Diatomite Project: 25 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

EE STEPPED ON WELDING LEAD WHICH WAS LYING ON STAIR LANDING. SLIPPED FALLING ON BUTTOCKS BRUISING AREA AROUND COCCYX

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING SAND (100 LB SACKS) INTO TOP OF A BIN APPROX 14IN ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL BACK BECAME SORE WITH PAIN RADIATING INTO LEGS

GEOLOGIST WAS STANDING ON DRILLING PLATFORM OF CORE DRILLING RIG, STEPPED FROM PLATFORM INTO MUD TANK STRAINING LIGAMENTS IN LEFT FOOT, DID NOT SEE DR UNTIL 11-1-/84

OPERATOR WAS WALKING ACROSS SCAFFOLD LEANED BAKCWARD TO PASS BENEATH DIPES SPRAINED BACK.

WHILE WORKING IN CRUDE OIL PRODUCTION PILOT PLANT EE LIFTED A 5 GAL BUCKET OF CRIDE OIL TO REMOVE IT FROM WORK AREA. AFTER LIFTING BUCKET EE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. INJURY WAS BELEIVED TO H AVE BEEN CAUSED BY IMPROPER LIFTING.

WATER JACKET SCREW CONVEYOR USED FOR WETTING AND COOLING SPENT ORE HAD SEAL FAILURE POERMITTING DUST TO ESCAPE, INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH AREA AND GOT HOT DUST PARTICLES IN RIGHT EY YE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING GROUND FLOOR OF DIATOMITE RETORT TOWER, TURNED AROUND AND WALKED INTO PROJECTING PROCESS PIPING. EMPLOYEE STATED HE HAD SUFFERED PREVIOUS INJURY IN THE SAME AREA OF BODY.

WAS UNLOADING A FLATBED TRUCK DRIVER OF THE TRUCK HAD BEEN USING A STEEL BAR TO LOOSEN TIE DOWNS & LEFT BAR ON BACK OF TRUCK. I.NAME STEPPED ON BAR SLIPPED & FELL OFF OF FLATBED TRUK LANDING ON HIS RT ARM.

BENT OVER TO PICK UP BOX OF "0" RINGS, APPROX 5 TO 10 LBS, AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK

GRINDING ON THE BOTTOM FLANGE OF A VESSEL WAS LAYING DOWN TRYING TO GET IN BETWEEN FLANGE AND VESSEL GRINDER BOUNCED OFF VESSEL AND STRUCK RIGHT FOREARM WAS USING WIRE WHEEL ON GRINDER CAUSING SUPERFICIAL ABRASIONS WOUND WAS CLEANED FOR INFECTION, BANDAGED AND RETURNED TO WORK

EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING REFUSE IN TRASH CAN CUT LEFT MIDDLE FINGER TIP ON BROKEN GLASS IN TRASH CAN CUT REQUIRED 1 SUTURE

EMP WAS WORKING ON 1ST FLOOR OF THE LURG. TOWER AT THE GETTY DIATOMITE PLANT MCKITTRICK, CA. WELDING AND CUTTING ON A HEAVY OIL SURGE DRUM IN A SQUATED POSITION STOOD UP TURNED AND WALKED INT O PIPE SUPPORT - KNOCKED CAP OFF OF TOOTH

WHILE REMOVING FULL OIL DRUM FROM FORK LIFT WITH DOLLY EMP IMPROPERLY PLACED DOLLY UNDER DRUM RESULTING IN DRUM PUSHING DOLLY BACKWARD AND DRUM FALLING ON EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT BRUISING BIG TOE NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRMENT TO EQUIPMENT WAS INCURRED

KIRKLAND WAS REPLACING A GRATING COVER OVER AN OIL DRAINAGE TROUGH WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO AN ADJOINING COVER, WHICH WAS NOT PROPERLY PLACED, MR KIRKLAND WEIGHT CAUSED, THE COVER TO HIP AND HE FE LL APPROX. 24" INTO DRAINAGE TROUGH. APPARENTLY HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT LEG ON EDGE OF TROUGH.

EMP WAS GRINDING INSIDE A 2 IN PIPE WHEN GRINDING STONE HUNG UP CAUSING HANDLE TO SPIN AND STRIKE MUSCLE PART OF LEFT THUMB TRIGGER GUARD CAUSED LACERATION TO THUMB REQUIRING 7 STITCHES GRIN WAS EQUIPED WITH CONSTANT SWITCH

DURING THE INVENTORY OF FLANGES OF DRAVO PILOT PLANT AREA 300 EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TOWARD THE CONTROL ROOM AND STEPPED IN A HOLE

SLIPPED ON STEP TWISTED RIGHT KNEE POSSIBLE INJURY RT MEDIAL TREATMENT RENDERED INCLUDED XRAY AND KNEE IMOBOLIZER APPLIED

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DOWN SCAFFOLDING AND PIPE DROPPED ON LEFT THUMB GOOD SENSATION AND SENSORY DISCRIMINATION NO OBVIOUS FRACTURE SOFT TISSUE INJURY TREATMENT RENDERED INCLUDED A SPLINT ON LEF T THUMB

PIPE THAT WAS SUPPORTING COME-A-LONG SLIPPED AND DROPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK -CONTUSION LOWER BACK

PULL TRIGGER ON GRINDER STUCK OPEN, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FREE SWITCH, GRINDER SLIPPED STRIKING LEFT FOREARM. LACERATION ABOUT 2 INCHES LONG ON THE DISTALL 1/3 OF FOREARM, NO TENDON OR NERVE INJ URY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSEMBLING GLASS TEST APPARATUS IN LAB GLASS BROKE CUTTING THUMB CUT REQUIRED SUTURES

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AND WHEELBARROWING ON AREA OF MUD AND GRAVEL WHEELBARROW SHIFTED CAUSING STRAIN TO LOWER BACK