Arcosa Erwinville Plant #1671 Metal/Non-Metal

While pulling the 8 gauge shotgun stand out of the #2 hood after shooting a ring, one of the wheels of the shotgun stand came apart and made it more difficult for the employee to pull the gun. The employee continued pulling the shotgun stand and twisted left knee.

Employee used a 10 foot ladder to climb the bowl mill structure to inspect the top of the bowl mill. As employee was climbing down, accidentally placed left hand near an unguarded drive belt and pulley located approximately 15ft off the ground. Employee received a serious injury to left pinky.

Employee was pulling a water hose in a man-lift. EE was attempting to wash the number #2 scrubber tank. As EE tried to lift the water hose, EE felt a pain in lower back. Employee went to the doctor on 1-23-17. The doctor released EE to regular duty without restrictions on 1-23-17. EE went to EE's own doctor on 2/3/2017 and was put on restricted duty.

Employee strained his shoulder while pushing a guard back in place. Employee did not report injury until the following Monday. After his first visit to the doctor we was NOT given restrictions. He went to is own doctor and was put on restrictions weeks later.

The grinding machine that employee was operating stopped functioning. He was trying to check the tension on the drive belt when the pulley engaged and his left index finger ran through the pulley degloving the tip of his finger.

Employee was tapping a hose on the ground to dislodge a clog when the material released and hit him in the eye

EE WAS USING A WENCH TO OPEN DOORS ON THE BOWL MILL, THE SAFETY LATCH DID NOT FULLY ENGAGE AND THE WENCH HANDLE BACK SPUN AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUSING A FRACTURE

EE was checking Off Spec Door on # 4 Grizzly on the # 4 Kiln. The door was stuck in the open position and the EE pulled on the door to get it back on the hinges. He felt a pull in his lower back. Conditions and work conditions were normal, no Slip, Trip or Fall Hazards and Poor Housekeeping was NOT noted.

Employee (Bowl Mill Attendent), was attending the clay feed belt, noticed large piece of clay, he stopped the belt and attempted to remove clay without assistance. He felt pain in his lower back, notified Supervisor. He was taken to local hospital - Diagnosed w/ back strain - light duty release to work 14 days.

Employee (mech) installing cylinder on scraper. After getting out from under it, felt a catch in his back. Occupational Doctor on 7/25/06 ? diagnosed w/ minor lower left back strain. Also given 10lb lifting restriction - later clarified on 8/11 to be because of back strain not an unrelated personal hlth issue.

Employee was unjamming a lightweight aggregate log in #3 cooler that was formed by an upset in the kiln. He was using an iron bar (10' long, 10lbs) to pry the log in the cooler. He was standing outside the cooler on a platform & when the log loosened/broke free, his momentum carried his left hand down onto the handrail resulting in left finger tip fracture & dissolvable stitches.

On 9/21/04 empl. reports back pain attributed to a work accident on 3/9/03. That day lifted 10lb can, strained back. 3/10/03 and 9/27/04 Dr visits status: perform normal job. Visits on 10/6 & 10/8/04 Dr noted no change, refer to specialist exam 10/12 & MRI 16th. MRI & diagnosis was Lumbar Spondylosis. Empl. could contin. to work w/limits on lifting, bending, etc.

EQUIPMENT REPAIRS, EMPLOYEE HAD TWO FINGERS CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE SET UP OF A CRANE FOR DRAGLINE. WHILE STANDING ON THE TRACK HELPING TO GUIDE THE MAIN HOIST INTO POSITION IN ORDER TO PUT GANTRY IN PLACE, CABLES THAT WERE ATTACHED TO THE GANTRY WERE PULLED CAUSING THE GANTRY TO TIP & FALL. PART OF THE GANTRY HIT HIS LEG RESULTING IN A GROSS CONTUSION & SPRAINED RT. FOOT.

After loading the clay bin, EE entered maintenance shop. He placed gloves on his hands to begin check of 938 Caterpillar. Moments later, he felt the glove on his right hand tightening. EE removed the glove on his right hand and noticed swelling in a centralized spot on his wrist. He also noticed a black dot in the center of swelled knot on his wrist.

