ADAMS Metal/Non-Metal

Miner Injured moving a 55-gallon oil drum on dolly. Drum was not set properly on dolly and miner adjusted drum. While adjusting drum right pointer finger was pinched between drum and dolly resulting in a hairline fracture and laceration. Gloves were worn.

Injured EE reached for falling screwdriver. Index finger caught between screwdriver & equipment housing. Resulting in fractured index finger.

During the installation of a rotary valve to a hopper the injured EE lacerated left pointer finger from a pinch injury between the two flanges of the equipment being installed. The EE was reaching between the flanges to apply a gasket material when load swing occurred shearing the EE's finger between the two components.

slipped/missed step walking down a 4 foot staircase

Kiln building location. Right eye injury: employee was wearing goggles in the kiln building. The goggles had some hot lime residue on them. EE removed goggles, and a small amount of hot lime entered EE's eye causing a burn.

The injured EE suffered a hand laceration while cutting a piece of steel (ball screw) while cutting the screw it snapped and cut the injured EE right hand resulting in stitches to the EE's right hand index finger knuckle

The Injured EE was carrying a five gallon water bottle for the water cooler up a flight of stairs when EE strained a muscle in EE's lower back this incident was reported on 9-12-22, the EE did not seek medical treatment until 9-23-22. Incident recordable on 9-23-22

Employee was walking down stairs. Heel of boot got stuck on grate and employee tripped and fell down 6-7 stairs.

EE attempted to retract a magnet carriage into place. The carriage did not fully retract as prompted. EE performed LOTO and opened the hatch to the magnet to then find the magnet half closed. EE attempted to maneuver the carriage to return it to an open position simultaneously the cylinder actuated closing the carriage on EE's right hand. EE suffered a contusion.

Employee was moving a waste hopper via forklift to a dumpster. They dismounted the forklift and placed a hand at the base of the hopper and then released the hopper latch. The hopper rolled over left hand, lacerating middle finger. Employee was taken to the hospital where two stitches were applied.

EE was retrieving a piece of plastic hose that was below a catwalk on the roof of the building. EE used a broom to retrieve the hose. While pulling the hose over the guardrail of the catwalk towards self with right hand, frozen material shifted within the hose pulling EE's right wrist outward causing sharp pain. EE was diagnosed with a strained wrist.

While unplugging a mill circuit, the miner removed a guard, and the motor belt contacted miner's right thumb and severed it at the knuckle.

The employee snipped the bands off a pallet located in the bed of a pickup with a wire snips and felt a twinge in their back. At first appointment on 12/5, the provider restricted the employee to desk work until an MRI was completed, but did not indicate it was work related. The neurologist provided a report on 2/5 that said it is work related.

Right index finger tip pinched between v belt and a sheave during a belt change. The injury was a fracture which needed surgical repair so the employee lost three workdays while getting medical attention. The employee returned to work on 8/12/19.

The employee was operating the sand truck and pulled over to inspect the level of the sand hopper and employee's right small finger contacted a sharp piece of metal on the dump truck body. Employee's finger was lacerated and required sutures.

Employee bent over to pick up an empty plastic bottle, 4 oz., that had dropped, and felt a sharp pain in the back. EE reported to the supervisor and went to an urgent care facility that took them out of work. Then EE went to preferred provider back specialist who said EE could work with restrictions and that the injury was not work related.

Operator was instructed to clean out G-15 dust collector with the vacuum truck. EE was returning from evaluating the job and ee began descending down a steep set of stairs. The operator's left foot came down on a step 3-4 inches below what ee expected. The jarring impact fractured the employees heel.

The employee was changing an oil gun from a kiln and EE's right wrist was burned from hot kiln exhaust under the cuff of EE's glove.

Employee slipped and fell on oil residue. As EE was falling EE's right arm hit a metal guard resulting in a laceration. EE was taken to the local hospital where EE was treated and released without limitations.

While employee was attempting to open a fuller valve with a cheater pipe the pipe hit a beam. This caused kiln dust to fall from the beam into the left eye of the employee. The employee was treated by a local eye doctor and was given polysporin Ophthalmic Ointment. EE returned to work for EE's next scheduled shift.

Employee injured right pinky finger when a motor EE was positioning onto a shelf came in constact with a stationary motor on the shelf. EE's finger was pinched between the 2 motors causing a laceration. EE was taken to a local clinic and received sutures to the finger

Worker was scaling high wall using rope access methods. EE stacked excess rope (tail) on the ground above EE. EE needed more rope & pulled the tail and the tail dislodged a small rock. Rock hit EE in the nose. Ground area where rope was stacked was not cleaned properly.

This is being reported as a non-employee injury. A driver for New England Pallet Company loosened a buckle on a strap and threw the strap over stack of pallets on a flatbed truck. A gust of wind blew the buckle and strap back toward non-employee hitting non-EE in the nose and eyes. Non-EE has a broken nose in two spots and one of non-EE eyes has a damaged lens.

Employee felt pain in right shoulder after as EE was climbing up a stairway with a vacuum truck hose. On 02/10/2016 EE was evaluated at a local clinic and was released to work. EE continued to work and had an MRI that revealed a tear at which time the doctor put EE out of work on 03/28/2016. EE is currently awaiting a surgery date.

The contract employee was onsite to replace railroad ties. The employee's denim clothing was wet and plastered with mud which contained some lime. The employee developed a rash and was prescribed a pain killer, which he did not take. According to his employer, Railworks, his rash became infected and the Dr. recommended that he not return to work until it was fully healed.

While walking on snow covered ice from the Quarry Lunchroom the employee slipped and fell backwards injuring his left shoulder and right hip. No medical treatment initially. On 01/16/2014 he was evaluated at local medical facility and released for full duty with a referral to physical therapy (P.T.) Incident became recordable on 01/24/2014 when he began P.T.

Employee was loading refractory brick onto a freight elevator platform. He had placed his left foot under the platform. The platform was approx. 6 inches off the ground. As the employee was putting bricks on the platform the platform came down onto his left foot.

