Kingston Plant #3 Metal/Non-Metal

WHILE CLOSING WATER VALVE @ BIN SITE, SLIPPED & FELL ON ICE, FALLING & INJURING HIS RT. ARM & SHOULDER. SEEN IN E.R. & AN X-RAY WAS TAKEN TO CHECK FOR ANY FRACTURES. CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM, REFERRED TO ORTHOPEDIC M.D. THE FOLLOWING WEEK & LATER STARTED P. THERAPY.

EE WAS CLOSING DOOR ON BACKHOE WHEN SUDDENLY THE HANDLE OF BACKHOE BROKE OFF, CAUSING LACERATION OF LEFT THUMB. SENT TO ER AND RECEIVED 9 SUTURES.

WHILE CHANGING SCREEN, HAMMER DROPPED INTO BIN. EE REACHED IN TO RETRIEVE IT, INCURRING PUNCTURE WOUND ON RIGHT THUMB FROM JAGGED ROLL BAR. DEVELOPED INFECTION - PLACED ON ANTIBIOTICS.

In 1980 he had an injury which resulted in an umbilcal hernia. Employee has continued to work for the past 25 years with untreated hernia but decided to have surgery this year. Reported it to supervisor on 1/27/05 and had surgery resulting in hernia repair; no lost time.

EE WAS STANDING ON SIDE OF SCAFFOLD, ABOUT 1.5' FROM GROUND, REMOVING ECCENTRIC FROM CRUSHER. EE'S FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND, STRIKING HIS BACK (CERVICAL & UPPER BACK CONTUSION & STRAIN). EE WAS SEEN AT EMERGENCY ROOM AND RELEASED TO FULL DUTY. CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM, SO EE WAS STARTED ON PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR A FEW SESSIONS. CONTINUED TO DO REG. DUTIES.

SHOVELING WET ROCK DUST WHEN HE HAD A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. WAS TAKEN TO ER, TREATED AND DISCHARGED. NOW GOING FOR PHYSICAL THERAPY BUT WORKING REGULAR DUTY.

CHIPPING MUD AND STONE OUT OF HEAD SECTION BOX C A CHIPPING HAMMER. AIR PRESSURE FROM AIR HAMMER FLEW PIECE OF STONE AROUND SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO R EYE.

HAMMERING WEDGE THAT HOLDS 4' CRUSHER TIGHT, MISSED WEDGE AND STRUCK LEFT SMALL FINGER.

WHILE PUTTING GUARD ON A STACKER IN YEAR, GUARD (85-100#) SLIPPED OFF TOP PULLEY AND FELL ON LEFT HAND & FINGERS.

CRAWLING IN AND OUT OF #8 SCREEN, HIS KNEE BECAME VERY SORE. CONTINUED TO WORK WITH NO PROBLEM. ON 3/15 HAD PAIN AND SWELLING IN RIGHT KNEE. X-RAYS NEGATIVE. ADVISED LIGHT DUTY IF NO BETTER

OPENED OVER-HEAD HINGED GRATE AND UPON CLIMBING BACK DOWN, GRATE FELL, STRIKING EE IN NECK AND BACK OF HEAD.

TWISTED TORSO, INJURING BACK, WHILE REPAIRING JOINT ON 42" CONVEYER BELT.

EE WAS FUELING A WATER PUMP. THE FUEL HOSE KICKED OUT. THE EE JUMPED TO SHUT OFF FUEL TWISTED ANKLE.

EE WAS CUTTING JOINT IN RM BELT WHEN HE SLIPPED WITH A RAZOR KNIFE CUT R THUMB NO GLOVES.

WAS RUNNING A MUSTANG. RAINING. STOPPED. WHEN HE WAS GETTING OUT, HE SLIPPED CATCHING RT LEG BETWEEN BUCKET AND FRONT OF MACHINE.

PERFORMING MAINTENCE WORK ON SAND PLANT & BANGED ELBOW ON THE PLANT STRUCTURE.

EE STATES THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO FIX A CONVEYOR WAS USING A PRY BAR UNDER A ROLLER. PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO FALL AGAINST PRY BAR.

AFTER WELDING AND WORKING ON TRUCK, EE REMOVED SAFETY GLASSES AND SOME TIME LATER NOTED RT. EYEIRRITATION. RESULTING DX ON 10/20/96 WAS CORNEALABRASION.

EE STATES CHANGING BEARING IN SCREEN. CAUGHT TIP OF RIGHT 4TH DIGIT BETWEEN SCREEN AND BEARING CARTRIDGE, CAUSING A CUT THAT SUBSEQUENTLY BECAME INFECTED.

EE STATES PUSHING ON SCREEN TO REMOVE IT. TWISTED LOW BACK.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE INSTALLING CABLES N BRIDLE OF CRANE BOOM HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL ONTO THE BOOM

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT AS HE STEPPED OFF THE LOADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE LADER RUNG AND THAT AS HE FELL HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BECAUSE HE WAS HANGING ONTO THE HANDRAIL AND THIS CAUSED HIM TO STR AIN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

LIFTING 50 LB BAG ANFO,EMPL STRAINED HIS BACK.

MOVING IRON PIPE,PIPE ROLLED ONTO TOE.

PUTTING PRESSURE ON GEAR LEVER TO CHANGE GEARS FELT POP IN WRIST

LOADING RAIL CARS OFF OF SITE LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF LOADER BROKE THRU GROUND INTO HOLE WHILE LOADED BUCKET WAS IN THE AIR MACHINE ROLLED OVER ON SIDE HOLE MIGHT HAVE BEEN AN OLD SEPTIC SYSTEM

CHANGING CHUTE IN MILL. SLIPPED ON EDGE OF BOX AND FELL INTO BOX.

GRINDING ON BACKHOE BOOM. MATERIAL FLEW INTO EYE.

WORKING ON CRANE CLUTCH. USING WRENCH, WHICH SLIPPED AND SMASHED RIGHT HAND.

JACKING TWO PIECES OF METAL APART. JACK SLIPPED & HIT EMPL IN HEAD.

GRINDING PIECE OF METAL.

CLIMBED UP ONTO MACHINE TO MOVE IT AWAY FROM THE GARAGE DOOR. HE FELL AND THAT IS ALL HE REMEMBERS. NO WITNESSES. IT WAS RAINING, SO POSSIBLY HE SLIPPED ON WET DECK OR STEPS.

MOVING A ROCK BY HAND SO AS TO MAKE ROOM FOR DRILL OUTRIGGER TO BE PUT DOWN ROCK SLIPPED BACK PINNING FINGER BETWEEN ROCK TRACK OF DRILL.

HOOKING BOOM TO3LOADER BUCKET WHEN PIN CAME OUT BECAUSE OF KINK IN CHAIN BOOM DISLODGED PINCHING FINGER

CHANGING CABLE 2N CRANE. HOUSING MOVED AROUND SOME,. KNOCKING EMP OFF TRACK

UNLOAFING EXPLO8IVES FROM TRUCK. WHILE STACKING EXPLOSIVES AT EDGE OF TRUCK, SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND,INJURING RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A SCREEN NECK IN PLACE USING A 11/2 TON CHAIN HOIST & RACHET ON HOIST STARTED TURNING ALLOWING PC OF DECK TO STRIKE ANKLE OF EMPLOYEE APPROX WGT OF SCREEN DECK 1000#

HE WAS PUTTING A RETURN IDLER ON A CONVEYOR IT FELL CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE METAL.