We had a coal bin fire and were in the process of dumping the coal into loader buckets for disposal. The injured party was opening a dump valve when a small piece of floor grating shifted and allowed the employee to fall through to the ground below. The employee sustained a laceration to his head approximately 2 inches long requiring 10 stitches.

AN EE OF AN OUTSIDE VENDOR WAS SECURING AN OLD MOTOR GRADER TO A LOW BOY TRAILER FOR TRANSPORT OFF SITE. AN EE OF ANOTHER CONTRACTOR RAN INTO THE AFOREMENTIONED EE WITH A 400 SERIES CATERPIL LAR TRUCK. BOTH INVOLVED PEOPLE NOT EMPLOYED BY BIG-RIVER INDUSTRIES.

EE WAS STANDING ON THE TRACKS OF A BULLDOZER AND SLIPPED. HE FELL TO THE GROUND FROM THE TRACKS.

EE WORKED NORMAL SHIFT AS A CLAY FEED ATTENDANT & WENT HOME. HE NOTICED SWELLING AROUND HIS RIGHT ELBOW. THE DOCTOR SAID HIS SWELLING IS FROM BURSITIS FROM AN OLD INJURY 4/25/00.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN CATWALK WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING CATCH IN HIS RIGHT KNEE, TAKEN TO CLINIC STRAINED KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LOG FROM #4COOLER WHEN PRY BAR SLIPPED AND JAMMED FINGER AGAINST HAND- RAIL. RESULTING IN LACERATION TO FINGER. STITCH-ES REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS SUPERVISING A PROJECT WITH FITTING AND WELDING TAKING PLACE. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUSHING DOWN STEPS AND TRIPPED LANDING ON HIS KNEES. THE MEPLOYEE BRUISED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE ALLEGES THAT THE SEAT ON THE 613C CATERPILLERSCRAPER CAUSED AN INJURY TO HIS LOWER BACK

EE WAS PUSHING DIRT CLODS ON GRILL BELT WHEN A LARGE PIECE OF DIRT CAME ON BELT. WHEN EE WENT TO PUSH DIRT OFF BELT, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS GOING UP #3 CATWALK TO CLEAN A CHOKE ON #3 DUST CHAMBER--EE SLIPPED ON CATWALK--CATWALK AND EE'S BOOTS WERE MUDDY.

EE WAS REMOVING A JAMMED CLINKER FROM THE CLINKER CHUTE OF COOLER WITH A PRYBAR. THE EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER BACK.

3 MEN WERE WORKING ON A DUMP TRK, WHEN EE WENT TO PUT A BOLT IN TO A SPRING IN INSULATOR ON THE TRK FELL THE TRK WAS HELP UP BY BLOCKS & JACKS THE TRK FELL ON EE'S RIGH HAND, HE RECEIVED A PO INTER CUT THAT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES ON TOP SIDE OF HAND BETWEEN THUMB & FINGER

3 MEN WERE WORKING ON A DUMP TRUCK WHEN ONE WENT TO PUT A BOLT IN A SPRING INSULATOR AND THE TRUCK FELL. THE TRUCK WAS HELD UP ON BLOCKS AND 3 JACKS. THE TRUCK FELL ON CO-WORKER'S HAND AND HI T INJURED ON THE RIGHT LEG.

EE WAS PREPARING TO LOAD A TRUCK-WENT TO REDIRECT FLAP TO DIRECT MATERIAL TO TRUCK-ROPE ON FLAP SLIPPED WHEN FLAP MOVED AND HOOK ATTACHED TO ROPE PINCHED THUMB BETWEEN HOOK AND SIDE WALL.

EE WAS PERFORMING HIS REGULAR DUTIES AS A SCRAPER OPERATOR. HE HAD NOT EATEN ALL DAY, AND ONLY HAD SOME WATER FOR FLUID INTAKE. HE DID NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE GATORADE PROVIDED TO EES. HE BV ECAME OVERHEATED DUE TO THE ABOVE CAUSES AND HIGH TEMPERATURES.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO COOL A LOG WITH WATER HOSE AT BACK DOOR OF #4 COOLER. WHEN WATER SPRAYED ON HOT MATERIAL, STEAM WAS CREATED AND BLEW BACK, BURNING HIS RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS TIGHTENING ROPE ON ROLLER ON REVERSIBLE BELT ROPE BROKE AND EE JAMMED HIS FINGER BETWEEN ROLLERS AND ANGLE IRON.

