K-T Clay Company Metal/Non-Metal

Affected employee was cleaning out #5 Mill feeder and injured EE's elbow (elbow contusion) in the process.

The Operator was loading a truck out of 8 silo. EE attempted to hold the hose and ladder simultaneously. Employee shoe slipped and gate sprung back into its original position. This resulted in a strained shoulder. EE was given instruction to take over the counter medication, and not to lift anything over than 10lbs.

Operator inspected the mill tank for plugage. During inspection EE found a plugged area around the discharge of the tank. EE then retrieved a cleaning tool from the milling area and began prying product away from the discharge area. While clearing the product away from the discharge, the tool slipped from EE's left hand and struck EE's right index finger

Employee was cleaning out the #5 Mill feed bin with a push bar to clean the material that had plugged up inside the tank. When the employee pulled to remove the push bar employee's left index finger became caught between the push bar and a guard rail.

Employee fell on top of a bulk truck trailer while loading. The fall resulted in 2 rib fractures.

Employee was putting up parts while placing a part on a lower shelf another part from the upper shelf fell striking employee in the head.the impact caused a cut to the head that required stitches

Mechanic got hand caught in a conveyor chain resulting in a right hand laceration.

On April 21, A Bulk Loader bumped elbow on safety railing while putting on harness, it resulted in swelling to the right elbow. EE was seen by a doctor on May 4th, EE was given a restriction of lifting no more than 20 lbs. Therefore it became reportable on May 4th.

Employee was stung by an insect and had an allergic reaction. Saw a doctor and received medication to reduce swelling. No impairment from EE's daily life.

The accident occurred on 9/25/19, but it didn't become reportable until EE went to doctor on 10/03/19. EE first noticed pain while pulling wrenches on the Haver bag placer, one in each hand, to either loosen or tighten. Then moved to hammer to help move a bolt. Moved back to wrenches and pain got worse. Pain present along forearm to palm near thumb on right hand.

Walking in reclamation and tripped on uneven ground resulting in a fall. Rt shoulder was hurt from the fall.

Slide gate was removed from an incline auger during operation. The slide gate was not bolted closed at the time of the incident. Lockout/tagout was not followed prior to removal. As they pulled the slide gate open, the fingers of their right hand contacted the rotating auger. This caused a hand laceration and a finger dislocation on the right hand.

The employee was restacking pallets that had fallen onto the ground by hand. When the employee picked up the third pallet, EE felt a pop in the lower back with pain traveling down the right leg. EE notified the supervisor about the issue, received medical treatment and returned to work on restricted duty after being diagnosed with a lower back strain.

After performing various electrical and maintenance tasks on July 16th, 2018, a mechanic working on site indicated that lower back was stiff. The employee could not identify a single instance or incident that caused the stiffness/soreness. The employee reported the incident at the end of the regularly scheduled shift.

Employee was moving barricades to line them up for installation when one of the beams slipped out of the holder and cut their palm.

Moving some bundles around maintenance shop, miner stumbled over own feet. In catching balance, left thigh was strained.

Miner was performing a gear change out on the Raymond Mill inclined grit auger. Miner was using a small sledge hammer to assist removal of gears when their hand struck an adjacent guard constructed from expanded metal. The miner received a laceration on the back of their hand that required sutures.

Employee was walking to clean out equipment and made a sudden turn. Employee heard a pop and employee's left knee causing employee severe pain.

Employee was assisting in the replacement of the Blunger pump. Employee was guiding one end of the pump and lifting on that end while another employee was pushing from the other end. Employee's hand was guiding end of pipe attached to the pump. The pump moved suddenly catching the employee's finger between two pipe ends

Employee was cleaning out hard built up clay/mud out of Imp Mill Slicer. While employee was trying to remove clay/mud from the back walls using a heavy bar in a prying motion. The bar slipped causing a quick and hard motion resulting in a sharp pain and burning sensation in the left forearm.

Employee was loading a bulk truck and the clay had backfilled into the discharge pipe. To free the discharge the employee had to lean over and apply extra force to maneuver the discharge pipe free. Upon doing this the employee felt as if something had slipped in his back or he pulled something.

Employee states that while moving a pallet of stacked poly bags to the stretch wrapper the bags fell off the pallet. Employee stopped the forklift and proceeded to reload the pallet with the poly bags. Employee states he had already lifted 10 bags and was on the 11th bag when he lost his footing. While regaining his footing employee felt a pain in lower back.

Using a pry bar to hold a part in position and the bar slipped striking employee in the front tooth, breaking his tooth.

Employee was cleaning up and washing area around silos with a water hose. After cleaning up, he was rolling up the hose when he slipped and fell and broke his ankle.

