Gleason Mills and Mines Metal/Non-Metal

Two employees were using a metal bar and forklift to free a compacted bucket elevator. The injured employee was in the line of fire when a bucket broke over causing the bar to jolt upward. Injured employee was struck by the metal bar causing a laceration requiring stitches on the left hand palm side thumb at the second knuckle.

Employee using impact driver installing screws into a fan shroud. Screw slipped sideways and the employees hand moved forward hitting the edge of metal that was left sharp from the manufacturer.

As employee was getting off ladder of hopper car, set foot down on the edge of concrete walkway twisting left ankle

While opening an inspection door to a hammer mill, Employee got finger smashed between plate door and dump hopper sitting close by.

Employees was climbing steps to access top floor of milling area, while making a turn on second level platform EE's right knee buckled. EE stated the right knee was bothering EE on 5/21 and was seen by a doctor on 5/22. Doctor put EE on light duty and a follow up appointment was scheduled.

Employee was getting off the dozer and lost their balance and fell backwards. When employee tried to catch self with their hands they fractured a bone in their left wrist.

Exposure to dust for 33 years, This is still under investigation.

Repetitive motion over 36 years resulting in carpal tunnel.

Employee hit finger while driving ground rod for service pole and received four stitches.

The employee was performing service work on a dozer while standing on the dozers tracks at 36" from the ground. The employee was trying to break a bolt loose when the wrench slipped causing him to fall to the ground. When tried to catch himself when hit the ground he broke his right wrist.

Employee was adjusting the tip with his left hand he accidently compressed the trigger with his right hand, causing the high pressure water to cut his finger and the water was injected into his index finger on his left hand.

The employees was removing one of the two remaining truck tires off the fork of the forklift. As he began to roll the first tire away the second tire fell striking him about the knee knocking him to the ground.

Employee stepped on a rock, his right knee gave way. He went to the doctor and was returned to work. His knee was still giving him some trouble. A return visit was set up and a MRI was ran. Surgery was scheduled. He was off work the day of the surgery and was off Monday the 7th. Employee's work status is light duty and a return visit is set up for 11/18/05.

EE was struck in the head by another employee. He was standing in the mill office talking too another employee, when another employee entered the room and struck His in the head. He was taken to the Martin Hospital Emergency room where he recieved stitches. Jim was then transported to Nashville where he went thru sugery on 9/26/04.

Employee was using a lathe and had dropped a chuck into the catch basin of the metal shavings that are left in the bottom pit on the machine. As he attempted to get the part that had fallen, his finger slid across the long slinder shavings and sliced the middle finger on his right hand

EE was cleaning a bag storage area and was throwing trash into a dumpster that was about shoulder high in the top. While doing so the wind blew some of the finer material back into his face and got into his right eye.

EE BENT DOWN, GOT A HOLD OF THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR WHILE USING PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE, STRAIGHTENED AND PROCEEDED TO RAISE THE DOOR THE FULL LENGTH OF HIS REACH. AS HE DID SO PAIN ACCURED IN HIS LOWER BACK, AGGRAVATING AN INCIDENT HE HAD ON 9/10/03. HE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED PREVIOUSLY ON PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES AND HAD RETRAINING IN JAN. 2004. HE SAID HE HAD USED PROPER LIFTING.

A PALLET CONTAINING ELECTRIC MOTORS WAS STORED ON A SHELF ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. THE PALLET HAD BROKEN SPILLING THE MOTORS ON THE SHELF. AFTER THE MOTORS WERE REMOVED EE CLIMBED ONTO THE SHELF TO REMOVE THE PALLET. AS HE STEPPED OFF A PIECE OF PALLET BROKE OFF UNDER HIS FEET. HE GRABBED ONTO THE SHELF TO BREAK HIS FALL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS MOVING A BOX OF METAL PARTS FROM THE CLAY SHREDDER EST. AT 50 LBS. AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SET OF STEPS HE TURNED TO SET THE BOX DOWN AND STRAINED THE LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

EE WAS TAKING SAMPLES OF SHREDDED CLAY PILE. PART OF THE PILE GAVE WAY AND SLID INTO HIS LEGS FROM HIS LEFT SIDE. APPLYING PRESSURE FROM THE SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THROAT OF SHREDDER PRIOR TO ADJ TEETH. HE WAS USING A SCRAPER TO DIG OUT THE CLAY. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE WIPER.THE WIPER HAD BEEN WORN SHARP AND SLICED OPEN HIS LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN 300 MILL SYSTEM. WHILE RE-INSTALLING MILL DOOR, ONE EYE BOLT WITH CHAIN THRU IT CAME LOOSE, CAUSING DOOR TO SWING & DROP TO SIDE, WHICH SMASHED MIDDLE LEFT FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN DOOR & MILL.

EE ATTEMPTED TO ROLL A COUNTERWEIGHT OVER TO LIFT WITH A FORKLIFT TO RE-INSTALL ON FRONT END LOAD. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL HE FELT PULL IN RIGHT HAM STRING.

EE WAS CLEANING UP SPILT CLAY FROM UNDER 66 SHREDDER WITH A FLOOR SCRAPE. PULLING CLAY OUT FORM SHREDDER.

EE WAS LIFTING STAND FOR SUPER SACK TO PLACE ON SCALE. AS HE WAS SLIDING STAND ON SCALE HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE EDGE OF STAND AND SCALE.

INSTALLING DUCT WORK PUTTING A METAL 90 DEGREE SWIVEL ELBOW TOGETHER. PIECE CAME APART, CUT ACROSS TOP OF RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN 1ST & 2ND JOINT CUTTING THROUGH TENDON.

EE WAS DUMPING THE TRASH BARRELS. HE PICKED UP ONE THAT HAD A SHARP EDGE ON IT AND CUT HIS HAND ONT HE EDGE OF THE BARREL WHEN HE DUMPED IT. HE GOT 3 STITCHES IN ONE FINGER AND TWO IN THE OTHE R.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A VALVE THAT WAS STOPPEDUP WITH MUD. HE WAS PULLING ON A PIECE OF PVC PIPE WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIS FINGERS TO BE CAUGHT IN AN AUGER THAT WAS NOT PROPERLY LOCKED OUT. THE TIPS OF THE MIDDLE FINGER AND RING FINGER WERE SEVERED. FINGERS HAD TO BE OPERATED ON TO REPAIR DAMAGE.

EE PLACED THE WEAR PLATE FROM THE 63 MILL OUT OFTHE WAY WHEN EE TURNED BACK AROUND THE PLATE HADSHIFTED & WAS COMING TOWARD HIM AS EE WAS MOVINGTOWARDS IT. THE PLATE HIT HIM IN THE ARM & CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM. THE PLATE HAD A SHARP EDGE ON IT

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE HORSEPLAYING OVER A DOLLAR BILL. INJURED STARTED TO PUT THE DOLLAR IN OTHER'S SHIRT AND HE GRABBED INJURED'S HAND AND HIS FINGER BROKE.

EE WORKED AT THE BELL CLAY CO PRIOR TO K-T BUYING BELL. EE WORKED IN A VERY DUSTY ENVIRONMENT THERE. HE HAS WORKED IN A VERY LOW DUST ENVIRONMENT AT K-T. DUE TO ONE DOCTOR'S OPINION FROM HIS H ISTORY AND THE 2ND DR AGREES THAT EE MAY HAVE A PNEUMOCONIOSIS. DUE TO THE ALLEGED PNEUMOCONIOSIS I AM FILLING OUT THIS REPORT.

EE STATES HE WAS DIGGING UNDER A FOOTER WITH A SHOVEL WHEN HIS FINGER HIT A RE-BAR STICKING OUT OF THE CONCRETE. THE RE-RAR HAD BEEN CUT & WAS SHARP. EE HAD TO HAVE STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND .

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL DOWN FROM THE CAR LOADING AREA. ANOTHER EE WAS HOLDING THE PIECE OF METAL FOR HIM. THE PIECE OF METAL FELL ANDCUT EE ON THE FINGER WHEN HE CUT IT LOOSE.

CONDITIONS WERE FROZEN CLAY AND FREEZING TEMPERATURE. FRACTURED FINGER WITH LACERATIONS.

WHEN HE WAS PULLING THE SHAFT OUT OF A TRANSMISSION IT BECAME LODGED, WHEN HE PUSHED ON THE SHAFT AND FREED IT UP IT PINCHED HIS HAND. LACERATION REQUIRED THREE STITCHES.

