Wexford Sand Metal/Non-Metal

Closing R.R car doors with bar the door stuck, when door released, the bar went down fast.

REMOVING SAND FROM UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT, LIFTING SHOVELS FULL OF SAND AND TURNING TO EMPTY SHOVEL CAUSED LOW BACK STRAIN.

REMOVING HOSE FROM CHEMICAL INJECTION PUMP. CLOTHING ENTANGLE IN GEAR SHAFT CAUSING FRICTION BURN AND COMPRESSION INJURY.

DID NOT SET LADDER SQUARE TO CONVEYER WHEN DOING MAINTENANCE. LADDER SLIPPED OFF. EE SHOULD HAVE REQUESTED ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT LADDER AND / OR EE SHOULD HAVE TIED LADDER OFF LADDER TO FIXED STRUCTURE.

WHILE MOVING A PIECE OF 30" X 40" X 3/8" STEEL - HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS HIP AREA.

EE WAS OPERATING A CAT 980F WHEEL LOADER AT THE DRYER STOCKPILE. HE WAS TANSPORTING SAND APPROX. 200-300' TO A HOPPER. THE OPERATOR DROVE OVER A RECENTLY FILLED PIPELINE DITCH. THE SOFTER FILL -MATERIAL CAUSED A ROUGH SPOT IN THE TRAVEL PATH, AT WHICH THE OPERATOR EXPERIENCED A NARRING MOTION RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN.

THE FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR DROVE ACROSS A SHALLOW (3FT) STOCKPILE DEWATERING DITCH AT TOO FAST FOR CONDITIONS. THE SUDDEN BUMP CAUSED A LOWERBACK STRAIN. REQUIRING 2 SCHEDULED DAYS @ HOME PAIN MEDICATION AND MUSCLE RELAXATION

WHILE REPOSITIONING 2" X 4" X 12' LUMBER FOR BUILDING SHEETING ONE END CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE SLIPPED WHILE DESCENDED WHEEL LOADER AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST HAND RAIL OF STEPS.

EE WAS MOVING STEEL BEAM AND PINCHED LEFT RING FINGER - LACERATION REQUIRING 6 STITCHES.

BAR PINCH SLIPPED WHILE LIFTING SLURRY PUMP AND CALIMED BACK LOWER INJURY WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT.

EE PULLED BACK MUSCLE PULLING ON STEEL CABLE. ON2/26/96 WORKED 2/26 & 2/27 - WENT TO DOCTOR 2/28OF WORK 2/28 & 2/29

WELDING STEEL PIPE OVERHEAD SPARK FELL IN EAR EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL 06-26-9 5 AFTER IRRITATION IN LEFT EAR REQUIRED DOCTOR VISIT & MEDICATION EMPLOYEE TO RETURN TO DOCTOR IN J ULY

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON NEW STRUCTURE TO HOLD HYDROCYCLONES. DURING HIS WORKING SHIFT HE RECEIVED WELDING FLASH BURN FROM ANOTHER WELDER LOCATED ON SAME STRUCTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A LOCKED OUT CONVEYOR & SLIPPED HITTING HIS BACK ON A PIECE OF STEEL.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING SPARE FRESH WATER PUMPS & INJURED HIS BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE PUMP SHELLS

CHANGING ELECTRICAL WIRING.TURNED OFF REVERSING SWITCH AND DIDNT TURN OFF THE BREAKER CAUSING ELECTRICAL FLASH AND FLASH BURN TO EYES.

HOIST CABLE ON DRAGLINE BROKE AND CAME DOWN BACK OF BOOM ENTERING CAB THROUGH FRONT WINDOW WHICH WAS OPEN STRIKING OPERATOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON 3RS RUNG OF A LADDER APPROX. 3 FEET OFF THE GROUND & SLIPPED WRENCHING HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING A VERTICAL SADDEL PIPE UNDER THE 8" WATER PIPE. THE HOOK UP WAS MADE APPROX 20' FROM THE CONNECTION. THE WELD ONT HE LONG PIPE BROKE BY THE HOOK UP POIKNT CAUSING TH E CONNECTION END TO DROP ON THE SADDLE PIPE OF WHICH THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT THUMB. THE PIPE WAS APPROX 3' OFF THE GROUND THE LENGTH OF ADJONING PIPE WAS APPROX 800' LONG.

CARRYING BAG FT SLIPPED ON STEP AND EMP WRENCHED BACK DID NOT FALL

EMPLOYEE JUST FINISHED PULLING RAIL ROAD CARS AND WAS WALKING BACK TO WORK LOCATION WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL ON THE FROZEN GROUND PULLING THE TENDINS IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING TAIL PULLEY THE SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT IN TAIL PULLEY AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PULL IT OUT HE THEN GOT HIS LEFT THUMB PINCHED BETWEEN SHOVEL AND TAIL PULLEY THIS TOOK ABOUT 1/ 4 OF MEAT OFF HIS LEFT THUMB

A POORLY WELDED BAR ON A RAIL CAR BROKE OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD CAUSING A 1 1/2" LACERATION IN LEFT FOREHEAD. THERE WAS NO CONCUSSION.

EMPLOYEE REMOVE8 RADIATOR CAP FROM LOADER AND RECEIVED STEAM BURNS TO LEFT ARM & LEFT LEG.

SPRAINED OR DISLOCATED BACK WHILE SPOOLING CABLE ON SPOOL. EMPLOYEE WAS REELING 5/16 CABLE ON SPOOL AND ROLLED SPOOL OVER WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED

SPRAINED RIGHT ELBOW WHILE TRYING TO TAKE NUT OFF FROM FLATCELL ROTER WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT CAUSING SPRAIN TO RIGHT ELBOW.

PULLING A PIPE UP TO WELD ON WASH PLANT. LIFTING EYE ON PIPE BROKE PIECE STILL ATTACHED TO ROPE SWUNG AROUND & HIT HIM IN LEFT FOREHEAD.

THERE WAS ICE ON TOP OF THE RAILROAD CAR

RANDY WAS WORKING ON A LOADER UNDERNEATH WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT FELL INTO HIS EYE