Bennett Mineral Company Inc Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was lifting and stacking 30 pound boxes onto pallet on to the floor.

During a pause on the line, he leaned forward & lifted his left foot up & set it on a slow moving foot high conveyor belt. His foot moved along an inch or so & slipped down between that belt & the next one in the line, which was not operational. Upon removal he went to the ER-nothing broken just swelling & missed one day on ice at home. (No damage to steel toe boot either.)

He turned and stepped on a roll of packing tape that had vibrated off the top of the Ouachita machine that was under repair. When he stepped on the edge of the roll of tape he turned his ankle.

He slipped on wet ground as he was getting out of Bobcat and landed on back. Bobcat was parked on concrete slab and he dismounted properly but foot slid on slick of mud.

He was standing on a step ladder reaching to adjust the sawdust chain when the ladder tipped and he fell. The ladder was standing on concrete. He lost his balance.

He was putting a steel insert behind the shaft of the head pulley at the C.R.S. Two employees working on opposite side of solid guarded pulley had hoisted up the pulley when the hoist shifted and broke. The head pulley shot back (due to the conveyor belt) and the plate hit his hands.

He had refilled the propane tank for his forklift and was placing it on the back of the lift when the fuel shifted slightly causing him to slightly lose his grip resulting in a sprain or strain. The full tanks weighted 65 lb & there is a slightly different placement on these new lifts.

He was replacing grease cartridge when the lock broke on the grease gun. It flew up and hit his face lacerating above rt eye and over bridge of nose. His nose injury was medically glued, and received 6 or 7 stitches at laceration near eye.

He was readjusting chain on box erector-When he released chain from gear the tension caused it to "jump" and it caught his thumb machine was locked out but could have used pry bar instead of hand to lift chain.

He was using a blowtorch to cut metal cable. A spark landed on pant leg and ignited. Burned lower leg (calf) of right leg.

Changing nozzle on sew line, machine was started up by lineworker and dye came out.

Medical treatment only. Employee had loosened the bolts on the unit to make changeover when she was tightening them back up, they were too tight. 3 broke and the unit fell to the side and hit left side of her head.

Employee was checking manually the level in the silo on an evening when it had rained. Although he wore gloves his hand slipped as he leaned on the side of the silo. He lost his balance, hit the platform guarding and fell down the ladder he was on.

Employee bent down to pick a piece of paper that had fallen on the floor and hurt his lower back muscles resulting in severe back pain. He could not stand or walk without help.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A SMALL STOOL 12"HIGH WHEN SHE SLIPPED OFF AND FELL ON THE FLOOR. SHE SAID SHE WAS FINE & WENT BACK TO WORK. WE CHECKED ON HER 4-5 TIMES DURING THAT DAY, SHE DID NOT HURT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. WE TOOK HER TO A DR. FOR AN EXAM & X-RAY.

EE WAS WORKING IN SHOP REPAIRING DRAG BUCKET, FOOT SLIPPED AND HE BANGED IT REALLY HARD INTO THE LARGE BUCKET CORNER. FOOT WAS NOT BROKEN - BUT WAS BRUISED AND SWOLLEN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. EE WAS WEARING STEEL TOE SHOES.

EE TRIPPED OVER A HOSE AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE SAW THE HOSE ON THE WALKWAY BUT FORGOT TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY.

EE PUSHED THE LAST BAG DOWN THE LINE FOR THE PALLET AND FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND ROLLERS.

EE WAS REMOVING VACUUM PUMP MOTOR & MOTOR SLIPPED OUT OF HANDS, & TRIED TO CATCH IT & CUT THUMB ON MOTOR GUARD.

A BAG FELL FROM PICKING ARM ONTO THE CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE WENT TO PICK UP THE EMPTY BAG AND THE ROLLERS GRABBED THE BAG AND AT THE SAME TIME, PULLED LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROLLERS AND BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LEVELING CONVEYOR BELT AND CAUGHT 1ST 2 FINGERS - LEFT HAND - BETWEEN ROLLERS & CONVEYOR BELT.

EE WAS MOVING BAG SEALER AND LOST BALANCE AND MACHINE FELL AND SCRAPED R. LEG.

PUTTING LABELS ON 7LB. JUG WHILE ON CAROUSEL, BENT OVER, RAISED UP, HIT HEAD ON BAR OF CAROUSEL.

SLIPPED ON WET RAINY AREA. SPRIANED/TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

BENT OVER REPLACING BAG IN BAGHOUSE AND PULLED BACK

PUSHING BOXES PULLED MUSCLE IN CHEST.

WHILE SLIDING HOOD BACK IN PLACE ON #1 ELEVATOR THE HOOD SLIPPED TO ONE SIDE AND CUT THE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND (5 STITCHES).

