Lime sat in silo and plugged over the chute. Before starting to load trucks, employee was attempting to unplug discharge chute from Silo 4 by pushing bar into discharge chute. Material gave way, bar pushed into chute and hand hit part of the chute. Contact with chute broke left index finger.
Bellefonte Mill Metal/Non-Metal
Bellefonte Mill has $43K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 187
- Years on record
- 1983–2019
- Latest incident
- Dec 2019
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Bellefonte Mill has $43K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 2 contested dockets.
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Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Q3 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q1 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q4 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q2 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 107142.9 |
| 2020 Q1 | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q4 | 546 | 4 | 0 | 7326.0 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Q3 | 1,280 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q2 | 1,973 | 13 | 4 | 6589.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 3,128 | 5 | 0 | 1598.5 |
| 2018 Q4 | 5,126 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q3 | 5,995 | 5 | 0 | 834.0 |
| 2018 Q2 | 6,013 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 5,858 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q4 | 9,122 | 13 | 0 | 1425.1 |
| 2017 Q3 | 5,849 | 2 | 0 | 341.9 |
| 2017 Q2 | 5,816 | 7 | 1 | 1203.6 |
| 2017 Q1 | 5,775 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 4,856 | 11 | 3 | 2265.2 |
| 2016 Q3 | 6,191 | 2 | 0 | 323.0 |
| 2016 Q2 | 6,007 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q1 | 7,090 | 6 | 1 | 846.3 |
| 2015 Q4 | 5,285 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 5,245 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q2 | 6,272 | 3 | 0 | 478.3 |
| 2015 Q1 | 5,616 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q4 | 5,580 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 5,681 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 6,078 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q1 | 5,789 | 5 | 2 | 863.7 |
| 2013 Q4 | 6,854 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q3 | 7,763 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 7,285 | 3 | 1 | 411.8 |
| 2013 Q1 | 7,212 | 3 | 1 | 416.0 |
| 2012 Q4 | 6,862 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 8,405 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q2 | 8,066 | 5 | 2 | 619.9 |
| 2012 Q1 | 7,724 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q4 | 7,539 | 2 | 0 | 265.3 |
| 2011 Q3 | 7,744 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q2 | 7,800 | 3 | 0 | 384.6 |
| 2011 Q1 | 7,464 | 1 | 0 | 134.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 6,945 | 4 | 1 | 576.0 |
| 2010 Q3 | 8,286 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q2 | 7,848 | 5 | 2 | 637.1 |
| 2010 Q1 | 7,462 | 5 | 2 | 670.1 |
| 2009 Q4 | 6,675 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q3 | 7,322 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q2 | 6,660 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 7,418 | 6 | 1 | 808.8 |
| 2008 Q4 | 8,243 | 6 | 0 | 727.9 |
| 2008 Q3 | 8,243 | 4 | 2 | 485.3 |
| 2008 Q2 | 8,243 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q1 | 8,243 | 4 | 0 | 485.3 |
| 2007 Q4 | 9,764 | 7 | 0 | 716.9 |
| 2007 Q3 | 9,764 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q2 | 11,849 | 8 | 1 | 675.2 |
| 2007 Q1 | 11,874 | 4 | 0 | 336.9 |
| 2006 Q4 | 10,518 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 7,712 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q2 | 9,640 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 10,989 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q4 | 16,848 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q3 | 22,361 | 6 | 1 | 268.3 |
| 2005 Q2 | 25,050 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 27,510 | 8 | 0 | 290.8 |
| 2004 Q4 | 27,407 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 24,086 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q2 | 25,683 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q1 | 25,435 | 2 | 0 | 78.6 |
| 2003 Q4 | 23,965 | 2 | 1 | 83.5 |
| 2003 Q3 | 26,292 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 39,158 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 32,882 | 5 | 1 | 152.1 |
| 2002 Q4 | 43,044 | 2 | 0 | 46.5 |
| 2002 Q3 | 39,028 | 1 | 1 | 25.6 |
| 2002 Q2 | 49,949 | 14 | 4 | 280.3 |
| 2002 Q1 | 50,411 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 50,723 | 6 | 1 | 118.3 |
| 2001 Q3 | 54,368 | 4 | 0 | 73.6 |
| 2001 Q2 | 54,611 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q1 | 54,994 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q4 | 56,567 | 8 | 0 | 141.4 |
| 2000 Q3 | 57,769 | 17 | 6 | 294.3 |
| 2000 Q2 | 54,463 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 57,383 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Reportable incidents
187 on file2019 · 1 incident
2017 · 1 incident
The driver was pulling a load from the mill location in the afternoon of 10/19/17. EE had an incident with the truck and trailer causing the load to shift. While trying to remove the straps from the load, EE fell off the trailer. EE broke wrist and toe. EE received stitches near eye, as well.
2014 · 1 incident
The flatbed driver slipped and fell near the tire wash out area. He thought that he broke his arm, so we sent him to the hospital to get an x-ray. Due to our work schedule, he will be off Monday, December 8, 2014. He will return to work on Tuesday, December 9, 2014. A woman stopped in her vehicle to help him. He did not get her name.
2013 · 1 incident
Employee was unloading trailer with lime and the agitator line came off end of hose and hit employee in the face-head.
2009 · 2 incidents
Employee was helping a co-worker open a ground lime chute when some material squirted out striking him in the face. Company was not aware until 10/5/09 that he sought medical attention.
Employee was shoveling spilled material on 1/26/09, on 1/28/09 he developed a lump on lower left abdomen.
2008 · 2 incidents
Employee was bag loading RKP material. When the material entered the bag, dust splashed from bottom of bag and entered his eyes.
Unloading hydrate lime from bulk tank trailer into lime storage silo. Silo filled and transfer hose was unhooked before all pressure was drained causing lime to gush out of hose and onto employee resulting in lime getting in eyes even with safety glasses on.
2007 · 3 incidents
Employee was stacking hydrated lime. While stacking he felt tightness in his mid to lower back. Employee used vacation days starting 12/27/07 to 1/04/08. Lost time did not start until 1/07/08.
