Lehigh White Cement Company, LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Pinched middle finger between packer roller and mounting of roller

Shoulder sprain during cleanout of ball charge hopper pit

Suspended load of kiln feed pipe slipped in strap and came in contact with employee's shoulder

Vibration from running jackhammer caused strain to right wrist

Lifting of heavy object causing sprain/strain to lower back

Employee caught hand in pinch point of seat mechanism of forklift while trying to adjust seat. Received cut/crushing injury to left hand ring finger and finger nail.

Blowback of natural gas from kiln ignition

Stepped off of ladder pulled knee

Hot meal from kiln operation coming in contact with employee's neck

Use of sledgehammer to drive shim hit thumb

Cut to the hand from a utility knife

Annual hearing tests resulted in employee experiencing reportable hearing loss.

Lifting strain on lower back muscles.

Employee was repairing part of stretch hood at palletizer for packaged cement production line. Knife blade used to cut bags over top of pallets cut into employee's hand.

Employee was descending staircase and tripped and fell down three subsequent steps landing on their knee. Knee sustained a sprain.

Employee was carrying large clinker ball removed from clinker discharge. When they stepped off of clinker drag they felt a sharp pain in lower back and pain shooting down both legs following with numb feet. Employee sought medical attention and incurred lost time as of 8/20/19

Employee was returning excess sampled cement back into finish mill via 5 gallon bucket. Employee lifted bucket full of cement up to reclaim screw and strained shoulder in process. Employee sought medical care and had physical therapy. Recent MRI indicated tear in shoulder and employee was referred to surgeon. Employee underwent surgery 10/9/19 and began losing time from work.

Employee got loader stuck in kiln dust and when EE exited the cab stepped into a mixture of kiln dust and water which entered both boots causing an alkali burn to the top of the feet and the ankle.

Maintenance mechanic was coming down the passenger elevator from the top of the 56 silos. The passenger elevator stopped during the flight to ground level. An electrician climbed the ladder way to the top of the silos, activated the elevator key to open and close the door and the car was recalled to the top.

Employee was working on the Kiln performing re-bricking. When stepped down to retrieve a hammer a refractory brick came loose and struck ee in the lower back. Incident became reportable when the employee received an epidural shot to lower back on 2/22/17

Employee was working in the raw mill, hammering out mill liner bolts. Employee was driving out bolts with a sledge hammer and bolt ricocheted back and struck employee in the mouth. Laceration to lower lip required two stitches. Chip on upper left incisor tooth.

Employee was cutting a 3-inch pipe line and when cut was almost complete, the blade of the bandsaw being used crimped in the cut. At the same time the pipe started to fall and the employee accidently triggered the saw and cut into fingers of right hand, requiring stitch

Employee was operating an air impact wrench. The wrench extension was modified with a bolt tore serve the socket to the extension. When the wrench was accidentally activated. The bolt tore into the employee's left hand between the under and middle finger.

Fire had started in the coke mill fining system blower while using rubber fluff fuel. fire resulted in smoky conditions and employee suffered smoke inhalation respiratory distress during kiln shut down and firefighting procedures.

Employee had arrived for work and was leaving the parking lot to come in and slipped on the snow and ice injuring his left knee.

Employee was applying belt dressing to the one-inch stone head pulley when his right hand and wrist was caught in the head pulley. Employee had lacerations and contusions to the right hand and arm, and sustained a hairline fracture to the right wrist.

While hammering a slide on the coke belt, the EE struck his middle left hand finger against the slide, cutting his finger.

Employee was using a sledge hammer against a silo hopper to unchoke gypsum hangars and felt a pull and dull pain in lower abdomen. Diagnosis of hernia was made on 3/10/10

EE was grinding a metal stud and got metal particles embedded in left eye. EE went to emergency room on 10/11/09.

Employee was trying to break loose a pipe union. When the wrench slipped and the left ring finger struck an angle iron plate fracturing the tip of the left ring finger.

Employee was unchocking clinker hopper and clinker ball rolled down and smashed right thumb. Injury caused by laceration requiring stitches.

