COBLESKILL PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was assisting in the changing of blow bars on a crusher. While lifting, employee strained his lower back.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG A HOPPER USING A STRAP AND EXCAVATOR, WHEN A ROCK BECAME LOOSE ROLLING DOWN STRIKING THE EE ON THE LEFT HIP CAUSING BRUISING ANDD A CONTUSION ON KNEE AND ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A ROPE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A BIN. THE ROPE BROKE AND EMPLOYEE FELL ONTO THE WATER RETURN FOR THE SCREW.

EMPLOYEE WAS HEATING UP THE BELLSPAN ON THE SCRAPER BY USING A ROSEBUD (TORCH). EMPLOYEE NOTICED HIS HAND AND WRIST GOT HOT. HE REMOVED HIS GLOVES AND REALIZED HE WAS BURNED. NEXT DAY REPORTED INJURY, WAS IMMEDIATELY SENT TO HOSPITAL - 2ND DEGREE BURNS.

EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAYING DOWN FOUR BELT WHEN A ROCK CAME SLIDING OFF THE CATWALK HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE SHOULDER.

EE WAS HANDLING A RETURN ROLLER AND WENT TO HAND THE ROLLER TO ANOTHER EE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE WAS DRIVING SLACK ADJUSTER WITH A HAMMER AND PUNCH. HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE INNER KNEE.

EE WAS CHANGING STARTER SOLENOID WHEN HE TWISTED BACK DUE TO AWKWARD POSITION.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AND SLIPPED ON THE SNOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING WASTER FROM A FIVE GALLON PAIL INTO THE BULK TANK WHEN HE GOT STUNG BY A BEE IN HIS RIGHT CHEEK, HE TURNED QUICKLY AND DUMPED OIL ON SELF AND GROUND THEN FELL DOWN STEPS T O THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO SPRAIN HIS WRIST ANDKNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON EQUIPMENT AND WHEN DOING SO NEGLECTED TO WEAR HIS PROTECTIVE GLOVES RESULTING IN AN ALLERGIC REACTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A GUARD ON A SCREEN UNIT WHEN HE FELL HITTING HIS LEFT SHIN ON THE STAIRS.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE CLEANING OUT THE DUST CHUTES AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH TORCHES. HE HAD STOPPED CUTTING AND WENT TO MEASURE THE PIECE OF METAL HE HAD BEEN CUTTING WHEN HE TOOK OFF HIS GLOVES AND TOUCHED HIS UNGLOVED HAND TO HOT METAL RESULTING IN THE BURN.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AND LIFTING BLOCKING AND SHEETS OF STEEL TO BUILD A BENCH. EMPLOYEE DID NOT FEEL ANY PAIN UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING 15' SECTION OF PIPE WITH A LEVER HOIST WHEN HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE WAS CHANGING A TARP ARM BEARNING WHEN HE HEARD A BIG BANG AND THEN THE SPRING RELASED HITTIN GHIM IN THE LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE RAIL AND FELT HIS RIGHT WRIST SNAP. HE PROCEEDED TO CONTINUE DOWN FROM THE LOADER BUT FELL DAMAGING HIS WRIST SOMEMORE.

EE STATES HE WAS REMOVING ROCK BY HAND UNDER #1 BELT HE SAYS HE FELT A PULL

EE WAS PUTTING A HYDRAULIC MOTOR IN A FLOWBOY. WHILE ATTEMPTING THIS HE PUT HIS BODY IN A AWKWARD POSITION. HE FELT A POP IN HIS UPPER BACK. HE DID FINISH OUT THE DAY. HE TOOK 11-5-99 OFF AND SEEKED MEDICAL ATTENTION WITH DR. HE RETURNED TOWORK ON 11-7-99.

EMPLOYEE WAS ROTATING BLOWBARS IN THE HAMZAG WHEN THE ROLLER BED TURNED AND THREW THE BLOWBAR.

EE WAS OPERATING THE HOSE ON THE WATER TRUCK WHEN THE HOSE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS. DUE TO PRESSURE THE HOSE SWUNG AROUND AND STRUCK UP AGAINST HIS LEFT THIGH.

EE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL (1/2" X4' X 8') WITH 2 OTHER EES. THEY WERE HOLDING UPRIGHT IN 8' EDGE WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS CUTTING IT IN HALF. WHEN CUT WAS COMPLETED, STEEL KICKED AROUND CAME OFF BOARD IT WAS RESTING ON AND LANDED ON EE'S TOES.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON THE ROCK TRUCK. HE WAS HOLDING ONTO LADDER WITH ONE HAND AND CARRYING A BUCKET OF OIL IN THE OTGHER. HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS ARM, NEAR THE SHOULDER, ARM HE W AS CARRYING OIL IN.

