Employee was scaling inside of the thickener tank from a work platform, when the chunk of material broke free and the 6 foot scaling bar moved downward and back pinching employee's right index finger.
Occupational Illness diagnosed as being caused by prolonged noise exposure.
Occupational Illness diagnosed as being caused by prolonged noise exposure.
Employees shift ended at 7:00 p.m. and at 7:10 p.m. while employee was leaving the facility on personal motorcycle, employee made contact with an ecology block causing an accident. Employee received minor abrasions and a torn calf muscle in employee's left lower leg.
Employee was using a guide rod to align the bolt hole on a liner prior to final placement. Employee had placed their right hand on the liner to assist with guiding the liner. When the liner was going into place between the other liner, the employee hand remained on the liner and was caught between two liners causing the right proximal phalange to break near the upper knuckle.
Occupational illness diagnosed as being caused by prolonged noise exposure.
EE was entering the crusher building. He slipped on some ice on the cement just outside the building, fell and injured his left ankle (fractured in 3 places; surgical insertion of pin required).
THE EE WAS STEPPING OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG OF A LOADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO A PLASTIC SUCTION LINE CONTAINING COPPER SULFATE ACIDIC THE LINE BROKE AND SPRAYED THE SOLUTION IN HIS EYES. HIS EYES WERE FLUSHED FOR 20 MIN AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL TO BE CHECKED OUT. THE DR PERSCRIBED AN ANTIBIOTIC CREAM FOR HIS EYES AND HE WAS RELEASED. NOTE HIS SAFETY GLASSES FELL OFF WH
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO VACUUM WATER FROM A SUMP. HE SLIPPED ON WET CONCRETE AND FELL ONTO A 1 FT HIGH CONCRETE FOOTING ON HIS UPPER BACK. HE BRUISED HIS BACK AND WAS RELEASED TO FULL DU TY THAT DAY. HOWEVER HE DID NOT REPORT TO WORK ON 9/8/03, COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN. HE REPORTEDLY HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS AND HIS CHIROPRACTOR TOLD HIM HE SHOULD NOT PERFORM LABOR. HE
THE ELECTRICAIN WAS USING A HACKSAW TO CUT AN ALUMINUM LUG THAT WAS HELD BY A VISE. WHEN THE SAW BLADE CUT THROUGH, THE EMPLOYEE;S FINGER STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE LUG. IT TOOK 2 SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
EE TOOK LEAVE ON 2/8/02 TO HAVE AN OLD BACK CONDTION TREATED. TODAY 2/22/02 WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE DR CONSIDERS THE CONDITION OCCUPATIONALLY RELATED. THE EE HAS A BULGED DISK IN AN AREA THAT HE HAD SURGERY ON IN 1995 AND THAT WAS NOT DETERMINED TO BE OCCUPATIONALLY RELATED AT THAT TIME.HE HAS BEEN DEALING WITH INFLAMATION, PAIN & MUSCLE SPASMS SINCE 1995 BUT DID NOT HAVE AN
EMPLOYEE SCRAPED HIS RIGHT ARM IN SEVERAL SPOTS WHILE CLEANING A CYCLONE SCREEN FULL OF CRUSHED ROCK. THE SCRAPES WERE MINOR, HOWEVER A COUPLE OF SPOTS BECAME INFECTED. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT AND DID NOT VISIT THE DOCTOR UNTIL 1-10-02. HE IS BEING TREATED FOR INFECTION WITH A COURSE OF ANTIBIOTICS.
EE WAS HOSING DOWN SUMP. HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL, BRUISING HIS RIBS. HE WAS RELEASED FOR FULL DUTY ON 1-13-01, HOWEVER, THE DR. TOLD HIM TO NOT EXERT HIMSELF FOR A FEW DAYS, SO I FIGURE ITS RESTRICTED DUTY.
THE EMPLOYEE IS AN ELECTRICIAN WHO WAS CHANGING PARTS ON A RECTIFIER. HE TWISTED AROUND AND PICKED UP THE PART BEING CHANGED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 12-13-0 0 AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON THAT DATE. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL 12-18-00 FOR A PULLED MUSCLE.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNLOADE A LIME. LIME WORK GOEE GOT SPRAYED WITH LIME THE LINE GOT INTO A RASH OR HIS ARM AND BURNED HIM THE INJURY WAS FLUSHED AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMEN T.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A JACK LEG FROM UNDER MILL #1. THE JACKLEG CAME LOOSE AND BUMPED THE LADDER HE WAS USING CAUSING HIM TO BUMP SOMETHING WHICH FELL ON THE OTHER EMPLOYEE,