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Employee was acting as a spotter to position a pipe for another employee operating a forklift to lift a section of tubing through the doorway on the 2nd fl, of mill. During the process the pipe contacted the metal stair handrail causing the pipe to swing around and contact the employee who received a small cut from the shield edge of his safety glasses.

Employee was lifting (with help) a battery into rear of pick-up truck. Felt pain in his left shoulder. Reported to supervisor immediately. Final Medical treatment was surgery on 2/5/2010 to repair tendon in shoulder.

Two millwrights were taking a hose sweep from the warehouse wall rack to the floor, so they could move it with a forklift. As they pulled it off the rack, one end at a time, one employee felt a pain in his back. Appeared to be a back sprain.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COMPLETED REPAIR WORK ON THE CONCENTRATE BELT FEEDER. AS HE WALKED AWAY FROM UNIT AFTER COMPLETION OF HIS REPAIR, HIS LEFT FOOT FELL THROUGH METAL FLOORING. AS HE EXTENDED HI S HANDS, IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PIECE OF METAL PATCHING WITH JAGGED EDGES.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING WATER PUMP ON PL-E TRYING TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES, FELT SOMETHING PULL IN BACK OF NECK. EMPLOYEE TRATED HIMSELF UNTIL 8/27 THEN WE TOOK HIM TO THE DOCTOR.

EE WAS DOING NORMAL JOB OF BAGGING & LOADING OF 50# BAGS OF VERMICULITE CONCENTRATE FOR A SHIPMENT ORDER. EARLY IN HIS SHIFT HE COMPLAINEDOF A SORE BACK. HE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR, ASKING FOR HEL P. LATER IN THE SHIFT HIS BACK WAS VERY SORE. DR'S ANALYSIS STATED A SLIGHT STRAIN/SPRAIN OF THE LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING MOUNT AN SAFETY LADDER CAGE ON A STRAIGHT LADDER AT THE EXPANDER TO BE STABILIZED, ASSISTED BY 2 EMPLOYEES STANDING AT GROUND LEVEL. HE FELT A SHARP TWINGE BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES. HE WAS HOLDING THE UNIT HALFWAY FROM HISBODY. AFTER HE FELT A TWING, HE HELD THE POSITION TILL UNIT WAS SECURED.

EE WAS LOADING A BULK TRUCK FROM 1 SILO. THE SILO WAS STOPPED UP AND THE EE WENT TO SILO 2 WRONG SILO AND OPENED THE DOOR WHILE THE SILO WAS IN OPERATION. CLAY BLEW OUT THE SILO DOOR AND STRUC K THE EE IN THE EYES AND FACE.

EE WAS WELDING AT A LEVEL BELOW THE VERY TOP OF THE PLANT AND RIGHT BELOW ANOTHER EE. OTHER EE HAD CLIMBED ABOVE INJ EE TO HOOK UP A CHAIN FALL. WHEN INJ EE GOT UP THERE HE HAD TO HOLD ONTO T HE WOOD BEAM, AND HAD THE CHAIN FALL IN THE OTHER HAND. HE NEEDED AN EXTRA HAND TO HOOK UP HIS SAFTY BELT. EE LOOKED UP AND SAW THIS LAID DOWN ON HIS WELDING HOOD, PUT ON HIS HARD HAT QUICKLY

ORE SLURRY PIT BECAME PLUGGED WITH LARGE ROCK, CAUSING PROCESS WATER & MILL PROCESS SLURRY TO BUILD UP. PLUGGED CULVERT ON INCLINE OF 15 TO 20 DEGREES. EE WENT UP CULVERT TO DISLODGE BLOCKAGE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE DEBRIS, THE FORCE OF EXISTING POOL OF WATER IN PIT BROKE BLOCKAGE FREE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO FLOW & BE PUSHED DOWN CULVERT PIPE.