EE WAS SHOVELING BEHID #2 KILN BELT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER BACK.

EE WAS THROWING A PIECE OF CLAY OFF THE BELT, WHEN THE CLAY BROKE IN EE'S HAND. EE TRIED TO GRAB PIECE OF CLAY AND HIT HIS ELBOW.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE CLAYFEED HOPPERS USING ASHOVEL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE HANDRAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A 16 LB MAUL TO A SMALL CONTACT POINT (PINCH BAR). EMPLOYEE MISSED CONTACT POINT ON 5TH STRIKE AND STRUCK CONTACT POINT WITH FINGER AND HANDLE, CUTTING LEFT INDEX FINGERT IP AND FRACTURED TIP. NAIL BED WAS ALSO DAMAGED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WITH TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FELL ONTO OXYGEN HOSE LINE OF WELDING RIG AND HE GRABBED THE BURNING HOSE CAUSING A BURN TO LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS WALKING TO CONTROL ROOM AND TRIPPED ON GRATING, SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNCHOKING A LOADING DOOR, BY REMOVING A PIECE OF METAL, WHEN HE PULLED HIS ARM OUT TOO QUIKLY GETTING RIGHT ELBOW CAUGHT IN DOOR.

WHILE INSPECTING AND GREASING BEARINGS, EMPLOYEERAISED GUARD TO INSPECT THE BEARINGS. THE GUARD FELL ON HIS HAND AND CUT HIS SMALL FINGER ON HISRIGHT HAND.

EE HAD JUST ARRIVED ONSITE & WAS WALKING TOWARD HIS LOCKER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A WET FLOOR & SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO CAB OF CHERRY PICKER AND HE BENT AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE. HE RE-INJURED HIS LEFT KNEE ON 6/16/99 WHILE WASHING OUT MATERIAL ON #3 COOLER DRAG CHAIN.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCHOKE #1 COAL SCALE. HE WALKED INTO A HOLE THAT WAS LEFT UNCOVERED. HIT SIDE OF HOLE INJURING HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER A COAL BELT PULLEY AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

LEFT HAND SLIPPED WHILE WIRING THE SPARE WATER PUMP AND JAMMED ON THE PECKER HEAD CAUSING SWELLING AND FRACTURE OF THE RING FINGER Y

EE WAS CHECKING THE WATER IN THE FRONT END LOADER (938F) AND THE RADIATOR CAP BLEW OFF, BURNING HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND, ARM AND HIS TOP LIP.

EE WAS WELDING ON BACK OF #1 KILN FIRE WITH ANOTHER EE. WHEN INJURED RAISED HIS HOOD, HE GOT A FLASH BURN FROM OTHER'S WELDER.

EE WAS DIGGING THE TAIL PULLEY OUT WHEN HE TURNED TO GET UP HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT WITH A SHARP PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE BUCKET LOADER TO CATCH MATERIAL FROM THE EAST LOADING BELT, HE RAN INTO THE TRUCK POSITIONING ???? ???? THIS IN TURN SLAMMED THE WINDOW OF THE LOADER ON HIS HAND.

EE WAS UNCHOKING #3 COOLER WITH A BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED FROM UNDER THE BAG HITTING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR & HANDRAIL & BROKE HIS 5TH FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS WORKING ONA CRUSHER PART WHEN A HAT STAINLESS TEEL ROD FELL IN HIS BOOT AND BURNT HIS ANKLE.

MUDDY WET CONCRETE FROM RAIN-EE WAS CARRYING A JACK TO A TRACTOR TO HOOK UP BUSH HOG WHEN HE SLIIPPED ON THE CONCRETE.

EMPLOYEE HURT HIS SHOULDER GETTING A LARGE PIECE OF WOOD OFF OF A BELT AND THROWING IT THROUGH THE CHUTE BEHIND HIM.

