WEST WINDSOR MILL Metal/Non-Metal

THE EE STATED HE FELT SOME PAIN AND SORENESS IN HIS LEFT WRIST WHICH HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM. HE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT BUT THOUGHT THE SYMPTOMS MAY BE WORK RELATED. MEDIA NEURITIS WAS DIAGNO SED AND ON MAY 25, 2000 THE CLAIM FOR TREATMENT WAS ACCEPTED AS WORK RELATED. THIS 7000-1 IS SUBMITTED BASED ON W.C. ACCEPTANCE.

WHILE BAGGING 50 LB BAGS OF PRODUCT EMPLOYEE OVERSTRESSED MUSCLE DUE TO POSSIBLE DEVIATION FROM STANDARD PRACTICE AND INADEQUATE ENGINEERING CONTROLS AND INADEQUATE WORK STANDARDS.

PUMP BEING MOVED WAS IN AN AREA OF LIMITED ACCESS

THIS MPLOYEE IS CLAIMING POSSIBLE CARPAL TUNNEL TENDINITIS.

EE IS NORMALLY A TRUCK DRIVER. THERE WAS A MAN POWER SHORTAGE SO HE WAS SENT TOBAGE, BAG WEIGHT 50 LBS PIECE AND ARE LIFTED OFF A CONVEYOR AND TRANSFERRED TO A PALLET HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND THOUGHT IT COULD GO AWAY AND KEPT WORKING.

MECHANIC INSTALLED DUST COLLECTOR BAGS. FEELS SORENESS IN HIS WRISTS FOR 2 WKS AFTER. ALLEGED REPETATIVE MOTION INJURY.

EE WAS VACUMMING UNDER SILOS AND FELTATWITCH IN HIS BACK 11-11-96. 11-12-96 WHILE VACUMMING FELT SORE STOPPED 11-13-96 EE COULD NOT PUT UNTON LEGS GET IN A CAR. TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL FROM HI S HOME BY AMBLANCE.

EMP STATES: SLAG FROM WELDING FELL DOWN HIS SLEEVE INTO HIS LEATHERS. BURNED HIS ELBOW RESULTINGIN AN INFECTION AND SUBSEQUENTLY BURSITIS. EMP DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 10-14 -96 AS BEING WORK RELATED. 11-15-96 OUR WORKERS COMP ADMIN RULED IN FAVOR OF EMP, DECIDING IT ISWORK RELATED.

CONTRACTOR'S ELECTRICIAN WAS TESTING NEW ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT. ELECTRICAL METER FAILED CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORT AND FLASH FROM EQUIPMENT.

ON 2/19/96 EE ALLEGES THT SHE IS SUFFERRING FROMJOB STRESS EFFECTIVE 2/14/96. NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT NOTED LEADING TO EE'S SYMPTOMS.

ON THIS DATE EE COMPLAINED OF KNEE DISCOMFORT. HE HAD BEEN USING A HI-VAC THE EVENING BEFORE, TRAVELING THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF THE MILL CLEANING. STATES HE FELL AND SLID DOWN SLOPE WHILE HELP ING WITH A FROZEN TAILINGS LINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A PIECE OF HI-VAC HOSE WITH A JACK KNIFE WHILE HOLDING THE HOSE. THE HOSE SLIPPED ALLOWING THE EMPLOYEE TO CUT THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND. THIS CUT DID REQUIRE ST ITCHES.

EE WAS CLIMBING A STATIONARY ENCLOSED LADDER WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP NEAR THE TOP OF LADDER AND HIT RIGHT KNEE ON STEEL EDGE OF PLATFORM LANDING. RIGHT KNEE HAD TWO INCH LACER ATION REQUIRING ELEVEN STITCHES.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING LIFT FULL FORKLIFT L.P. TANK INTO THE BUCKET OF THE 930 LOADER. HE SLIPPED SLIGHTLY CATCHING HIMSELF BEFOR HE FELL, NO DISCOMFORT AT THE TIME. AFTER GOIN HOME AND TAKING A HO T SHOWER HE FELT LOWER BACK PAIN, MORE PAIN WAS NOTED IN THE MORNING AND HE WENT TO A PHYSICIAN.

EMPLOYEE ON 7/22/93 REPORTS THAT SHE WANTS TO FILE A CLAIM OF INJURY DUE TO MYOFACIAL PAIN OF HE LEFT ARM. SHE ALLEGES THE PAIN IS DUE TO HER DATA INPUT WORK WHILE ON RESTRICTED DURTY.

COMING DOWN THE STAIRS, CAUGHT HEEL AND FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED. HEARD A POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

ON 6-1-93, EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD A BROKEN ARM AND COULD ONLY RELATE TO AN INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON 3-11-93. STATED HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT ARM BETWEEN A PAVEMENT BREAKER AND THE BIN WALL OF THE CRUSHER.

KNEELING ON ONE KNEE ON A UNSECURED 2INX6IN PLANK BEING USED AS STAGING WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STAND PLANK SLID OFF SIDES OF MIXING TANK & FELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK EMPLOYEE ALSO FELL TO TH E BOTTOM OF TANK

LIFTING A THREE FOOT BY TEN FOOT PIECE OF GRATING.

INSTALLING LIGHTENING MIXER MOTOR,LIFTING THE PROP SHAFT OVER A DIVIDER AND DRAGGED BACK OF LEFT ARM ACROSS EXPANDED METAL.

WALKING TO SUMP STEPPED THROUGHT GRATES FELL IN SUMP 2 SM PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO R SHIN

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIE A KNOT IN A TUGGER CABLE,AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

THIS ALLEDGED DISCOMFORT MIGHT B3E DUE TO A REOCCURANCE OF AN APPARENT BACK INJURY THE EMPLOYEE HAD ON 07-15-83

DISCOMFORT DUE TO REOCCURRANCE OF INJURY.

ATTEMPT TO SIT DOWN CHAIR MOVED CAUSING EMP TO FALL STRIKING HEAD ON HANDLE OF FILE DRAWER

LOADING 50POUND BAGS ONTO PALLET

DRILLING A HOLE3IN A 2" X 6" BOARD & DRILL CAUGHT PINCHING HAND BETWEEN DRILL & A PIECE OF STEEL.

BACK STRAIN PUL5ING UP SUBMERSIBLE PUMP SO AS TO THEN LOWER & BREAK ICE.

ATTEMPTED TO LI0T A NEWLY FABRICATED CONVEYOR, BY PLACING HAND TRUCK UNDER HEAD PULLEY HAVING BEARING ON EACH END ROLLED ALLOWING HAND TRUCK TO SLIP FROM UNDER PULLY AND CAUSING EMPLOYE TO STR IKE BUTTOCKS ON3FLOOR.

INDIVIDUAL ATTE4PTING TO ALIGN GEAR REDUCER KEYWAY,CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BELT AND SHEAVE WHICH CAUSED AN OPEN WOUND & FRAVTURE OF DISTAL PHALANGE.