ROSICLARE MILL Metal/Non-Metal

PREPARING TO BAG PRODUCT. OPENING LARGE SLIDING DOOR TO BAGGING ROOM. DOOR WAS HARD TO MOVE. GAVE A HARD PUSH TO FREE STUCK DOOR AND THE DOOR MOVED SUDDENLY CATCHING LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND DOOR STOP.

WHILE FILLING 100 LB. COARSE CONCENTRATE BAGS AND PLACEING THEM ON PALLETS, EE LOST HIS GRIP ON ONE OF THE BAGS. WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF REGAINING CONTROL OF THE BAG THE EE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA.

WHILE TIGHTENING PINON BOLTS ON CONE CRUSHER WITH 3/4 IN RATCHET, DEVELOPED PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND BUTTOCKS. COULD NOT STAND UP STRAIGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRALLING DISCHARGE GRATES IN "B" BALL MILL WHILE PULLING OVERHEAD ON A PRYBAR HE PULLED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER

EE WAS INSTALLING SHEET METAL ROOFING ON DRYING PLANT WHEN HE EXPERIENCED CHEST PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING VALVE ON NO. 2 BOILER INSIDE DOOR. ACCESS TO THIS AREA IS RESTRICTED. DISPLACED VERTEBRA, POSSIBLE MUSCLE SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING FLOORING OVER THICKENER TANK. EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER BACK RADIATING DOWN LEFT LEG. LATER, NUMBNESS IN LEFT LEG. ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE ON 3/3/95.

ACCIDENTLY STRUCK A WELDING ARC BEFORE LOWERING WELDING HOOD.

HELPING MECHANICS CLEAN GREASE & GRIT OFF BIG DRIVE GEAR ON C BALL MILL. WAS MOVING AWAY FROM GEAR SO THAT IT COULD BE ROTATED SO THAT WE COULD CLEAN SOME MORE TEETH. I STEPPED ON SOME MUD AND LOST MY FOOTING AND I FELL. WEDGED BETWEEN A CONCRETE PILLAR AND MAIN DRIVE PULLEY. BACK HIT THE PULLEY.

EMPLOYE EWAS OPERATING HYSTER AND STRUCK A HOLE BY UTILITY (MOWER) SHED.

EE WAS PREPARING BAG SPAR ORDER FOR SHIPMENT AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SHRINKWRAPPING ORDER WHEN EITHER FROM THE PALLETS OR FROM THE AIR FOREIGN MATERIAL ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING EXTREMEM IRRITATION. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES EQUIPPEED WITH SIDE SHIELDS.

EMLOYEE EXPERIENCE DLUMBAR PAIN WHILE REMOVING COVER TO INSPECT "A" TROMMEL SCREEN. PAIN INCREASED GREATLY ON 4-20-94.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN CONDITIONER TANK AND WORKING OVER HIS HEAD. ACCUMULATED SCALE (MOSTLY RUST) FELL FROM PLANT SUPPORT STRUCTURE. SMALL PARTICLE OF SCALE SLIPPED BEHIND EMPLOYEES SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ON STEEL BEAM. RIGHT ARM BEGAN HURTING. RIGHT ELBOW, PAIN ON TENSION, TENDERNESS, LATERAL EPICONDYLE AREA, COULD NOT COMPLETELY EXTEND ON FLEX. RIGHT ELBOW SPRAIN.

WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT. H AND BECAME CAUGHT IN CONVEY OR BELT. CAUGHT UP TO FOREARM. AVULSION INJURY RIGHT HAND. AMPUTATION RIGHT THUMB AND POSSIBLE RIGHT INDEX FINGER. CALLED FOR INFO- RE-ATTACHED BOTH THUMB AND INDEX FINGER - NOT RELEASED TO GO BACK TO WORK AND WON'T KNOW FOR QUITE AWHILE HOW MUCH USE HE WILL HAVE. WAS SENT TO JEWISH HOSP AT LOUISVILLE, KY.

WAS WORKING ON AN OVERHEAD VALVE WHEN HE FELL FROM A PLATFORM

PREPARING TO LEAVE WORK AT END OF SHIFT. WIPED SWEAT FROM FOREHEAD. FOREIGN MATTER ENTERED RIGHT EYE CAUSING DISCOMFORT.

EE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC IN SETTING A SPARE PUMP ON A SHELF APPROX. 7' HIGH/ (PUMP WEIGHED APPROX. 100 LBS.) RESULTED INELBOW BEING LOCKED IN P0SITION BY BONE GRAGMENTS. AGGRAVATION OF PRE- EXISTING CONDITION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING MATERIAL FOR A BELT RUB WITH A KNIFE AND SLICED THROUGH THE MATERIAL INTO HIS HAND. MADE AN L-SHAPED LACERATION OF THE LEFT 4TH FINGER REQUIRING SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE TURNED LEFT ANKLE WHILE ASCENDING A SET OF FOUR STEPS IN THE CRUSHER PLANT.

UPON TURNING TO DESCEND STEPS IN DRYER,EMPLOYEE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING PAN ON BELT GOING TO ROLLS. SHOVEL CAUGHT ON SPLICE AND THE HANDLE JAMMED ON A PIPE WITH HAND IN BETWEEN. CAUSED LACERATION TO HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING SETTLE STRUCTURE ATOP MILL.UPON FINISHING FOR THE DAY, THE EMPLOYEE DETACHED SAFETY LINE IN PREPARATION TO DESCEND FROM MILL ROOF.EMPLOYEE THEN STEPOPED ON FIBERGLASS SKY LIGHT FALLING THROUGH TO REAGENT ROOM FLOOR,ELEVEN FEET BELOW.

PULLING WATER HOSE & SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR CAUSING LUMBAR SPRAIN WITH RT LEG RADICULITIS

HE WAS MOVING 2 METAL CABINETS AND GOT LEFT SHOULDER PINNED BETWEEN THE TWO CABINETS.

THE EMPLOYEE HAD THE LOADER BLOCK UP AND SQUATTED DOWN TO PICK UP THE 1" DRIVE INPUT WRENCH TO START TAKING THE LUG NUTS OFF OF THE LOADER. AS HE STARTED TO DO THIS, HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HI S BACK AND HE COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP.

EMPL CUT BAND HOLDING STACK OF LUMBER & LUMBER ROLLED OVER STRIKING HIM ON LEFT LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING IN DRYER. HE STEPPED OFF CURB WHILE MOVING BACKWARD, TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

WORKING AROUND SHAKER SCREEN DOING CLEAN UP AND HIT HAND AGAINST SHAKER SCREEN CAUSING SWELLING, TENDER, RED, WARM ABCESS AROUND THE NAIL BED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A RAIL CAR AND GETTING IT READY FOR LOADING WHEN HE FELL OFF OF THE RAIL CAR.

WHILE GRINDING LATHE TOOL ON STATIONARY GRINDE,R HE GOT SOMETHING IN RIGHT EYE.

WAS TAKING A ONE INCH PIPE APART. HE WAS HITTING THE PIPE WRENCH WITH A HAMMER. HE STRUCK HIS HAND A GLANCING BLOW WITH THE HAMMER.

LIFTING QUEBRACHO BAGS BY HAND UP ON REAGENT TANKS FOR MIXING.

DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNLOAD CRUDE ORE WHEN BACK OF STOCKPILE GAVE WAY CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.

STACKING STEEL ON STEEL RACK. BROUGHT ARM DOWN & HIT PIECE OF SHEET METAL.

WORKING IN MILL, STEPPED OVER A BELT AND FELT LEFT KNEE POP.

WELDING RAISED HOOD HIT LINE OVERHEAD, FOREIGN MATERIAL FELL IN FACE

TRYING TO DEICE DOOR IN FLOAT BASEMENT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. BACK STARTED HURTING.

HE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH WHILE WORKING ON A PUMP AND HIS BACK POPPED.

WAS TAKING DRAIN PLUG OUT OF A STOPPED UP PUMP.HOT LIQUID RAN OUT AND ACROSS HIS HAND.

PICKING UP STEEL DOORES AT WORK. STATES THAT NEXT DAY HE WAS STIFF. NOTE: EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 12-4-89.

TAKING AN AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF WINDOW. USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY. HAND SLIPPED AND WENT THRU GLASS IN WINDOW.

USING SAND BLASTER TO CLEAN REAGENT FEEDERS AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE.

MEPL WAS PICKING UP A TIMBER AND STUCK A SPLINTER IN HIS R HAND

DRIVING PIN OUT OF HYD. CYLINDER ON A CLASSIFIER. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER.

LIFTING BAG OF CUSO4 STRUCK BY PAIN IN UPPER BACK L POST CHEST WALL.

HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WELDING ON A CELL IN FLOAT MILL WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT GOT IN EYE.

SHOVELING SPILLED ORE BEHIND SHAKER SCREEN -FOOT SLIPPED OFF WOODEN PLATFORM,FELL ON EDGE OF CONVEYOR BELT PULLEY GUARD.

COVERING FILTERCAKE,JUMPED OFF PILE ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR.

WORKING ON FLOAT CELL UNIT BACKING IN CELL.UNIT SLIPPED SIDEWAYS LANDING ON HIS CHEST AND UPPER LEFT LEG.

CLEANING RAIL CAR AND WAS BITTEN OR STUNG BY INSECT.

WORKING ON CHAIN ON REDLER AND STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER.

HELPING BLOW FEED SCREW TO B KILN & TWISTED ANKLE ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BARREL OF CHEMCIALS AND GOT SOME ON HIS HANDS HE LATER RUBBED HIS EYES WITH H IS HANDS.

RUNNNNG 4000 WALDON LOADER HIT CHUCK HOLE BETWEEN WATER TANK & 50' THICKENER.

LOADING MACHINERY WITH ENDLOADER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN EYE.

USING A TORCH CUTTING SOME RUSTY PIPE WHEN SOME HO T RUST OR SLAG GOT IN L. EAR.

WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL AND GOT A PIECE IN HIS EYE.

WALKING THRU FLOAT MILL BASEMENT & TWISTED ANKLE

WORKING ON BALL MILL & GOT LEFT THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN PIECE OF STEEL & HARD SURFACE

EMP WAS CUTTING WEEDS ON PLANT SITE AND CONTACTED POISON IVY.

WORKING ON AN ELECTRIC MOTOR. NEARBY FAN BLEW FOREIGN BODY INTO RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHARPENING FILE TO CUT REAGENT BAGS. FILE SLIPPED AND FINGER HIT KNIFE.

WAS WORKING ON AIR BLASTERS AT BGHOUSE. SPAR AND DUST FELL FROM CEILING AND GOT IN EYE.

OPERATING HYSTER HIT STEP WITH BACK OF HYSTER & THREW EMPLOYEE FROM HYSTER ONTO CONCRETE STEPS

MOVING WHEELBAR9OW WHICH WAS HEAVILY LOADED AND UNBALANCED. TRIED TO KEEP FROM TIPPING OVER AND HURT RIGHT SHOULDER AND RIGHT SIDE-RIGHT SCAPULOCOSTAL SPRAIN.

CLIMBING FROM L5DDER TO WORK PLATFORM AT PLANT CONCENTRATE LOADING FACILITY FELL ABOUT 15 FT FROM PLATFORM HAD ON GLOVES AND LOST HIS GRIP FRACTURE OF DISTAL TIBIA LEFT LEG AND FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS CL2SING SLIDING DOORS AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN THE DOORS.

WORKING IN SHOP3AND CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB ON METAL PUMP BOWL.

BENT OVER TO CL2SE HOPPER DOORS AND TWISTED OR PSRAINED BACK.

BLOWING HOPPER 5ND BLEW ORE BACK INTO FACE.

ASSISTING THE T9UCK SHOP MECHANIC CHECK ENGINE ON WALDON 5000 GAS LOADER BY HOLDING HISFINGER ON FUEL PUMP DISCHARGE LINE TO KEEP GASOLINE FROM BEING PUMPED OUT WHILE TURNING THE ENGINE OVER. GASOLINE SPRAY9D OUT OF FUEL PUMP AND WAS IGNITED PROBABLY BY A LOOSE SPARK PLUG WIRE.

EMP WAS LIFTING3IN AN AREA OF LIMITED ACCESS CLOSING VALVE TO ! SPAR DIAPHRAGM PUMP

EMPLOYEE CLIMBE8 HANDRAIL CLOSED THICKNER SPRAY VALVE WHILE DESCENDING HANDRAIL SHOELACE AND PANTCUFF HOOKED ON RAIL CAUSIN HIM TO FALL

UNLOADING A TRA3LER PULLED ON A BAG OF QUEBRACHO & STRAINED HIS BACK

HELPING ANOTHER3EMPLOYEE CUTTING BOLTS OUT OF PIPE FLANGE WITH TORCH.OTHER EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND,HITTING HIM WITH THE TORCH.

RUNNING 4000 WA5DON LOADER. HIT A CHUCK HOLE BETWEEN WATER TANK AND 50' THICKENER.

WASHING SPILL A7 FEED CONVEYOR TO A BALL MILL AND WATER SPLASHED INTO FACE, CAUSING ABRASION TO LEFT EYE.

WORKING IN SHOP3PULLING ON PLASTIC SPUD WITH PLIERS THEY SLIPPED & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH #8 CROWN FX AT THE BONELINE-CROWN COMPLETELY LOST

WAS GOING TO GE7 HIS HARD HAT WHICH HE HAD FORGOTTEN COLD FREEZING CONDITIONS-ICE ON SIDEWALK

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON GAS LINE WRENCH SLIPPED & HE HURT BACK

GRINDING ELEVAT2R CUPENDS. GRINDER CAUGHT CUP PULLING METAL & HIS THUMB INTO THE GRINDING WHEEL.

CLEANING OFF BE5T TO BE SPLICED ROCK ROLLED DOWN BELT CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN ROCK & B ELT.

EMPL CLEANING S2AKER SCREEN HE FELL FX LEFT RIBS.

WHILE EE WAS CL9ANING CONVEYOR BELT FOT RIGHT ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & HEAD PULLEY.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING PUMP ASSEMBLY, INJURED BACK.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH INSIDE BALL MILL. HE INHALED TORCH FUMES.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING ORE SAMPLE, LIFTED 60 LB. SAMPLE IN BUCKET, INJURING BACK.

CLEANING BALL MILL FEED CHUTE, FFEEDER CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN CHUTE AND PRY BAR,. CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON BARREL FULL OF FLUORSPAR TO EMTPY INTO PAYLOADER BUCKET, STRAINING BACK.

LOADING TANK TRUCK,ROPE BROKE LETTING LOADING PIPE STRIKE EMPL LEFT EYEBROW CAUSING LACERATED WOUND.