THORNTON PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS SWINGING A OVERHEAD SLEDGE HAMMER TO MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT ON 5 KILN 3RD PIER, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BACK.

ATTEMPTING TO RACK DOWN SOME COATING THROUGH BALLHOPPER CHUTE WHEN HE FELT PAIN -GROIN MUSCLE PULL DATE FIRST MEDICAL TREATMENT 09-25-95

WHILE SHOVELING LOOSE MATERIAL FROM UNDER A BASEMENT CONVEYOR BELT HE FELT A STRAIN TO LOWER BACK

ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A SMALL ELECTRIC MOTOR ONTO A PLATFORM, CAUSING A PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PORTABLE LIFT MACHINE & TWISTETED LOWER BACK

CHECKING AIR TEMPERATURE ON THE HUT AIR COMPRESSOR WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A SPRING LAYING ON A PALLET. THE SPRING ROLLED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTING AND FALL. WHEN HE FELL, HIS RING FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WERE INJURED. FRACTURE RING AND LITTLE FINGER. MEDICAL TREATMENT 8-18-95 FIRST TREATMENT.

WALKING FROM THE FIRING FLOOR TO THE LUNCHROOM ON THE WEST SIDE OF PLANT, CROSSED OVER THE RAILROAD TRACK AND SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT ARM.

PUTTING SOME BOLTS AWAY ON THE SHELVES, WHEN EE FELT PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS CHEST AND RIB CAGE.

WHEN EMPTYING FULL HOPPER BUCKET, STRUCK ELBOW ON HOPPER BUCKET.

ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE LOOSE AN OLD AIR LINE, THE VANE WA SNOT CLOSED ALL THE WAY, CAUSING ASPURT OF BILD IN THE PIPE TO COME OUT ADN HIT EMLOYEE IN LEFT HAND.

ATTEMPTING TO RAKE A LARGE PIECE OF ASH COATING FORM THE GRATES OF #6 KILN. ANOTHE RPIECE CAME DOWN AND HIT THE RAKE. CAUSED RAKE TO JOLT BACK CATCHING RIGHT PINKY FINGER BETWEEN THE RAKE AND THE WALL.

CARRYING A BOX OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FROM STOREROOM TO PICK UP TRUCK FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN A PALLET CAUSING EE TO TRIP AND FALL TO GROUND CONTUSION CONTUSION STRAIN LEFT SHOULDER.

WALKING FROM LAB BUILDING TO OFFICE BUILDING AND SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELEL ON THE SIDEWALK INJURING LEFT SHOULDER - CONTUSION.

FABRICATING A NEW SHEET GRATE FOR OUR MATERIAL HOPPERS, A PIECE FELL OFF OF TABLE AND STRUCK RIGHT FOOT JUST ABOVE THE STEEL TOE OF SAFETY SHOE.

STEPPING DOWN FROM A TWO STEP CONCRETE BASE AND CAUGHT FOOT AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE - SPRAIN.

TRIPPED & FELL APPROXIMATELY 3' ONTO LEFT SHOULDER & BACJ FROM PLATFORM WHILE LOADING BAGS, CONTUSION.

OPERATING FRONT END LOADER STATED THAT HE WAS CLEANING UNDER 4 DUST CHAMBER WHEN HE HIT THE CEMENT FOOTING WITH THE BUCKET OF THE FRONT END SKID LOADER IMPACT CAUSED A JOLT TO HIS NECK.

DESCENDING A SECTION OF SCAFFOLD EE SLIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN.

WRENCHED BACK ON 9-6-94 WHILE PULLIGN CASTING FROM #6 KILN. ON 9-12-94 WRENCHED LOWER BACK AGAIN AND WENT TO CLINIC-STRAIN.

SHOVELING BUILT UP MATERIAL UNDER #301 MATERIAL CONVEYOR. SHOVEL STRUCK A PIECE OF STEEL AND JAMMED LEFT ELBOW CONTUSION.

CHANGING BRUSH HOLDER IN TEH MOTOR JAMMED HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER CONTUSION AND LACERATION.

ATTEMPTING TO SWITCH A RAW MATERIAL CHUTE OVER PULLED BACK & HIT RT ELBOW ON A PIECE OF STEEL CONTUSION

CHECKING 50 TN WABCO TRUCK FOR WATER LEAK. CRAWLED UP ON THE OUTSIDE OF RADIATOR TO SEE IF HE COULD FIND THEN STARTED TO CLIMB BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND SLIPPED AND FEEL TO THE GROUND BROKEN BON E WRIST DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT TILL 2-22-94.

CLEANING UNDER THE WEST SIDE SCREEN, RAISED UP FROM CROUCHED POSITION & HIT HEAD ON A BEAM - CONTUSION NECK.

ROLLING 55 GAL. DRUM OF OIL CLOSE TO CHAIN FALL IN ORDER TO PLACE THE DRUM ON THE RACK IN THE OIL HOUSE - ROLLING DRUM IN PLACE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN.

TEARING OUT THIN BRICK IN 6 KILN BRICK SHIFTED AND THE EE S RIGHT LEG WENT THRU THE MANHOLE DOOR ABRASION CONTUISON RIGHT KNEE.

CHECKING THE BEARINGS O THE RUNNING PUMP PLACED LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE HOUSING OF THE PUMP AT WHICH TIM MADE CONTACT WITH A LOOSE BOLT WHICH CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER SUTURES

HELPING TO INSTALL A WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER AT WHICH TIME HE CUT HIS LEFT ARM ON A STEEL BRACKET OR BRACE LACERATION SUTURES.

SHOVELING STONE BUILD UP FROM UNDERNEATH A RUNNING CONVEYOR PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK DATE OF FIRST MEDICAL TREATMENT 07-27-93

CLEANING UP MATERIAL WITH A SHOVEL STRAINED LEFT FOREARM AND WRIST.

