Camden Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Maintenance employee was rebuilding a pump, using an impact gun and noticed pain in EE's right wrist/hand.

Employee reported left wrist/hand pain to company Safety & Health on Feb 21st, after experiencing pain/discomfort/loss in mobility over the past months. Employee was immediately given a medical appointment and was diagnosed with mild carpal tunnel and given a corticosteroid shot in the left wrist.

Operator (OP1) driving in pickup truck, when they struck a trackhoe. CPR and AED were administered and OP1 resumed breathing with a pulse. EMS arrived and life flighted them to the hospital. Doctors believe OP1 experienced a heart attack, prior to striking trackhoe.

Employee was setting up 24-ft extension ladder at the fuel shed, to check gauge on the diesel tank. Employee was working alone, taking ladder from bed of Maint truck to lean against tank, when they felt a pop in right shoulder and pain. Employee states that they have extreme pain when they lift arm over shoulder height. Appointment with Dr was 30 Aug 22.

Employee was on ladder of railcar, reaching for a portable electric hoist (~20-25 lbs), grabbed the hoist and rotated EE's left arm (with the hoist in hand) to hand off to another operator, when EE felt a pop and pain in EE's upper left shoulder. Employee went to the emergency room that day and was placed on light duty, to include no lifting, pushing or pulling.

Employee was investigating intruders near Pond. While walking from pond (no established walkway), walked through washed out area with uneven terrain & foliage. Employee slipped, fell to the knees and felt pain in L hamstring. Employee was offered to go to dr, but refused until 21 Sept. Dr appt on 23 Sept put EE on modified duty, ordered an MRI. No diagnosis available.

Employee doing maint work on caustic pump in Flot bldg. EE leaned over the pump, a pin hole leaked on the caustic line of pump, spraying caustic soda 50% membrane under employee's face shield. Caustic hit EE's L side lips and EE's R eye. At the hospital, found with no lasting injuries, returned to duties, with no modifications, but w/ prescription eye drops for irritation.

Employee assisting to feed belt onto conveyor at head pulley. Employee bent over guard at head pulley to pull belt when they felt sudden pain in lower back from reaching across. Employee refused Workers Comp claim/appt 4, 11, 12 Feb. and agreed to claim/appt Feb 17. Appt found lumbar strain; not allowed to lift over 25 lbs, bend, stoop, or twist until follow up.

Employee was joining drawheads on railcar with sledgehammer, when they struck the drawhead, the force twisted left wrist. Employee has seen several specialists throughout months, MRI, X-ray to determine source of pain/issue. 3/18/20: doctor finally placed a hard cast on left wrist and gave cortisone shot.

Maintenance employee's leg and foot caught under personal vehicle and HDPE pipe, that Maintenance crew were dragging.

Employee was standing on level ground that was frozen when he twisted his body to return to his truck he felt a sharp pain in his right knee.

Employee was operating a boom truck when the auto kick out on cable got in a bind. When he attempted to free the auto kick out it slipped and mashed his left ring finger.

Employee was cutting seals off of doors on top of railcars when the knife slipped and cut his left arm. He had 6 stitches.

Employee was going up a slight slope and pulled a ham string on right leg.

Employee was removing some dead trees from pond spillway and got stung by a wasp. He had an allergic reaction to the sting.

Apparently the employee (unconfirmed bumped) into a piece of expanded metal on one of his legs, causing a scrap.

BEARING SLIPPED OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND HIT HIM ON THE LOWER RIGHT LEG CAUSING A CUT THAT TOOK 13 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN THE V-BELTS ON A CONVEYOR WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR.

WHEN EMPOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF MAINTENANCE TRUCK HE TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO THE GROUND.

employee was taking a sheave off of pump and it slipped out of his hand and he droped it on his left middle finger. it required 7 stitches in finger.

Employee was removing a filter on AC-501 and droped the metal filter on his left leg. Causing a cut that needed 3 stiches.

Employee was setting a electric motor on a plattet to be moved. The motor started to tip over and the employee tried to catck the motor and got his left small finger caught between hoist cable and motor.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A STEEL DOOR TO AN ELECTRICAL SWITCH BOX AND STRAINED THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN THE FRAME OF A MAINTENANCE TRUCK WITH A MAGNETIC DRILL PRESS. THE DRILL SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO HIT HIS CHEEK, CAUSING A CUT.

EE WAS PUTTING A A/C IN SUPERVISOR OFFICE. WHEN HE LIFTED THE A/C HE TRIPPED OVER A CHAIR TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE AND HIT HIS BACK ON THE EDGE OF A DESK.

EE WAS CLIMBING OFF BL-302 & STRUCK METAL CORNER OF H0-301 GATE SKIRTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGINGV-BELTS ON BC-508 WHEN HE GOT TOO HOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE OVER HEAD AND SOME METAL SHAVING GOT IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO OPEN THE DOORS ON BOTTOM OF RAILCARS. THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE SLOT IN THE DOOR & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE RAIL & THE BAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SAND FROM UNDER TAIL PULLEY WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING A PART OF WATER PUMP AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS A CONCRETE FLOOR & SLIPPED ON SOME ICE & HE FELL ON HIS LEFT WRIST.

EE BROKE HIS LEFT WRIST. AS A RESULT HE DEVELOPED WHAT THE DOCTOR CALLED TRIGGER FINGER ON HIS RIGHT THUMB, CAUSED BY USING HIS RIGHT HAND TOO MUCH WHILE THE LEFT WRIST WAS HEALING.

EE WAS WORKING OFF A 6" STEP LADDER HE SLIPPED OFF THE 2ND STEP LANDING ON HIS LEFT WRIST

THE FLAT VALUE ON SU-107 WAS STOCK IN CLOSED POSITION. WHEN EE ATTEMPTED TO FREE THE FLAT HE GOT HIS ARM BETWEEN FLAT ARM AND CATWALK.

EE WAS OPENING THE LIDS ON RAILCARS HE OPENED ONE LID & IT HUNG WHEN HE WAS OPENING IT & IT FELLDOWN HITTING EE ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE

2 EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING OUT AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ON A PUMP. THEY WERE PUTTING A 12.0 SHEAVE (WEIGHING APPROX 75 LBS) BACK ON THE MOTOR WHEN EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS GETTING ON LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE LOADER. AS RESULT HE FELL TO THE GROUND. WHEN HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL HE LANDED ON HIS WRIST.

EE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A PIECE OF PIE THAT HE SHOULDN'T BE LIFTING.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF A RAILCAR AND STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF A CROSS-TIE, RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS COMING OUT OF DRYER CONTROL ROOM WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN 6 TO 8 STEPS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN 8' VALVE. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE HANDLE HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK TRYING TO OPEN THE VALVE.

EE WAS PULLING SERPAC BLINDS UP FROM BOTTOM OF TANK. THE BLINDS WERE STUCK IN CLAY. WHILE PULLING UP WITH A STEEL ROD WITH A HOOK ATTACHED, THE EE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EEE WAS HELPING TWO MAINTENANCE MEN WORK ON A WATER PUMP. EE STEPPED OVER A PART OF THE PUMP AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE CONCRETE. FELL BACK ON PIECE OF THE METAL HITTING HIS HIP & BACK.

THE 2 MEN WAS MOVING A PIECE OF CATWALK WITH A FORKLIFT WHEN THEY STARTED TO LOAD IT ON THE TRAILER. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR LET THE FORKLIFT MOVE & IT CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE METAL & THE TRAILER.

THE MAINTENANCE MEN WERE LIFTING A PIECE OF 12"X13' PIPE. WEIGHING ABOUT 800 LBS, WITH A ONE TON RATED HOIST. EE WAS CONTROLING THE HOIST. THE CHAIN BROKE ON THE HOIST CAUSING THE PIECE OF PIP E TO FALL APPROX 20 FT HITTING THE HAND RAIL 8 FT FROM THE FLOOR. EE WAS STARTING TO COME UP STAIRS. HE WAS ON THE FIRST AND SECOND STEP WHEN HE HEARD THE CHAIN BREAK. HE TURNED AND LEFT STAI

WAS LOADING RAILROAD RAIL ON TRAILER AND RAIL SLIPPED AND MASHED FINGER HAD TO HAVE STITCHES

EE WAS CLOSING DOORS ON BOTTOM OF RAIL CAR. THE DOOR WULD NOT CLOSE. HE WAS PULLING ON TEH BAR AND IT SLIPPED JERKING HIS ARM. HE CHIPPED A BONE IN HIS LEFT ARM. OUT PATIENT SURGERY TO REM OVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP GUARD TO PUT ON MOTOR AND HURT HIS BACK. (LUMBER STRAIN)

HE WAS PUTTING A NEW BELT ON TANK CONVEYOR. WHILE HE WAS PUTTING IT IN PLACE HE TWQISTED HIS KNEE IN SAND.

THEY WERE UNLOADING STEEL FROM TRUCK. THEY UNHOOKED BOOM TRUCK FROM SHEET METAL AND THE METAL FELL CATCHING WC'S ARM BETWEEN THE METAL AND FENCE POST BREAKING HIS LEFT ARM.

