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ICY CONDITIONS ON STEPS; EE WAS DESCENDING STEPS, SLIPPED, LANDING ON RIGHT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON KILN FIRING FLOOR WHEN LIME DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYE. SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN AT THE TIME.
LIME BLEW OFF CONVEYOR BELT AND INTO EYE OF EE. EE WASHED EYE OUT AND WENT ON ABOUT HIS BUSINESS. FIRST AID PLANT--THE EE DID NOT REPORT THIS INCIDENT IN A TIMELY MANNER--WAITED 2 WKS. TO REPO RT THE INDICENT, BU THEN THE EYE HAD AN INFECTION AND MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED FOR TREATMENT.
EE GOT OFF A FORKLIFT AND STEPPED IN AHOLE IN THE CONCRETE TWISTING HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS LOADING A TRUCK FROM ELEVATED PLATFORM (APPROX 20'HIGH). HE SLIPPED ON CATWALK PLATFORM AND FELL.
ONE WORKER WENT AMUCK AND STARTED DEMOLISHING MINE PROPERTY WITH A FRONT END LOADER. HE WENT AFTER HIS FOREMAN WITH THE LOADER AND KILLED HIM. THE POLICE HAD TO SHOOT THE OPERATOR OF THE LOADE R IN ORDER TO GET HIM TO STOP. THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS A HOMICIDE AND NO PRELIMINARY WAS COMPLETED.
ONE WORKER WENT AMUCK AND STARTED DEMOLISHING MINE PROPERTY WITH A FRONT-END LOADER. HE WENT AFTER HIS FOREMAN WITH THE LOADER AND KILLED HIM. THE POLICE HAD TO SHOOT THE OPERATOR OF THE LOADE R IN ORDER TO GET HIM TO STOP.
EE WAS HELPING COVER A PALLET OF LIME WITH HIS LEFT LEG EXTENDED OUT. THE FORKLIFT DRIVER WHO WAS PLACING A LOWERED PALLET NEXT TO EE DIDN'T SEE HIS EXTENDED LEG AND SCRAPPED HIS FOOT/LEG WITH THE LOWERED PALLET.
EE WAS OPENING ELEVATOR DOOR. BAR HOLDING DOOR SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND STRIKING EE IN NOSE.
EE WAS GRINDING WITH AN ELECTRICK GRINDER WHEN HE STRUCK A BURR, THE GRINDER KICKED BACK STRIKING THE EE IN THE AREA BETWEEN HIS MOUTH AND CHIN WITH CASE OF THE GRINDER. CAUSING A LACERATION AND A LOSS OF A TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE LOWER DECK SCREEN ON THE SCRUBBER SCREEN WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN BENDING OVER THEN STRAIGHTENING BACKUP AND TWISTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS STAKING OUT AREA FOR FILL. EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON ROCK TURNING ANKLE.
EE HAD RAISED THE BED OF HIS TRUCK AND WAS CHECKING THE BRAKE OIL, OTHER HIS SUPERVISOR WAS WALKING TOWARD THE TRUCK, HE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER TO TALK TO HIM. HE MISSED A STEP AND STARTED TO FALL, HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE STEPS. THE WEIGHT FROM THE FALL CAUSED THE BREAK IN HIS ARM.
WHILE WALKING ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE TRUCK SHOP, THE EE CLAIMS HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. THE INJURY WOULD NOT HEAL, HAD SURGERY ON 3-9-99
EE WAS RAKING COAL OFF OF BELT BY FLOP GATE WHEN A BIG CHUNK BROKE LOOSE HITTING FLOP GATE CAUSING FLOP GATE TO KICK BACK HITTING EE IN CHIN.
EE WAS LOADING CLCINE IN 2500LB SUPERSACKS. HE WAS MOVING A PALLET ONTO THE PLATFORM FOR THE NEXT SACK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOW ABDOMINAL AREA AND RIGHT LEG. WE SENT HIM TO THE DR AND UP ON EXAMINATION THE MEDICAL FINDING WERE CALCIUM DEPOSITS IN HIS HIP AND TENDINITIS. BY LIFTTING THE PALLETS HE AGGRAVATED THE PROBLEM.
EE WAS CUTTING LIMBS AWAY FROM THE TELEPHONE LINES AT THE RAISCH TANKS WITH A CHAINSAW. THE SAW STALLED HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE SAW, IT BOUNCED BACK LACERATING HIS LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER AREA THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
A BEARING HOUSING WAS BEING REMOVED FROM A SIMPLICITY SCREEN UNIT. EMPLOYEE WAS CRADLING THE UNIT WITH HIS ARMS AND HANDS WHEN THE BEARING CAME OFF THE SHAFT SUDDENLY. EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND FING ERS STRUCK A PART OF THE ELECTRICAL BOX ON THE MOTOR THAT DRIVES THE SCREEN UNIT.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A SPROCKET ON MAIN LIME SCREW WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK UP HARD MATERIAL IN THE BOTTOM OF THE DENSIFIER SCREW CONVEYOR WITH A JACKHAMMER WHEN THE JACKHAMMER SLIPPED AND PINCHED EE'S FINGER CAUSING A LACERATION.
2 PRONTO EE WERE WELDING INSIDE ON #1 KILN COOLING SYSTEM WH/ IS BELOW FRONT END OF KILN. A PERSON STARTED TO LOOSEN OUTSIDE BOLTS W/ IMPACT WRENCH WH/ CAUSED LIME AND DEBRIS TO FALL ON EE. EE WAS RECEIVING A PIECE OF STEEL AND HAD HIS WELDING HELMET UP. LIME AND DEBRIS GOT IN HIS EYE AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO DR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A TRUCK USING A BELT TYPE CONVEYOR. HE WAS LOCATED AT A PLATFORM AT THE HEAD PULLEY. MATERIAL MAY HAVE SLOUGHED OFF AT THE BIN FEEDER ALONG WITH DUST ON THE HEAD PULLEY C AUSING THE CONVEYOR TO SLIP SOME ON THE HEAD PULLEY. THE EMPLOYEE USED A 1 GAL. CAN OF WATER TO WET THE BELT FOR MORE TRACTION. BELT LURCHED & CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S WATCH & STRIPPED IT FROM HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DELIVERING A LOAD OF SMALL ROCK TO THE SOUTH END OF QUARRY. THEY WERE DESCENDING AN INCLINE IN SECOND GEAR DIRECT DRIVE (PROPER GEAR/FIRST GEAR LOW DRIVE)PICKING UP SPPED HE JAM MED ON THE BRAKES.STILL PICKING UP SPPED EMPLOYEE TOLD INJURED TO HIT THE FUEL TRUCK PARKED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE INCLINE.JUST BEFORE THE EE HIT THE TRUCK & THE HIGH BEAM,HE JUMPED; SEE INJURY.
INJURED WAS USING A STATIONARY GRINDER TO GRIND A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. THE ANGLE IRON GOT HUNG BETWEEN THE GRINDER & THE REST, PULLING HIS LEFT THUMB INTO THE GRINDING WHEEL. REPORTABLE FROM S TANDPOINT OF SUTURES.
INJURED WAS USING A JACK HAMMER TO BREAK AN ASK RING LOOSE IN THE KILN. PIECES CAME LOOSE FROM OVERHEAD & FELL ON HIM. REPORTABLE FROM STANDPOINT OF SUTURES.
EE WAS LIFTING AN EXTENSION LADDER & FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LEFT SIDE LOWER ABDOMEN, HE ALSO HAD THE FLUE AT THE SAME TIME. HE THOUGHT IT TO BE THE FLUE. LATER, THE FLUE WENT AWAY, TH E BURNING SENSATION DIDN'T. BURNING SENSATION WORSENED. HAD OUT PATIENT SURGERY ON 5/6/98.
EE WAS CHANGING DRILL BIT IN DRILL PRESS. HE SOMEHOW INADVERTANTLY STARTED THE DRILL. HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS SEVERELY LACERATED INCLUDING TENDON DAMAGE. TWO OTHER FINGERS WERE ALSO CUT.
EE WAS REMOVING THE KILN EXIT SCREW CONVEYOR TROUGH. THE PICKER HOIST WAS CONNECTED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE CONVEYOR. DUE TO THE LIMITED HEAD ROOM THE HOIST WAS NOT CENTERED OVER THE LOAD. THE CO NVEYOR WAS BEING PULLED FROM UNDER THE KILN WHENIT HUNG UP ON THE ANGLE MOUNT. HE PRYED THE CONVEYOR LOOSE AND IT SWUNG. STRIKING HIM NEAR THE LEFT KNEE CUTTING HIS LEG APPROX. 3 INCHES LONG
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNPLUG CHUTE IN TUNNEL WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING WITH A BAR. BELT CAUGHT THE BAR PULLING HIS LEFT HAND INBETWEEN THE SHELL OF THE TUNNEL AND THE BAR CUTTING HIS SECOND FING ER.
EE WAS CLEANING SIDES OF TRAILER WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS HAND ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRAILER CAUSING A BRUISE AND ABRASION. EE DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 12-2-97 FORTREATMENT OF THE ABRASION. HIS HA ND STARTED SWELLING AND HE FELT HE HAD A INFECTION STARTING. THE EE REPORTED THIS ACCIDENT TO THIS DEPT ON 12-15-97. INFECTION IN HIS RIGHT HAND.
INSTALLING HYRALIC PUMP ON 988 LOADER WITH OVERHEAD HOIST. REMOVED HOIST & STRAP WHEN PUMP WAS STABED INTO MOTOR, PUMP SLIPPED, TRAPING LEFT HAND BETWEEN PUMP AND FRAME SMASHING MIDDLE AND IN DEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND. SUTURES WERE USED TO CLOSE CUT ON LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
AIR HOSE CAME OFF JACKHAMMER. EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF PLATFORM, STEPPING ON DIRT CLOD TWISTING ANKLE.
EE WAS SWEEPING OUT MCC RM, DUST IRRITATED EYES. EE WASHED EYE OUT WITH WATER. EE S EYE CONTINUE TO BE IRRITATED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. EE WAS TAKEN TO THE DR ON 11-3-97. DR DIAGNOSED AS CONJUNCTIVITIS CAUSED FROM RUBBING EYE WITH UNCLEAN HAND.
WHILE REPLACING A STEEL CROSS BRACE INTO THE FLUX MILL, EE FEL A PULL IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS TAKDING SAMPLES OF MATERIAL WHEN HE STRAINED LOW BACK AREA. WHILE SHOVLEING MATERIAL OFF 4 SCALE STRAINED LOW BACK.
THERE WAS A BENT RUNG ON THIS LADDER THAT WAS NOT NOTICED STRAINED LEFT LOWER BACK WHEN RIGHT FOOT DID NOT MAKE CONTACT AS L WHEN EXPECTED.
SMASHED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BOLT STUB ON LIFT TOP BARGE AND LIFTING CLEVIS. EE WAS CLIMBING UP TO THE ROOF OF THE BARGE VIA THE ACCESS LADDER. HE REACHED UP AND GRABBED THE LADDER, AS HE PUT HIS WEIGHT ON THE CLEVIS AS HE WAS STEPING TO THE TOP OF THE BARGE, THE CLEVISPIVITED-SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT AND THE BOLT.
EE WAS WALKING TO THE TIMECARDS TO CLOCK IN FOR WORK. AS HE WAS WALKING UP THE STEPS TO THE TIMECARDS, HE STEPPED ON HIS ANKLE WRONG & TWISTED [FRACTURED] HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
INJURED WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK IN BASEMENT AREA WHEN EXITING BASEMENT AREA, NOTIECED A PROBLEM WITH HIS LEFT KNEE. INJURED DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 1/22/98. BECAME REPORTABLE ON 3/13/98
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A RAILCAR INTO THE GRIZZLEY. THE BOTTOM GATE WAS HARD TO OPEN, SO HE KEPT PUSHING AND PULLING ON IT CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
WHILE LOADING BAG WITH LIME FINES, BAG RIPPED OPEN AND SPILLED LIME FINES.
FOREMAN WAS DIRECTING WORK IN THE LOAD OUT AREA. HEAVY EQUIPMENT TRAFFIC WAS STIRRING UP LIME DUST. LIME DUST GOT INTO THE FOREMAN'S EYE WHICH CAUSED IRRATATION. THE FOREMAN WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. THE EYE WAS IRRIGATED BY A DOCTOR & A SALVE WAS ADMINISTERED.
EE WAS CUTTING TOOTH OFF 990 BUCKET WHEN SNAP RING CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK HIS CHIN.
BAGS OF LIME WERE FALLING OFF PALLETS. EE WENT TO PUUSH THE TOP BAG BACK UP ON A BALLET WHEN HE FLET A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE SAID HE WAS MOVING RAILCARS WITH A SKIPLOADER WHEN THE WIND BLEW SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE, FRIDAY AFTRNOON. H DID NOT COMPLAIN OR SHOW ANY SIGN OF ANY INJURY UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT WHEN H CA LLED TO SA HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE ADN WAS SEEING A DR ON MONDAY. HE NEVER MENTIONED THAT IT HAPPENED AT WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WIRE AROUND TRANSFORMER FRAM.E THE WELDING HOOD LENSE WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THERE WAS A SMALL GAP LEF TOPEN TO ALLOW FOR FLASH BURNS.
EE WAS WELDING WIRE AROUND TRANSFORMER FRAME. THE WELDING HOOD LENSE WOULD NOT CLOSE ALL THE WAY. THERE WAS A SMALL GAP LEFT OPEN TO ALLOW FOR FLASH BURNS.
HE WAS STRIPPING THE INSULATION FROM ELECTRICAL CABLE USING A RAZOR BLADE KNIFE WITH A PLASTIC HANDLE. THE KNIFE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE BLADE REVERSED IN THE HANDLE CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS RIGHT HA ND JUST BELOW THE THUMB IN THE PALM AREA.
EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF THE DECK PLATE OF HIS TRACTOR TO THE GROUND, WHEN HE MISSED THE SECOND STEP AND FAILED TO GRAB THE HAND RAIL TO STOP HIS FALL. HE PUT OUT HIS RT ARM TO BREAK HIS FALL. H E LANDED ON HIS RT ARM BREAKING BOTH BONES JUSTBELOW HIS ELBOW.
INJURED WAS USING A HIGH PRESSURE WATER JET SPRAYER TO CLEAN N KILN SILO. WATER HOSE GOT WRAPPED AROUND HIS LEFT LEG. WHILE TRYING TO GET FREE, HE BROUGHT THE TIP OF THE JET ACROSS HIS RIGHT F OOT.