CERTAINTEED Metal/Non-Metal

SHOVELING WET GRANULES FROM HOPPER, THROWING MATERIAL OVERHEAD OUT OF HOPPER. HERNIA, LEFT GROIN, POSSIBLE RIGHT GROIN.

WALKING FROM WORK SITE TO SHOP. DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING HIT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. EYE FELT IRRITATED AT 6:00PM DROVE HOME IN A OPEN TOP BRONCO. EYE FELT BURNING. FLUSH WITH WATE R AND SALINE AT HOME. WORKED SUNDAY AND MONDAY. EYE STILL IRRITATED WENT TO DR ON 7-12 FOUND PARTICLE OF METAL AND REMOVED.

LIFTING 50 BAGS OF MATERIAL TO MAKE BATCHES OF PAIN. BACK PAIN/STRAIN OF LOWER RIGHT BACK.

WALKING UP STAIRS AT NORMAL PACE, USING HANDRAILS, NO SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. PUT LEFT FOOT DOWN, FELT SHARP PAIN AND COULDN'T PUT WEIGHT ON LEG. WHEN IT CONTINUED TO BE PAINFUL, WENT TO DR. LEFT KNEE SPRAIN.

SITTING ON A CHAIR UNDER CRUSHER DECK USING A VACUUM TO DO CLEAN-UP. AT END OF DAY, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK, THOGUTH TO IT WAS NORMAL BUT DIDNT GO AWAY. LOWER BACK STRAIN. WENT TO DR AND REPOR TED IT ON 11-23-99. CO DR ON THE 24TH.

LARGE ODD SHAPE METAL PLATE RESTING 2 FT OFF GROUND. BENT OVER TO TORCH TO CUT AND FELT BACK LOCK UP. EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING AT KNEE BUT HAD TO LEAN OVER TO GET AT CUTTING POINT. LOWER BACK STRAIN.

DOING NORMAL DUTIES. NOTHING UNUSUAL. PICKING UP AND MOVING 50# BAGS OF PIGMENT, LOADING BLENDER WITH PIGMENT FOR SLURRY BATCHES. LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING AND WENT HOME AT ABOUT MIDNIGHT. BA CK HAS BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

EMPLOYEE PULLED LEFT ARM MUSCLE IN MORNING, PULLED CHEST MUSCLE IN AFTERNOON. NO PROBLEM UNTIL 4-8-99 WHEN EMPLOYEE REQUESTED DR. EXAM. EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON DATE OF ACCIDENT. USING HAB ND TOOLS AND HOIST DOING REPAIRS ON ROLL CRUSHER

INITIAL REPORT LIFTING BAGS OF PIGMENT STRAIN RIGHT CHEST MUSCLE

EE WAS KNEEING DOWN ON LEFT KNEE, WENT TO STAND UP, HALFWAY UP THE LEFT KNEE LOCKED UP. HE WAS STANDING ON A GRATING WITH NO OBJECTS IN HAND AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT.

USING A PUSH BROOM TO SWEEP AREA BY SCALE BELT AND 73 SCREEN CONVEYOR UNDER CRUSHER DOCK. OPERATOR HAD TO STOOP DUE TO LOW OVERHEAD.

WALKING OWN A STAIRWAY, WATER BOTTLE IN ONE HAND THE OTHER ON RAILING. BACK OF HEEL CAUGHT LEADING EDGE OF PROCEEDING STEP. IMBALANCE CAUSED FALL FORWARD CAUSING CRTILAGE FRACTURE.

GRINDING OLD PAIN AND WIRE BRUSHING IN PREPARATION FOR PAINTING. WIND BLOWING, OUTSIDE JOB. SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELD AND EAR PLUGS USED.

EE STATES REPETITIVE MOTIONS OF JOB OVER TIME CAUSE OF CARPAL TUNNEL BOTH WRIST AND HANDS. J0OB IS TO MAKE A BATCH OF MATERIAL EVEY 10-13 MINUTES.

LOW OVERHEAD, WORKING UNDER A PLATFORM SWEEPING FLOOR BACKING OUT & RAISED UP BEFORE CLEARING OVERHEAD. SHOULDER HIT PLATFORM, STRAINED LOWER BACK.

STEPPED BACK OFF OF A STEP/PLATFORM AND TWISTED ANKLE. NEXT DAY COULD NOT PUT WEIGHT ON RIGHT ANKLE, XRAYED, ANKLE BRACE AND OFF WORK UNTIL NEXT APPOINTMENT.