EE WAS REPAIRING TAILS LINE WITH POURED CEMENT. RESTRICTED MOVEMENT CAUSED WORKING IN KNEELING POSITION. PPE BEING USED WAS EXTENSIVE BUT CAUSED IRRITATIONS. MINER CONTACT WITH CEMENT IRRITATE D THESE AREAS.

EE WAS PULLING WIRE WITH A ROPE THROUGH CONDUIT. EE EXPERIENCED PAIN & BURNING SENSATION IN LEFT GROIN AREA BELOW THE BELT LINE. EE DID NOT FEEL ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED UNTIL 2/25/97. APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR 2/26/97. EE HAS BEEN PACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR SIX WEEKS.

EE WAS REPLACING A PIPE MIPPLE ON A LUNDER DISCHARGE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO SEAT THE OBJECT, HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. ABOUT AN HOUR LATER HE FELT THE PULL AGAINS WHEN HE WAS REPAIRING SOME CAR PULLER CABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERING EMPTY BULK BAGS TO LARGE BULK BAG FOR STORAGE. HE WAS REACHING TO PUT BAG IN, TWISTIN GHIS UPPER BODY ALWARDLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING MUD FROM TRUCK SCALE AREA BUCKETS WERE LIFTED FROM CRAWL SPACE BY ROPE THE MUD WAS THEN PLACED IN A WHEEL BARROW TO BE DUMPED WHILE LIFTING ONE OF THE BUCKET S TO WHEEL BARROW THE EMPLOYEE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA ON THE LEFT SIDE HE WAS USING PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE AT THE TIME

MILLWRIGHT WAS HELPING REPAIR A SHAFT BEARING ON ORE DISTRIBUTOR. AS HE WASHING ORE AWAY FROM TANK AREA, HE BRUSHED AGAINST A BUCKET OF AMINE, A REAGENT CHEMICAL THAT IS USED IN PROCESS. THE L IQUID FELL AGAINST THE SIDE OF HIS FACE, CAUSINGIT TO REACH HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE SLAMMED OPERATOR'S COMPARTMENT DOOR ON THUMB OF LEFT HAND FRACTURING END JOINT & DISPLACING THUMB NAIL.

WHILE CHANING A DRAGLINE HOIST CABLE THE CABLE CAME LOOSE FROM THE SPOOL AND STRUCK EE ON THE CHIN.

68935 ATTEMPTING TO LATCH THE DOOR ON A RAILROAD BOX CAR. THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED THE SPRING TENSION IN THE MECHANISIM CAUSED THE HANDLE TO WHIP BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND. THIS R 52433ED IN A BROKEN FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RAMPS ON MILLER EQUIPMENT TRAILER, FELT STABBING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO ST. JOHNS LUTHERAN HOSPITAL. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN OF BACK, EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN TYLEN OL #3 WITH CODEINE FOR PAIN AND SENT HOME. WAS SEEN BY DOCTOR 6-12, 6-15 AND 6-22 WHEN HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.

FAN BELT HAND BROKEN ON FRONT EN DLOADER WHICH CAUSED THE LOADER TO BECOME OVER-HEATED, AND THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO REMOVE THE RADIATOR CAP FROM THE RADIATOR BEFORE THE RADIATOR HAD COOLED DOWN TO SAFELY REMOVE THE CAP. STEAM FROM THE RADIATOR ESCAPED FROM THE CAP AREA AND BURNED THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND.

EMPL LOADING OXYGEN BOTTLE INTO PICKUP. WHILE LAYING BOTTLE DOWN TO SLIDE IT INTO THE TRUCK IT WSLIPPED PINCHING FINGER AGAINST LOADING DOCK.

EE WAS CHECKING FEEDER WAS PULLING ON IT WHEN IT SUDDENLY GAVE WAY AND MASHED TWO FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND RING AND MIDDLE FINGERS.

