US Vanadium, LLC Metal/Non-Metal

The injured employee was working on the Leach belt filter vacuum box. As EE was adjusting the lifting arm, EE slipped, and EE's left leg went under an I-beam, causing EE to twist EE's left knee.

The injured employee was thawing out a frozen water line in EE's work area. As EE was working EE's way along the line EE slipped on a patch of snow/ice.

The injured EE was exiting the hourly employee clock in building and slipped on a patch of snow/ice, causing EE to twist and fall to the ground.

Feed Operator was walking across the concrete feed pad and stepped on a rock, rolling left ankle.

EE (Plant Operator) was checking the circuit. As EE exited the vehicle and begin walking up to the stairway, EE rolled right ankle, resulting in an ankle sprain.

The EE was working on a 60" shaker screen and as EE was installing a section ring, it slipped causing EE's left forearm to slide across the edge of the unit resulting in a laceration to EE's left forearm that required stitches.

The injured EE was helping free a frozen gate latch on the bed of a Mack dump truck. EE inadvertently placed EE's hand between the gate latch and the truck bed and as the air latch closed it pinched EE's right-hand pointer and middle fingers between the bed and gate latch.

The employee was operating a forklift in the Mill yard helping unload feed material and doing general cleanup. As EE stepped off the forklift EE rolled EE's left ankle.

The injured employee was tightening a 2" flange and felt a pop in right elbow.

The injured employee was installing new HDPE piping on the pipe rack at SX. As they were pulling a section of pipe into place, they felt a sharp pain in the right shoulder.

The employee was using a 24" inch pipe wrench to remove a fill spout from a shipping tank. The pipe wrench slipped off the fill spout mashing finger between the wrench and tank.

The injured employee was traveling up a staircase with a flashlight to inspect a piece of equipment, as ee reached the midway point of the stairs ee felt a pop in ee left calf muscle.

The injured employee was installing a fill valve assembly on a product tank. As the employee was adjusting the valve with a 24" pipe wrench it slipped off the valve assembly causing employee to fall forward into the side of the tank. As employee fell forward felt a pop in right shoulder.

The injured employee was working on top of the #1 Crystallizer at MVO. As ee took a step ee lost balance and put right hand down to help steady self. EE hand flexed open a thin sheet metal joint and right hand ring finger went into/under the sheet metal cutting the tip and side of finger.

The injured employee was re-stacking a pallet of fiber drums so he could load them on a sea container for shipment. As he was lifting on one of the drums he felt something pop in his right elbow. Employee requested to see the Dr. on 12/16/15.

The injured employee was helping rebuild a Denver pump. The pump assembly slipped out of the workbench vise and landed on the employee's left hand smashing the tip of his middle finger between the work table and pump shaft.

The employee was washing down the bottom floor of her work area. She attempted to step over a rolled up wash hose that was still connected and hung her foot, causing her to fall and land on her right shoulder.

EE was helping hold the Johnson Glad (approx. 55lbs) in place as another mechanic was trying to thread it into the end of a cooling screw. After completing the job ee was removing his white suit and felt a pull/strain in his lower right side abdominal area. Requested to see Doctor on 4/1/15.

The injured employee was using a utility knife to cut/split a 1/4" rubber hose. He was holding the hose in his left hand and cutting with his right hand. The knife came out of the rubber hose and cut through his leather glove and into his palm.

The injured employee was replacing the seals on the small pod. As he was positioning the west end housing back into place, a small amount of caustic cleaning solution got into his left boot causing a chemical burn to his lower leg and ankle area. (Deemed reportable on 8/19/2014)

The injured employee was working as part of the maintenance crew assembling and installing new sections of piping. A section of the HDPE pipe hung on the forks of the forklift and the injured employee reached in with his left hand and attempted to free the pipe. The flange released striking/pinching the employees left hand against the forks, fracturing his middle and ring fingers.

The injured employee was walking up the stairs to the area control room. The area's external process control alarm sounded, startling the employee, causing him to fall at the top of the stairs and land on his knees, arms and leg.

EE was lifting the lid on the trona railcar to prevent a vacuum from occurring the lid slipped out of his right hand striking the top of his left hand, pinching it between the lid and board used to prop open lid. EE did not request to see doctor until 3/31/2014.

The employee was taking a sample from a VOCL3 tank. As he was removing the sample bottle and snorkel from the tank he reached up to closed the valve on the bottle. As he was turning the valve he felt a pop in his right shoulder. Did not request to see Doctor until 6/25/13.

The employee was unplugging an overflow pipe in a tank with an air lance. As he was working the lace up and down the pipe he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Did not request to see Company Doctor until 5/6/13.

The injured employee was helping another mechanic remove bolts from the bottom of a shaker screen assembly that was propped up on its side. As the 2nd mechanic attempted to rotate the assembly to get to the next set of bolts the unit fell over and struck the injured employee across the right knee. This resulted in a right knee contusion injury.