CHANGING TRUCK TIRE, DROPPED RIM ON FOOT.

EE WAS PRYING A ROCK OUT OF THE SEC01 HEADBOX WITH A PRY BAR.

EE WAS SHOVELING MUD OUT OF THE TRUCK WHEN HE STAINED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR HIS GLOVES IN A PARKED TRUCK. THE DOOR CLOSED CATCHING HIS HAND IN DOOR.

EE WAS WELDING A STEEL PLATE TO THE OUTSIDE OF AFEEDER. THE SAFETY ROPE THE EE WAS USING BECAME UNTIED WHICH RESULTED IN HIM FALLING APPROX. 6 FEET TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS LEFT ARM AND HAND ON THE GROUND.

EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF CONCRETE FORMS WHILE POURING CONCRETE. AS A RESULT OF THE PRESSURE OF THE WET CONCRETE, THE CONRETE FORMS FELL APART. WHEN THE FORMS COLLAPSED, THE EE FELL STIRKING T HE FRONT OF HIS RIGHT SHIN ON A PIECE OF REBAR. THE SKIN OF HIS LEG WAS BROKEN SLIGHTLY BUT HIS LEG/SHIN GONE WAS QUITE BADLY BRUISED.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER HYDRAULIC NUT (APPROX 75 LBS) FROM WORK AREA, THE NUT SLIPPED FROM EMPLOYEE'S CONTROL CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CRUSHED BETWEEN THE HYDRAULIC NUT AND THE SIDE OF AN AC CUMULATOR. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES.

EE WAS INSTALLING PORTABLE GRIZZLY BARS ON A HOPPER, BARS WERE BEING LIFTED BY A CRAN EWITH CHAINS FASTENED TO THE BARS. A CHAIN BROKE CAUSING THE BAR TO FALL SPRIKING EE ON RIGHT FOOT. EE SUS TAINED A BROKEN BONE IN HIS FOOT.

WASHING PARTS IN PARTS CLEANER/SOLVENT. A DAY ORTWO LATER THE INFLAMMATAION OCCURRED.

NO SPECIFIC INJURY.EMPLOYEE HAD A HISTORY OF KIDNEY PROBLEMS.HE WAS OPERATING THE LOADER AND CONTINUED TO FEEL PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT THAT HE COULD NO LONGER OPERATE THE MACHINE.HE S OUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FROM A CHIROPRACTOR AND A DOCTOR.UNABLE TO GET A CLEAR ANSWER IF PROBLEM IS WORK RELATED.

REMOVING PUMPS FROM HOLE IN GROUND NEAR QUARRY WASH TOWER. THE FIRST PUMP WAS LIFTED FROM THE HOLE. WHILE PARTIALLY LIFTING AND SLIDING THE PUMP ALONG THE GROUND TO MAKE ROOM FOR ADDITIONAL PU MPS, EMPLOYEE FELT INSTANT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

MATERIAL HAD BUILT UP ON THE SIDE WALLS OF THE HOPPER. THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE HOPPER WITH A SCRAPER WHEN THE SIDE WALL OF THE HOPPER CAVED IN CAUSING THE EE TO FALL INTO AN OPERATI NG FEEDER. EE HAD NEGLECTED TO TURN OFF FEEDER PRIOR TO CLEANING.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK WHEN HE ALLEGES THAT HIS LEG WENT NUMB AND HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WEED WACKING WEEDS. SOME OF THE WEEDS HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH WERE POISONOUS - IE. POISON IVY, OAK OR SUMAC.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG THE TOP OF THE BERM WHIL EPLANTING TREES. HE SLIPPED ON LOOSE STONE AND FELL DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BERM.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS THE QUARRY YARD A STRONG WIND BLEW A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO HIS RT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING WELDING FLUX WITH A CHIPOPING HAMMER SEVERAL PIECES FLEW INTO THE AIR BURNING THE SAFETY GOGGLES HE WAS WEARING ONE PIECE MISSED THE GOGGLES & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE CORN ER OF THE LEFT EYE

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN WORKING LONG HOURS AND NOT MAINTAINING A BALANCED DIET. HE WAS SHOVELING SPILLED MATERIAL (STONE/DUST) FROM TOP OF SECO #2 TOWER. NO APPARENT ACCIDENT. PLANT OPERATOR OBSERVE D EMPLOYEE APPEAR TO COLLAPSE OR PASS OUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STEEL WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH UPON COMPLETION OF CUTTING STEEL WHILE IN A SITTING POSITION EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO RISE BY PUTTING HIS HANDS ON THE STEEL FOR LERERAGE EMPLOY EE HAD FORGOTTEN THAT THE STEEL WAS STILL HOT

EMPL DRIVING TRUCK ALL AM.KEPT GETTING DIZZIER AS DAY WENT ON.STOPPED DRIVING AND HIS SUPV TOOK HIM TO HOSP.DRS STILL NOT DETERMINED WHETHER ITS COMP OR DBL.

