Allamore Mill: 178 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was attempting to exit the operators chair on #9 bagger to put up more bags when shoelace got caught on a bar causing the employee to trip. EE tried to catch self with hands resulting in the injury.

Stepped on a roll left on stairs.

Employee was filling 2000# bulk bags with two fellow employees. The bag had been removed from the support and was being prepared to be lifted by straps when it started to lean. EE tried to hold it until the forklift could pick it up. EE was unable to hold it and it tipped over. EE was too slow in getting out of the way.

Employee was bagging on the #10 bagger and the bag busted and spewed talc into the air and employee inhaled a large amount of talc through nose and mouth. Employee was not wearing the issued respiratory gear.

The employee was closing a sliding door at the loading dock. The removable guard rail was not in place, leaving an open dock approximately 4' above ground level. As the employee pulled on the door to close it, it began to move causing him to loose his balance and fall to ground level. He landed on his feet twisting his right knee.

South Door of mill by the ACM- Rollers were hung up

Employee was filling bulk bags. It was a long step down from the platform he was standing on. When he stepped down, he felt a pinch in his abdomen.

Employee was cleaning up. He lifted and moved a 50# bag to empty it. As he did this he felt a pain in his groin area.

Routine maintenance and leaned on handrail, handrail gave way due to broken welds. Fell 6'6" to the concrete floor. Due to fall he fractured spine, broke sternum, lacerated his head.

Employee was lifting an empty wooden pallet and felt a sharp pain on his side.

While employee was loading a flatbed trailer with a forklift, a strong gust of wind came through a picked up a sheet of R-panel from the bone yard and carried it across and landing on the right side of the forklift. Employee was able to see it coming that he rapidly turned his back to it. The sheet of R-panel did not hit him but in the rapid movement the strained his neck.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS NEAR THE #9 BAGGER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE WET FLOOR. HE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE, RIGHT ELBOW, AND HIS HEAD ABOVE THE LEFT EYE WHEN HE FELL DOWN.

Left lower leg was caught under bagger roller stand at time of turn of body to set bag on pallet.

Maintenance mechanic was positioning a Euclid haul truck's gear on the truck's axle and strained his lower back.

Employee was moving a railcar and applying the wheel brake. The railcar did not stop completely when connecting to another railcar causing the employee to strike the railcar's railing. Employee bruised the right side of his ribcage (no fractures). Doctor issued 2-days of lost time. Employee returned to work full-duty on Monday, May 22.

Unclear. Employee's statement is that as he was stacking 50-lb. bags at the end of the conveyor belt from No. 3 Bagger he felt a sharp pain in his right wrist. Employee's wrist was not immobilized (cast) with work restrictions until April 10.

After finishing maintenance work, employee slipped and fell off last step from Micro Mill access resulting in a diagnosed medial gluteal strain of his right hip and was issued work restrictions.

Injured employee was stacking 50-lb. bags on a wooden pallet. After laying a bag on a pallet he raised himself back upwards and felt discomfort in his back. The discomfort continued so he was taken for medical examination and diagnosed with a lower back strain. Treating doctor issued work restrictions.

Injured employee was stacking 50-lb. bags on a wooden pallet. He reached down to adjust a bag on the wooden pallet and alleges he felt a burning pain on his Right Side. Treating physician at the Hospital suspected a Hernia; however, Specialist confirmed as Groin Strain on April 26, 2005. Employee has work restrictions and has returned to work on Light Duty.

Employee was descending the Euclid E-25 Haul Truck's front access ladder and stepped off the ladder onto the ground and alleges he twisted his Left Knee causing a Strain. It was not clear until April 19, 2005 after the injured employee was seen by a Specialist whether the injury was work-related. Injured employee is having Left Knee Surgery April 27, 2005.

EE WAS CLEANING THE ELEVATORS AND TALC FELL INTOBOTH EYES.

HAD SNOW & ICE & EE WAS COVERING BAGS IN A RAIL CAR. HE TURNED & SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING TALC, THE BAG SLIPPED AS HE REACHED FOR IT, TWISTING HIS LEFT WRIST. HE DIDN'T TELL US UNTIL 2-24-00. SENT HIM TO THE DOCTOR, THE DOCTOR PUT A WRIST BAND ON IT AND HE RETU RNED TO WORK.