Employee was getting off of a fork lift and he caught the small finger on his left hand between the fork lift body and a door hinge pin. The momentum of his body going forward while his finger was caught resulted in a fractured finger. Employee has not missed work and is working with limited restrictions.

Two Mechanics were lifting a sheave onto a pick-up truck. As they lifted the sheave to the tailgate level one mechanic pinched his middle finger on right hand between the sheave and the tailgate. He received 4 stitches.

Employee was a opening a valve and felt a strain in his left shoulder. He continued to work without restrictions.On 11/28/12 he requested a medical appointment.During late January he reported that he is receiving physical therapy. He is still working full duty.

Alleged strain to left shoulder while climbing onto a forklift. Claim is contested based on physician's initial conclusion and second job held by employee. Further medical evaluation including a recent MRI reveals an old tear to the shoulder. Awaiting an opinion from an orthopedic surgeon. If proven to be work related the company contends this to be a repeated trauma illness.

Employee fractured left hand and bruised right hand while replacing gaskets on the secondary crusher. The bull gear hung up in the upper housing and came down unexpectedly as he was installing the retaining bolts pinching his hands between the lower shell housing and the retainer plate. Two by four blocks in place reduced the severity of the injury.

A non-employee entered Specialty Minerals' property and proceeded to the quarry area. The individual committed suicide by driving his 1998 GMC truck over the edge of the quarry. The vechicle fell approximately 300 feet to the floor of the quarry. The Massachusetts State Police investigated the incident and confirmed that the individual committed suicide.

Employee was packaging 50 lb. bags. He removed a bag from the spout and turned to the left to place the bag on a nearly full pallet. As he turned, he felt a sharp pain in his left leg and he fell to the floor. He received medical attention at the local hospital. He has a left knee strain and is working on restricted duty.

Employee was placing an empty propane cylinder into a cage used to transport the cylinders for refill. He pinched the 5th finger on his left hand between steel bracket in the cage and the propane cylinder. X-rays showed a fracture to the finger and he was placed on restricted duty.

Employee was found unconscious on a landing at the bottom of a set of stairs in the Screen Plant building. CPR was performed until EMS arrived. Employee was transported by ambulance to the hospital where he was later pronouced dead.

Employee was passing a cover for the pre-grind dust system to another employee and felt pain in his lower back radiating down the right side. He continued to work full-duty until 9/20/07 when he received medical attention and was placed on restricted work.

Employee was digging a stripping shot. The bucket hit a large boulder that was covered up smaller stones. This caused the loader to come to a complete stop and the employee's upper body went forward then backward causing a whiplash type injury to his neck. Seatbelt was worn. He continued to work full duty. He was then seen by a doctor on 1/22/07 and placed on restricted duty.

Employee was walking in the alley of the yard and a couple pieces of lime blew into his left eye. He was wearing the proper PPE of Safety Glasses with sideshields. He was treated at Advanced Eye Care where the Doctor removed the particles from his eye and gave him a prescription medication.

Employee was knelling down cutting belting. The knife he was using went through the belt into his right thigh.

Employee was moving a steel wheel on a jack stand cart. The wheel hit the bottom of a discharge pipe and fell onto the employees left hand. The injury required six stitches.

Employee banged his elbow on the steelwork of a dryer while working on the fan for the dryer. The elbow became infected. He was evaluated by a local Doctor and given antibiotics for the infections. He missed one scheduled day of work and worked one restricted day.

Employee was fanning empty bags prior to placing them into the packaging machine. He has pain in his left forearm and right shoulder. Employee states that this is a condition that occurred over time.

Employee worked in the Kiln Building most of the day. He felt an irritation in his left eye but did not recall an incident that caused it. He worked on 1/27/06 with an irritated eye and was seen by an eye doctor on 1/28/06. A small piece of metal was removed from his eye.

Employee was climbing down the ladder of QT-3 haul truck. His foot missed the top step of the ladder. His left foot then was caught under the step second from the top. He fell backwards and was hanging upside down from the ladder. A nearby employee was there to lift him up almost immediately. He injured his lower left leg and was placed on restricted work duty for one day.

Employee removed a dust colletor bag that was completely full of dust. The dust left in the plenum above came down and hit him in the face. A small amount of dust got behind his safety glasses and into his right eye. He flushed his eye and then was treated and released at the local hospital. He was give a prescription medicaton.

After filling the seal water vessel under tank 112 employee stepped backwards down an incline and strained his right knee. He was seen at a local clinic and was placed on restricted duty.

It was very windy morning. Employee was reporting to work and had a foreign particle blow into eye as he was walking from the parking lot to the quarry lunch room.

An employee was aligning an auger shaft to a drive shaft in a confined area. When he picked up the shaft he felt a pull on the right side of his lower back. He was seen at the local clinic and give a precription for 800 mg of ibuprofen. He was also given a lifting restriction which he is able to work with. He has a follow-up appointment at the clinic on 11/29/2004.

Employee was cleaning floor with a water hose and slipped and fell. His left knee came in contact with a cement floor causing a contusion. He was seen at a local medical clinic and placed on restricted duty.

Employee reported an illness of repetitive trauma to his right lower arm. There is no specific date as this has happened over time. He continued to work full time through 1/25/05 at which time he went out surgery to correct this problem and a non work related problem at the same time.

Employee was climbing a fiberglass step ladder to install a new water line and the rear support leg of the step ladder split. Employee fell onto existing piping and injured his ribs. He was lowered to the ground by the employee he was working with. He was seen at a local clinic and is on restricted work.

Employee was working on A filter press, when he stood up he hit his hard hat on part of the machine. The next day he felt pain in his neck and shoulder. He went to the Dr on May 13th and was placed on restricted duty.

EE WAS LIFTING A 50 LB. BAG TO STACK ON A PALLET. WHEN HE TURNED TO STEP TOWARD THE PALLET HE FELT A POP, IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WAS SEEN AT THE E.R. AND THEN BY AN ORTHOPEDIC DR. & WAS PLACED O N RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE HEAT EXCHANGE FOR KILN #4 ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE BELLOWS FROM THE HEAT EXCHANGE TUBES USING AN AIR HAMMER. ONE 30' TUBE LOOSENED IN THE TUBE SEAT AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT THUMB WHICH WAS HOLDING THE AIR HAMMER. HE RECEIVED SEVERAL STITCHES AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL AND WAS GIVEN MEDICATION.