The injured employee was removing a series of bolts from a flow meter flange. As he moved his body position to reach the back of the flange he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. Which resulted in a strain to his lower back.

The injured maintenance employee was helping remove old HDPE piping from a plant pipe rack. In the process of removing the pipe he broke another line containing 50% caustic soda which sprayed him on the right side of his upper body and face. As a result a small amount of the material got behind his safety glasses and into his right eye.

The injured employee was using a shop drill press to drill holes in a piece of flat metal. During the drilling process several metal shavings had built up around the bit. The employee then reached in to remove the shavings away from the bit and as he pulled on one of them it sliced through his leather glove, cutting his left index finger.

The employee was opening a crate of shipping boxes. He removed the plastic binding straps and threw them on the ground next to the container. As he turned to walk away his feet became entangled in the straps that he had thrown on the ground, causing him to fall and land on his arm and chest.

The injured employee was placing a pump barrel on the bottom shelf. As she maneuvered it into place one of the other barrels on the shelf fell over smashing her finger between the two pump barrels.

The employee was cleaning the plant bathroom and slipped on the wet floor, striking the left side of his face/eyelid.

The injured employee was walking across the mill yard, stepped over a wash hose and slipped down.

After EE completed grinding a weld on a handrail with a 4" grinder, he raised his face shield and a small debris particle came off the faceshield, went between his eyebrow and glasses and got is his left eye. He missed one day of work for a doctor's exam to check his eye. He was treated and he was prescribed eye drops. There is no permanent damage to the left eye.

Employee was moving/adjusting an extension ladder. He got his left wrist in between the lower and upper rung sections of the ladder, resulting in a bruise to wrist. Taken to emergency room-xray (no fracture), velcro brace, ice, pain medication given. Light duty 10/20/05 (our last work day of week), full duty 10/24/05. Physician follow up visit 11/2/05.

EE was working in the warehouse, helping reorganize & clean the inventory shelves. As he was cleaning, a pump shaft rolled across an upper shelf, fell to the floor, bounced, and then struck him across his right hand, smashing his middle finger.

EE had placed a 55 gallon barrel in a barrel inverter. As he was pulling up on the handle to tighten the chain around the barrel to lock it in place, he felt a pop in his left shoulder.

The injured employee and his partner were transporting a welding machine from the bottom floor of the MVO building to the top floor. As EE was shifting the welder to fit through an opening he smashed his left hand pinky finger between the frame of the welder and the handrail around the hoist way opening.

Employee was removing old pump part from inventory that had been discontinued. As he was removing a casing for a galigher pump from the bottom shelf it fell over. EE stated he then reached down and tried to pick up the casing that had fallen. As he was trying to lift it up he felt a sharp pain in his neck and shoulder blades.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A 2" WATER VALVE ON TOP OF A MIXER/SETTLER TANK. HE HAD REACHED OVER THE RAILING & BEGAN OPENING THE VALVE WHEN HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD RECEIVED A DELIVERY AT THE WAREHOUSE. UPON OPENING THE CONTAINER SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE PACKING LIST WAS UNDERNEATH THE PUMP PARTS. SHE REACHED DOWN & GRABBED THE LIST WITH HER RT. HAND & TRIED TO ROLL THE PARTS OFF OF THE LIST WITH HER LEFT HAND. AS SHE MOVED THE PARTS SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER LOW BACK, GOING DOWN HER HIP.

A PLANT MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A 3/4" CAP OFF OF AN AMMONIA LINE TO PURGE THE SYSTEM. HE SHUT OFF THE MAIN VALVE TO THE TANK BUT NEGLECTED TO BLEED THE PRESSURE OFF THE LINE BEFORE REMOVING THE CAP. THE CAP BLEW OFF ENGULFING HIM IN A VAPOR CLOUD OF AMMONIA. THIS RESULTED IN MINOR BURNS TO HIS RIGHT HAND AND CHEEK AND INHALATION INJURIES.

SEVERAL MECHANICS WERE USING AN ELECTRIC HOIST TO LIFT A PUMP UP TO THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE MVO BUILDING. AFTER HOOKING UP THE PUMP, THE INJURED STARTED UP THE STAIRS. AS HE REACHED THE SECOND FLOOR HE SAW THE PUMP HIT AN I-BEAM AND SNAP THE CHOKER, CAUSING THE PUMP TO FALL. HE RAN BACK DOWN THE STAIRS TO CHECK ON THE MECHANICS ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR AND FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS KNEE.