Employee was loading a 50lb bag of RKP material in hand tied bags. He finished a bag of material and it began to tip over. He reached after it to prevent it from falling and as he did his he hit his left pinky finger on the cage near the bag.
EE felt severe stomach pain, which kept increasing, while stacking bags of hydrated lime.
2006 · 5 incidents
Employee strained lower hip and back while twisting, moving a barrell.
Employee was bagging lime and felt pain in left elbow, wrist and two small fingers went numb.
Employee was stacking 50# bags of hydrated lime and felt numbness in his left leg.
Employee struck his head on low overhead area while walking up stairs. The employee continued to work for several days. On July 5, 2006, his doctor gave him light duty work restrictions. Graymont does not have light duty. At this point, it became a lost time injury.
Employee was bagging hydrate and stacking the bags, when he felt a sharp pain and burning in his lower back.
2005 · 5 incidents
Employee was stacking 50lb bags and felt a pain in his left arm.
Employee was lifting and felt a pain in his groin area. This accident was reported to MSHA in Dec. of 04 and the employee was off for 42 days. This is a reoccurring injury.
Employee was helping close the hood on #4 kiln with the south trolly when the coal pipe hit the top handrail and the handrail broke off and fell about 15ft striking the employee on the right arm.
Employee was cleaning dust collector lines and got dust in his eye. Was pounding with a hammer.
Employee was pulling on an air hose and the valve got turned on and it whipped and struck him by his left eye.
2004 · 7 incidents
Was climbing the ladder on a loader and slipped and fell off.
Stacking lime bags on pallets and got a pain in lower back.
Employee was lifting an angle iron and felt a pain in his groin area. Per call to Robert Biggans 2-2-05, hernia was repaired. coder 12.
Was taking apart a steel line and the line fell and pinched his index finger on his left hand against another pipe.
Was using a bar to open a slide and caught two fingers between the bar and the slide.
Sliced finger picking up piece of pipe. Required stitches.
Closing Hood on #5 kiln - employee placed on a beam which the trolley moves on. Trolley rolled over hand.
2003 · 3 incidents
EE WAS INSTALLING FLIGHTS IN A MUD DRAG. AS EE MANUVERED FLIGHT INTO PLACE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN.
WORKING LONG HOURS AND EXTRA SHIFTS, LIFTING 50#AND 80# BAGS CAUSED STRAIN ON RIGHT SHOULDER.
AS EE WAS LOOKING FOR HIS LOCKER KEY, ANOTHER EE MOVED THE LOCKER TO LOOK BEHIND IT WHEN A PIECE OF GRATING FELL ON TOP OF THE LOCKER AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE HEAD. THE EE'S HARD HAT WAS IN HI S LOCKER.
2002 · 3 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS RIGHT HAND HURTING AND HIS FINGERS GOING NUMB. HE DOWS NOT KNOW WHEN A PARTICULAR ACCIDENT COULD HEVE TAKEN PLACE TO CAUSE THIS - HE FEELS THAT IT JUST RESULTING FROM YEARS OF WORK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS DOING CLEANUP WORK BY #4 ELEVATOR AND WHILE HE WAS SHOVELING HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS LOOKING UP HELPING GET A WELD LEAD TO A WORK AREA, WHEN THE WIND BLEW & HE GOT LIME IN HIS RIGHT EYE
2001 · 10 incidents
EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER ON THE HOOD TO #5 KILN WHEN HE TRIPPED ON SOMETHING AND FELL FROM THE DECK OF THE STEPS, ABOUT 3 FEET, ONTO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A RUBBER AIR HOSE FROM THE PUMP HOUSE TO THE #24 TIRE OF THE #5 KILN, USING THE CONDUIT FOR SUPPORT. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TOSS THE HOSE TO THE PLATFORM AT THE TIRE HIS FOOT SLIPPED ODD THE CONDUIT AND HIS FOOT LANDED ON ROCKS ALONG SIDE THE CONDUIT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING RKP WHEN HE DROPPED THE RKP LOADING TUBE INSIDE THE BAG. THE RKP FLEW UP AND WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EE HAS BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT HIS HANDS HURTING & GOING TO SLEEP OFF & ON. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME. EE IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 1/22/02. HE HAS NOT MISSED WORK UP TO THIS TIME.
EE WAS HELPING TO SLIDE AN EXPANSION TANK INTO PLACE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.SAW DR ON 8/7/01
THE EE WAS BEING HELPED BY ANOTHER EE USING A HAND CHAIN HOIST TO PULL THE DOUBLE ELEVATOR CHAINS & BUCKETS OVER THE HEAD WHEEL THAT IS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS STOMACH
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF #1 GATHERING BELT. A PIECE OF GRATING THAT THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON DROPPED OFF OF ITS SUPPORTS. THE EMPLOYEE FELL 11' ONTO AN UNCLINE OF H ARD MUD AND ROLLED OR SLID ANOTHER 9' TO EXIT. THE BIN AND THEN FELL ANOTHER 3' TO THE GROUND LEVEL AND LANDED ON TOP OF SCREENINGS.
THE EE WAS STACKING HYDRATE BAGS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN INHIS RIGHT HAND, THUMB AND ARM. DR. PUT HIM OFF WORK 7-16-2001.
EE WAS WORKING WITH OTHERS TO HELP PUT A NEW BELT ON THE STOCKPILE CONVEYOR, WHEN THE BELT GOT STUCK ON A TROUGHING ROLLER. EE REACHED DOWN TO SEE IF HE COULD GET IT LOOSE & IT BROKE FREE ON I TS OWN STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND & CAUSING HIM A GREAT DEAL OF PAIN UP HIS ARM TO HIS SHOULDER.
EE WAS TRYING TO KEEP THE BELTS RUNNING IN THE COLD SNOWY WEATHER, WHICH WAS KEEPING HIM RUNNING FROM BELT TO BELT AND SHOVELING UP ANY SPILLS. ALL OF THIS CONSTANT RUNNING AND SHOVELING CAUSE D HIM TO OVERWORK HIMSELF RESULTING IN BACK PAIN.
