Barretts MillMetal/Nonmetal

Employee was picking pallet off of floor and impaired back

Employee was assisting mechanic close a door on the roller mill when EE's finger was pinched in the door causing a laceration requiring 6 sutures.

Equipment operator shut fork truck door on little finger causing a laceration that required 4 sutures.

Semi bulk packaging unit pinched the operators foot as EE attempted to unplug the bag spout.

Operator slipped on wet concrete and fell on metal catch basin rim below bruising ribs and cutting thumb.

Maintenance Electrician pinched right index finger between pipe wrench and bench vice while tightening a pipe fitting causing a laceration requiring 3 sutures.

Operator was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome from impacting EE's head against loader windshield

Employee developed neck cramps during shift and was able to complete scheduled shift. Employee was evaluated for a fit for duty and given prescription muscle relaxers for dehydration and fatigue cramps. Employee was cleared for duty with no restrictions. Determined to be an occupational illness due to dehydration and lack of sleep.

Maint tech was lifting a piece of mechanical equipment into a Silo bottom when the maint tech slipped and strained upper back.

Vacuum truck hose broke and employees arm was sucked in while grabbing to retrieve. Arm was under suction for approximately 10-15 seconds.

Production worker turned to look behind while operating a forklift and felt a sharp pain in lower back.

Lifting 50lb broken sack from pallet and strained back

Employee stepped off unstable mobile stair platform and strained knee.

Maintenance Tech was completing work order to install safety chain on railing when cutting a chain with a grinder. Grinding wheel began to fail and pushed the tool into the workers ungloved thumb.

Maintenance employee was conducting routine work of rotating cutting edge on Cat 966K Loader when worn carriage bolt spun and caused a laceration on the left middle finger of the employee. Standard leather gloves were being worn.

Employee was changing a dual windshield wiper. EE was loosening the wiper arm from the broken stud. The wiper arm swung back and hit the employee right ring finger.

Employee was in the process of lifting a magnet up a couple flights of stairs. While setting up lifting device employee anchored a chain around a section of hand railing and tied a chain hoist to it and began to pull the chain on the hoist to bring the hook down to hook on the magnet when the hand railing broke falling to the ground with something contacting forehead.

Miner was running an auotmated packing system while running the system the bag count got off and messed the bag count up while it was stacking bags on the pallet. The operator stopped the machine and started to re-stack the bags and felt a strain in lower back.

Employee was getting off a creeper in the Mobile Maintenance Shop when EE twisted EE's right knee and tore EE's meniscus.

While picking waste rock out of State 1 ore the employee's back got sore. Began to feel a pinching burning sensation in lower back and buttocks, leg area on the second day of picking rock.

Employee was using an air lance and pry bar to break material free in the impactor chute. The material broke free and employee hit elbow on the top of the chute door causing bursitis on the elbow.

Employee was using a hand grinder to cut off the inner race of a bearing that had seized on a fan shaft. The grinder kicked back and cut the left hand that was resting on the fan shaft. The employee's hand was cut just below the thumb knuckle, cutting one tendon and nicking another tendon.

While replacing shrink wrap roll on stretch wrapper Machine worker swung the roll up and hit a support beam causing a contusion and laceration to his middle finger on his left hand.

Employee had section of rope in mouth while tying top of product bag. While walking he stepped on rope causing tension and rope caught on tooth resulting in a broken tooth.

A DMS builders LLC employee cut his leg and required stitches resulting from cutting plastic pipe.

An AFFCO, Inc. EE cut his index finger and required stitches resulting from picking up a sharply worn metal ball mill liner.

Employee alleges he got a splinter while moving a wooden pallet in a packaging area.

While replacing a belt on the drive motor to the pan feeder, the employee's right thumb was caught between belt and drive wheel.

While climbing stairs to return to Control Room, employee slipped or tripped on stair. Employee's right elbow struck edge of stair on fall.

Employee deenergized air and power to the packaging equipment. He was retensioning the chain that runs the destacking tray. As he was taking tension off the chain he saw movement in the corner of his eye. He reacted by pulling his arm out of the machine. When he did so his left elbow scraped across the sharp edge of a metal tray.

2 employees were attempting to close a roll-up door. One employee was pulling on the door and a 2nd employee was waking to the other end. As the 1st employee added more tension, the door fell to the floor. The 1st employee tried to get out the the way but the door scraped his back and he fell to the floor with his lower legs pinned under the door.

When employee was trying to remove a stuck 50 lb. produce bag he sprained his shoulder.

When stepping backwards off the Bag Unit table onto the landing, employee slipped and fell approximately one foot onto floor. While trying to break his fall he fractured his right thumb.

Walking to work area slipped on ice and fell dislocating shoulder.

Employee was stepping up one step to tie off product bag, when he heard his knee pop and felt sharp pain in left knee.

While cutting banding material on a bundle of pipe, banding popped up, hit leather glove first, then up left arm, and cut left forearm.

Removing large rocks from belt by hand cut finger on sharp edge on rock.

While welding and grinding on the grizzly a piece of slag got in employee's right eye. His eye did not bother him until 05/10/2005. He went to doctor and had slag removed.

Employee was holding a pin while another employee was using a sledge hammer and the hammer glanced off and crushed his finger.

While working on pipe valve wrench hit employee in face.

WHILE REMOVING PIPE FINGER GOT CUT ON LIP. LT INDEX FINGER CUT RESULTING IN FIVE SUTURES.

EE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE WALKING TO BREAKROOM. EE CONTINUED TO WORK TWO ADDITIONAL DAYS. ON 2/4/03 WENT TO DOCTOR BECAUSE OF NUMBNESS IN LEG. TESTS BEING CONDUCTED.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMED HIS BACK WAS HURTING AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE DURING SHIFT. EMPLOYEE LIFTS BAGS AS NORMAL PART OF JOB FUNCTION. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS NOT SURE IF SITUATION WAS WORK RELATE D. WORKERS COMP CARRIER ACCEPTED CLAIM BUT DID NOT INFORM COMPANY UNTIL 2/25/03.

WHILE REMOVING EMPTY BAG FROM BELT CAUGHT THUMB IN PINCH-POINT.

WHILE REMOVING HOSE CUT FINGER ON COUPLER.

WHILE LIFTING SPARE PUMP FROM YARD CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN CHAIN AND PUMP.

ANNUAL AUDIOLOGY TESTING INDICATES EMPLOYEE HAS EXPERIENCED A STANDARD THRESHOLD SHIFT.

WHILE TAKING A BAG OF GARBAGE OUTSIDE BROKEN GLASS IN THE BAG WAS PUSHED AGAINST LEG. THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION REQUIRING THREE SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE FILLED OUT A ACCIDENT FIRST REPORT. HE STATED ON JAN 6, HE KNELT DOWN ON A PROTRUDING BOLT STICKING OUT THE CONCRETE MAKING CONTACT WITH HIS KNEE. WAS MINOR AND HE DIDN'T NEED TO SEE A DOCTOR.

SOMETIME DURING SHIFT ON 10-9-00 WHILE STACKING 50 LB BAGS ARM BECAME SORE.

EE WAS UNPLUGGING THE PELLET MILL AND RAKED HIS THUMB AGAINST A SHARP EDGE OF SCAPER BLADE INSIDE THE MILL.

WHILE WALKING INTO MILL INPUT ROOM, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON MUD COVERED FLOOR.

TANK AT MINE PROPERTY WAS TO BE FILLED WITH CAUSTIC SODA FROM TOTAL TANK.. MURIATIC ACID WAS PLACED INTO TANK INSTEAD OF CAUSTIC SODA. TANK HAD BEEN OPENED PREVIOUSLY TO CHECK PRODUCT LEVEL. CHEMICAL REACTION OCCURRED DUE TO MIXING OF PRODUCTS

AFTER WORK AND THE EE HAD CLOCKED OUT FOR THE DAY THE EE HAD STARTED WORKING ON A PERSONAL PROJECT IN THE SHOP. THE EE STEPPED ON A CRACK IN THE CONCRETE FLOOR HIS KNEE BUCKLED AND HE FELL HIT TING HIS KNEE AND FRACTURE HIS KNEE-CAP.