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Employee was pulling on a rope when he felt discomfort in his right shoulder. Employee eventually had surgery on his right shoulder on 5/15/2004. RTW with restrictions on 07/19/2004. He was released to full duty on 9/15/2004.

Employee was lifting a bag of refractory and felt pain in back.

INJURED EE WAS LOOKING UP WHILE A COWORKER HOISTED A 5-GAL BUCKET OF TOOLS UP TO A WORK PLATFORM. THE INJURED EE FELT A FOREIGN BODY ENTER HIS RIGHT EYE. THE EE'S EYE WAS FLUSHED AT THE PLANT MEDICAL FACILITY & EE FELT FINE. THE FOLLOWING DAY (1/24/04) EE'S RT EYE WAS IRRITATED AGAIN. HE WAS REFERRED TO A LOCAL OPTHOMOLOGIST FOR EVALUATION. OPHTHOMOLOGIST REMOVED A SMALL (<1 MM) FO

AN ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON A MAGNETIC BRAKE ON THE #1 SHIP UNLOADER. THE MAGNETIC COIL ARMATURE WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY DUE TO DIRT BUILD-UP. THE ELECTRICIAN STARTED WORKING ON THE ARMA TURE WITHOUT DE-ENERGIZING THE MAGNETIC COIL. THE COIL ENGAGED CAUSING THE ARMATURE TO SHIFT DOWNWARD. THE ELECTRICIANS RT.THUMB & RT. INDEX FINGER SUSTAINED A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A RAILROAD TIE WHEN HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS GROIN AREA.

EE WAS PULLIING ON FORKS OF FORKLIFT TO SPREAD APART WHILE ANOTHER EE LIFTED ON THE FORK. THE FORK SLIPPED AND CRUSHED EE S FINGERS.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR THE SUCTION LINE ON A SUMP PUMP. HE HAD HOOKED UP A 1" WATER HOSE TO THE SUCTION OF THE PUMP IN AN ATTEMPT TO CLEAR THE PLUG. WHEN THE LINE CLEARED, LIME SLURRY SPLA SHED UP & COVERED EE FROM HEAD TO TOE. HE SUSTAINED MINOR CHEMICAL BURNS TO HIS CHEEKS & RIGHT EAR. BOTH EYES ALSO SUSTAINED MINOR CHEMICAL BURNS. ANTIBIOTICS WERE PRESCRIBED FOR THE EYES, MA

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER A PROCESS VESSEL. THE VESSEL WAS OUT OF SERVICE FOR CLEANING PURPOSES. THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING THE BOTTOM SECTION OF THE VESSEL WHEN A DROP OF CAUSTIC DROPPED INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE. PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED, MAKING THIS A RECORDABLE INJUJURY. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE HAD PICKED UP NUMEROUS BAGS FROM DIFFERENT OFFICES AND HAD PUT THEM IN A 55 GALLON SIZE TRASHBAG. HE THEN PUT THE 55 GALLON TRASH BAG IN TRASH BIN. IN THE PROCESS, A COFFEE LID LACERATED HIS RIGHT THUMB. FOUR SUTURES REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND. THERE IS NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE A PUMP SUCTION VALVE WHILE STANDING IN AN ANKLE DEEP HOT CAUSTIC SOLUTION. THE EE IS A DIABETIC THAT HAS NEUROLOGICALDEFICIT IN BOTH LOWER EXTREMITIES. HE DID NOT SENSE THE HEAT THAT WAS BEING CONDUCTION ON HIS FEET. AS A RESULT HE SUFFERED 2ND DEG. BURNS ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, NO LOST TIME: RESTRICTED DUTY

TWO EES WERE REMOVING AM 8", 300# VALVE FROM A FLASH TANK. THE VALVE WEIGHS 1000 LBS. A 1 TON CHAIN FALL WAS USED TO LIFT THE VALVE. AS THE VALVE WAS BEING LIFTED, THE INJURED EE WAS STABILIZI NG THE VALVE. THE UNEVEN DISTRIBUTION OF WEIGHT CAUSE THE VALVE TO SWING TO ONE SIDE, CRUISHING THE INJURED EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER. NO LTI.