2000 · 11 incidents
THE EE WAS STACKING HYDRATE WHEN HIS SHOULDER STARTED TO HURT BUT HE CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF THE DAY. AT THE END OF THE DAY HIS ARM HURT AND WAS SWOLLEN BETWEEN HIS WRIST AND ELBOW.
WHILE CLIMBING OVER THE LOADER TO CHANGE THE TILT CYLINDER THE EMPLOYEE FELT A PULLING IN HIS GROIN AREA. SAW DOCTOR 11-7-00, WILL NEED OPERATION.
WHILE WALKING ACROSS BRIDGE AT #2 TRACK FROM THEFOREMAN'S OFFICE A PIECE OF DIRT OR DUST FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING ROCK DUST MATERIAL WHENHE NOTICED HIS BACK GETTING TIGHT. SAW DOCTOR 10/18/00.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BRICK FROM THE KILN WITH AJACKHAMMER. WHILE HAMMERING OUT BRICK ON THE BOTTOM OF THE KILN A PIECE OF BRICK FELL FROM OVERHEAD AND STRUCK HIM ON THE BACK OF THE NECK. SAW A DOCTOR ON 10/18/00.
THE EE WAS STACKING PEBBLE LIME, WHEN HE THREW ONE OF THE 50 LB BAG ON THE TOP ROW HE FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE EE WAS TAKING A WIRE SCREEN CLOTH OFF OF THE RACK IN SUPPLY WHEN IT PINCHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE WALL, CUTTING IT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING OUT THE BURNER NOZZLEON #5 KILN WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE EE WAS BLOWING DIRT OUT OF PULVERIZER IN THE LAB WHEN LIME FLEW INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING PLS (ROCK DUST) WHEN HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING. THE EMPLOYEE IS LEFT HANDED AND THEREFORE THROWS THE BAGS OVER HIS RIGHT SIDE. THERE IS NO DEFLECTOR GUARD ON THE BELT TO STOP THE BAG FROM FALLING TO THE FLOOR SO THEEMPLOYEE HAD TO LAY THE BAG ON THE BELT INSTEAD OF KEEPING ONE MOTION AND JUST THROWING THE BAG.
WHILE LIFTING A 400 AMP DISCONNECT SWITCH INTO THE PICKUP TRUCK WITH ANOTHER EE, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE SAW THE DR ON 3/6/00 WHO THEN PRESCRIBED ONE SESSION OF THERAPY.
1999 · 4 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PULL THE HOOD OPEN ON #5 KILN WHEN HE FELT A PULLING IN HIS STOMACH.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN THE STEPS FROM THE DERRICK SCREENS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE STEPS AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
THE EE WAS REMOVING A 90 DEG ELBOW FROM A 2" WATER LINE. THE WATER WQS LEAKING FROM THIS LINE & WHEN EE WAS REMOVING THE ELBOW TO PUT A VALVE ONSO THE WATER COULD BE SHUT OFF HE GOT SOAKED WIT WITH THE COLD WATER HE STOOD UP AND SAID HE WAS GETTING A SEVERE HEADACHE. AFTER ONLY A FEW MINSTHE FOREMAN REALIZED HE WAS GOING INTO SHOCK & CALLED AN AMBULANCE. HE REMAINED IN THE HOSP
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREEUP CABLE FOR COAL FLOPPER WHEN HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE HANDRAIL.
1998 · 7 incidents
THE EE WAS PULLING OUT A CONCRETE FORM FROM BETWEEN THE 5 COLLECTOR FLUSH VALVE AND PHIL SUMP WITH ANOTHER EE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE BREACHING OF 4 KILN WHEN HE TURNED AROUND AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT ARM ON A NAIL. THE NAIL WAS BEING USED TO HOLD WIRE SCREEN IN PLACE FOR THE GUNITE COATING.
THE EE WAS TIGHTENING UP A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE RAN HIS HAND INTO SOME EXPANDED METAL.
THE EE WAS RUNNING THE ST. REGIS PACKER WHEN A BAG FULL OF HYDRATE FLEW UP, HITTING THE EE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND NECK AREA. THE EE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND THE AIR SHIELD HELMET.
THE EE WAS HANDLING A PIECE OF TEFLON LINING WHEN HE DROPPED IT AND IT FELL ON HIS FOOT BEHIND HIS STEEL TOE PROTECTION.
THE EE WAS SHAKING CRUSHED PCC LIME THROUGH AN 1/8" SIEVE WHEN A PIECE OF LIME GOT INTO HIS EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. THE DR. THINKS A PIECE OF LIME GOT CAUGHT IN IS EYEBROW AND FELL BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
THE EE WAS CLEANING OUT LUMPS IN NORTH ROCK DUSTPACKER WITH A STEEL ROD WHEN THE ROD KICKED BACK INTO HIS HANDS CAUSING A PUNTURE WOUND
1997 · 5 incidents
THE EE WAS OPERATING THE LOADER AT THE WEST END OF THE PLANT WHEN HE CAME AND COMPLAINED ABOUT HEARTBURN TYPE SYMPTOMS AND MINOR DISOREINTATION.HE SAID THERE WERE FUMES IN THE LOADER AND IT SM ELLED LIKE BRAKE FLUID. IT WAS FOUND THAT GREASERAGS NEXT TO CLEANER RAGS WERE THE CAUSE OF THESMELL. I DID NOT FIND OUT THAT THIS WAS A LOST TIME ACCIDENT UNTIL 1-30-98.
THE EE WAS WALKING TO THE TRUCK FOR TOOLS, WHEN HE STEPPED INTO WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS SOLID LIME, BUT WAS ACTUALLY 18" OF LIME. THE LIME GOT INTO HIS BOOT & CAUSED BLISTERS & REDNESS ON HIS LEFT LEG.