Employee fainted and became unconscious after eating lunch. He was transported to the hospital by ambulance and later released. The employee was not injured and returned to work on his next scheduled shift. The employee was not taking his medication properly.

The employee went to push open a door when the glass in the door broke & caused cuts on his middle & ring finger & his arm.

The employee was putting some washers under a motor. He had the motor raised approximately 1 inch in order to get the washers under the motor. Some clay began to leak from above & the employee turned his head & when he did the motor fell on the tip of his index finger, mashing his finger. The finger required stitches.

An employee was descending a ladder when his foot missed the bottom rung causing him to fall. His landed on his elbow. His elbow was fractured.

2 employees were cutting down a pipe. One was controlling the hoist. When the pipe was cut, it swung and caught the finger of the employee controling the hoist. The finger was split open at tip. The employee was taken to the doctor, received 6 stitches, and returned to work without restrictions.

WHILE WALKING TO WHERE WORK WAS TO START EE SLIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

FALLING MATERIAL ENTRAPPED THE VOLVO FRONT END LOADER FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MIN ON OR ABOUT 3/14/03.

EE PREPARING TO UNLOAD LOADER OFF OF LOWBOY TRAILER, CLIMBED UP ONTO LOADER TO REMOVE TEMPORARY RAINGUARD FROM EXHAUST STACK. AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN HE TOSSED THE COVER. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO STEP DOWN, HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL APPROXIMATELY 5' - 6' TO THE GROUND. HE IS OUT OF WORK UNTIL AT LEAST 02/06/03 WHEN HE GOES TO ORTHOPEDIST.

EE WAS STACKING A PALLET OF 50# BAGS. HE REACHED TO PICK UP A BAG AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

AFTER USING A SAW TO CUT TREES, EE COMPLAINED WITH BOTH HANDS AND ARMS HURTING.

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER A FLOOR MAT AND FELL, STRIKING HIS SHOULDER ON AN AUGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH HIS BACK TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WELDING. EMPLOYEE WAS UNAWARE HIS RIGHT EYE WAS GETTING FLASHED.

EE WAS OPERATING THE PAYLOADER WHEN A SMALL FAN MOUNTED INSIDE THE PAYLOADER FELL AND HIT HIM IN THE FOREHEAD, CAUSING A CUT THAT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

ON 6-10-99, AN EE WAS REMOVING A GUARD TO LOOK AT A CHIAN. THE GUARD HAD BEEN WELDED AND THE WELD BROKE. THE GUARD FELL, STRIKING THE EE ON HIS RIGHT SHOULER. DR ADVISED HIM HE COULD CONTINUE TO WORK AND TO MONITOR THE SHOULDER. EE WENT TO ORTHOPEDIC ON 7-15-99. ORTHOPEDIC ADVISED OUTPATIENT SURGERY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 10-29-99, WHICH BECAME REPORTABLE O

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A HYDRALIC HOSE. WHILE PUSHING ON WRENCH HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF SILO TO CLOSE A SLIDE GATE. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM A CROSS OVER WALK COVERING AN AUGER HE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN HIS FOOT ROLLED OVER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT CRUDE SHED REPAIRING LEAKS IN ROOF. PULLED A LOOSE BOARD FROM ABOVE AND WHEN BOARD STRUCK A IRON BEAM ON GROUND THE BOARD BOUNCED OFF BEAM AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN CHIN W HICH REQUIRED 10 STITCHES. ALL PERSONAL PROTECTIVE WAS BEING USED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH WAREHOUSE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY A FORKLIFT. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS PLACING A PALLET OF PRODUCT IN A STORAGE BAY & DUE TO AN OBSTRUCTED VIEW & NOT ST AYING ALERT TO HIS SURRONDINGS,HE STRUCK THE WALKING EMPLOYEE. THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK SUFFERED A SPIRAL FRACTURE OF THE LEFT ANKLE.

POOR DECISION TO DISLODGE FILL PIPE AFTER 2 PEOPLE HAD PREVIOUSLY ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE. IMPROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES BY SQUATTING DOWN & JERKING UP. LACK OF COMMUNICATION BEYWEEN TRUCK DRIVER/ LOADER/MAINT. ACC WASNOT REPORTED TIL 12/2/96. REPORTABLE DUE TO OPERATIONAL INJURY (CFR30 502. 2(E)) & MEDICATION RX BY DR. RESTRICTED WORK/ DUTIES WAS GIVEN

WHEN THE EE SHUT OFF BUTTERFLY VALVE AT THE END OF THE DISCHARGE PIPE, THE PIPE BUSTED ABOUT 5' BACK FROM THE VALVAE. A FRAGMENT OF THE PVC PIPEFLEW UP & STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT FOREARM. THE PIPE HAD CRYSTALLIZED DUE THE THE EXTREME TEMPERATURE CHANGES & HAD WEAKENED.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A BULK TRUCK. CUT HIS THUMB ON A BURR ON THE DUST COLLECTOR PIPE COUPLING.