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS LIFTING A 50 LB BAG OF PRODUCT AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS SEEN AT A LOCAL CLINIC AND IS CURRENTLYON RESTRICTED DUTY. HE HAS A FOLLOW UP APPOINTME NT ON 9-23-03.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE PARKING LOT TO THE LUNCH ROOM TO REPORT FOR WORK A PIECE OF SAND BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS TREATED AT ADVANCED EYE CARE WHERE THE PARTICLE WAS REMOVED. HE ALSO RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.

WHILE CARRYING A PIECE OF PIPE, HIT FOOT ON PIPESTAND AND FELL. PIPE LANDED ON LEFT THUMB, INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES. NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED WORKDAYS. INJURY OCCURED AT SPECIALTY MINERALS M INE NAME ADAMS.

EE WAS OBSERVING REMOVAL OF ICE HANGING FROM A ROOF AND FELT DUST BLOW INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS UNABLE TO FLUSH THE PARTICLE OUT OF HIS EYE AND WAS REFERRED TO AN OPTOMOLOGIST. DR FLUSHED THE EYE OUT. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS.

EE WAS LIFTING LARGE THREADED RODS TO CLOSE UP A HEAT EXHANGER AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED AS WORK RELATED UNTIL JULN 3, 2002 HE BEGAN MISISNG WORK AN JUNE 28, 2002 AND HAS NOT RETURNED.

WHILE LOADING LAST COMPARTMENT OF A BULK TRUCK, EE LOST BALANCE WHEN HE STEPPED FROM A PLATFORM ONTO THE TRUCK. HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE, FELL ONTO THE TRUCK AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT ELBOW. RAI LINGS ARE IN PLACE AT THIS LOADOUT STATION. EE IS CURRENTLY ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR A SPRAINED ANKLE.

EE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM AN EXTRUDER WITH A PRY BAR. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OFF OF THE BEARING AND HE HIT HIS RT. ELBOW ON THE DISCHARGE CHUTE. HE WAS TAKEN TO MEDICAL CLINIC. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK AND HAS A FOLLOW-UP APPOINTMENT ON 4/8/02.

EE LEANED OVER A RAILING & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM THAT HIS MEDICALDOCUMENTATION HE HAD SOME PAIN IN LOWER BACK AT THE START OF THE SHIFT, THIS IS BEING REPORTED AS AN ILLNESS & NOT AN INJURY. ORIGINAL INCIDENTWAS REPROTED ON 12/7/98 HE MISSED 4 DAYS OF WORKTHIS TIME & IS ON LIGHT DUTY

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE PCC SEMI BULK AREA AND SOME FOREIGN MATTER GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS SEEN BY AN EYE DOCTOR WHO FLUSHED HIS EYEAND GAVE HIM PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. EE WAS WEA RING SAFETY GLASSES BUT WINDY CONDITIONS CAUSED THE FOREIGN MATTER TO GET IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A GUARD IN THE WELDING BOOTH IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP. HE STOPPED WELDING AND LIFTED HIS HOOD TO OBSERVE HIS WORK. THE WELD POPPED AND A PIECE OF SLAG WENT BEHIND HIS SAFET Y GLASSES AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FOR HIS EYE.

EE WAS WALKING THROUGH A DOORWAY WITH A LOW OVERHEAD. AS HE WALKED THROUGH HIS HARD HAT HIT THE TOP OF THE DOOR FRAME INJURING HIS NECK. HE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 1/23/02 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR. HE WAS REFERED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY. HE STARTED RESTRICTED WORK ON 1/24/02.

IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE EMPLOYEE GOT A FOREIGN PARTICLE IN HIS RIGHT EYE WHILE WORKING IN THE KILN BUILDING. HE DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD SOMETHING IN HIS EYE UNTIL 12-10. THE DR WHO REMOVED THE EMBEDDED PARTICLE SAID IT WAS A PIECE OF HOT LIME. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION AND RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WAS REMOVING GEER BOX FROM A QUARRY TRUCK. HEFELT OK THAT DAY BUT HIS SHOULDER STARTED BOTHERING HIM THE NEXT DAY. HE REPORTED INJURY ON 9/26& WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY ON 9/27 & RETURNED TO FULL DUTY ON 10/5/01.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING AN ARTICULATED DUMP TRUCK WITH APPROXIMATELY 18 TONS OF MATERIAL. AS HE TOOK THE CORNER AT THE MAINTENANCE SHOP TO GO UP THE HILL THE LOAD SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND THE DUM P BODY TURNED OVER ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE CAB WENT ONTO 2 WHEELS THEN CAME DOWN. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED STITCHES TO FOREHEAD.

EE WAS WORKING ALONE AND IS NOW HOSPITALIZED AND HAS NOT BEEN SPOKEN TO ABOUT THIS INCIDENT. IT IS SPECULATED THAT HE WAS WORK OFF OF A 10 FT EXTENSION LADDER AND FELL APPROX SEVEN FEET AND HI T THE RIGHT BACKSIDE A HIS HEAD. HE WAS TAKEN BYAMBULACNE TO BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER AND WAS SEDATED FOR OBSERVATION. AT SCAN TAKEN WAS NORMAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A LARGE GUARD AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE WAS WEARING STEEL TOE BOOTS BUT HE INJURED THE TOP PART OF HIS FOOT. XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE HA D ONE DAY OF RESTRICTED WORK AND THEN RETURNED TO FULL DUTY.

DRIVING DOWN EMPTY PAVED ROAD WET FROM WATER TRUCK SPRAY, TRUCK IN FRONT STOPPED AND SECOND TRUCK SLID INTO IT. APPROX. SPEED 5 TO 10 MPH.

