BPM Colony Mill Metal/Non-Metal

While working outdoors, wind-blown dust contributed to small corneal abrasion for which preventative antibiotics were prescribed.

While getting in to position to perform work, an awkward body movement led to a lower back strain.

Employee was engaged in cleanout activities on production machinery during a product line changeover. During these activities, 2 fingertips contacted moving machine parts, resulting in tissue loss and sutures given.

IP (injured party) and another maintenance personnel were lifting a chute into place on an empty trough while replacing the #3 screw. IP brought chute to chest level when IP felt a pop in their lower right forearm. First aid recommendations followed. On 6/21/23 went to medical facility for follow-up due to little improvement. IP placed on restrictions and PT.

EE was changing out a caulk tube in the caulk gun. EE went to puncture tube with the metal puncture rod (which was unusually sharpened) slipped and poked their left hand (between thumb and index finger).

Employee released brake of rail car and when pulling the brake felt a pain in right arm/shoulder.

Shift was ending soon and EE was returning to the bulk shack to collect their things. Noticed a camlock dust cap lying in the walkway. EE was handling camlock when they cut their middle finger. EE went to the lunchroom for 1st aid. Recommendation made for EE to be seen at medical facility for further evaluation. After evaluation it was deemed that seven stitches were required.

EE replacing shaft in an auger, wore proper PPE (face shield, safety glasses etc.). After completed task EE felt irritation in left eye. EE flushed eye multiple times throughout the day but irritation persisted. Towards the end of the day examined eye better & noticed a foreign object in eye. Recommendation for medical evaluation. Medical facility removed sliver of metal from eye.

Bulk truck arrived for load & bulk operator began procedures. EE went up the stairway to open the hatch, placed in spout to begin loading. While descending the last step onto the ground EE rolled their ankle. EE felt popping sensation from their ankle up their leg, unable to apply pressure to leg, thought they broke ankle. Taken to ER for eval. Diagnosed with sprain & no work.

Heavy rains created slick environment causing loader operator's equipment to slide hitting the back wheels off a hole. This jolted EE inside the cab causing them to hit head off window causing small laceration (EE was wearing seatbelt), 9/20/18 first aid case. 10/22/18 EE went to chiropractor after medical evaluation, referred them to, indicating they had a neck sprain.

Employee was having a hard time closing the bottom door on a railcar. They grabbed a hammer to hit the door, the hammer handle ricocheted and hit the EE in the mouth chipping front right tooth.

EE went on break, noticed dusting in main packer. Went to MCC panel check that dust fan was on (seen that the dust vane & #6 screw were off like they're supposed to be). EE went to dust vane visual inspection port, removed the inspection cap to see if product was flowing, stuck hand in port, while pulling their hand back out caught their fingers tips on the vane fins.

EE caught toe in pallet lost balance and used right arm to catch themselves from falling to ground on 01/27/18, incident was first aid case. 04/02/18 Workers Comp was contacted (#201802962) due to limited progress on shoulder. Upon further review from medical advisers this became a Recordable/Lost Time as of 06/19/18.

Operating Mills Beater. The belt took employee's glove off and took off the tip of employee's finger.

No contributing factor; employee suffered a stroke.

An employee was not maintaining an awareness of their surroundings while walking in a laboratory when their shoulder came into contact with a handle which was protruding from a laboratory oven door. The case was treated with first aid initially but after several weeks it required medical treatment.

The employee was taking a shortcut by walking across a rail yard in wet and muddy conditions. The employee slipped and fell to the same level resulting in an injury which required medical treatment.

Employee was clearing mud from a piece of equipment with a shovel and began to experience lower back pain.

Employee slipped on an icy walkway (following an ice storm) and fell to the same level resulting in injuries which required medical treatment. The employee suffered a broken hip.

An employee was manually lifting 100 pound packages of material from one stack to another when discomfort was noticed in the right arm.

Employee used his right hand to pull a pallet down some free rollers and another pallet came down rollers and pinched the tip of his 3rd finger on right hand between the two pallets. He received a hair line crack on tip and also received stitches.

Employee was climbing up a 7 foot vertical ladder and strained his lower left back. Employee is on light duty.

Employee was working on a piece of equipment and dropped a tool. He went under equipment and retrieved the tool. When he went to get up from floor he hit the back of his neck where the hard hat tightener is against equipment. He went down to his knees for a minute and then got up. He felt okay that day, but started feeling soreness in shoulder next day.