WHILE STRIKING EHE COUPLER WITH A HAMMER ON #5 COLLECTOR SPRAY LINES, THE HAMMER STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE COLLECTOR, DEFLECTING THE SWING WHICH MISSED THE COUPLER & HIT THE EE'S OTHER HAND.
EE WAS WORKING WITH TWO TOHER EES DRIVING A ROD INTO A PIPE IN THE RAKE TANK. THE ROD GOT FAST ON THE CENTER OF THE RAKE PLOW. THE RAKE STARTED TO PULL THE ROD INTO THE TANK. EE WENT INTO THE OLD PUMPHOUSE TO TURN THE RAKE OFF. AS HE TURNEDTHE CORNER SOMETHING HAPPENED IN HIS CALF, IT WAS AS IF HE WAS HIT WITH HIGH VOLTAGE.
WHEN THE EE WAS WALKING ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE "B"PAN, COMING OUTOF THE TUNNEL, WHEN HE STEPPEDINTO THE WATER SUMP HOLE, WHICH SOMEONE LEFT THECOVER OFF OF, AND FELL TO THE FLOOR
1996 · 14 incidents
EE WAS BUILDING A WORK PLATFORM AT BIG BLUE COLLECTOR. LIFTING OF ANGLE IRON AND TWISTING AT SAME TIME.
EE WAS POUNDING A WEDGE INTO DOG ON COLLECTOR WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE HAND CLIMBED UP THE STEPS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF STEP OF THE P & H CRANE AND WAS MOVING AOUND THE MUFFLER TO GET UP TOT HE MAIN WINCH. HE LOST HIS BALANCE ADNGRABBED HOLD OF THE MUFFLER TO STOP HIS FALL. THE MUFFLER CAM EOFF AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT ARM BROKE A WINDOW AND HIS RIGHT SIDE HIT THE LEDGE BELOW THE WINDOW OF THE WELDING SHOP.
EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE COAL HOPPER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED ON GRATING AND CUT HIS LEFT SHIN.
EE WAS BAGGING 80 LB BAGS OF ROCKDUST.WHEN HE LIFTED A BAG HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND GROIN AREA.
THE EE WAS PICKING UP DIFFERENT SIZES OF METAL PLATES AND THROWING THEM ALONG SIDE THE HOSE OF THE SYMONS CRUSHER SMOETHING ON THE STEEL PLATE CAUGHT THE GLOVE ON HIS RIGHT HAND SMASHING HIS F INGER BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THE EDGE OF THE CRUSHER BASE.
THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON MUD AT THE PUMPHOUSE-HE FELL AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE
WHILE HELPING SCALE DOWN SOME SCALE RING, WE WERE BARRING OVERHEAD AND SOME DUST CAME DOWN AND HIT THE SIDE OF MY GLASSES THEN GOING INTO HIS EYE.
WHILE REMOVING LOCK NUTS, THE NUT BROKE LOOSE & THE WRENCH SMASHED HIS THUMB AGAINST THE FEEDER CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SEVEN [7] STITCHES IN HIS RIGHT THUMB.
EE WAS GOING UP THE STEPS AND ALIPPED AND HIT HIS SHIN, CAUSING BROKEN BLOOD VESSELS.
EE SLIPPED ON SNOWY GRATING AND FELL ON HIS RT SHOULDER, CAUSING SORNESS AND LIMITED MOVEMENT. SHOULDER CONTURSION, RC STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 POUND BAG SON A PALLET WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER MIDDLE BACK. CAUSING AN ACUTE STRAIN OF HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A BOARD PLATFORM PUTTING THE CAP ON A COLLECTOR PIPE. AS HE STEPPED OFF THE PLATFORM, A BOARD SHIFTED AND ROLLED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNE E IN THE FALL CAUSING A BAD SPRAIN AND SWELLING.THE KNEE HAD TO BE DRAINED.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS TRESTLE TO FORMER MINE OFFICE, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE RAILING CAUSING A CONTUSION AND SWELLING OF THE ELBOW.
1995 · 9 incidents
EE WAS POUNDING A LIME BUNKER TO KEEP THE MATERIAL MOVING WHEN HE HIT HIS RIGHT THUMB ON THE SIDE OF THE BUNKER CAUSING A STOVED THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING REPAIRS AROUND A CHIMNEY ON A BUILD UP ROOF (COVERED WITH GRAVEL) AND HE WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES ON THE GRAVEL WHEN HE FELT PRONOUNCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT KKNEE, RESULTING IN A BRUISE AND HYDRORCHROSIS.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE FRONT END LOADER. HE STOPPED LOADER AND GOT OUT TO TALK TO A TRUCK DRIVER. WHEN HE WENT TO CLIMB BACK IN HIS FEET WERE MUDDY AND HE SLIPPED OFF THE LADDER CLIMBING IN CAUSING HIM TO WRENCH HIS BACK. HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS LOWER MIDDLE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BRICKING A KILN. HE WAS LIFTING AND INSTALLING BRICK AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ARM. HE FELT A PAIN AND DEVELOPED SWELLING IN THE ARM. HE IS TEMPORARILY REQUIRED TO WEAR A WRIST BRACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCINDING STEPS AT #5 COLLECTOR TOWER WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE BOTTOM STEP HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE STONES ON THE GROUND CAUSING A SPRAIN OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDI CAL ATTENTION UNTIL 6-14-95.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE TIRE OF THE JLG TO PUT OIL IN THE ENGINE HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT THETIRE WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GROUND & THE TIRE ROLLED & MADE HIM FALL TO THE GROUND DAUSING A CONTU SION OF HIS RT THIGH & CHEST
EMPLOYEE WAS POURING OIL INTO A TRUNION OF #5 KILN THE TRUNION BEARING WAS OVERHEATED & THEBEARING TEMPERATURE WAS HIGH ENOUGH TO IGNITE THE OIL FIRE FLASHED OUT & BURNED BOTH ARMS CAUSING FIR ST & SECOND DEGREE BURNS
EE WAS BAGGING 80 ROCK DUST BAGS. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PULL A BAG OFF THE MACHINE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER MIDDLE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE PLANT TO THE LABORATORY CARRYING LIME SAMPLE BUCKETS WHEN SHE SLIPPED IN THE SNOW LANDING ON HER BACK ON TOP OF A SAMLE BUCKET.
