Stood on a steel bar to fix wire/bolt & it broke & he fell. Location was back of the old baghouse.

Employee was standing next to the #1 packer filling a supersack, He heard a pop and then the front of packer popped of and hit him in the head, ribs, and left wrist.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE BASEMENT, APPROX. 8-10' FROM CO-WORKER WHO HEARD EE CALLING HIS NAME. WHEN THE CO-WORKER TURNED AROUND THE INJURED EE WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND. CO-WORKER ASKED WHAT HAPPENED AND THE EE SAID HE FELL DOWN & HIT HIS BACK ON THE STEPS. CO-WORKER DID NOT HEAR OR SEE EE FALL.

WAS WORKING WITH SUPERSACKS AND FORKLIFT. TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE SUPERSACK WHILE IT WAS ON THE FORKLIFT ARMS. SAID THAT HE WAS PUSHING AND FELT A SHARP PAIN. WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY. SAID THAT HE WAS A LITTLE SORE. ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED TO GO TO THE DR, HE SAID NO, HE WOULD BE OK. HE WENT TO DR ON 9-27. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE GROIN AREA.

SHUTTING SHIFT DOWN, TRIPPED AND FELL. TWISTED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE NOT FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS & TRAINING PROCEDURES; TURNED NOZZLE TOWARDS HIS FACE TO SEE IF IT WAS CLOSED INSIDE. HE HIT THE SIDE OFTHE FORKLIFT & THE PROPANE SPRAYED INTO HIS FACE AND INTO THE LEFT EYE.

TRUCK DEVELOPED A FUEL LEAK. STOPPED TO CHECK AND SAID HE SLIPPED ON STEP OF THE TRUCK. TOLD DRS ACCIDENT WAS AT 10 AM. HE STARTED AT NOON. TOLD DRS HE TRIPPED OVER CURB AND FELL ON DIRT HILL. HE WORKED THE NEXT WEEK AND REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO ME ON 2/19/99 BY CALLING ME AT HOME. HAS HAD A PREVIOUS BACK INJURY WHICH WAS NOT TOLD TO US PRIOR TO HIRING.

WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES, WALKED OUT OF MILL TOOK OFF GLASSES AND RUBBED EYE LATER FOUND THAT HIS EYE WAS HURTING (HAD GLOVES ON).

FILLING BAGS, LOADING ONTO PALLET, BENT WRONG

EE CLAIMS HE INJURED BACK WHEN FOR THE LAST WEEKS HE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING OF KIDNEY STONES & ABDOMINAL PAINS. WE DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE SO CALLED INJURY OCCURED. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENTS.

EE SAID THAT WAS LOADING THE CRUSHER WITH MATERIAL AND TRIED TO LEFT A ROCK AND SAID HE FELT A LUMP IN THE GROIN AREA REPORTED INJURY ON 6-26-97.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLTS UNDER A TRUCK WITH A WELDING TORCH. A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL ON HIS ARM AND BURRED HIM. HE DIDN'T REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL INFECTION REQUIRED A TRIP TO THE HOSPITA L.

EMPLOYEE USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER TO CLEAN PIPETHE GRINDER JUMPED BACK AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER WHEN A 10IN PIPE FELL OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIS OTHER HAND

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A ROLL OF SHRINK WRAP AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK

SCREENING ROCK WHEN LARGE ROCK FELL OFF SIDE OF CONVEYOR BELT AND STRUCK EMPL IN THE HEAD.RESULT-LARGE CUT ON EMPL FOREHEAD REQ STITCHES.

DRILLING HOLES IN WIND TUNNEL OF #2 RAYMOND MILL USING .DRILL. WHEN DRILL BIT PENETRATED METAL AND WEDGED BIT,TWISTED ARM. HIS ARM STRUCK SHARP METAL OF ROLLER SPIDER.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OVERHAULING A RAYMOND MILL. THE BOTTOM SECTION OF THE MILL HADBEEN HOISTED UP AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO BOLT THE SECTION IN PLACE WITH AN ELECTRIC IMPACT WRENC H. THE CHAIN LINK SEPARATED CAUSING THE BOTTOM SECTION TO FALL. THE BOTTOM SECTION STRUCK THE IMPACT WRENCH WHICH STRUCK HIS LEFT THUMB AND LEFT UPPER LEG.

INJ EMP WAS LOADIMG A BULK TRUCK WITH PV CLAY WHILE LOOKING DOWN INTO THE TRUCK SOME OF THE MATERIAL SPLASHED UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYES EMP WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT THE MATERIAL SP SPLASHED UP UNDERNEATH THE LENSES

INJ EMP WAS CLEANING OFF TOP OF PLYWOOD ENCLOSURE FOR THE PACKING STATION NAILS ARE HOLDING ONE SIDE OF THE ENCLOSURE CEILING SEPARATED EMP STATES HE FELL APPROX 4 FEET BUT WAS NOT HURT NINE DAYS LATER HE REPORTED THAT HIS BACK WAS BOTHERING HIM