EE WAS OVER SEEING TRACTOR TRAILER DUMP A LOAD OF COLD MIX ASPHALT WHERE THE TRAILER WAS BEING LIFTED UP THE HYDRAULIC LINE BUSTED AND SPRAYED EE IN HIS FACE-EYE WAS BURNED FROM HYDROLIC FLUID .

EE WAS WORKING ON PLOW AND HIT HIS LEG ON A PLOW - SKIN WAS BROKEN OPEN - 1ST AID ADMINISTERED ON 4-7-97. EE COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS LEG HURTING - SENT TO DOCTOR - ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FOR BONE I NFECTION.

EE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE BEARING - HAD TO CHANGE COMPLETE GEAR BOX. COME-A-LONGS ON MOTOR & ONE ON GEAR BOX - HAD SLACK IN THE CHAIN - MOUNT CAME LOOSE FROM THE GEAR BOX & THE ADJUSTMENT BELTS 7" LONG CAME DOWN BETWEEN EE'S TWO FINGERS ON RING HAND CUTTING A GASH.

SERVICING #4 BOWL MILL ROLLERS-POURING 150W PIL INTO THE ROLLER, THE ROLLER MUST HAVE BEEN LOW ON OIL AND WAS HOT WHEN EE PUT THE COLD OIL IN ITFLUSHED BACK AND HIT EE IN THE FACE. BURNS TO N ECK AND FACE.

MOVING IR FAN STACK - TRACK HOE HAD CHAIN AROUNDID FAN EE WAS GUIDING IT AS OTHER EE WAS OPERATING TRACK HOE. CHAIN SLIPPED & STARTED SWINGING & HIT EE IN FRONT PELVIC AREA & PINNED HIM BETWEE N STACK & BOWL MILD PART.

#4 SHORT CONVEYOR BELT STARTED SLIPPING DUE TO HEAVY RAIN FALL. EE WENT TO TURN OFF CONVEYOR BELT SWITH & SLIPPED IN THE MUD. BROKE HIS ANKLE IN THE FALL.

EE AND COWORKER WERE OPENING A COLLER DOOR WHEN MATERIAL FORCED THE DOOR TO OPEN LETTING STEAM OUT. EE THREW ARM UP OVER FACE, AND WAS BURNED ON UNDERARM.

EE AND OTHER WERE WORKING ON 1 BOWL MILL HE FELT SLIPPED OFF THE WASE OF THE MOTOR DUNE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS SIDE ON THE DUNE GUARD.

EE WAS WHERE SCRUBBER WATER HIT THE CONCRETE, EESLIPPED & FELL.

REMOVING A LEG FROM 3 COOLER BAR SLIPPED HITTING EE ON THE HEAD AND HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT CAUSING HIS INJURY.

WHILE WORKING ON 2 KILN DRIVE CHAIN LANDRY WAS KNOCKING A PIN OUT OF A CHAIN WHEN A PIECE OF THE PIN HODGED IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

TWISTED RIGHT FOOT WHILE OPENING A CRUSHER. TAKEN TO E-MED TO BE X-RAYED TO BE SURE NOTHING BROKEN. CAME BACK TO WORK THAT AFTERNOON.

FOREIGN PARTICLE GOT IN EE'S EYE. HE WAS WALKING IN BOWL MILL AREA AND SAID SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE. SENT TO FIRST AID, THEN TO HOSPITAL TO GET FOREIGN OBJECT OUT OF HIS EYE.

EE &EE WERE GOING TO CHANGE THE BELTS ON 1ST COMPLIANCE FAN EE TURNED ELECTRICTY OFF & LOCKED OUT THE MAIN SWITCH LEFT SWITCH & GOT TO FAN WAS COASTING & THEN STOCKPILE THEN DRAFT FROM COOLER MADE IT GO IN LENETSEE HE WAS GOING TO STOP FAN WHILE EE WAS TO XXXXX BOLTS & HE PUT A BAR UNDER THE SHAFT IT UNG UPON SOMETHING & BROUGHT BAR UNDER EDGE CHIN KNOCKING HIM UP OFF THE GROUND

WORKING IN #2 KILN BREAKING OUT CONCRETE WITH A AIR HAMMER AS HE WAS COMING OUT FOR 1:30 BREAK PERIOD HE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON A STAINLESS STEEL CONCRETE ANCHOR WHICH PIERCED HIS WORK BOOT A ND INTO HIS FOOT CAUSING INJURY.