Employee was hanging electrical conduit and as he was pulling on the conduit, pulled & strained his left shoulder. Employee had surgery performed on 1/11/07, lost time as of 1/16/07

EE walked into steel beam next to boiler room. He hit his hard hat and his nose. Accident resulted in broken nose.

While removing liner plates ee's hand got caught between the liner and the mill shell support pipe as the liner was being removed.

EE WAS CLEANING UNDER COKE FEED BELT AND SCRAPED HIS BACK ON FEEDER CAGE. A MOLE ON HIS BACK WAS PARTIALLY TORN OFF IN THE PROCESS WHICH WILL BE SURGICALLY REMOVED.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A TANK INTO A PIT USING A FORKLIFT WITH A CHAIN PLACED ACROSS THE FORKLIFT FORKS. WHILE LOWERING THE TANK INTO THE PIT, CHAIN SLIPPED OFF THE FORKS, CAUGHT THE EMPLOYEE , AND PULLED HIM INTO THE PIT ON TOP OF THE METAL BOX.

WORKER PICKED UP A 60# PIECE OF BRASS BUSHING AND STARTED TO WALK AND HIS BACK GAVE OUT.

EE WAS HOLDING A METAL FLANGE WHILE ANOTHER WAS TRYING TO PRY OUT A BEARING. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED & CRUSHED THE TIP OF THE RIGHT RING FINGER. IT WAS FRACTURED & THE MIDDLE FINGERTIP HAD A HAIRL INE FRACTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING OUT A HOPPER AND STRUCK RIGHT RING FINGER AGAINST METAL ANGLE IRON OPENING A WOUND THAT WAS A PRE-EXISTING INJURY. CUT REQUIRED TWO STITCHES.

EE WAS RE-BRICKING THE KILN AND SLIPPED WHILE INSTALLING A BRICK. THE BRICK PINCHED THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUSING IT TO FRACTURE AT THE FINGER TIP.

EE WAS POKING THE BACK END OF THE KILN WITH A BAR AND APPARENTLY CAUSED A METAL PARTICLE TO BE EMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EE WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY AND IT WAS REMOVED.

EE WAS CUTTING EXPANDED METAL WITH METAL SHEARS. HE PUSHED HIS FINGERS TOO FAR INTO THE CLAMPING PART OF THE SHEAR CATCHING HIS LEFT MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER. MIDDLE FINGER TIP WAS FRACTURED.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS & ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED ON OILY STAIRS & HURT HIS LOWER BACK

EE WAS PULLING CHAIN INTO THE KILN AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOOTING A RING BUILDUP IN THE KILN WITH 12 GAUGE SHOT GUN. ON ONE OF HT EROUNDS, EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY DID NTO HOLD GUN PROPERLY, GUN KICKED BACK AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN UPPER LIP.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 55-GALLON OFF A STAND TO EMPTY IT INTO A HOLDING DRUM. THE DRUM SLIPPED OUT OF THE EMPLOYEE'S GRASP, CAUSING IT TO FALL ONTO THE FRONT OF THE STAND PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWE EN DRUM STAND AND 55-GALLON DRUM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A CHISEL AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE HAMMER & CHISEL.

EE FELL AND BRUISED HIS ARM AND HAND, LATER WHEN EE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS HAND HE REQUESTED MEDICAL TREATMENT. TREATMENT REVEALED FRACTURE ON HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A FIVE GALLON CAN OF OIL FROM THE TOP OF A 55 GALLON DRUM AND SUSTAINED AN UMBILICAL HERNIA.

EE GOT HAND CAUGHT IN THE COOLING FAN OF A BOBCAT LOADER

EE WAS CHANGING NOZZLE ON A SANDBLASTER. WHEN THE NOZZLE BECAME LOOSE IT SHATTERED CUTTING EE'S LOOSE RIGHT PINKY FINGER. STITCHES.

EE WAS STANDING ON A BUCKET ON TOP OF A ROLLER CONVEYOR. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO STEADY HIMSELF. THE PALLETIZED TABLE RETURNED TO POSITION WHILE STEADYING HIMSELF & JPINCHE D HIS HAND BETWEEN THE TRACK & PALLETIZER WHEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL AND GOT METAL PARTICLE EMBEDDED IN EYE.

