CRAB ORCHARD MILL Metal/Non-Metal

EE HAD STARTED CLEANING RAILCARS HE TOOK A STEEL BAR WEIGHING APPROX. 15 LBS AND STARTED OPENING BOTTOM SLIDES ON A RAILCAR IN THE TWISTING MOTION OF OPENING THE SLIDE HE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING LEVEL OF MATERIAL IN SILOS AND HE TRIPPED ON HIS SHOE STRING FALLING DOWN A SET OF STEPS STRIKING HIS HEAD REQUIRING EIGHTSTAPLE STITCHES IN THE TOP RIGHT SIDE OF HIS HEA D. HE FAILED A DRUG TEST PREFORMED AT THE HOSPITAL UPON TREATMENT FOR INJURY.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEED EATING ONA BANK AND SLIPPED WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS SELF HE FELT A BURRIN GIN HIS BACK BUT NOT BAD ENOUGH HE FELT TO GO TO DR ON 6-7-95 HE WANTED TO GO TO DR WITH PULLED MUSCL EIN LOWER BACK. DR GAVE HIM 4 DAYS OFF TO RESTRETURNED TO WORK ON THE 6-12-95 FEELING FINE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A STEP AND FELL BACKWRADS STRICKING RIGHT HIP AND TAIL BONE ON STEP BEHIND HIM TOOK TO DR HE SUGGESTED BRUISED BACK 7 WEEK SLATER AFTER TESTING 2 PUNTURED DISC IN LOWER BAC K AND DR EXCUSED HIM FROM WORK THEN.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING ONTO A DOWN GRADE AND WENT TO SHIFT DOWN AND IT APPEARS HE MAY HAVE PUT IT INTO REVERSE AND THE ENGINE STALLED THE EMPLOYEE PANICKED AND JUMPED FROM THE 966 CAT. LOADE R AND UPON STICKING THE GROUND HE BROKE HIS RIGHT UPPER LEG. THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING SEATBELT & IT APPEARS HE NEVER ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES OR TO SLOW OR STOP THE LOADER, HE JUMPED

EE WAS HAMMERING AS WELL AS USING CHIPPING HAMMER & CUTTING TORCH & WRENCHES HE HAD BEEN HELPING IN MAINT ENANCE ALL DAY WHEN THAT EVENING IT STARTED BOTHERING HIM HE REALLY DIDNT KNOW WHEN H E GOT THE PIECE OF METAL IN HIS EYE AT FIRST HE THOUGHT MAYBE HE HAD WELD BURN IT BUT IT HAD A PIECE OF METAL IN IT

THE EMPLOYEE DIDNT SHOW UP FOR WORK THE 26TH AND HIS SUPERIVISOR CALLED HIS RESIDENT TO SEE IF HE WAS COMING IN AND HE TOLD HIS SUPRERISOR THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE HE HAS NEVER REPORTED A ACCIDE NT JUST THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE FROM RUNNING A BAGGER HANDLING 50# BAGS. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND HE IS HAVING ACUTE LOWER SPASMS IN HIS BACK AND IT WAS WORK RELATED AND THERAPY WAS NESSISARY

A SMALL PIECE OF METAL ENTERED LEFT EYE DURING GRINDING OPERATION A RIGHT ANGLE GRINDER WAS USED TO SURFACE A WILLIAMS MILL JOURNAL GLASSES WERE BEING WORN

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A WINCH-AND-CABLE OPERATED CAR LOADING CHUTE. THE COUTERWEIGHT CABLE BROKE, CAUSING THE WINCH TO WINDMILL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON BOTH HANDS AND STOMACH.

EMPLOYEE RE-INJURED AN OFF JOB BACK INJURY BY MANUALLY LIFTING A 79 LB PROPANE BOTTLE. EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE WEIGHT INCORRECTLY, STANDING ON A DOCK, BENDING OVER TO LIFT THE BOTTLE FROM A P/U T RUCK BED MUCH LOWER THAN THE LEVEL HE WAS STANING ON. ACCIDENT WAS DISPUTED BY INSURANCE, CLAIMS WAS ACCEPTED & BECAME REPORTABLE ON 8-22-91.

