Bridgman Plant & Pit Metal/Non-Metal

Associate was helping maintenance install a guard in an elevated area. While standing with his foot on a step he let his heel get lower than his toes and felt a sharp pain in his leg.

Employee was looking at object in screen waste containment area. He bent down to look at object when wind blew foreign object from containment into left eye.

Employee was exiting the cab of Caterpillar 980H loader slipped and twisted Back.

Employee was performing repairs to plant feed hopper (#HO-06) walls. While patching wall employee stated the wind blew sand or rust around his safety glass's into his left eye. This feed hopper is located in the stockpile area, outside in the weather.

While cleaning under a hopper, small amounts of rust from a pipe fell into the face of the employee.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 5 GALLON BUCKET WEIGHING APPROX 15 LBS AND WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED PAIL FELT PAIN IN HER RIGHT SHOULDER AND ARM.

EE WAS ENTERING BOBCAT SKIDLOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE BUCKET.

WALKING UP STAIRS TO OPERATORS SHED WHEN RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT FELL ON RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS DRYING A BEAKER WHEN THE BEAKER BROKE CUTTING HER RIGHT RING FINGER.

EE WAS USING A GAS TORCH TO CUT BOLTS OFF REMAINING FASTENERS TO REMOVE LOOSE CUTTING EDGE FROM BUCKET OF PAYLOADER. BUCKET WAS APPROX. 1-2" GROUND AND EE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF IT. BUCKET F ELL STRIKING RIGHT FOOT (BIG TOE AND 2 SMALL TOES).

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE BOBCAT WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE PLATE OF THE BOBCAT. HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS CALF.

EMPLOYEEWAS TRING TO OPEN THE GATE ON THE TUNNEL FEED BECAUSE A ROOT WAS STUCK IN THE CHUTE. HE HAD HANDS AND ONE FOOT UP ON THE T-BAR PULLING AND PUSHING WITH FOOT AND FRACTURED A RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STACKER DRIVE PULLEY GUARD WHEN GUARD CAME UNEXPECTEDLY FREE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN UPPER LIP BELOW NOSE, REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WRENCHING ON TURN BUCKLE TO REMOVE OLD BELTS ON ROTARY DRYER DRIVE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF TURN BUCKEL. EMPLOYEE TWISTED WHEN WRENCH CAME OFF TURN BUCKEL, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK . SUPERVISOR NOTICED EMPLOYEE WAS HURT WHEN HE HANDED HIM THE NEW BELTS AND HE STOOD UP AND SAID HIS BACK WAS HURTING. EMPLOYEE THOUGHT HE PULLED SOMETHING.

EE SLIPPED ON STEEL FLOOR AND PUT HIS HAND OUT TO STOP FROM GOING ALL THE WAY DOWN. HE HIT HIS LEFT HAND ON HOME MADE VICE LAYING ON FLOOR AND CUT IT.

EE WAS SEALING THE LIDS ON TOP OF THE RAILCAR, WHEN HE KNEED DOWN & GOT A PAIN IN HIS LEG

EE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL DECEMBER. EE WAS LIFTING THE DEWATERING PUMP OUT OF THE PUMP ROOM WITH ANOTHER EE. PUMP WAS HEAVY AND IN A TIGHT PLACE TO WORK HE HAD TO CARRY IT OUT OF THE ROOM TOPU T IT ON THE TRUCK. HURTING HIS LOWER BACK AND RIGHT LEG. EE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS.

EE FINISHED FUELING AND GREASING LOADER. HE WAS WALKING ON LIP OF CEMENT EMBUCTMENT FOR FUEL TANK, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF ICE AND FELL ONTO THE FROZEN GROUND TWISTING LEFT KNEE AND BACK . JE GOT UP AND DIDN'T WANT TO SEE A DR. ON 2-24HE CAME IN AND SAID HE WANTED TO SEE A DR. BECAUSE HIS BACK HURT. THE DR'S RESULTS WERE INCONCLUSIVE. ON 3-31 HE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY DO

EE WAS CLEANING UP BY REX COOLER AND VP-01, SHOVELING SAND AND TWISTED BACK.

EMPLOYEE STARTED AT GROUND WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING, BUT HIS EYES CAUGHT THE FLASH OF THE WELD. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM 81/2 HRS. AFTER THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THIS ACCID ENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE COMPANY. EMPLOYEE WAS OFF WORK 10/6/93 DUE TO FLASH BURN.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING UNDER REX COOLER IN CRAMPED POSITION, WITH LIMITED MOBILITY AND TWISTED KNEE.

WHILE EE WAS CLOSING BOTTOM DOOR ON RAILROAD CAR STEEL BAR USED FOR CLOSING DOORS SLIPPED STRIKING EE IN THE RIGHT KNEE.

DURING DAILY ROUTINE EE JAMBED FINGER SPRAINING SAME.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING LARGE TRASH BAG OUT OF CAN, SHE PULLED A MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER AND BACK.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING LOCK OF BOTTOM DOOR OF RAILCAR WITH PRYBAR, EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN WRIST .

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF OVERFLOW TANK EMPLOYEE BUMPED INTO HYDROSIZER LOOSING BALANCE & FALLING INTO BOLT RING

EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING 121# BOX.

AGGRAVATION OF PREVIOUS CONDITION OF BACK STRAIN CLAIM FILED ON 12/10/87. EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK USING PRY BAR TO OPEN RAIL CAR 12/10/87.

EMPL CHECKING TO MAKE SURE TRUCK WAS CLEAN,CAME OFF CATWALK & SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP CAUSING TWIST OF BACK.

WALKING TO COOLER, STEPPED ON ROCK TWISTED ANKLE

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING PIPE OVERHEAD ONTO A TRUCK,EMPLOYEE FELT TWINGE IN UPPER BACK AREA.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF DOZER, HE SLIPPED LANDING ON THE RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AND SLIPPED ON WETGRATING AND THEN FELL.INJURING RIBS AND SCRAPING EAR.

EMPL WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS & SLIPPED ON WET GRATING & FELL.

EMPL WAS MARKING LINES BOUNDARY. GOT TANGLED IN BRUSH & FELL HURTING BACK.

EMPL CARRYING BUCKET,TELEPHONE RANG AND EMPL TURNED TO ANSWER IT WHILE HOLDING BUCKET CAUSING PAIN.

REOCCURRING PAIN FROM ALLEGED INJURY DATED 2-20-89. ACCIDENT REPORT READ AS FOLLOWS: EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP OF CATWALK COMING DOWN FROM INSPECTING A TRUCK. THERE IS NO REAL INJURY FOR THIS DATE, JUST REOCCURRING PAIN.

EMPL MISSTEPPED & FELL ON CEMENT HURTING KNEE & HAND.

EMPL WENT OT LIGHT UNLIT BURNER. FREE GAS HAD ACCUMUATED IN UPPER CHAMBER OF HOPPER A& FLASHED WHEN EMPL LIT BURNER.

WHILE EMPL WAS CLOSING RAILCAR BOTTOM SLIDING DOOR THE DOOR WAS STUCK NAD MEPL TRIED USING A PRY BAR TO OPEN ANOTHER EMPL HIT THE DOOR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN DOOR I NAME FELT A JERK AN D HURT BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN CEMENT STEPS, FELT KNEE POP ADN GO OUT.

METAL FELL OFF RACK PINNED FT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP TRAINCAR LADDER, SLIPPED ON LADDER AND FELL.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO OPERATORS SHED, SLIPPED ON PATCH OF ICE, FEET CAME OUT FROM UNDERNEATH EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYEE FELL, HITTING ELBOW HIP AND BACK AREA.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR,BAR SLIPPED AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN BETWQEEN BAR AND PLATE.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A 60 SAND CAR,USING A BAR TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR,EMPLOYEE SAYS HE STRAINED THE LOWER BACK.EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEE A DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRYING BEAKER,EMPLOYEE PUT HAND IN BEAKER(WHICH WAS CHIPPED)THE BEAKER BROKE AND CUT EMPLOYEES HAND.(NOTE:EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTICE CHIP IN BEAKER).

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A LARGE BOLT,THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO HIT ELBOW ON BEAM.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN TROUGH,FOOT WENT SIDEWAYS.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PATCHING A SILO,HE HIT THE SILO WITH A HAMMER AND THE WIND BLEW SOME PARTICLES IN EYE.

PAIN OCCURRED AFTER NORMAL LIFTING AND JOB PROCEDURES.