SHORTLY AFTER LUNCH BREAK, EMPLOYEE CAME IN AND ASKED TO BE TAKEN TO DOCTOR BECAUSE OF SEVER MUSCLE SPASM IN LEFT FOREARM. HE HAD BEEN LOADING SMALL PIECES OF PIPE AND 4X4 ENDS BEFORE LUNCH B UT HAD NOT BEEN STRUCK BY ANYTHING, FALLEN, OR IN ANYOTHER WAY RECEIVED ANY NOTABLE DIRECT INJUYR. SPONTANEOUS SPASM WAS NOT CONSIDERED ACCIDENT.

EMPL SCRATCHED HAND WHILE REPLACING SCRREN PANELS. HE DID NOT REPORT IT AS IT WAS MINOR SCRATCH & IT CAME INFECTED OVER WEEKEND. HE REPORTED INJ ON 01/28/91 TO SUPERVISOR & WAS SENT TO DR. EMP L RECEIVED ANTIOBIOTIC PRESCRIPTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING COVER ON A CUT-OFF SAW AFTER DISCONNECTING FROM POWER SOURCE AND REPORTED HE HEARD AN FELT SOMETHING "POP" IN HIS RIGHT THUMB. X-RAYS SHOWED THAT A TENDON IN THE THUMB H AD SEPARATED OR BROKEN. INVESTIGATION OF THIS ACCIDENT PRODUCED NO EVIDENCE OF ANY UNSAFE CONDITION IN THE WORK AREA NOR OF ANY UNSAFE ACT BY THE EMPLOYEE.

EMPL CLOSED DOOR OF CRANE CAB ON LITTLE FINGER RESULTING IN CRUSHING & LACERATION. STITCHES WERE RQUIRED TO CLOSE WOUND.

EMPL ADJUSTING MUD FLAP ON TRAILER-FENDER.PIPE BEING USED TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPL IN HEAD.LACERATION TO FOREHEAD.

A MAINTENANCE EMEPLOYEE WAS WORKING ABOVE THE PRODUCTION AREA, AND CREATED A SITUATION OF MATERIAL FALLING FROM ABOVE ONTO A PRODUCTION EMPLOYEE BELOW. THE EMPLOYEE MOVED SWIFTLY TO GET AWAY F ROM THE MATERIAL FALLING FROM ABOVE AND STRUCK ABEAM WITH HIS RIGHT ELBOW. A CONTUSION TO THE ELBOW RESULTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AN ELECTRICAL CABINET & HI S HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN CABINET & WALL (CABINET HAD A BOLT IN THE BACK) THE BOLT IN THE CABINET IS ACTUALLY WHAT CUT THE LITTLE FINGTER SECOND JOINT OF THE RIGHT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING METAL DRAWER. DRAWER STUCK. EMPLOYEE GRABBED DRAWER BY LIP AND JERKED. DRAWER DID NOT GIVE AND HIS FINGERS WERE CUT ON THE METAL EDGE AS THEY SLIPPED OFF. A METAL BURR CON TRIBUTED TO THE DAMAGE.

EMPL PERFORMING REGULAR DUTY CLEANING SPILLED ORE PILES IN OS&B USING DUST TRUCK -VACUUM TRUCK WITH HOSE EXTENSION ASSEMBLY.WORKERS COMP CLAIMS PINCHED NERVE IN NECK FROM THIS ACTIVITY.

REMOVING CYCLONE SECTION,IT SLIPPED AND EMPL SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN IT AND COLLECTION BOX TRYING TO CATCH IT.1ST AID ADMINISTERED AT PLANT.NO DR SEEN.4 MOS AFTER INCIDENT NODULAR GROWTH OCCURR ED ON KNUCKLE OF SMASHED FINGER.DR SEEN 8-9,X-RAY TAKEN,GROWTH EXCISED 8-13-90.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING LOWER A LOADER BELLCRANK ONTO THE FORKS OF A FORKLIFT BELLCRANK CAUGHT & EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO FREE IT WHEN IT SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BELLCRANK & THE FORK TEARING THE TIP OFF OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER

WALKING THROUGH CLAY SHED GOING TO SCRATCH HIS EYE POKED FINGER IN R EYE SCRATCHED IT

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FOR CLEANING AND WAS LIFTING UNIT ONTO A CART,TWISTED AND EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT TO THE LOWER BACK.

