HOLLY PITMetal/Nonmetal

Employee was carrying a piece of metal up a flight of stairs. He slipped and hit his left side on the railing.

IE was helping tie off pipe, the loader operator dumped an impeller out of the loader bucket which caused the pipe to move. The IE's leg was pinched between the pipe, knocking him off balance. Falling while his leg was pinched and broke his right fibula.

Employee was walking up the conveyor walkway and stumbled. He jammed his finger into the guard rail and sprained the finger.

Employee was changing screens. He strained his lower back while removing the screens.

Employee was doing daily maintenance on the crusher. When he was climbing down his hand slipped and he fell with his right arm extended and dislocated his right shoulder.

The employee was helping change paddles in the log washer. He was inside the log washer and other employees were handing the paddles to him, he reached up to take a paddle and felt pain in his back. The employer wasn't notified of the injury until 2/29/12. The accident did not become reportable until 3/2/12 after seeing a doctor and being placed on work restrictions.

The injured employee was working in the same area as an employee who was grinding and a piece of metal flew into the employee's eye. The employee stated that he was wearing his eye protection at the time.

Employee was tightening bolts with a ratchet, felt pain in his waist. Employee stated that he was okay and didn't want to go to the doctor. On 3/7/11 the employee went a doctor. X-rays were negative but the doctor treated him for back strain and put him on work restrictions. Accident became reportable at this time.

The employee was removing a guard. While engaged in this activity he stepped backwards and slipped, he then tripped over a bucket that contained materials he was using for his job and fell back against the tail pulley guard injuring his lower right side of the back.

Employee was trying to dislodge material that was stuck in the impeller. On his last attempt the rock broke free and fell on his hand. The employee stated that he did not want to see a doctor. Nothing was done other than first aid. On 3/7/11 the employee seen a doctor. The accident became reportable at that time.

Employee was changing a bearing on a gearbox. He is not sure how or when he got hurt, but he thinks it happened after pulling and moving the gearbox. He told us that the accident happened on 12/15/08 however he did not report it to his supervisor until 12/18/08.

Injured employee was changing a bearing on a pulley. A chain that was being used came loose an hit the employee in the hand.

The injured employee was changing screens. He raised up and hit his head on a bar above him.

Employee was moving guards. When he pulled on one guard another slipped and hit his front tooth.

Injured employee was changing screens in the screendeck. When the employee was attempting to remove a wire screen from the screendeck, he pulled on the screen and felt a pain in his lower back.

Employee was lifting a 5 gallon bucket of oil and felt a sharp pain in his lower back.

Injured employee was mounting a cabinet on a shelf, his right thumb was smashed between the cabinet and the shelf.

Injured employee was helping move pipe. The wind blew unknown particles into the employee's eye. Employee was seen by a physician and had the foreign body removed from his eye.

The employee began to feel ill after leaving work. He went to the ER and was diagnosed with heat stress.

Employee was feeding the crusher with a front end loader. He applied the brakes too quickly and injured his lower back.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS, A PIECE OF WIRE CAUGHT ON THE SOCKET AND SPUN CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE EMPLOYEES' LEFT HAND.

INJURED EE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL OUT OF THE CRUSHER WHEN THE EE'S FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN THE MACHINE, BREAKING HIS LEG.

Employee was changing oil in a gearbox. He slipped and hit his right side on a handrail.

Injured employee was installing a screen. He was using a hammer to knock the screen into place. He got sand or dirt in his eye

Injured employee was helping disconnect a safety chain on the dredge ladder. His right foot slipped and he twisted his left knee.

The injured employee was using an impact wrench to remove bolts. The employee states that while doing this something got in his eye. He removed some type of foreign body from his eye the following day. His eye was red and sore.

Employee was loosening bolts in a piece of pipe and strained back muscles.

EE WAS GREASING TAIL PULLEY. EE REACHED BETWEEN THE GUARY & THE BELT TO GREASE. HE SCRAPED HIS ARM AGAINST THE GUARD WHEN HE PULLED HIS ARMBACK

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING GUARDS ON EQUIPMENT AND BURNED HIS ARM ON THE HOT TORCH.

EE STATED THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE FROM SHOVELING.THIS INJURY WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IT IS BEING REPORTED NOW AS A RESULT OF A PART 50 INSPECTION.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE SAND PIPE. THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND THE EE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS HELPING PLACE A BULKHEAD UP AGAINST A HOPPER EE MOVED AROUND BETWEEN THE BULKHEAD & HOPPER TO MOVE THE CHAINS FARTHER UP THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIKFT. THE BULKHEAD SLIPPED OFF & FELL AGAINST EE'S RIGHT LEG

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELTING WITH A BOX KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE EE'S RIGHT THIGH.

EE WAS CHANGING PIPE. HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH. A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF OF THE BOLT & HIT THE EE'S RIGHT EYE. EE STATES THAT HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT.

THE INJRED EE WAS RIDING ON THE FRONT OF A FORKLIFT WHEN THE OPERATOR/WITNESS LOWERED THE BOOM, STRIKING THE EE IN THE HEAD. RIDING EQUIPMENT IS PROHIBITED BY COMPANY POLICY. THE INJURED EE WA S WEARING A HARD HAT AND SAFETY GLASSES. TO THE BEXT OF COMPANY KNOWLEDGE, THE ACCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVED SKILLS, PROFICIENCY, TRAINING OR ATTITUDE.

EE WAS LAYING ON HIS BACK LOOSENING BOLTS ON THE UNDER SIDE OF A SCREEN. A SCREEN RAIL FELL OFF THE TOP OF THE SCREEN DECK AND HIT HIM IN THE RIBS. IT BROKE 2 RIBS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY .

EE WAS WORKING ON SCREENS & SLIPPED. WHEN HE SLIPPED HE PUT HIS RIGHT ARM OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF. HE JAMMED HIS RIGHT THUMB AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPINNING ON IMPELLER ONTO A PUMP BY HAND USING DRIVE BOLTS. THE RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A SHIVE AND A BELT.

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WITH A RATCHET. HE WAS USING A CHEATER PIPE. THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND THE CHEATER PIPE HIT HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE. IT CUT HIS BROW ABOVE THE EYE AND NEEDED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING THE WINDSHIELD OF THE LOADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE GRABBED ONTO LOADER TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER AND ARM.