LIMESTONE DUST CORP. Metal/Non-Metal

EE was using EE's personal knife to remove a band from a stack of bags. In cutting the strap the force used the knife to continue on toward the EE left forearm causing a laceration. EE was taken to a local urgent care facility were the wound was treated and stitches applied. EE may return to work tomorrow.

Employee was dropping off a loaded trailer in the truck parking lot. While cranking the dollies on the trailer down, a bee landed on the employee's right side. This resulted in the employee being strung by the bee and the employee having to self administer an Epipen as employee is allergic to bee venom.

Forklift came into to remove pallet of product, causing the pallet to shift which resulted in the bags of product twisting the employee's left knee.

While walking on an elevated walkway employee did not observe that an access opening in the grating was open and subsequently stepped through it causing a contusion to his lower leg.

Employee was operating a machine that fills polypropylene bags with pulverized limestone when his left hand got caught in one of the straps attached to the bag, as the forklift operator was backing out with the pallet that the bag was sitting on resulting in the employee's left arm being pulled causing a strain to the machine operator's left shoulder.

Employee was leaving plant to go on a break, employee stepped backwards to speak to a fellow employee and in doing so tripped and fell into a nearby railing.

During the installation of a blower for #1 Sly the injured was checking the direction of the rollers when his right index finger was sucked into the rollers resulting in a deep laceration.

while working on the belt line, employee was picking up a bag of dust when another bag fell striking his hand and pushed it into the belt causing an avulsion of the nail right hand ring finger.

While removing lug nuts from a tire, the socket employee using came free when struck with a sledgehammer traveling backwards striking employee's face and mouth.

In attempt to remove a 50 lb bag from the production line, the bag tilted over forcing employee's right hand and wrist to be strained.

While replacing a brake chamber on a commercial truck, the employee unsafely attempted to disassemble the factory sealed portion of the brake chamber. The spring pressure discharged the brake chamber causing pieces of the spring to strike the employee over his left eye, causing a very deep laceration.

While shoveling excess gravel debris, employee injured elbow.

Employee tripped over wooden crib block on a concrete floor causing his left knee to strike the floor.

Employee on lunch break wiped his left eye with the sleeve of his clothing and dust from the sleeve entered his left eye allegedly scratching it

(Worker breached safety barrier and fell 4 feet to warehouse floor.) A roll of plastic covers was being installed with a forklift. EE was positioned inside a safety perimeter attempting to position the locks on the shaft of the roll. For whatever reason he exited the safety perimeter and fell off the elevated work area about 4 feet to the warehouse floor.

Employee was tightening straps on truck for load, hands were wet from snow, hands slipped off strap bar and bar flew up and hit him in chin. Employee was using a DOT approved strap bar.

Employee was taking bags off the belt line, his gloved finger was pulled down into a small hole at the end of the line.

Employee was crawling under a bin and twisted his left knee.

Employee disregarded safety proceedures and labels by staying on forklift and attempting to release reclaim bin lever instead of dismounting and releasing the lever. The safety cage and fork assembly came down trapping right arm between cage and release lever.

Employee was going down the steps into the pit and a bolt had fallen and gotten lodged in the step and he did not see it and stepped on the bolt and twisted his ankle.

Employee was stacking 40lb bags and a bag fell and he bent to pick up the bag and hit his left eye on the pallet.

Employee was stacking dust on pallet and a 50 lb bag of dust came off assembly, employee caught bag and went to swing it onto the pallet and tripped and caught self with left arm.

Employee was using a lady slipper bar and was jabbing it between the belt and metal platform and the lady slipper bar slipped thru with his left pinky going thru also. Was told not to by co-worker.

Employee was placing a 50 lb bag of dust on a pallet and while placing bag on pallet, his elbow popped.

Employee was pushing a hose clamp up on a hose with a screw driver and screw driver slipped hitting him in the right eye.

Employee left premises for lunch. Upon returning and still on break he was talking to other employees and he fell face forward hitting his face on the conrete.