STANDING BESIDE MAINT USING WELDER HIT IN R T EYE BY FOREIGN BODY

I NAME WAS TRYING TO OPEN THE TOP DOOR ON A RAILCAR HE JERKED ON THE DOOR CAUSING SPRAIN TO LUMBAR REGION

WORKI NG ON PUMP HOUSING, IT SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN PUMP AND MOTOR, 3RD FINGER CUT ON R HAND

HE WAS WORKING ON THE HOPPER GATE IN PIT. THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH. IT BROKE THE RIGHT FRONT TOOTH AND LOOSENED OTHERS.

WC WAS TIGHTENING BELTS ON PUMP AT WASHER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS HAND HIT A SHARP PIECE OF METAL CUTTING THE BACK OF HAND. REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPL WAS CONNECTING 8" SAND PIPE TO PUMP. THERE WAS BEND IN PIPE & IT HAD PRESSURE CAUSING IT TO BREAK. PIPE WENT SIDEWAYS HITTING EMPLS RIGHT LEG.

SAND PUMP AT WASHER. USING IMPACT WRENCH TO BREAK PUMP APART. THERE WAS SAND ON PUMP AND BOLTS . IMPACT BLEW SAND IN EYES

HE WAS WASHING OUT AROUND A TAIL PULLEY ON LONG CONVEYOR IN B-1 PIT. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE CATWALK AND HE CAUGHT HOLD OF THE GUARD ON THE TAIL PULLEY CUTTING HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAN D. SIX STITCHES.

HE WAS USING LOADER TO CLEAN TOP OF PIT. THE TOP OF BANK FELL OFF AND HIT THE LOADER BREAKING THE WINDSHEILD AND BENDING STEERING COLUME ON LOADER. HIS LEFT ARM WAS CIT AND BRUISED FROM THE IMPACT.

HE WAS WORKING ON A MIXER IN THE FLOAT PLANT. HE RECEIVED A BURN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK WHEN HE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH A PIPE CONTAINING CAUSTIC SODA.

HE WAS TURNING ON TORCH BOTTLES ON MAINTENANCE TRUCK. STEPPING UP HE HIT HIS HEAD ON I-BEAM WHICH CARRIES HOIST ON TRUCK. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HEAD WHICH TOOK STITCHES.

HE WAS OPENING DOORS ON TOP OF THE RAIL CAR WHENE SAND HAD BEEN LOADED. HE WAS WALKING ON WALKWAY ON TOP OF RAIL CAR ADN STEPPED FROM HIGH CAR TO A LOW CAR AND MISSED THE STEP. THE RIGHT LEG WAS CUT AND BRUISED.

I.NAME WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING BELTS ON MOTOR OF CONVEYOR GOING TO SCREEN SAND WAS PILED ON CATWALK CAUSING IT TO RUST OUT WHEN HE STEPPED ONT HE WALKWAY IT GAVE WAY HE FELL ON HANDRAI L CUTTING RT EAR AND BRUISING RIBS ON RT SIDE

HE WAS REPLACIN1 FLANGE ON SPLITTER. THE HOSE TURNED CUTTING THREE FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND

I.NAME HELPING 7LEAN OUT SERPAC.FOOT SLIPPED NAD FELL IN SERPAC.

HE WAS DRAGGING3A WATER HOSE & IT HUNG. HE JERKED THE HOSE WHICH RESULTED IN H IM HURTING HIS BACK.

HE HUNG HIS FOO7 ON A SAND LINE AND FELL PULLING A MUSCLE IN SHOULDER.

OPENING VALVE O3 10 INCH LINE WITH A BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL ACROSS THE TIMBER HOLDING UP THE WATER LINE. BRUISED HIP AND BACK- NOT SURE OF EXTENT OF INJURY.

I NAME WAS OPEN3NG TOP DOOR ON A RAILCAR THEDOOR HUNG ON ONE END WHICH PULLED HIS DIE CAUSING A HERNIA.

HE STEPPED ON AN ELECTRICAL CABLE LYING ON THE FLOOR AND FELL. THE CABLE WAS COVERED WITH PAPER.

DRAGGING WATER HOSE IN DRYER AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK AND SHOULDER.

CLOSING BOTTOM HATCH ON HOPPER CAR WITH BAR AND SPRAINED BACK.

PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK GOING DOWN STEPS IN FLOAT BUILDING CARRYING CHEMICAL PUMP.

FOOT SLIPPED ON STEP OF LADDER WHILE PUTTING OIL IN MACHINE AND TWISTED KNEE.