HE HAD DISCOGENIC VERTABRAL SCLEROSIS AND MEDICAL EPICONDYLITIS. TREATED HIM WITH ULTRASOUND WITH STEROIDS TO THE MEDICAL EPICONDYLES. CONTINUED AN EXCERISE PROGRAM. LIGHT DUTY AT WORK. SHORT TERM DISABILITY 4-9-99. HE WAS RELEASE TO REG FULL DUTY ON 5-26-99. INDEPENDENT DR TOLD HIM TO FILE WITH WORKMAN COMP. INJURY WAS DUE TO LIFTING 50 LB BAGS. 9-21-99. CLAIM HAS BEEN DENIED.

EE WAS BAGGING TALC WHEN THE BAG BROKE, CAUSING TALE TO BE BLOWEN INTO THE EE S LEFT EYE.

EE WAS CLEANING & MOVING PALLETS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DIDN'T REPORT ANYTHING UNTIL 11-26-96. WENT TO DR 11-27-96. NO LOSS TIME AS OF YET.

INJURED WAS BAGGING TALC AND HE CAUGHT HIS FOURTH FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND IN THE PINCH TUBE.WENT TO DOCTOR,HE PUT A SPLINT ON IT.WILL RETURN TO DOCTOR ON 07-05-95.

EMPL WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF IRON INSIDE THE 60" MILL WHEN IT FELL OFF HITTING HIS RIGHT SHIN & ANKLE. HE WENT TO THE DR. HAD X-RAYS TAKEN. NO BROKEN BONES. EMPL. WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP AN AIR HOSE & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK HE WENT TO THE DOC HE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN PILLS & MUSCLE SPALMS PILLS NO MISSED DAYS

EE WAS TAKING SAMPLES FROM THE BAGS OF TALC INSIDE THE TRAILER AS HE STEPPED DOWN FROM THE PALLETS HE SLIPPED ON THE 3/4 INCH LOADING PLATE AN LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE HE WENT TO DR ON 6-19-92. X RAYS WERE TAKEN HE HAD A CRACKED TAILBONE HE HASNT MISSED ANYDAYS YET BUT IS GOING TO ANOTHER DR.

EE WAS WELDING UNDER THE #2 BAGGER WHEN SOME DUST GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WASHED IT OUT WITH EYE WASH BUT IT STILL BOTHERED HIM. HE WENT TO DR. THE DR. TOOK OUT A SMALL PIECE OF DIRT, GAVE H IM A PRESCRIPTION. HE DIDN'T MISS ANY WORK.

EE WAS CLEANING PARTS WITH A GRINDER THAT HAD A WIRE BRUSH ON IT. A PIECE OF WIRE CAME OFF THE BRUSHE ON WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR TIL THE NEXT DAY. THE DR REMOVED THE W IRE FROM HIS EYE AND GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION FORHIS EYE HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK.

DUSTING OFF GOT PC OF DEBIS IN L EYE

HE WAS WELDING ON 60" ROCK ELEVATOR WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FELL IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE REMOVED IT AND SAID HE WOULD BE ALRIGHT. HE DIDN'T GO TO THE DOCTOR. THEN ON DEC 29, IT STARTED BOTHERING HI M AND WENT TO DR. THE DR. REMOVED TWO MORE PIECES OF STEEL. HE DIDN'T MISS ANY WORK. ALSO HE DIDN'T REPORT THIS ACCIDENT TO ME TILL TODAY 1-8-91.

EMPL WAS GETTING OUT OF VAN AT WORK & STPPED ON ROCK TWISTING LEFT KNEE HE DIDN'T REPORT IT HE DIDN'T COME TO WORK NEXT AY. THENHE STARTED HIS VACATION. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON 9/5/90.

I.NAME HELPING PULL 500 MCM WIRE THROUGH 4" CONDUIT WHILE TAILING WIRE BACK TO MAKE ANOTHER PULL,FELL THROUGH FIBERGLASS SKYLIGHT TO MILL FLOOR,ABOUT 8-10'.TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR X-RAYS.NO BROK EN BONES,SPRAIN RIGHT ARM COMPLAINED ABOUT BACK HURTING.

EE WAS INSTALLING HAMMER IN A HAMMER MILL. WHILE DRIVING A PIN WITH A HAMMER THE HAMMER SLIPPED HITTING HIS LEFT THUMB. WAS TAKEN TO HOSPTIAL FOR TREATMENT HE HAD A SMALL FRACTURE AND HAD 2 ST ITCHES IN HIS THUMB.

HE WAS CLEANING THE FINE IRON MAGNETS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF THE 60" ELEVATOR WHEN HE GOT A FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS EYE. WE DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS DUST OR FINE IRON. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 3-16-90. HE TOLD HIM NOT TO WORK THAT DAY.

I NAME SLIPPED ON THE RAMP GOING DOWN FROM OFFICE TO JAW CRUSHER HE TWISTED HIS RT KNEE HE WENT TO THE DR HEAD X-RAYS TAKEN NO BROKEN BONES WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR PAIN KILLERS NO CARELESSN ESS HE MISSED 6 DAYS THEN HE QUIT ON 01-20-90

HE WAS WORKING ONT HE SLEDGE HAMMER AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE DIDN'T TELL HIS FOREMAN OR ANYONE THA THE WAS HURT UNTIL MONDAY THE 27TH OF NOVER, 1989. HE WENT TO THE DOC TOR ON 11-27-89, BUT THE DR. SAID HE HAD TO GET CONFIRMATION THAT HE HAD WORKMEN'S COMP. INSURANCE. HE HAS THREE MINOR CHILDREN ADN THERE WAS NO CARELESSNESSES INVOLVED.

HE WAS GETTING ON TOP OF SOME PALLETS TO COUNT THEM. AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN, STEPPING ON THE FORK LIFT, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL OFF HITTING HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. THE DOCT OR HAD TO DRAIN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICINE AND MEDICINE FOR SWELLING. HE DIDN'T GO TO THE DR. UNTIL FRIDAY THE 6TH AT 7:30 PM SO HE DIDN'T MISS ANY WORK.

WHEN THE INJURED WENT FOR HIS PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST AND CHEST X-RAY ON 04-05-89 THE RADIOLOGIST SUGGESTED HE GO TO ANOTHER DOCTOR FRO FOLLOW UP EXAMINATION.THE DOCTORS REPORT IS ENCLOSED AND A COPY FO THE X-CUT AND PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST.

THE INJURED WAS WORKING ON KILN BEARING .HE WAS LIFTING THE TOP PART OF THE HOUSING AND STRAINED THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK.REPORTED IMMEDIATELY.CAME BACK TO WORK THE NEXT DAY BUT COULDN'T WOR K.(NAME) SENT HIM TO THE DOCTOR.

I.NAME WAS WELDING & BURNED HIS EYES HE WAS WEARING WELDING HOOD BUT LENS WAS CRACKED HE TOLE FOREMAN I.NAME THE NEXT DAY THAT HIS EYES WERE HURTING HE SENT HIM TO DR. DR. GAVE HIM A PRESCRI PTION FOR SOME EYE DROPS & TOLD HIM NOT TO WORK THE REST OF THE DAY

I NAME WAS BAGGING ROOFING MATERIAL WHEN HE STEPPED AND TWISTED HIS ARCH IN HIS LEFT FOOT. HE REPORTED IT TO OTHER AT11 15 AM NO WITNESS HE TOOK HIM INTO THE DR X RAYS WERE TAKEN NO BROKEN BON WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR HE MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK.

HE WAS WORKING AT THE KILN, ON THE BASE OF THE KILN BEARINGS. HE STOOD UP AND HIT RIGHT SHOULDER ON THE BASE OF THE KILN. HE TOLD HIM ON THE 19 OF MAY IT HAPPENED ON THE 17. HE THOUGH IT WA S JUST A BRUISE, BUT THE PAIN HAS NOT GONE AWAY.

