Lehigh Northwest Cement Company Metal/Non-Metal

Cement got in water. Water became alkaline. Water got into gloves and on coveralls. 2nd degree burns on right forearm, ribs and legs.

Employee was carrying a pipe blank & tripped. When he landed on the floor, the flange blank hit his tooth and broke a piece off the tooth.

Stepped on a loose pipe. Fell and hit eyebrow on forklift. Required six stitches.

WRENCH SLIPPED ON NUT AND HAND HIT EDGE OF FLANGE.

LIFTING PLATE OFF DITCH. LOST BALANCE. BENT DOWN WITH PLATE.

EE WAS WIPING AIR FILTER ELEMENT. RT THUMB CONTACTED SHARP EDGE. WENT TO DR AFTER SHIFT WAS OVER AND RECEIVED 4 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR ON RAILCARS. WAS STANDING ON BAR. SLIPPED OFF, BAR HIT HIM IN THE KNEE. KNEE DRAINED 8/4/98.

EE GOT HIS RT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO METAL COVERS. REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.

USING PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE SHAFT FROM SCREW CONVEYOR. TRYING TO TURN AND PULL SHAFT WRENCH SLIPPED, LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS.

EE SLIPPED OFF STATIONLY LADDER. HE COULD AND PASSED OUT BEFORE HE FELL. FELL 10-12 FT TO A PLATFORM AND THEN THREE FEET TO SCALE DECK.

INDIVIDUAL WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK HE WAS BENT OVER & WHEN HE STOOD UP HIS HEAD HIT THE CORNER OF THE METAL LOADER DOOR & CUT HIS HEAD I T REQUIRED EIGHT STITCHES

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO TIGHTEN BOLT ON MILL AND HIT FINGER.

CHAIN BLOCK WAS SET IN PLACE BY THE GRIZZLY, HE WAS TAKING THE CHAIN LOOSE, CHAIN CAUGHT ON LOOP ON ECOLOGY BLOCK, PULLED BLOCK OVER ON THE HIS LEGS PINNING HIM TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GRINDING WHICH HIT HIS KNEE AND REQURIED STITCHES.

HAMMERING WITH SLEDGE HAMMER TO GET FLOWING HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FINGER.

INJURED PICKED 6P A I BEAM FELT A PULLING IN RIGHT GROIN SWELLING PAIN AND DIAGNOSIS WAS A HERNIA.

INJURED WAS GET7ING OFF A D-4 DOZER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED BETWEEN TRACK AND DOZER ARM CAUSING A FRACTURE TO LEFT ANKLE.

INJURED WAS USI3G JCKHAMMER TO REMOVE COATING FROM ROTARY KILN. A PIECE OF COATING APPROX 5 POUNDS FELL FROM ABOVE HIT HIM ON THE HEAD CAUSING A JAMMED NECK.

EMP WAS USING A3KNIFE TO CUT A RUBBER SCRAPER, THE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING A 3 CM LACERATION TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

INJURED WAS CLE5NING A SNUBBER PULLEY FOR AN INCLINE BELT CONVEYOR WHILE THE BELT WAS RUNNING. HE DID NOT LOCK OUT THE BELT CONVEYOR BEFORE CLEANING. HE WAS USING A SPIKE HAMMER TO HIT HANDEN MATERIAL ON PU5LEY. HAND AND HAMMER WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN ROLL AND CONVEYOR RECEIVED SEVERE LACERATION ON LEFT FROM STRUCTURE .

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING ONE END OF A RAILROAD TIE ONTO FORK LIFT AS EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING HE SLIPPED & FELL INTO RR TIE CAUSING A BRUISE TO CHEST & SKINNED KNEE

EMPL USING PORT5POWER UNIT TO HOLD UP 80 LB STEEL LINER PLATE.EMPL WAS INSIDE #4 RAW MILL ELEVATOR.PORTAPOWER MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING PLATE TO FALL.PLATE LANDED ON TOP OF HARD HAT AND FELL ON RI GHT KNEE.TILTED3FELL 12''.

INJURED WAS INSTALLING ELECTRICAL CONDUIT AT NORTH SIDE OF KILN BLDG. HE ATTEMPTED TO CROSS 18" CONCRETE DITCH, STEPPED ON SOME LOOSE CLINKER AND FELL TO SAME LEVEL. RIGHT KNEE HIT CONCRETE DI TCH CAUSING INFLAMATION AND TENDERNESS ABOVE KNEE. EMPLOYEE MISSED NEXT DAY OF WORK BECAUSE DOCTOR SAID STAY OFF FEET FOR 24 HOURS.

INJURED WAS SWEEPING FLOOR OF CEMENT. WENT BEYOND GUARD RAIL UNDER BALL MILL. BOLTS OF MANHEAD COVER STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON HARD HAT & FOREHEAD CAUSING LACERATION. LACERATION REQUIRED TWO STITCHES TO CLOSE.

INJURED WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT FASBRIC FOR FINISH MILL AIR SLIDE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING TOWARD HIMSELF KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT INSIDE RIGHT KNEE APPROX 3IN -REQUIRED 4 STITCHES TO CLOSE

INJURED WAS PUTTING STEEL BALLS INTO RAW GRIND MILL ASSISTING EMPLOYEE TIPPED BARREL APPROX 100LB OF BALLS TO REMOVE FEW REMAINING BALLS INJURED STUCK FINGERS UNDER BARREL FELLOW EMPLOYEE RELE ASED BARRELL CAUSING IT TO PINCH INJUREDS FINGER AGAINST WOODEN PALLET