EE HAD SPOTTED A RAILCAR FOR UNLOADING, AND HAD CLIMBED UP THE LADDER ON THE CAR TO SET THE BRAKE. AS HE WAS TURNING THE BRAKE WHEEL ON THE CAR HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

THE INJRED EE WAS WORKING OUT OF A CRANE MANBASKET REPAIRING A FLANGE ON A WATER COOLING LOOP. HE ASKED HIS PARTNER TO HAND HIM ANOTHER BOLT FOR THE FLANGE, AND AS HIS PARTNER REACHED OUT TO H AND IT TO HIM HE LEANED AGAINST AN ACID LINE CAUSING IT TO START LEAKING AT THE NIPPLE TO THE FLOW METER. ANOTHER MECHANIC THEN TRIED TO SHUT THE ACID OFF AT THE VALVE, WHICH CAUSED THE NIPPL

INJURED EE & HIS PARTNER WERE REMOVING BOLTS FROM A FLOW METER ON AN OVERFLOW PUMP. AS EE WAS REMOVING LAST BOLT, HE WAS HOLDING THE HEAD OF THE BOLT W/HIS LT HAND & REMOVING THE NUT W/HIS RIG HT, HE FELT A SLIGHT POP IN HIS LT SHOULDER WHICH CAUSED HIS LT ARM & SHOULDER TO FEEL NUMB. EE WASN'T IN AN IMPROPER POSITION OR USING EXCESSIVE FORCE WITH HIS LEFT HAND.

THE INJURED EE WAS DRAGGING A 2" WATER HOSE USED TO WASH DOWN THE MILL YARD AREA. AS HE WAS DRAGGING THE HOSE ACROSS THE YARD IT CAUGHT UNDERNEATH THE WHEEL OF A PARKED FORKLIFT, STOPPING HIS MOMENTUM AND CAUSING HIM TO JERK BACK, RESULTING IN A STRAIN TO HIS LT. BICEP.

THE INJURED EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE INSTALL A WHEEL BACK ONTO A TRACK MOVILE THAT HE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON.

THE INJURED EE WAS LIFTING 110 LB. FIBRE DRUMS FROM A PRODUCTION LINE AND PLACING THE DRUMS ON A PALLET. AS HE LIFTED ONE OF THE DRUMS AND SQUATED DOWN TO PLACE IT ON THE PALLET HE FELT A PULLING IN HIS GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT STRATCOR TO UNLOAD. HE WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL. HEHIT HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE CAUSING A LACERATION.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE CONTROL ROOM. AS HE WAS LEAVING THE STATION HE STEPPED ON APIECE OF TRASH THAT WAS ON THE FLOOR, CAUSING HIM TO STUMBLE AS HE WENT OUT THE DOOR. THERE IS APPROXM A 10 INCH DROP FROM THE CONTROL ROOM FLOOR TO THE WORK AREA FLOOR, AND AS HE MADE THE STEP HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT ANKLE, RESULTING IN A MILD SPRAIN.

THE INJURED EE WAS CUTTING BAGS OF ASH FEED MATERIAL IN OUR MILL YARD, AND PULLING THE PLASTIC LINING OUT OF THE FEED STOKC PILE. AS HE WAS PULLING THE PLASTIC FROM THE STOCK PILEHE FELT A PAI N IN HIS LOWER GROIN AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN A HERNIA.

THE INUJURIED EE WAS CHANGING OUT A 5 GALLON WATER JUG LOCATED IN HIS CONTROL ROOM. AS HE WAS REPLACING THE EMPTY CONTAINER HE FELT A POP IN HIS NECK AS HE GOT THE CONTAINER CHEST HIGH, THIS P OP RESULTED IN A STRAINED TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK AREA.

THE INJURED EE HAD RELOCATED HIS KEYBOARD TO THE TOP OF HIS DESK IN HIS OFFICE. THE USE OF HIS KEYBOARD IN THIS POSITION RESULTED IN HIS WRIST BEING PLACED ON THE EDGE OF HIS DESK DURING DATA ENTRY. THE AWKWARD POSITION CAUSED IRRITATION TO THE TENDONS IN HIS RIGHT WRIST AND FOREARM.

EE WAS FUELING A FRONT-END LOADER AT THE FUELINGSTATION. HE TURNED TO WALK TO THE PUMP AND AS HESTEPPED OVER THE FUEL LINES HIS LEFT FOOT CAUGHTTHE LINE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. AS HE FELL ALL OF HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED TO HIS RIGHT KNEEWHICH TWISTED UNDERNEATH HIM, CAUSING A STRAIN.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HYDRAULIC PUMP FROM UNDERNEATH AN OIL TANK ON A HOODLOADER. HE OVEREXTENDED HIMSELF PULLING A SHOULDER MUSCLE AS HE TRIED TO REMOVE THE PUMP FROM IT'S BASE.

THE INJURED WAS CLIMBING DOWN A FIXED LADDER IN OUR PRODUCT PARKING AREA. AS HE EACHED THE BOOTOM OF THE LADDER HE MISSED THE LAST WRUNG, CAUSING HIM TO PUT ALL OF HIW WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT LEG K NEE AND LEG.