Employee was stacking dust, picked up bag and next bag came off belt line and landed on bag that EE was picking up and shoved his right hand 2 fingers between the belt and metal plate.

Operator speeding on forklift, hit concrete slab, swerved, overcorrected and forklift went up on side at 35 degree angle and came to rest against pallet of product.

Pulling a 21' joint of 4" black iron pipe with an electric wench. The start/stop switch stuck and pulled pipe against right hand. Caught right hand between pipe and steps.

Forklift flipped over and cage may have caught employees foot. Employee also told that he hurt his foot at home when truck ran over it.

EE picked up a mill bar to turn mill and experienced pain in his back.

EE was pulling a pallet off of a stack of 8 high pallets, when a pallet fell off and hit the side of his right foot behind the steel toe of his safety boot.

EE was moving a barrel of fluid, causing pain in his abdomen.

Went to grab a bag of dust and left hand slid under belt.

Employee moved behind the rear wheel of clark crane just before the operator moved backward and crane wheel caught the right foot on the edge.

Employee was shoveling up dust when right hand hit scales lacerating right knuckle on index finger.

Employee jumped off of truck being tarped and left arm got entangled in life line attached to safety harness.

Employee stated that he had a toothache and was going to the emergency room. When he got to the emergency room he told them that he got hit with a fork lift. He did not report this to his supervisor and the fork lift operator stated that he knew nothing about the incident. We fill this report with prejudice and that the indicient was not reported to supervisory personnell.

A top sheet failed to cut off completely. Employee opened the gate to the restricted area, overrode the electrical safety switch by blocking it off and proceeded to dislodge the top sheet while the machine was operating. The top sheet dispenser returned trapping his arm and shoulder against the metal structure.

Working on truck frame, trying to remove bolts-hit right knee with hammer.

Employee was stacking dust - had knee against plate/platform. Platform was hit with endloader, causing plate to strike right knee.

Employee thought a pallet was going to fall and grabbed pallet stubbing thumb.

Employee stepped up on trunion - foot slipped and hit knee.

Employee stepped on a 2x4x3' that was lying on floor.

EE tried to avoid bag hitting the ground when it came off the belt line. He caught the bag with his left hand, turned left to put the bag on the pallet, pulled back muscle.

Was stacking 50lb bags of mine safety dust, had two pallets stuck together, one fell and he was turning to lay a 50lb bag down and he fell over the pallet.

Employee was assisting with exhaust on tractor #67 and exhaust fell hitting his right hand.

EE was grinding pipe on compressor-grinder kicked back and hit left knee.

Employee loading 50 lb bag mine safety dust on pallet and got pain his right shoulder.

Employee fell between stack of pallets & #2 super sack machine.

Employee running 50 lb bag dust went to move one bag, had pain in left shoulder.

50lb bag of dust busted & was going down belt line, EE tried to remove bag & caugt right hand in conveyor.

Using slade bar on a roller in the plant. The bar slipped.

Empty pallet fell on right hand

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP 50 LB. BAG OFF FLOOR, ATTEMPTING TO STACK IT ON TOP OF 9-HIGH PALLET LOAD (STRAINED GROIN).

Was unloading trailer with forklift. Had set pallet of dust on trailer & was backing away from truck, then proceded forward, glanced at trailer & ran into concrete pier.

TOP SHEET DISPENSER HAD A PIECE OF PLASTIC HANGING FROM CLAMP. EMPLOYEE PULLED IT OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST TOP SHEET ROLL WHEN CLAMP CAUGHT HIS ARM AND HELD HIM UNTIL IT COULD BE MANUALLY BE RELEASED.

Forklift operator was putting tarp on top of loaded trailer. Tarp was heavier than usual because of rain and mud. He twisted his left wrist.

Was loading dump truck #121 with 920 loader got in #121 to park on back lot. When exiting #121 stepped out and missed step.

Employee was attempting to straighten up bags on conveyor belt and caught his left hand in the belt.

