Rinker Materials Des Moines QuarryMetal/Nonmetal

Employee driving forklift to pallet storage area. While crossing railroad tracks, left fork hit second rail stopping forklift abruptly. Driver's chin struck steering wheel causing EE to bite tongue.

Two employees were lifting a 108 lb roll of plastic and placing it in a cradle stand. One of the employees missed the cradle when setting it down, the plastic roll twisted, and he dropped his end. The other employee, still holding up his end, was jerked forward and to the left as a result of of the other end falling.

EE WAS SEALING BAGS ON INGLETT MACHINE. BAG ON CONVEYOR STARTED TO FALL OVER. EE LEANED OVER TO PICK IT UP. EE WAS USED TO 1 CF BAGS AND DIDN'T ANTICIPATE THE WEIGHT OF 2 CF BAG. EE LIFTED THE BAG AND FELT PAIN IN MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. ON 6/1/04 EE REPORTED THAT HIS BACK WAS WORSE AND TREATMENT WAS NECESSARY.

EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING BAG FILM INTO BAG ADVANCE BELTS ON BAG MACHINE. WHEN HE ADVANCED MACHINE, IT PULLED HIS MIDDLE FINGER (LEFT HAND) INTO ""V"" BELTS. HE WAS HOLDING CRIMPED END ON TOP INSTEAD OF AT BOTTOM AWAY FROM PINCH POINT. I BANDAGED HIS FINGER - EMPLOYEE FINISHED HIS SHIFT. HE WAS SORE FOR NEXT FEW DAYS. NO WORK RESTRICTION, NO LOST TIME. HE WENT TO DR ON HIS OWN RECD STITCH

EE STEPPED OFF A SEMI-TRUCK WITHOUT USING GRAB IRONS AND FELL APPROX. 2' AGAINST ANOTHER TRUCK'SFUEL TANK INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON HAUL TRK WHEN HE SAID HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN AREA ON 12/28/00 HE DECIDED HE NEEDED TO HAVE SURGERY ON BOTH PREVIOUS HERNIAS BLATERIAL

EE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SIDE WHILE RUNNING A FORK LIFT, HE SAID HE STEPPED OFF AND CHECKED THE AREA AND HE FELT A KNOT.