STOOD ON WOODEN CRATE TO REACH UP & HOLD THE PLATE WHEN THE CRATYE BROKE CAUSING MAN TO SLIP & CATCHING REIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PLATE &TANK-FRACTURE RIGHT FIFT FINGER.

THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO POSITION A PIECE OF SCAFFOLDING WHEN THE LINE HE WAS USING TO PULL THE PLANK BROKE AND HE FELL TO THE ROOF SURFACE HE WAS STANDING ON.

WAS RETRIEVING A SCREW DRIVER WITH A STEEL ROD FROM THE BOTTOM OF A DUST SCREW HOPPER LUMBAR STRAIN

HELPING TO MOVE AROUND SOME OLD RAILROAD TIES, WHILE DOING SO STRAINED BACK MUSCLE-DORSAL STRAIN.

RAKING THE GRATES ON #4 KILN WHEN LARGE PIECE OF COATING FELL ONTO GRATES HITTING STEEL RAKE CAUSING RAKE TO BOUNCE OUT OFHAND &HIT MAN IN FACE CONTUSION RT SIDE OF FACE

SHOVELING MATERIASL IN OUR CRUSHER PIT AREA FELT A SLIGHT STRAIN IN BACK

WALKING FROM TRUCK TO WATER HOSE- SLIPPED ON A STEEL BALL AND FELL TO GROUND- LUMOSACRAL STRAIN.

REMOVING A DMAGED BAG FROM 4 BAGHOUSE LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN.

PUSHING A STEEL PLATE INA CHUTE TO CHANGE DIRECTION OF MATERIAL. USED A STEEL BAR FOR LEVERAGE. BAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED RIGHT LITTLE FIGNER-CONTUSION.

85379NG PUT SCRAP STEEL INTO GARBAGE HOPPER- STRAINED BACK.

WORKING IN GUTTER, LOST GRIP OF LADDER FELL 5' DOWN FRACT TO R WRIST

WORKING AS A BRICKLAYER EXPERIENCED BACK STRAIN.WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT 6-18-92.

AFTER CHECKING THE HOUR METER ON THE 515B PAYLOADER AND COMING DOWN LADDER, LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT IN POT HOLE. STRAIN LEFT KNEE AND ANKLE.

CLEANING UNDER #3X CONVEYOR, RIGHT SMALL FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN A ROLLER WHILE MOVING OUT OLDER MATERIAL-FRACTURE RIGHT SMALL FINGER.

HIT LEFT KNEE ON A STEEL STAIR, WHILE COMING DOWN A LADDER TO THE CAR SHAKER. CONTUSION LEFT KNEE.

WORKING IN #4 KILN, HELPING SET JACKS- TIGHTENING THE JACKS WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT SHOULDER- CONTUSION.

USING SLEDGE HAMMR ON MATERIAL TANK. SPRAIN LEFT SHOULDER.

ONE COOLER POCKET WAS NOT FEEDING PROPERLY HIT COOLER POCKET WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TRYING TO MAKE IT FEED CORNEAL METALLIC RT EYE

WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPL TIGHTENING A BOLT #6 BULL GEAR-HOLDING WRENCH WITH TONGUE PIP ATTCH,OTHER EMPL WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER -FRACTURE SMALL FINGER RIGHT HAND.WENT TO DR 5-24-91.

WORKING ON THE CRUSHER UNPLUGGING SYSTEM USING A PIPE AND HAMMER WENT TO HIT THE PIPE WITH THE HAMMER CAUGHT RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE HANDLE OF THE HAMMER AND A STEEL CHUTE FRACTURE STRAIN RIGHT HAND.

USWITCHING RAW MATERIAL CHUTE OVER MATERIAL BELT ARM OF CHUTE SLIPPED THROUGH EMPLS HANDS & STRUCK NOSE LACERATION SUTURES.

HAMMERING FRACT L INDEX FINGER

REMOVING EXCESS MATERIAL FROM UNDER BELT STRAIN LOWER BACK LEFT SIDE

WALKING TO CAR STRUCK BY PICKUP DRIVEN BY OTHER EMP, MULTIPLE INJ TO HAND LEGS ARMS

INJURED EMPL REPORTED TO SUPERV ISOR ON 10/10/89 THAT HE STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING GUARD AT PLANT ON 8/30\89. EMPL STATED HE DIDN'T SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION BECAUSE HE THOUGHT BACK PAIN WOULD GO AWAY AFTER WHILE. ADDITIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT HAS NOW BEEN GIVEN TO THIS EMPL & HE STARTED TO LOSE TIME ON 4/16/90.

WHILE BURNING A PIECE OF 10 GAUGE STEEL, HOSES FROM THE TORCH GOT CAUGHT AND TRIED TO MOVE HOSE WITH LEFT HAND WHILE HOLDING THE IGNITED TORCH WITH RIGHT HAND BURN TO TOP OF LEFT FOREARM.

WHILE CLEANING 7HE INSIDE OF THE PUG MILL, THE SCRAPER BAR HE WAS USING GLANCED OFF THE PADDLE SXX ASSEMBLY, CAUSING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE BAR TO HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF JAW.

SLIPPED & FELL DOWN THE LADDER BY 307A CONVEYOR TRIED TO BREAK FALL WITH LEFT HAND CAUSING FRACTURE OF LEFT THUMB.

WALKING FROM THE HYDRATE PLANT TO THE HOURLY LOCKER ROOM & HALF WAY ACROSS THE PARKING LOT SLIPPED ON SOME ICE & FELL DOWN & FRACTURED RIGHT ANKLE.