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The operator was pushing material and constructing a ditch with a dozer in order to convey water away from the dig face. At the end of shift the operator reported to the pit lead that neck was sore when they tried turning head. Employee could not pinpoint a single event or time that caused the soreness.

Employee was enlarging a 9/16" hole in a stainless steel transition for a slide gate when the drill bit, bit on the edge of the hole and the drill twisted in the employees hand, twisting EE's wrist. Employee was fine but woke up the next morning with minor swelling.

Individual had a piece of metal fall and hit hardhat. It then cut the back of EE's neck. Six stitches. No lost time.

Left long finger was pinched between the Pellet Mill die and the compaction rollers which are located inside the die. The system was locked out and the employee was manually rotating the die while another employee adjusted the compaction rollers. Sutures were required.

The injured employee was trouble shooting the CB system. He disconnected a stainless steel line to check for flow. As the chemical began to flow, it struck another nearby line and a portion splashed into the employee's left eye. The employee's eye was flushed and then he was transported to Urgent Care. The employee took one dose of pain medication that night.

Employee packaging talc at four spout paper bag packer. Bag kicked off incorrectly, spout re-triggered resulting in stream of talc released outside of the bag. Employee entered talc stream to hit e-stop by spout . Got talc in his eye - flushed on site; further irritation so he was transported to local clinic where eye was flushed - given preventative antibiotic ointment.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING, HELMUT SHIFTED CAUSING A FLASH BURN TO HIS RIGHT EYE. (PRESCRIPTION WAS GIVEN AND FILLED.)

WHILE CUTTING WITH A TORCH UNDER #1 DRYER, A HOT NUT LANDED ON EE'S LEG. THE HOT NUT BURNED THROUGH EE S COVERALLS, PANTS, AND BURNED LEG/KNEE. THE EE WAS WEARING KNEE PADS. THE HOT NUT BECOME CAUGHT BETWEEN KNEE PAD AND LEY/KNEE. THIS RESULTED IN THREE. 3RD DEGREE BURNS.

WHILE USING AN AIR HAMMER TO REMOVE HARDENED TALE FROM A COATING TURBOLIZER, A PIECE OF TALE FLEW OFF & UNDER FACE SHIELD STRIKING EE'S LEFT EYE.

EE HAD BEEM WELDING GINDING AND DRILLING ON METAL AT DIFFERENT TIMES THROUGHOUT HIS SHIFT. EE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN FOREIGN MATERIAL METAL ENTER EYE. EE WENT HOME SLEPT AND WOKE UP WITH AN EYE IR RITATION. EE WENT TO CLINIC AND WAS TREATED WITHA METAL FLAKE IN EYE. METAL FLAKE WAS REMOVED AND EE RETURNED TO WORK WITHOUT ANY WORK RESTRICTION.

EE SUSTAINED AN ABRASION TO HIS RIGHT EYE WHEN APIECE OF SLAG POPPED WHILE STAINLESS STEEL WELD WAS COOLING EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THETIME OF THE INCIDENT

EE PLUGGED A HAND HELD ELECTRIC GRINDER INTO A 110 V OUTLET WHILE CRADDLING THE GRINDER IN HIS ARMS. THE TRIGGER MECHANISM ON THE GRINDER WAS DAMAGED ALLOWING THE GRINDER TO START WHEN PLUGGED IN. WHEN THE GRINDER STARTED IT LACERATED THE EE RIGHT BICEP.

STANDING BY BULK RAIL STATION TYING A BAG WHEN POWDER STARTED SPRAYING OUT OF THE TOP OF ANOTHER BAG, RAN TO SHUT IT OFF AND TRIPPED OVER THE BAG, FALLING INTO THE BULK STATION HITTING THE RIG HT HAND. BROKE RIGHT HAND.

EE REPORTS THAT WHILE CHIPPING A HITCH FOR A STULL SUPPORT THE AIR HAMMER HE WAS USING STRUCK HIM IN THE RIBS. EE WAS RELEASTED TO MODIFIED DUTY & IS EXPECTED TO BE FULLY RELEASED ON 5/22/98.

EE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PELLET MILL DOOR AND THE PELLET MILL WHEN A SECOND EE CLOSED THE DOOR TO THE SYSTEM NOT REALIZING A PERSON WAS IN THE AREA. INJURED EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 3-1 1 AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED RIB AND A SEPARATED SHOULDER.

EE WAS CUTTING STEEL IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO TWO OTHER EE'S WHO WERE WELDING AND RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.

A CONTRACT TEMP EE ALLEGES THAT HE CAUGHT HIS RING AND SMALL FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND IN A ROTATING FAN BLADE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REATTACH A SECTION OF FLEX DUCT. THE EQUIPMENT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF BUT THE BLADES WERE STILL WASTING WHEN HIS FINGERS CONTACTED THE BLADES. THE TEMP CONTRACT EE FAILED TO REPORT THE INCIDENT UNTIL 12-17-97. TEMP CONTRACT EE TERMINATED FAILURE TO REPORT.

PACKING BAGS OF FEM PACKER & HAD PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EE ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE A PLUGGED TALC PACKING UNIT BY STICKING A BROOM HANDLE IN THE SPOUT. THE BROOM HANDLE CONTACTED THE PACKING AUGER & SPLINTERED-LACERATING THE EE RIGHT HAND. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 6 SUTURES.

EE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR A BLOCKED PNEUMATIC LINE USED TO TRANSFER GROUND TALC. THE EE REMOVED THE LINE AT A COUPLER WITHOUT FIRST RELIEVING AIR PRESSURE. WHEN THE LINE WAS REMOVED UNDER PRESSURE , AIR AND TALC BLEW INTO THE FACE OF THE EE.

EE STATES HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING RUST FROM A VALVE WITH A U" WIRE WHEEL GRINDER, WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF WIRE BROKE OFF THE WHEEL AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN HIS RT LEG.

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.

HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF COLLARING A HOLE WHEN A SLIVER OF ROCK INBEDDED ITSELF IN HIS LEFT EYE. THE INJURY REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION TO CORRECT IT.

EMPLOYEE PERFORMED WELDING, CHIPPING AND GRINDING ON THE BASE OF AN ORE BIN FOR THE MAJORITY OF HIS 10 HR. SHIFT. AFTER LEAVING THE SITE THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED IRRITATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THE E MPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CORNEAL ABRASION ON 10-25-95 AND RELEASED TO WORK.

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.

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.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THREADS ON A BOLT WHEN THE BOLT CAUGHT IN WHEEL CAUSING THE BOLT TO SLIPO AND CUTTING EMPLOYEE FROM FOREFINGER TO THUMB REQUIRING FIVE STITCHES.

VICTIM WAS INS7ALLING ROOF BOLTS WHEN SMALL ROCK FELL DOWN THE STEEL WHILE COLLARING AND STRUCK HAND