I.NAME WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH OVER HIS HEAD ON TP BIN AUGER A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL & SLIPPED INTO HIS EYE HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES HE WENT TO DR.HE BURNED & CUT HIS RT.EYE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR EYE DROPS HE DIDNT MISS ANY WORK

I NAME WAS WORKING AT THE JEFFERY CRUSHER PUTTING MATERIAL FROM THE STOCK PILE INTO THE CONVEYOR BELT WHENA BOULDER FELL ON HIS LEFT FOREARM. HE DID NOT REPORT IT TIL 7:15 AM THE NEXT DAY THEN HE WENT TO THE DR X RAYS WERE TAKEN NO BROKEN BONES HE WAS PRESCRIBED MOTIN FOR PAIN HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK.

I NAME WAS GBETTING OUT OF MACK TRUCK AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON TRUCK. HE REPORTED IT TO THE FORMAN ON THURS. HE WAS SENT IN TO DR BUT DID NOT GO UNTIL FRE. HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR MOTRI HE DID N OT MISS ANY WORK

I NAME WAS CHECKING THE ORE IN THE 60 INCH MILL FEEDER HE THOUGHT IT WAS STOPPED UP THERE WAS A LOT OF DUST AND HE COULD NOT SEE SO HE PUT HIS HAND I N THE FEEDER TO UNSTOP IT. HIS TWO MIDDL FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE FEEDER WHICH WAS STILL RUNNING HE WENT TO DR HAND TO HAVE HIS TWO FINGERS SEWED BACK UP THEY WERE ALMOST CUT OFF.

I,NAME WAS LIFT3NG A BAG OF TALC WHEN HE FELT SOMETING PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AT THE TIME IT DIDN'T HURT THAT MUCH SO HE KEP WORKING. THE NEXT DAY HE TOLD OTHER EMPLOYEE WHAT HAD HAPPENED . HE ASKED HIM 3F HE WANTED TO GOT TO THE DOCTOR. BUT HE SAID NO AND CONTINUED HIS WORK. THE NEXT DAY IT STARTED TO HURT WORSE, SO HE WENT TO DR. HE GAVE HIM A SHOT THE MUSCLE & GAVE HIM PAIN

I,NAME WAS HELPING OTHER EMPLOYEE RE-DO WIRING. HE WAS STANDING ON A COMPRESSOR AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS KNEE. HE WENT HOME & CAME BACK THRUSDAY, BUT HE COULDN'T DO HIS WORK BECAUSE HIS KNEE WAS TO SWOLLEN. SO HE WENT TO THE DR. AND HAD X-RAYS TAKEN AND HAD HIS KNEE DRAINED.

I NAME WAS HELP3NG I NAME UNLOAD A BOX FROM MERCHANTS TRAILER. I NAME DROPPED HIS SIDE OF THE BOX AND CAUGHT IN NAMES FINGER NAIL AND RIPPED ITOFF. IT WAS HIS LEFT HAND SECOND FINGER. HE HAD IT X RAYED NO B9OKEN BONES

THE INJURED WAS3REPAIRING PALLETS.WHEN HE LIFTED ONE HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT THUMBONE HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT THUMB.HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND HAD X-RAYS TAKEN.NO BROKEN BONES.HE WAS PRESCRIBED A P AIN KILLER AND 4AS TOLD NO TO WORK FOR TWO DAYS SO THE SWELLING WOULD GO DOWN.

I.NAME WAS WORK3NG ON JEFFERY CRUSHER HE WAS MOVING A BOARD TO LET MORE MATERIAL FALL ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELOW WHEN A BIG ROCK FELL ON H IS LEFT HAND IT MASHED ONE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND HE KEPT ON WORKING3BUT DID ADVISE I.NAME OF HIS INJURY HE WENT TO DR. ON JULY 9 19877 BECAUSE HIS FINGER STARTED SWELLING & HURTING THERE WAS SOME INFECTION HE GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION & SAID TO

I NAME WAS STAC5ING PALLETS AND LOST HIS BALANCE. HE TWISTED RT ARM AND HURT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE HAD X RAYS TAKEN BUT THEIR WAS NO BROKEN BONES. HE HAD JUST PULLED HIS MUSCLE. HE WAS PRE PRESCRIBED A PA3N KILLER

I NAME WAS ON T2P OF THE 60 INCH MILL ROCK ELEVATOR WORKING ON THE HOOD. HE SLIPPED AND FELL THROUGH HOLE WHERE STAIRS TO UP. H CASUGHT RT ARM IN THE ANGLE IRON ON THE LADDER AND CUT AND SCRA THE INSIDE OF H3S ELBOW. HE WENT TO THE DR IMMEDIATELY. HE HAD 5 STITCHES. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK

I,NAME WAS WELDING SUPPORT FOR ELECTRICAL LINES FOR NEW BAGGER WHEN THE FORK LIFT CAUGHT THE CABLE TO THE WELDER & PULL HIM OFF ABOUT 8 FT DROP. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT SIDE BRUISING HIS FOOT & RIGHT ELBOW. HE WENT TO DR. & WAS GIVEN X-RAYS ANDA PRECRIPTION FOR PAIN KILLERS. HE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY.

I,NAME WAS CHEC5ING THE BINS & WALKWAY. IT WAS RAINLY & WINDY. HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HIS FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND WENT THROUGH THE GRATING, BUT HE KEPT ON SLIDING. IT CUT THE BACKS OF 3 FINGER S FROM KNUCKLES3TO END OF FINGERS CLEAR TO THE BONE.

I.NAME PUTTING 3-ROLL DRIVE SHAFT IN PLACE.1 SIDE STARTED GOING UP AND HE TRIED TO HOLD IT IN PLACE.STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER AND ARM.

I.NAME WAS TAKI3G BAGS OFF THE TOP OF PALLET THAT WAS STACKED DOUBLE HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN HE REACHED UP HIS RT SHOULDER HIP AND LEG HIT THE CONCRETE FLOOR

I.NAME WAS EMPT2ING THE TRASH CANS AND HE W AS THROWING THE TRASH WHEN HE STRAINED HIS TESTICLES

I NAME WAS DOIN1 HIS REGULAR JOB OF BAGGING TALC., WHEN HE SAID HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED IT TO SUPERVISOR ABOUT 400 PM WENT TO DR ON 6 11 86 GAVE HIM 2 PRESCRIPTIONS.

HE WAS WORKING 5T THE JAW CRUSHER MOVING SOME ROCKS WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP THE ROCKS HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK

BAGGING TALC WH9N HE STARTED FEELING BAD AND SAID BACK WAS HURTING.WENT TO DR ON 19TH AND HIS BACK SWOLLEN AND INFLAMMED.DR GAVE HIM RX.

MAN WAS STACKIN1 BAGS OF TALC ONTO A PALLET WITH A METAL PLATFORM & HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE PALLETS AND METAL PLATFORM & CUT HIS FIRST FINGER ON H IS RIGHT HAND. WHICH REQUIRED 1 STITCH

I.NAME BREAKING TALC ON GRATING ON TOP OF CRUSHER HE SLIPPED AND HIS LEG WENT THROUGH GRATING GU/// HURTING RIGHT KNEE WHICH BECAME BRUISED AND SWOLLEN.

I,NAME WAS WORKING ON #9 ELEVATOR CHANGING A BEARING. HE WAS HITTING THE BEARING WITH A SMALL HAMMER, & A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFFTHE BEARING & SHOT INTO HIS LEFT FAREARM, NECESSITATING REMOVA L OF THE METAL FRAGMENT BY A DOCTOR.

I.NAME WAS USING A CHISEL AS A WEDGE ON A TRUNION SHAFT ON 60" MILL ROLL. WHEN HE HIT CHISEL IT BOUNCED BACK & HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING REGULAR GLASSES

HYDRAULIC JACK SLIPPED & SMASHED LEFT THUMB, DOCTOR REMOVED FINGERNAIL

I,NAME WAS BUILDING PALLETS AND SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF WOOD. THE STAPLE GUN HIT HIS LEG AND SHOT A STAPLE INTO HIS LEG JUST ABOVE THE RIGHT KNEE.

I.NAME WAS LIFTING A BIG ROCK AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS LOWER BACK