THE INJURED WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON THE DISCHARGE FLANGE OF AN UNDERFLOW PUMP. THE BOLTS ON THE FLANGE WERE SLIGHTLY RUSTY AND HARD TO REMOVE, AS THE INJURED WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE SECOND BOL T WITH WRENCH, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

THE INJURED EE WAS WASHING MATERIAL OUT OF A TROUGH AT THE END OF THE ROD MILL WITH A WATER HOSE. AS HE PULLED THE HOSE FORWARD IT BECAME INTANGLED IN A WODEN 2X4, HE THEN PULLED FORWARD AGAIN S WHICH CAUSED THE 2X4 TO KICK OUT AND GO INTO THE ROD MILL. THE MILL THEN KICKED THE 2X4 BACK OUT AT HIM, STIKING HIM IN THE SHOULDER AND GRAZING HIM ACROSS THE CHIN.

THE INJURED WAS INSPECTING THE LID OF A CLACINER, THAT WAS LOCATED IN THE SHOP. THE LID HAD BEEN TURNED UPSIDE DOWN SO THAT IT COULD BE INSPECTED AND NEW REFRACTORY WORK PERFORMED. AS THE INJU RED STEPPED OFF THE LID ONTO THE FLOOR HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF BROKEN REFRACTORY CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS. AS HE FELL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS, RESULTING IN INJURY TO R PINKY.

THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH 3 DRUMS OF MATERIAL BACK ON A PALLET TO KEEP THEM FROM FALLING OFF. AS HE PUSHED THE DRUMS BACK ON PALLET HE HAD TO REACH ABOVE HIS HEAD FOR THE TOP ROW AND STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

THE INJURIED WAS REMOVING OVERSIZED MATERIAL FROM A FEED BELT. AS HE WAS PUSHING THE MATERIAL OFF THE BELT A PIECE OF THE MATERIAL THAT HAD ALREADY PASSED ROLLED BACK AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF MATERIAL

THE INJ WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT PLASTICTIES OF A 55 GAL. DRUM LINERS TO ADD PRODUCT BACK TO EACH DRUM. THE INJ WAS HOLDING THE TOP OF THE ONE OF THE LINERS & CUTTING THE PLASTIC TIES OFF AS HE CUT THRU THE TIE THE UTILITY KNIFE BLADE CUT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN HIS THUMB & FORERFINGER

THE INJURED HAD COMPLETED REPAIRS ON HAUL TRUCK TRANSMISSION AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO DESCEND THE FRAME RAIL OF THE TRUCK. HE HAD REACHED FOR A HAND HOLD WHEN HIS RIGHT ELBOW STRUCK A LIFT CYLIND ER.

THE INJURED WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK ON A SUMP PUMP. A HEAVY METAL ACCESS DOOR MUST BE HINGED UP IN ORDER TO GET TO THE SUMP PUMP. A METAL HOOK IS USED IN ORDER FOR THE EMPLOYEE TO KEEP FROM HA VING TO BEND OVER AND LIFT THE DOOR BY HAND. THE METAL HOOK WAS MISSING AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO LIFT THE DOOR, INJURING HIS BACK.

THE INJURED WAS ASSIGNED TO REMOVE A VIBRATOR OFF THE SIDE OF A STORAGE BIN AND REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ONE. AFTER THE REMOVAL OF THE OLD VIBRATOR THE INJURED TURNED TO GET THE NEW ONE AND EXPER IENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING PLACE 18" BOULDERS. HE LIFTED ON ONE AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER RT HAND STOMACH.

THE INJURIED WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE BOTTOMS OUT OF FULL SUPER SACKS. HE HAD MADE A CUT AND HAD SWITCHED THE KNIFE TO HIS LEFT HAND WHILE HE USED HIS RIGHT TO SHAKE THE MATERIAL O UT OF THE SACK. WHILE HE WAS SHAKING THE SACK HESTUCK THE KNIFE BLADE INTO HIS RIGHT HAND PALM.

THE INJURIED WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSTALL A 30 LB CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ON TO A GEAR REDUCER SHAFT. DURING THE ASSEMBLY THE CLUTCH HAD TO BE INSTALLED AND REMOVED SEVERAL TIMES. DURING THIS ASSEMBLY TH E INJURIED FELT THE MUSCLES TIGHTEN IN HIS LOWERBACK.

THE INJURIED WAS LIFTING ROD MILL LIFTER BARS FROM A BUCKET OF A FRONT END LOADER AND SETTING THEM TO ONE SIDE. EACH LIFTER WEIGHED 83 LBS. BY DOING THIS JOB ALONE HE HAD TO TWIST WHILE LIFTIN G IN ORDER TO DO THE JOB.