THE INJURED EE WAS TIGHTENING UP A NUT ON A BOLTSO THAT A HEATER FLANGE COULD BE INSTALLED. THE HEATER FLANGE (WT-15 LBS) WAS ON A PORTABLE HYDRAULIC JACK. ANOTHER EE WAS AT THE CONTROLS PRE MATURELY LOWERED THE FLANGE, CRUSHING THE INJURED EE LEFT INDEX FINGER. FRACTURE & LACERATION THAT REQUIRED SUTURES TO CLOSE. NO LT, WORK LIMITATIONS ONLY.

A WAREHOUSE STOCK CLERK WAS PULLING A PUMP END LINER FROM A RACK, THE LINER IS ROUND AND WEIGHS ABOUT 250 LBS. AS HE PLACED THE LINER ON A PALLET, THE LINER BOUNCED BACK AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE MEDIAL SIDE OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE SUFFERED A SEVERE CONTUSION THAT REQUIRED THAT THE SKIN BE DEBRIDED, MAKING THIS A RECORDABLE INCIDENT. NO FRACTURE NO LOST TIME. RESTRICTED DUTY ONLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE PLANT DOCK WHEN A SHIP MOORING LINE GOT CAUGHT ON A DOCK PLANK. THE PLANK CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT TIBIA. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURE OF THE TIBIA . EMPLOYEE STARTED LOSING TIME ON 01/09/2003.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING DILUTED CAUSTIC SOLUTION TO HOSEDOWN MUD AND SCALE UNSIDE OF A TANK. SOME OF THE CAUSTIC SOLUTION SPLASHED BACK AND GOT INTO THE EE'S LEFT EYE. EE WAS SEEN BY A DR WHO PRESC RIBED ANTIBIOTICS TO TREAT A SMALL CORNEAL ABRASION. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME AND ONLY RESTRICTED DUTY.

A MAINT MECHANIC WAS ROLLING OPEN 30" BLIND FLANGES. HIS TOOLS WERE A 2" BOX END/ OPEN WRENCH. AS HE REMOVED THE LAST FLANGE BOLT, THE FLANGE ROLLED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE FLANGE AND THE WRENCH. EE JERKED HIS FINGER OUT OF THE PINCH POINT CAUSING A LACERATION THATREQUIRED SIX STITCHES. NO LOST TIME; RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING A PIPE CONNECTION WHEN HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK ANOTHER PIPE WITH HIS BOTTOM LIP.

EE NOTICED THAT A BOLT WAS LOOSE ON A DIGESTER FEED PUMP THAT WAS IN SERVICE. HIS GLOVED RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT BY THE PUMP STRIKING ARM AND HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STROKE ARM AND THE PUMP HOUSING. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 30 STITCHES TO CLOSE. NO LOST TIME, RESTRICTEDDUTY ONLY.

FOUR EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A FOUR SECTION FROM SCAFFOLD. IN THE PROCESS, A SCAFFOLD PLANK ON THE SECOND SECTION FELL & STRUCK AN EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND. HE SUFFERED A FRACTURED THIRD FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND. NO LOST TIME; RESTRICTED DUTY ONLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE PUMP PACKING ON #2-1 DIGESTER FEED PUMP. HE WAS DISTRACTED BY CO-WORKER'S ACTIVITY AND HIS RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PUMP CASING AND THE PUMP SHAFT STROKE ARM. THIS RESULTED IN A FRACTURED RIGHT INDEX FINGER. RESTRICTED ACTIVITY WITH NO LOST TIME.

EE HAD OPENED A 2' BY 4' SECTION OF HANGED GRATING TO ACCESS #3 TRAY OVERFLOW HEADER VENT VALVES. AS HE WAS REPLACING THE GRATING HIS LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GRATING. A FRACTURE WAS DIAGNOSED ON MAY 6, 2002. NO LOST TIME, RESTRICTED DUTY ONLY.

