The Feldspar Plant Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was using a razor knife to strip the insulation from the end of a wire when the blade slipped and cut two of the employee's fingers through employee's leather gloves.

Employee captured HF acid in a bottle, placing it in their pocket and the bottle ruptured as EE walked back to plant burning EE's skin with chemicals.

Maintenance employee bent over picking up hand tool and felt a pain in EE's lower back. EE reported it to management immediately.

Employee was loading and lifting screens. Several hours after lifting the screens and placing them in a separate storage area. The employee felt pain in lower left back.

2 miners were attempting to load a roll of plastic shrink wrap onto a stand. As miner #1 was removing the steel bar that holds the roll, miner #2 placed hand in the area of a pinch point to assist miner #1. Miner #1 lost the grip on the steel bar dropping it which cause an abrupt upward motion pinching the right index finger of miner #2.

While working in Plant 3, an engineer from the lab got sand in eyes. Employee was wearing safety glasses & full face shield at the time. Employee felt that the wind had blown it past the protection. Employee was taken to local eye dr who gave employee prescription eye drops. The employee had gone blind a couple years ago & has had eye transplants so ALL precautions were taken.

The miner was using a portable cement mixer to mix a cement compound to repair a crushing mill. While the miner was attempting to remove the cement compound from the portable mixer EE's left hand contacted the rotating paddles inside the mixing barrel. The employee stated "EE was in a hurry and did not disengage the rotating parts of the portable mixer".

Plant 1 supervisor was accessing steps to 8 deck screen. As ee reached the top step ee stumbled, falling forward onto the hand rail injuring ribs. Left side of body.

As employee crossed Altapass road to enter Plant 1 dust was blown into right eye. EE entered Plant 1 and flushed eye to remove dust. Then on 4/27/2017 EE reported to supervisor that EE thought eye was scratched. Management took the employee to eye doctor and had eye examined. It was found to be scratched but no particle found in eye.

Emp. was removing blower assemble from dryer. He pulled forklift to side hooked a strap onto blower, & raised the forks to put tension on the load, thinking the anchor point was center of gravity for lifting he remove the bolts where the blower was attached to the dryer, when the last bolt was removed blower shifted striking right leg, laceration to lower rt leg calf muscle area.

EE was holding a pipe onto a small screw shaft, while another EE was hammering the shaft to help remove it, when the pipe slipped off, jamming the EE's right little finger onto the screw housing.

EE was reaching for a nearby control valve when he heard a "popping sound" emanate from his chest area that was braced against a railing.

Employee was adjusting a hatch opening back onto a rodmill when the hatch shifted, pinching the employees finger against the rodmill causing a laceration.

Employee was using a tool to clean out a blockage in the lime feed to the flouride tank when he scraped his right arm, and the lime slurry caused an irritation to that area.

After working to thaw out a come-a-long latch mechanism, EE proceeded to move the ratchet handle in order to crank up loading chute, when the ratchet handle slipped, striking EE on left eye socket area causing a contusion.

Employee lacerated pinkie finger on left hand when it struck against the edge of a piece of angle iron.

Miner was repairing packing on a vacuum pump. Water sprayed in miner's eyes. Foreign object embedded (small bit of metal) in right eye either when water sprayed or when miner wiped his eyes to clear water. Miner received a prescription.

Independant truck driver, who is self employed, fell approx 4-5' from his truck trailer. Visit to doctor showed broken heel of left foot.

EE was tightening belt that holds skirting in place along feed belt that conveys product to plant rodmills. Socket slipped ogg belt causing his right elbow to strike conveyor frame.

Employee strained lower, right side of back while pulling up a load-out hose at Upper Loading.

Washing off spilled sand between #2 & #3 F-20 Storage Bins, slipped, & fell twisting right knee. Employee refused medical attention. On May 9, after working half the day, employee was examined by a doctor resulting in lost time (beginning May 10).

Filter Plant Helper was cleaning #2 Filter and the metal floor grating gave way. The employee partially fell causing injury to his right knee & left hand. On April 8, the employee did not seek medical attention. On April 17, the employee requested medical attention. The treating physician issued work restrictions resulting in lost time (no "seated" light duty available).

While moving a loaded railcar injured employee was using the wheel brake and collided with another railcar causing his head to strike the railcar he was standing on. Injured employee was not able to tighten the wheel brake fast enough. Injury is suspected a mild concussion and doctor put employee on lost time starting May 25.

Picking up a metal pipe with left hand when another pipe fell onto left hand causing a laceration into left hand's index finger.

Injured employee was checking product bin levels outdoors when he felt something in his left eye. Employee could not specify when & where his eye became discomforted. Employee alleges that some fugitive dust entered his left eye. Employee was wearing appropriate safety glasses. Treating physician prescribed antibiotic eye drops & an eye patch for the day of injury only.

