Bluefield Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Standard Threshold Shift

Standard Threshold Shift

Employee was bent down under a belt as EE turned sideways to continue spraying EE felt a pain in the back.

Employee was under the loader in shop on a creeper draining the oil. Employee had safety glasses on. While engaged in the activity a small piece of dirt fell from the under side of loader and got in employee's left eye resulting in irritation. Eye was flushed on site and flushed again by a medical pro, nothing was removed from the eye. Doc prescribed antibiotic eye drops.

Was wrapping dozer truck with chain and mechanic's truck crane. The track got stuck and the employee released tension on the track that is when the track inadvertently slipped pinching employees pinky finger.

Employee complained of left shoulder pain after shift. Employee had assisted in shoveling during a clean up after train loading was completed.

Employee was using a come along to pull the front of a screen back to obtain access to change a middle deck screen. While operating the come along employees hand slipped from the handle striking an adjacent I beam.

Employee exited the excavator and slipped on a rock and fell from ground level impacting the left side of their body (hip, tail bone, shoulder, wrist)

Employee was exiting the maintenance truck and when EE closed the door with left hand, EE felt a pop and pain on the right side of neck.

Accessing work area EE took step on walkway left foot popped with pain. Note: walkway was clear and unobstructed! Employee was taken to Bluefield Regional Medical Center, employee being referred to specialist for examination, appointment made for later date.

***NOT WORK RELATED*** Employee arrived on the job with tightness in the chest. After 45 minutes on the job the tightness did not go away, employee left for medical attention.

The weather was bad, snow, ice etc. Employee pulled up to gates and got out of the vehicle. EE moved the gate arm to the left side of the road, turned to return to vehicle and fell onto right side.

Jones Petroleum, employee stepped off lift gate of EE's delivery and fell to ground. Landed on EE's left side, complained of pain to shoulder and ribs. Contacted EMS for assistance. The employee of JONES Petroleum refused to go to emergency room. Returned to truck and continued EE's work.

Employee having chest pains and already taken two nitroglyceran tablets.

Employee reported having chest pain to his supervisor, local EMT notified and transported to Bluefield Regional Hospital. Diagnosis inflammation (reflux) medication prescribed back to work next shift.

Employee was removing front idler and cannon on Cat D8R dozer. There was a 12"-15" rock wedged between roller frame and main frame. Employee was reaching over push-arm and roller frame to removed rock. Employee felt pain in lower - left area of his back.

Individual welding hand rail, rail began to fall he caught rail and by doing so jerked his left arm.

Employee lost footing on stairs while assisting moving a two drawer file cabinet. Employee fell 3 feet cutting left pinky finger and hitting right cheek on structure.

Pre shift inspection of highway delivery truck. Driver was raising the tuck hood and the hood hinge broke on one side causing the driver to support the extra weight of the hood. Right shoulder area strained.

Coming back off the steps from screen 2 when stepping off the last step at the bottom onto the concrete pad, twisted and hurt his back.Employee quit for a job with another company at time of accident!

Injury to left hand ring finger and small finger. Pinned between engine parts while helping mechanic. Received stiches to both fingers and small finger broken.

Contractor employee, crushing plant demolition, lacerated hand on rail on manlift. Operator was positioning work platform and hand brushed metal structure.

EE was assisting in the repair of a brace on the left side rear view mirror. EE had positioned himself in front of the operator's cab, using a pry bar to apply pressure on the mirror he lost his balance on the bar, slipped, causing him to fall approx 9' to the ground.

REPORTING TO WORK, SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE.

CAUGHT LEFT HAND 4TH FINGER BETWEEN LOADER DOOR AND DOOR JAM.

WAS ON SMALL BANK WELDING ON JAW CRUSHER, BRACING SELF WITH LEFT ARM, WELDING FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND GOT BURNED FROM THE LIGHT OFF THE WELDER.

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER BELT AT SAND PLANT WHEN PAIN DEVELOPED IN BACK & RIGHT LEG

EE WAS LIFTING TIRE OFF WHEEL DOLLY, TIRE SLIPPED FORWARD CAUSING EE TO LOOSE BALANCE THUS STRICKING CHIN AGAINST TOP OF TIRE DOLLY.

EE WAS SUPERVISING THE SETTING OF A STORAGE TANK WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BECAME DISLOGED AND STRUCK HIS HAND, BREAKING HIS 3RD FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER TRUCK BRAISING MUFFLER WHEN A PIECE OF MOLTEN BRASS STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM.

EE WAS TRYING TO PRY A ROCK FROM THE ROLLER FRAM OF DOZER WITH A STEEL BAR. A PIECE OF STEEL CAME FROM THE BAR AND HIT RIGHT EYE.

WORKING UNDER TRUCK AND STRAINED NECK.

EE WAS ABOUT TO GET INTO HIS EUCLID AFTER LOADING OUT OF THE LIME BIN. HIS FEET SLIPPED ON MUD NEAR THE BIN AND HE FELL ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A DRUM OF OIL.HIS HAND SLIPPED AND WAS CUT BETWEEN HIS FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

A STEEL BAR SLIPPED AND CUT HIS CHIN WHILE HE WAS PRYING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL LOOSE TO BE LOADED ONTO A TRUCK.

EE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT LEG AGAINST THE BACK OF A WAGON.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW. THE SAW KICKED BACK OFF THE TREE AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS DRIVING THE CP DRILL TRUCK INTO THE MAIN CUT. HE WAS CHANGING GEARS AND COULD NOT GET IT INTO ANOTHER GEAR. HE APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT COULD NOT STOP. HE JUMPED OUT OF THE TRUCK BEFORE T HE TRUCK TURNED OVER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PUNCH PLATES FROM MAIN PLANT. HE WAS HITTING PLATE WITH A HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN KNUCKLE OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HOIST TO LIFT A WATER PUMP BOTTOM OF PUMP HOUSING FELL OFF THE PUMP ONTO HIS RT.FOOT BIG TOE HAD LIGAMENTS TORN

EMPL UNLOADING 7RASHCAN CONTAINING CEMENT OUT OF PICKUP TRUCK.SOME CEMENT SPLASHED OUT OF TRASH CAN AND WENT INTO LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXPLOSED TO LOUD NOISE DURING HIS EMPLOYMENT AS AN EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SINCE 1-29-68.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL2SING HOOD ON TRUCK HE HAD SOME WRENCHES LAYING ON THE FENDER OF TRUCK WHEN THE HOOD CAME DOWN IT HIT A WRENCH THE WRENCH BOUNCED UP AND HIT HIM IN THE NOSE AND ABOVE THE RT EYE A CUT RESULTED3ABOVE THE RT EYE REQUIRING A FEW STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO START A TRUCK. WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS LEFT HAND. A DEEP GASH WAS CUT INTO THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND.