EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A V BELT ON ROLL MILL #9. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE BELT ONTO THE SHEAVE, HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHEAVE AND THE BELT. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ROLL THE SH EAVE BACKWARD. WHEN THAT FAILED TO RELEASE HIS FINGERS, MILL OPERATOR CUT THE BELT WITH A HACKSAW TO FREE HIS FINGERS.
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Mostrando 50 de 56EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO HIS JOB AFTER BREAK. ON THE WAY OUT OF THE BREAKROOM, HE WAS CLEANING HIS SAFETY GLASSES. THE GLASSES SLIPPED FROM HISHAND FALLING ON THE GROUND. HE BENT DOWN TO PICK THEM UP. WHEN HE ROSE UP, HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A PIPE PLUG.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ORE FROM THE GROUND AND LOADING IT INTO A WHEELBARROW. THE EMPLOYEE RAN THE WHEELBARROW UP A MOUND OF COLLECTED ORE TO DUMP THE LOAD. IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING, THW WHEEL BARROW TWISTED IN HIS HANDS. WHILE TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THW WHEELBARROW, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
WHEN ATTEPMTING TO ENTER A SUPPLY TRAINING TO OBTAIN SUPPLIES FOR HER LINE, SHE USED ICC BAR TO HELP CLIMB INTO TRAILER. SHE PUSHED UPWARDS WITH HER RIGHT FOOT, TRANSFERING WEIGHT TO HER LEFT FOOT. HER LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND GAVE WAY IN A TWISTING MOTION AND SHE DROPPED TO THE GROUND.
TWO EE WERE REPLACING BOTTOM HALF OF GUARD ON PRIMARY CRUSHER BULLGEAR ONE END HELD BY CRANE, OTHER EE WAS HOLDING TAGLINE TIED TO OTHER END. INJURED WAS HOLDING BOTTOM SORNER OF GUARD. THE GU ARD HUNG ON THE BULLGEAR. WHEN OTHER PULLED THE ROPE, IT CAME LOOSE AND FELL ABOUT 6" AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT WRIST BETWEEN GUARD AND GEARBOX.
EE & 2 OTHER EE'S WERE TROUBLESHOOTING THE ROW & USNER & STRIPPING CYCLES ON 10 EAST PALLETIZERTHE EQUIPMENT WAS LOCKED ON THROUGH THE OEM SAFETY CIRCUIT AN EQUIPMENT FAUL TRIGGERED THE ROW PUSHER CAUSING IT TO PINCH EE AGAINST THE ROW STOP. SCRAPED L/HAND & BRUISED KIDNEY
EE WAS ADJUSTING FORKS ON #355 YARD LIFT. HE WAS STANDING ON LEFT SIDE OF LIFT, LIFTING FORK WITH LEFT AND PUSHING BACK OF FORK WITH RIGHT HAND. FORK GOT HUNG ON SLIDE BAR. WHILE TRYING TO MOV E FORK, MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN BACK OF FORK ADN MAST BURSTING PAD ON END OF FINGER. ONE SUTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BULK LOAD OUT AUGER SYSTEM. HE HAD CHANGED OUT THE MOTOR AND CLEANED UP WORK AREA. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP OLD MOTOR TO CARRY IT DOWNSTAIRS. MOTOR BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF HIS H AND. HE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND METAL GRADING- DISTAL JOINT REMOVED.
TRACKING THE 119 BELT FEEDING 25 TON CRUDE HOPPER, EE REACHED INTO THE AREA WITH A BOX WRENCH T0 LOOSEN BEARING BOLTS. WHILE ALIGNING THE WRENCH, RIGHT ELBOW SLID ACROSS THE EDGE OF SHEET MET AL SIDE GUARD, CAUSING CUT REQUIRING SUTURES. MACHINE WAS LOCKED OUT-EE WEARING LEATHER GLOVES.
WORKING TO CLEAR PRODUCT OUT OF TRANSPORT PIPE #15 BAG HOUSE. HAD REMOVED ELBOW FROM PIPE AND PLACED ON GROUND. EE REACHED OVER IN FRONT OF PIPE AND BLOWER WAS TURNED ON BLOWING DUST INTO FACE AND EYES. SAFETY GLASSES WERE KNOCKED OFF.
EE WAS CHANGING SCALING SCREEN IN 408 SHAKER TABLE. WHILE INSTALLING SCREEN, HE FLEXED IT TO GET PAST ANGLE IRON SUPPORT, RIGHT HAND PALM WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE ANGLE IRON AND THE SCREEN AS I T UNFLEXED CAUSING AN ABRASION AND SLIGHT PUNCTUE WOUND. EE WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES.
EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE TRYING TO CLEAR OUT A 24" MILL ROLL WHICH WAS BLINDED OVER WITH WET CLAY AND LOCKED DOWN. THE TWO WERE TRYING TO CLEAR THE ROLL GAP. EE WAS USING 6" SCREWDRIVER ON EAST AND EE A BUCK KNIFE ON THE WEST SIDE. WHEN THE MATERIAL CLEARED THE GAP CLOSED PINCHING R MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN ROLL AND HANDLE OF BUCK KNIFE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING UP REAR PACKAGING RAMP WITH A LOAD OF EMPTY PALLETS. A GUS TOF WIND BLEW DUST BETWEEN PACKAGING BLDG. AND SILOS AND SOME OF THE DUST GOT INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE CAUSING A N IRRITATION. EYE WAS FLUSHED OUT BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISITED. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 3/21/98 AND WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR NEOSPORIN.
SEE ATTACHED REPORT: EE COMING TO WORK. WALKING DOWN THE CONCRETE PAD TO THE TRUCK SHOP. IT HAD BEEN RAINING, THE SIDE WALK WAS MUDDY & WATER STANDING ON THE PAD. EE DID NOT NOTICE THERE WERE HOLES IN THE SIDE WALK. AS SHE WAS WALKING HER FOOT SLIPPED INTO A HOLE CAUSING HER TO FALL FORWARD & POPPING HER LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT PALLET FROM THE PALLET ENTRY CONVEYOR ON LINE305 PALLETIZER, AS SHE PULLED THE PALLET, SHE LOST HER GRIP AND IT FELL ON LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEAR THE SEWING SYSTEM AND THE BAG CLOSER AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. THE LINE RESTARTED AFTER A STOP AND AN OVERFILLED BAG WAS CONVEYED THROUGH THROUGH THE CLOSING BELT ASSE MBLY. INJURED REACHED FOR THE TOP OF THE BAG WITHOUT LOCKING OUT THE MACHINE AND PULL IT BACK TO PREVENT JAM. WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP OF THE BAG THE TIP OF HIS LEATHER GLOVE BECAME PINCHED.
SHE WAS GOING UP THE STAIRS ON LINE 302 TO SEE IF THE LINE OPERATOR NEEDED MORE SUPPLIES. SHE DID NOT STEP HIGH ENOUGH AND CAUGHT THE TOE OF HER RIGHT SHOE ON THE TOP STEP, CAUSING HER TO FALL ONTO THE CATWALK. SHE INJURED HER RIGHT KNEE. SHE WAS USING THE HANDRAIL AND PROPER PERSONAL PRTOECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS WITNESSED BY RUSSELL WHITNEY.
EE WAS BETWEEN FILL TUBES ON PACKAGING LINE, ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE BAG SUPPORT PEDESTAL. HE PLACED HIS HANDS IN THE PINCH POINT. SWITCH TRIGGERED, BAG-EJECT MECHANISM CAME DOWN ON THUMB. LAC ERATION TO TOP AND SIDE OF THUMB. EE WEARING LEATHER GLOVES.
OPERATOR HAD TROUBLE CLOSING ACCESS DOOR ON 25 TONE DRYER. HE HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE AND GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT WHEN DOOR CLOSED. MINOR INJURY TO HIS FINGER. HE WAS WEARING L EATHER GLOVES FOR PROTECTION.
EE WAS PULLING CLOSURE TAPE OFF BAGS WITH HER BODY POSITION BENT AT WAIST. SHE STRAIGHTENED AND TWISTED QUICKLY WITHOUT BENDING HER KNEES CAUSING HER TO PULL A MUSCLE IN HER LOWER BACK.
EMP WAS OPERATING A MANLIFT TO FACILITATE PAINTING BY CONTRACTOR. BOTH MEN WERE IN MANLIFT BEING RAISED TO PAINT A PORTION OF NEWLY INSTALLED STORAGE SILO. EMPS BOTH KNEW THEY WERE OPERATING I N VERY SMALL WORK SPACE. BACKET MOVED FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND EMP BECAME TIGHTLY WEDGED BETWEEN A CONVEYOR CROSS BRACING AND A HANDLE ON MANLIFT FRAME. CONTRACTOR ABLE TO RELEASE EMP.
IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A PROPANE TANK, EE PUT A FULL TANK UP ON THE FORKLIFT, CHECKED THE VALVE TO INSURE IT WAS CLOSED, CONNECTED THE HOSE & BEGAN TO OPEN THE VALVE WITH HER LEFT HAND. PR OPANE BEGAN TO SPRAY OUT FROM THE HOSE CONNECTION, COVERING THE BACK OF HER L HAND. AT THE TIME OF INJURY, EE WAS WEARING A LEATHER GLOVE WITH A KNIT "LINER" TYPE GLOVE. EE REMOVED BOTH GLOVE
THE BAGHOUSE AT THE MINE WAS CLOGGED WITH WET MATERIAL & EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE AUGER, SHOVELING DUST OUT OF & AROUND THE AUGER. THE GROUND AROUND THE BAGHOUSE WAS WET DUE TO RECENT RAINS. ST EPPING AWAY FROM THE WORK AREA NEAR THE FRAME OF THE BAGHOUSE, EE STEPPED BACK SLIGHTLY & SLIPPED. HE FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS TAIL END WITH HIS RIGHT ANKLE BENEATH HIM. TRIED TO WALK IT OFF
WHILE RUNNING 50 PD BAGS, DOULBE STACKED ON LINE306, A DAMAGED CAUSED THE ELEVATOR LEADING TO THE PALLETIZER TO JAM. THE EE REMOVED THE DANAGED BAG AND TRIED TO REPLACE THE BAG BY LIFTING ANOT HER 50 PD BAG UP OVER HIS HEAD TO MAINTAIN THE DOUBLE STACK CONFIGURATION. HIS RIGHT FINGER HIT AN ELECTRICAL BOX CUTTING A GASH
EE WAS WALKING ON ESTABLISHED WALKWAY UNDER \3B52 CONVEYOR WHILE THE CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING. A PARTICLE OF MATERIAL FELL BETWEEN HER GLASSES AND INTO HER RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING HER HARD HAT A ND SAFETY GLASSES. EE'S EYE BECAMED IRRITATED ON 9-23-96, HOWEVER SHE DID NOT REPORT THE PROBLEM UNTIL 9-24-96.
EMPLOYE REPORTS THAT HIS LEFT SHOULDER HAS BEGUN TO ACHE DURING THE LAST THREE MONTHS SINCE BEGINNING CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES. HE CITES NO SPECIFIC INJURY OR ACTIVITY. EMPLOYEE BELIEVES PAIN IN ASSOCIATED TO SHOVELING PRODUCT DURING CLEAN-UP ACITIVITIES.
AT 10:00 A.M. EE, A MINE EQUIP OPERTOR, WAS IN JURED WHILE INSPECTING THE FAN BELTS ON A TEREX HAUL TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE SHOPE AND A MECHANIC HAD JUST INSTALLED A FAN FO R THE CAB AND WORKED ON THE CB.ALSO THE TRUCK NEED A TIRE CHANGED.ANOTHER EE STARTED UP THE TRUCK;FAN BELTS PULLED EE FINGERS INTO PULLEY & PARTIAL DE-GLOVED FINGER & AMPUTATION OF 2 FINGE
A PIECE FO HARD MATERIAL WENT THROUGH THE ROLL MILL CAUSING THE ADJUSTING MECHANISM TO RELAX ANDOPEN UP. EMP'S MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND DROPPED IN BETWEEN THE ADJUSTING CAM AND VERTICAL TUBE SUPPORT. EMP'S FINGER WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE CAM AND TUBE.
EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SIX SUTURES INR IGHT EYEBROW. EMPLOYEE REMOVING TOWING OF POOR CONDITION OF CABLE. CABLES' LOOP HAD BURS AND THE BURS ACTUALLY CAUSED INJURY. ALSO, THE WEIGHT OF CABLE ITSE LF MADEIT DIFFICUT TO REMOVE FROM HITCH.
WE BELIEVE THE INJURY STEMMED FROM THE DAY HER KNEE GAVE OUT ON HER AS SHE STEPPED OFF THE FORKLIFT. THIS REPORT WAS D3ELAYED WAITING FOR A DETERMINATION FROM OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WHETHER TH IS WAS WORK RELATED OR NOT.
E.R. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FILING RECORDS TRIED TO SIT IN A CHAIR AND MISSED THE CHAIR. THE FALL RESULTED IN A BRUISED COCCYX. THE EMPLOYEE WILL NOT MISS A DAY OF WORK. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT TAKE CARE TO ENSURE THE CHAIR WAS IN PLACE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SIT. CARELESSNESS CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.