EE WAS OPERATING A SCRAPER DURING AN EARTH MOVING OPERATION HE HAD NO APPARENT INJURY THAT HE KNOWNS OF BUT FEELS THAT THE TWISTING AND TURNING WHILE OPERATING THE SCRAPER BOTHERED HIS BACK.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SPREAD CONCRETE UNDER THE STONE BINS THE CONCRETE WENT OVER THE TOP OF HIS BOOTS CAUSING SKIN IRRITATION TO HIS FEET AND LEGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG THE CRUSHER WHILE UNDER CRUSHER CRUSHER OVERFLOWEDCAUSING SEVERAL STONES APPROX 2-3IN DIAMETER TO FALL STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON NECK ARMS & LEGS

EMPLOYEE STOOD UP FROM BEHIND HIS DESK, TURNED TO THE LEFT TO WALK AND STRAINED THE LIGAMENT IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE STEPPED OUT OF CAB OF TRUCK 104 AND FELT A STABBING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADDING LIGHT OIL TO THE CRUSHER HE WAS POURING OIL FROM A 5 GALLON CONTAINER INTO THE TOP OF THE CRUSHER THE OIL SPLASHED & ENTERED INTO HIS RT EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE SHIM BOLTS FROM THE JAW CRUSHER BY USING A LARGE WRENCH.WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO REMOVE THE NUT FROM THE BOLT,THE NUT MADE A SUDDEN TURN AND THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND STRUCK THE SWING ARM ON THE JAW CRUSHER.

EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED OFF THE ROCK TRUCK TO THE GROUND AND SLIPPED ON ICE ON THE GROUND FALLING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY UNTIL 4/23/90 WHEN HE WENT FOR MEDICAL CARE.

EMPLOYEE WAS MANUALLY INSTALLING A BEARING ON A CONVEYOR WITH A LARGE HAMMER HE MIS-STRUCK A BLOW WITH THE HAMMER TO HIS RT HAND CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE THE BEARING HOUSING REQUIRED 11 STIT CHES

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING DOWN TO HOOK UP THE HOSE TO THE CEMENT TRAILER.HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE FRAME OF THE TRAILER AS HE FELL.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN POURING A CONCRETE SLAB. HE WAS MOVING THE WET CONCRETE AROUND IN THE FROM TO ENSURE COMPLETE COVERAGE WITHOUT AIR POCKETS. HIS LOWER LEGS CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WE T CONCRETE, CAUSING A CHEMICAL REACTION WITH THE SKIN.

EE WAS ATTEMTPING TO CLEAN A BELT HE SMASHED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BELT FRAME AND THE BELT HE INJURED THE TOP SIDE OF HIS FINGER ON 6/15 AND 6/29 HE INJURED THE PALM SIDE OF HIS FI NGER.

EMPL WAS DRIVING BOBCAT WHEN UNKNOWN INSECT BIT OR STUNG HIM ON ARM CAUSING ALLERGIC REACTION.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON THE CRUSHER. THE WRENCH SUPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE SMASHED THE RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE SIDE OF THE CRUSHER. HE REPOENED THE CUT THAT WAS STARTING TO HEAL FROM THE 6/15 INJURY.

EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE PIECE OF SHOT ROCK AWAY FROM LOADER. AS HE LIFTED SHOT ROCK HE CUT RIGHT RING FINGER ON SHARP EDGE. HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES AT TIME.

EMPL CHANGING TARP ON DUMP TRUCK.#98 MACK TANDEM.REMOVING CANVAS,LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO GROUND LANDING ON FEET.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON A SEKO 1-HOPPER. THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO PUT LINER PLATES IN THE HOPPER, WHEN THE LINER PLATES SLIPPED AND PINCHED THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER REQUIRED STITICHES TO CLOSE CUT ON FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADJUST MOTOR ON 751 CRUSHER WITH A PORTAPOWER TYPE OF HYDRAULIC JACK THE PORTAPOWER SLIPPED OUT & HIT HIM IN THE HEAD REQUIRED 7 STITCHES