Hopewell: 1 recorded fatality Metal/Non-Metal

According to hearing tests performed, it has been determined that employee has sustained a hearing loss threshold shift in both ears.

Mechanic was replacing a 6? X 5? spool of pipe on the final concentrate pump discharge. Employee had to use come along to line pipe up. After job completion and while removing come along chain from around pipe and as hook came over pipe the hook fell to lower pipe, striking employee right thumb. X-ray revealed fracture.

EE sustained noise-induced hearing loss.

EE sustained noise-induced hearing loss.

While walking down the stairway a piece of out of service pipe fell and laid across handrail. Crane was called to pick up pipe as it was suspended above another working area. While picking up pipe, employees, thinking the pipe was wedged, let down load. While shaking load employee's left index finger got pinched between pipe and screen rail.

Employee was stepping off last step of float plant onto concrete floor when foot slipped causing employee to fall, resulting in injury to left wrist.

Employees were attempting to open a 6" gate valve. Pipe wrench was applied to handle of valve to increase leverage; employee grabbed valve wheel as other employee pulled on pipe wrench. Little finger on right hand was caught in pinch point.

Mechanic was assigned the task of welding a cable retention device on a water jack pontoon. The mechanic was positioned on top of the pontoon for part of this task. The pontoon blew open the top seam on the north side, knocking the mechanic up in the air and backward appproximately 15 feet southward onto the concrete slab.

Employee was operating payloader. He parked the loader to get off. While coming down the ladder the employee missed the last step falling to the ground and injuring his right wrist.

Employee put on a pair of used leather palm work gloves. When he removed the gloves he complained of his hand itching and then hives appeared on his wrists.

EE WAS SHOVELING AROUND HOSE FLANGES WHEN HE BEGAN TO FEEL OVERHEATED.

EE was climbing down into the hole of the revolving frame without the use of a ladder to weld a seam. When he got to the bottom, his (L) knee gave out on him. Reportable as of 8/25/05. EE did not seek medical treatment until 8/25/05 (1st visit to doctor): severe knee strain requiring the use of an immobilizer, crutches and sedentary work only.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOOL AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

EE WAS USING WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLT AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND PIPE.

Employee states he was wiping face with rag and apparently a piece of dirt or sand scratched his eye. He was given Rx eye drops.

Employee tested positive for STS Hearing Loss.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WORKING ON BEARING ASSEMBLY WHEN WORKER BEHIND HIM TURNED AROUND AND OTHER WORKER'S TORCH BURNED INJURED EMPLOYEE ON BACK OF HEAD & EAR.

EE STATES HE WAS REMOVING BOLTS WITH AN IMPACT WRENCH AND SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO PINCH THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND PIPE.

EE WAS STEPPING BACKWARDS AND TRIPPED OVER A MOTOR STARTER CAN CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO ANOTHER MOTOR STARTER CAN.

EE WAS USING A 5' PRYBAR TO REMOVE CROSS TIE SPIKE FROM RAILROAD TRACK, AS HE PUSH DOWNWARD, THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND HE PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND GROUND. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES. EE DID NOT FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS TO KEEP FINGERS FROM UNDERSIDE OF BAR, TOOL NOT DEFECTIVE AND WEATHER WAS GOOD.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE WALKING ALONGSIDE PIPE HE SLIPPED & TWISTED ANKLE. (HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION.)

EE DROVE 50' OFF BOARDERED HAUL RD, HIT A WASHOUT APPROX. 2' DEEP 3' WIDE, SAID SEATBELT HURT ADBOMEN.

EE WAS USING RATCHET TO UNBOLT PIPELINE. AFTER HE FINISHED JOB HE WAS WALKING AWAY. HE STATED HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK WHILE WALKING. INCIDENT HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION. RECEIVED PRESCRIP TION MEDICINE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING TORCH WHEN HOT SLAG BURNED THROUGH TOP OF BOOT INTO FOOT. INITIALLYDIAGNOSED AS 1ST DEGREE BURN. BURN LATER WORSENED AND GOT INFECTED RESULTING IN MAN GETTING PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE. INFORMATION JUST RECENTLYTOLD TO SAFETY DEPT.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WORKING ON PACKING ON PUMP. LINE HAD BEEN PLUGGED CAUSING WATER TO RE-CIRCULATE INSIDE PUMP AND GET HOT. WHEN HE OPENED PACKING, HOT WATER GOT ON FACE AND NECK, CAUSING 1ST DEG. BURN, SMALL SPOT ON NECK BLISTERED RESULTING IN 2ND DEG. BURN.

EE STATES THAT WHILE PULLING CABLE HE FELT PAIN IN ARM AND SHOULDER. ON MAY 9 HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE AND PALCED ON RESTRICTED DUTY./

EE STATES HE WAS LOOSENING BOLT & WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS HAND ON PIECE OF STAIR METAL OVERHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRYBAR WHICH SLIPPED AND HEFELL BACKWARDS FRACTURING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS USING PRY BAR AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND STEEL PLATE. ON 7/12/00 HE WAS GIVEN SPLINT ON FINGER. (REPORTED 7/7/00)

EE STATES HE WAS USING A PRYBAR AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. GIVEN PRESCRIPTION AND RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING AND STEPPED ON PIPE PYLON THAT WS MISSING ITS COVER. LEG WENT INTO PIPE CAUSING LACERATION. REQUIRED 4 SUTURES.