Injured employee was standing on the railing at the bagging machine and slipped causing him to stumble and fall. He caught himself with his left arm causing his left shoulder to become sprained resulting in "one-handed duty" from the treating physician.

A Mechanic received some 2nd degree burns from starting a Miller Sturdi-Saw. The Mechanic's body position caused him to contact the engine's exhaust on his left hand's palm, ring finger, and little finger.

EE WAS HELPING LINE A ROD MILL AT THE FELDSPUR OPERATION. EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER KNOCKING OUT BOLTS THAT WAS HOLDING THE OIL LINING IN.EE STARTED TO HIT BOLT, MISSED. EE CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE & BOLT. EE REC'D OPEN FRACTURE OF LEFT THUMB.EE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. WHERE HE REC'D 6 STITCHES & BRACE. LIGHT DUTY

Employee was pushing rods into rod mill & felt a sharp pain in his neck & back. Employee was instructed to see the doctor on 6-23-04. Doctor placed him on restricted work duty. Employer put him out of work because he could not meet the physical job requirements. Employee will be allowed back to work when his doctor has lifted these restrictions.

EE WAS CLEANING SCREEN ON SPLITTER BOX. AS EE WAS REMOVING SCREEN FROM HOLDER THE SCREEN SLIPPED & EE GRABBED FOR IT, FEELING PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. AND WAS DIAGNO SED WITH A STRAIN BUT DID NOT PLACE HIM ON LIGHT DUTY AT THAT TIME. EE WORKED THRU CHRISTMAS BUT CONTINUED TO HAVE PROBLEMS. MRI WAS PERFORMED WHICH DETERMINED A DISC PROBLEM. PLACED ON L.DUTY

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO THE PLANT ALONG ALTAPASS ROAD WHEN HE SAW A CAR HAD STOPPED AHEAD OF HIM ABOUT TO TURN LEFT. HE SWERVED RIGHT TO AVOID THE CAR. IT WAS RAINY AND FOGGY. HE SLID INTO A POST FILLED WITH CONCRETE ON THE CORNER OF THE FELDSPAR SCALES. HE WAS TREATED AT THE E.R. FOR A LACERATION OF THE FOREHEAD (12 STITCHES) AND BRUISED RIBS.

EE WAS HEATING SHRINK WRAP AROUND PRODUCT. THE SHRINK WRAP FLAMED UP. EE STRUCK SHRINK WRAP WITH BACK OF HAND & PLASTIC STUCK TO HIS HAND CAUSING A BURN. THE DR PLACED EE ON ONE HANDED WORK UN TIL HAND STARTED TO HEAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BETWEEN FLOAT CELLS & STRUCK METAL RAILING AT BACK OF FLOAT CELLS STRIKING BRIDGE OF NOSE ON RAILING. THE NOSE WAS BROKEN.

EE WAS REPLACING LINING IN A 6X 10 ROD MILL. EE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EE WAS TRYING TO WORK A PIECE OF LINING INTO PLACE WHEN THE LINING MOVED SUDDENLY, PINNING THE EE'S FINGER BETWEEN ANOTHER PI ECE OF LINING. THE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR. EE HAD A CUT, AND A BONE CHIPPED ON END OF FINGER AT THE FIRST JOINT. EE HAD 8 STITCHES AND A SPLINT.LIGHT DUTY.

EE STEPPED OFF FORKLIFT AND RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY. EE HAS A HISTORY OF KNEE PROBLEMS NONE OF THEM WORK RELATED UNTIL NOW. TOOK EE TO DR HE WAS SENT TO AN ORTHOPEDIC DR. EE WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICIN E THAT HE COULD NOT WORK WHILE TAKING MEDICINE. EE WAS ON LEVEL GROUND SMOOTH SURFACE WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED.

EE HAD JUST CLEANED 2 TROUGHING IDLERS. EE TOOK LOCK AND TAG OFF AND STARTED BELT TO SEE IF THE BELT WAS GOING TO TRACK, ONE OF THE ROLLERS ON THE IDLER WAS NOT TURNING, EE REACHED THE TOP ROL LER WITH HAMMER TO START IT TURNING. WHEN EE DIDHIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT BY THE BELT AND HIS LEFT HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE ROLLER AND BELT.

EE STRUCK HEAD WHILE UNDER A BEAM. HE WAS PUTTING IN A PLUG IN AN AIRSLIDE IN THE FIND GRIND AREA. HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO THE DR. AT THAT TIME ON THE 10TH OF MARCH HE WANTED TO GO TO THE DR. AT THAT TIME DID NOT PLACE EE ON LIGHT DUTY HOW EVER ON 3-17-03 THE DR. PLACED HIM ON LIGHT DUTYEE'S NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER IS STRAINED.

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF PICKUP TRUCK AT PLANT 1 SHOP AREA. THERE WAS SNOW & ICE ON THE GROUND. THE LOADER OPERATOR HAD JUST CLEARED THE SNOW. THE EE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK. HIS FEET SLID ON TH E ICE & HE HIT THE GROUND VERY HARD. HE FILLED OUT A REPORT BUT DIDN'T GO TO DR TILL 1-21-03. HE HAD A NERVE PROBLEM & BRUISED MUSCLES IN RT SHOULDER & NECK. PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING OUT BAGGING MACHINE. EMPLOYEE WALKED OVER TO HEATER TO GET WARM. THE HEATER WAS BESIDE BAGGING MACHINE. DUST BLEW UP IN THE EMPLOYEE'S EYE'S. BAGGING MACHINE EMPLOYEE RUB BED EYES & THE EYE'S BECAME SCRATCHED. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO AN EYE DR WHERE PATCHES WERE PLACED OVER THE EYE'. HE MISSED 1 DAY'S WORK.

EE IS A UTILITY EE. HE WAS WATCHING THE DUMP HOPPER. EE WAS WALKING DOWN TO THE BOFFO OF THE HOPPER TO LOOK AT THE BELTS. IT HAD BEEN RAINING & EE SLIPPED ON SOME MUD A FELL. HE STUCK HIS ARM ONT HE GROUND. EE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DR. ON 11-20-02 EE WANTED TO GO TO DR. THE DR CHECKED ARM AND SAID IT WAS PULLED MUSCLE AND TENDON. X RAY WERE TAKEN. EE WAS THEN PLACE LITE DUTY.

EE WAS CHANGING A HOSE FROM ONE MILL TO ANOTHER BIN BECAUSE THE BIN HE WAS RUNNING IN WAS FULL. HE REACHED DOWN TO MOVE HOSE & FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. WHERE HE WA S TOLD HE HAD A STRAINED SHOULDER MUSCLE. HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

EE WAS REMOVING GUARD OVER A RETURN IDLER. AS HE SLID THE GUARD OFF IT CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER & MASHED THE TIP. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR. WHO ORDERED X-RAYS. THE TIP OF THE FINGER HAD A FRACTURE OF THE BONE. A METAL TIP WAS PLACED OVER THE END OF THE FINGER SO NOTHING WOULD HIT IT.

EE WAS MOVING PALLET JACK FROM UNDER PALLET. THE JACK HUNG UP UNDER PALLET AND JERKED EE, PULLING MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK LEFT SIDE. EE WENT TO THE DR. ON 5-3-02 WHERE HE WAS PLACING ON LITE DUTY . IT THEN BECAME REPORTABLE.

EE WAS PLUMBING IN A SINK W/QUEST PIPEING AT THE FILTER PLANT. THE PIPE WAS TOO LONG. EE COULD NOT GET A HACK SAW IN THE SPACE BECAUSE IT WAS A SMALL SPACE. EE TRIED TO CUT THE PIPE W/A POCKET KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT LEFT PALM OF HAND JUST BELOW THE THUMB. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE COMPANY DR WHERE HE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN ROAD TO HIS WORK STATION. IT HAD NOWED THAT NIGHT. WE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF SCRAPING ROADS & PUTTING DOWN IC MELT. EE SLIPPED & TWISTED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK, RIGHT SIDE. E E WAS TAKEN TO DR. THE DR. PLACED EE ON LIGHT DUTY THE REST OF THE WEEK. HE WAS ALSO SENT TO PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EE WAS WALKING ON SIDE OF RAOD FROM PLANT #2 TO STOCK PILE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A PRIVATE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER WAS ON HIS WAY HOME WHEN HE STRUCK THE EE. THE DRIVER'S WINDSHIELD W AS FOGGED OVER. THE INJURED EE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL ER. HE WAS TREATED FOR BRUISES ON HIS LEGS & HIPS & A SHOULDER SPRAIN. HE WAS GIVEN LITE DUTY BY THE DR. X-RAYS TAKEN LEFT LEG,FX

EE WAS PUTTING ROBSIN ROD MILL. EE STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE ROLLER BED WITH HIS RIGHT ARM AND CUT A SMALL CUT. CUT WAS ABOUT 1/4" LONG BUT IT WAS DEEP. EE WAS TUBES TO THE DR WHEN HE RECEIVED 2 STITCHES. EE RETURN TO WORK.

EE WAS STACKING 50 LB. BAGS ON PALLET ASSEMBLY. AS HE TURNED TO THROW A BAG HE FELT PAIN IN THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK. DOCTOR DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A MUSCLE STRAIN.

LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CONEALONG HANDLE AND A PIECE OF METAL. THE COMEALONG WAS ATTACHED TO AND CUT TOP SIDE OF LEFT HAND. WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL ER WHERE HE RECEIVED SIX STITCHES I N HAND. THEN IT BECAME REPORTABLE.

