BELL/BYNES Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS WORKING ON 20 WEST VALVE LINE POTTING BAGS ON SPOUT. ANOTHER EE OBSERVED SLUMPED OVER AND TURNED OFF MACHINE, GOT HER DOWN FRONT SEAT. AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND SHE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPI TAL EMERGENCY ROOM. EE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE SUFFERED A SEIZURE. SHE WAS ALERT AND EATING BY 10 AM.

TWO EE WERE REPLACING BOTTOM HALF OF GUARD ON PRIMARY CRUSHER BULLGEAR ONE END HELD BY CRANE, OTHER EE WAS HOLDING TAGLINE TIED TO OTHER END. INJURED WAS HOLDING BOTTOM SORNER OF GUARD. THE GU ARD HUNG ON THE BULLGEAR. WHEN OTHER PULLED THE ROPE, IT CAME LOOSE AND FELL ABOUT 6" AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT WRIST BETWEEN GUARD AND GEARBOX.

EE & 2 OTHER EE'S WERE TROUBLESHOOTING THE ROW & USNER & STRIPPING CYCLES ON 10 EAST PALLETIZERTHE EQUIPMENT WAS LOCKED ON THROUGH THE OEM SAFETY CIRCUIT AN EQUIPMENT FAUL TRIGGERED THE ROW PUSHER CAUSING IT TO PINCH EE AGAINST THE ROW STOP. SCRAPED L/HAND & BRUISED KIDNEY

EE WAS ADJUSTING FORKS ON #355 YARD LIFT. HE WAS STANDING ON LEFT SIDE OF LIFT, LIFTING FORK WITH LEFT AND PUSHING BACK OF FORK WITH RIGHT HAND. FORK GOT HUNG ON SLIDE BAR. WHILE TRYING TO MOV E FORK, MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN BACK OF FORK ADN MAST BURSTING PAD ON END OF FINGER. ONE SUTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BULK LOAD OUT AUGER SYSTEM. HE HAD CHANGED OUT THE MOTOR AND CLEANED UP WORK AREA. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP OLD MOTOR TO CARRY IT DOWNSTAIRS. MOTOR BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF HIS H AND. HE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND METAL GRADING- DISTAL JOINT REMOVED.

TRACKING THE 119 BELT FEEDING 25 TON CRUDE HOPPER, EE REACHED INTO THE AREA WITH A BOX WRENCH T0 LOOSEN BEARING BOLTS. WHILE ALIGNING THE WRENCH, RIGHT ELBOW SLID ACROSS THE EDGE OF SHEET MET AL SIDE GUARD, CAUSING CUT REQUIRING SUTURES. MACHINE WAS LOCKED OUT-EE WEARING LEATHER GLOVES.

WORKING TO CLEAR PRODUCT OUT OF TRANSPORT PIPE #15 BAG HOUSE. HAD REMOVED ELBOW FROM PIPE AND PLACED ON GROUND. EE REACHED OVER IN FRONT OF PIPE AND BLOWER WAS TURNED ON BLOWING DUST INTO FACE AND EYES. SAFETY GLASSES WERE KNOCKED OFF.

EE WAS CHANGING SCALING SCREEN IN 408 SHAKER TABLE. WHILE INSTALLING SCREEN, HE FLEXED IT TO GET PAST ANGLE IRON SUPPORT, RIGHT HAND PALM WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE ANGLE IRON AND THE SCREEN AS I T UNFLEXED CAUSING AN ABRASION AND SLIGHT PUNCTUE WOUND. EE WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES.

EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE TRYING TO CLEAR OUT A 24" MILL ROLL WHICH WAS BLINDED OVER WITH WET CLAY AND LOCKED DOWN. THE TWO WERE TRYING TO CLEAR THE ROLL GAP. EE WAS USING 6" SCREWDRIVER ON EAST AND EE A BUCK KNIFE ON THE WEST SIDE. WHEN THE MATERIAL CLEARED THE GAP CLOSED PINCHING R MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN ROLL AND HANDLE OF BUCK KNIFE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING UP REAR PACKAGING RAMP WITH A LOAD OF EMPTY PALLETS. A GUS TOF WIND BLEW DUST BETWEEN PACKAGING BLDG. AND SILOS AND SOME OF THE DUST GOT INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT EYE CAUSING A N IRRITATION. EYE WAS FLUSHED OUT BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISITED. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 3/21/98 AND WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR NEOSPORIN.