TWO MEN WERE REPLACING A SKYLIGHT ON THE ROOF WITH A PIECE OF SHEET METAL SIDING. AN EMPLOYEE PASSED THE SHEET METAL THROUGH A WINDOWN AND LAID IT ON THE ROOF. AS HE WAS CLIMBING OUT FO THE WI NDOW THE MEAL SLID OFF THE ROOF AND STRUCK HIM ON THE NECK AS IT CAME DOWN. I,NAME & ANOTHER MAN WAS WORKING ON A 1/2" PIPE BELOW.

ALUMINUM JACKET ROLLING OFF MATERIAL BOXES.EMPL CAUGHT METAL AND WHEN HE DID IT CUT HIS ARM.DEEP LACERATION ON LEFT FOREARM.

EMPL HELPING MAINT.CREW INSTALL TRANSFORMER.BALANCING IT WITH HIS HEAD CAUSED SORE NECK AND UPPER BACK.

INSTALLING MOTORES ON SCREENS WHILE SETTING UP LADDER FELT SHARP PAIN IN GROIN AREA WHICH SUBSIDED BUT RET LATER ON JAN 6 NOTIFIED DOREMAN HE HAD DR APPT WORKED UNTIL JAN 20 OPER PERF. RTW ON 2-9-89.

I,NAME AND ANOTHER MILLWRIGHT WASINSTALLING METAL SHEETING ON FLOOR. AS BOTH MEN REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP THE PIECE OF METAL (APPROX. 150 LBS) I,NAME FELT A "PULL" IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS SEN T TO THE DR. AND WAS GIVEN APRESCRIPTION FOR A (MUSCLE RELAXER".

PULL ABDOMINAL MUSCLE WHEN LIFTING A RED VALVE OFF PICK UP TRUCK RECEIVED MEDICAL PRESCRIPTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING BAGS OF KAOLIN CLAY ONTO THE BAG CONVEYOR AND EXPERIENCED PAIN TO THE LOWER BACK AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BAGS IN POLYBAG DUST COLLECTOR AND DUE TO BEING SHORT HAD TO STRETCH TO CLAMP THE BAGS IN PLACE. DURING THIS STRETCHING MOTION, THE EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN BACK AT T IME THE EMPLOYEE FELT IT WAS NOT SERIOUS BUT HAS SINCE EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT AND REQUESTED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 3-9-88.

TAILGATE OF DU4P TRUCK STUCK OPEN OPERATOR TOOK HOLD OF GATE TO DISLODGE IT AND IT SUDDENTLY FELL AND MASHED END OF MEDDLE FINGER ON RT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS SP5ITTING OFF-WEIGHT BAGS OF CLAY FOR RECYCLING THROUGH THE MILLS.HE WAS TWISTING TO SPREAD THE CLAY EVENLY AS IT FLOWED FROM THE BAGS AND TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING LOWER BACK STRA IN. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING WATER COOLERS FROM BED OF PICKUP TRUCK PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK(LEFT SIDE) EMPLOYEE DID NOT FEEL INJURY WAS SEVERE ENOUGH TO REPORT & WAITED UNTIL NEXT DAY HE STILL FEL T IT WAS NOT BA8 ENOUGH TO SEE A DOC.ON 25TH ON THE MORNING OF THE 26TH HE WAS STILL HAVING DISCOMFORT & FELT HE SHOULD SEE A DOC.PULLED MUSCLE & MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED LIFTING RESTRICTION

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TWO EMPLOYEES,T2E INJURED AND ONE OTHER,WERE STACKING 100 LB BAGS OF VERMICULITE ONTO WOODEN PALLET INSIDE BOX CAR AS THE BAGS CAME OFF A CONVEYOR.

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