EP Engineered Clays Corporation Metal/Non-Metal

EE was cutting a piece of tubing on the #1 belt filter press. While cutting the tube, the blade was pinched and the tube twisted. The result was a kick back from the cutoff wheel and EE's finger was cut. EE was wearing the proper PPE, cut resistant impact gloves, face shield, etc. The blade cut through EE's glove.

A miner was operating a Ditch Witch SK 600 when the equipment suddenly jolted. This action caused the miner's finger to get smashed between a support bracket and the handrest. It resulted in a fingertip avulsion requiring sutures. The miner was released from the hospital the same day and returned to work the next morning.

Opening a railcar (boxcar) door, employee pinched left ring finger between the door and the door frame, resulting in the amputation of the left fingertip at the first joint.

LIMITED ACCESS. I/W WAS LIFTING APPR. 70 LB. OF SLACK CHAIN WITH BOTH HANDS, SUPPORTED BY (2) COME-A-LONGS, WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED OVER SPROCKET TEETH CRUSHING ENDS OF 3rd AND 4TH FINGERS ON L. HAND AND END OF 3RD FINGER ON R. HAND. I/W REMOVED FINGERS FROM PINNED POSITION.

The injured employee had been reclaiming product (repeatedly lifting/pulling 55-lb bags) when EE developed pain in left shoulder and both hands. The injured employee was treated with first aid measures and EE's pain did not improve. EE was seen by a doctor on 8/12/2020 and issued work restrictions.

The injured employee was stepping down off of a step stool when employee began to turn. Employee's foot slipped on wet slick concrete and employee fell to the ground. The injured employee's right arm impacted the concrete ground hyperextending elbow and fracturing radial (arm) bone.

Employee slipped and fell while holding the end of a 60-80 lb pump. EE's left hand was caught in between the pump and the concrete ground injuring EE's left middle finger.

Employee was walking down a set of internal stairs when left foot slipped. The employee was holding both handrails. The employee's weight settled on left arm and shoulder and the employee felt a "popping" sensation in left shoulder. As the employee caught self and straightened up, EE again felt shoulder "pop" back into place.

At 3:45PM ,Saturday, Sept. 21, 2019, the operator was attempting to remove a slide gate from a chute with a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and struck them producing a laceration about 2" in length above right eye. Closure of the wound took 9 stitches at a local ER. The employee was released to work without restrictions and worked all of the following shifts.

A reactor floor operator was using an air lance to unplug a line. When the plug of clay in the line broke loose, the air lance became stuck. The operator gave it a tug to free it and felt a pull in groin area. A hernia was diagnosed by the physician.

employee was on a temporary cross tie platform, laid across the tracks that was not secure, to fill a truck. It rolled causing the employee to fall on his back and elbow.

Employee was walking down the stairs to control panel at belt filter when his foot slipped and he twisted his left knee

Employee was adjusting an Aseptrol packaging machine guide. Approximately 1/4" of the tip of the middle finger was amputated by the knife.

Platform and steps had a thin layer of ice resulting from freeze protection measures associated with area safety showers. He was starting the loading station for super sacks and saw that the s teps were icy but did not take any action on the issue. As he was stepping down his foot slipped off the bottom step. He landed on his back on the floor.

Employee was stooping under the #7 treater and backed into a piece of angle iron.

Employee was clearing a bag jam from the automated palletizer. He had left shoulder pain, right leg pain and a tightness in the back. There were no restrictions from his primary job duties so this was considered a first aid case.

Employee opened door to the control room below the new belt filters and activated clay fell into his left eye. The clay fell from the top of the door. Employee was wearing safety glasses with side shields at the time of the accident.

When switching tubs on the treater floor the employee has to step up to change a valve. When he was stepping down he felt a pull in his groin area. Upon examination at the hospital it was found that he had a left inguinal hernia.

An employee was walking back from break to his job and saw another employee laying on the floor.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REPLACE THE SEAL & BEARING HOUSING ON THE PUMP. HE WAS REMOVING THE CARBON RETAINER RINGS ON THE SEAL USING A CHISEL & HAMMER. WHILE HITTING THE CHISEL WITH THE HAMMER HE STRUCK HIS LEFT RING FINGER & FRACTURED THE DISTAL PHALANGE.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER AN ELEVATED PART OF A SIDEWALK.