SEE ATTACHED REPORT: EE COMING TO WORK. WALKING DOWN THE CONCRETE PAD TO THE TRUCK SHOP. IT HAD BEEN RAINING, THE SIDE WALK WAS MUDDY & WATER STANDING ON THE PAD. EE DID NOT NOTICE THERE WERE HOLES IN THE SIDE WALK. AS SHE WAS WALKING HER FOOT SLIPPED INTO A HOLE CAUSING HER TO FALL FORWARD & POPPING HER LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEAR THE SEWING SYSTEM AND THE BAG CLOSER AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. THE LINE RESTARTED AFTER A STOP AND AN OVERFILLED BAG WAS CONVEYED THROUGH THROUGH THE CLOSING BELT ASSE MBLY. INJURED REACHED FOR THE TOP OF THE BAG WITHOUT LOCKING OUT THE MACHINE AND PULL IT BACK TO PREVENT JAM. WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP OF THE BAG THE TIP OF HIS LEATHER GLOVE BECAME PINCHED.

OPERATOR HAD TROUBLE CLOSING ACCESS DOOR ON 25 TONE DRYER. HE HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE AND GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT WHEN DOOR CLOSED. MINOR INJURY TO HIS FINGER. HE WAS WEARING L EATHER GLOVES FOR PROTECTION.

EE WAS PULLING CLOSURE TAPE OFF BAGS WITH HER BODY POSITION BENT AT WAIST. SHE STRAIGHTENED AND TWISTED QUICKLY WITHOUT BENDING HER KNEES CAUSING HER TO PULL A MUSCLE IN HER LOWER BACK.

AT 10:00 A.M. EE, A MINE EQUIP OPERTOR, WAS IN JURED WHILE INSPECTING THE FAN BELTS ON A TEREX HAUL TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE SHOPE AND A MECHANIC HAD JUST INSTALLED A FAN FO R THE CAB AND WORKED ON THE CB.ALSO THE TRUCK NEED A TIRE CHANGED.ANOTHER EE STARTED UP THE TRUCK;FAN BELTS PULLED EE FINGERS INTO PULLEY & PARTIAL DE-GLOVED FINGER & AMPUTATION OF 2 FINGE

A PIECE FO HARD MATERIAL WENT THROUGH THE ROLL MILL CAUSING THE ADJUSTING MECHANISM TO RELAX ANDOPEN UP. EMP'S MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND DROPPED IN BETWEEN THE ADJUSTING CAM AND VERTICAL TUBE SUPPORT. EMP'S FINGER WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE CAM AND TUBE.

EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SIX SUTURES INR IGHT EYEBROW. EMPLOYEE REMOVING TOWING OF POOR CONDITION OF CABLE. CABLES' LOOP HAD BURS AND THE BURS ACTUALLY CAUSED INJURY. ALSO, THE WEIGHT OF CABLE ITSE LF MADEIT DIFFICUT TO REMOVE FROM HITCH.

E.R. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT FILING RECORDS TRIED TO SIT IN A CHAIR AND MISSED THE CHAIR. THE FALL RESULTED IN A BRUISED COCCYX. THE EMPLOYEE WILL NOT MISS A DAY OF WORK. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT TAKE CARE TO ENSURE THE CHAIR WAS IN PLACE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO SIT. CARELESSNESS CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

EE WAS WORKING WITH 3 OTHER EES CHANGING A SCREEN IN THE PRIMARY ROTEX, CIRCUIT 3. UPON COMPLETION AND PUTTING SCREEN BACK IN ROTEX THE HOOK TOOL EE WAS USING BROKE AT BASE OF S CURVE. WHEN TH E HOOK BROKE HER RIGHT HAND WAS PINCHED. TOOL INRIGHT HAND BELOW ROTEX SCREEN ON THE EDGE OF ROTEX FRAME.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ALONE CUTTING DOWN OLD DUST COLLECTOR PIPE. PARTNER CALLED AWAY TO ANOTHER JOB. PIPE NOT SECURED BY TYING OFF. PIPE SEPARATED WHILE CUTTING, STRIKING EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING CU TTING TORCH OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND. LIT TORCH FELL INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT GLOVE. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN ON BASE OF LEFT THUMB AND WRIST.

EE & CO-WORKER WERE PICKING UP CHAIRS & TABLES AT THE CITY CLUB HOUSE TO USE FOR EE LUNCHEON. EEWAS ATTEMPTING TO DESCEND STEPS FROM BUILDING CARRYING 3 CHAIRS AT ONE TIME. EE TRIPPED ON SECON D STEP FALLING DOWN A FLIGHT OF 3 OR 4 STEPS. EELANDED ON HIS LEFT LOWER BACK SIDE. EE DID NOT NOTICE ANY PAIN OR DISCOMFORT AT THE TIME. EE REPORTED INCIDENT & DISCOMFORT 2 DAYS LATER 2/16/9

EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK WHIL EPERFORMING ROUTINE LIFTING TASKS, NO SPECIFIC INCIDENT.