EE HAD GRABBED A WASHER OVERFLOW SAMPLE AT THE SOUTHEAST OVERFLOW SAMPLE POINT. AS HE WAS STANDING BY THE OVERFLOW PUTTING THE SAMPLE INTO A SAMPLE BOTTLE, THE WASHER OVERFLOWED UP THE SAMPLE AND SPLASHED THE EE ON HIS UPPER BODY. THE HOT OVERFLOW CAUSED THERMAL BURNS ON THIS UPPER RIGHT ARM. NO LOST TIME: RESTRICTED DUTY ONLY.

EE NEEDED AN AIR HOSE, REMEMBERED HE HAD A 1" AIR HOSE ATTACHED TO A PORTABLE PUMP THAT WAS NOT CURRENTLY RUNNING. IN THE PROCESS OF DISCONNECTING THE 1" HOSE FROM THE PRIMING FITTING ON THE P UMP, EE WAS SPRAYED IN THE FACE WITH CAUSTIC & HYDRATE. THIS RESULTED IN CORNEAL ABRASIONS TO BOTH EYES. MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED. NO LOST TIME OR LIMITATIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLASHED WITH CAUSTIC THAT WAS ENTRAINED IN SCALE. HE WAS REMOVING SCALE BUILD-UP FROM AN ANGLE VALVE THAT HE WAS REPAIRING. AT THAT TIME HE WAS SENT TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREAT MENT. BURNS WERE ONLY FIRST DEGREE. HE WENT TO THE PLANT MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ON 11/21/01 WITH A SEVERLY INFECTED RIGHT ARM. ANTIBIOTICS WERE PRESCRIBED. NO LOST TIME OR WORK RESTRICTIONS.

TWO EMPLOYEES HAD TRANSPORTED A 4' X 8' SHEET OFEXPANDED METAL FROM THE MACHINE SHOP TO THE AREAI FABRICATION SHOP. AS THEY WERE UNLOADING THE SHEET, AN EDGE OF THE SHEET STRUCK THE BRIDGE OF INJURED'S NOSE. THE CUT REQUIRED SUTURES. EE IS NOT LOSING TIME OR ON WORK RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS WORKING TO CHANGE OUT A DEFECTIVE 6" BLOCK VALVE FOR #74 PRECIPITATOR. THE OLD VALVE WAS REMOVED AND PLACED ON TOP OF A SCAFFOLD. THE EE ROLLED THE VALVE OFF OF THE SCAFFOLD. THE VALVE STRUCK A DAVIT. THE DAVIT FLEW UP AND STRUCK HISLEFT ELBOW, RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES. NO LOST TIME OR WORK RESTRICTIONS

EE WAS LOOKING INTO A CO 2-2 THROUGH AN INSPECTION. HOT ALUMINA SHOT OUT OF THE INSPECTION PART AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FACE. HE REACTE BY RUNNING AWAY FROM THE INSPECTION PORT AND RAN INTO SUPP ORT BEAM. THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST. HE SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST. HE SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THE FACE. NO RESTRICTIO

THE EE HAD ENTERED THE FACILITY 45 FREIGHT ELEVATOR AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING THE EXTERIOR DOORS. THE TOP DOOR COUNTER WEIGHT CAME LOOSE, FELL AND STRUCK THE EE ON BOTH ARMS, CHEST AND LEGS. EE'S PERSONAL PHYSICIAN RESTRICTED EE FROM WORK AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE.

EMPLOYEE PULLED A BRICKET OF TOOLS UP TO HIS WORK AREA AND LATER COMPLAINED OF DISCOMFORT IN LOWER ABDOMEN.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN CLEANING SCALE OUT OF BARREL OF #6 PPT. WHILE INSPECTING THE CONDITION OF THE JOB, A PIECE OF SCALE FELL ON HIS LEFT TOE CAUSING A FRACTURE. EMPLOYEE IS NOT LOSING ANY TIME AND IS NOT ON WORK RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS PERFORMING CLEANUP OF BAUXITE SQUATTING &STANDING UP. HIS LEFT KNEE STARTED TO HURT. HE IS NOT LOSING ANY TIME & IS NOT ON WORK RESTRICTIONS.