BOXCAR DOOR JAMMED. DOOR BECAME FREE AND PINCHED THREE FINGERS BETWEEN DOOR AND RAILCAR. THIRD & FORTH FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND REQUIRED TEN STICHES.

EE REMOVING EASEOUT STUD ON WEST ROLLER MILL WITH 18" CRESENT WRENCH. WHEN BROKE LOOSE HE JAMMED 2ND/3RD FINGER ON ROLLER MILL HOUSING.

STACKING ON THE TWO-TUBE PACKER, HE REACHED AND PICKED UP A RAG OFF THE SCALE AND TURN TO PUT DOWN ON THE PALLET AND FELT A PULL IN HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE LOST RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER TIP WHEN HIS GLOVED HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH AN OPERATING ROTARY AIRLOCK FEEDER. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN A CLAY POWDER BLOCKAGE AT A CLEAN OUT PORT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TIGHTEN PACKING NUT ON SOUTH PLUNGER. FACKING NUT POPPED UP OUT OF BOX AND SLUNGER YOKE ASSEMBLY MASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST WRENCH HEAD.

EE WAS TRYING TO GT AUTOMATIC DOCK PLATE OUT OF TRUCK STARTER BUTTON HAS BE PUSHED TO RAISE IT FOOT SLIPPED OFF DOCK WHEN REACHING FOR BUTTON & HE FELL BACK LANDING ON HIS HAND AS A BRACE. LEFT RING FINGER WAS JAMMED WHEN FELL.

HE WAS CHANGING VALVE WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT. SEE ATTACHED.

EE STATES HE WAS WORKING OUT OF A BASKET ATTACHED TO A CRANE HANGING 2" ACID PIPE DOWN THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING NEAR THE TREATER FLOOR. EE EXPERIENCED A PAIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF LOWER ABDOMEN.

PUSHING ON A 2000# SLING BAG TO PLACE OVER HOPPER FOR EMPTING.

ACCIDENT INVEST REVEALED THAT EE HAD TO LEAVE HIS CAB AND ENTER THE MOTOR AREA OF THE DRAGLINETO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE START/STOP SWITCH IN THE CAB WAS NOT WORKING. AS EE WAS LEAVING THE ENGINE AREA BURST INTO FLAMES. WORK CREWS IN AREA USED FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT OUTTHE FIRE INTIME TO PREVENT MAJOR DAMGE TO DRAGLINE. EE WAS TAKEN TO LOCAL EMER HOSP WHERE HE WAS

FAULTY OVERHEAD DOOR CAME COMPLETELY OFF OF ROLLER TRACK AND HIT EE IN HEAD.

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COMPLAINING IWTH HER LEFT HAND HURTING. AFTER TESTING THE DR'S HAVE RULED THAT SHE HAS "MILD" CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

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WHILE HELPING TO PUSH A LARGE TRANSITION ELBOW BACK INTO PLACE ON THE WEST RAYMOND CAGE MILL/FLASH DRYER, WITH HIS BACK, A RE-INJURY TO EE'S LOWER BACK OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE IS ON A SEWING LINE EMPLOYEE IS COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN THE LET WRIST RESULTING FROM THIS OPERATTION

EE WAS WORKING ON OLIVER #3 ON VACUUM LINES & SLIPPED IN SOME WATER & TWISTED HIS KNEE. [1974] THIS INJURY HAS BEEN AGGRAVATED AGAIN BY STEPPING WRONG ON A LADDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON ONE SIDE OF A FORKLIFT RAMP IN ORDER TO ALLOW A FORKLIFT OPERATOR TO SLIDE HIS FORKS UNDER THE RAMP, THE RAMP SHIFTED & THE EMPLOYEE FELL ONTO THE WAREHOUSE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE HURT HIS BACK WHEN HE HIT THE FLOOR.

INJURED WAS TRANSFERRING BAGS FROM A PALLET ONTO THE AUTOMATIC PALLETIZER CONVEYOR. HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE AS HE TURNED TO PLACE A BAG ON THE CONVEYOR. HE PLACE DHIS LEFT FOOT IN AN AWKWA RD POSITION SIDEWAYS ONT HE EDGE OF TE PALLET SO WHEN HE TURNED TO PLACE THE BAG ON THE CONVEYOR HIS WEIGHT SHIFTED TO THE LEFT FOOT WHICH SLIPPED OFF HTE PALLET CAUSING HIS ANKEL TO GIVE WAY.

