Livingston Plant #1672Metal/Nonmetal

Helping wash material off mill head and put chains on head for lifting when chain head rolled on top of right foot. Cause a broken big toe on right foot

While shooting a ring in kiln #2 the employee felt excessive recoil then noticed EE was bleeding from EE's right thumb

The employee was helping another employee move a Winchester Ringbuster kiln gun from the kiln deck to the storage area of the mine. The gun discharged while the employees were lifting it. This resulted in the slug striking the employee in left foot.

Employee cut left knuckle on electric Metabo saw while cutting notches on idler roller. Employee received four stitches.

Employee and a co-worker were removing port-a-power heads from under kiln. The third and last one slipped out of co-workers hand and employee could not get their hand away in time and the head caught the end of EE's finger. The tip of the middle finger was broken and lacerated by the 275 pound port-a-power head.

EE was leaving his work location in the Shipping Tower, decending the steps from the 3rd level. Prior to reaching the 2nd level landing, he looked back up at the 3rd level and noticed he had left the Load Out Chut in the down position. He was not paying attention to the steps and and missed the bottom step, twisting his right ankle, examined by MD, put on restricitons.

WHILE INSTALLING SHOTCRETE IN ROTARY KILN, EMPLOYEE WAS STRAINING TO GET A CLAMP ON PUMPING HOSE. FELT PULL IN CHEST. CONTINUED TO WORK FOR A BIT THEN LEFT JOBSITE. COULD NOT BREATHE, HAD CHEST PAIN. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.

The employee was preparing to grease a bearing on a conveyor. He bent over at the conveyor and strained his lower back.

The employee was tightening bolts on a crusher head. While he was pulling on the torque wrench, his footing and wrench slipped causing a lower back strain.

The employee was removing a lump of clay from a conveyor. The weight of the clay was approx. 15 lbs. As the employee reached to remove the clay from the belt he felt a pull in his right arm (bicep). The employee has a possible torn tendon in the right arm next to the shoulder.

The employee was preparing to trim skirts on a belt conveyor. The employee exposed the blade of the cutter before positioning himself in firm working position. As the employee tried to position himself to complete the work he punctured and lacerated the left wrist.

The employee was preparing to replace a door on the back portion 6X16 Shaker Screen. The employee pulled a muscle on the right side of his back.

The employee was preparing to climb a ladder and lost his footing on the bottom step. The employee slipped and fell about 8"" onto his bottom.

The weather before the start of the employee shift was humid and there had been previous heavy rains. The employee was decending on a flight of stairs. The employee slipped causing the employee to fall down the steps. The employee had bruising of the rt. hip and rt. forearm.

The employee was preparing to change a hydraulic line on a WA 450 loader. The line was in a area that had limited access. The employee turned to access the ladder and felt a pull in his lower back.

THE EE WAS CUTTING SKIRTS FOR A BELT CONVEYOR. THE BOX CUTTER SLIPPED FROM THE SURFACE OF THE BELT, AND CUT THE EE'S LEFT LEG.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON A FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS LEFT ELBOW. THERE WAS NO TRAUMA TO THE ELBOW. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND BUT THE INVESTIGATION IS CON TINUING.

IMPROPER BODY POSTURE. THE EE WAS REACHING FOR A ROLLER HOUSING AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE UPPER RIGHT PORTION OF HIS BACK.

THE EE WAS POKING AT MATERIAL THAT WAS IN AIRGATE. WHEN THE EE CONTINUED POKING HE PULLED SOME MUSCLES IN HIS SHOULDER.

THE EE WAS RUNNING UP THE STAIRS OF THE CRUSHING DEPT. AS THE EE WAS RUNNING HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

THE EE THREW THE OFF SPEC CHUTE. WHEN THE KILN GOT BACK ON SPEC, THE EE HAD TO PULL THE CHUTE BACK UP IN ORDER FOR THE MATERIAL TO GO TO THE STOCKPILE. WHEN THE EE THREW THE CHUTE, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK.

THE EE WAS CLEANING & SHOVELING UNDER THE TAIL PULLEY. WHEN THE EE STOOD UP FROM SHOVELING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER & LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS SPLICING A WIRE ON TOP OF THE #3 KILN BACKEND. THE WIND STARTED BLOWING DUST FROM THE STOCKPILE & THE KILN BACKEND. NO MATTER WHAT DIRECTION THE EE TURNED, THE DUST STILL GOT IN HIS EYES.

THE EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF THE TRACKHOE. WHEN THE EE PUT HIS FOOT DOWN HE THOUGHT HE WAS STEPPING DOWN ON SOLID GROUND. BUT THE GROUND WAS EXTREMELY SOFT. WHEN THE EE STEPPED DOWN INT HE MUD, HIS FOOT SANKED IN THE MUD AND HIS FOOT TURNED TO THE SIDE. THIS CAUSED HIM TO BE OFF BALANCE AND TO PUT TOTAL WEIGHT ON ANKLE.