EE JUMPING BATTER OFF OF RIDING LAWNMOWER MOWER STARTED IN GEAR, CAUSING JUMPER CABLES TO PIN RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN CABLES & FEEDER

EE GOING TO CROSS PLATFORM OF RAILROAD CAR AS HESTEPED ONTO STEP & WENT TO PULL HIS SELF OUT OF CAR, HE PUSHED OFF WITH HIS RT LEG AND FELT HIS RT KNEE POP

EE WAS CLOSING BOTTOM RAIL CAR DOOR WITH A HOPPER BAR WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARDS TWISTING HIS RT ANKLE

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE HAS SUSTAINED A HEARING LOSS DUE TO INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATION, NO SOLID EVIDENCE HAS BEEN FOUND TO DISPUTE THE CLAIM.

USING 30" RATCHET TO DISCONNECT WATER LINE. AS HE WAS PULLING UP ON RATCHET TO LOOSEN A BOLT HE FELT P[AIN IN LOWER BACK.

GPF-EMPLOYEE NOTED GRADUALLY TINGLING IN RIGHT HAND OVER PERIOD OF TIME. EVALUATED BY NEUROLOGIST ON 06-26-97 AND DIAGNOSED AS CARPAL TUNNEL.

USING OPENED END WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLT IN PIPE LINE FLANGE WRENCH SSLIPPED OFF NUT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH CHIPING FRONT TOOTH.

WHILE RIDING IN REAR OF A PICKUP TRUCK WHICH WAS GOING ACROSS RAILROAD TRACKS, EE MOVED FROM THE RIGHT SIDE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF TRUCK BED, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OVER AND UNDER THE REAR WHE EL WHICH RAN OVER THE LEFT ARM, LEFT SHOULDER, AND HIT FACE CAUSING A CUT TO THE NOSE.

TAKING RAILS OFF DOZER WITH WRENCH, PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT ARM.

EE DRIVING CHERRY PICKER TO D/L WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING LIKE DUST HIT HIS EYE. MINE ROADS ARE VERY DUSTY.

WALKING DOWN STAIRS TWISTED ANKLE

CONCRETE PUMP LINE BLEW OUT CAUSING KNEE SPRAIN & ACID BURN

FAILURE OF A SPILLWAY STRUCTURE RESULTED IN THE BREACH OF AN EARTHEN DAM CONTAINING SURFACE WATER & NATURAL CLAY. ESTIMATES THAT UP TO 1400 ACRE FEET OF SURFACE WATER COULD HAVE BEEN RELEASED.

LEANING OVER CATWALK REACHING INTO WATER FOR OBJECT PUT ALL HISWEIGHT AGAINST RIBS & CHEST WALL CAUSING SEVERE BRUISING LEFT SIDE

EMPLOYEE SQUATTED DOWN TO PICKUP POWER CABLE WITH STRAP TO PUT ON TUB FELT SHARP BURNING PAIN IN LEFT HIP BEGAN LOOSING TIME FROM WORK 02-24-93

EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP A COME-A-LONG TO DRIFT THE SWING MOTOR FORWARD. HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE STOP WHEN THE BRIDGE CRANE WAS MANUALLY MOVED AGAINST THE STOP.

FLOAT CELL OPERATOR STOOPED TO PICK UP SCRUB BUCKET-HAD NO IMMEDIATE REALTION-PAIN IN BACK OCCURRED 9-7-89.

OPERATOR HAD PARKED THE DBJ YUKE AND WAS STEPPING DOWN TO THE GROUND WHEN HIS HAND HOLD SLIPPED AND HIS BODY FELL BACKWARD.HIS FOOT STUCK IN THE FOOT HOLD AND HE STRUCK HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER O N THE GROUND.RETURNED TO WORK ON 08-29-89 MISSEDWORK 09-03-89 WITH RECURRING PAINS.

BREAKING THE BO5TS OFF THE HYDRAULIC LINE WITH A CHEATER BAR AND PULLED UP AND TWISTED BACK, SENDING PAIN THROUGH LEFT THIGH.

I.NAME LOADING 5 KV CABLE ON CABLE SLED.I.NAME-ASSIST EMPL-HANDED CABLE TO I.NAME WHO WAS ON TOP OF SLED AND THE CABLE SLIPPED FROM I.NAME HAND CAUSING I.NAME ARM TO BE PULLED BY CABLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING ON THE RESET SWITCH TO THE DRAGLINE WHEN HE WAS SHOCKED.

EE WAS PULLING A CABLE SLING UNDER AN 18" PIPE & PULLED RT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN A WATER VALVE TO THE DENSITY SEPERATOR, AND THE VALVE WAS STUCK. WITH A LOT OF PRESSURE. THE VALVE SOPENED CAUSING INJURY TO THE LEFT SHOULDER.