EE WAS ASSISTING PLACEMENT OF A NEW TANK FOR THE CODW WASHING SYSTEM PROJECT A DRAIN HOIST WAS TIGHTENED ON THE TOP THE HOIST ON THE BOTTOM WAS LOOSENED TO SLOWLY MOVE THE TANK EAST TO WEST FO R INSTALLATION POSITION THE WEIGHTOF THE OVERFLOW BOX CAUSED THE TANK TOROTATE 90DEG TOWARD EE HE EITHER BACKED OR LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL APPROX 12FT TO THE GROUND LEVEL HIS LEFT FOOT STRUCK

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIST ING IN CLOSING ONE OF THE BOX CAR DOORS THAT WOULD NOT MOVE FREELY A RATCHET HOIST WAS ATTACHED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING IN AN ATTEMPT TO HELP FREE IT & SUDDENLY THE DOOR CAME FREE ALLOWING IT TO SLIDE BACK & FORTH AT THIS TIME EMPLOYEES HAND GOT JAMMED BETWEEN THE DOOR & A VERTICLE RIDGE ON THE OUTSIDE WALL OF THE BOX ARE EMPLOYEE HAD 15 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOU

EMPLOYEE WENT INTO THE CRUSHER AREA TO BEGIN CLEANING UP ANY CLAY THAT HA FALLEN OFF THE EAST DRAG CHAIN. HE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO TAKE THE CLAY & PUT IT ON TO THE PAN FEEDER UNDER THE CRUSHER . HE WAS POSITIONED ON THE ON THE STEPS TO REACH THE PLATFORM & THE CRUSHER PIT AREA AT THE SAME TIME. WHILE TURING TO HIS RT. TO PLACE THE CLAY ON THE PAN FEEDER HE TWISTED HIS BACK. HE HAD

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES TO RAISE A 1 TON SLING BAG THAT HAD FALLEN OVER WHILE IT WAS BEING STRETCH WRAPPED. THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND GOT BETWEEN THE GUARD RAIL AND THE FORKLIFT. TH E FORKLIFT STARTED FORWARD BEFORE HE COULD MOVE HIS HAND. THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND WAS MASHED.

OPERATOR RECOVERING SPENT CLAY.THE RESLURRY GEAR WAS LEFT ROTATING AT LOW RPM.FREEING THE CABLE ON A WINCH THAT WAS LODGED BETWEEN THE SIDE PLATES AND WINCH FRAME.FREED THE CABLE AND DECIDED T O PULL ADDITIONAL SLACK OUT OF WINCH.THE SLACK CABLE WAS GRABBED BY THE RESLURRY GEAR.JERKED ROIGHT HAND AND THE WINCH CABLE CUT FINGERS THROUGH GLOVES.STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

GRINDING ROUGH EDGES FROM EACH END OF 4 PIECES OF ANGLE IRON WH ICH WERE 3INX5INX1/2IN THICK EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLETED OUTER EDGES & WHEN HE R OLLED ANGLE OVER TO GRIND THE INSIDE EDGES HE PINNED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE BENCH TOP & THE ANGLE ANGLE APPARENTLY HAD A NEEDLE SHAPED SPUR & THIS SPUR PUNCTURED HIS FINGER THROUGH HIS GLOVE & WHEN REFLEXES MADE H IM JERK HIS HAND IT

EMPL WAS USING BATHROOM WAS RAISING HERSELF FROM THE TOILET FELT A CATCH IN HER LOWER BACK

EMPL BENDING OVER TO PICK UP 10 LBS OF EMPTY BAGS FROM PALLET ON FLOOR.ON WAY TO UPRIGHT POSITION FELT POPPING FEELING IN LOWER BACK.WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY.