Operator was on mixing plattform in specialty plant when he heard a couple of pops in the corner of building. He went out of building and seen 5-6 foot flames coming from exaust fan in compressor room. Called foreman which made assessment imediately to call 911 to get fire department on its way. There was moderate damage to compressor room and batch room of specialty plant.

Employee was hand stacking bags of Bentonite on pallets. Employee experienced a strain or hernia to groin/buttocks area.

Employee was stacking and throwing 50# and 100# bags on bentonite on pallets. Employee experienced ulnartendonitis on his left wrist. We have been trying to manage this case as a first aid as it was first reported to the employer. The employee requested to seek medical attention and at that time he was placed on restricted duty 8-27-2008.

Truck driver suffered a heart attack or stroke. Transported to Rapid City SD hospital.

The concrete, non-enclosed walkway from the bulk shack was slick and sloped down hill. The employee slipped on the clay-coated surface and fell hurting his right elbow.

Employee was lifting lever on rail car coupler to decouple rail cars. Employee felt a pop in his right shoulder.

Employee was stepping from the warehouse floor onto the deck of a flatbed trailer. The deck of the trailer was aprox. 12" above the floor. Employee's shin came in contact with the side/edge of trailer just above his boot causing a laceration that required 6 stitches.

Employee was under trailer, cleaning the axles of bentonite, started to crawl out and hit her shoulder on a bolt.

Employee slipped on ice/snow and fell onto his back. Diagonsed with lumbar sprain. Employee continues to report discomfort to his back from injury of 11/13/06. Employee was given a full release back to duty from 11/13/06 injury on 12/29/06.

Employee was sitting down at main plant packer operating packer. Employee turned to reach behind him for empty bag to place on packer spout, as he turned, he pulled a muscle in his back. Employee went to ER in Spearfish 11-19-06 where he was treated for low thoracic sprain.

Employee attempting to convert main plant packer saddles 100 lb. to 50 lb. bags. Placed both hands underneath the saddle, rather than on top. When he bent over, helmet activated switch causing the saddle to drop, his thumbs were caught between saddle and saddle mount. Received approx. 8 sutures to right thumb. Employee received Vicodin and Keflex and was released for full duty.

Attempting to put bottom gate of railcar onto track.Using a steel bar, pound gate back onto track.Holding steel bar as a rammer to knock the gate into track.Steel bar slipped off gate causing finger to be pinched between the bar & railcar causing a laceration to left index finger.Received 6 sutures, given prescription for antibiotics & painkiller, restricted duty 10 days

A piece of iron had gotten wedged in crude ore slicer plate. Employee was standing inside slicer hole attempting to dislodge the piece of iron using sledgehammer. On one of the downward swings his left forearm struck against a metal plate, used as an ore deflector plate, sticking out into the slicer hole approximately one to two inches. Employee received 8 to 9 stitches.

Employee was up on top of bulk granular rail car closing top doors because it was beginning to rain. In the process of closing top doors, employee removed chunk basket from opening and closed door. As he was moving back to get off car, he slipped or tripped. When he fell, he caught left hand on chunk basket, cutting his left thumb pad requiring 6 stitches.

Employee uncoupling rail cars, slipped on ice/ mud, hit elbow on car. Cleaned, bandaged back to work. 1-6-05 redness discomfort, none prior to this. 1-7-06, X-ray negative, bony abnormality, aspirated fluid off elbow. Diagnosed traumatic bursitis & tissue cellulitis, restricted duty 7-10 days. 1-12-06, x-ray shows fracture. Lt duty 1-14-06, no use of elbow significant activity.

Employee was stacking 50# Bore-Gel bags onto turn table at Bore-Gel plant. Employee was reaching for a bag coming off tail roller and when he went to lift the bag, heard something pop. Diagnosed with sprain to right wrist. Employee was given a wrist splint and placed on restricted duty.

Employee was attempting to close metal sliding railcar load door under palletizer incline. Employee was behind door edge pushing. Door stuck due to dirty rollers. When employee leaned in on door to push harder, door broke loose suddenly causing his feet to slip out behind him. Employee fell onto concrete floor landing on left side. X-Ray diagnosed with broken left hip bone.

Local volunteer fire department responded for coal silo fire. One of the fire department personnel was on top of silo working to extinguish fire. Another person removed a tube from dust collector so more water could be run into silo. Tube was removed, smoke and fumes engulfed the individual. Personnel had breathing apparatus, but was not being worn. Fire damage to silo.

Main plant 4 spout packer. Removing empty bags from pallet and stacking them next to packer station getting ready to operate packer. Employee was bending over to lay bags down and suddenly experienced a sharp pain in his back. Employee was diagnosed with lumbar strain and prescribed pain medication and an anti-inflammatory.

Employee was walking by #2 mill when a pallet of empty superbags slid from the top on another pallet knocking employee to the ground. Left foot was pinned under the empty bags. Diagnosed with pulled back muscle.

EE reported he bumped right elbow on the railroad track while working on the bottom of a railcar. EE advised that he now has a cyst about the size & shape of an egg on right elbow. EE had an incident similar to this in January 2005 in which he treated with his personal physician on his own. He stated that he had no problems with his elbow prior to 5/25/05.

Handling empty wooden pallets at bore-gel plant. Diagnosed with lateral epicondyitis. Employee tried home self tretment options before seeking professional medical treatment. Thus the delay in reporting. Diagosed with lateral epicondyitis and restricted to 48 hours of light duty.

Employee stated he developed discomfort in right shoulder while operating scraper the week of April 18, 2005. Employee did not complete an incident report, do not know exact date or time of incident. Diagnosed May 25, 2005.

After belt replacement on #2 granular screw, #1 screw became inoperative. Maintenance determined the screw was plugged and would have to be cleaned and belts replaced. The mill operator reached behind the front guard to grab belts to try to rotate the pulley. The pressure on the pulley suddenly started the drive pulley turning, pinching his fingers between belt and pulley.

EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME TO RIGHT/LEFT HANDS ON DEC 24, 2003. EMPLOYEE HAD CORRECTIVE SURGERY ON RIGHT HAND ON MARCH 2, 2004. SCHEDULED TO HAVE CORRECTIVE SURGERY ON LEFT HAND MARCH 9, 2004. ESTIMATED TIME AWAY FROM WORK IS 4 WEEKS.

EE CLIMBED UP ON DOZER TO TALK TO OPERATOR AND SLIPPED OFF LANDING ON DOZER AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS DRAGGING ASH CLEANING #1 FURNACE. HE SMASHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE PULL RAKE AND THE ASH BIN WHEN HE TOSSED RAKE INTO THE FURNACE TO PULL OUT MORE ASH. EE WAS TAKEN TO ER A T HOSPITAL WHERE HE RECEIVED TREATMENT INCLUDING STITCHES. EE RETURNED TO WORK AND FINISHED SHIFT. EE DID NOT COME INTO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY DUE TO PAIN.

EE STRAINED BACK WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS HELPING HIM LIFT A GEAR BOX. GEAR BOX WEIGHED APPROX. 40LBS. THIS WAS A RE-INJURY FROM A PREVIOUS INCIDENT(2/28/02). EE HAD 3 APPOINTMENTS WITH CHIROPRACT OR.

EE WAS INSTRUCTING ANOTHER EE ON PROCEDURE FOR CLEANING OUT COAL MILLS. EE STEPPED OFF MILL PEDESTAL APPROX. 12" ONTO A CLUMP OF BENTONITE, CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO ROLL SIDEWAYS. EE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE HE WAS TREATED FOR A SPRAIN & RELEASED.

EE WAS REPLACING BAG CODER ON PALLETIZER AND PUT LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND ON FRAME OF CODER. A 100LB BAG PASSED UNDER CODER PUSHING CODER AND FRAME PINCHING IT BETWEEN FRAM AND CROSSBAR. FI NGER WAS RELEASED AFTER BAG PASSED THROUGH. TAKEN TO E.R. - FINGER WAS STITCHED AND BANDAGED AND EMPLOYEE RELEASED. EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOCK OUT.

ACTY HOSE BURST AND CAUGHT SLEAVE ON FIRE AND BURNED WRIST.

EE WAS PREPARING ADMIS AT QUIK-GELPLANT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL A 50 LB. BAG FROM PALLET, HE FELT SOMETHING POP ON LEFT HAND RING FINGER. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED INJURED TENDON TO FINGER.

AFTER SPRINTING APPROX 300 YARDS TO RETRIEVE AN OXYGEN BOTTLE TO ASSIST A FELLOW EMPLOYEE THAT WAS FEELING SICK AND DIZZY. UPON SEVERAL MINUTES OF OBSERVING THE ILL EMPLOYEE, HE LOST CONSCIOUS NESS. AN AMBULANCE WAS SUMMONED AND HE WAS TAKENTO HOSPITAL.

