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The employee was attempting to open a hatch on top of a bulk truck

Employee reported that a handlebar from the "Stop Sign" cart fell and hit EE's knee when EE was moving it into position in front of a truck. The handlebar is welded into position so the event, as described, could not be verified.

weather was wet and cold ground was muddy

Employee was opening a door, decided not to, two other employees open door causing employee to lose his balance. Employee fell to the floor and hurt his back.

Recent CT Scan of lungs indicated calcified Plural plaques on lungs. Prior long term employment at the Libby MT Vermiculite mining operation is the likely result of known asbestos exposures at this mine

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.

Operator slipped on Muddy ground at the Thompson Mine and twisted his left knee. He did not fall to the ground.

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.

Employee was changing worn bits on a cultivator at a reclamation mine project using an air impact wrench to loosen restraining nut. He supported himself with left hand holding on to back part of bit, the flat head bolt had a barb on it, and it spun around causing a small circular cut in palm of hand.

Employee was using mitre saw to dimnsion 2x4 lumber, lumber vibrated against blade, pinching left middle finger between guard and wood, cut/fracture, tip of finger.

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 was discussing next day work schedule outside with reports. A Japanese bettle flew into his right ear canal causing discomfort and nerveousness.

A maintenance millwright has been diagnosed with a plueral plaque. Though plueral plaques are biological indicators of past asbestos exposure, current and past exposure data and sampling data have not reflected a risk of asbestos exposure.

EE CLIMBED UP ON TRAILER TO FREE THE TARP. COMING BACK DOWN, HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON HIS TRUCK.

A maintenance millwright has been diagnosed with a plueral plaque. Though plueral plaques are biological indicators of past asbestos exposure, current and past exposure data and sampling data have not reflected a risk of asbestos exposure.

Employee was attaching a water hose to a pumping station to fill up the Mine Water truck. Due to a divot in the ground from water leakage, his left foot stepped into the divot, causing his leg to buckle under him. In an effort not injure himself further, he rolled on the ground in the direction of the left leg

EE WAS LOADING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE INTO A PICKUP IN WHICH THE BED WAS WET FROM RAIN. HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE TWISTED HIS BACK AS THE OXYGEN BOTTLE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING FROM THE PARKING LOT WHILE ON HIS BREAK. WHEN HE WALKED DOWN THE STEPS TOWARD THE BREAKROOM HIS LEFT ANKLE ROLLED OVER & TWISTED IT. EXAMINATION OF THE AREA SHOWED NO DE BRIS & THE STEPS WERE IN GOOD CONDITION.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE CHANGE BUCKET TEETH ON TRACK HOE 52B. 4 OF THE 6 TEETH CAME OFF WITH SOME EFFORT, THE LAST 2 WERE NOT COMING OFF EVEN WITH A LOT OF EFFORT, FOLLOWING PROPER MAINT PROCEDURES OF USING A HAMMER TO STRIKE THE TOOTHTO FREE THE PIN WAS USED. FRAGMENT FLEW OFF FROM THE TOOTH SOME DISTANCE FROM THE HAMMER STRIKE EE IN HIS LEFT THIGH.

EE STEPPED ON GRATING AT MONITOR CLAMSHELL AREA. THE GRATING SLIPPED OFF ONE EDGE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL WITH IT INTO THE DITCH. HE FELL ONTO A CORNER OF THE STEEL GRATING, WHICH LACERATED THE B ACK OF HIS LEFT INNER THIGH. HE CLIMBED OUT OF THE DITCH. FIRST AID WAS APPLIED, AND AN AMBULANCE WAS SUMMONED. ER DR.'S CARE-RELEASED 1.5 HOURS LATER.

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 REACHING TO MOVE A PIECE OF MEAD BOARD (CARDBOARD) FROM MOVING ROLLERS WHEN HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BY ROLLER CUTTING THE FINGER REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

PASSING BY CONVEYOR, NOTICED BAGS WERE BACKED UP AND FALLING OFF CONVEYOR. WALKED AROUND TO TURN OFF SWITCH, STEPPED ON BAG AND TWISTED ANKLE.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DISMOUNTING THE PC300, WHEN HE PLACED HIS FOOT ON THE GROUND. HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF KAOLIN, WHEN THE LUMP ROLLED, HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

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 STATED COUGHING WHILE EATING, GOT UP AND PASSED OUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A DRILL BIT ON DRILL PROD. THE CHUCK KEY SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT KNUCKLE TO HIT THE DRILL BIT AND CUTTING THE KNUCKLE.

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.

EMPLOYEE HAD ENERGIZED THE GATE TO THE ROCK HOPPER TRUCK. AS HE WAS WAITING FOR IT TO CLOSE, HE PICKED UP A WATER HOSE TO WASH DOWN THE AREA. AS HE DID SO HE BACKED UP AND TRIPPED ON A SECONDA RY HOSE IN THE AREA CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS QUITE HARD.

EE S JOB CONSISTS OF THAT OF CLEAN UP PERSON. HE WAS CLEANING UP AT 2ND FLOOR OF DRY MILL, PUTTING MATERIAL BACK IN FEED SCREW. HE WENT TO 1ST FLOOR TO MAKE SURE HE WASN'T OVERLOADING THE SYST EM. THE FLOOR WAS WET WITH A SLIGHT FILM OF DUST. AS HE TOOK A STEP, HE SLIPPED VIOLENTLY, CAWSING HIM TO LAND ON LEFT BUTTOCK.

EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT TO RE-LACE IT. HE WAS HOLDING A T-SQUARE ON TOP OF THE BELT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND CUTTING THE BELT WITH A RAZOR SAFETY KNIFE IN HIS RIGHT HAND. THE RAZOR SAFETY K NIFE SLIPPED AND CUTH HIS LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS DOING NORMAL JOB FUNCTION (MILL CLEANUP) AS HE STEPPED OVER TO AN AREA TO GET A VACUUM HOSE HE STEPPED ON LARGE BOLT. THE BOLT WAS SUBMERGED IN A PILE OF DUST NOT MAKING IT VISIBLE. HIS RIGHT ANKLE TURNED ON HIM TO THE OUTSIDE HE INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS SPRAINED, BUT T MAY BE A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF AN ANKLE BONE

EE WAS STARTING UP APLLETIZER, LEANED IN TO STRAIGHTEN OUT A PIECE OF MEADBAORD, GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BY THE OUTFEED ROLLERS AND PULLED HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN A MOVING ROLLER AND AN IDLE ROLLER CUT TING THE PALM OF HIS HAND.

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

EMPLOYEE WAS MANNING THE MAIN ENTRANCE GATE. A VEHICLE ENTERED THE PLANT AT PERIMETER, TURNED AROUND AND TRIED TO EXIT AT A HIGH SPEED. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE ROADWAY SIGNALLING FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. HE WAS FORCED TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY OF THE VEHICLE AND IN DOING SO TRIPPED AND FELL SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

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.

EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED LADDER IN FRONT OF SLICER TO SEE IF A LUMP OF CLAY WAS STUCK IN THE SLICER. EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADER AND FELL FROM 3RD OR 4TH STEP FROM FLOOR LEVEL(APPROX. 3-4 FEET F ROM FLOOR LEVEL) TO FLOOR LEVEL.

FUEL AND LUBE TRUCK DRIVER WAS IN PROCESS OF SERVICING OF A SCRAPER PAN. AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING MACHINE, WHILE USING A 3 POINT STANCE, HIS LEFT FOOT'S HEEL CAUGHT THE EDGE OF A 1-3" DEPRESSION. THIS CAUSED HIS ANKLE TO ROLL TO THE OUTSIDE. HIS LEFT ANKLE RECEIVED A SPRAIN TO SOFT TISSUE LIGAMENTS.

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.

EMPLOYEE WAS HARDFACE ON A PIPE FITTING, A PIECE OF SLAG METAL FELL ONTO HIS FOREARM BURNING A SMALL SPOT. HE DID NOT ADMINISTER FIRST AID INITALLY AND AS RESULT THE AREA BECAME INFECTED. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO MANGEMENT UNTIL 9-10-96 IN THE MID MORNING.

EE WAS SITTING AT OPERATOR'S SEAT WHEN SWIVEL SEAT POST MOUNT BROKE & SHATTERED. THIS CAUSED WHOLE SEAT ASSEMBLY & EE TO FALL BACKWARDS ON TO EXPANDED METAL FLOOR. BRUISED RIGHT HIP & LACERATE D RIGHT ELBOW. LACERATION REQUIRED 5 STAPLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A 4" BEARING FROM A SHAFT BY USING A HAMMER TO DISLODGE THE UNIT. AS HE STRUCK THE BEARING, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF FROM THE BEARING FACE AND LODGED IT SELF UNDER SKIN OF LOWER LEG.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED IRRITATION TO NOSE/THROAT/SINIS THAT HE FELT WAS CUASED BY EXPOSURE TO CHEMICAL FUMES IN HIS WORK AREA.PLEASE NOTE:AT THIS POINT THERE WAS NO KNOWLEDGE IF THIS WAS A WORK REL

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON FLOOR OF FREEZER TRAILER AND STEPPED INTO GROVES IN TRAILER FLOOR AND TWISTED RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE TIRE ON BOBCAT UTILITY LOADER ON LEFT REAR. IN PROCESS OF JACKING MACHINE UP TO CHANGE TIRE, THE JACK SLIPPED FROM MACHINE, PINNING HIS RT HAND BETWEEN FRAME AND TI RE. MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS WERE CUT, MIDDLE FINGER HAS POSSIBLE FRACTURE (CLOSED).

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.

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GETTIGN TIRE INFORMATION OFF OF A TIRE ON A DUMP TRUCK WHEN THE PICKK-UP BACKE DOVER HIS RIGHT LEG.