ArvoniaMetal/Nonmetal

EE was cutting a 24 inch I-Beam with a Torch. He backed up so another EE could knock it apart with a Cat 318 C LN Excavator with Shear attachment. When the other EE hit the beam it kicked up and fell on EE's leg.

EE was walking out the door on the kiln deck when dust blew into his right eye. EE did have safety glasses on. EE flushed the eye. Eye continued to bother EE until he went to doctor on 10/18/10. Diagnosed with corneal abrasion and conjunctivitis. EE put on light duty until 10/20/10. EE job is considered light duty so no changes in duty will take place.

Injured employee was cutting up a tree that fell down for firewood. The tree had poison ivy on it and the employee the next day started to show signs of poison ivy. Employee went to doctor on 10/10/08 and received a shot.

Injured employee was helping to fix a feed chute in kiln. Injured employee took off safety glasses and looked around chute. Another employee was using the torch to clean the area before cutting and blew dust towards the injured employee. Dust got in the injured employee's eyes.

Employee was tightening screen bolts when she stepped through a hole in between the two screens in the catwalk. Employee's right leg went through an approximate 10 inch diameter hole up to her thigh. Employee recieved a puncture in the thigh that required 17 stitches. Employee is on restricted duty for 3 days.

Employee was hooking up a truck when the pressure in the line forced the cap off spraying product in his face.

The employee was cutting a hole in the belt so we could put a rope through it to pull the belt together. He was holding the belt with his left hand and cutting it with a knife in his right hand when the belt slipped and the employee cut his left hand with the knife. The employee required five (5) stitches in his left hand.

The kiln deck was being washed down and another employee was starting down the stairs, slipped and caught himself. When this happened the employee dislocated his shoulder.

Employee was performing normal duties. Brass coating on forks of forklift was damaged. He was repairing when incident occurred. Employee rotated the forks to the vertical position and was using a hammer to knock the brass coating back into place. The pin holding the top fork came out causing that fork to fall and catch employee's finger between the two forks.

A contractor was working on some demolition work at the mine site. He was standing on a catwalk with handrails cutting loose the bottom of the catwalk from a hopper. He cut both of the supports to the catwalk and fell approximately 23 feet. He showed signs of a leg injury and the hospital confirmed a broken femur and pelvis.

ANGLE ERECTION CLIPS PROTRUDED ONTO WALKING AREA OF CAT WALK CAUSING A TRIP HAZARD. EE HUNG HIS BOOT ON ANGLE AND FELL, CUTTING KNEE. FIVE (5) STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EE TOLD DRIVER THEY WERE FINISHED UNLOADING BUT TO WAIT BEFORE HE PULLED OFF SO THAT HE COULD PUT THE LOAD LOCKS BACK ON THE TRAILER. EE WALKED ONT TRAILER, PUT LOAD LOCK ON, TURNED TO WALK OU T AND DRIVER PULLED AWAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL RIGHT KNEE TWISTED WITH POSSIBLE LIGAMENT DAMAGE.

EE WAS CAUGHT OFF BALANCE WHILE USING HIGH PRESSURE HOSE. HE FELL WHEN HE STEPPED ON CLINKER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OFF EXCESS MATERIAL ON TOP OF TAIL PULLEY GUARD. HE PICKED UP FROZEN PIECE OF MATERIAL OVER HANDRAIL AND A PIECE BROKE OFF FALLING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT, BRUISING IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN HOPPER AND HIS WEIGHT LANDED WRONG AND LEFT KNEE JUMPED OUT OF JOINT.

EE HEARD A CHANGE IN KILN AND HURRIED TO CORRECTTHE PROBLEM BEFORE IT SHUT OFF. EE TRIPPED ON TOP STEP NEXT TO #8 KILN AND BRUISED LT. ELBOW. INITIALLY UNREPORTABLE & BECAME REPORTABLE DUE TO DR. SENDING HIM TO A NEUROLOGIST.

EE WAS REMOVING A BRAKE CONVERTER. HE HAD TO REMOVE AN AIR LINE ON THE TOP. HE HAD TO STAND ON THE MUFFLER OF THE TRUCK. WHEN HE WENT TO LOWER HIMSELF DOWN, HE GRABBED THE RESEVOIR & THE CAP C AME OFF IN HIS HAND & HE FELL BACKWARDS ON HIS BACK & HIT HIS HEAD ON THE TRANSMISSION MOUNT.

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING KILN #8 WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. HE HAD THE SAME FEELING ON THE 28TH AND ALSO THE 29TH. HE REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR. THE EMP LOYEE IS CURRENTLY WORKING. NO LOST TIME TO DATETHE EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE A EARLY INGUINAL HERNIA. HAS DOCTORS APPT ON 12-6-01.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED LADDER OF RAIL CAR, HAND SLIPPED AND HE FELL BACKWARDS HITTING ELBOW ON CROSSBAR SUPPORT ON THE WAY TO THE GROUND. FELL ABOUT 5'. ENTIRE BLOW OF FORCE WENT TO RIGHT ELBOW. BRUISED RIGHT ELBOW.

EE WAS REACHING ACROSS PIPE TO GET SOME ABSORBENT MATERIAL AND SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING THE PIPE AND INJURING HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING ON THE RING AND FELT A BURNING IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN. TWO WEEKS LATER HE FELT A LUMP AND NEEDED TO SEE HIS DOCTOR. HAS AN INGUINAL HERNIA.