PICKED UP SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT SIDEOF SAND TANK TO LOAD OUT A TRUCK. THE WEATHER WAS VERY COLD AND THE SAND HA DFROZEN. AS THE EMPLOYEE HIT THE SIDE OF THE TANK HE FELT A PULL BETWEEN HIS S HOULDERS ON THE LEFT SIDE. HE AHD PULLED THE MUSCLE JUST UNDER THE LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS TRANSORTED TO THE DR WHO PLACED EMPLOYEE ON LITE DUTY.

7EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING A PUMP WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. THE INJURED EMLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE PACKING GLAND AS THE SECOND EMPLOYE EWAS PUSHING WITH A BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE INJURED EM PLOYEE ON THE LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE FINGER BECAME INFECTED 3 DAYS LATER.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DOOR OFF OF SAND TANK AT LOWER LOADING. THE DOOR CAME OFF AND SOME WATER CAME OUT THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED BACK TO KEEP FROM GETTING WET TO PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK AREA. E MPLOYEE WENT ON VACATION THE NEXT DAY AND DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE DR EMPLOYEE CAME BACK FROM VACATION AFTER A WEEK OFF.

EE WAS UNLOADING BARRELS SENT BY GE. THEY WERE ALL SUPPOSED TO BE EMPTY. SOMEHOW GE LOADED A FULL BARREL ON TOP OF EMPTY BARRELS. WHEN EE STEPPED ONTO THE TRAILER TO CHECK THE BARRELS ANOTHER EE CAME WITH A FORKLIFT TO MOVE THE BARRELS. THE OTHER EE PICKED UP THE BOTTOM PALLET & THE FULL DRUM ON TOP FELL OFF, STRIKING THE EE ON THE RIGHT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF BERM INTO ROAD AND STEPPED ON GRAVEL AND SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE; THE GRAVEL ROLLED AND HE SLIPPED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING HOSES ON BAG MACHINE; WHEN HE FINISHED, HE WALKED AROUND TO WHERE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS. EMPLOYEE BEGAN TO HELP STACK BAGS AND TWISTED TO LAY A BAG DOWN; HIS LOWER LEFT BACK MUSCLE PULLED.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER DRIVING A SCREW OFF OFA SHAFT WITH A 24 OZ. HAMMER. HE STARTED TO RAISE UP AND STRAINED HIS BACK WENT TO DOCTOR ONTHE 17TH OF MAY.

EE WAS PULLING ON FEED HOSE AND STRAINED SHOULDER, EE DID NOT GO TO THE DR. UNTIL 11-22-99.

EE REPORTED THE HE INJURED HIS BACK LIFTING DOOR FOR SAND TANK. EE WAS SENT FOR AN MRI & WAS FOUND TO HAVE DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. HOWEVER THE DR SAID THE WORK EE WAS DOING HAD CAUSED A PRE -EXISTING CONDITION TO SORSEN & HE PLACED EE ON LIGHT DUTY. EE WAS GIVEN MEDICINE TO HELP WITH THE DISC DISEASE.

EE WAS CUTTING TAPE FROM WIRES ON A MAKE-UP BOX ON A 75 HP MOTOR THE MAKE-UP WIRES WERE RELATIVELY SHORT AND REQUIRED REACHING INTO THE MAKE-UP BOX TO CUT THE TAPE WITH A RAZON KNIFE. HOLDING THE WIRES WITH THE LEFT HAND & CUTTING THE TAPE WITH THE RIGHT THE KNIFE WAS PULLED ACROSS THE TAPE AND ALSO THE RING FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND CAUSING A CUT.

EE STEPPED INTO A DEPRESSION IN THE PAVEMRNT TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE HE WENT TO THE DR ON THE 30TH OF SEPT & THE DR DISCOVRED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE IN THE FOOT AREA. THE ACCIDENT WASN'T REPORTABLE UNTIL THE FRACTURE WAS DISCOVERED

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE. THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN LEG CAUSING A WOUND ABOUT 3/4" LONG BY 1" DEEP. THIS WOUND REQUIRED 2 STITCHES.

EE WAS LIFTING EQUIPMENT AND STRAINED BACK AND NECK. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE FELDSPAR CORP MANAGEMENT BUT WAS NOT THOUGHT TO BE SERIOUS. A LATER VISIT AND TO THE DR. SHOWED A NEED FOR AN OPERATION AND THE ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON ON THE FIRST LOST DAY WHICH WAS 8-6-98.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BROKEN PLASTIC PIPE AND AS THE PIPE MOVED, THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT/STRUCK AGAINST A CONCRETE WALL CUTTING LEFT HAND. THIS REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE WAS TURNING A FEED SCREW WITH A PIPE WRENCH, WHEN A KNOT POPPED OUT IN THE GROIN AREA. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED ON 10-17-97, AT WHICH TIME THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTABLE.

IN THE COURSE OF HIS NORMAL WORK DUTIES THIS EE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE WHICH REQUIRED REMOVAL BY A DR.

DURING THE WORK DAY THE EE TWISTED OR PULLED HIS BACK. REPORT IS LATE DUE TO INVESTIGATIONS FOLLOWING ACCIDENT WHICH WORKMANS COMP DENIED TO COVER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN ADJUSTABLE WRENCH THAT SLIPPED CAUSING ARM TO STRIKE PANEL BOX, CUTTING ARM.

EE WAS PLACING IMPELLER IN MICA FLOT & PINCHED HIS FINGER AS EQUIPMENT WAS BEING PLACED.

EE SUDDENLY COLLAPSED ON SITE. HE SUCCUMBED AT 12:15 AM ON NOVEMBER 15, 1996 AS A RESULT OF RUPTURED CEREBRAL ANEURYSM. [THIS SHOULD BE A NON-CHARGEABLE INCIDENT OF MEDICAL ILLNESS]

EMP WAS HELPING LINE A ROD MILL. SAFETY (BACKUP)CHAIN HOIST FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK AND SIDE. A BOLT HOLDING THE HOIST BROKE CAUSING IT TO FALL.

EMP FELT PAIN IN BACK WHILE MOVING ELEVATOR TAKEUPS. EMP LATER WENT TO DR AND WAS TOLD TO STAY OUT OF WORK.

EMP TWISTED KNEE WHILE CROSSING OVER A FEED SCRES ENCLOSURE. THE ACCIDENT WAS DENIED COVERAGE BYWORKMANS COMP AND CAUSED REPORTING TO BE DELAYED

EE WAS INSTALLING A FEED CHUTE AND TWISTED OR PULLED HIS BACK ON 7-11-96. AFTER RETURNING TO DR ON 7-18-96 HE WAS TOLD NOT TO RETURN TO WORK.

EE CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN 2 RODS WHILE LOADING RODS INTO ROD MILL.

EE WAS OPENING A BUCKET AND THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT HIS ARM. CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO WORK AFTER LUNCH AND A STRONG WIND BLEW A SMALL PARTICLE INTO EYE.

EE WAS WALKING OUTSIDE OF PLANT AND A STRONG WIND BLEW A RUST PARTICLE INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK WHILE SHOVELING CONCRETE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROUND ELECTRICAL CORD, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM LOOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING CHUTE INTO POSTION AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPAIR A CRUSHER AND CUT HIS HAND ON A METAL BURR AS HE REACHE DINTO THE CONE. THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS PULLING WIRE THRU CONDIT AND FELT PAIN IN BACK AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT IT WAS NOT REPORTABLE BUT EE IS NOW HAVING SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN CONGESTED AREA, AND AS HE LOWERED HIS HEAD TO GO UNDE A PIPE HE RAN INTO THE JACK SHAFT ON A ROD MILL.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND PUSHING A BOX AND HAD PAIN IN LEFT LEG AT THE KNEE TO HIP AND GROIN AREA.

WHILE PUTTING RODS INTO A ROD MILL, THIS EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IN THE EYE BY THE END OF A PUSH ROD (WOODEN) BEING USED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BARRELS AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THEM & BROKE IT

EMPLOYEE SCRATCHED RIGHT ARM ON CABLE. IMPROPER CARE OF SCRATCH CAUSED INFECTIONAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING APART ELEVATOR CHAIN WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO EMPLOYEES LEFT WRIST.

54730SHOVELING DIRT AND HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPL WAS FILLING LIME FEEDER AND SOME LIME FLEW AND HIT IN RIGHT EYE.

LOOSENING BOLTS ON MANIFOLD WRENCH SLIPPED HIT L INEX FINGER

PULLING WATER HOSE HE FELL INJ L RIB

DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE DISPENSER TOP OF AN HF ACID BOTTLE,DROP OF ACID CONTACTED LEFT THUMB.

GREASE ON WALKWAY CAUSED EMPL TO SLIP & FALL TWISTING ANKLE AND KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ORE AND HA DSHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

COMIMG DOWN FROM CAR STEPPED ON BOARD SPRAINING R ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING NEW STEEL TOE BOOTS-THEY KEPT RUBBING HIS LEGS CAUSING A SERIOUS INFECTION.

EE WAS CHECKING A PUMP FOR NEEDED REPAIRS BY HANL TURNING THE V BELT DRIVE AND CUT HIS FINGER ON THE PULLEY.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING A METAL SHAFT TO SEE HOW BADLY IT WAS WORN & GOT A BURR IN HIS RT FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A FEED HOSE & STRAINED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING SCREEN TEST WHEN STEEL LID FROM SCREEN STACK DROPPED ONTO RIGHT HAND.

WHILE ADDING HYDROFLUROIC ACID TO A SAMPLE RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND CONTACTED A SMALL DROP OF ACID ON OUTSIDE OF BOTTLE

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING FOR SUPPER & WHEN HE CROSSED A SCRES H IS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE STEP AS HE BRACED H IMSELF HE HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON A STORAGE BIN

EMPLOYEE WAS GOUGING FROZEN ORE OUT OF A BIN WHEN HE HIT HIS ELBOW OVER THE CHUTE.