EE WAS LIFTING A 30 LB CARTON FROM A TABLE TO PLACE IT ON A SHELF, WHILE MOVING THE ARTON, IT SLIPPED FROM EE S HAND. AS EE TRIED TO STOP CARTON FROM FALLING, HE FELT A SLIGHT DISCOMFORT IN HI S NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING EMERY CLOTH TO POLISH SHAFT WHICH WAS TURNING ON LATHE. EMERY CLOTH CAUGHT ON SHAFT, PULLIGN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND AROUND LATHE. EMPLOYEE WAS USING EMERY CLOTH THAT WAS TO O SHORT AND HOLDING THE CLOTH TOO TIGHTLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A GRANULE INVENTORY. HE HAD TO REMOVE THE LID FROM TANK 14. HE HAD A FLOODLIGHT IN HIS RIGHT HAND, BENT HIS KNEES SLIGHTLY, LEANED OVER AND LIFTED LID WITH HIS LEFT HAND. A S HE RAISED UPRIGHT, HE FELT A SHARP, STABBING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PRE-HUNG DOOR. THE LOCKING MECHANISM DID NOT LINE UP WITH THE FRAME. THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE STEEL SIDING WHILE TRIMMING THE DOOR FRAME.

WHILE ADUSTING FORKS ON FORKLIFT THE RIGHT FORK HUNG UP ONT HE BENT FORK PIN INCREASING ITS RESISTANCE TO THE LIFTING AND PULLING FORCES BEING EXERTED.

I.NAME MIXING PIGMENT IN MIXING BOWL.FINISHED BATCH,WALKED OVER TO COLOR MIXER CONTROLS AND LOADED CHARGE INTO MIXER. SET SAFETY GLASSES DOWN,WENT BACK OVER TO PUMP LIQUID BATCH INTO COLOR MIX ER. LOOKED INTO MIXING BOWL.GRAY PIGMENT SPLASHED UP INTO I.NAME RIGHT EYE. WENT TO SINK FIRST THING.

EE WAS SHOVELING AND WAS GRAGING WHEELBARREL HANDLES WHILE STANDING UP AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN SMALL LOWER BACK AREA FELL TO HIS KNEE.

WAS CLEANING OF COLORING SCREEN GRADATION SCREEN USING A BAR TO CLEAN WITH BAR SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS FINGER ON BOTTOM OF SCREEN LIP.

EMPLOYEE CAME IN OFFICE FOR PAY CHECK AND HE HANDED IT TO HIM WHEN HE REACHED FOR IT HIT HIS HAND ON BX DECK DRAWER & CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN CRUDE ROCK PIT HOOKING UP SUMP PUMP TO 1 1/4" PVC PIPE WHILE HOLDING ONTO PVC PIPE WITH RIGHT HAND AND SHOVING HOSE INTO PIPE WIRE BROKE HOLDING PIPE AND GIVE WAY SPRAINING HIS RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON COLOR DECK AND STEPPED UPON MOVEABLE STEP-PLATFORM PICKED UP A BAG OF PIGMENT AND WHIE TURNING STEP/PLATFORM WAS NOT STABLE. I.NAME TRIED TO KEEP BALANCE AND STRAINED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STARTING COLOR CHANGE AND USING A 8' POLE TO HIT SIDES OF HOPPER WHEN POLE SLIPPED FROM HANDS COMING BACK AT HIT MANS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

I.NAME WAS ON THE ROOFTOP WITH A MAINT.MAN THEY WERE PATCHING THE FEED HOSE TO THE OIL PRODUCT R TANK WHEN I.NAME TOOK THE RAZOR KNIFE AND WAS PULLING IT TOWARDS HIMSELF IT CAME UP OUT OF HOS E AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT THIGH

EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHINING UP MAINT REPORT AND WAS COMING DOWNSTAIRS AND HIS HEEL CAUGHT ON ONE OF THE STEPS HE HELD ON TO HAND RAIL AND IT TWISTED HIM AROUND AND PULLED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING CRUDE ROCK PUT OUT FROM AN OVER SPILL, AND TURNED AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON NORTH WALL OF CRUDE ROCK PIT. LUMP SHOWED ITSELF AND WAS LEFT ALONE TILL EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO DCO DCOTOR DRAINED LUMP AND SENT EMPLOYEE BACK TOWORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NING SCREENS, ON THE 722-A SCREEN. WHEN HE PULLED HIMSELF OFF OF SCREEN AND BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON THE SUPPORT CABLE. THE LUMP SHOWED ITSELF UPON IMPACT.

WAS MOVING BOOK7ASE FILE CABINET, MOVED WRONG WAY PULLED RIGHT SHOULDER MUSCLE

OPERATOR CLAIMS THAT HE NOTICED SOME SWELLING ON THE NIGHT OF 1-23-84. HE THAT THAT IT WAS A STRAIN OCCURRED WHILE LIFTING 50# SACKS USED FOR THE PLANTS COLORING OPERATION WENT TO DOCTOR 1-30- 84, WAS NOTIFIED THAT OPERATOR HAD A HERNIA

THE 722 SHAKER STOPPED PLUGGED UP CAUSING 120 TON ELEV TO PLUG.3 HRS WERE SPENT SHOVELING OUT BOTH 722 AND ELEVATOR.AFTER 2 WKS OF PERSISTENT SORENESS -WENT TO DR.