INJURED HAD PARKED LOADER #1532 BEHIND SHOP AND WAS IN PROCESS OF ADDING OIL TO THE ENGINE. ALANADAMS HAD PULLED TRUCK #1252 DOWN TO THE SHOP TOSEEK REPAIR OF THE DEFROSTER. ALAN STARTED BACKI NG UP NEXT TO THE LOADER AND THEN CUT BACK OF THTRUCK INTO THE LOADER THUS PINCHING INJURED BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND LOADER FRAME. THE TRUCKS BACK UP ALARM WAS WORKING PROPERLY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET COOLING HOSE IN POSITION TO SET PROTECTIVE COVER OVER DRYER MOTOR. HE HAD LEFT FOOT ON AIR PIPE AND RIGHT FOOT ON PLENUM. WHEN HE REACHED FOR THE COOLING HOSE, H IS LEFT KNEE GAVE WAY AND HE FELL AGAINST THE DRYER. INJURED LEFT KNEE.

HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A FENDER ON A 920 LOADER USING A PRY BAR & A WOODEN BLOCK TO PRY WITH THE BLOCK ROLLED OVER ONTO HIS FINGER MASHING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND IT MASHED THE BALL (END OF FINGER) BETWEEN THE BLOCK & THE LOADER TIRE REQUIRED 3 OR 4 SUTURES

HE WAS REMOVING A HEATER TYPE HYDRAULIC HOSE WITH CLAMPS ON A 916 LOADER, UNIT #1539. HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO TRY TO CUT IT LOOSE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT 3RD FINGER N RIGHT HAND. REQUIRED THREE SUTURES. HE RETURNE DTO WORK AFTER GOING TO THE DOCTOR AND WORKED REMAINDER OF DAY. HE WAS ON VACATION FROM 5-26 THRU 6-5. HE RETURNED FROM VACATION ON 6-6-94.

INJURED WAS DELIVERING & UNLOADING A TANK TRUCKLOAD OF SODIUM SILICATE. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CAP, THE VALVE WAS ALREADY PARTIALY OPEN & MATERIAL SPEWED OUT IN HIS FACE. HE TURNED THE HANDLE, AP PEARANTLY THE WRONG WAY, IT STUCK OPEN & SODIUM SILICATE GUSHED OT ALL OVER HIM & GOT IN HIS EYES. HE IS EMPLOYED BY DOYLE SIMS & SONS, ATRUCKING, PO BOX 55, MARTIN, TN. PH# 901-587-2395.

HE WAS GRINDING SHREDDER TEETH WITH A PORTABLE HADN HELD GRINDER. PIECES OF METAL GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TIME IT GOT IN THERE. HE WAS UNAWARE OF IT UNTIL HIS EYE STARTED HURTING THE NEXT DAY. THEY QUIT GRINDING AT 1PM.

HE WAS LACING THE CONVEYOR BELT AT THE 66 MILL. HE WAS CUTTING THE BELT WITH A KNIFE. HIS LEFT HAND WAS POSITIONGED ON TOP OF THE SQUARE WHICH WAS ON TOP OF THE BELT. THE KNIFE WAS IN HIS RIGH T HAND CUTTING ALONG EDGE OF SQUARE. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB AND FOREFINGER. REQUIRED SUTURES.

EE HAS WORKED IN THE MILLS AT OUR CLAY PROCESSING PLANT FOR THE PAST 16 YEARS. HE HAD A REGULARLY SCHEDULED CHEST X RAY WHICH SHOWED ABNORMAL READINGS A DIAGNOSIS OF SILICOSIS WAS BASED ON CHE ST X RAY AND TRANSBRONCHIAL LUNG BIOPSY FINDING.

HE WAS IN THE SCRAP IRON BIN(WHICH IS AN OLD TRUCK BED) LOOKING FOR AN OLD PIPE FITTING. HE WAS HOLDING ON TO THE SIDE OF THE BIN WITH HIS LEFT HAND & PICKED UP A 4" METAL PIPE TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE WAY. THE PIPE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND(RIGHT), MASHING & LACERATING HIS LEFT PALM AND LEFT THUMB.

THEY WERE MOVING AN IRON BEAM WITH A FORKLIFT BEAM WAS BEING TURNED OVER TO WELD BOTTOM SIDE THE BEAM HUNG ON THE FORKLIFT & EE TRIED TO FREE IT WHEN THE BEAM CAME FREE IT CAUGHT HIS RT MIDDLE & RING FINGER BETWEEN THE BEAM & A WOOD BLOCK ON THE FLOOR IT MASHED OFF THE FINGER TIPS ON THOSE TWO FINGERS SURGERY & SKIN GRAFTING WAS REQUIRED

HE WAS TRIPPING A SELF DUMPING HOPPER WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE OF A DUMP TRUCK AND PARTLY ON THE MAST OF #1623 FORKLIFT.HE REACHED OUT WITH RIGHT HAND TO TRIP LEVER ON HOPPER,HAD LEFT HA ND ON BOTTOM BEAM OF HOPPER.WHEN HOPPER DUMPED THE BEAM CAME UP AND CAUGHT LEFT AHND BETWEEN BEAM AND FORKLIFT TINES MASHING LITTLE FINGER AT LAST JOINT.

HE WAS BAGGING 50 LBS. OF CLAY. HIS LEFT WRIST STARTED HURTING AND GETTING SORE. HE COMPLETED HIS 8 HR SHIFT ON 3/28/90. HE APPLIEDA WRIST BRACE AND CAME INTO WORK ON 3/29/90. HE WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE HIS SHIFT ON 3/29/90 (ONLY WORKED 2 HRS ON 3/29/90). I.NAME HAD THIS SAME KIND OF INJURY ON 10/18/89.

SHE WAS TURNING OVER A CASTING AND HER LEFT WRIST STARTED HURTING BADLY.

EMPLS WERE WORKING ON REBUILT BAGGER. INJURED WAS TIGHTENING PIPEWORK AS HE EXERTED LOT OF PRESSURE TO TIGHTEN PIPE HIS RIBVGHT ELBOW POPPED & STARTED HURTING. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 4/1 2 BUT SAID ELBOW WAS HURT SINCE 3/9. IT ALSO IS SWOLLEN & APPEARANTLY HAS FLUID BUILDUP. HE WENT TO DR ON 4/24 DR DREW FLUID OFF WITH NEEDLE.

HE WAS BAGGING 50 BAGS OF CLAY WHEN A KNOT APPEARED ON HIS LEFT WRIST. HE NOTICED THIS KNOT ON 10-18-89 APPROX NOON. HE WORKED THAT DAY ON 10-19-89 WRIST WAS SO SORE HE COULD NOT TOUCH IT OR B END IT BUT HE WORKED THAT DAY ALSO.

CHECKING LOADING A TRUCK WHEN BOARD FROM TRACTOR TAILERS SIDE KIT HIT HIM IN HEAD,LACERATING RIGHT EYEBROW & BREAKING EYEGLASSES.HE JERKED AND ALSO STRAINED NECK/BACK.NO SUTURES REQ.CONTUSION /LACERATION RT BROW AREA,MUSCULAR STRAIN OF NECK/BACK.CERVICAL STRAIN.

I NAME WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON DUMP TRUCK #1254 USING A 30LB SLEDGE HAMMER HE WAS TRYING TO BREAK THE CLIP LOOSE WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER AND ACCIDENTALLY HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON L HAND WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER MASHING AND LACERATING HIS FINGER LACERATION REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES

HE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGES ON #1544 PAYLOADER WHILE HE WAS BENT OVER REMOVING THE CUTTING EDGES HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING THIS WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE OFFICE AT THE TIME OF ACCIDEN T IT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL I QUESTIONED HIM ABOUT DR CHARGES

HE WAS WORKING ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR AT THE 63 MILL. THEY WERE USING A FORKLIFT TO AID THEM. THE FORKLIFT TINES WERE RAISED BECAUSE SOMETHING WAS TIED TO IT. HE TURNED AROUND AND RAN INTO THE T INE, LACERATING THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE. IT TOOK FOUR SUTURES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

HE WAS STACKING 50 BAGS OF CLAY IN A RAILROAD BOX CAR. HE PICKED UP THE END OF THE SKATE WHEEL CONVEYOR TO MOVE IT. IT HUNG CAUSING HIM TO PULL ON IT, HURTING HIS UPPER BACK.