EE WAS WORKING WITH 3 OTHER EES CHANGING A SCREEN IN THE PRIMARY ROTEX, CIRCUIT 3. UPON COMPLETION AND PUTTING SCREEN BACK IN ROTEX THE HOOK TOOL EE WAS USING BROKE AT BASE OF S CURVE. WHEN TH E HOOK BROKE HER RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED. TOOL INRIGHT HAND BELOW ROTEX SCREEN ON THE EDGE OF ROTEX FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ALONE CUTTING DOWN OLD DUST COLLECTOR PIPE. PARTNER CALLED AWAY TO ANOTHER JOB. PIPE NOT SECURED BY TYING OFF. PIPE SEPARATED WHILE CUTTING, STRIKING EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING CU TTING TORCH OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND. LIT TORCH FELL INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT GLOVE. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN ON BASE OF LEFT THUMB AND WRIST.
EE & CO-WORKER WERE PICKING UP CHAIRS & TABLES AT THE CITY CLUB HOUSE TO USE FOR EE LUNCHEON. EEWAS ATTEMPTING TO DESCEND STEPS FROM BUILDING CARRYING 3 CHAIRS AT ONE TIME. EE TRIPPED ON SECON D STEP FALLING DOWN A FLIGHT OF 3 OR 4 STEPS. EELANDED ON HIS LEFT LOWER BACK SIDE. EE DID NOT NOTICE ANY PAIN OR DISCOMFORT AT THE TIME. EE REPORTED INCIDENT & DISCOMFORT 2 DAYS LATER 2/16/9
EE WAS STACKING 12 JONNY CAT BAGS ON A DISPLAY PALLET IN THE PACKAGING DEPARTMENT ON JAN 8. AS HE WAS STACKING HE WAS TWISTING AND BENDING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SAYS THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY A T HOME HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.
EE WAS STRUCK BY A FORKLIFT CAUSING HER TO FALL AND STRIKE HER HEAD AND BUTTOCKS. EE WAS CARRYING CARDBOARD SLIP SHEETS FOR LINE 105, WHICH BLOCKED HER VISION OF THE FORKLIFT. THE FORKLIFT DRI VER DID NOT NOTICE EE IN HIS PATH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A HOSE WITH A KNIFE, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS STACKING BAGS ON LIN #302, WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER LOWER RIGHT BACK.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHIL EPERFORMING ROUTINE LIFTING TASKS, NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT.
PUTTING SHEETING ON, EE RAN DRILL BIT THROUGH KNEE.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN CRUSHER FEED HOPPER FAILED TO LOCKOUT MACHINE PER COMPANY POLICY. CAUGHT ARM IN CONVEYOR BELT, WRAPPED INTO HEAD PULLEY.
EE WAS LIFTING A 30# BOX, APPROX. 5' HIGH TO STACK ON PALLET, WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. AFTER EXAMINATION, DR. DETERMINED THAT EE HAD EITHER STRETCHED OR SLIGHTLY TORE A TENDON.
EE WAS STACKING BOXES(30#) ON THE STP LINE ON JUNE 1 1995 PAIN SHOOTING FROM THE LEFT ELBOW & DOWN THE FOREARM DEVELOPED ON JUNE 2 1995 HIS SUPERVISOR WAS NOTIFIED WHEN IT HAPPENED ALTHOUGH DI D NOT SEEK TREATMENT
EMPLOYEE WAS LYING ON BACK CHECKING WELD WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FELL BENEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
HE LAYED THE GRINDER ON THE GROUND IN THE WRONG POSITION THERE WAS A ROCK UNDER THE GRINDER PRESSING THE SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION WHEN HE PLUGGED THE GRINDER INTO THE ELECTRIC IT STARTED UP T HEN SPUN AROUND & WENT ACROSS THE TOP OF HIS FOREARM
INJURED WAS STANDING BENEATH CO-WORKER WHENM, CO-WORKER ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A WRENCH WHICH STRUCKINJURED ON HIS NOSE.
EE TWISTED HER ANKLE WHILE DISMOUNTING THE VAL-PACK MACHINE ON LINE #306 IN WAREHOUSE #1 SHE WAS DESCENDING FROMTHE LAST STEP ONTO THE FLOOR WHEN THE WEIGHT OF HER LEFT FOOT CAME DOWN ON AN EM PTY ROLL OF TAPE CAUSING THE ANKLE TO TWIST
EMPLOYEE FELT DISCOMFORT WHILE ASSISTING THE RESTACKING OF 50# BAGS OF ABSORBS-IT. HE WAS PLACING BAGS ONTO CONVEYOR BELT, WHICH REQUIRED ADDITIONAL LIFT, DUE TH ALIGNMENT GUIDES IN PLACE.
WALKING UP STAIRWAY, TURNED CORNER AT TOP OF STAIRS, FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT HIP AND LEG.
EE WAS ASSISTING COWORKER, THE WELDER, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS EYE.