WHILE CLEANING WALKWAY ON AUTOSTACKER, 2ND EE PICKED UP A BUSTED BAG OF ROCK DUST FROM WALKWAY AND DROPPED TO FLOOR BENEATH, UNAWARE THAT EE HAD WALKED UNDER. THE BAG OF DUST HIT EE IN BACK

Was carrying tarp on trailer & stepped on rock that was on trailer causing injury to left foot.

CHANGING PLOW ON #2 MILL, EE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG.

Was using grinder on mill roll, the grinding wheel shattered and hit left hand causing injury to middle finger.

Was using cutting torch on dye ring in the #2 mill when left glove blew off & burnt left hand.

Employee, attempting to free stuck pallet, laid a bar on top of pallet, pallet came free, bar fell off hitting right foot.

EE WAS WORKING ON TRK #73 DEAD ABLE, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE AXLE WITH FORKLIFT ASSISTANCE ADN BLOCK OF WOOD. HIS LEFT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT WITH WOOD BLOCK.

OPERATING SUPER SACK MACHINE - CAUGHT RIGHT ARM UNDER BAG - PULLING ARM UNDER BAG.

WAS UNHOOKING AIRLINE ON #123 TRACTOR, WHEN GRATE CAUGHT BOOT CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS LANDING ON LEFT ARM.

BENDING OVER TO PICK UP MOP BUCKET, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACKWARDS OFF A LOADING DOCK AND FELL FIVE FEET TO THE GROUND AND INJURED BACK.

WORKING ON CYCLONE VALVE WITH PIPE WRENCH, WRENCH SLIPPED.

LIFTING PALLET ONTO SUPER SACK MACHINE, FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

EE WAS HELPING MOVE MILL SHAFT ON LOADING DOCK. USED HIS RIGHT FOOT TO HELP MOVE SHAFT.

EE WAS STANDING ON AN EMPTY PALLET ADJUSTING BAGS ON BELT LINE. STEPPED OFF PALLET CAUSING INJURY TO LEFT ANKLE.

EE WAS REMOVING STUCK WRAP FROM MACHINE, LOST FOOTING, SLIP & FALL.

REPLACING HANDLE ON TRAILER DOLLEY. WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT HAND TO HIT DOLLY.

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PUSH RESTART ON SPILLAGE SCREW, DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN WHEN STRAIGHTENING UP.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF TRACTOR - FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

TWO 50 LB BAGS FELL FROM CONVEYOR EE WENT TO CATCH, BAG PINNED LEFT ARM AGAINST APRON.

TRUCK ROLLED OFF BLOCKS STRIKING EE S RIGHT FOOT AND ARM.

BATHROOM DOOR SHUT WHILE FINGERS WERE IN DOOR.

HURT BACK STACKING DUST.

TRIPPED OVER WOODEN PALLET.

KICKING BAG OFF BAGGING MACHINE & GOT FOOT CAUGHT ON BAG TWISTING FOOT.

CLEANING OUT BEHIND CONDUIT WITH HAND & STRAINED LIAGMENTS IN HAND.

BENT DOWN TO PICK UP BAG OF DUST AND WHEN HE RAISED BACK UP FELT PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDERS.

BAGGING DUST AND KICKED BAG OF DUST OFF SPOUT, BAG HIT HIS LEFT LEG KNOCKING IT OFF STEP AND A BAG ON BELT LINE CAUGHT FOOT TWISTING FOOT.

GRINDING ON THE UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK AND METAL SHAVING GOT THROUGH SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO EYE.

PICKED UP BAG OF MATERIAL AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

CUTTING ROPE FROM AROUND BULK BAGS BUNDLES AND CUT LITTLE FINGER WITH KNIFE.

EE WAS LEAD BAG DUST ONTO PALLET FROM BELT LINE AND BAG SLIPPED OFF BELT AND HITHIM IN THE RIBS. BRUISING HIS LOWER LEFT RIB.

BAGGING MINE SAFETY DUST INTO BAGS AND BAG BROKE GETTING DUST IN EYE.

EE WAS PICKING UP A PALLET WITH ANOTHER EE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE WAS TAKING OFF U BOLT FROM TRUCK BED & WAS JMOVING BOTTOM CLAMP ON U BOLT & WRENCH CAME OFF NUT STRIKING EE IN RIGHT EYE

EE GOT OFF FORKLIFT TO PUT COVER ON PALLET & FORKLIFT STARTED GOING BACKWARDS HE TRIED TO STOP IT & GOT WRIST & HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN FORKLIFT BAR & BAG MACHINE COVER BRUISED LEFT WRIST

INJURED WAS GREASING THE FACE OF THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR IN PLANT AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE CLUTCH OF HIS FORKLIFT AND THEN FORKLIFT BACKED UP INTO INJURED'S RIGHT KNEE.

MOVING TRUCK SPRING AND HINGE CAME BACK AGAINST HAND AND CUT LITTLE FINGER RIGHT HAND.

MOVING PIECE OF STEEL AND DROPPED STEEL ON FOOT.

EE WAS WALKIGN UP TO #1 BAGGER ADNSTEPPED ON BELT ROLLER AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

LOADING SAND BAGS ON PALLET AND GOT FOOT SMASHED BETWEEN FORLIFT AND PALLET.

LOADING DUST AND GOT PAIN ON LEFT SIDE.

SHOVELING DUST AND STRAINED BACK.

STACKING DUST ON PALLETS AND PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER LEFT BACK.

HITTING TRUCK ATLE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND HIT HIM IN CHEST.

WALKING DOWN STEPS FELL WHEN HE TRIPPED ON STEPS.

JUST FINISHED LOADING PALLET WITH ROCK DUST & TRIPPED AND FELL INTO TRUCK BAY.

[INJURED] BENT OVER TO PICK UP BAG OFF FLOOR, BACK STARTED HURTING.

STANDING ON PALLET LOADING A PALLET WITH ROCK DUST, GOT FOOT STUCK BETWEEN BOARDS ON PALLET AND FELL OVER.

CUTTING METAL BEAM AND BEAM HIT IN BACK WHEN CUT LOOSE.

WHILE MILL WAS IDLE AND PLANT EMPTY THE 60 BY 70 FOOT STORAGE BUILDING USED TO STORE BAGS AND PLASTIC CAUGHT FIRE. FIRE STARTED AT 4:00 AM AND CONTAINED BY 6:00 AM AND EXTINGUISHED BY 11:00 AM . NO INJURIES WERE CAUSED BY FIRE. BUILDING WAS 90 % DESTROYED.

INJURED WAS LOADING DUST ONTO A TRUCK AND HAT STARTED TO FALL OFF HEAD AND HE GRABBED AT THE HAT AND SLIPPED AND FELL OFF TRUCK ONTO A LOADER NEXT TO TRUCK.

HE WAS LOOKING IN A DITCH AND FELL INTO IT BREAKING HIS FINGER.

INJURED WAS HELPING WITH A TANK BEING WELDED AND RECEIVED AN ACCIDENTAL FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES FROM THE WELDER.

HE WAS PULLING ON A BELT AND STEPPED BACKWARDS AND STEPPED ON A BOARD WITH A NAIL IN IT.

LOADING BAG DUST AND STEPPED ON A BAG THAT HAD BEEN DROPPED AND TWISTED KNEE.

PALLET FELL OF FORKLIFT CUTTING FINGER.

LOADING 50 LBS OF DUST.

STACKING 50 LBS BAGS OF MINE SAFETY DUST AND STARTED HAVING PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

I NAME WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN COUPLING WITH PIPE WRENCH & STRAINED LOWER BACK

LOADING DUST & BANK STARTED HURTING.

BAG OF DUST BROKE & GOT DUST IN EYE

EMPL WAS MOVING TANK OF ACETYLINE & HURT BACK.