HE WAS PULLING ON THE DUMP TRUCK TAILGATE TRYING TO OPEN IT. THE HANDLE WAS STUCK. HE USED A BAR TO HELP FREE IT. HE HURT HIS RIGHT SIDE WHILE PULLING ON THE BAR AND HANDLE. HE ONLY LOST ONE D AY THE DR RELEASED HIM TO RETURN TO WORK ON 2-1-88 BUT HE WAS LAID OFF ALL WEEK DUE TO BAD WEATHER. HE CAME INTO THE OFFICE ON 2 -8-88 TOLD ME ABOUT THE ACCIDENT AND GAVE ME THE DETAILS FOR T

HE WAS TRYING T2 PULL THE TAILGATE DOWN ON A D UXX DUMP TRUCK AND HIT THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK WITH HIS LEFT ELBOW. PUFFY KNOT APPEARED ON HIS LEFT ELBOW. HE DID NOT GO TO THE DR UNTIL 1-8-88. TH EREFORE, IT DID3NOT BECAME REPORTABLE UNTIL 1-8-88. FLUID HAD COLLECTED ON HIS ELBOW. THE DR DREW THE FLUID OFF WITH A NEEDLE AND GAVE HIM AN INJECTION OF DEXAMETHESONE.

HE HAD BEEN WOR5ING ON THE VIBRATOR AT THE 66 MILL AND WAS PUTTING SOME TOOLS IN THE PICK UP TRUCK HE STEPPED ON THE TRUCK BUMPER WHICH WAS WET. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE BU4PER. HE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR BUT DID NOT GO TO THE DR AT THIS TIME BECAUSE HE THOUGH THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. ON 11-18-87 HE REPORTED TO THE OFFICE THERE WAS A KNOT ON HIS KNEE AND

HE WAS PULLING3THE SLIDE GATE OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF SILO TWO THE GATE WAS STUCK WHEN IT CAME LOOSE I.NAME HIT WITH HAND RAIL ACROSS LOWER BACK AND LEFT SIDE CAUSING MUSCULAR CONTUSION OF LEFT FLANK 3

HE WAS MOVING W2ODEN PALLETS WITH A FORKLIFT. ONE OF THE PALLETS SLIPPED OFF THE STACK AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE.

HE CHANGED A TI9E ON 1254 MACK DUMP TRUCK USING STANDARD EQUIPMENT BY HIMSELF. HE HAD BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY BY SUPERVISOION NOT TO BHANGE TIRES BY HIMSELF HE SAID HE COULD NOT ANYONE TO HELP. H E SAID HE MENTI2NED THIS TO HIS SUPERVIOSR I NAME BUT THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT TURNED IN TO THE OFFICE. HE DID NOT LOSE ANY WORK TIME THAT DAY HE CAME INTO THE OFFICE ON 5-14-86 APPROX. 1000

HE WAS USING THE PRESS IN THE SHOP TO PRES A HUB ON A TRUNION TIRE HE HAD A PIECE OF METAL ACROSS THE TOP OF THE HUB THE METAL BROKE AND HIT HIM ONLEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD LACERATING IT AND REQ REQUIRED STITCHES

HE WAS USING A PICK & SHOVEL CLEANING THE RAILROAD TRACKS.HE STRAINED HIS LEFT DIDE AND BACK.HE FIRST REPORTED THIS TO THE OFFICE ON 3-15-859

HE WAS PUTTING A COVER OVER THE NEW SLURRY TANK. HE WAS COMING DOWN OFF THE TANK TO THE FLOOR. INSTEAD OF COMING DOWN THE SCAFFOLDING, HE STEPPED DOWN ON A LONG LADDER WHICH HAD BEEN REMOVED F ROM THE INSIDE OF THE TANK AND PROPPED UP AGAINST THE SCAFFOLDING. THE LADDER SLIPPED, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL 6 TO 8 FT. ONTO A CONCRETE FLOOR.

HE WAS USING A HAMMER AND NAILS TO BUILD BULKHEADS & DOOR BOARDS IN A BOX CAR. HE WAS DRIVING A NAIL IN THE WOOD AND THE NAIL RICOCHETED AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

HE WAS SHREDDING CLAY. HE STEPPED OFF THE LOADER & S TEPPED ON THE SIDE OF A LUMP OF CLAY & TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

HE WAS WORKING IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP HELPING I.NAME TO REPAIR #1914 CLAY SHREDER. I.NAME STARTED GRINDING ON THE METAL BEFORE I.NAME KNEW HE WAS GOING TO START. I.NAME WAS APPROX. 7FT. AWAY BUT A SPARK HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN LEFT EYE. HE USED EYE WASH ON 6/27 & 6/28 AND WENT TO DOCTOR ON 6/29/84. THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE METAL. CORNEAL FB-OS LEFT EYE.

