ARROWOOD Metal/Non-Metal

Cutting a tube, lost control of the box cutter, cut left hand

Employee was changing a snub pulley and pinched right middle finger.

Employee was removing a rag that was in a hole in a chute and hit the back of hand when the rag dislodged from the hole.

Employee was using a bolt as a punch to drive out a pin and hit hand with hammer

Plant Foreman was contacted after hours and informed that a transformer had caught fire on the backside of mine property. Local Fire Dept. had already been notified. Cause of fire is believed to be transformer damage due to recent storms.

Replacing pipe to pump the mud gave way and got my finger against the handrail.

Two employees were positioning a spray bar into a vise on the back of the truck. One employee let his end slip causing the other end to drop, pinching his left ring finger between the truck and the spray bar. Resulting in a cut to the tip his left ring finger. Five stitches.

Two workers were removing the wear plate on a loader. Co-worker was hammering the plate and a sliver of metal came off and hit injured in the chest. *** The resulting laceration required seven stitches. *** Justifying a reportable medical with no restricted duty and no lost days. ****

EMPLOYEES WERE COMPRESSING A FEEDER SPRING, STRAPPED THE SPRING IN THE COMPRESSED MODE. ONE OF THE STRAPS FAILED CAUSING THE SPRING PRESSURE TO RELEASE MASHING HIS SMALL FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE & CO-WORKER (CONTRACT WELDER) WERE WORKING ON CONVEYOR #17 TAKE-UP FRAME REPAIR. EE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF PIPE THAT CO-WORKER WAS WELDING TO THE FRAME. HE HURT HIS BACK AT THAT TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A NEW TAIL PULLEY ON CONVEYOR #4. IT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR FRAME AND THE TAIL PULLEY CAUSING HIM TO RECEIVE 4 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE PRIZE BAR TO FORCE A TAIL PULLEY FROM UNDER A FRAME. THE BELT THE TWOEMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON WAS ALREADY TENSIONED BY TWO CHAIN JACKS. WHEN THE PULLEY DISLODGED FROM THE FRAME THE FORCE PUSHED THE BAR BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT FOREHEAD. HE WAS GIVEN PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ATTENTION THAT REQUIRED TEN STITCHES.

ON WED. NOV. 7TH, 2001 @ 2PM, EMPLOYEE WAS OPER-ATING THE JAW CRUSHER, BREAKING A JAM WITH A STEEL WEDGE ATTACHED TO A 1/2" STEEL CABLE. THE EYE BROKE OFF OF THE WEDGE ALLOWING THE WEDGE TO DROP INTO THE JAW. THE WEDGE THEN SHOT UP OUT OFTHE JAW STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT ARM.

REPLACING RETURN ROLLER ON CONVEYOR #8, USING A COME-ALONG TO LIFT THE BELT. THE HOOK ON THE COME-ALONG DISLODGED ALLOWING THE BELT TO DROP. EE WAS LEANING OVER ON THE BELT APPLYING PRESSURE. WHEN THE BELT DROPPED HE FELL FORWARD HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME.

WHILE REPLACING SCREEN PANELS ON 3RD TOWER EMPLOYEE HIT HIS OWN FINGER WITH A 3 LB HAMMER. HE CUT HIS FINGER TIP ON HIS RING FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND. (3RD FINGER) ALSO, BROKE THE BONE IN THE TIP OF THE FINGER.

WHILE ASSISTING A WELDER, HE WAS GRINDING ON A SCREEN AND SOMETHING FLEW UP AND HIT HIS CHEEK AND WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE. NOTHING WAS FOUND IN HIS EYE.

WHILE THE EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF ROPE, THE BELT KNIFE CUT THROUGH THE ROPE AND CONTINUED DOWNWARD STRIKING EE'S LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE KNUCKLES.

EE CANNOT PINPINT A PARTICULAR TIME OR ACTIVITY THAT RESULTED IN THE INJURY THE NATURE OF THE INJURY ITSELF WAS THE LODGING OF A METAL PARTICLE IN THE EE'S LEFT EYE

WHILE CHANGING CONVEYOR IDLER, EE STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPLACE SPRINGS ON SCREEN. A JACK WITH A SPACER ON TOP WAS PLACED UNDER THE SCREEN TO FULLY EXTEND SPRINGS FOR REPLACEMENT. AS EMPLOYEE PLACED RIGHT HAND UNDER SPRING TO L IFT OUT, THE JACK COLLAPSED. SPRING WAS FORCED BACK INTO POSITION PINING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND UNDER SPRING. AS A RESLUT THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS SEVERED AT TIP, MIDDLE & RING AT BASE OF NA

EE WAS SHOVELING BUILT UP MATERIAL OUT FROM UNDER #1 CONVEYOR BELT AND PILING IT IN THE AISLE TO PUT ON THE BELT AT A LATER TIME, WHEN THE BELT WASN'T RUNNING. WHILE THE BELT WAS RUNNING HE BU MPED THE BELT WITH HIS SHOVEL HANDLE AND IN A SPLIT SECOND, PULLED HIS RT HAND AND FOREARM AGAINST A RETURN ROLLER AND BRACKET. HE LOST HIS RT THUMB NAIL AND REQUIRED SOME STITCHES TO REPAIR

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE BROKEN DRIVE SPRING FROM A KINERGY FEEDER. DURING THE PROCESS A SPECK OF DIRT BLEW IN BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND BECAME EMBEDDED IN LEFT EYE.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING PICE OF 3/8'' X4'' X20' ANGLE IRON FROM THE STEEL RACK OUTSIDE, TO THE INSIDE OF THE WELDING SHOP. EE HAD A HOLD OF ONE END ANDOTHER EE HAD THE OTHER END. WHEN THEY W ENT AROUND THE CORNER OF THE SHOP TO COME INSIDE, THE ANGLE IRON TWISTED OUT OF EE'S HAND AND THE END CAME ACROSS HIS LEFT WRIST CAUSING THE DEEP CUT.