EE WAS LOADING PALLETS OF PACKAGED BENTONITE, VIAL FORKLIFT, INTO A TRUCK VAN WHEN HE BEGAN TO COMPLAIN OF AN IRRITANT ODOR WHICH MADE HIS HEAD ITCH AND UNABLE TO FOCUS HIS EYES. AFTER LOADING 3 PALLETS, A FELLOW EE RELIEVED HIM AND LOADED 2 PALLETS. HE STATED HE FELT BETTER AND FINISHED LOADING THE REMAINING 6 PALLETS. APPROX. 5 MIN. LATER, HE FELT DIZZY & LIGHTHEADED. EES ASSISTE

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LAYING OUT EMPTY BAGS AROUND PACKER STATION. WHILE REMOVING EMPTY BAGS FROM BOXED CONTAINER, HE STOOPED OVER, GRABBED SOME BAGS, LIFTED AND ROTATED FROM THE WAIST (WIT HOUT MOVING HIS FEET). WITH THE ROTATION FROM WAIST, HE REPORTED FEELING A SHARP PAIN IN HIS HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING UP ON FRONT SIDE OF AUTOMATIC PALLETIZER WHILE RESTACKING A PALLET THAT HAD JAMMED. HE WAS RESTACKING ONTO ANOTHER PALLET THAT WAS RAISED UP ON A FORKLIFT NEXT TO HIM. HE STARTED TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND HOPPED DOWN TO THE FLOOR (APPROX 34"). HIS FOOT LANDED ON THE EDGE OF A BAG LAYING ON THE FLOOR, TWISTING HIS ANKLE SIDEWAYS.

EMPLOYEE FELT TWINGE IN BACK ON 3-21-01 WHILE WALKING FROM WORK AREA. THE NEXT MORNING, HE WAS STANDING IN LUNCHROOM WHEN HE COUGHED AND HIS BACK SPASMED. EE WENT TO DR WHO GAVE HIM SOME MUSCL E MEDICATION AND ADVISED HIM HE COULD RETURN TO WORK WHEN HE FELT BETTER. HE WENT BACK TO WORK ON THE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT.

EE WAS MOVING A BULKHEAD DOOR IN A BOXCAR WHEN HE SLIPPED ON FLOOR AND BULKHEAD DOOR SLID OVER FOOT.

EE STRAINED THUMB WHILE REMOVING METAL PLUG FROM MILL SAMPLING PORTAL. HAS SMALL UNIDENTIFIED INTERNAL NODULE AT BASE OF RIGHT THUMB. EE REPORTED INJURY TO SUPERVISOR 3-2-01 DIDNT REPORT TO MA

EE WAS WALKING INTO THE LAB WHEN HE COLLAPSED TO THE FLOOR. CPR WAS DONE UNTIL THE AMBULANCE ARRIVED.

DECOUPLING RAIL LOAD CARS TO MOVE CARS TO LOAD. WHILE UNCOUPLING CAR THE AIR HOSE LINE DECOUPLED AND STRUCK EE ON RIGHT ELBOW CUTTING AND BRUISEING ELBOW.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A SMALL PIECE OF WOOD ON THEFLOOR AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE STEPPED UP ONTO SCREW CONVEYOR (2' OFF OF FLOOR) TO ADJUST PRINTER BELOW PACKER. WHEN STEPPED BACKWARD HE LOST HIS BALANCE FELL TO FLOOR--BRUISING TAILBONE.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS DESCENDING DOWN THE LADDER LOCATED BY THE RIBBON BLENDER AT MAIN PLANT WHENHE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT ANKLE AREA.

FUELING THE SCRAPER WITH DIESEL, HOSE RUPTURED.

OTHER AND EE WERE CLOSING A BOXCAR DOOR AT PLANT WAREHOUSE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING IT CLOSE DOOR SUDDEN CLOSED. EE S THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME.

EE WAS CLEANING BENTONITE CLAY FROM THE SIDE OF PAN FEEDER USING A FLAT BAR. HE SLIPPED AS CLAY CAME LOOSE FROM SIDE OF CHUTE & CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN BAR & METAL SIDE OF CHUTE. REQUIRED 10 STITCHES.

EE WAS WALKING FROM INSIDE PLANT TO AN OUTSIDE AREA TO PREFORM A TASK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME WET BENTONITE, SPRAINING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

PACKING BAGS ON MAIN PACKER, TWO BAGS WENT SIDEWAYS ON THE BELT. WENT DOWN OFF PACKER TO STRAIGHTEN BAGS, PULLED UP ON THE FIRST BAG WITH LEFT AMR AND IT CAUGH ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE METAL SIDES OF THE BELT. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN ON HIS LEFT SIDE LOWER BACK.

WORKING WITH METAL IN A VISE- HAND SLIPPED OFF OF VISE. HAND- FINGER DISLOCATED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WITH R/R MOVING. SET BRAKE ON CAR. CLIMBED DOWN LADDER. JUMPED OFF OF CAR TO GROUND. HEEL HIT ROCK.

PACKING #100 BAGS ON MAIN PLANT PACKER BAGS JAMMED UP ON A CONVEYOR EE MOVED BAGS CONVEYOR BELT COASTED BACKWARDS CAUGHT FOOT BETWEEN BAG AND GUARD. TWISTING ANKLE.

HE ALLEGES HE WAS LIFTING PIECES OF ROLLED STEEL OUT OF THE BACK OF A PICKUP. HE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS DATEING FROM 2-17-89.

OPERATING TRUCK LOADING KELLY DOCK DOCK STUCK HALF WAY DOWN EE FREED IT BY PULLING ON IT BUT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN NECK PLATES

INJURED ALLEGES HE RECEIVED WELDING FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES. HE WAS NOT WELDING HIMSELF. THE WELDING SCREENS WERE IN PLACE.

LEROY WAS OPERATING A D-7 DOZER MOVING HOPPER CARS ON SIDING. LEROY GOT OUT AND WENT TO GET OFF DOZER - SLIPPED AND FELL STEPPING FROM TRACE TO GROUND, TWISTING ANKLE AND THEN HITTING ANKLE O N SOM PART OF THE DOZER TRUCK. WE HAD 3 1/2" OF RAIN AND GROUND CONDITIONS WERE VERY SLIPPERY. LEROY WEIGHS 280 LBS.

EE WAS HELPING LOAD & MOVE OPEN TOP HOPPERS EE & EE WERE MOVING THREE (3) HOPPERS DOWN TRACK WHERE FOUR (4) OTHER HOPPERS WERE PARKED TO GET THEM OUT OF WAY OF LOADING WHEN THE HOPPERS COUPL ED TROY FELL FROM THE BREAK LOCATION ONTO THE T RACK EE LEFT LEG WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE TRACK & THE HOPPER WHEEL AS THE H OPPERS CAME TO A STOP EE WAS TAKEN TO BEELE FOURCHE HOSPITAL THEN TRA

STARTING CLEANING OPEN TOP RAILROAD HOPPERS GROUND CONDITIONS WET AND MUDDY SLIPPED AND HURT RIGHT KNEE. WENT TO DR 2-17-94 AND NOTHING WAS FOUND RETURNING TO SPECIALIST 3-17-94. EE HAS WORKED EVER SCHEDULED WORKDAY SINCE INJURY.

EE MILL OPERATOR WAS FOUND LYING ON THE #3 &#4 MILL WHIZZER PLATFORM NOT BREATHING BY EE GOT ASSISTENCE FROM SHIFT FOREMAN EE & HOPPER LOAD EE CPR WAS START ED EE CALLED EMERGENCY NUMBERS FOR ASSISTENCE COLLOID EMTS & THE BELLE FOURCHE EMERGENCY UNITS RESPONDED EE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE BELLE FOURCHE HEALTH CARE CENTER AT ABOUT 4:30AM AM EE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD BY NATURAL CAUSES

INJURED WAS CALLED OUT TO FIL PALLETIZER. HE WASTAKING THE MAIN FORK MOTOR OUT, WHEN THE MAIN FORKS FELL ON HIM. THE SAFETY PINS FOR THE MAIN FORS WERE NOT IN POSITION. HE SUFFERED A FRACTUR ED LEFT LEG, PUNCTURES IN THAT SAME LEG AND ON THE UPPER LEFT SHOULDER.

EE SLIPPED AND HIT THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS RIBCAGE ON THE HANDRAILING BESIDE THE LD-16 GRANULAR PRODUCT CHUTE PIPE EE AND THE SHIFT FOREMAN EE WERE TRYING TO UNPLUG THE PIPE OF WET CLAY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL AND HAD HIS LEFT ARM POSITIONED IN AWAY THAT AFTER THE METAL WAS CUT IT FELL ON HIS FOREARM. RUPTURE OF THE TENDEN SHEATH LEFT FOREARM.

85061S STACKING #100 BENTONITE BAGS ON PALLETS. HE SAID HE FELT THE STRAIN ON HIS BACK ABOUT 10 AM.

EE WAS WEIGHING 100 BLS BAGS FROM THE PACKER CECK BAG WTS. TWISTED HAND PULLED MUSCLES IN WRIST LEFT.

CLEANING AND LOADING OPEN TOPPED HOPPERS-INJURED AND TWO OTHERS EMPLOYEES WERE BRINGING 6 CLEANED HOPPERS DOWN TO THE LOADING AREA-HOPPERS FROM THE MAIN LINE ROLLED UP BEHIND THEM UNCONTROLLED AND HIT THE CARS THEY WERE ON CAUSING INJURED TI BE FORCED INTO THE TOP ON HOPPER WHERE HE WAS STANDING.ALL EMPLOYEES WERE WEARING SAFETY BELTS.INJURED BRUISED SIDE AND LOWER RIBS.

LOADING OPEN TOPPED HOPPER, HE WAS A BRAKEMAN ON THE HOPPERS, STATIONED AT THE BACK OF TWO LOADED HOPPER- MOVING AWAY FROM LOADING AREA TO THE PARKING AREA. THE BRAKE DID NOT SLOW SET OF HOPPE RS DOWN AND HIT THE HOPPERS PARKED IN FRONT OF HIM. THE BRAKE HAD HELD THE CARS WHEN EMPTY. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY BELT AND LINE. BRUISED LOWER LEFT SIDE RIBS.

#2 AIR SEPARATOR OVERLOADED AND BLOW A FUSE. HE WENT TO CHANGE THE FUSES IN THE PANEL. THE FUSES WERE ABOUT 4" LONG BY 3/4". WHEN HE PULLED THE SECOND FUSE HE GOT IT ACROSS THE LINE TO THE NEXT FUSE CAUSING A DIRECT SHORT FOR A SEC. THE RESULT WA A FLASH BURN TO THE BACKOF HIS LEFT HAND. HE DID USE THE ELCT. FUSE PULLERS PROVIDED.

I NAME WAS WALKING THRU THE MAINT SHOP WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL & AS I NAME WALKED PASS A PIECE FLEW INTO I NAME RT EYE

USING PULLER TO OPEN BOXCAR DOOR- PINCHED RIGHT HAND 1ST FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND CLEVIS.

INJURED CLIMBING A STEEL LADDER IN UPPER LEVEL TO TAKE SILO MEASUREMENTS WHEN HE STRUCK HIS KNEE RIGHT ON RUN OF LADDER.LATER AT HOME HIS KNEE SWELLED UP.

CLEANING MATERIAL OUT OF R R CAR LOCATED ON MAIN LINE SLIPPED INJ R KNEE Y

HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE STRIGHTENING UP FROM PUTTING A EMPTY SUPER BAG ON THE LOAD OUT HANGER.

EMPL ALLEGES THAT HE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDRUM FROM WORK ACTIVITIES. RIGHT WRISST DR SAYS MOST LIKELY HAS OCCURRED FROM WORK.

(NAME) SAYS INJURED HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME OF WRISTS12/22/89.HE ALLEGES HE GOT CONDITION FROM SHOVELING CLAY.HE NEVER CLAIMED OR REPORTED ANY PROBLEM UNTIL 12-22-89.HE WAS LAID OFF OF WORK 12-08-89.COMPANY HAS NOT WAY OF PROVING IT DIDN,T OCCUR AT BAROID.

I NAME WAS SHOVELING SNOW OUT OF A OPEN TOP HOPPER CAR HATCH WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST THE CAR SIDE WALL IN A TWISTING MOTION INJURING HIS LOWER BACK

A 100 LB CLAY BAG JAMMED IN THE PALLETIZER CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND INJURED FREED IT,HE ALLEGES HE INJURED HIS SHOULDER AT THAT TIME.HE WENT TO DOCTOR 10-27-89 AFTER WORK,DIDN'T REPORT THE INJURY T O ME UNTIL 10-31-89.

I NAME WAS ADJUSTING BAG CODER ON PULLETIZE CONVEYOR SYSTEMS HE REACHED UNDER THE SWING BAR AND BETWEEN THE CODE FRAME TO ADJUST CODER THE SWING BAR CHANGED POSITION PINCHING I NAME WRIST BRUI SE L WRIST SENT TO TOWN FOR XRAY NO BROKEN BONES

CUTTING METAL BANNING OFF EMPTY BAG PALLET.METAL STRAP STRUCK ON LEFT FOREARM CUTTING ARM.1 1/2" CUT.REQ COUPLE OF STITCHES.

D/F TYPE BOXCAR THE INSIDE BULKHEAD WAS JAMMED,THE INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE TRYING TO FREE DOOR.WHEN THE DOOR DID COME FREE,IT LANDED ON HIS FOOT.

I,NAME ALLEGATES HE SLIPPED WHILE LIMBING DOWN GRAULAR SILO LADDER, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF THERE BE STRAINIG HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON4/18/89 BECAUSE HIS ARM WAS BROTHERIN G HIM. DR. GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION AND SET HIM UP ON MANUAL MOBILIZATION TREATMENT. HE HASN'T MISSED ANY WORK AND DOESN'T REQUIRE RESTRICTED DUTY.

THE INJURED ALLEGES HE SLIPPED ON D-8 CAT TRACK WHILE CLIMBING DOWN TO REFUEL UNIT.HE CAUGHT HIMSELF,BUT PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.HE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO COMPANY.HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 03- 16-89 FOR EXAM, AND DOCTOR GAVE PRESCRIPTION.I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT PRESCRITION UNTIL I RECEIVED THE WYO COMP BILLING 04-14-89.

I NAME ALLEGES HE WAS WALKING FROM R/R TRACK INTO THE PLANT WHEN HE TRIPPED ON THE SAFETY LINE ATTACHED TO HIS SAFETY BELT AND FELL. HE PUT HIS H ANDS OUT TO BREAK THE FALL AND INJURIED MIDDL FINGER OF LEFT HAND. HE WENT TO THE DR THE NEXT DAY 11-1-88. FRACTURE OF THE METACARPUS KNOCKLE OF THE MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

HE WAS ALIGNING BOLT HOLES ON PALLETIZER FORKS, HOLDING FORK WITH ONE HAND ABOUT 12" OVERHEAD AND INSERTING BOLTS WITH THE OTHER HAND, TWISTED TO ONE SIDE TO GET A BOLT OFF A FRAME RAIL AND FE LT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA. THERE WAS ONLY ROOM FOR ONE PERSON IN THIS AREA TO WORK.

STEPPING DOWN LADDER TO GROUND.

I NAME WAS CHANGING THE PACKER-SADDLES FORM 50LBS TO 100LBS POSITION WHEN THE SADDLE HE WAS AJUSTING CHANGED POSITION PINCHING BOTH OF HIS THUMBS IN THE EQUIPMENT BRUISED ON THUMB AND TOOK THE SKIN OFF THE END OF THE OTHER THUMB

HE WAS MAKING HIS FIRST EQUIPMENT CHECK. FAN BELT DRIVE SQUEELING HE APPLIED BELT DRESSING SPRAY BELTS STILL NOISY. HE PICKED UP A HAND FUL OF BENTONITE OFF THE FLOOR BY THE GURAD, REACHED U NDER THE GUARD AND TOSSED IT UPWARD THE BELT DRIVE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND AND PULLED HIM INTO THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY.

IN ALLEGATES HE TWISTED L. KNEE WHEN HE SLIPED ON SJOME GLUE WHIEL HE WA> PACKING INJ. NEVER REPORTED THIS INJURY NO ONE WITTNESSED INJ. PACKING IS NOT DONE WITH ONE MAN INVESTIGATION CONTINU ING.

THE INJURED WAS MOVING RAILROAD BOXCARS AT PLANT.HE WAS POSTIONED ON THE BRAKE PLATFORM WITH ONE FOOT ON THE PLATFORM AND THE OFF.WHEN THE CARS COUPLED TOGETHER HIS OUTSIDE FOOT STRUCK THE PLA TFORM.IN SIDE SHIN OF RIGHT FOOT.

I NAME WAS WELDING ON A CROWFOOT TOOL, WHEN IT FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT, METATARSUS PORTION ABOVE STEEL TOE, FOOT SWELLED UP AND HAD A BRUISE SENT HIM TO DR TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.

HE WAS TAKING A3BOTTLE (PROPANE) FOR REFILLING FROM QUIKGEL TO MAIN PROPANE TANK. HE SLIPPED GOING DOWN THE STAIRWAY AT QUIKGEL. TRYING TO BREAK HIS FALL HE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL. HE SAID HE FE LT SOMETHING PU5L IN HIS LEFT UPPER ARM.

I NAME WAS SETT3NG UP THE FUEL LINE VALVES TO REFUEL THE PLANT LOADER, AFTER TURNING THE MAIN TANK VALVE ON HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE. THERE IS AN OVERHEAD LIGHT THAT SHI SHINES ON THE F6EL PUMP, BUT NOT ON THE VALVES AT THE TANK

I.NAME STEPPING3OFF MAIN PLANT PACKER LADDER STEPPED ON SIDE OF BROKEN BAG OF BENTONITE LAYING ON FLOOR FOOT & ANKLE TWISTED.I.NAME FINISHED SHIFT ,TOLD FOREMAN WHAT HAD HAPPENED.I.NAME HAD DR OPPED BAG ON FL2OR EARLIER.BROKE SMALL BONE IN LEFT FOOT.

I NAME HAD A HE5RT ATTACK AT HIS WORK STATION, THE BULK LOADING PLATFORM IN THE RAILROAD TRACK AREA OF THE PLANT. I NAME FOUND HIM LYING ON THE PLATFORM BREATHING BUT UNCONCIOUS I NAME TOPPED BREATHING AND E4P STARTED CPR AS THE EMT FROM AMERICAN COLLOID WHO WAS CALLED ARRIVED WITH THEIR EMERGENCY UNIT. THE BUTTE CO UNIT ALSO WAS CALLED AND DID TRANSPORT I NAME TO H OSPITAL WHERE

I.NAME WAS USIN1 A HAND CRANK WINCH TO RAISE AND POSITION CONVEYOR SECTION OF PALLETIZER I.NAME HAD SOME GLUE ON HIS GLOVE THE CRANK HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND THE HANDLE SPUN AROUND AND S STRUCK I.NAME O3 RT THUMB

I.NAME & I.NAME3WERE REMOVING TACONITE VAIN FEEDER MOTOR FROM ITS MOUNTED POSITION FOR REPAIRS. THE SPACE IS VERY TIGHT & I.ANME REMOVED THE MOTOR HIMSELF & WHEN IT TURNED TO SET IT DOWN HE P ULLED A MUSCLE 3N HIS LOWER BACK.

ON 4-8-85 I.NAME WAS INSPECTIN THE TEETH ON CLAY SLICER WHEN RAISED UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A CONCRETE BEAM HE WAS WEARING A HARDHAT HE REPORTED WHAT HAD HAPPENED BUT DIDNT GO TO DOCTOR UNTI L 4-30-85 BECAUSE OF STIFF NECK PINCHED NERVE IN BACK OF NECK

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND I NAME WERE POSITIONING A LOADING DOCK PLATE WHEN HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA HE WORKED 1-8-85 TOOK TWO DAYS VACATION 1-9-85 AND 1-10-85 AN APPT FOR EXAMINATION MADE 1-11-85 HIS DAY OFF HE WAS ADVISED BEDREST AND ICE PACKS MISSED HIS NEXT WORK SHIFT 1-12-85.

I.NAME WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BEARING FROM MOTOR SHAFT I.NAME TRIED TO DRIVE THE BEARING OFF WITH A HAMMER INSTEAD OF USING A GEAR PULLER - A PIECE OF THE OUTER COLLAR BROKE OFF AND STRUCK HI M ON THE NECK, I.NAME WAS EX AMINED THAT NIGHT BY DR - SCHEDULED THE NEXT MORNING TO REMOVE METAL FRAGMENT

LYE INJURIED HIS LEFT ARM WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL 12 TO 15 FEET FROM A LADDER INSIDE #2 DRY BIN, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG THE FEEDER PIPE IN SIDE THE DRY BIN. LYLE SLIPPED REACHING FOR A L IGHT BEING LOWERED FROM TOP OF BIN BY JERRY ROSE, A EMPLOYEE ASSIGNED TO HELP LYLE LYLE WAS NOT USING A SAFETY BELT AND LINE.

JAMES WAS LYING ON THE GROUND WELDING A PART OF THE WAREHOUSE LOADING DOCK. A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG POPPED AND HIT JAMES ON THE LEFT EAR. JAMES RECEIVED A BURN ON THE INNER PART OF THE LEFT EAR.

(NO-DAMAGE TO EYES) TOM COX CONNECTED BATTERY CHARGER TO BOBCATG LOADER AT START OF SHIFT HE RETURNED TO CHECK CHARGE WHILE MOVING POSITIVE CLAMP ON BATTERY POST BATTERY EXPLODED SPRAY FROM BA TTERY HIT TOM IN FACE & EYES TOM RINSED HIS EYES & FACE AT EYE WASH STATION-I TOOK HIM TO DOCTOR TO ENSURE EYES ALRIGHT