HE WAS GOIN TO MOVE A R/R BOX CAR DOWN THE TRACK. WHEN HE GOT OFF THE BOX CAR HE TURNED HIS LEFT ANKLE RESULTING IN A SEVERE SPRAIN TO THE LEFT ANKLE.

HE WAS TRYING TO SQUEEZE SOME PALLETS IN THE DOORWAY OF A BOX CAR. HE JUMPED UP TO JUMP DOWN ON THE PALLETS. HE CAME DOWN TOO HARD JARRED HIS KNEES AND FELL. CONTUSION TO BOTH KNEES. HE WAS OF OFF WORK ON 3/8 THE MILLS DID NOT RUN ON 3/9 HE WAS RELEASED BY THE DOCTOR TO COME BACK TO WORK ON 3/12/84 HE CAME IN ON 3/12 AND REQUESTED A WEEK VACATION.

HE WS STACHING BAGS OF CLAY ND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING

HE WAS WORKING ON #1515 LOADER. A WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT HIM ON TOP OF THE LEFT HAND, BREAKING SKIN ON HAND AND WRIST WATCH. LATER A CYST APPEARED & HAD TO BE REMOVED BY SURGERY. CYST APPEARED A SHORT WHILE AFTER ACCIDENT. HE HAD SURGERY ON 2-3-84.

HE WAS WORKING ON A T RUCK HE WAS USING A SHOP HAMMER AND HIT HIS THUMB ON HIS L HAND WITH THE HAMMER HE INJURED HIS LEFT THUMB BUT IT WAS NOT BROKEN AND HE DIDNT HAVE ANY STITCHES

MSHA REPRESENTIVE NORMAN HONGASTEAU WAS SHOWING A SAFETY FILM IN THE LUNCHROOM. MCKINNEY HAD JUST FINISHED VIEWING THE FILM WHEN HE FAINTED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR. HE WAS CARR IED BY AMBULANCE TO THE METHODIST HOSP OF MCKENZIE LACERATION TO HEAD ABOVE LEFT EYEBROW HEAT STROKE LOSS OF POTASSIUM & FLUIDS IN BODY SYNCOPE

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING 50# BAGS OF CLAY WHILE HE WAS BAGGING HIS CHEST STARTED HURTING HE FIRST REPORTED THIS TO THE OFFICE ON 8/2/83 HE STATED HE HAD BEEN TO THE DR AND THE DR SAID HE HAD PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS CHEST THE DR RELEASED HIM TO RETURN TO WORK ON 8/6/83 HOWEVER RICKY WENT ON VACATION FROM 8/7 THRU 8/13/83

HE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE THE ROTARY SCREW ON AN AIR COMPRESSOR THEY WERE USING A CHAIN AND A COME-ALONG TO HOIST THE SCREW HE WAS HOLDING ONE END OF THE SCREW THE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF ONE END OF THE SCREW CAUSING IT TO COME DOWN ON HIS HAND THE HOOK WENT THROUGH HIS RIGHT PALM OF HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER AND THE CHAIN CUT THE INSIDE OF HAND JUST BELOW THE RING FINGER BOTH C

THE MAINTENANCE CREW WAS WORKING ON THE DRYER. MR. MCKINNEY HANDED A CROWBAR TO JAMES GARNER-ONE OF THE MAINTENANCE WORKERS-WHO WAS ON A SCAFFOLD. ONE OF THE BELT GUARDS FELL OFF, STRIKING M R. MCKINNEY ON THE RIGHT FOREARM. THE GUARD CUT HIS ARM REQUIRING 15 SUTURES.

HE WAS BAGGING AND STACKING BAGS OF CLAY IN BOX CAR SKATE ROLLER HAD TO BE ADJUSTED HE WAS ADJUSTING SKATE ROLLER DUCKED DOWN TO GO UNDER IT WHEN PIECE OF TRACK CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK BACK STARTED HURTING NIGHT OF 2 11 83 HE DID NOT REPORT INJURY TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL NIGHT OF02 15 83 AT THIS TIME HE LEFT WORK TO GO TO DR HE HAD BEEN MAD AND COMPLAINING ABOUT SOMETHING E