EE BRUISED BACK AND ARM WHEN HE FELL INTO EMPTY COMPARTMENT OF HOPPER CAR. EE'S FOOT SLIPPED WHEN HE STEPPED ON HATCH RIM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING SOCKET ON NUT THROUGH INSPECTION PLATE ON IMP MILL TO REMOVE HAMMERS. MILL ROTARY SHIFTED CATCHING LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN SOCKET AND MILL HOUSING.

THREE WERE TAKING TURNS CLEANING WET CRUDE CLAY FROM SIDES AND BOTTOM OF CRUDE CLAY SLICER. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHING THE JOB, HIS LEFT GLOVE (RING FINGER) WAS CAUGTH BY OVERHEAD AUGER, PU LLING LEFT HAND INTO AUGER. SEVERE DAMAGE TO RING FINGER AND THUMB AREA.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE STANDING ON PALLETIZER CONVEYOR BLET TO CLEAN EXCESS CLAY FROM PALLETIZER. EMPLOYEE BRUISE BUTTOCK AND STRAINED HER NECK WHEN SHE FELL ON BELT. POWER OFF AND MA CHINE DOWN FOR CLEANING. INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO STAND ON FLOOR OR PLACE FOR PLATFORM.

55061S REMOVING WEAR PLATES FROM IMP MILL AS HE WAS HOLDING THE 10 WEAR PLATE THE HEAD OF THE CUT PALM OF LEFT HAND.

54730USING 8 LB HAMMER TO REMOVE TAPE BUSHING ON SLICER-SPEED-REDUCER SHAFT. EMPL STRAIN BACK DURING THIS PROCESS OF REMOVING BUSHING.

EE TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED ON MOTOR BASE FROM TOP OF MOTOR FOR NO. 5 RAYMOND MILL EE WAS REPAIRING DOOR FOR WIND BOX ON NO. 5 RAYMOND MILL.

EMPLOYEE BUMPED RIGHT ELBOW ON GUARD RAIL @ 2ND LEVEL AT NO.5 RAYMOND MILL. EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER LOCATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CONTRACTOR AS THE CONTRACTOR WAS CUTTING AND WELDING ON A SCRAPER.

EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER STOMACH WHILE STACKING 50# BAGS OF CLAY. EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BAGS ON 11-5-91 AND STARTED HURTING.

EMPLOYEE CUT LEFT WRIST WHILE CUTTING TOP OUT OF A 5 GALLON PLASTIC BUCKET. THE KNIFE SLIPPED, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO CUT HIS WRIST.

ALLERGIC REACTION-POSSIBLY FROM A DRY ERASE MARKER. EMPLOYEE USING MARKER WHILE GIVING A PRESENTATION.

EMPL BUMPED RIGHT WRIST ON TOTE BIN WHILE CLEANING LOOSE CLAY FROM UNDER MILL. HE WAS USING SHOVEL TO MOVE CLAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT TO DUMP TOTE BINS, WHEN HE JUMPED OFF THE FORKLIFT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPL WAS REPLACING A BEARING IN THE PALLETIZER ELEVATOR HE OVEREXERTED WHILE PULLING ON A CROWBAR TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES NOTE DR ON 10/18/89 PRESCRIPTION

EE LIFTED END OF PIN MIXER APPROX.L 60 AND FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK EE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEM.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING BAGS OF CLAY ON CONVEYOR BELT WHICH HAD PILED UP ON STOPPED CONVEYOR BELT AND HE OVERREACHED WHILE PULLING AND PICKING UP BAGS OF CLAY.

EMPL REMOVING 50 LB BAGS OF CLAY FROM UNDER BAGGER REJECT SYSTEM TWISTED LOWER PORTION OF BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A 2" COUPLING FOR THE AIR COMPRESSOR PIPE WITH A PIPE WRENCH.HE OVEREXERTED WHILE PULLING ON THE WRENCH CAUSING POSSIBLE STRAIN BETWEEN SHOULDERS.NOTE:EMPLOYEE COMPALIN ED OF PAIN ON 04-20-89 AND WAS SENT TO THE COMPANY DOCTOR.EMPLOYEE RECEIVED A PRESCRIPTION ON 04-20-89.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP CLAY FROM THE FLOOR WIHT ANOTHER EMPLOYEE USING A FORKLIFT AND TOTE BIN EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON I BEAM AND INSTRUCTED THE FORKLIFT OPERTOR TO PLACE THE TOTE BIN EMPLOYEES LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE I BEAM AND TOTE BIN CAUSING THE FINGER TO BE PULLED LOOSE

EMPL WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF RAIL HOPPER CAR. EMPL FOOT SLIPPED BECAUSE OF MUD ON BOOT CAUSING HIS RIGHT KNEE TO HIT LADDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING A CLAY SAMPLE FROM BOTTOM OF R.R. HOPPER CAR AND HE DID NOT REMOVE HIS FIGNER FROM THE AREA PRIOR TO TELLING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO CLOSE THE COMPARTMENT DOOR. THE DOOR CUT T HE RIGHT INDEX FINGER OF THE EMPLOYEE WHICH REQUIRED 2 OR 3 STITCHES.

EEMPL BUMPED AND CUT TOP OR RIGHT HAND ON PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHILE CLEANING CRUDE CLAY FROM UNDER APRON FEEDER.

EMP BRUISED RT 9ING FINGER WHILE TIGHTENING ALLEN SCREW ON AUTOMATIC PALLETIZER

EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING A STEEL ANGLE TO THE CONCRETE WHEN THE BOLT SHEARED OFF CAUSING HIS RT ELBOW TO HIT ANOTHER ANGLE CAUSING ELBOW TO SWELL AND BECOME PAINFUL

EMPLOYEE MOVED 5OADER FROM CLAY STORAGE AREA TO A LEVEL PLACE. HE STEPPED ON A LUMP OF CLAY THAT WAS COVERED BY TAILINGS WHEN HE STEPPED FROM THE LOADER. A BONE BEHIND THE LITTLE TOE WAS BROKE N WHEN HIS FOOT3TWISTED.

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING REMOVE A STUCK HOPPER CAR BULK FILLER PIPE FROM HOPPER CAR.THE EMPLOYEE EXERTED A LOT OF PRESSURE ON PIPE,CAUSING THE BAND TO COME OFF.THIS CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO FALL FROM HO PPER CAR. 3

EMPL REMOVING W2IZZER GEAR BOX FROM MILL AND GEAR BOX CAME OFF CAUSING EMPL TO FALL 4'.EMPL WAS ON THE BASE OF THE MILL.

EMP WAS HELPING3TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES MOVE A 55 GALLON FUEL DRUM WITH APPROX 10 GBALLONS OF FUEL IN IT. THE DRUM WAS PLACED ON A T RAILER AND THE EMPLOYEE GOT HIS LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN DR UM AND BODY OF3TRAILER

EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING UP A 2 GALS. BUCKET FILLED WITH APPROX. 1 1/2 GALS. OF LIQUIED SOAP AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMP WAS REPAIRING RAYMOND MILL AND AFTER THE SHAFT HAD BEN REMOVED FROM THE HUB HE WAS TRYING TEMP WAS REPAIRING THE RAYMOND MILL AND AFTER THE SHAFT HAD BEEN REMOVED FROM THE HUB HE WAS TRYI WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE THE KEY EMP LOOKED UP TRYING TO SEE THE KEY THE KEY FELL OUT HIT EMPS EYE

EMPLOYEE SMASHED AND BRUSED RIGHTHUMB WHILE CLOSING LOCOMOTIVE CAB DOOR. EMPLOYEE REACHED DOWN AND PULLED DOOR FROM CATCH LATCH WHILE PLACING RIGHT HAND AGAINST DOOR FRAME. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE P ULLED ON THE DOOR, THE RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND FRAME.

POSSIBLE FX OF 8TH RT RIB WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIDE ON WET FENDER OF TRUCK BECAUSE OF HIS FEET OFF OF FLOOR (NO X-RAYS WAS TAKEN) (THIS ACCIDENT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON THE 7000-2 FORM FOR THE 2ND QT)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT TO REMOVE TAILING BIN FROM #3 RAYMOND MILL. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE FIRST PLACED THE FORKS UNDER THE BIN, HE WAS TOO FAR OVER, THEN HE BACKED UP TO GET THE FORKS EV EN WITH THE BIN. WHEN HE STARTED FORWARD, THE REAR WHEEL WENT OVER A SMALL RAMP, CAUSING THE FORKLIFT TO TURN OVER ON THE SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING BAGS OF CLAY ON CONVEYOR BELT AND GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND ROLLER IN APPROX. 1/2" OPENING.