WHILE USING COMEALONG TO CHANGE STARTER BOX COMEALONG RATHCET SLIPPED JERKING EMPL'S ARM INDUCING CERVICAL SPRAIN.

WALKING ACROSS ICE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS AR M ON SHARP ROCK CUTTING HIS ARM WHICH REQ STITCHES.

EE WAS WALKING BY A TRUCK LOADED WITH QUARRIED STONE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM A PALLET AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS LOWER BACK AND CUTTING HIS UPPER HIP. THE CUT REQUIRED STICHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. HE HAD MUD ON HIS SHOES WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SLIP. HE FELL APPROX. 8 FEET AND FRACTURED HIS ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A RAILCAR WHEN THE WIND BLEW SOME DUST INTO EYES, THE DR REMOVED RUST, PLACED PATCH ON EYE AND GAVE MEDICATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING ON OUTSIDE OF A BEND TO DISLODGED MATERIAL INSIDE BEND AND THE HAMMER MISSED ITS MARK AND THE HANDLE HIT HIM IN THE SHOULDER. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 12-15-88 AND WAS TOL D HE HAD A FRACTURE ON THE END OF HIS HEMERUS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A GUARD ON A SCREEN. WHEN HE GAVE THE GUARD A QUICK JERK TO PUT IT IN ITS PROPER POSITION, AT THAT SAME MOMENT THE EXPANDED METAL FLOOR SECTION HE WAS STANDING ON FELL . THE EMPLOYEE FELL 15 FEET TO THE NEXT LEVEL. HIS FALL WAS BROKEN WHEN HE RICOCHETED OFF THE FLOOR SECTION THAT CAUSED THE FALL.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING V BELTS ON TO A PULLEY WHEN THE BELT CAUGHT HISF INGER AND PINCHED IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF OF HIS LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED BECAUSE HE HAD MUD ON HIS SHOES & HE HIT HIS RT.KNEE ON THE LOADER

EMPL SHOVELING 8UST ON 6' DUST PILE.HE GOT ON TOP OF PILE TO BREAK UP DUST WITH A PICK.WHILE HE WAS ON TOP A CORNER GAVE WAY AND HE SLID TO BASE OF PILE AND SPRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPL LOADING RR3CAR.THE CHUTE IS DESIGNED TO LOAD 1 SIDE THEN PULL DOWN AN EXTENSION AND LOAD THE OTHER SIDE.THE EMPL PULLED EXTENSION DOWN AND GOT THUMB CAUGHT WHERE EXTENSION AND CHUTE CONNE

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN OFF OF A RAILCAR,SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED3A 50 LB BAG OF LIMESTONE AND TWISTED TO STACK IT AND HURT HIS BACK

THE ELECTRICIAN3WA WORKING ON PANEL THE DISCONNECT WAS THROWN ELECTRICIAN ATTEMPTED TO PULL A FUSE BUT WAS NOT TALL ENOUGH SO HE ASKED I NAME TO PULL THE FUSE THERE WAS A FAULT IN DISCONNECT SWITCH WHICH LE0T PART OF CIRCUIT ENERGIZED AND ALLOWED I NAME TO COMPLETE THE CIRCUIT

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HOUSING OFF A SEPORATOR, HE WAS BALANCING THE HOUSING WITH HIS LEFT AHDN AND LOWERING IT WITH THE OTHER HAND WITH A CRANK ON THE SEPORATOR. THE HOUSING SLIPPED OFF THE FORK THAT WAS HOLDING IT AND LANDED ON HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE OIL IN AN AIR COMPRESSOR. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CAP TO ADD OIL, THE CHAMBER WAS UNDER PRESSURE AND BLEW OIL OUT INTO THIS FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PINCHING A RAIL CAR WITH A PINCH BAR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS AND STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE FELL INTO A COVERED HOPPER RAILCAR WITH ONE LEG IN HOPPER AND THE OTHER OUT HE LANDED ON HIS LOWER HIP AREAAND BRUISED HIS LOWER INNER HIP AREA