1994 · 14 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS RESUPPLYING HYDRATE LIME BAGS TO THE BAGGING STATION AS HE TURNED AROUND TO COME DOWN SOME STEPS HE GOT TANGLED UP IN HIS OWN FEET, LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL TO THE FLOOR. AS HE FEL L HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF & IN DOING SO INJURED HIS RIGHT WRIST.
EE WAS PULLING ON A BAR TO TURNA PIPE ELBOW FITTING WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE EE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON A PIPE CAUSING A BRUISE, SWELLING AND CONTUSION.
EE WAS BAGGING 80LB BAGS OF LIME, WHEN HE MOVED THE BAG HE TWISTED HIS BACK CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE SPENDS A LOT OF TIME AT THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD DOING DATA ENTRY. WHEN SHE WOKE UP ON SAT 8-27-94 SHE COMPLAINED OF SWELLING & PAIN PLUS TINGLING SENSATION IN RIGHT ARM, WRIST AND HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND THE WARE ROOM END OF A BAG CONVEYOR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET LIME AND FELL, INJURING HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A BUCKET OF CERAMIC CASTING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS KNEE REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLIN G A COVER ON A COOLER TUBE ON THE KILN A JACK WAS USED TO LIFT COVER INTO POSITION WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION & PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN CVER & ANOTHER COOLER TUBE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HELPED HIM TO MOVE COOLER TUBE COVER SO HIS HAND COULD BE REMOVED HE HAD CUTS & BRUISES OF THE RT HAND NEEDING STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO UNLOAD 3/8" X 10' STEEL GUARD LINER FROM TRUCK AND LEANING IT AGAINST OUTSIDE WALL OF WAREHOUSE WHEN HE FELT A PAIN INHIS BACK.
ELMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE SIDE STRAP ON ACONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS HAND AND FINGERS. HE DID NOT DECIDE HE NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-19-94 AT WHICH TIME HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE AND COWORKER WERE CLEANING MUD BUILUP OFF OF SOME SUPPORT BEAMS. THEY WERE USING HEAVY STEEL BARS. WHEN THIS EE STRETCHED OUT WITH THE BAR HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS OPERATING HYDRATE BAGGING MACHINE. ONE OF THE BAGS ON THE MACHINE EXPLODED AND LIME BLEW UP UNDER HIS FACE SHIELD AND HELMET AND BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING A LIME BURN IN HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAINING A COVNEYOR BELT WHEN THE TAKE-UP ADJUSTING BOLT BROKE NAD CAUSE DHIS FINGERS TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE TAKE UP PULLEY AND A BEAM, CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE FRACTURED AND C RUSHED.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 80# BAGS OF ROCKDUST WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE PARKING LOT TO HIS WORK AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL BECAUSE OF THE NEW SNOWFALL INJURING HIS SHULDER & BACK
1993 · 11 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A STONE CHUTE. WHEN PULLINGON WRENCH HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE DECLINED IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION. ON 8/29 HE REPORTED OFF BECAUSE OF HIS SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HOLD DOWN BOLT ON A BAGHOUSE COLLECTOR WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM. DIAGNOSIS LATER INDIATED PAIN WAS CAUSED BY A RUPTURED CERVICAL DISC IN HIS NECK.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED WHILE DESCENDING STEPS. OUTSIDE AND EAST OF KILN FLOOR AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT KNEE AT WHICH TIME HE DELCINED ANY IMMEDIATE FORMAL MEDICAL EXAM. ON 7-20 HE COMPLAI NED ABOUT KNEE AND WAS SENT TO DR AFTER WHICH HE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OVER A CHUTE WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT HIP CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP AND LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 1/2 INCH IMPACT WRENCH AND HAD STARTED TO WALK WITH IT WHEN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE HAD WORKED THE 11 TO 7 SHIFT ON 5-8-93 INSTALLING LIFTERS IN THE KILN AND THIS WORK HAD INVOLVED A LOT OF HEAVY LIFTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING OVER HIS HEAD TO TIGHTEN A CONDUIT FITTING WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. X-RAYS LATER SHOWED HE HAS A TORN ROTATOR CUFF.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON ROADWAY, SLIPPED AND FELL BECAUSE OF SNOW AND ICE AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGIN LIME WHEN PULLING A BAG TOGETHER TO ATTACH BAG TIE HE EXPERIENCED SEVERE IN LEFT WRIST AND RIGHT HAND.
EE SOUGHT TREATMENT FOR NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN BOTH HANDS AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME SO IT IS NOT AN ACCIDENT BUT RATHER AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS IT IS REPETITIVE MOTION TRAU MA APPARENTLY FROM PERFORMING THE SAME JOB OVER LONG PERIOD OF TIME OPERATING A CRANE.
EMPLOYE EWAS CLIMBING STEPS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FORWARD AGAINST HIS RIGHT SID EINJURING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, RIGH THIP AND RIGHT ARM.
EE WAS GOING DOWN STEPS TO BASEMENT AND SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR. HE FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE CASUING FRACTURES OR TWO RIBS.