EE WAS SHOVELING IN 1 TUNNEL, WHEN HE WENT TO PICK UP SOME ROCKS TO PUT ON THE CONVEYOR BELT HE STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK WITH HIS WHOLE WEIGHT AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

COWORKER, CAROLINA TRACKOR MECHANIC, WAS REPLACING PACKING ON RIGHT HOIST CYLINDER OF 980 LOADER. THE PISTON ARM END WAS PLACED IN A VISE ON MECHANIC'S TRUCK. THE OTHER END WAS SUPENDED BY THE MECHANIC'S HOIST. THE PISTON & CAP CAME OUT OF ATHE VISE CAUSING THE CHAIN [CONNECTED TO THE HOIST] TO SLIDE TOWARD THE OPPOSITE END. EITHER THE SLIDING CHAIN OF THE PISTON & CAP CUT HIS FING

EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING ON A NUT CUTTER WITH A HAMMER. A TOP PIECE OF THE NUT CUTTER CAME OFF AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT ARM.

WHILE STANDING ON LADDER, TAKING OFF PUDDY FROM WINDOW IN WELDING SHOP, APPROXIMATELY 15' HIGH, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON LADDER AND GRABBED WINDOW. RIGHT LITTLE FINGER REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

EMPL WAS CHIPPING RUST OFF #3 CHUTE WITH CHIPPING HAMMER & MISSED CHUTE & HIT FINGER THIRD FINGER ON LEFT HAND. EMPL RELEASED PRESSURE UNDER NAIL & THOUGH NOTHING MORE ABOUT IT. TWO WEEKS LATER FINGER STARTED SWELLING & BECAME VERY SORE. HE WENT TO DOCTOR & WAS TOLD HE HAD SEVERE HEMATOMA & IT WAS INFECTED. DR. PUNCTURED CLEANED & DRAINED FINGER. EMPL MAY LOOSE FINGERNAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING TOW BOARDS AND RAILS. ONE TOW BOARD WAS IN THE RAISED POSITION AND IT FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S HAND. EMPLOYEE BROKE LAST 2 FINGERS (RING & LITTLE FINGERS) ON LEFT HAND.

EMPL WAS CUTTING PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELTING. BELT SLIPPED & HE CUT HIMSELF IN LEFT THIGH REUIRING 3 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS SE7TING DOWN A STEEL PLATE AND IT BOUNCED AND HE CAUGHT IT AND BENT BACK HIS THUMB

EMP WAS LEAVING31400 SHOVEL AND DRIVING HIS WELDING TRUCK, HE RAN OVER A SMALL ROCK WHICH CAUSED STEERING WHEEL TO VEER LEFT AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT THUMB IN THE STEERING WHEEL SPOKE

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES MOVE A CHUTE.AS THEY WERE SLIDING THE CHUTE (NAME) WAS AT ONE END AND 2 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE AT THE OTHER END.AS THEY SLID THE CHUTE HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB BETWEEN THAT C2UTE AND ANOTHER CHUTE.HE LACERATED THE END OF HIS RIGHT THUMB AND LOST PART OF THE BONE AT THE VERY TIP.STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HO5DING BOLT FOR A LOADER WITH HIS HAND. THE BOLT THREADS WERE SHARP. WHEN AIR WRENCH SPUN BOLT, IT CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

AN APPARENT WIN8 BLOWN PARTICLE LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE DOESNT REMEMBER WHAT TIME OF DAY IT HAPPENED, BUT BEGAN TO CAUSE DIESCOMFORT THAT NIGHT

I NAME AND FELL2W EMP WERE LIFTING HEAVY PIECE OF METAL ONTO CONVEYOR ABOVE THEIR HEADS. AS FELOW EMP DROPPED HIS END I NAMES THUMB CAUGHT ON A PROTRUDING PIECE OF METAL AND LACERATED FIRST JO JOINT OF LEFT T2UMB

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE LINE TRUCK LOWERING BIN CHUTE FROM THE SECOND TOWER THE EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING THE LOAD FROM THE TOWER TO THE GROUND THE BOOM WAS EXTENDED TOO FAR CAUSING THE TRUCK T O OVERTURN FROM AN UNBALANCED LOAD

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GRIND AN INSIDE OF A CLEVIS USING A BENCH GRINDER INSIDE THE WELDING SHOP. EE WAS HOLDING CLEVIS WITH GLOVES AS HE INSERTED CLEVIS ONTO GRINDING WHEEL. THE WHEEL CAUGHT CLEVIS & PULLED CLEVIS & TIP OF RT INDEX FINGER INTO GRINDERS HOUSING.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING 1900 SHOVEL WITH PRESSURE CLEANER WHEN HE SLIPPED CAUSING SPRAY FROM STEAM PRESSURE GUN TO BURN HIS FOOT THROUGH HIS SHOE, IT WAS JUST A FIRST AID UNTIL 7-22-83 WHEN IT W WAS DECIDED HE WOULD NEED A SKIN GRAFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A TGOOL BOX WHEN BOX SLIPPED EMPLOYEE DROPPED GRINDER TO GRAB BOX THE GRINDER STRUCK HIM ON RT LEG CAUSINGH LACERATION ON RT LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING ROCKS FROM A SPILLAGE OF ROCK ONTO CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.