Ropes Mill Metal/Non-Metal

INJ USING CRESCENT WRENCH INSTEAD OF SOCKET TO LOOSEN BOLTS FOR RETAINER ON MICARTA BUSHING OF GRINDING MILL.IT SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD PINCHING FINGER,CUT ON MIDDLE FINGER LEFT HAND AND CRACKED BONE IN FINGER.

THE INJURED WAS TIGHTENING A LINER BOLT ON 2 GRINDING MILL. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CUTTING OFF LINER BOLTS ABOUT 8 FT AWAY SOME SLAG CAME FROM BEHIND THE INJURED AND GOT AROUND HIS SAFETY GL ASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.

THE INJURED WAS RECONNECTING A PIECE OF PIPE INSIDE A 4X4X2 DEEP SUMP BOX HE STEPPED ON TWO RAILS THAT HOLD A SUMP STRAINER HIS FEET WERE MUDDY AND THE RAILS WERE MUDDY CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND BRUISE HIS KNEE.

THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING NEAR THE APRON FEEDER. A SMALL CLUMP OF DIRT FELL OFF OF THE MACHINE AND HIT NEAR HIM CAUSING SOME DIRT TO GET BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.

I.NAME WAS LIFTING WASHDOWN HOSE FROM THE LOWER BASEMENT TO THE MAIN BASEMETN ABOUT FOUR FT HE TWISTED TO PUT THE HOSE DOWN AND FELT A TWINGE IN HIS BACK HE WORKED THREE MORE DAYS BEFORE SE EING A DR HIS FIRST MISSED WORKDAY WAS 3-26-88

THE INJURED WAS3SCRAPING THE DUST SEAL ON THE CONE CRUSHER IT IS VERY SHARP AND HIS HAND CONTACTED THE EDGE CUTTING THE THUMB ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

I.NAME CLIMBING3DOWN LADDER AFTER DOING STEEL FABRICATION WORK AND STEPPED ON PIECE OF ANGLE IRON TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.HE WORKED 2 MORE DAYS AND ANKLE GOT WORSE.HIS 1ST LOST DAY WAS 1-19-87.

I NAME WAS LIFT3NG A BAG OF HYDRATED LIME AFTER PICKING IT UP SHE TURNED AND FELT A STRAIN IN HER BACK PRELIMINARY DR REPORT INDICATED STRAINED BACK MUSCLES

I NAME HAD CLIM6ED A LADDER TO CHECK THE LEVEL IN THE #1 MILL DISCHARGE SUMP. AS HE CLIMBED DOWN HIS RIGHT SLIPPED OFF OF THE LADDER CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO STRIKE THE LADDE LADDER. 3

I.NAME SLAMMED 7HE TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK HOPING TO FREE A FROZEN ROCK FROM THE REAR CORNER OF THE DUMP BOX HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE TAILGATE JAMMING IT AGAINST THE FRAME OF THE BOX THE PROCEDU RE IS TO USE TH9 SPREADER CHAIN FOR CLOSING THE TAILGATE AND NOT TO GRAB THE TAILGATE ITSELF

THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A JAMMED TAILGATE ON HIS PRODUCTION TRUCK USING A PRYBAR. AS H E PRIED HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. I.NAME IS CERTIFIED THROUGH VOCATIONAL REHAB FOR A BAD BACK. THIS ACCIDENT MAY BE DETERMINED AS A REOCCURRANCE OF A PRE--EXISTING CONDITION.

I NAME WAS INSPECTING THE PINION SHAFT AND BEARING COOLING WATER PRIOR TO TEST RUNNING THE MILL HE STEPPED OVER THE PINION SHAFT ONTO AN ANCHOR BOLT IN T HE MILL BEARING SUPPORT AND TURNED HIS ANKLE DR TOLD HIM TO STAY OFF THE ANKEL FOR A FEW DAYS INSTRUCTED TO BE SURE OF FOOTING BEFORE STEPPING OVER ANYTHING PREFERABLY GO AROUND OBSTICLES

I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO HOIST A 900 LB COMPRESSOR CYLINDER USING AN EYE BOLT THAT HAD BEEN INSERTED INTO THE BOLT HOLE THE EYE BOLT BROKE LOOSE DROPPING THE CYLINDER ONTO THE CONCRETE COMPRES BASE THEN ONTO THE FLOOR WHERE IS SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED ONTO HIS FOOT BREAKING THE FOURTH METATARSAL OF RT FOOT

WHILE STANDING ON BRIDGE OF ORE TRYING TO CAVE IN ORE WALL WITH BLOW PIPE HE FEELL IN #3 BIN TO THE END OF T HE SAFETY ROPE.

WALKING ON 20\ HOSE WHEN EXISTING HANGERS CAME LOOSE AND HE WENT WITH IT FOR 10\ WHERE HE LANDED ON WALKWAY HAND RAILS.HE CAUGHT HOLD BUT WAS BRUISED BY RAILS.BRUISES ONLY AND HE WORKED REST O F DAY AND DIDNT WANT TO SEE DR.NEXT DAY HE WAS SORE AND DIDNT COME BACK .FINE NOW EXCEPT FOR BRUISE MARKS.

WHEN CUTTING DOWN A LAUNDER SHUT IT KICK OVER THREE FEET AND HIT THE LABORER IN THE LEGS. CUTTING A NINE INCH L SHAPE HALF INCH DEEP IN HIS LEFT LEG AND A ONE INCH PUNCTURE IN HIS LEFT LEG.