1992 · 11 incidents
EMPL WORKING IN LIME TUNNEL,SLIPPED & PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT GROIN. AFTER RETURN FROM DR WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL 12-30-92 WHEN A RETURN TRIP TO DR INDICATED HERNIA MAKING IT LOST TIME ACCI DENT.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WELDING INSIDE #4 KILN AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE WELDING CABLE FROM THE KILN WHEN IT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING.HE GAVE THE CABLE A HARD PULL AND IT JERKED HIM FORWARD PULLING HIS LEFT ARM AND CAUSING PAIN IN HIS NECK ARM AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WET DUST COLLECTION ON #5 KILN. HE WAS USING A BAR TO BAR DOWN SLUDGE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE TRIPPED & RELL WHILE WALKING ACROSS A WOODEN PLANK WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND HE JAMMED IT ON THE GROUND & SPRAINED HIS WRIST
EE WAS LOADING OLD GRID RESISTORS ON A PICK UP TRUCK WHILE MOVING THE RESISTOR HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE RESISTOR AND A BOLT PROTRUDING FROM ANOTHER RESISTOR. CAUSING A SPARIN AND TORN LIGAMENT OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER FINGER IS SPLINTED FOR 6 WEEKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING RAW LIME FEED TO HYDRATOR WHEN PLUG BROKE LOOSE CAUSING CONDSIDERABLE DUST WHICH EMPLOYEE BREATHED. THIS CAUSED AN IRRIATION OF HIS UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT AND LUNGS.
FOOT SLIPPED HE FELL AND STRIKE HIS L SIDE ON PIPE FRACT RIB
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WELDING TRUCK WHEN FRONT WHEEL HIT A FROZEN LUMP OF MUD CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN, THE STEERING WHEEL CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB TWISTING IT BACK AND CAUSING A SEVERE SPRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP ALONG A LINE CONVEYOR WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE CONVEYOR STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM.ON MAY 13,1992 EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS IN RIGHT ARM.AFTER VISITING D OCTOR ON 05-19-92 HE WAS OFF WORK FOR 1 WEEK.
EE WAS MOVING A LADDER TO WORK ON LIGHT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING RUBBERS & SCREENS ON SCREEN DECK. WHEN HE CRAWLED OUT OF SCREEN DECK HE FELT HIS LEFT LEG START TO HURT. HE THOUGHT THE PAIN WOULD GO AWAY BUT IT CONTINUED TO HURT. HE C ONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 2/17/92 WHEN DOCTOR ADVISED HIM TO STOP WORKING.
1991 · 6 incidents
EE WAS WORKING ON A SCREEN REPALCING RUBBERS AND SCREENS WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF SCREENHE SAID HIS LEG HURT EE DECIDED NOT TO GO TO DR S ON 12-30-91 HE SAID HE WANTED TO GO TO DR DR SAID PROBLE M WAS NOT WORK RELATED ON 1-8-92 DR.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PICE OF GRATING TO ACCESS AN ELECTRICAL SIGNAL WHEN HIS THUMB STUCK IN THE GRATING AND TWISTED CAUSING PAIN IN HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS WAS NOT AT WORK WHEN TRAUMATIC INCIDENT OCCURRED.ARM WAS SWOLLEN AND BRUISED.SHE WENT TO HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM AND WAS REFFERED TO A DOCTOR WHO DIAGNOSED THE TRAUMA AS CARPAL TU NNEL SYNDROME.SHE DID NOT GO ON DISABILITY UNTIL10-05-91.
EMPLOYEE WAS BOLTING FLANGES TOGETHER ON BREECHING PIPE BEING INSTALLED ON NO 5 KILN COLLECTOR 19 FT OFF THE GROUND.EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SAFETY BELT LINE AND HAD JUST DISCONNECTED IT TO MOVE T O ANOTHER POSITION WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A PICE OF PIPE OUT OF THE STOCK PILE AND WAS DOING THIS HE TWISTED AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT WRIST.THIS WAS NOT A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT UNTIL RECENTLY WHEN HE STARTED SHOWING S IGNS OF CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BRICK FROM KILN LOOSE LIME FELL FROM ABOVE INTO HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING LIME BURNS & ABRASION.
1990 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BRICK FROM KILN WHEN BRICK CAUSED LOOSE LIME DUST TO BLOW INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE CAUSING AN ALKALI BURN.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF 1 1/2" CONDUIT WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE FLOOR STRIKING HIS LEFT SIDE ON A PIECE OF HANDRAIL CAUSING BRUISES AND RIB FRACTURE AND INJURED TAILBONE
INSPECTING KILN LARGE AMOUNT OF LIME DUST FELL AND STRUCK HIM IN FACE
1988 · 1 incident
WHILE DOING CLEAN-UP AND SHOVELING THE EMPLOYEE LIFTED SOME LARGE PICES OF SCALE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.DOCTOR FOUND A SMALL LUMP IN THIS AREA.
1987 · 10 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS TR5NSFERRING BAGS OF LIME FROM A PALLET INTO A CUSTOMERS TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK RESULTING IN AN ACUTE STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING LIME OUT FROM UNDER KILN COOLER TUBES WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK RESULTING IN AN ACUTE LUMBOSACRAL STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE AND OT2ER WERE BUILDING A FORM FOR CONCRETE AND LIFTING STEEL H BEAMS WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS A LUBAR STRAIN IN LOWER RIGHT BACK.
EMP WAS CLIMBIN1 UP ON CRANE TO INSPECT IT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL APROX 5' TO THE GROUND. THE FALL CAUSED A FRACTURED WRIST
EMP IS A BULK 5OADER OF L IME INTO TRUCKS, ETC. HE WAS GOING TO MAKE A CHANGE IN THE FLOW OF THE MATERIAL AND INSTEAD OF USING THE SAFETY CROSSING TO CROSS OVBER A CONVEYOR HE ATTEMPTED TO JU JUMP OVER IT AN8 IN DLING SO HE FELL ON RT SHOULDER CAUSING BRUISE AND SPRAIN OF THE SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AS A BAGGING CONTRACTOR AND HAD BEEN STACKING FIFTY AND EIGHTY POUND BAGS ON PALLETS FOR FOUR DAYS WHEN HE STARTED FEELING PAINS HIS BACK AND AR2UND HIS CHEST AREA. HE HAS A BACK SPRAIN AND PULLED MUSCLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING A RE-RAILER TO PUT IT ON A RAIL CAR WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RT ARM & SHOULDER RESULTING IN PULLED MUSCLES & MUSCLE STRAIN OF THE RT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING A LADDER UP SIDE OF LIME BUNKER, HE BUMPED HIS KNEE ON THE HANDRAILS AT THE TOP OF THE LADDER CAUSING A CONTUSION AND DAMAGED CARTILAGE OF THE LEFT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING THROUGH THE MAIN DRIFT WHEN HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A CHIPPED BONE AND SEVERE STRAIN & SPRAIN.
EMP WAS CHECKIN1 THE OIL IN #10 MILL WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE STEPPED ON A SLIGHTLY RAISED PART WHERE COVER IS BOLTED TOGGETHER HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND FELL DOWN
1986 · 9 incidents
EMP WAS LIFITNG3THE SCREW IN A SCREW CONVEYOR IN ORDER TO INSTALL A NEW GUDGEON IN THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT STRAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN
EMPLOYEE WAS TH9OWING SWITCH ON UNDERGROUND RAIL LINE WHEN THE THROW ARM OF THE SWITCH FELL ON HIS ARM PINCHING IT BETWEEN THE TIES AND THE THROW ARM CAUSING A MASSIVE BRUISE ON HIS LEFT FOREA RM. 3
EMPL WORKING WI7H WELDER REPAIRING MUCK CARS.HE WAS INSIDE CAR AND TRIED TO GET OUT OF CAR BY PULLING HIMSELF UP INSTEAD OF USING LADDER WHILE TRYING TO PULL HIMSELF UP HE FELL AND TWISTED ANK LE CAUSING SEVE9E STRAIN.
EMPL LIFTING MA3HOLE COVER FROM KILN SHELL WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACK OF BOTH LEGS.PAIN DIAG BY ORTHOPEDIST AS SPONDYLOLISTHESIS WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE.
EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N DOING PAPERWORK IN THE EATING SHANTY AND STILL HAD HIS BIFOCALS ON WHEN HE STARTED WALKING DOWN MAIN DRIFT, HE TRIPPED ON A STONE AND FELL DOWN DISLOCATING HIS RIGHT SHOULD ER. 3
EE & HIS PARTN9R WERE CLEANING ROOF THEY WERE BARRING DOWN A PIECE ABOUT 10'X12' & WHILE THEY WERE WORKING ON IT, IT EXPANDEDTO BE A LITTLE LARGER THAN THEY ANTICIPATED. WHEN IT FELL IT HIT T HE BASKET OF TH9 JLG LIFT THEY WERE USING, PUSHING IT DOWN TO THE GROUND & THEN STONE SLID OFF RELEASING BASKET & BASKET POPPED BACK UP TOSSING MEN AROUND RESULTING IN CUTS & BRUISES.
EMPL COMING DOW3 STEPS FROM LIME BUNKER,SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL DOWN SOME STEPS INJURING LEFT SHOULDER,ARM,WRIST.
EMPL WALKING DO4N STEPS WITH LIME SAMPLE WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS GROIN.EMPL DIDNT GO TO DR AT TIME OF INCIDENT,DID GO TO DR RECENTLY AND IS BEING OPERATED ON 6-26.1ST DAY LOST TIME 6-25-86.
EMPL REMOVING B9ICK FROM ROTARY KILN WHEN BRICK FELL AND HIT ON LEFT FOOT ABOVE STEEL TOE AND FX LITTLE TOE.
1985 · 8 incidents
EMPL DRILLING H2LES AND INSTALLING BOLTS IN GEAR HUB.WHEN HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO JERK BACK AND TWIST HIS BACK.
EMPL WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPL RUNNING CP65 ROTARY DRILL IN DEEP KNEE BEND POSITIUON AND WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HIS KNEE LOCKED.MED EXAM SHOWED TEAR OF MEDIAL CARTILAGE IN RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING TRANSFER GATE THAT WAS PLUGGED WITH STONE WHEN MATL WAS ALMOST ALL CLEANED OFF GATE MOVED INTO ANOTHER POSITION CATCHING UPPER PART OF EMPLOYEE & SQUEEZING HIMB ETGWEEN B EAM & GATE CAUSING A BRUISED RT SHOULDER CONTUSIONS & LACERATIONS & A BROKEN BONE IN HIS FACE
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON RAISE CLIMBER,WHEN HE FINISHED HE GOT OFF CLIMBER AND AS HE GOT OFF OF CLIMBER A PIECE OF ROCK FELL OFF THE SOUTH BROW AND STRUCK HIM OM ON THE FACE CA CAUSING LACERATIONS AND A BROKEN NOSE.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REPAIRING MINE ORE CARS INJURED EMPLOYEES PARTNER HAD WELDED A HOOK ONTO DOOR OF CAR TO LIFT IT WHILE THEY WERE LIFTING THE DOOR WITH THE OVER HEAD CRANE TO PUT ADDITIONAL B LOCKING UNDER IT THE HOOK TORE OFF LETTING DOOR FALL AND PINNING THE PARTNER BETWEEN A BEAM AND THE DOOR INJURED EMPLOYEE LIFTED DOOR ENOUGH AND LET OTHER EMPLOYEE ESCAPE AND IN DOING SO INJU
EMPL WORKING WITH 2 OTHER EMPL TO OPEN HOOD OF KILN.WHEN THEY SET COAL PIPE ON PLATFORM HE LOOKED UP AND LIME DUST FELL ON HIS FACE GETTING UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO LEFT EYE CAUSING S OME FAIRLY SEVERE BURNS OF THAT EYE.
INJ EMPL AND ANOTHER EMPL MOVING TOOLS AND SUPPLIES DOWN SLOPE IN CART PROVIDED FOR THIS PURPOSE.INJ EMPL WALKING DOWN SLOPE AHEAD OF CART WHILE OTHER EMPL LETTING CART DOWN SLOPE WITH WINCH. AFTER CART HAD MOVED 3-5\ DOWN SLOPE CABLE BROKE AT EYE BOLT.WARNING WAS GIVEN BUT INJ DIDNT HAVE TIME TO ESCAPE ..RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF FOOT AND MULTIPLE BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS OF LEFT LEG
INJURED EMPLOYEE AND HIS MINING PARTNER WERE LIFTING A FULL BARREL OF OIL UP ON A PEDESTAL AND HE STRINED HIS BACK
1984 · 9 incidents
EMP WAS CARRYING RE TRACKER WITH HELP OF COWORKER WHEN THEY PUT THE RETRACTER ON SIDE OF THE LOCOMOTIVE THE EMP FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL AGAINST LOCOMOTIVE AND BRUISED HIS LEFT SIDE IN THE UPPER CHEST AREA HE ALSO PULLED MUSCLE IN THIS AREA
3 EMPL IN PROCESS OF LAYING PIPELINE USING SMALL CRANE TO ASSIST WITH PULLING OF PIPE.WHILE DOING THIS,CRANE OPERATOR GOT BOOM OF CRANE TOO CLOSE TO ENERGIZED POWER LINE.IT WAS A VERY WINDY DA Y AND WIND BLEW POWER LINE INTO MOMENTARY CONTACT WITH CRANE BOOM WHILE INJ EMPL WAS TRYING TO HPEK SLING AROUND PIPE ONTO CRANE HOOK.
EE WAS TANDING ON A RAISED PLATFORM ABOUT 30" HIGH TO GREASE COUPLERS ON FAN DRIVE. THE LOCATION OF THE GREASE FITTINGS NECESSITATED HIS REACHING UP UNDERNEATH THE SHAFT. NEITHER HE N OR THE W ITNESS ARE EXACTLY SURE OF WHAT HAPPENED BUT HE THINKS HE STEPPED BACK IN ORDER TO REACH IT & FELL OFF THE PLATFORM BRUISING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO PUMP WATER OUT OF POST HOLES CONDITIONS WERE MUDDY AND AS HE TURNED TO PICK UP SUCTION LINE FROM PUMP HE FELL IN THE MUD & FRACTURED HIS LEFT LEG RT ABOVE THE ANKLE
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RERAIL A CAR THAT HAD JUMPED THE TRACK & WHILE PULLING THE RERAILER OFF THE TRACK IT FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND PINCHING HIS FINGERS BETWEEN THE RERAILER & T HE RAIL CAUISNG S OME BAD CONTUSIONS & ABRASIONS ON HIS FIRST 2 FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING CHUTES AND WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HISKNEE ON A METAL FRAME, CAUSING A PULLED LIGAMENT AND SWELLING OF THE RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER ON LOADER TO CHECK WATER LEVEL OF RADIATOR HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER HE FELL AND TWISTED HIS BACK RESULT ING IN A BACK SPRAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS SPREADING ANTI-SKID MATERIAL OUT OF THE BACK OF A TRUCK EMPLOYEE ST ATED THAT WHEN DRIVER BRAKED TRUCK HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND DECIDED TO JUMP OUT OF BACK OF TRUCK RATHER THAN FA LL INSIDE TRUCK BED WHEN HE JUMPED HE TWIST ED HIS RT KNEE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO A LIGAMENT
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES TO REMOVE OLD AND UNUSED PIPE IN THE AREA IN AND AROUND THE WET COLLECTORS ON THE KILNS. WHILE HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 4 IN. SPIRALWELD PIPE IN ORDE R TO REMOVE IT, A SUPPORT BRACE ON A PIECE OF 16 INCH PIPE THAT WAS PARTIALLY FILLED WITH SLUDGE, COLLAPSED AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT LEG.
1983 · 11 incidents
BAGGING HYDRATED LIME ON AUTOMATIC BAGGING MACHINE WHEN BAG FLEW APART BLOWING LIME ALL OVER HEAD AND UP UNDER FULL FACE SHIELD HE WAS WEARING.SOME LIME ENTERED LEFT EYE CAUSING LIME BURN TO T HAT EYE.
EE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER WHEN HE STEPPED BACK INTO A HOLE & FELL BACKWARDS IN DOING SO HE HIT HIS TAILBONE ON A PICK HANDLE THAT WAS LAYING THERE CAUSING A BRUISED TAILBONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEAING OUT LARGE STONES FROM UNDER CONVEYOR AND PUTTING THEM ON CONVEYOR BELT HE MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE AND HIT HIS HAND ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME WITH THE STONE STILL IN HIS HAND C AUSING ABRASIONS AND FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT THUMB
CHECKING AMOUNT OF COAL BEING FED TO OUTSIDE HOPPER WHEN STEPPED THROUGH OPENING IN GRIZZLY WHICH CAUSED HIM TO BUMP AND SCRAPE HIS RIGHT LOWER LEG.
UNLOADING TO BED LEVEL AND HELD BY A CHAIN AND AS THEY WERE UNLODING IT THE CHAIN BROKE THROWING EMPLOYEE AND BOX TO THE GROUND CAUSING AN INJURY TO HIS LOWER BACK
EE & HIS PARTNER WERE SETTING UP A DRILLING MACHINE & WHEN HE TRIED TO MOVE COLUMN BAR HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EE & HIS MINING PARTNER WERE TEARING DOWN THEIR ROTARY DRILLING MACHINE & EE PICKED UP SOMETHING OFF THE GROUND, AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE COLUMN BAR.
EMP WAS USING JACKHAMMER TO LOOSEN BRICK IN KILN WHEN DUST AND PIECES OF LIME FELL FROM OVERHEAD INSIDE OF EMPLOYEES GLASSES CAUSING A LIME BURN ON RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE\S JOB WAS TO CLEAN UP LIME TUNNEL, IT WAS A VERY COLD DAY AND SOME WATER HAD FROZEN ON THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON THE ICE AND SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LOWER BACK RESULTING IN LOWER BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING DOWN LOOSE ROCK IN M AIN DRIFT USING A JLG LIFT TRUCK WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK FELL INTO BASKET AND HIT HIM IN THE FOOT CAUSING A BRUISE ON HIS LEFTINST EP
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO FREE CRUSHER WHEEL, BAR SLIPPED OFF AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON AN ADJACENT WALL CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW AND RIGHT SHOULDER.
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