THE INJURED WAS CLIMBING UP ON A LOADING DOCK FROM GROUND LEVEL. A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING BY PULLING ON HIS ARM. AS THE INJURED WAS CLIMBING HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS RI GHT HIP.

THE INJURIED WAS EXITING THE MANLIFT BASKET & STEPPED ON AN EDGE OF A SLAB OF CONCRETE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE & FALL TO THE GROUND. HE WAS WEARING BIFOCALS & DID NOT REALIZE THERE WAS A HEIGHT DIFFEENTIAL BETWEEN THE SLAB & THE GROUND. HE ALSO EXITED FACING THE INCORECT WAY - FACE OUT INSTEAD OF FACE IN WHILE DESCENDING A LADDER. HE ALSO HAD ONE HAND FULL OF TOOLS & ONLY HE

THE INJURED WAS USING A 24" PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE A 2" GATE VALVE IN A LINE. AS HE WAS PULLING UPWARD ON THE WRENCH HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST A SLIDE DAMPER ON A FUME COLLECTION STACK AND THE HOT FUMES BELCHED OUT OF THE STACK AND HIT HIMIN THE FACE

THE EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE ROLLING A 20FT LONG STICK OF 8" CHANNEL IRON OFF A STORAGE RACK.THE CHANNEL IRON WEIGHED APPROX 230PDS. THE CHANNEL ROLLED TOO QUICKLY PINCHING EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF STEEL. HE TRIED TO JERK HIS FINGER OUT FROM UNDER THE CHANNEL AND A SHARP EDGE CUT HIS FINGER

THE INJURIED WAS ASSIGNED TO INSPECT UNDER THE RAILROAD TRACK SCALES. THE ACCESS THIS AREA A 60 LBS STEEL PLATE MUST BE REMOVED. AS THE INJURIED STOOPED DOWN TO LIFT THE PLATE HE FELT A PAIN I N HIS BACK.

THE INJURED WAS USING A PEDESTAL GRINDER WHEN HE SNEEZED CAUSING HIS HAND TO MOVE. AT THAT POINT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GRINDING WHEEL.

THE EE WAS USING A HOSE TO WASH AN AREA CLEAN THAT HE WAS ASSIGNED TO WORK IN. THE HOSE HE USED WAS ATTACHED TO A LINE THAT SUPLIED A LIQUID THAT WAS HIGHER THAN NORMAL PH (@11.0). THE EE WAS AWARE THAT THE PH WAS HIGHER THAN NEUTRAL. AS HEWAS USING THE HOSE SOME OF THE LIQUID SPLASHED INTO HIS EYES. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT NOT GOGGLES

THE INJURED WAS LEAVING THE LUNCHROOM AFTER LUNCH AND HE SNEEZED CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK.

INJURIED WAS SPRAY PAINTING PRODUCT CONTAINERS. HE WAS THINNING THE PAINT WITH METHYL ETHYL KETSONE M.E.K. AND GOT A SMALL AMOUNT ON HIS HANDS, WHICH CAUSED AN ALLERGIC REACTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING FOR AN OIL LEAK ON A CAT DOZER. HE FELL OFF TRACK TO THE GROUND APPROX 3 FEET AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

THE INJURED WAS ASSSIGNED TO REMOVE, REPAIN & REPLACE AN AIR OPERATED DAMPER. THE INJURED REPORTED THAT HE FEELS LIKE THE INJURY OCCURRED SOMETIME DURING THE WORK ASSIGNEMENT.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING A 6" BUTTERFLY VALVE ABOUT HEAD HIGH. THE VALVE SLIPPED & STARTED TO FASLL & THE INJURED TO KEEP THE VALVE FROM FALLING &IN THE PROCESS HE STRAINED HIS ARM.

THE INJURIES WAS CARRING ONE END OF A PIECE OF BLACK PLASTIC PIPE. HE SLIPPED WHEN HE STEPPED IN A SMALL AMOUNT OF FLOCCULANT, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS INJURY WAS LISTED AS A FIRST AID CAS E UNDER THE GUIDLINES OF 30 CFR PART 50. ONLY AFTER HE CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN AND WAS SENT TO A SPECIALIST WAS IT CHANGED TO A RII.

INJURED STEPPED OVER A CONCRETE PAD WALL AND STEPPED ON A 1" DIAMETER RUBBER HOSE THAT WAS LEFT ON THE FLOOR. AS THE INJURED STEPPED ON THEEDGE OF THE HOSE THIS CAUSED HIS RIGHT ANKLE TO TWIST TO THE OUTSIDE, TWISTING THE ANKLE.

THE INJURED WAS USING A OXYGEN ACETYLENE CUTTINGTORCH. THE HOSES WERE ATTACHED TO BOTTLES MOUNTED ON A MAINTENANCE TRUCK AND WAS LAID OUT TO THEJOB AREA. AS THE INJURED WAS USING THE CUTTING TORCH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE GOT INTO THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK AND PULLED FORWARD. THIS ACTION JERKED THECUTTING TORCH FROM THE INJURED HAND, THROWING HIS ELBOW INTO A PIPE. THIS HYPEREXTENDED HIS ELBO

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A ROCK GUARD ON A TRANSMISSION OF A SCRAPER. THE GUARD WAS SUSPENDED BY A CABLE HOIST ON THE REAR AND A HYDRAULIC JACK ON THE FRONT. THE EMPLOYEE PUSHED THE ROCKGUA RD AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION SO THE TWO COULD BE BOLTED TOGETHER. THE ROCK GUARD SLIPPED OFF THE JACK PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE ROCK GUARD AND THE TRANSMISSION LACERATING HIS

THE INJURIED WAS REMOVING A PUMP STATOR FROM A MOYNO PUMP. THE APPROX WEIGHT OF THE STATOR WAS 90 LBS. THE INJURIED HAD THE STATOR IN HIS HANDS WHEN HE TURNED TO HAND ON END OF THE STATOR TO A FELLOW EE. THE INJUIED WAS BENT AT THE WAIST ATTHE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WHEN HE TWISTED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

THE INJURIED WAS ENTERING HIS WORK AREA THROUGH A DOORWAY. AS HE PASSED THROUGH THE DOORWAY A SHORT PIECE OF 2" BLACK IRON PIPE FELL FROM A LEGE 2' ABOVE THE DOOR & STRUCK THE INJURIED ON THE BACK PART OF HIS HARD HAT, JAMMING HIS NECK.

EE WAS OPENING A GROUND LEVEL VALVE TO A TRANSFER PUMP WHEN HOT WATER SPLASHED OVER THE TOP OF A STORAGE TANK ADJACENT TO THE VALVE. THE HOT WATER SPLASHED ON THE EE'S RT. SHOULDER AND RT. ARM AREA.

THE INJURED WAS PERFORMING A ATEST IN THE METALURICAL LAB. HE WAS SITTING ON A RAISED LAB STOOL WHEN HE TWISTD TO HIS RIGHT TO GET A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. AT THAT POINT HE FELT A PAIN IN THE MIC CLE OF HIS BACK.

THE INJURED WAS REINSTALLING ABULKY, LGITHWEIGHT (25 POUND) MERCURY VAPOR LIGHT COVER AFTER REPLACING THE LIGHT BULB. HE STATED WHILE HE WAS POSITIONING THE COVER COVER INTO PLACE HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS GROING AREA.

THE INJURED WAS WALKING ALONG A CONCRETE PAD AND TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF OLD REFRACTORY CAUSIGN HIM TO FALL. HE STUCK OUT HIS RIGHT ARM TO BRAK EHIS FALL AND IN THE PROCESS HE JAMMED HIS SHOULD ER.

INJURED HAD CARRIED 25 LB. BOX OF PAPER TOWELS INTO CONTROL ROOM & WAS IN PROCESS OF SETTING BOX ON FLOOR WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. INJURED HAD BENT @ WAIST TO SET BOX DOWN INSTE AD OF KNEES.

INJURED WAS USING COMBINATION WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLT IN FLANGE. USING LEFT ARM TO PULL DOWN ON WRENCH WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.

38509NJURED WAS STEPPING OVER AN 18 INCH HIGH CONCRETE WALL.HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT ON THE TOP OF THE WALL CAUSING HIM TO TUMBLE FORWARD AND FALLING.AS HE DID HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.IT ORI 79513LY APPEARED TO BE A MINOR INJURY,HOWEVER IT CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM AND HE ASKED TO HAVE A DOCTOR LOOK AT THE KNEE.

HE HAD COMPLETED HIS ASSIGNED JOB HAD TURNED TO LEAVE THE AREA & RAN INTO A LOW LEVEL STEEL BEAM HITTIANG HIS HEAD HARD HAT & JAMMING HIS NECK IT ORIGINALLY APPEARED TO BE A MINOR INJURY HOWEV ER IT CONT INUED TO BOTHER HIM & XRAYS WERE TAKE N PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS RECOMMENDED UNTIL THE XRAY RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE HE HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK SINCE ACCIDENT

HAD SEVERE ICE STORM ICY CONDITIONS THRUOUT PLANT. EE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE CLIMBING INTO TRUCK STRAINED LOWER BACK.

HE WAS TIGHTENING PACKING ON THE WEST DREDGE PUMPS. HE STEPPED OVER EAST PUMP WHEN LOOSE GROUND CAUSED HIM TO SLIP. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT ARM.

WHEN CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS HE SLIPPED ON RAIL & FELL STRIKING CHIN ON OPPOSITE RAIL.

WAS TRYING TO RELEASE BRKE ON RAIL CAR. WHILE TRYING TO TURN WHEEL HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WAS CROUCHED DOWN UNDER THE PREHEATER DOME, OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD. WHEN HE CAME OUT, HIS BACK FELT STIFF. IT GOT WORSE AND HE LATER WENT TO DOCTOR.

