Protech Minerals, LLCMetal/Nonmetal

Miner was shutting door to #1 Mill, while standing on the wind tunnel he stepped back to get a better view of the bottom bolt and lost his footing. He fell to the floor and broke his wrist.

Employee was tightening an adjuster bolt and it gave way causing him to hurt his shoulder.

Employee and contractor were trying to unplug the packer. Injured put air into the tube and Borax dust came out of the tube and went into his eyes.

Stood on a steel bar to fix wire/bolt & it broke & he fell. Location was back of the old baghouse.

Employee was standing next to the #1 packer filling a supersack, He heard a pop and then the front of packer popped of and hit him in the head, ribs, and left wrist.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE BASEMENT, APPROX. 8-10' FROM CO-WORKER WHO HEARD EE CALLING HIS NAME. WHEN THE CO-WORKER TURNED AROUND THE INJURED EE WAS SITTING ON THE GROUND. CO-WORKER ASKED WHAT HAPPENED AND THE EE SAID HE FELL DOWN & HIT HIS BACK ON THE STEPS. CO-WORKER DID NOT HEAR OR SEE EE FALL.

WAS WORKING WITH SUPERSACKS AND FORKLIFT. TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE SUPERSACK WHILE IT WAS ON THE FORKLIFT ARMS. SAID THAT HE WAS PUSHING AND FELT A SHARP PAIN. WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY. SAID THAT HE WAS A LITTLE SORE. ASKED HIM IF HE WANTED TO GO TO THE DR, HE SAID NO, HE WOULD BE OK. HE WENT TO DR ON 9-27. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE GROIN AREA.

SHUTTING SHIFT DOWN, TRIPPED AND FELL. TWISTED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE NOT FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS & TRAINING PROCEDURES; TURNED NOZZLE TOWARDS HIS FACE TO SEE IF IT WAS CLOSED INSIDE. HE HIT THE SIDE OFTHE FORKLIFT & THE PROPANE SPRAYED INTO HIS FACE AND INTO THE LEFT EYE.