IONE PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

EMP WAS GRINDING ON PLATE OF STEEL WHICH WAS PROPPED UP ON END OF TRUCK AND IT WAS NOT STABLE. STEEL PLATE FELL OFF TRUCK AND LANDED ON RIGHT FOOT OF EMP. WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF WAY FAST ENOUGH.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE 2400 CRUSHER USING A CUTTING TORCH WHEN THE RING THEY WERE CUTTING ON BROKE LOOSE AND DROPPED ON EE'S FOOT.

EE WAS CLOSING A WATER VALVE AFTER FILLING THE WATER TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO UNPLUG THE FEEDER THE BAR SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH THE LACERATION TOOK THREE STITCHES

EE ALLEGED THAT WHILE TRYING TO PRY A HYDROLIC HOSE LOOSE WITH A METAL BAR IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD OVER THE LEFT EYE. MAKING A SMALL LACERATION.

EE ALLEGED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO TURN ON A WATER MAIN VALVE AND HE STRAINE DHIS LOWER BACK.

EE ALLEGED THAT WHILE HE WAS BEATING THE COLLAR ON THE ROCK DRILL SOMETHING HIT HIS EYE. EE SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST DIRT AND DID NOT TELL HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL THE FIRST DAY OF THE NEXT WEE K, AFTER HAVING GONE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM OVER THE WEEKEND. THE FOREIGN BODY WAS REMOVED AND HE WAS GIVEN EYE DROPS.

WHILE WORKING ON AA ROCK DRILL EE OPENED A VALVE TO RELEASE PRESSURE AT WHICHTIME SMALL ROCK FRAGMENS BURSTED OUT. EE'S ARM WAS HIT WITH SEVERAL ROCK FRAGMENTS. EE HAD NO IDEA THAT ONE HAD L ODGED IN HIS RIGHT ARM UNTIL IT GGOT RED AND SWELLED UP, AT WHICH TIME HE REPORTED THIS TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON 12-16-94 AND WENT TO THE D ON 12-1-694.

INJURED ALLEGED THAT WHILE CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT, THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH.

WHILE WELDING ON CULVERT PIPE SLAG SPLATTERED OUT & ENT ERED THE LEFT FOREARM OF EE HE DID NOT NOTICE THE INFECTION UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LATER & NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR ON 10-04-93 HE WENT TO T HE EMERGENCY ROOM ON 10-04-93

EE ALLEGED THAT WHILE OPENING A FIVE GALLON CAN OF THREAD GREASE HE SLIPPED AND CUT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND.

9?514E HELPING INSTALL A 4 X 8 WIRE CLOTH SCREEN PANEL,THE SCREEN SLIPPED AND STRUCK I.NAME ON THE HEAD. WAS WEARING HARD HAT AT THE TIME.

INJURED ALLEGED THAT WHILE SEPERATING CONVEYOR LEGS TO BE INSTALLED ON FOUNDATIONS,HE PICKED UP ONE CONVEYOR LEG TO MOVE IT ANOTHER LEG SHIFTED AND STRUCK INJURED ON RIGHT FOOT.

HE ALLEGED THAT WHILE DRILLING, AIRBORNE MATERIAL ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

I NAME ALLEGED THAT WHILE REINSTALLING A RETURN IDLER ON A CONVEYOR HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT ROLLER IN BRACKETS I NAME STATED THAT HE LOST HIS GRIP ON ROLLER & DROPPED IT ON HIS LEFT LEG

HE WAS REMOVING NUTS FROM U BOLT ASSEMBLY WHICH HOLD THE SPRING LEAF ASSEMBLY TO THE AXLE ON THE REAR WHEELS OF A LUFKIN END DUMP TRAILER. USING 1 DRIVE REAR TRIGGER AIR IMPACT TO REMOVE THE N UTS. NUT BACKED UP QUCIKLY .

USED DRILL STEEL WAS BEING CUT FOR PLACEMENT IN A CONVEYOR CHUTE FOR WEAR PROTECTION. TWO PIECES WERE BROUGHT UP WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AT ONE TIME A TOTAL LENGTH OF 117". ONE SECTION APPRO X. 62" WAS CUT IN HALF. UPON CUTTING THE SECOND PIECE APPROX. HALF WAY THROUGH, THE DRILL STEEL EXPLODED.

HE WAS CUTTING APPROX. 2' SECTIONS OF USED DRILL STEEL. TWO PIECES WERE BROUGHT UP FROM A SCRAP YARD, WHICH APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN AT ONE TIME A TOTAL LENGTH OF APPROX. 117". HE MADE A 2' CUT ON THE FIRST PIECE APPROX. LENGTH OF 62". UPON MAKING THE SECOND CUT ON THE NEXT PIECE APPROX. 1/2 WAY THROUGH, THE DRILL STEEL EXPLODED.

I.NAME OPENED CAN OF WELDING RODS ON ONE SIDE OF SHOP AND WAS CARRYING IT TO OTHER SIDE ,CUT RIGHT HAND ON SHARP EDGE OF CAN.

I.NAME WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON CONVEYOR #7, TIGHTENING BOLT ON OUTSIDE FRAME. HE WAS STANDING ON BEAM ABOVE CATWALK TWO FEET IN HEIGHT. AFTER COMPLETING TASK HE STEPPED DOWN TO CATWALK WHICH T WISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE ALLEGED THAT WHILE HE WAS TIGHTENING TO GET PLATE TENSION SPRING BOLT NUTS, HE TURNED AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

I.NAME ALLEGED THAT WHILE INSTALLING A GRAVITY TAKE-UP PULLEY, HE STRAINED HIS BACK. HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.

I.NAME WELDING ON CONVERSION BENTS,RECD FLASH FROM ARC WHILE RAISING PROTECTIVE SHIELD.RECD MILD BURNS IN BOTH EYES DUE TO NEGLIGENT ACT OF NOT USING SAFETY DEVICE.