WAS RODDING OUT COOLER TRANSITION WHEN HE STEPPED INTO HOT PRODUCT. HE WAS WEARING LOW CUT WORK BOOTS THAT ALLOWED HOT MATERIAL TO ENTER TOP OF BOOT. HE RECEIVED SMALL BURN TO ARM WHILE PULLIN G OFF BOOT.

THE WINCH CABLE WAS DRWN TIGHT WHILE BEING USED.WHEN FINISHED WITH THE JOB,HE PULLED THE WINCH HANDLE TO RELEASE THE DOG SO THE CABLE COULD BE RELEASED.THE HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS GRASP,COMI NG AROUND STRIKING HIM ON THE NOSE AND MOUTH AND HITTING HIS RIGHT ARM.HE WENT IN FOR CONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY ON HIS NOSE ON WEEK OF NOVEMBER 27,1989 AND WILL MISS OUT OF 10 DAYS WORK.

HE WAS GETTING SAMPLE OF CALCINES AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM PLATFORM HE STEPPED ON A SPILLED CALCINE CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS BOTTOM IT HURT ENOUGH TO SEND HIM TO EMERGENCY ROOM PHYSICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED NO SERIOUS INJURY & SENT HIM BACK TO WORK OVER THE NEXT TWO OR THREE DAYS IT GREW WORSE WE SENT HIM TO ANOTHER DOC WHO GOT HIM APPOINTMENT WITH NEUROLOGIST

HE WAS WALKING UNDER ACCESS DOOR TO SMALL GAS HEATER. OTHER MECHNIC WAS OPENING DOOR. WHEN IT CAME OPEN IT FELL, STRICKING VICTIM ON HEAD AND SHOPULDER. IT ORIGANALLY APPEARED TO BE A MINOR INJURY, HOWEVER IT HAS BOTHERED HIM SINCE THAT TIME.

HE STEPPED DOWN FROM A RAILROAD CAR. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

I.NAME WAS SHOVELING UP A SPILL. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON THE SPILLED MATERIAL AND HE FELL TO THE FLOOR.

HE WAS OPERATING A LOADER. THE BUCKET CAUGHT CAUSING HIM TO SLIDE FORWARD, STRIKING HIS KNEE ON THE DASH. THE DOCTOR TREATED HIM, CONSIDERED IT MINER INJURY (NO SWELLING) AND RETURNED HIM TO R EGULAR DUTY. OVER THE NEXT 30 DAYS, I,NAME CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN, THE DOCTOR CONTINUED TO FIND NOTHING WRONG, BUT FINALLY SENT HIM TO A SPECIALIST WHO GAE HIM LIGHT DUTY TO THE WEEK-END.

A STEEL PLATE COVERS THE INSPECTION HOLE BEHIND THE DOCK SCALES HOLE IS 2'X2'X5' DEEP THE COVER HAD SLIPPED OVER ALLOWING IT TO TIP WHEN HE STEPPED ONT HE CORNER HE FELL INTO THE HOLE HE WAS P UT IN THE HOSPITAL FOR RUNNING TESTS TO DETERMINE IF ANY DAMAGE WAS DONE THE TESTS SHOW NO INJURY OTHER THAN BRUISES AND MUSCLE STRAIN WE THOUGHT HE WOULD RETURN TO WORK BUT HE DID NOT AND IS

THE BELT IN THE BUCKET ELEVATOR HAD BROKE AND WAS BEING HOISTED OUT THROUGH THE TOP USING THE TRUCK CRANE. IT WAS NEARING THE TOP WHEN THE BELT (WITH BUCKETS ATTACHED) CAME FREE FROM THE CRANE . AT THE SAME INSTANT, THE VICTIM LOOKED OVER THE TOP. THE "BOUNCE" FROM THE CRANE HOOK STRUCK THE VICTIMS FOREHEAD.

MOVING PALLET AND TRIPPED OVER OLD CONCRETE FOUNDATION HE WAS WEARING RUBBER BOOTS WHICH GIVE LESS SUPPORT THAN LEATHER BOOTS ALLOWING HIS TOE TO BEND BACK WHEN HE STUBBED HIS TOE A SLIGHT FRA CTURE TO FOOT WHICH DID NOT EVEN REQUIRE A CAST OR BRACE

I NAME STEPPED OFF THE TRACK OF THE SHOVEL AND TWISTED HIS NAKLE HE HEARD HIS KNEE POP HE FELT NO PAIN IN HIS KNEE TIL THAT NIGHT LATER SWELLING REQUIRED DRAINING

THE CONVEYOR SCRAPPER AT HEAD PULLEY OF CRUSHER WAS BENT AS I NAME PULLED IT OUT OF ITS POSITION THE END FLIPPED UP CATCHING HIS THUMB AGAINST THE CONVEYOR FRAME

PULLED ON TOP OF 55 GALLON DRUM HALF FULL OF STEEL BALLS & TIPPED ON ITS EDGE & FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACKK. HE HAD HAD PRIOR BACK PROBLEMS AT THAT SPOT IN HIS BACK. HIS BACK DISCOMF ORT DID NOT IMPROVE SO SPECIALIST STARTED TREATMENT 7/5/88.