WHILE DRILLING OUT THE DIESEL GUN PART FOR #3 KILN LIGHT-OFF, THE DRILLED LIME PARTICLES BLEW BACK AND MADE CONTACT WITH EE S RIGHT FOREARM. THE LIME CALCIUM OXIDE STRUCK TO THE ARM AND DISOLV ED IN THE PERSPIRATION CAUSING SKIN BURNS.

EE PULLED LANG HANDLE VACUUM SYSTEM ATTACHMENT FROM A BENCH AND HIT HIMSELF IN THE LEFT RIB AREA CAUSING A CONTUSION. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 5-20-01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICT ED DUTY.

EE FROM TRUCKING COMPANY WAS PICKING UP AG LIME IN A EXTENDED OPEN DUMP BODY TRUCK. HE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER AT THE FRONT OF THE DUMP BODY. AS HE WAS DIRECTING THE LOADER OPERATOR WHERE TO DUMP THE THIRD OF 4 BUCKETS IN THE MIDDLE OF THETRUCK, THE BUCKET CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SIDE RAIL AND ROCKED THE DUMP BODY. THE EE ROCKED BACK THEN JUMPED OFF. HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A FULL PALLET THAT HADCOME DOWN SIDEWAYS ON THE MOVING CONVEYOR. HE STOOD ON THE CONVEYOR WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS AT FLOOR LEVEL WITH A PRY BAR. THE EMPLOYEE ON TH E CONVEYOR FLAGGED THE PHOTO EYE AFTER FREEING UP THE PALLET AND THE CONVEYOR STARTED AUTOMATICALLY PULLING HIS FOOT INTO A 3/4" OPENING BETWEENTHE CONVEYOR AND THE ROLLERS.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED STRETCHWRAPPING A PALLET. HE CUT THE STRETCHWRAP AND TUCKED IT IN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PALLET. HIS LEF THAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH BAR ON DIAMOND PLATE STEEL TURNTABL E AND HE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS KNUCKLE ABOVE THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS BACK WHEN HE PICKED UP TWO 5 GALLON BUCKETS FILLED WITH CRUSHED STONE. EACHBUCKET WEIGHED 59 LBS. EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN BY A DOCTOR AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANICS WITH THE REMOVAL OF A LARGE GUARD AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT SEE A DR UNTIL 12-12-00 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AT 4 HOURS PER DAY AND HAS BEEN REFERED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO UNPLUG A HOPPER & FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK. EE RECD MED ATTENTION A FEW DAYS LATER HE IS NOW WORKING WITH A LIFTING RESTRICTION RECEIVING PHY THERAPY & FOLLOW UP MED ATTENTION. RETURN TO FULL CAPACITY IS UNK. BUT CONTINUES TO WORK IN HIS REGULAR JOB WITH SOME LIMITATIONS

EE WAS CLEANING THE ELBOW ON A HEAT EXCHANGER ON KILN #3. HE REACHED HIS LEFT ARM INTO THE ELBOW TO LOOSEN UP SOME MATERIAL AT WHICH TIME A PIECE OF SCALE FROM ABOVE FELL ONTO HIS LEFT WRIST A ND HAND. XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE BUT EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK IN THE KILN BUILDING AT THE DERRICK SCREENS AND HE GOT SOME LIME DUST IN HIS EYES. HE WAS WEARING GOGGLES BUT THE DUST GOT IN THROUGHT THE VENT HOLES. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE HOSPITAL. HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION FOR HIS EYES. HE REPORTED FOR WORK WITHOUT LIMITATIONS ON 10/20/00.

EE WAS CLEANING AREA WITH A SHOVEL ADN FELT SORENESS IN HIS BACK. EE SAW A DOCTOR ON 9/13 AND WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. THE COMPANY PLACED EE ON RESTRICTED WORK FOR 3 DAYS.

EE HAD JUST CLOSED A HATCH TO A TANK. AS HE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE CONTROL ROOM HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS TAKEN TO AN EYE DOCTOR AND WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION MEDICA TION. EE FLUSHED HIS EYE OUT BEFORE GOING TO THE DOCTOR.

EE WAS CLEANING UNDER A DRYER WITH AN AIR CHISLE. THE HOSE ON ANOTHER EE AIR CHISLE CAME OFF AND BLEW SOME MATERIAL UNDER HIS CO-WORKERS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. THE OPTOMOLOGIST HAS TO REMOVE A PARTICLE FROM EE'S EYE AND HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.

EE WORKING ON AN AUTOMATIC STRETACH WRAP MACHINE STEPPED OFF OF AN 18" LANDING ONTO A RAMP GOING INTO THE WAREHOUSE. WHEN HIS FOOT HIT THE RAMP HE ROLLED HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FELL ONTO THE RAMP. HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE, X RAYS WERE NEGATIVE-HE WAS PALCED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE REPORTED THAT HIS BACK WAS BOTHERING HIM AFTER DOING CLEANING/UTILITY TYPE WORK. SEE ATTACHED LETTER AND MEDICAL INFORMATION. THIS IS BEING REPORTED AS AN ILLNESS DUE TO HIS CHRONIC BACK CO NDITION AND DOCUMENTED DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE. HE MISSED 2 DAYS OF WORK, THEN RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 5 DAYS, THEN WENT BACK OUT OF WORK.

EE WAS LIFTING A 33 LB CHOCK BLOCK WHICH WAS UNDER THE FRONT WHEEL OF HIS 40 TON CAT TRUCK. HE TURNED TO PUT THE BLOCK ON THE HOLDER LOCATED ON THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY. ON 4/13 HE WORKED UNTIL APPROX 10 AM AND THEN WAS SEEN AT A LOCAL CLINIC.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEE TO SLIDE A LARGE COVER GUARD INTO PLACE ON THE BACK OF A TUNNEL DRYER. WHILE DOING THIS THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE DID NOT REPORT TO WORK ON THE NEXT DAY. EMPLOYEE ALSO INJURED HISBACK ON 08-08-98 AND WE BELIEVE THIS IS A RECURRENCE OF A CHRONIC BACK PROBLEM.