FELL OFF STAND THAT WAS HIT BY FORKLIFT.

RACKING MULCH OFF TRUCK AND PULLED MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS RESTACKING BUNDLES FROM PALLET & BYNDLES FELL ON HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE FLOOR.

A CLUMP OF CLAY KNOCKED THE SPADE (WHICH IS USED TO GET CLAY TO MOVE UP THE CONVEYOR) OUT OF HIS HANDS & SMACKED HIM IN THE CHEST. CRACKED RIBS ON RIGHT SIDE.

FORKLIFT RAN OVER RT. FOOT.

FINGER GOT CAUGHT WHILE CLEANING OIL OFF SEW LINE CHAIN.

TRIED REMOVING SOME THREAD FROM THE WHEEL OF THE CHAIN ON THE SEWING MACHINE WHILE THE MACHINE WAS STILL RNNING, CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS CUTTING THE TOP OUT OF A PLASTIC BUCKET &THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT RING FINGER

EE WAS GETTING PALLETS FOR THE BEMIS LINE AND CUT HIS 4TH FINGER ON LEFT HAND (REQUIRING 8 STITCHES) ON A NAIL STICKING OUT OF THE PALLET.

STACKING 55# BAGS OF DIABOND ON PALLETS.

MOVING CUTTING TORCHES ON A CART, EE SLIPPED UNDER THE CART & THE CART & TORCHES FELL ON HIM.

LOWERING A MOTOR DOWN OON THHE END OF A CHAIN HOIST, THE BRAKE ON HOIST DID NOT HOLD AND MOTOR FELL QUICKLY HITTING HIS LEFT LOWER LEG. REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A KNIFE BLADE FOR BEMIS MACHINE AND INSTEAD OF CUTTING TAPE TO REMOVE BLADES, HE TRIED TO PULL OUT ONE FROM SEVERAL THAT WERE TAPED TOGETHER AND CUT THUMB. REQUIRED 11 ST ITCHES.

EE WAS HELPING TO REPLACE MOTOR GEARBOX ON CLAY CHOPPER. IN PROCESS OF ALIGNINING SPROCKETS TO BOLT DOWN, GEARBOX STARTED SLIDING OFF MOUNTING PLATE AND FELL ON RIGHT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING BAGS WITH PRODUCT HIS HAND SLIPPED & HE CAUGHT IT ON THE EDGE OF A FUNNEL

EMPLOYEE CAME AROUND CORNER, STEPPED WITHOUT LOOKING, FORKLIFT WAS BACKING UP AND CAUGHT THE BACK OF EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT INJURY OCCURRED WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE (PACKAGING LINE) MOTION OF PUTTING BAGS UP TO THE DUMPER

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON LINE HELPING TO FILL 10# BAGS OF CAT LITTER.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS EMPTYING THE WHEELBARROW & IT TWISTED HURTING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER AND IT FELL OUT OF HIS HAND, HIT A PIPE AND KICKED BACK AT HIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CATCHING BAGS ON PINCH LINE - ALLEGEDLY TWISTED TO PUT BAG ON PALLET & FELT PAIN.

EMPLOYEE ENTERED THIMBLE AREA OF FURNACE TOCLEAN IT OUT. (24 HOURS AFTER IT HAD BEEN SHUT OFF.) ASHES GOT INTO HIS SHOES AND BURNED BOTH FEET.

EMPLOYEE STUCK HAND INSIDE OF STEEL TUBING TO MOVE & A PIECE OF METAL (BURR) CUT HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND WALKED INTO A WELDING RACK. BAR PAINTED RED AND WAS WEARING A HARD HAT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON LADDER WIRING IN CONDUIT, REACHED AROUND BEAM AND LOST HIS BALANCE. WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, HE STRAIN HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING A MACHINE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN BELT.

WALKING IN PLANT TRIPPED OVER EMP FOOT FRACT L ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS OF CAT LITTER AND ALLEGED THAT HER BACK WAS HURT.

BOARD BROKE TWISTED ANKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING DANCER ROLL. PLIERS SLIPPED OFF AND HE STRUCK HIS CHIN ON ROLL.

REMOVING PAILPULLEY ASSEMBLY ON THE CONVEYOR.IT SLIPPED AND HIT TOP OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPL WAS STACKING BAGS OF CAT LITTER & COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS IN ARM.

EMPL MOVING A LARGE ROLL OF PLASTIC BAG STOCK ON HANDTRUCK.ROLL SLIPPED OFF HANDTRUCK STRIKING EMPL ON RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPL WAS BREAKING UP CLAY BOULDERS IN CLAY RECEIVING PIT AND STRUCK HAND WITH CLEANING/CHOPPING POLE AGAINST SAFETY RAILING CAUSING LACERATION AT INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.