PUTTING SHEETING ON, EE RAN DRILL BIT THROUGH KNEE.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN CRUSHER FEED HOPPER FAILED TO LOCKOUT MACHINE PER COMPANY POLICY. CAUGHT ARM IN CONVEYOR BELT, WRAPPED INTO HEAD PULLEY.

EMPLOYEE WAS LYING ON BACK CHECKING WELD WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FELL BENEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

INJURED WAS STANDING BENEATH CO-WORKER WHENM, CO-WORKER ACCIDENTLY DROPPED A WRENCH WHICH STRUCKINJURED ON HIS NOSE.

WALKING UP STAIRWAY, TURNED CORNER AT TOP OF STAIRS, FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT HIP AND LEG.

EMPLOYEE (TEMP) STEPPED OFF LANDING FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

STRAINED BACK WHILE PALLATIZING 50# BAGS OF PRODUCT.

EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. WHILE REMOVING A COVER PLATE, A FOREIGN OBJECT FELL INTO HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE SPREAD ON FORKLIFT BLADES. EPLOYEE'S HADN SLIPPED CATCHING HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN FORK AND BACK STOP.

HE WAS ROLLING A 55 GAL. DRUM ACROSS A CEMENT FLOOR. WHEN THE DRUM WAS STOOD UP IT CAUGHT HIS LEFT WRIST BETWEEN TWO DRUMS, SQUEEZING IT. THERE WAS NOT MUCH PAIN INITIALLY ALTHOUGH THE PAIN IN CREASED WITH TIME.

EMPLOYEE CUT FINGER WITH SCISSORS.

EMPLOYEE TIGHTENED BOLT AND WRENCH SLIPPED CUTTING HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN CONVEYOR AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND ON BOLT. GOT CUT REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HAND IN DOOR OF D-8 BREAKING MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND

EE WAS PULLING A KNOCKOUT PLUG FROM A ELECTRICAL BOX AND CUT FINGER.

EE WAS REPAIRING PALLETS HE MISSED THE PALLET WITH THE HAMMER AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF VALVE PACK MACHINE HITTING HIS KNEE.

WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT CAUSING ARM TO HIT JACK

CREW WAS CHANGING BUCKETS ON ELEVATOR. ONE MONKEY WRENCH CAME OFF AND THE OTHER ONE HIT THE LADDER EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON. IT KNOCKED THE EMPLOYEE OFF THE LADDER AND HE FELL APPROX. 5 FT. AN D LANDED ON HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE GOT METAL STUCK UNDER FINGER GATHERING SAMPLES.

A FILLED BAG WEDGED IN THE UNIT-POWER WAS OFF BUT NOT AIRWHEN BAG WAS REMOVED THE AIR FORCED THE UNIT BACK TO THE HOME POSITION CATCHING HIS HAND & THUMB.

EMPLOYEE STUCK HAND INTO BALER MACHINE AND GOT CAUGHT ON MOVING BOLT.

EMPLOYEE HAD FLAR UP OF TENDONITIS

EE WAS PUTTING IN AN OVERHEAD DOOR AND WAS PUTTING TENSION ON THE SPRING WHEN IT RELEASED AND HIT EE S HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF OF THE CRUDE STORAGE BIN, SOMETHING WENT BETWEEN GLASSES AND HELMET AND GOT IN HIS EYE.

WHILE MOVING METAL HOPPER FOR INSTALLATION, THE CRANE SLID ON WET GROUND, SHFITING LOAD AND OVERTURNING CRANE. LEGS WERE SCRATCHED AND BRUISED.

FABRICATING EQUIPMENT AND BURNED EYES WELDING

MOVING STEEL ON FAB TABLE AND STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING I-BEAMS WHEN HE WAS TURNING ONE BEAM OVER, A ROLLED ONTO HIS FINGERS CATCHING THEM BETWEEN THE FLANGE OF THE BOTTOM BEAM AND THE TOP.

A TAMP WAS LEANED OVER PRESSING MUFFLER AGAIN ST ARM.

EMPLOYEE COMPLETED BORING HOLE IN CONCRETE WALL. HE PEERED THROUGHT HE HOLE LOOKING FOR OBSTRUCTIONS. AT THAT TIME, CO-WORKER ON OTHER SIDE OF WALL BLEW INTO HOLE TO CLEAR OUT DUST. EMPLOYE E'S LEFT EYE WAS FILLED WITH CONCRETE DUST.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED COMPRESSED GAS CYLINDER AND STRAINED BACK MUSCLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING PURLINS & ROLLED ONE ONTO HIS TOE BRUISED

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER & MISSED STEPPING ON LOWER RUNG HE INJURED LEFT KNEE

EMPL GRINDING ON WIDE FLANGE BEAM.FOREIGN OBJECT WAS THROWN OVER SAFETY GLASSES AND STRUCK RIGHT EYE.