WHILE PERFORMING REPAIRS ON A ROD MILL,EMPLOYEE MASHED AND BROKE HIS LEFT HUMB.EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HEAVY PIECE OF MILL LINING IN A CONFINED SPACE.

EMPL REMOVING MILL LININGS WHEN PIECE OF LINING FELL AND STRUCK EMPL ON RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A ROD INTO A ROD MILL AND THE END OF THE ROD DROPPED DOWN, MASHING THE TWO MIDDLE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG FROM A WELD & A SMALL PIECE FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING AT ROCK IN CRUSHER. THE ROCK FELL, HIT THE PRY-BAR CAUSING THE PRY-BAR TO HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE AND LIPS.

EMPL WAS HELPING TO PUT RODS IN RODMILL WHICH NECESSITATED BEING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION EMPL SAID HE FELT TWINGE IN LOWER BACK AND LEGS FELT NUMB

EMPL WAS GOING FROM MICA CELL TO GARNET FLOAT CELL TRIPPED AND FELL HURT R LEG AND BACK OF KNEE POSSIBLE TENDONITIS

EMPL WAS HELPING TO ADD RODS TO RODMILL HURT LOWER BACK AND LEGS LEFT EMPL CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 9/4/89 SAW CHROPRACTOR 9/5/89

EMPLOYEE "SWOONED" WHILE SWEEPING FLOOR, WAS OVERCOME BY HEAT.

EMPL DISLODGING CHOKEUP IN CRUSHER WITH CROWBAR PULLED TOO HARD ON CROWBAR,CAUSING PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM BAGGING FMACHINE MISSED STEP FELL CAUGHT WITH ARM TO TRY TO PREVENT FALLING

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OFF WALKWAY PLATFORM WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS SHIRT OVER VALVE HANDLE MAKING HIM ALMOST TRIP AND FALL.

EMPL LIFTING COVER FOR BALL MILL.WHILE IN AWKWARD POSITION HURT BACK HAD PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK.

HELPING TO PUT RODS IN MILL, STARTED TO CLIMB UP MILL FOOT SLIPPED SKINNED LEG.

EMPL WAS PLACING MATERIAL TO BE WELDED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STEPS ON THE OUTSIDE WHILE A SECOND MAN WELDED THE MATERIAL INTO PLACE RECEIVED WELDING BURNS TO BOTH EYES FROM TO LONG EXPOSURE TO G LARE FROM WELDING ARCS

PIPE ON TOP OF SAND TANK WAS CHOKED. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO UNCOKE, OPENED PIPE. CONTENTS OF PIPE SNAD AND WATER SPEWED INTO EMPLOYEES FACE AND EYES. EMPLOYEE USED EYE WASH IN PLANT, BUT STILL FE LT GRIT IN RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 5-GALLON BUCKET OF FELDSPAR FROM A JUMBO BAG THAT WAS TOO FULL--PULLED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LIFT MANIFOLD FOR DIAPHRAGM PUMP AND GOT BACK IN A TWISTED POSITION.

PUTTING WOODN PALLET UNDER JUMBO BAG ON FORKLIFT PALLET ACC HIT EMP L. KNEE.

EMPLOYEE REMOVED GLOVES AFTER MIXING ACID, WASHED HANDS AND RUBBED EYE WITH FINGER CAUSING ACID BURN FROM AMMONIUM ACETATE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO BAG FELDSPAR FOR SHIPMENT WHEN HE HURT HIS RIGHT ARM AND ELBOW DID NOT THINK HE WAS HURT AT THE TIME THE ACCIEENT OCCURRED, BUT DECIDE TO SEE DR 2-22-89 DR PRESCRIBED 1 BUPROFEN 800 MG.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON RODMILL WRENCH SLIPPED CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND GUARD ON RODMILL,MASHED THUMBNAIL PARTIALLY OFF ON LEFT HUMB REQUIRING REMOVAL OF THUMBNAIL.

EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING WHILE REPAIRING DIAPHRAGM PUMP, FELL TOWARD PUMP. THE MOVING ARM OF THE PUMP HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE.

EMPL WAS BAGGING FELDSPAR HIS REGULAR JOB. BAGGING MACHINE STUCK BLEW DUST ONTO EMPL & INTOI HIS PANTS POCKETS WHERE HIS POCKETKNIFE WAS FULL OF DUST. WHILE EMPL WAS CLEANING KNIVE HE CUT H IS FINGER REQUIRING 4 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING TO RUN AN IRON CONTENT TEST ON FELDSPAR IN QC LAB, WAS PUTTING ORE SAMPLE PLATE ON HOT PLATE FOR PROCESSING. THE TEST REQUIRES HF ACID FROM A HARD-TO-SQUEEZE PLASTIC BOTT LE. AS EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO SQUEEZE BOTTLE, SOME HF SPLASHED FROM THE BOTTLE ONTO THE SAMPLE PLATE AND SPLATTERED ONTO EMPLOYEE'S MIDRIFT SECTION (AROUND NAVEL AREA/ABDOMEN).

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP SYMONS CONE CRUSHER, FOOT SLIPPED DUE TO OIL ON SHOES, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL, DISLOCATING HIS LEFT THUMB AND CUTTING BASE OF HIS THUMB, REQUIRING 3 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CYCLONE INTO PLACE IN UPPER LEVEL OF THE SAND ROOM WHERE THERE IS LIMITED SPACE.AFTER LIFTING EMPLOYEE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN .

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING FORKLIFT, PUTTING BOLTS 8X IN ADJUSTING PIECE FOR PRONGS FOR FORKLIFT, CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN PRONGS AND FORKLIFT AND MASHED INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BAG OF FELDSPAR, PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEAR FELDSPAR CONDITIONER(A TUB-LIKE CONRTAINER FOR CONDITIONING THE ORE IN AWASHING TYPE ACTION)WHEN SOME OF THE SLURRY SPLASHED IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED STEPS AT MILL MOTOR DOING REGULAR JOB. THERE WAS NO APPARENT REASON FOR THE INJURY, BUT EMPLOYEE SAID HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE STEPS AND PULLED THE MUSCLE IN RIGHT LOWER BACK, HAD PAIN WHEN IT HAPPENED.

EMPL. WAS CHANGING FEED HOSE ON TOPE OF STORAGE BIN #10. HOSE CONNECTION WAS TIGHT SO HE GAVE SUDDEN JERK ON HOSE. HE FELT SHARP STABBING PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA.

WHILE LOADING RODS ONTO THE RODMILL EMP CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN STEEL ROD AND LINING ON DOOR TO RODMILL AND MASHED HIS FINGER EMP DID N OT THINK FINGER WAS INJURED AT THE TIME, BUT LATER HAD SOME SWELLING AND WAS CHECKED BY DR AND HAD TO WEAR A TYPE OF CORRECXTIVE SPLINT

COMPANY PRESIDE3T WAS INSPECTING CONSTRUCTION OF NEW PLANT BUILDING AND FELL THROUGH HOLE IN FLOOR. HOLE WAS EITHER ELECTRICAL CONDUIT OR SOME TYPE OF CONVEYING APPARATUS FROM ONE FLOOR LEVEL TO ANOTHER. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS WA3TING TRANSFER OF REAGENTS(ACID)TO BE COMPLETED FROM TANKER TRUCK TO REAGENT STORAGE TANK.HE SAW THAT THE 3" TRANSFER HOSE NEEDED TO BE MOVED.DURING THE TIME HE WAS WAITING,HE H AD REMOVED HIS 5CID GLOVES.WHEN HE REACHED TO MOVE THE HOSE,HIS HAND HIT A METAL SPUR ON THE STORAGE TANK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING UNLOAD A CUTTING TORCH BUGGY FROM A 1/2-TON TRUCK,CAUGHT FINGER UNDER BUGGY BETWEEN BUGGY AND TRUCKED.MAHSHED SECOND FINGER,FIRST HOINT RIGHT HAND WITH EXTENSIVE LACERATI IONS AND TORE N5IL FROM NAILBED-REQUIRING SUTURES.

CLIMBING 8" STE1 LADDER AND IT TURNED AVER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON RODMILL DORR. A SMALL METALLIC FOREIGN BODY GOT IN EYE WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING WELDING HOOD.

EMP WAS BAGGING3AND PALLETIZING FELDSPAR FOR SHIPMENT WHEN HE DROPPED A WOODEN PALLET ON HIS RIGHT HAND, BRUISING IT

EMP WAS CHANGIN1 SAND LINES. A WIRE LOOP BROKE AND LET A BAR SLIP OUT WHICH CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND MOTOR BASE, MASHING FINGER AND FRACTURING IT, REQIRING REMOVAL OF FINGERNAIL AND SUTURES 3

EMPLOYE WAS ATT9MPTING TO START FORKLIFT WITH BATTERY CHARGER. BATTERY EXPLODED AND CAUGHT FIRE. GASOLINE LINE BROKE AND ALSO CAUGHT FIRE.

EE NOTICED A V-6ELT SLIPPING ON A ROLLER WHICH WAS CAUSING THE ROLLER ON THE EXOION TO S TOP. EE SLAPPED THE BELTS WITH THE BACK OF HIS HAND. THE BELTS CAUGHT HIS FINGERS & PULLED THEM IN B ETWEEN THE BELT8 & THE PULLEY.