I NAME WAS DRIVING A STONE TRUCK & HIS BACK STARTED TO HURT I NAME DOC TOLD HIM TO REST FOR A WEEK

INJURED WAS HELPING TO TARP A TRUCK AND WAS PULLING THE STRAPS TIGHT THE STRAP BROKE AND INJURED LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL DOWN AGAINST A SET OF STAIRS.

HE WAS MOVING OLD FUEL TANK AND SET IT DOWN ON GROUND AND CUT HIS FINGER ON A SHARP PIECE OF THE TANK.

I.NAME WATCHING MAN WELD OUTSIDE,WITHOUT WEARING SAFETY SHIELD.

LOADING 50 LB BAGS OF DUST ON TRUCK STEPPED ON PALLET ANKLE TWISTED

INJURED WAS MOVING A TARP FROM A TRUCK AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

I.NAME CLEANING DUST FROM BAYS INSIDE #3 SHAKER SLY?.USING PRY BAR TO AID IN SHAKING BAYS THE BAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED FINGERS BETWEEN PRY BAR AND SIDE OF SHAKER.

WAS OPERATING BAGGING MACHINE. PUT EMPTY BAGS ON BAGGER AND LETTING THEM FILL UP AND SAID HE SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST.

LOADING 50 LB BAGS OF DUST AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

BROKEN BAG OF DUST BLEW INTO EYE OF I.NAME.

I.NAME WAS LOOKING IN PANEL BOX AND ACCIDENTLY TOUCHED A LIVE CONNECTION.

EMPL WAS WALKING TO BATHROOM WHILE ANOTHER WAS BVACKING UP WITH FORKLIFT & BUMPED INJURED ON BAKCK OF RIGHT LEG & HIP. WENT TO HOSP & HAD XRAYS. DR RELASED HIM TO COME BACK TO WORK 3/27. CALLE D 3/27 & SAID HE WAS LITTLE SORE SAID HE WOULD COME BACK TO WORK 3/27.

I NAME WAS WORKING ON ROTARY VALVE AT #2 SPILLAGE SYSTEM WHILE HE WAS TURNING VALVE BY HAND HE STRUCK HIS FINGERS IN VALVE & CUT RT MIDDLE FINGER WENT TO DR HAD 3 STITCHES PUT IN FINGER

THE INJURED WAS GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND GOT HIS FOOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE STEP AND FUEL TANK AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

INJURED WAS LOADING DUST ONTO A PALLET AND FELL INTO THE STACK OF PALLET BEHIND THE PALLET THAT HE WAS LOADING.

THE EMPL WAS MOVING WOODEN PALLETS AND TURN HIS BODY AROUND AND TWISTED HIS KNEE

THE INJURED WAS LOADING PALLET WITH 50LB BAGS OF MINE DUST AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

I.NAME TAKING BAGS OFF BELT LINE AND FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN TORN PIECE OF BELT.

HANDLING WOODEN PALLET BY HAND,EMPL STEPPED BACKWARDS TRIPPING ON ANOTHER PALLET LYING ON FLOOR BEHIND HIM CAUSING EMPL TO DROP PALLET HE WAS HANDLING ON RIGHT FOOT.BROKE BIG TOE ON R FOOT.

I,NAME WAS LOADING A TRUCK WITH 50 LBS. BAGS OF ROCK DUST AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

I.NAME WAS LOADING BULK DUST INTO A TANK ER & WALKED AROUND THE TANKER & RAN INTO A CONTROL BOX DOOR THAT HAD COME OPEN THE CONTROL BOX HIT HIS SHOULDER CAUSING A LACERATION

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING 50 LB BAGS OF ROCK DUST ONTO A TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING ROCK DUST OFF A CONVEYOR BELT & CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON THE BELT.

EMPLOYEE WAS TARPING A TRUCK W/TH SOME OTHER EMPLOYEES WHEN A HOOK GOT CAUGHT ON A BAG OF DUST CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS