Burnet Plant Metal/Non-Metal

An employee's left hand became lodged between the rotating pulley and the gear box shaft on radial stacker

Employee was changing out a screen at the Wet Station and loss EE's balance and fell causing lacerations to the back of the head. Employee was placed on restrictions and received three staples making this incident an MTI.

EE was working on closing a lid on a VSI Crusher when it became stuck on descent. EE states they placed hand between lid slot and ear for the lid as they were asking the operator to raise stop and raise the lid. The lid released unexpectedly causing the EE's left middle and ring fingertips to be severed.

Employee was making a cut on a 36" wide piece of conveyor belt when the knife slipped out of the belt and cut his right hand below the thumb

Employee was helping change out jaw dies in the # 1 jaw. They were in the process of taking out the cheek plate when the pad eye that was welded to the plate broke out and struck employee on his right cheek.

The employee was lifting up a metal screen to hand to another employee.

Flat bar, employee was attempting to weld, shifted away from him and employee jerked back and hit his left elbow on T-Bar.

Was operating loader and the air conditioner was not working, reached up to vent and two finger were suck up causing laceration on two right index fingers

Employee was welding in shop, he laid down T-Bar on floor, turned around and tripped over T-Bar and fell onto left elbow.

WORKING ON GRIZZLY BAR #2 JAW, LAID GRIZZLY BAR ON CATWALK & WORKER WENT TO PLACE ANGLE IRON UNDERNEATH THE BAR. AT THAT TIME CHAIN GAVE WAY & HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN GRIZZLY BAR & IRON.

THE INJURED TURN TO LIFT A FIRE EXTINGUISHER OFF BRACKET WITH RIGHT HAND AND FELT A PULL IN HIS CHEST. HE THEN STARTED COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAINS. HE TOLD SUPERVISOR AND EMS WAS CALLED IMMEDIA TELY CAUSE THEY THOUGHT INJURED PARTY WAS HAVING A HEART ATTACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER BIN LOADING 1" MATERIAL. HE WAS HOLDING ON TO I-BEAM AS HE PULLED LEVER TO LOAD TRUCK. THE WEIGHT OF MATERIAL CAUSED TRUCK BED TO LEAN CAUSING HIS HAND TO GET PINNED BETWEEN BED AND I-BEAM. HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS CUT.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING AGLIME OUT OF A BIN. AS HETURNED TO THROW OUT A SHOVEL FULL, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER AND WAS STILL PAINING HIM NEXTDAY. EE WAS SEEN BY DR. IN BURNET, WHO THEN REFE RRED HIM TO ANOTHER DR. IN GEORGETOWN. THAT DR'SINSTRUCTINS WERE NO LIFTING, SHOVELING OR GEAR SHIFTING FOR 2 WEEKS FROM 3/27/97. AT THAT TIME, DR. WANTS TO RE-CHECK HIM.

INJURED WAS CHNAGING OUT A DIAPHRAM ON THE WATER WAGON.AS HE WAS LOOSENING THE BOLTS,A SPRING BEHIND THE DIAPHRAM BOLTED OUT,STRIKING INJURED'S LEFT THUMB.THE RESULITNG CUT ON HIS THUMB REQUIR ED 9-10 STITCHES.

INJURED WAS PE3RFORMING MAINTENANCE WORK ON CRUSHER TIGHTENING BOLTS ON LINERS AS HE WAS ST RAINING TO TIGHTEN A BOLT HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RT SHOULDER

INJURED WAS CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS IN A EUCLID & HIT SOME POT HOLES SEAT STARTED BOUNCING & BOTTOMED OUT

INJURED WAS STANDING ON DOZER TRACK, ATTEMPTING TO GET OFF, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND TO AVOID FALLING.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE A DOOR ON A RAIL CAR WITH A METAL BAR,THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT INJURED IN THE FACE,BREAKING A TOOTH ON LEFT SIDE.

INJURED WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK TO OPEN CONTROL VALVE ON BIN DOOR, HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND AS HE WAS FALLING, HIS ARM CAUGHT THE SIDE OF VALVE WHERE A HOSE CLAMP WAS ATTACHED TO AN AIR LINE THE SHARP EDGE OF THE HOSE CLAMP CUT HIS ARM.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A ROCK THAT WAS WEDGED BETWEEN THE CABLE A SHEAVE ON THE MOTOR CRANE. HE WAS PULLING ON THE CABLE, THE ROCK FELL ON THROUGH, THE CABLE WENT DOWN AND PULLED HIS H AND IN BETWEEN CABLE AND SHEAVE. FINGER KEPT HURTING AND HE WENT TO DR 8-30-90, WAS X-RAYED AND GIVEN PRESCRIPTION FOR INFLAMMATION.

INJURED WAS STANDING OUTSIDE HIS TRUCK WITH THE DOOR OPEN WAITING TO GET LOADED WHEN A HARD GUST OF WIND HIT THE DOOR. INJURED THREW UP HIS ARM TO STOP THE DOOR FROM SLAMMING SHUT. THE JAGGED CORNER OF THE DOOR CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM, REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES.

INJURED WAS ON A CONVEYOR FRAME WHEN HE SLIPPED & HIT HIS LEFT SHIN ON ANGLE IRON SIDE OF FRAME, THERE WAS NO OPEN CUT JUST BRUISED. ON SAT. 11-25-89, INJURED EXPEREINCED MORE PAIN & RED STRE AKS, HE THEN SAW DR. WAS TREATED FOR INFECTION * RELEASED.

INJURED WAS CLEANING THE WINDSHIELD ON A FRONT END LOADER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A STEP ON THE LADDER ON THE FEL AND HE FELL ABOUT 6 FT TO THE GROUND. INJURED WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL IN BURNET & TRANSFERRED TO BRACKENRIDGE HOSPITAL IN AUSTIN.

INJURED WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH TO REMOVE A NUT FROM A BOLT ON FRONT END LOADER BUCKET AND WAS HOLDING THE BOTTOM OF THE BOLT WITH THE PALM OF THE HAND. WHEN THE BOLT LOOSENED, THE HEAD OF THE BOLT CAME OUT OF THE SOCKET AND BEGAN SPINNING AT A VERY FAST RATE OF SPEED.

INJ CHIPPING FLUX OFF GRIZZLY BAR.PARTICLE ENTERED RIGHT EYE & BECAME EMBEDDED.REMOVED BY DR AND EMPL RETW NO LOST TIME.

INJURED SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING OUT OF EUCLID AND TWISTED KNEE.

INJURED WAS ATT9MPTING TO POSITOIN A METAL PLATE IN CHUTE.THE PLATE SLIPPED AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN IT AND SIDE OF CHUTE.