Kingston Plant #3Metal/Nonmetal

Checking on material in a bin & at crushing plant, stepped on a rock, twisting left ankle.

While using a blow torch to cut screen feed of trougher, oxygen line on torch suddenly blew causing flash back burning left forearm.

While replacing screen cloth in mill, he turned to get a screen when he knocked his hard hat off. When attempting to retrieve hat, he struck his forehead on spray bar - incurred laceration of forehead - 3 sutures.

WHILE CLOSING WATER VALVE @ BIN SITE, SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE, FALLING & INJURING HIS RT. ARM & SHOULDER. SEEN IN E.R. & AN X-RAY WAS TAKEN TO CHECK FOR ANY FRACTURES. CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM, REFERRED TO ORTHOPEDIC M.D. THE FOLLOWING WEEK & LATER STARTED P. THERAPY.

EE WAS CLOSING DOOR ON BACKHOE WHEN SUDDENLY THE HANDLE OF BACKHOE BROKE OFF, CAUSING LACERATION OF LEFT THUMB. SENT TO ER AND RECEIVED 9 SUTURES.

WHILE CHANGING SCREEN, HAMMER DROPPED INTO BIN. EE REACHED IN TO RETRIEVE IT, INCURRING PUNCTURE WOUND ON RIGHT THUMB FROM JAGGED ROLL BAR. DEVELOPED INFECTION - PLACED ON ANTIBIOTICS.

In 1980 he had an injury which resulted in an umbilcal hernia. Employee has continued to work for the past 25 years with untreated hernia but decided to have surgery this year. Reported it to supervisor on 1/27/05 and had surgery resulting in hernia repair; no lost time.

EE WAS STANDING ON SIDE OF SCAFFOLD, ABOUT 1.5' FROM GROUND, REMOVING ECCENTRIC FROM CRUSHER. EE'S FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING HIS BACK (CERVICAL & UPPER BACK CONTUSION & STRAIN). EE WAS SEEN AT EMERGENCY ROOM AND RELEASED TO FULL DUTY. CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM, SO EE WAS STARTED ON PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR A FEW SESSIONS. CONTINUED TO DO REG. DUTIES.

SHOVELING WET ROCK DUST WHEN HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. WAS TAKEN TO ER, TREATED AND DISCHARGED. NOW GOING FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY BUT WORKING REGULAR DUTY.

CHIPPING MUD AND STONE OUT OF HEAD SECTION BOX C A CHIPPING HAMMER. AIR PRESSURE FROM AIR HAMMER FLEW PIECE OF STONE AROUND SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO R EYE.

HAMMERING WEDGE THAT HOLDS 4' CRUSHER TIGHT, MISSED WEDGE AND STRUCK LEFT SMALL FINGER.

WHILE PUTTING GUARD ON A STACKER IN YEAR, GUARD (85-100#) SLIPPED OFF TOP PULLEY AND FELL ON LEFT HAND & FINGERS.

CRAWLING IN AND OUT OF #8 SCREEN, HIS KNEE BECAME VERY SORE. CONTINUED TO WORK WITH NO PROBLEM. ON 3/15 HAD PAIN AND SWELLING IN RIGHT KNEE. X-RAYS NEGATIVE. ADVISED LIGHT DUTY IF NO BETTER