THE EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF THE CLAYSHED LADDERAFTER A HOSE HAD COME LOOSE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER THE CRUSHER WITH THE BOBCAT. THE EMPLOYEE WENT NEAR THE EDGE OF THE GROUND TO CLEAN AND CROSSED SOME UNLEVEL GROUND. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE CROSSED THE UNLEVEL GROUN D HE FELT HIMSELF ABOUT TO TIP OVER. IN REACTIONTHE EMPLOYEE STUCK HIS HAND OUT OF THE BOBCAT AND GOT IT SMASHED BETWEEN THE BAR AND NEARBY CAT WALK.

EE JUMPED FROM THE LEDGE AROUND THE #3 COOLER AND CAUSED PAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER THE #2 TAIL PULLEY & THE EE BENT UNDER THE CATWALK TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE. WHEN THE EE TRIED TO GET UP HE FELT A POP IN HIS BAKC

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO WARN ANOTHER EMPLOYEETHAT WAS ON A FORKLIFT WITH A MOTOR. THE FORKLIFT GOT HUNG ON THE DOOR. THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED THAT THE BOOM AND THE MOTOR WERE HUNG ON THE DOOR AND TRIED TO WARN THE OPERATOR. IN THE PROCESS THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS WAVING BETWEEN THE STUCKMOTOR/BOOM AND THE I-BEAM. THE BOOM CAME LOOSE AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IN THE HAND.

THE EE WAS FEEDING THE HOPPER AND NOTICED THAT THE FEED WAS NOT GOING UP THE BELT. THE EE GOT OFF THE LOADER AND RAN TO THE HOPPER TO CUT OFF ALL THE CONTROLS. IN THE PROCESS OF THE EE RUNING TO HOPPER. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO UNSTOP A CLAMGATE. THE EE TRIED TO UNSTOP THE CLAMGATE BY USING THE HANDLE. THE EE'S HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE. THIS CAUSED THE HANDLE TO COME BACK UP AND HIT T HE EMPLOYEE IN THE HAND.

EE WAS PULLING A SECOND BATTERY FROM A FORKLIFT.THE WEIGHT OF THE BATTERY WAS PLACED ON HIS RIGHT ARM. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FEEL A PULL & BURNING SENSATION.

THE EE WAS WALKING TO HIS LOADER. IN THE PROCESS, THE EE STEPPED IN A MUDYY AREA. THE EMPLOYEE'SFOOT/LEG WENT INTO MUD ABOUT 6 INCHES. WHEN EE PULLED HIS LEG OUT OF THE MUD HE FELT SOME PAIN.

THE EE WAS PLACING A 55 LB APPROX. CYLINDER ON A TABLE. IT WAS NOT A STRAIN ON THE EMPIRE TO REMOVE THE CYLINDER INITALLY.

THE EE WAS JACKHAMMERING IN THE KILN AND FELL. THE EE FELL ON THE LOOSE MATERIAL IN THE KILN.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A FORK DEVICE TO TURN OVER A 2000 LB PERILING, WHILE HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING THE PERILING OVER WITH FORK DEVICE, AN EMPLOYEE ASKED HIM A QUESTION, AS HE TURNED HIS CHHEK TO RESPOND TO THE EMPLOYEE, HE CUT HIMSELFWITHT THE TOP OF THE FORK DEVICE.

EE WAS REPAIRING THE HYDRAULIC LINES ON THE KOMATSU LOADER WHEN THE EE REMOVED HIS BODY FROM THELOADER HE CUT HIS EAR ON THE WHEEL WALL OF THE LOADER

WAS CUTTING THE LID OFF OF A PLASTIC CONTAINER WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM NEAR THE ARTENAL VEIN.

THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE #1 SILO CONVEYOR BELT. THE EE WAS TAKING SAFETY PERCAUTIONS BY WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING SUPERVISOR PUT A GUARD ON THE #3 FAN AND THE #2 COOLER. AS THE SUPERVISOR LET GO OF THE GUARD, THE EMPLOYEE WAS STILL HOLDING THE GUARD. WHEN THE GUARD CAME DOWN, IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE TRAYS OF THE TRUNNION ROLLERS ON THE 3RD PIER AT THE #3 KILN. AS HE WAS COMING DOWN OFF THE PEIR AND ONTO THE CATWALK, THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO A BLOCK THAT WAS ON THE WALKWAY. THERE WAS A CONTRACTOR PRESENT AT THE SITE. EMPLOYEE WAS BEING CARELESS, BUT CATWALK NEEDED TO BE CLEAR OF DEBRIS.

ASSISTING NEW EE IN ASSEMBLING HARD HAT BAND SLIPPED DOWN INTO HARD HAT AND THUMB STRUCK SIDE OF HAT, PULLING NAIL BACK CAUSING A TEAR ON SIDE OF THUMB NAIL.