WHILE LIFTING A DUMP TRUCK TAILGATE WITH A TRACK-HOE AND A CHAIN, THE CHAIN CAME LOOSE ALLOWING THE TAILGATE TO DROP. AFTER LANDING, THE TAILGATE FELL OVER ON THE EMPLOYEE'S LEG.

EE WAS HELPING TO MOVE AN ID FAN WHEEL WITH A CHERRY PICKER EE WAS NOT OPERATOR OF CHERRY PICKER HE WAS GRINDING WITH ROPE AND WHEN THEY SWUNG IT TO THE RIGHT HE SLIPPED OVER A PALLET AND FELL OVER BACKWARDS TRIED TO STOP HIS FALL WITH HIS HAND.

WHILE STEPPING UP CAT WALK, LEFT KNEE POPPED. HE COULDN'T WALK IN PAIN.

38505E WAS WALKING UNDER THE 4 KILN. HE RAISED UP TO SOON AND TOUCHED THE HOT KILN WITH HIS BACK HIS SHIRT WAS WET CAUSING A SCALDING EFFECT.

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER, THE EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE KILN TIRE AND THE LUG. THE JACK WHICH WAS HOLDING THE TIRE IN PLACE SLIPPED ALLOWING THE KILN TIRE TO MOVE BACK INT O ITS ORIGINAL POSITION, PINCHING IS FINGERS.

DRAGLINE OPER WAS INJ GETTING ON THE EQUIP WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH ARM SHOULDER AND NECK INJ

WORKING ON KATO, TAKING OFF A C UNIT, THE ENGINE WALL STILL HOT, WRENCH SLIPPED PULLE MUSCLE ON SOMETHING IN L ARM

HE WAS PULLING LOGS OUT OF COOLER WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED FROM UNDER THE LOG AND THE EMPLS ARM CAME DOWN ON THE HAND RAIL

CUTTING PC OF BELT OT PULT OVER FAN WAS BENT OVER AND PC OF DIRT FELL OFF HIT HIM IN BACK DIRT WAS WET.

EMPL CLIMBING D2WN FROM DRAGLINE AND WHEN FOOT STRUCK GROUND HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPL ADJUSTING 2AMMER MILL CRUSHER WHEN CRUSHER DOOR HINGE BROKE AND FELL CAUSING EMPL TO BREAK BOTH LEGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UNTO A DRAGLINE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND PULLING MUSCLES IN HIS LEFT ARM & LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING DIESEL INTO A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE MACHINERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING A PIECE OF PIPE ALONG THE GROUND AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMP WAS PUTTING THE TRACK BACK ON A DRAGLINE HE WAS PULLING THE TRACK WITH A CABLE THE CABLE CLAMP CAME LOOSE FROM THE CABLE AND STRUCK HIM ON THE FOOT

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING MATERIAL SHUTES OVER EAST LOADING CONVEYOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX 3-4 FEET UNTO A CONVEYOR SUPPORT.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS PLANT GROUND & SLIPPED IN MUD. HE FELL ON HIS RIGTH LEG & SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE & FRACTURED HIS RIGHT LEG.

USING STEEL BAR TO REMOVE LOG FROM KILN COOLER.PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL TO STRIKE LEFT ARM AGAINST KILN COOLER.

EMP WAS CARRYING SAMPLE OF MATERIAL DOWN STAIRS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BEARING HOUSING FROM 3 BOWL MILL EMPLOYEES COULD NOT HOLD THE HOUSING AFTER IT WAS FREE OF THE SUPPORT IT FELL ON FERDINANDS RIGHT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A GEAR OFF A SHAFT OF 2 KILN GEAR BOX HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS HAND STRUCK THE GEAR

EMP WAS WORKING ON TD 20 DOZER WHEN ROLLER SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS RT INDEX FINGER