EE WAS GRINDING THE TIP OF A SHEAR PIN AND IT APPEAR THAT HE PIN WENT INTO THE GRINDING WHEEL IN THE ARE TO THE SIDE OF THE WRENCH THE PIN CAME AROUND THE WHEEL AND HIT THE EE ON THE TOP OF TH E LEFT HAND X RAY ON THE HAND WERE NEGATIVE. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK ON 1-31-00. 1

EE REPORTED FOR WORK AT 0945. IT WAS A STORMY NIGHT. WHEN HE EXITED HIS TRUCK, HE SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE. HE GRABBED THE DOOR OF THE TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT FALL. THE INJURY WAS REPORTED TO A RELIEF SUPERVISOR WHO DID NOT COMPLETE A REPORT. IT WAS JUST REPORTED TO MGMT/N AS A WORK INJURY OF 1-24 WHICH IS WHY THE REPORT IS LATE.

EE WAS CARRYING A SMALL MOTOR. HE SLIPPED AND SPRAINED HIS BACK. HE DID NOT SEE A DR UNTIL 11-15-99 AND WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.

EE WAS DRAINING A TANK OF SLAKED LIME. WHEN HE REMOVED ONE OF THE BOTTOM COVERS THE SLAKE LIME HIT THE FLOOR AND SPLASHED UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES. HE WAS TREATED AT A LOCAL EYE CLINIC, GIV EN A PRESCRIPTION AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORKWITHOUT RESTRICTIONS.

EE SLIPPED ON SECTION OF WET FLOORING AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE SAW A DR ON 6/24/99 & WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF HAUL TRUCK WHILE CARRYING A 5 GAL CAN OF ANITFREEZE HE TWISTED THE WRONG WAY & FELT A SPRAIN IN HIS BACK. EE SAW A DR ON 6/22 & WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK FOR 4 DAYS

EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A BULK TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE LEFT. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK AND WILL BE EVALUATED AGAIN ON 6-11-99.

EE WAS STEPPING OVER A PUMP AND SLIPPED ON A SECTION OF WET FLOORING & WRENCHED BACK. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY WITH A 30LB LIFTING RESTRICTION. HE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME FROM WORK

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRING TAMFLEXTRA HOSE TO DUMPSTE.R HOSE SPUN IN EMPLOYEE'S HAND CUTTING HAND WITH EXPOSED WIRE. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME.

EE HAS A CHRONIC BACK PROBLEM AND APPARANT DEGENERATIVE CONDTION. HE IS CURRENTLY ON RESTRICTED DUT6Y BEGINNING ON 12/7. THERE HAS NOT BEEN A SPECIFIC INDICENT WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO HIS CONDITI

EE WAS BENDING OVER TO TIGHTEN BOLTS AND FELT A PAIN ON HIS RIGHT SIDE RUNNING UP HIS BACK.

BUR ON SCREEN. LACERATION TO ARM.

PLUGGED HEAT EXCHANGE. FOREIGN BODY IN EYE.

UNSECURE LOAD

IMPROPER LIFTING WORKING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION FIRST LOST WORKDAY WAS 9/8/98

DENSIFIERS WERE LEFT RUNNING, LACK OF PROPER PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT PULSATING NOISE IN EAR. RECD MEDICAL ATTENTION & PRESCRIPTION

SLIPPERY FLOORS, LARGE BUMP ON RIGHT ELBOW. ELBOW BECAME INFECTED. EE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION & LOST TIME FROM WORK.

STRAY DOG ON PROPERTY BITE AN EMPLOYEE. THE EE RECEIVED A SERIES OF SHOTS BECAUSE IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THE DOG WAS RABID.

POT HOLES IN THE WAREHOUSE FLOOR STRAIN/SPRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

UNEVEN SURFACES STRAIN/SPRAIN EE WORKED AFTER INJURY AT FULL DUTY, FIRST LOST WORK DAY WAS 5/.4/98 WHICH MADE THIS CASE RECORDABLE

EE TRIED TO RECONNECT OSE WHILE SUCKER TRUCK WAS RUNNING, HOSES WERE NOT LOCKED TOGETHER.

GUSTY WIND.

IMPROPER LIFTING, PREVIOUS BACK/SHOULDER INJURY.

SLIPPERY CONDITIONS AND WORKING WITH LARGE STONE.

EE WAS LIFTING 50LB. BAGS OF LIMESTONE AND EXPERIENCED NECK,BACK, AND WRIST PAIN. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK ON 1-22-98 AND SCHEDULED TO SEE A DOCTOR ON 1-26-98.

EE WAS WORKING AROUND HOT LIME (CALCIUM OXIDE) DUST TRYING TO OPEN THE TAIL GATE ON THE WASTE TRUCK. WHEN IT OPENED HIS FACE AND EYES WERE BURNED. BURNS TO EYES AND FACE.

EE WAS LIFTING A 20LB PROPANE TANK INTO THE BACKOF A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS BACK. HE SAW A NURSE PRACTIONER AND LATER SAW HIS DR AND HAS BEEN PLACED ON A PHYSICAL THERAPY PROGRAM WHICH HE RECENLTY REPORTED TOM E

EQUIPMENT FAILURE. INAPPORPRIATE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. BURN TO EYES.

UNMARKED OPEN GRATING, POOR VISION DUE TO DUST. STRAIN/SPRAIN TO NECK AND BACK, LACERATIONS TO LOWER RIGHT LEG AND UPPER LEFT ARM.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP TO CHECK OIL AND WATER LEVELSON THE ROCKBREAKER. HE SLIPPED ON THE LADDER ANDFELL BACKWARD-GRABBED THE HANDRAIL AND FELT A JERK IN HIS SHOULDER EE JUST INFORMED ME THAT HIS SHOULDER IS STILL BOTHERING HIM AND HE IS SEEINGA DR AS WELL AS TAKING RX MEDICAITN

EE WAS CUTTING WEEDS AT THE QUARRY AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH POISON IVY.

EE WAS PICKING UP A FIVE GALLON BUCKET AND EMPTYING IT INTO A HOPPER AFTER CLIMBING UP TWO FLIGHTS OF STAIRS WITH THE BUCKET OF EMULSION.