EMP ALONG WITH 3 OTHERS WERE CARRYING SCREW CONVEYOR FROM MAINT. SHOP THROUGH PLANT TO SCREW CONVEYOR HOUSING TO INSTALL. AT DIFFERENT TIMES ALONG WAY EACH OF THE EMP HAD TO GET NTO SOME ACK WARD POSITONS WHILE HOLDING AND SUPPORTING CONVEYOR ALONG WAY RESULTING IN INJ. PULLING BACK MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON3ROOF TOP OF WAREHOSE CLEANING OUT DRAINS THAT WERE STOPPED UP WITH PELLETS. HE WENT TO CHANGE POSITIONS WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED ON TH WET ROOF TOP. HE STUCK OUT HIS ARM TO BREAK HIS FALL BUT I3STEAD FELL ONTO AND BROKE BONE IN HIS LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING FORM FILL HEAT SEAL MACHINE SMALL PIECE OF HEAT SEAL PAPER GOT STUCK EMPLOYEE STUCK HAND UNDER FRONT GUARD TO GET PAPER THOUGHT MACHINE WAS TURNED ONTO NO BAG BUT WAS NOT BLADE JAWS SHU7 DOWN ON EMPLOYEES FINGERS AS HE WAS PULLING HIS HAND OUT CUT FINGERS ON RT HAND

EMP WAS TAKING 8OWN 5 GAL PAILS THAT WERE STACKED 3 PALLETS HIGH. EMP HAND SLIPPED AND THE PALLET OF PAILS FELL INTO EMPLOYEES FACE, RESULTING IN CUTS TO HIS N OSE AND FACE

EMPLOYEE WALKIN1 BACK TO WORK STATION FROM RESTROOM AND HIT SLICK SPOT ON THE FLOOR; FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD A SPRINED ANKLE. EMPLOYEE RETU RNED TO THE DOC7OR ON THE FOLLOWING DAY AND A SECOND X-RAY REVEALED A FRACTURE TO THE RIGHT ANKLE.

WAS HELPING SEV9N OTHERS LIFT MOLD BOARD OUT OF POSITION FOR REPAIRS WAS WEARING BACK BRACE FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK WORKED FROM 10:30 AM TIL 1:50 PM TOLD SUPERVISOR THAT BACK HURT AND WENT HOM E ILIOLUMBAR MU8CLE STRAIN DID NOT STATE THAT BACK PAIN WAS WORK RELATED UNTIL 7-15-87

EMPLOYEE WAS DR9SSING UP THE EDGES OF A SMALL PIECE OF METAL PLATE ON A BENCH GRINDER. WHEEL GRABBED THE SMALL PIECE OF PLATE, PULLING EMPLOYEE S LEFT THUMB INTO CONTACT WITH ROTATING GRINDING WHEEL. 3

1 DEGREE BURNS 4HEN TORCH BLEW BACK.

THE SLURRY LINE3HAD PLUGGED.EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING BLIND FLANGE ON CLEAN OUT PORT WHEN CONTAINED PRESSURE FORCED HOT SLURRY TO SPRAY BETWEEN BLIND AND GASKET. SLURRY SPRAYED INTO EMPLOYEE'S CH EMICAL RESISTAN7 GLOVE BEFORE HE COULD MOVED AWAY.

ABSORBENT CLAY 1RADE 24 BEING LOADED IN PNEUMATIC TRUCK EMPL WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.SOME GOT INTO EMPL EYE AND WAS EMBEDDED.

REMOVING SHIPPI3G LABEL ON NEW SIDING HE HAD INSTALLED ON LOADING DOCK AND HE ACCIDENTLY STEPPED OFF LOADING DOCK.

I NAME HAD PULLED UP CLAY CAR SO HE COULD CLEAN THE TREACKS I NAME CLIMBED UP ON CAR TO TIGHTEN THE BRAKES HE FELL AND HIS LOWER BODY HIT THE COUPLING HE WAS NOT RIDING THE CAR HE WAS TI TIGHTENING THE BRAKES

THIS OCCURRED DUE TO USE OF NEW BIFICALS.RUSHING DOWN STAIRS AND PINCHING ON THE HAND RAIL.

INJURED WAS SCALING A CONVEYOR BELT DISCHARGE CHUTE WITH A SHOVEL WHILE THE BELT WAS IN OPERATION. IN THE PROCESS, HIS RIGHT HAND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE TOP OF THE SHOVEL AND THE TURNING BE LT OF THE BELT CONVEYOR. BELT SCRAPED SKIN FROM TOP OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN STORAGE AREA OF THE NORTH CLAY SHED AND STEPPED ON A BUNK OF CLAY AND TURNED HIS ANKLE CAUSING A LOT OF PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE