SAN ACACIO PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BOXES ON LINE 3. HE STATEDWHILE TWISTING HE SNEEZED AND GOT SHARP PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK. THE PAIN WENT AWAY WITHIN 5 MINUTES. THE INITIAL INJURY OCCURRED 0N 2-14-00. IT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL HE FELT THE SAME PAIN ON 2-15 WHILE DUMPING A BAG.

DURING BREAK EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING BACK IN A CHAIR TALKING TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE KICKED THE CHAIR CAUSING EMPLOYEE ON CHAIR TO FALL HITTING HIS SHOULDER AND DISLOCATING IT.

EMPLOYEE ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE TO PUSH/ROLL A 55 GALLON BARREL, HALF FILLED WITH WATER. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE WHEN LIFTING BARREL TO EMPTY ITS CONTENTS. HE THEN FELT SORE AT LOWER PART OF THE TO EMPTY CONTENTS. HE THEN FELT SORE AT THE LOWER PART OF THE BACK. EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DOCTOR AT THAT TIME.

EE WAS CLIMBING LADDER & FELT KNEE LOCK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. HE PLACED RESTRICTIONS ON HIS KNEELING, SQUATTING, STANDING, WALKING & LADDER OR STAIR CLIMBING.\ Y

NO NARRATIVE-PULLED TENDON LEFT ARM

WHILE EE WAS STACKING MATERIAL FROM CONVEYOR TO PALLET, HE STEPPED TOWARDS PALLET AND PLACED THE MATERIAL ONTO THE PALLET. PULLED HIS BODY BACK TOWARDS ORIGINAL POSITION AND FEL A PULL UNDER T HE LEFT ARM. HE NOTCIED BY FEELING HIS UNDERARM THAT A BALL WAS PRESENT. WORKED MOST OF HIS SHIFT THEN WENT TO DR. GIVEN A 10# LIFT RESTRICTION.

BOXES WERE NOT WANTING TO CLOSE. THEY WERE STICKING UP, SO I POUNED THEM SO THEY COULD GO THROUGH THE TAPE MACHINE. THE ROCKS WERE STICKING UP SO EE POUNDED THE BOX WITH HIS FIST

OPENING A PACKAGE OF BLADES FOR UTILITY KNIVES BALDE CAME OUT ALONG WITH COVER CUTTING FINGER.

WORKING ON SPRAY BARS ON LINE #2 THEN LOOSENING NUTS ON A CLAMP, WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT FACE WITH HAND.

BAGS WERE SEALING CROOKED, STOPPED MACHINED TO CHECK PLASTIC ON FUNNEL, PLASTIC WAS BUNCHED UP. CHECK FOR TENSION ON BELT, MIGHT HAVE PRESSED 1X OR START WHICH IN TURN CAUSED BELTS TO MOVE AND TOOK (LEFT HAND) FINGERS INTO MACHINE. EMPLOYEEPULLED FINGERS OUT AND HIS FINGERS WERE PARTIALLY CUT. TIPS OF LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS.

NOTICED SOMETHING WAS HURTING EYE. DO NO KNOW WHAT IT IS.

ROLLED ROLL OVER TO CORNER AND THEN PICKED THE ROLL UP THAT IS WHEN I FELT THE PAIN RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

EE WAS FILLING CATONS. ONE CARTON NOT POSITIONEDCORRECTLY, SLID IT INTO PLACE ABOUT 1-2". AFTER LUNCH COMPLAINED OF STOMACH ACHE, CONTINUED WORKING. WENT TO LOCAL CLINIC FOLLOWING DAY AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HERNIA. HAD EMERGENCY SURGERY AT HOLY CROSS HOSPITAL. DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO EMPLOYER UNTIL 8/7/96.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BAGS INTO MASTER CARTONS. WHILE GETTING BAG FROM CONVEYOR BELT, FINGERS GOT LODGED UNDERNEATH BELT PULLING EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS UNDER THE BELT. HAND WAS TOO LOW WHEN GRABBIN G AND PINCH POINT DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE GUARD. MIDDLE, RING AND LITTLE FINGERS WERE DIAGNOSED AS BRUISED.

INJURED WENT TO INSTALL FILM, INJURED WAS HELPING FROM ONE SIDE WHEN SHE FELT PAIN ON SHOULDER BLADE MORE THAN HER BACK. DR. HAS HER OFF WORK] UNTIL 1-23-95.

HEE STOOD UP FROM CHAIR TO RETURN TO WORK AFTER LUNCH & FELT A PAIN ON LOWER BACK DR DIAGNOISED EE AS HAVING MODERATE LUMBER STRAIN UNABLE TO WORK TILL NEXT VISIT ON 01-09-95 ON 01-09-95 DR RE LEASED EE TO FULL DUTY

EE HAD A RASH ON HER ARMS, NECK AND EYELIDS. DR. DIAGNOSED AS DERMATITIS. HE PRESCRIBED A CREAM FOR EE TO APPLY TO AFFECT AREAS.

ON 10-27 EE REPORTED TO SUPERV. THAT HIS BACK HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM. ON 10-28 EE DIDN'T SHOW UY FOR WORK, HE WENT TO DR. WAS SENT TO OUR DESIGNATED PROVIDER. DR STATES HE MAY HAVE MILD STRAIN OF RT LOWER BACK. GAVE INDOCIN 25MG, NO RESTRICTIONS.

AS RICHARD WAS LOADING CARDBOARD, HIS GLASSES SLIPPED OFF HIS FACE. RICHARD WENT TO CATCH THEM AND LOST HIS BALANCE HITTING HIS EYE ON THE BUMPER OF THE TRUCK. 10 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

TWISTED WRONG WHEN PICKIGN UP BAGS OR TURNING TABLE, BECAUE IT GETS STUCK SOMETIMES. DR STATED: MAY RETURN TO WORK LIGHT DUTY NO REPETIVE BENDING OF LIFTING UNTIL 1-31-94. IF PROBLEM PERSI STS RETURN TO SEE ME, OTHERWISE RETURN TO FULL DUTY ON 1-31-94. HE WAS GIVEN THE FOLLOWING RX.

HE REPORTED TO FOREMAN THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING TO THE POINT THAT HE ASKED HIM IF WOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH DR.

EE WAS OPERATING CHERRY PICKER CRANE AND ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TOP HOPPER FROM FEEDER THE LOAD ON CYLINDER SWANG TO THE LEFT SIDE TAKING THE WEIGHT THAT WAS BEING CARRIED AND CAUSED THE CHERRY PICKER TO TIP ON ITS SIDE PINNING HIS LEFT FOOT UNDERNEATH INSTRUCMENT CASEING. LEFT FOOT WAS AMPUTATED BY MD.

INJURED STARTED CLOSING QUANSIT DOORS AND FELT A SHARP PAIN. HE HAD BEEN LIFTING BAGS THAT HAD BEEN DROPPED OUTSIDE BEFORE HE FELT THE SHARP PAIN. HE FEELS IT MAY BE THE SORENESS OF PICKING UP THE DROPPED BAGS.

EE WAS PUTTING A BOX ON TO A PALLET AND WHEN HE BENT OVER WITH THE BOX HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

55061S POURING PAINT SOLVENT INTO THE PAINT BARREL. HE HEARD A NOISE AND THE HOSE BLEW UP SENDING SOLVENT ALL OVER THE AREA. THE SOLVENT MANAGED TO GET INTO HIS RIGHT EYE, CAUSING PAIN AND INJ 49803O HIS RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING COMPRESSED AIR TO BLOW DUST OFF THE ELLIOT BOX SEALING MACHINE AT THE END OF THE SHIFT WHEN HE GOT SOME DUST IN HIS EYES EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT ON SUNDAY MARCH 8 1992 & MISSED WORK THE FOLLOWING WORK DY MARCH9 1992 EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS ACCIDENT UNTIL APRIL 16 1992

EMPLOYEE STOOD ON A PALLET TO PUT BOXES ONTO THE PALLET. THE PALLET BROKE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER TO GET BOXES WHEN HIS FOOT CAUGHT ONE OF THE PIECES OF STRAPPING AND HE FELL ON THE GROUND, TWISTING HIS ANKLE.

EMPL WAS ON SIDE OF FORKLIFT HITTING BULK BAGS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. HE WAS TOO CLOSE TO FORKLIFT SO HE MISSED BAG & HIT CORNER BRACKET OF FORKLIFT INSTEAD CAUSING INJURY TO ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BAG OF HEAVY PLASTIC AND FELT A STRAIN IN HIS NECK. THE PAIN GOT WORSE IN THE EVENING AND HE CONTACTED HIS FOREMAN AT HOME. THEN HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. HE WAS IN SO MUCH P AIN THAT COULD NOT MOVE HIS HEAD FROM SIDE TO SIDE.

EMPL WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN SHOULDER & RIGHT ELBOW.

PATIENT APPEARS TO HAVE EPIDITYMITIS THAT WAS AGGRAVATED BY HEAVY LIFTING.

EE WAS MOVING AN EMPTY PAINT BARREL WHICH HAD BEEN BURNED AT 1115 AM AS IT WAS 430 PM AND THE BARREL WAS COOL TO THE TOUCH, HE STARTED TO MOVE IT AND IT BLASHED UP AND BURNED HIM 1ST 2ND DEGRE E BURNS ON HIS FACE AND ARM.

I.NAME RETURNED TO WORK ON JUNE 25 AND BEGAN LOSING TIME AGAIN ON JULY 20. THE HAND WAS SWELLING UNTIL HE WAS UNABLE TO GRIP ANYTHING. HE HAS SINCE LOST 28 MORE DAYS AND WILL BE OFF INDEFINITE LY. (THE SENSOR ROD PINNED HIS HAND TO THE SENSOR AND PENETRATED 1/2 INCH INTO THE BACK OF HIS HAND, CUTTING AN ARTERY IN HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPL WAS MOVING BARREL OF PAIN WHEN IT SHIFTED DISLOCATING RIGHT SHOULDER

EMPL WAS ADJUSTING SENSOR FOR STROKE OF KNIFE. HE WAS TIGHTENING NUTS WITH FINGERS & ASKED ANOTHER MAN TO TURN MACHINE ON NOT KNOWING WHETHER SENSOR ROD WAS HALF IN OR HALF WAY OUT. SENSOR ROD PINNED HAND TO SENSOR & PENETRATED 1/2" INTO BACK OF HAND CUTTING ARTERY IN RIGHT HAND.