EMP WAS USING A HAND GRINDER, HOLDING IT ON ITS SIDE WHEN WHEEL CUT HIS LEFT HAND. GRINDER WAS BING USED WITHOUT A GUARD.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL UNDER A TNAK AND ENCOUNTERED MATERIAL THAT DID NOT GIVE WAY, CAUSING THE SHOVEL'S FORWARD MOVEMENT TO STOP ABRUPTLY, TRANSFERRING THE FORCE OF HIS MOTION TO HIS LOWER BACK. THIS ACTION RESULTED IN A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS ASSISTING FORK TRUCK DRIVER IN PLACEMENT OF FORKS UNDER PALLET AND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN TRUCK AND WALL.

EE WAS CLEANING SCREENS, AND BENT OVER TO PICK UP A WATER HOSE, STRAINING HIS BACK.

INJURED WAS OPENING A GATE TO ALLOW A TRUCK TO ENTER A DROP OFF AREA, HE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BATCH OF THIN METAL PLATES. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE PLATES AND ONE S TRUCK HIS ARM CAUSING A TWENTY STITCH LACERATION.

EE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER OF A HAUL TRUCK, TO RETURN TO HIS WORKSITE WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS CALF MUSCLE AREA. HE HAS A SLIGHT TEAR IN MUSCLE.

EE IS NOT CLAIMING A SPECIFIC INJURY HE FEELS THIS IS A REAGRAUATION OF THE 3-17-90 INJURY AND A SUBSEQUENT AGGRAVATION IN 1992. EE SAID HE HAS BEEN IN PAIN FOR QUITE SOME TIME BUT WAS AFRAID TO SEE A SPECIALIST DR.

THREW BAR DOWN, JUMPED OFF OF TRUCK, ONTO PRY BAR IN SNOW. HIT HIM IN REAR.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO A CLEAN-OUT HATCHWAY, APPROXIMATELY 1' X 1', THAT HAD BEEN LEFT OPENED.

EMP WAS BENT OVER TRYING TO OPEN THE HATCH DOORSOF A BULK TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO TUCKIN END OF STRETCH WRAPWHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS CLIMBING ON TOP OF A BULLDOZER. AS HE RAISED HIS BODY TO STAND UPRIGHT, HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON AN EYE BEAM.

EE STRAINED BACK MOVING OFFICE FURNITURE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A SCREW, BY PUTTING A PIPE WRENCH ON THE SHAFT [THE SCREW IS ENSHROWED BY A BOWL THAT RUNS AT A SLOWER SPEED THAN THE SCREW]. THE WRENCH WAS SLIPPING ON THE SHAFT & AS HE MADE AN ADJUSTMENT TO SECURE IT, THE WRENCH SPUN OFF THE SCREW & HIT HIM IN THE STOMACH.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A FORKLIFT THROUGH THE MAIN YARD AREA. EVEN THOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, HIGH WINDS BLEW HOT LIME OFF OF A BELT AND INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING DOWN A STAIR AND HE GRABBED AN UNSECURED "A" FRAME THAT FELL. HE THEN GRABBED THE "A" FRAME TO STOP IT FROM FALLING TO THE LANDING AND HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER. HE IS CURRENT LY WORKING ON LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING A CROOKED BAG ON THE CONVEYOR OUT OF THE SEALER UNIT & HIS LEFT THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN THE SEALER BELTS INJURING HIS THUMB.

EE WAS ASSISTING THE CRUSHER OPERTOR WITH A JAW JAM. WHILE TRYING TO DISLODGE A ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER THE SLEDGE HAMMER BOUNCED OFF A PIECE OF STEEL AND HIT HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS OPERATING A DRILL PRESS AND ACCIDENTLY HIT THE FOOT PEDDLE THAT STARTED THE MACHINE AND HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND REQUIRING MULTIPLE STITCHES AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.

EE WAS PACKING 50 LB BAGS AND SPRAINED A MUSCLE IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. HE SAW A DR ON 10-31 AND WAS PLACED ON LIGHT FUTY UNTIL 11-18.

OPERATOR WAS WALKING TOWARD HIS TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON A MUDDY SURFACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING INTO A STORAGE CABINET & CUT HIS FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF THE UNDER CARRIAGE

EE WAS REMOVING A PUMP FROM THE BED OF A PICKUP TRUCK. HIS LITTLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PUMP AND TAILGATE, RESULTING IN A CUT THAT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

EE WAS REMOVING A PUMP AND THE PUMP SWUNG BACK AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PUMP AND A FLANGE CAUSING A SEVERE LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.

EE STEPPED OFF OF A CEMENT SLAB AND INJURED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE BEARINGS ON A FAN. HE HIT THE BEARINGS WITH A HAMMER AND PIECE OF THE BEARING WENT INTO HIS ARM. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED A RX DRUG.

EE WAS DIGGING IN THE MUCK PILE WITH A FRONT ENDLOADER & A ROCK SLID DOWN FROM ABOVE & HIT THE BUCKET & JARRED THE EE'S NECK. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 9/7 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS G IVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR STEROIDS WHICH MADE THISCASE RECORDABLE.

EE WAS STEPPING OUT OF A DUMP TRUCK. AS HE WAS EXITING THE DUMP TRUCK HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE X RAYS WERE NEGATIVE PRESCRIPTION WAS GIVEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE HOPPERS OF THE SUCKER TRUCK. THE WIND BLEW SOME HOT LIME DUST INTO HIS EYES CAUSING BURNS. HE WAS TREATED BY AN EYE DOCTOR AND GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION.

EE WAS FUELING HIS HAUL TRUCK AND HE SLIPPED ON A MUDDY BANK AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD WHILE ASSENDING A 2 STEP FLIGHT OF STAIRS 7 LANDED ON HIS RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A FRACTURE. EMPLOYEE WAS UNABLE TO SEE AN ORTHOPEDIC DOCTOR UNTIL 3/22, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS RELEASED FOR RESTRICTED DUTY. I SPOKE WITH [REESE (SP) LLEWELLON] SHO STATED THAT DAY FROM 3/19 TO 3/22 SHOULD BE RESTRICTED DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE YARD AND A PIECE OF IM BLE WINTOHIS EYE. A DR REMOVED THE PARTICLE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL ON A WET FLOOR AS HE ENTERED THE OFFICE BUILDING FOR A MEETING. HE WAS EXAMINED AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL & GIVEN A PRESCSIPTION DRUG FOR PAIN.

EE REPORTED A SORE BACK CONDITION WHICH HE ATTRIBUTED TO THE CUMMULATIVE AFFECTS OF BAGGING 50 LB BAGS HE BEGAN TO LOSE TIME FROM WORK ON 12-28. RESTRICTED TO BED REST FOR 7-10 DAYS.

EE STEPPED ON A SECTION OF ELEVATOR HOSUING THAT WAS STORED ON THE FLOOR AND TWISTED HIS FOOT. EE IS CURRENTLY WORK LIGHT DUTY AT HIS REGULAR JOB.

EE WAS CARRYING A SMALL PORTABLE OXY ACETYLENE TANKS DOWN A SHORT FLIGHT OF STIARS AND HE PULLED LIGAMENTS IN HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE WAS OUT OF WORK FROM 11-19 TO 11-24, HE WORKED 11-25, AND WAS OUT AGAIN ON 11-26. HE EXPECTS TO RETURN TO FULLDUTY ON 11-29.

EE WAS CLEANING AREA AND HOT LIME CALCIUM OXIDE DUST GOT ON HIS NECK CAUSING LIME BURNS. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT UNTIL OCT 4 1993 OF WHICH TIME HE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND PRESCRI PTION DRUGS.

EE WAS CLEANING A SLAKER. SOME RAW SLAKE GOT INTO HIS RUBBER BOOTS, CAUSING LIME BURNS ON HIS LEG. HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR THE BURNS.

EE WAS PULLING BAGS FROM THE REJECT CONVEYOR AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON A STEEL BRACKET HE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY BY THE DR.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED A SORE BACK AND LEG WHICH HE ATTRIBUTES TO THE COMULATIVE EFFECT OF BAGGING 50 LB. BAGS. HE SAW A LOCAL PHYSICIAN AND WAS PLACED ON A 5 LB LIFTING RESTRICTION, AND HAS AN APP OINTMENT TO SEE AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON. HE IS CURRENTLY ON RESTRICTED WORK.

EE WAS LOWERING A PLATFORM TO STAND ON WHILE LOADING A SLURRY TRUCK HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ONT HE SAME LEVEL CATCHING HIMSELF BY GRABBING A HANDRIAL. ALL HIS WEIGHT WAS POT OTNO HIS RIGH T HAND CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE. HE IS CORRECTLY RESTRICTED DUTY.

WITH ANOTHER EE WAS REMOVING A CO COMPRESSER NOTHING WENT WRONG THE DAY BUT HE WOKE UP THE FOLLOWING MORNING WITH A SORE BACK AND LEG HE DID NOT SEE A DR UNTIL 7/13 AND WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION HE WAS GIVEN SOME LIMITATION BUT WAS STILL ABLE TO DO HIS FULL JOB SAW DR. 7/16 AND WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED WORK.

ELMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A SCREWDRIVER IN HIS BACK POCKET WITH THE POINTED SIDE UP. HIS LEFT ARM CAUGHT THE POINTED EDGE AND CUT HIS ARM REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A DUST COLLECTOR AND HOT LIME FROM THE ROOF OF THE COLLECTOR FELL HITTING HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING IRRITATION TO HIS FACE AND EYES. HE WAS TREATED AT THE OCCUPATIONAL HEA LTH CLINIC. RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING AREA & PICKED UP AN OLD CABLE THAT HIT HIM IN THE KNEE & CAUSED A PUNCTURE WOUND THERE WASNT AN INJURY BUT THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A TEETANUS SHOT AS A PRECAUTING MEASURE

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING PLATES ON A HEAT EXCHANGER AND HE CUT HIS FINGER AND TENDER ON THE SHARP. HE WAS WEARING COTTON GLOVES BUT THEY WERE NOT ADEQUATE. CURRENTLY WORKING LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS LACERING P-4 HEAT EXCHANGER AND A PIECE OF SCALE GOT INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL. HE DID RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION DRUG.

EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH IN THE NASH PUMP AREA AND FELT A PAIN RUN FROM HIS BACK TO HIS LEG HE SAW A DR ON APRIL 30 AND HAS BEEN PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INSIDE A BUILDING AND SLIPPED ON A WET FLOOR. HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION. HE RECENTLY NOTIFIED ME THAT HE WENT TO SEE HIS PRIVATE DR AND IS ON MEDICATION SO I AM REPORTING THE INCIDENT NOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A LIME FEEDER ON P-4 SLAKER AND THE LIME BLEW BACK IN HIS FACE CAUSING CHEMICAL BURNS. HE SAW A DOCTOR WHO PRESCRIBED AN ANTIBUTIC OINTMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING INVENTORY OF LIME TANKS AND WALKED INTO A LOW I-BEAM. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS. HE WAS TAKEN TO A DOCTOR. XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE BUT HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIP ION MEDICATION AND PUT ON A LIFTING RESTRICTION.

EE WAS SLIDING DEFLECTOR BOXES FROM CONDENSED STORAGE SHELF ONTO FORKS OF LIFT TRUCK THE FOURTH BAR SLIPPED AND EE GRABBED IT TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLENING ONTO ANOTHER EE THE PULLED HIS ARM DO WN AND TWISTED HIS SHOULDER HE IS DOING LIGHT DUTY ON HIS REGULAR JOB.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A BULK LIME TRUCK AND A PIECE OF LIMA BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. HE SAW DR WHO REMOVED THE PIECE OF LIME FROM HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON A WET SECTION OF FLOORING AND FELL INTO A RAILING. HE BRUISED HIS RIBS AND SAW A DOCTOR WHO SAID EVERTHING WAS OK. JE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION DRUG WHICH WAS FOR P AIN AND INFLAMATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP AND DOWN A STEEL VERTICAL LADDER. SEVERAL TIMES WHILE WORKING ON A LIME ELEVATOR. HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. AREA UNDER KNEE CAP WAS SWOLLEN. HE HAD IT D RAINED ON 11/16 AT DOCTOR'S OFFICE.