EE WAS CRAWLING INSIDE OF A KILN AND ACCIDENTLY BENT OVER HITTING HIS HEAD ON A STEEL BEAM.

HOISTING SLUICE CHAIN AND GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN A PLATE AND CHAIN SMASHING AND CUTTING RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER AND RING FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING DOWN STEPS LOOKING THROUGH TRI-FOCAL GLASSES.HE THOUGHT HE WAS ON THE GROUND,BUT STILL HAD ONE STEP TO GO.ON TAKING THE LAST STEP,HE FELL AND BRUSIED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A BULKHEAD IN A RAILCAR WHEN IT SWUNG FREE AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT UNDER THE DOOR.

EE WAS USING A BAR TO UNCHOKE THE REDUCTION BURNER ON THE KILN WHEN HE SMASHED THE TIP OF THE RIGHT SMALL FINGER BETWEEN THE GAS LINE & REDUCTION BURNER HOUSING.

WELDING WIRE PENETRATED SIDE OF LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE FILTERS IN THE PACKING BIN DUST COLLECTOR. WHEN HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE DUST COLLECTOR, HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON A STEP AND HE FELL FORWARD, TWISTING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WORKING AROUND HOT KILN DURING HOT DAY SUFFERED HEAT EXHAUSTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING PALLETS WEIGHING APPROX 70 LBS EACH ON A TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER RIGHT CHEST AREA.

EE WAS LIFTING AN 85 LB GAS BOTTLE FOR REPLACEMENT AT THE ANALYZER & FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER SIDE.

EE WAS AT #4 STONE PUMP CELLAR AND STARTED TO MOVE A 55 GALLON CONTAINER OF STONE USING A DRUM DOLLY. HIS RT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE HANDLE AND STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE F.R. PUMP HOPPER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON HIS BREAK IN THE LUNCH ROOM EATING AT THE LUNCH TABLE. EMPLOYEE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, SLUMPED, AND ROLLE DONTO THE FLOOR. CONSCIOUSNESS WAS REGAINED WITHIN A MUNUTE OR TWO.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A BAG OF CEMENT WEIGHING APPROX 75 POUNDS & TWISTED TO THE RT TO MOVE IT AT THIS MOMENT A STRAINED LOWER BACK OCCURRED

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CEMENT BAGS ON FLAT BED TRUCK WHEN HE HEARD A POP IN HIS WRIST THIS WAS THE SECOND DAY HE WAS PACKING & HAD COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN HIS WRIST

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A SAMPLE BAG OF CEMENT OFF THE LOADING DOCK & TURNED TO LOAD IT INTO A PICKUP TRUCK. AT THAT POINT, THE EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON A FLOOR WORKING ON AN ELECTRICAL CABINET. TWISTING MOVEMENT CAUSED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A METAL PLATE COVER FOR A SCREW CONVEYOR AND FELT SOMETHING SNAP IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AS HE LIFTED.

EMPL SUFFERED CARDIO-RESPIRATORY ATTACK WHILE WALKING ON ROADWAY LEADING FROM TIME CLOCK STATION TO CHANGE HOUSE PRIOR TO BEGINNING OF SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE HAD FILLED WHEELBARROW WITH KILN CLINKER SPILLAGE. THE EXERTED EFFORT APPLIED IN LIFTING THE WHEELBARROW, THE VEIN IN HIS LEFT INNER THIGH BURST, CAUSING EXCESSIVE BLEEDING.

DRIVER WAS PULLING TARP BACKWARDS OVER LOADED TRAILER. HE STEPPED IN A VOID AREA OF LOAD, LOST BALANCE AND FELL TO CONCRETE FLOOR, LANDING ON RIGHT SHOULDER. CRACKED RIBS AND BROKEN RIGHT COLL AR BONE, VARIOUS BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS.

A CEMENT BAG WAS PLACED ONTO AS SPOUT OF CEMENT PACKING MACHINE AND WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A SECOND BAG ONTO ADJOINING SPOUT. THE FIRST BAG SLIPPED OFF OF SPOUT WITHOUT CEMENT FEED ON THAT SPOUT DOD NOT SHUT OFF, CAUSING CEMENT TO FLOW OUT ONTO EMPLOYEE.