EE WAS CONDUCTI3G AN AL2O3 ANALYSIS & WAS POURING HOT WATER INTO A SILVER BEAKER CONTAINING SODIUM HYDROIDE-CAUSTIC. CAUSTIC REACTED WITH HOT WATER & SPATTERED IN RIGT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING A HOLE IN CONCRFETE FLOOR PRIOR TO INSTALLING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT DRILL BECAME LODGVED IN CONCRFETE FLOOR CAUSING DRILL BIT TO LOCK THE WHOLE DRILL THEN BEGAN TO ROTATE RESULTING IN IM1ACT TO BACK OF LEG-RIGHT LEG CALF-3IN BELOW KNEE-WITH DEEP BRUISES

H.F. ACID BURNS3ON T IPS OF THREE MIDDLE FINGERS, LEFT HAND, WHILE DRAINING EXHAUST VENT ON LEACHING VESSEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING MICA HOUSE. WHILE DOWN RAMP AT REAR OF BUILDING, HIS FOOT SLIPPED DUE TO MICA FLAKES ON BOTTOM OF BOOTS, HURTING RIGHT LEG.

LINING FELL FRO4 END OF HARDINGE MILL WHILE MEN WERE LINING IT HITTING EE KNOCKED HIM UNCONCIOUS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING UNDER RODMILL IN CRAMPED, BXX CROUCHED POSITION, UPON TRYING TO STAND, HAD SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE, RESULTING IN STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING CHANGE BEARINGS ON FEEDSCREW WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT ELBOW ON FEEDSCREW SEVERAL DAYS LATER INFECTION SET UP IN ELBOW JOINT REQUIRING LANCING ON 6-1-86

EMPLOYEE STARTE8 TO CLIMB LADDER ON NO 1 MILL FOOT SLIPPED ON FIRST STEP CAUSING EMPLOYEES LOWER LEG TO HIT LADDER ON CALF PART OF LEG CAUSING MUSCLE TO BE TENDER

EMPLOYEE DID NO7 REPORT AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE REPORTED JAN 7 1986 WHEN HE SAW EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ONE END OF HEAVY STEEL ROD FOR ROD MILL & PUSHING INTO RODMILL WITH THE HELP OF HIS WORKMATE HURT BACK 3

DOING REPAIR WO9K. 4" PIPE FELL ON LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING SCREEN IN SAND PLANT AND HAD TO REMAIN IN SQUAT POSITION FOR ABOUT AN HOUR LEFT LEG CRAMPED WHEN ASSUMING UPRIGHT POSITION

EMPLOYEES FOOT SLIPPED ON STEEL LOADING RAMP CAUSING ENTIRE BODY WEIGHT TO FALL ON LEFT ELBOW CAUSING JOINT INJURY

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING GRAVEL FROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT A BLISTER FORMED ON HIS LEFT HAND WHICH BROKE ALLOWING SMALL PIECE OF STONE TO ENTER PALM OF HAND NEAR BASE OF THUMB WAS REMOVED 10-23-85 REQUIRED 3 SUTURES

EMP WAS LIFTING HEAVY OBJECT LID TO CALCINER HURT LOWER BACK PULLED MUSCLE

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RODMILL LINER TO THE DOOR OF THE RODMILL. LINER TURNED OVER AND CAUGHT INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

HURT ANKLE ON STEP.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING WHEELBARROW, GOT FEET TANGHLED UP IN WATER HOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING VACUUM UP DUST WITH DUST HOSE WHILE STANDING ON FORKLIFT FORKS. MACHINE SWITCH WAS OFF, BUT WAS NOT LOCKED OUTON BAG LOADER MACHINE. HURT LEFT HAND AND FOREARM.

EE WAS CHECKING OUT MICSA HOUSE EARLY IN HIS SHIFT WAS DESCENDING STEPS TO RETURN TO PLANT STEPS WERE WET EE SLIPPED & HURT RT ANKLE.

EMPL CLIMBING LADDER ON RR CAR LIFTED LEFT LEG,KNEE GAVE AWAY HURT LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO CUT WATER VALVE OFF. ROCK FLEW FROM CRUSHER AND HIT RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON STORAGE TANK FOOT SLIPPED CAUGHT LEFT ARM ON ROUND OF LADDER

EMPLOYEE WAS USING DRILL WHEN DRILL BIT BECAME LODGED CAUSING DRILL TO KICK BACK HITTING EMPLOYEE OVER AND IN LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING RAILCAR USING CAR MOVER BAR, BAR SLIPPED, CAUSING LEFT HAND TO BE HIT OVER END OF RAILCAR. TOP OF LEFT HAND. WAS BRUISED.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNCHOKING FEED LINE FOOT SLIPPED ON PIPE AND TWISTED FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO CHECK ON ORE FEED BELT WHEN HE FELL ON STEPS AND INJURED LEFT HADN

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING TIMBERS UNDER REAGENT PLATFORM