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST COMPLETED A MAINMTENANCE JOB ON THE SLAKER WHEN THE SLAKER STARTED UP LIME WAS INTRODUCTED TO WATER WHICH CAUSED A REACTION THE SLURRY BLEW OUT OF THE FEED INLET ONTO THE EMP LOYEE CAUSING

WHILE CHANGING A LIME BELT AT THE KILN BUILDING EMPLOYEE REMOVED A SECTION OF GRATING TO GET TO A LANDING AT A LOWER LEVEL HE LATER STEPPED BACKWARDS & STEPPED INTO THE SECTIO WHERE THE GRATIN G WAS REMOVED & HE BRUISED HIS LEG WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES AT THE LOCAL HOSPITAL

EMPLOYEE FELL AS A GRATE THAT WAS COVERING A DITCH BROKE WHEN HE STEPPED ON IT. HE SCRAPED HIS SHIN AND HURT HIS KNEE. HE SAW A DOCTOR ON 7-6 AND LOST TIME ON THAT DAY. 7-7 AND 7-8 WERE SCHED ULED DAYS OFF AND HE LOST TIME ON 7-9, 7-10 AND 7-11.

EMPLOYEE JAMMED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WHEN HE TRIED TO MOVE A TURNTABLE BY HAND BECAUSE THE RETRACTABLE ARM WAS JAMMED.THE ARM SWUNG FREE AND PINCHED HIS HAND HE RECEIVED 4 STITCHES AND RETURNED

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A ROLL ON A STRETCHWRAP MACHINE ADN THE METAL HOLDER ON TOP OF THE MACHINE CAME DOWN AND CUT HIS FINGER RQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

EE WAS CHANGING HAMMERS AT THE IMPACTOR MILL AND PINCHED HIS FINGERS THE RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS BROKEN.

MAN WAS IN PACKAGE AUTOMATION BUILDING, UPSTAIRS OFFICES (CENTER OFFICE) WINDING UP CORD ON HIS DRILL. CEILING FELL DOWN, LIGHT FIXTURE FELL, SWUNG OVER AND CUT MANS ARM (LIGHT HAD NO SAFETY C HAINS ATTACHED TO IT). MAN WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED APPROX. 42 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A RETRACTABLE STEP LADDER AND BANGED HIS HED ON A PIPE INJURING HIS NECK. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS OF SORENESS HE SOUGHT THE OPINION OF A NEOROSURGEON WHO RECOMMEDED SUR GERY FOR A HERNIATED DISC. SURGERY SHCEDULED FOR 2-11-92. EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED ON 2-6-92 ABOUT MEDICAL ATTENTIONA ND THEREFORE REPORTABILITY.

EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING 50LB BAGS OF LIMESTONE AND PULLED A TENDON IN HIS WRIST. HE WAS PRESCRIBED AN ANITIFLAMENTORY DRUG, AND PUT ON RESTRICTED WORK UNTIL HEALED. HE IS STILL ABLE TO PERFORM MOST ASPECTS OF HIS JOB.

EE WAS WALKING THRU THE YARD AND A PIECE OF HOT LIME BLEW INTO HIS EYE HE WAS TREATED AT DR OFFICE AND RELEASED.

EMPLOYEE HAS EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF HEARING WHICH HE ATTRIBUTES TO WORK RELATED NOISE. THIS WAS REPORTED TO OUR WORKERS COMP INSURER IN JUNE AND THEY RECENTLY ACCEPTED THE CASE AS WORK RELATED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AT THE KILN BLDG A SECTION OF THE SUCKER HOSE VIBRATED CAUSING DUST TO STIR UP SOME HOT LIME DUST GOT INTO HIS EAR CAUSING A BURN HE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT UNTIL K11 -04-91 AT WHICH TIME HE SAW A DOC & RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION

EMPL ASSISTING THE MAINT.DEPT.RODDING OUT A PLUGGED DISCHARGE ON #4 KILN DUST TANK AND GOT SOME HOT LIME IN EYE.FLUSHED IT OUT AND SAW A DR THE FOLLOWING DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON A VALVE THAT WAS UNDER PRESSURE HE REMOVED THE BOLTS ON THE PRESSURE SIDE INSTEAD OF THE NONPRESSURE SIDE & THE SLURRY PRODUCT BLEW OUT HITTING HIM IN THE FAC E HE WAS TREATED AT THE HOSPITAL & GIVEN PRESCRIPT ION DROPS

EE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK EE IN THE MOUTH AND SPLIT HIS BOTTOM LIP BROKE DENTURES AND CHIPPED BOTTOM OF TEETH.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE GRIDS FOR A SET OF MAGNETS AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE GRID BOX AND A STEEL LANDING. THE TIP OF HIS LEFT BABY FINGER WAS FRACTURED.

EMPL WAS INSPECTING AREA TO DETECT SOURCE OF DUST LEAK. WHILE HE WAS LOOKING UP HE STEPPED INTO OPENING IN PIECE OF GRATE & FELL. CORRECTIVE ACTION INCLUDED COVERING OPENING & INSTALLING RAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING NEAR A LIEM BELT AND SOME LIME DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING GLASSES. CORRECTIVE ACITON WILL REQUIRE GOGGLES TO BE WORN.

EMPLOYEE USING A PORTABLE GRINDER, A PIECE OF PIPE, GRINDER BOUND UP, EMPLOYEE MOVED AND CUT HAND OF INJURED, WHO WAS NEXT TO HIM. HE WENT TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL, WAS TREATED AND RELEASED THE NEXT MORNING.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT THE KILN BUILDING AND A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL FELL INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING GLASSES WITH SIDESHIELDS BUT THE MATERIAL STILL GET IN. HE RECEIVED A PRESCIPTION FO R EYE DROPS EVERY 4 HRS FOR 1 DAY.