AFTER CHANGOUT OF GRINDING WHEELS, THE TOOL RESTS WERE REPOSITIONED FOR MANDATORY 1/8 INCH CLEARANCE. A GAP OF 1/2 - 3/4 INCH CLEARANCE EXISTED. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GRIND ROUGH EDGES OF A 1/4" PIECE OF FLAT IRON AND EDGE OF METAL CAUGHT WHEEL, THRUSTING IT INTO GAP. EMPLOYEE'S THUMB WAS THRUST AGAINST WHEEL AND RIPPED OFF THUMBNAIL.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXTRICATE LUMPS OF CEMENT FROM A TRANSITION CHUTE BETWEEN A CEMENT SILO DISCAHRGE POINT AND AIR SLIDE. AS EE WAS USING A BAR TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF LARGE LUMPS A SMALL PART ICLE FLEW OUT AND AROUND SAFETY GLASSES AND LODGED ITSELF UNDER EE EYELID CAUSING IRRITATION.

TURNED AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE AFTER STEEPING ON LOOSE STONE ON WALK-WAY. THIS REPORT IS BEING FILED ON BASIS OF EMPLOYEE'S CLAIM THAT THERE WAS A CUMULATIVE AFFECT ON HIS KNEE AS A RESULT OF ANKLE SPRAIN. IN JULY 1991, EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED IF PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE AND CLAIMED THAT PAIN WAS A RESULT OF POSSIBLE FAVORING HIS WALKING PROCEDURE DUE TO ANKLE SPRAIN ON 3-23-91. IN JULY-AUG

EMPLOYEE USED A BURNING TORCH TO URN OUT A SECTION OF RAW MILL SHELL FOR RE-WELDING. TO SMOOTH OFF ROUGH EDGES OF CUT USING A HAND GRINDER, SPECK OF DIRT PENETRATED INTO EYE, CAUSING IRRITATIO N TO EYE AFTER REMOVAL-NECESSITATING PRESCRIPTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS EMERGING FROM DUST COLLECTOR THRU ACCESS DOOR & SLIPPED ON CEMENT ACCUMULATION IN ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN BALANCE RT HAND WAS CAUGHT ON DOOR JAM RESULTING IN A CUT

NO UNUSUAL OR UN-ORDERLY CONDITIONS EXISTED. EMPLOYEE WAS ENGAGED IN FLOOR CLEAN UP USING A BROOM, SHOVE, & WHEELBARROW. NO SPECIFIC BODY MOTION CAUSED INJURY SUDDENLY. PAIN WAS FELT BY CUMULA TIVE AFFECT.

INJ SETTING PALLETS ONTO TRUCK BED WHICH WAS WET.EMPL BENDING OVER TO ALIGN PALLETS,POSITION OF BODY WEIGHT CAUSED FOOT TO SLIP OUT CAUSING EMPL TO LOSE BALANCE TO SIDE ROLLING OFF SIDE OF TRU CK BED.

INJURED WAS MOVING GRINDING MILL FROM CORNER TO AN OPEN AREA TO ACCESS MOTOR OF UNIT. COVER LID WAS IN RAISED POSTION, LEFT HAND WAS POSTIONED IN CLOSURE AREA OD LID. USE OF PRYBAR CAUSED JE RKING MOTION CAUSING LID TO FALL INTO CLOSED POSTION AND ONTO INJURED HAND.

INJ AND 2 WORKERS UNLOADING 300 LB CRATE FROM DELIVERY TRUCK.STRAINED LOWER BACK.

PL WAS CLENAING UP CEMENT DEBRIS ON TOP OF CEMENT SILOS WITH BROOM SHOVEL & WHEELBARROW. EMPL TRIPPED BACKWARDS WHEN FOOT GOT CAUGHT ON SILO LEVEL BINDICATOR. IN BACKWARD FALL EMPL STRUCK H IS BACK AGAINST AN AIRSLIDE AIR SUPPLY LINE.

EMPLOYEE AND ACCOMPLICE WERE LIFTING A CRANE HOOK TO CARRY IT UP A STAIRWAY WHEN ACCOMPLICE RERQUESTED THAT HOOK BE SET ON FLORR FOR HIM TO GET A BETTER GRASP ON HOOK.THE INJURED FELT A PULL ON HIS BACK AS THEY PROCEEDED TO LOWER HOOK ONTO FLOOR.

EMPL WAS HITTING METAL BAR WITH HAMMER IN ORDER TO DISLODGE LUMPS OF MATERIAL FROM BOTTOM OF STORAGE SILO. APPARENTLY STRESS OF HITTING BAR REPEATEDLY WITH HAMMER RESULTED IN STRAINED WRIST

EE WAS WALKING 6P A SET OF METAL STAIRS. EE STATES THAT HIS SHOE CAUGHT ON T HE EDGE OF ONE OF THE STEPS & T HAT HE BEGAN TO FALL FORWARD. HE SAID THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP HIS FALL WITH HIS RT LEG & IN DO3NG SO SPRAINED HIS RT KNEE.

THE INJURED EMP5OYEE STATED THAT WHILE CUTTING A 1 INCH THICK PIECE OF METAL WITH AN ACETYLENE TORCH, A HOT PIECE OF METAL ENTERED HIS GLOVE. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT AS HE SHOOK HIS HAND TO R REMOVE THE OBTA3N MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 8-24-87. THE SMALL 1/8 TO 1/4 INCH LACERATION/BURN HE RECEIVED DEVELOPED INTO LYMPHANGITIS AND CELLULITIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A HAND HELD ABRASIVE WHEEL GRINDER TO GRIND A PIECE OF METAL BEING HELD BY A BENCH VISE.EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT POWER CORD OF GRINDER BECAME CAUGHT BY BENCH VISE WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED GRINDER 7O HIGHER SPOT ON METAL.GRINDER WAS PULLED OUT OF EMPLOYEES HANDS AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S HAND CAUSING A LACERATION AS IT FELL.

EMP WAS CUTTING3METAL ANGLE IRON ON A BANDSAW. AFTER THE SAW COMPLETED A CUT, THE EMPLOYEE STOPPED THE SAW AND WHILE THE BLADE WAS STILL COASTING, HE REACHED IN UNDER THE BLADE TO POSITION THE ANGLE IRON FOR 7HE NEXT CUT. THEANGLE IRON HIT THE SAW BLADE AND WAS KICKED UPWARD. THE EMPLOYEE THUMB TRAVELED UP WITH THE ANGLE IRON AND WAS CUT BY THE BLADE. THE UPPER PORTION OF HIS THUMB

EMP WAS LIFTING3A HINGED HEAVY METAL DUST COLLECTOR COLLAR UP AND A WAY FROM A BLENDER. HE DID T LIFT THE COLLAR FAR ENOUGH AND IT BEGAN TO FALL BACK TO THE BLENDER. THE EMP CAUGHT IT AND PUSH ED IT BACK INTO3ITS RESTING POSITION. HE THEN FAILED TO BE AWARE OF HIS POSITION IN RELATION TO THE LOADING SPOUT. AS HE WENT TO STAND UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE LOADING SPOUT

THE INJURED EMP5OYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE CARRYING A METAL CHAIN SPROCKET APPROX. 2 1/2 FT IN DIAMETER, WEIGHING APPROX. 200 LB UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS. LIFTING THE SPROCKET OVEREXERTED HIS WRIST, RESULTIN1 IN AN INJURY.

INJURED WAS HAR8 SURFACING A FEED CHUTE VIA WELDING . SPARKS OR HOT SLAG IGNITED THE LEFT LEG OF THE INJURED EMPLOYEE S TROUSERS.

EE WAS ASSISTIN1 SEVERAL OTHER EES IN T HE MOVING OF A KILN BRICKING ARCH. THE EE HAD TO MOVE BACKWARDS TO DO THIS. THE EE TRIPPED OVER A BOX OF BRICK SHIMS THAT WERE IN HIS PATH & FELL TO T HE BOTTOM OF TH9 KILN. HE TRIED TO BRAKE HIS FALL WITH HIS ARM & IN DOING SO STRAINED ARM.

EE WAS REMOVING3A 50# BAG OF IRON OXIDE PIGMENT FROM A PALLET. EE STATED A 2ND BAG BEGAN TO FALL OFF WITH THE 1ST. THE EE ATTEMPTED TO S TOP THE 2ND BAG FROM FALLING ON THE FLOOR & IN DOING S O STRAINED A MU8CLE IN HIS RT SHOULDER.

THE EMPLOYEE HAD GONE INSIDE A VAN TYPE TRAILER TO EXAMINE A SHIPMENT. THE TRAILER WAS NOT BACKED UP TO A LOADING DOCK AT THE TIME. IN ORDER TO DEPART FROM THE TRAILER, THEEMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM THE FLOOR OF THE TRAILER TO THE GROUND (A DISTANCE OF APPROX.. FOUR FEET). THE EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIS BACK AND OBTAINED A WHIPLASH TYPE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PORTABLE CONVEYOR WITH USE OF FIVE FOOT LONG METAL PRY BAR PUSHING AGAINST METAL BAR RESULTED IN TENDONITIS OF RT HAND & ALSO AGGRAVATED PRE-EXISTING GANGLION CYST

EMPL ASSTING REPAIRMAN REMOVAL OF INSPECTION DOOR ON BUCKET ELEVATOR.THE EMPL STANDING ON MIDRAIL OF GUARDRAIL.INSPECTION DOOR OPENED SUDDENLY AND EMPL STEPPED BACK OFF MIDRAIL PLACING ALL HIS WEIGHT SUDDENLY UPON LEFT LEG.SPRAIN OF LEFT CALF RESULTED.

EMPL WALKING UP ALONG EDGE OF 9\WIDE CONCRETE RAMP.RAMP WAS WET DUE TO RAIN.EMPL SLIPPED AND FELL OFF EDGE OF RAMPL ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR 3\ BELOW. 4 FRACTURED RIBS RESULTED.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WASOPERATING A PACKING MACHINE THAT FILLS BAGS WITH CEMENT. AS A BAG WAS FILLING THE BAG RUPTURED AND CEMENT ENTERED THE EMPLOYEES LEFT EYE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFET Y GLASSES AT THE TIME. THE PACKING MACHINE WAS OPERATING PROPERLY; A DEFECTIVE BAG WAS THE CAUSE OF THE INJURY.

THE EE WAS REPLACING A SMALL ELECTRIC JUNCTION BOX WHICH WAS MOUNTED ON THE CEILING. AT SOME POINT DURING THE REPLACEMENT- THE EE DOES NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN- AN UNKNOWN FOREIGN BODY-METAL, WO OD OR DIRT-ENTERED THE EE\S EYE.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ONE OF FOUR MEN INSTALLING A SECTION OF METAL DUCTWORK. WHEN POSITIONING THE DUCTWORK TH DUCT STRUCK A STEEL COLUM AND THE INJURED HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE DUCT AND COLUMN.

A BALL MILL LINER PLATE HAD JUSYT BEEN LOWER BY HOIST ONTO A HAND TRUCK LOCATED INSIDE A BALL MILL. THE HAND TRUCK WAS IN THE NORMAL POSITION. THE INJURED WAS UNHOOKING THE SLING FROM THE LINER PLATE WHEN THE LINER PLATE LEANED FORWARD & FELL OVER STRIKING THE EE ON THE RIGHT FOOT. A FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT 1ST METATARSAL RESULTED.

EMP WAS CHANGING BAGS IN A DUST COLLECTOR THE EMP DIDNT DE-ENERGIZE THE TIMER FOR THE MECHANISM WHICH SHAKES THE BAGS DOWN FOR CLEANING. THE BAGS SHOOK DOWN WHILE THE EMP WAS WORKING ON THE COLLECTOR AND DUST ENTERED HIS EYES

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 43 BL. STEEL PLATE UP OFF THE FLOOR AND UP TO THE TOOL REST OF A PEDASTAL MOUNTED GRINDER, IN DOING SO HE STRAINED HIS BACK.