THREE INCH STEEL BALLS WERE BEING REMOVED FROM 55 GALLON DRUM. AS HE LIFTED ONE OUT HE CONTACTED EDGE OF LID WHICH HAD BEEN BENT OVER. HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

HE WAS STEPPING OVER A SALT SPILL ON THE CATWALK AND SLIPPED TWISTING HIS KNEE DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 5-16-88

I.NAME WAS MANU5LLY MOVING A BARREL AND GOT HIS FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER BARREL

PLASTIC PIPE 6'2 X 300' BEING MOVED BY LOADER PULLING IT ACROSS THE OPEN AREA BETWEEN OFFICE AND HWY 270.PIPE SLIGHTLY CURVED WHEN COUPLING AT TIAL END HUNG BETWEEN TREE.THE PIPE FLIPPED HITTI NG HIM THROWIN1 HIM INTO 5' DITCH.

EMP WAS TRYING 7O TURN THE SPRAY BAR ON THE HYDRO SEEDER WITH A PIPE WRENCH. HE WAS PULLING UP ON THE WRENCH AND HURT HIS BACK

THE INJURED WAS3BENT OVER CHECKING A LEAKING SEAL ON THE QUENCH PUMP WHEN THE HANDLE OF AN OVERHEAD VALVE VIBRATED OFF AND HIT HIM ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.

THE INJURED SQU5TTED DOWN,GRABBED THE HANDLE TO APINCH VALVE AND THE HANDLE CAME OFF.HE FELL BACK AND CUT HIS THUMB ON A PIECE OF METAL (TOE BOARD).

HE WAS GOING DO4N STAIRS. HE WAS HURRYING AND HE GOT AHEAD OF HIS FEET AND CAME DOWN HARD ON THE HANDRAIL ON THE LEVEL AT THE FOOT OF THE STAIRS. HIS BIFOCALS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACC ACCIDENT 3

VICTIM WAS DESC9NDING THE CAB OF HYDRALIC CRANE. HE STEPPED ON CARDBOARD DRUM TYPE OF CONTAINER. IT COLLAPSED AND HE FELL BACK, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE WHEEL RIM. HE RECEIVED A CUT ON RT EA RT REAR OF HEAD3AT BASE OF SKULL STITCHES WERE USED TO STOP ARTERIAL BLEEDING

I.NAME SLIPPED 5S HE STEPPED OFF THE STINGER OF A SCRAPER HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO HIS REAR & HIS LEFT HAND (3 OR 4FT)

EMPL DELIVERING ICE TO WATER COOLER AT DRAGLINE OPERATION.HE WALKED THROUGH MUD SPILLAGE AS HE PASSED BESIDE MINE TRUCK BEING USED WITH POND CLEANOUT.AS HE CLEARED THE BACK END OF TRUCK HE SLI PED AND FELL TWISTING HIS RIGHT FOOT UNDER HIMSELF.MUD FROM POND IS VERY SLICK.

EMPL STARTING DESCEND STAIRS AND SLIPPED ON TOP STEP FALLING ON TAILBONE.STEPS WERE WET FROM RECENT RAIN.

I.NAME AND I.NAME TAKING RADIATOR OUT OF MINE TRUCK 687 WITH AID OF HOIST.RADIATOR SWUNG FORWARD CATCHING FINGER AGAINST RADIATOR BRACKET.

EMPLOYEE TRIED TO RIGHT A BARREL OF AMMONIUM METAVANADATE WHICH WAS PARIALLY ON FLOOR SURFACE AND PARTIALLY ON SIDE OF RAMP BY TWISTING BARREL TOP RESULTED IN LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA

THE BELT ON 7BC2 CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING TO ONE SIDE BECAUSE OF THE SALT BUILD-UP ON THE TAIL PULLEY. I.NAME PROCEEDED TO CLEAN THE BUILD-UP OFF THE TAIL PULLEY BY PLACING A SHOVEL AGAINST IT WHI LE THE CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING. A CHUNK FLIPPED THE SHOVEL UP CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND AND THE SHOVEL HANDLE TO GO INTO THE PINCH POINT OF THE BELT IDLER.

JACK WAS DEPARTING THE BED OF THE FLATBED TRUCK BY STEPPING ON THE FLAT PLATE 4INX23IN USED AS A TRAILER HITCH WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND