Marble Hill Plants Metal/Non-Metal

Employee wiped face and rubbed unidentified foreign object into right eye. Treated by company doctor as well as eye specialist.

EE was making a delivery to the truck shop. When he stepped down from the cab of the truck, his foot turned under him twisting his ankle.

Two maintenance employees were attempting to tighten a pressure gage, both were using wrenches. One wrench slipped and struck the injured employee over the right eye, resulting in small cut. Injury was treated at local ER, 3 stitches were required.

Employee was walking on catwalk near Dust collector 42 at Plant 4, twisted left ankle resulting in minor strain.

Employee was attempting to lift a 50# bag off the reject line and strained his lower back. Treated at local clinic and placed on restricted duty.

Employee was getting into bobcat and cut left elbow on bolt that was sticking through the cage frame. Minor cut, treated at local ER, 3 stitches required.

Employee was atempting to move a bulkhead inside a railcar and strained lower calf muscle in left leg.

Employee was walking on catwalk behind off white silo, stepped down off end of catwalk to ground approx 6 inches below, twisted right knee. Treated at local ER, follow up with company doctor on 4/4. MRI being scheduled.

Employee took one step down stairs inside Plant 3, woke up on the stair landing, does not remember falling or how he got to landing. Had small contusion on left elbow. Was treated at local ER for elbow and tests to determine why he fainted.

Employee walking down steps at end of plant 2, stepped onto ground, twisted right ankle. Treated at local ER, mild strain.

Climbing down off tanker truck, stepped on gravel, twisted ankle which led to twisting of lower back.

Employee was attempting to open a window in the electrical shop. He pushed on the window frame and his left hand broke a pane which cut his left palm. Six stitches required for the cut.

Employee was loading a bulk truck, struck above left eye with unknown object. Cut to skin just above eye requiring 9 stitches.

Employee was holding up winch on Plant 5 reject elevator, while another employee bolted it into place. Strained lower back.

Employee was getting off forklift and twisted left knee.

Employee was bending down to enter man lift basket, felt pop in right knee. Reported injury and went to doctor on 3/8. Placed on restricted duty activities.

Employee was backing out of door on R25 haul truck, struck right elbow on door. Minor bruise.

Employee was removing a 50# bag off conveyor belt leading to palletizer located in plant 4. Felt pain in lower back area. Treated and released from local ER. Follow up with company doctor on 3/5/07, issued work restrictions.

Employee was stepping down off truck at Plant 13 loading area, slipped in loose gravel and twisted right ankle.

Employee was attempting to clear a rock hung up in the crusher feeder with a steel pry bar. The bar slipped and caught his left thumb between the bar and the edge of the crusher box. Cut to end of thumb and chip to bone in the last joint. Thumb was x-rayed, bandaged and placed in splint.

Employee was removing a piece of rock from the railroad track area between Plant 5 and Plant 13. Picked up rock, copperhead snake was underneath the rock, employee was bitten on the right thumb. Taken to hospital for treatment.

Employee was opening lid on customer tanker trailer, pulling up on cam on lid, felt pop in right wrist.

Employee was climbing down ladder on rear of truck trailer, slipped on third step from bottom, fell three feet landing on platform on rear of trailer. Bruise to upper chest.

Employee getting of forklift to refill propane tank, twisted left knee.

Employee was walking on ground near Mill #54, slipped on the ground, sprained left ankle

Employee was using a cordless drill to tighten a screw. Drill twisted in his hand , cutting his middle finger on his right hand against a fan housing. Taken to ER and received 7 stitches. No work restrictions.

Employee was leaning over to place a pallet on a bagging station and dust blew into his right eye. He was wearing safety glasses at the time. First aid was administered, but he still required eye washing at the local ER.

Employee was beginning to work on bearing on tube mill #3, relieved water pressure initially, started to relieve water pressure again, water line came loose and left forearm was burned by hot water.

Employee was placing a pallet on the semi bulk bagger and felt pain in his lower back

Employee was working on #2 Tube Mill, twisting and turning performing maintenance work, strained lower back sometime after lunch. No exact time given for accident.

Employee was sitting on catwalk near Plant 5 screens, throwing spilled rock off catwalk. When he stood up he felt a tightness in his lower back. Did not report to supervisor until 10/03/2005 at 11:00 am. Went to company doctor on 10/06/2005 and was placed on restricted duty ( no lifting over 20 #).

Supervisor was walking up stairs at Plant 5, walked under low steel beam, stood up thinking he was clear and struck his head on the bottom of the beam. He was wearing a hardhat at the time.

Employee was holding a metal rod while another employee was striking with a hammer trying to free up a machine part. Hammer struck employee's pinky finger on his right hand, resulting in two small fractures

Employee was using a hoist and a come-a-long to lift and position a air sifter. The come-a-long slipped pinching his right index finger.

Employee was stepping off ladder of tanker truck onto the ground and turned left foot.

Loading trucks. Employee was pulling on a latch while opening a lid and felt pain in the right rib area.

Employee was bagging super sacks (2000# bags). When he released the holding straps, the filled bag began to lean and roll towards him. He attempted to manually hold the bag in place, it pushed him to the concrete floor, straining his lower back.

73 year old employee walking down steps near CS-11 bagger, stepped from first step to concrete floor, twisted left foot. Hairline fractures in left ankle and left foot.

Employee was using a come-along to lift a roll of conveyor belting. Other miners attempted to slide the roll into position. The come-along slipped out and the chain struck the injured employee in the head. Required 6 stitches in his left earlobe and 3 stitches behind his left ear.

Employee was in a manbasket attached to a forklift. The basket was 5 feet above the ground. While lowering the basket, the forks stuck momentarily, the chain continued to move, then the forks fell 3-1/2 feet stopping the basket 1-1/2 feet above the ground. The sudden stop casued the employee to strike his throat on the manbasket handrail.

EE was cleaning out from under palletizer at Plant 5. EE raised up and hit hard hat on steel framing of machine. Reported to supervisor on 3/24, requested medical treatment at that time. Strain to neck.

Employee was working on an airlock, hit pinky finger on left hand with hammer. Cut to tip of finger, requiring 4 stitches. Returned to work full duty.

Employee operates a Trackmobile. Over several days, developed a pain in the left knee while performing normal operator duties. Informed manager on 2/22/2005 of the pain and requested medical treatment. No record of an actual injury date. Doctor diagnosed slight strain to left knee. Returned to work same day.

Employee was walking down stairs in shop(4 steps) from restroom, missed a step and fell to the floor, approx 28 inches. Caught himself by his left hand, bruised/strained middle finger on left hand.

Employee was adjusting the tracking on a newly installed conyeyor belt, right hand slipped and was caught between the belt and a small tension roller. Cut to the right pinky finger (four stitches) and abrasions to the back of the right hand.

EE WAS GETTING OFF ROOF INTO MAN BASKET AND UNHOOKED SAFETY HARNESS BEFORE HOOKING INTO MAN BASKET. EE WAS ON UNSTABLE ROOF SHEETING IN DANGER TAPE AREA. ROOF SHEETING GAVE WAY AND EE FELL TO GROUND, APPROX. 18'8".

Employee was shoveling product off a catwalk area, stepped backwards and fell through an opening in the expanded metal flooring. Fell 11 feet to the ground below, spraining his right shoulder

Supervisor were traveling thru the plant 4 parking lot area. they noticed adult male lying on the grount near a flat bed truck. he stated he had fall off his truck to the ground.he climbed his truck cab to sit in the air conditioning and thought he would feel better 30 min later request medical treatment have pain back. ambulance picked him up. he is not member of property.

Employee developed an infection in both ear canals, aggrevated by wearing ear plugs. Employee will wear ear muffs in the future.

Employee was draining oil from Raymond Mill #53 at Plant 5, hot oil burned his right index finger

Employee stepped of concrete ramp at a height of 18 inches to ground below, feet slipped and he fell on his lower back and hip. Continued to work with no problems until requesting medical treatment on 7/21. Visited doctor on 7/23, was given work restrictions and released back to work.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A SMALL AIR LINE, TWISTED HIS UPPER BODY AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT BACK AND RIGHT LEG. HE HAD PREVIOUS BACK SURGERY IN 1993.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING 25 TON HAUL TRUCK UP GRADE ON HAUL ROAD, WAS HIT BY 35 TON HAUL TRUCK TRAVELING DOWN GRADE ON SAME HAUL ROAD. MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE TRUCK. HAUL ROAD ON SURFACE NEAR PLANT #5 . ROAD WAS WET AND VERY SLICK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PLOW TIPS ON AN ANVIL. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING THE TIPS, HIT PLOW TIP AT AN ANGLE CAUSING TIP TO TWIST. TWISTING ACTION PULLED BACK MUSCLE OF EMPLOYEE HOLDING TIP.

SADDLE FELL FROM PACKER, EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT IT BACK INTO POSITION. WHILE HIS FINGER WAS UNDER THE SADDLE, HE HIT THE OPERATION LEVER, CAUSING THE SADDLE TO MOVE CATCHING HIS FINGER BETWE EN THE SADDLE AND THE SUPPORT BRACKET.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A 50# BAG THAT HAD JAMMED ON THE CONVEYOR OF THE PLANT 2 PALLETIZER. HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK, DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY. FINALLY WENT FOR MEDI CAL EVALUATION ON 5/12, SLIGHT BACK MUSCLE STRAIN.

EE WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR, PARTIALLY UNDERNEATH THE CARDBOARD SLIPSHEET DISPENSER AT PLANT 4, ATTEMPTING CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES. HIS FEET WERE POSITIONED IN THE ADJACENT TRAFFIC AISLE. SAFETY SHOES PREVENTED MORE SEVERE INJURIES.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS IN PLANT 8 & TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE TURNED TO WALK FROM PIT 2 LOADING DOCK AND TRIPPED OVER A WOOD PALLET. CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AS HE FELL AND INJURED RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM THE MILL OPERATOR ROOM TO MAKE HIS "ROUNDS" TO CHECK EQUIPMENT AND WALKED UNDER A BLOWER THAT WAS BEING LIFTED BY MAINTENANCE EMPLOYEES TO INSTALL ON MILL #3. THE BLO WER FELL AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT FOOT BREAKING TWO TOWS. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY SHOES.

EE WAS ADJUSTING ELECTRIC EYE ON PALLETIZER IN PLANT #2. PUT MACHINE IN MANUAL, RESTORED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO CYCLE THE MACHINE TO CHECK ALIGNMENT. EE PUT HIS LT. HAND TOO CLOSE TO THE MOVI NG PLATE AND RECEIVED CUTS TO THE MIDDLE FINGERS ON HIS LT. HAND.

EE WAS LOADING A BUILK TRUCK WITH 40-200, WHEN DUST BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE. EE AND SUPERVISOR WASHED OUT HIS EYE AND EE CONTINUED TO WORK, EYE CONTINUED TO BE IRRITATED, VISITED DOCTOR ON 7/30, E YE WASHED AND DROPS PRESCRIBED.

EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TRYING TO LOOSEN A FEEDER MOTOR. THE WRENCH SLIPPED, STRIKING HIS FOREHEAD JUST BELOW HIS HARD HAT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL ER, GOT 5 STITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG CONCRETE PAD NEAR RO SILO, SLIPPED AND FELL. HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE GROUND, FRACTURED RIGHT THUMB. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL E.R.

EE WAS OPERATING THE #10 PACKER. THE BAG SADDLE STUCK IN THE TILTED POSITION. HE TRYIED TO MOVE IT & HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGERS WERE MASHED. HE RECEIVED TREATMENT AT THE ER & RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING NUT ON RAYMOND MILL SPIDER WITH WRENCH AS FELLOW EMPLOYEE TIGHTENED BOLT W/PNEUMATIC WRENCH. AS PNEUMATIC WRENCH WAS ENGAGED THE NUT/WRENCH SPUN, PINCHING THUMB ON RIGHT HAND AGAINST SIDE OF HOUSING.

EE WAS SITTING IN CAB P/U WHEN SOMETHING CAME FROM A/C VENT & WENT INTO LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF RR HOPPER CAR AND STRUCK EDGE OF MAN HOLE OPENING, KNOCKING OFF HARD HAT. HE THEN LEANED FORWARD AND STRUCK PRODUCT SPOUT HANDLE, CAUSING LACERATION TO HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ONTO TOP OF BULK TANK TRUCK IN ORDER TO LOAD. AS HE GOT TO TOP OF TANK THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY MOVED TRUCK FORWARD BEFORE EMPLOYEE COULD HOOK UP FALL PROTECTION. EMPLOYEE GRABBED SAFETY CABLE WITH LEFT HAND TO PREVENT FALLING AND STRAINED SHOULDER.

EE WAS INSTALLING TY ROCK SCREEN FOR PRIMARY CRUSHER. HE WAS LIFTING/PUSHING SCREEN BY HAND INTO PLACE. AS SCREEN DROPPED INTO FRAME, IT CAUGHT/PINCHED HEEL OF RIGHT HAND, REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN ONTO PLATFORM AT PALLETIZER WHEN HE SLIPPED, TWISTING OR SPRAINING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A RUBBER HOSE WITH POCKET KNIFE WHEN BLADE FOLDED, CUTTING FINGER.

EE REACHED INTO MOVING SCREW CONVEYOR TO GET A PRODUCT SAMPLE AND THE MOVING SCREW FLIGHT CAUGHT THE END OF HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, RESULTING IN A MASHED FINGER.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH PULLING BROKEN ELEVATOR BELT BACK UP OVER HEAD PULLEY WHEN BUCKET BECAMESTUCK EE GRABBED HEAD PULLEY DRIVE BELTS TO ASSIST WITH TASK WEIGHT OF BELT PULLED FINGERS ON LE FT HAND INTO SHIEVE BETWEEN DRIVE BELTS CUTTING FINGERS

EMPLOYEE HAD CLIMBED TO TOP OF AIR SEPERATOR TO SEE IF DRIVE BELTS WERE BURNING OFF. HE HAD RIGHT FOOT ON LADDER AND AS HE SWUNG LEFT FOOT TO LADDER HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO FLOOR. HE LANDED ON HIS FEET, TOES FIRST, RESULTING IN A BROKEN LEFTBIG TOE.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SUE HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE & HAD HOSE NOZZLE CLOSED. PRESSURE CAUSED HOSETO BURST, THEN HOSE WHIPPED VIOLENTLY & NOZZLE STRUCK EE'S LEFT HAND RESULTING IN FRACTURE

EE WAS INSERTING ROLLER PIN THRU ROLLER & ANGLE IRON FRAME ON CONVEYOR WHEN PIN SLIPPPED DROPPEDDOWN PINCHING THUMB BETWEEN ROLLER &FRAME RESULTING IN BROKEN THUMB, SPLIT THUMB NAIL Y

EE WAS EXITING BREAKROOM AT PLANT 5 WHEN DOOR CLOSED ON EMPLOYEE. HE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WALL AND DOOR. DOOR STRUCK EE ON RIGHT EAR CAUSING CUT.

EE WAS ON TOP OF THE FEED TO "0" MILL SILO CLEANING UP. AS HE STEPPED UP AND THROUGH THE DC FAN FRAMEWORK TO GET TO OTHER SIDE OF THE SILO HE STRUCK HIS KNEE AGAINST A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN HE QUICKLY STEPPED BACK AND PUT HIS WEIGHT ON RIGHT LEG HIS KNEE TWISTED.

EE WAS STACKING 100 BAGS FROM PACKER TO PALLET AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHEN HE PALCED THE LAST BAG ON TOP OF PALLET.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A PACKER SPOUT WITH AN AIR HOSE AND AS HE INSERTED HOSE INTO SPOUT, HIS THUMB NAIL CAUGHT ON SPOUT LIP, TEARING THUMB NAIL OFF.

EE WAS WORKING ON A SLIDING DOOR FOR A RAILROAD CAR WHEN DOOR MOVED QUICKLY DURING TEST TO SEE IF REPAIRED. EE QUICKLY TURNED TO HIS RIGHT TO SUPPORT MOVING SLIDING DOOR AND HIS RIGHT KNEE POP PED. EE HAD PREVIOUSLY INJURED SAME KNEE TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT WHILE DESCENDING STAIRCASE.

EE WAS STANDING BESIDE FORKLIFT TAKING TO OPERATOR. AT END OF CONVERSATION OPERATOR LOOKED OVER RIGHT SHOULDER AND STARTED BAKING UP. EE TURNED AND STEPPED TO LEFT TO GO AROUND A STACKED PALLE T, STEPPING INTO PATH OF FORKLIFT WHICH RAN OVERHIS RIGHT FOOT. STEEL TOE SHOE PREVENTED SERIOUS INJURY. FOOT WAS BRUISED.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE SLIDE GATE ON A RAILROAD HOPPER CAR USING A STEEL BAR TO OPEN GATE UTILIZING OPENING PROVIDED FOR BAR ON RAILROAD CAR. WHEN BAR SLIPPED OUT OF OPENING AND AS EE'S HANDS SLIPPED TO GROUND. WHILE WRAPPED AROUND BAR. HE PINCHED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BAR AND GROUND FRACTURING RING FINGER.

EE HAD REMOVED GUARD AND WAS REPLACING DRIVE BELTS. EE FAILED TO LOCKOUT STARTED. 2ND MECHANIC AND PROD FOREMAN MISCOMMUNICATED AND SCREW CONVEYOR WAS ENERGIZED PREMATURELY. MECHANIC WORKING ON DRIVE BELTS LACERATED MIDDLE FINGER AND RIGHT HAND.

LAB TESTER WAS PREPARING 50LB BAG SAMPLE FOR SHIPMENT TO CUSTOMER. LAB TESTER LIFTED 50 LB BAG TO PLACE IN DRUM FOR SHIPPING AND PULLED MUSCLESIN LEFT SHOULDER & BACK AREA.

DURING MAINTENANCE OF THE AUTOMATIC PALLETIZER, THE BAG RAKE MECHANISM WAS ACCIDENTLY LOWERED AND PINCHED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT KNEE AND THIGH CAUSINGA BRUISE/SPRAIN INJURY.

EE JUMPED OFF THE BACK OF A PARKED DUMP TRUCK AND INJURED LEFT KNEE UPON LANDING ON GROUND.

EMP WAS ON DISCHARGE BELT WHILE IT WAS IN MOTION. WHEN BELT REACHED ROLLER BED HIS LEFT FOOT WASPULLED DOWN INBETWEEN THE BELT AND THE ROLLER BED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUT OF BASKET ATTACHED TO THE CABLE ON THE CRANE. THE SAFETY PIN WAS NOT PLACED IN THE BOOM EXTENSION. THE BOOM RETRACTED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL APPROXIMATELY 20 FT.

EE WAS STACKING BAGS ONTO A PALLET. IN THE PROCESS HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS LIFTING A 50 LBS BAG ONTO A PALLET WHEN HE STRAINED A MSUCLE IN HIS UPPER BACK.

AN L&W TRUCK DRIVER WAS WALKING TO HIS TRUCK THAT WAS SITTING ON THE SCALES. HE SLIPPED IN THE MUD BEOFRE THE STAIRS AND LANDED ON HIS WRIST CAUSING HIM TO BREAK HIS WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING PIPE BY STRIKING WITH HAMMER. SLAG FLEW OFF AND WENT IN RIGHT EYE.

WHILE DUMPING DUMP CONTAINER EE STRAINED MUSCLES WHEN LTACH DID NOT FUCTION CORRECTLY.

EMPLOYEE SSTRUCK FOREHEAD ON BEAM WHIHLE WALKING CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE FOREHEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS HIT ON THE HEAD BY A TRUSS AND KNOCKED TO HIS KNEES.

WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH TO REMOVE GUARD SLAGENTERED EMPLOYEE'S EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING EMPTY PALLET ON SEMI-AUTOMATIC PALLETIZER. EMPLOYEE BUMPED DOOR CLOSURE CONTROL, DOOR CLOSED ON LEFT HAND.

EE STRAINED BACK WHILE STACKING 50# BAGS.

DECEASED WAS SHOT AND KILLED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING VALVE WHEN MATERIAL FELL FROM TOP OF VALVE INO LEFT EYE. MATERIAL WAS REMOVED AND EKMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WAS EXITING #81 LOCOMOTIVE WHEN METAL OBJECT ENTERED EYE. EE CONTINUED WORKING HAD PARTICLE REMOVED THREE DAYS LATER.

EE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL AND STRUCK POLE. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION WHEN PAIN DID NOT CEASE TWO WEEKS LATER BUT CONTINUED TO WORK.

EE WAS STACKING BAGS ON A PALLET WHILE TURNING TO PLACE BAG FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS PULLING RUBBER LOADING CHUTE FROM RAIL CAR STRAINING BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL MATERIAL ATTACHED TO HOIST INTO POSITION OVER DISCHARGE HOPPER. THE ROPE BEING USED TO PULL MATERIAL BROKE, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS OVER SCREW & HIT HEAD ON EXPOSED STEEL BEAM.

EE WAS REPLACING THE DRIVE BELTS ON THE PRIMARY SHAKER SCREEN AT THE CRUSHER. HE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO TURN THE BELTS. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE SHAKER SCREEN HIS HAND REQUIRED THIRTEEN STITCHES.

EMPL WAS RIDING ON BACK OF LOCOMOTIVE SPOTTING RAILCARS TO BE WASHED AT PLANT 5. SMALL PIECE OF RUST METAL WAS BLOWN INTO RIGHT EYE AS LOCOMOTIVE WAS MOVING FOREWARD. EMPL THOUGHT IT WAS DUST & TRIED TO WASH EYE OUT. EYE CONTINUED TO FEEL IRRITATED. HE WAS TAKEN TO DR WHERE PIECE OF RUST WAS REMOVED WITH NEEDLE.

MILL WAS RUNNING HIGH AMPS CAUSING MAIN DRIVE BELTS TO SLIP. IN ORDER TO OLVE PROBLEM EMPL SHUT MILL DOWN TO REMOVE SOME OF GRINDING MEDIA. HE REMOVED FILL PLUG ON TOP OF MILL BUT HE FAILED TO REMOVE PLUG ON FRONT OF MILL TO RELIEVE HIGH PRODUCT PRESSURE IN MILL. WHEN TOP PLUG WAS REMOVED IT RESULTED IN HOT MEDIA & SLURRY TO BE BLOWN INTO FACE & ON CHEST CAUSING 1ST & 2ND DEGREE BU

EMPLOYEE STACKS 50# BAGS ON PALLETS. SHE SAID SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER BACK WHILE STACKING BAGS ON (OR ABOUT) JUNE 19. SHE REPORTED THE BACK PAINS TO HER SUPERVISOR FIVE DAYS LATER ON 6-24-91. S HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 7-16-91 AT WHICH TIME THE DOCTOR SAID SHE HAD A THORACIC LUMBAR STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE LEANED OVER A CATWALK HANDRAIL TO PICK UP A COMPRESSED AIR HOSE. AS HE BENT OVER THE HANDRAIL ALL OF HIS BODY WEIGHT WAS ON HIS CHEST. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST. HE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TEN DAYS LATER TO HIS FORMAN. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR AND X-RAYED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT HE HAD A CRACKED RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A STACK OF PALLETS WITH A HI-LIFT WHEN A 2"X2" RISER SLID OFF THE TOP OF ONE OF THE PALLETS.HE STOPPED AND GOT OFF THE HI-LIFT TO STRENGTHEN THE RISER.AS HE BENT OVER TO ST RENGTHEN THE RISER ON THE PALLET HE FELT APAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COME-ALONG TO HOLD A PIECE OF PIPE IN PLACE TO BE WELDED. THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT HAND ON THE COME-ALONG CHAIN WHILE WORKING THE LEVER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE LEVER SLI PPED AND MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE CHAIN. THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS CUT REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING 2300 VOLT TRANSFORMER ( HE PULLED HT WRONG DISCONNECTS OUT TO DISENGAGE THE TRANSFORER) WHEN 2300 BOLTS ARCKED TO HIM. ELECTROCUTION IN LEFT ARM.

MECHANIC WAS LEAVING PLANT IN PICKUP TRUCK MECHANIC MISSED ROADWAY AND DROVE OFF INTO A RECESSED AREA DOWN 1 FOOT AND HIT A CONCRETE WALL ON OPPOSITE SIDE SAID HIS GLASSES HAD FOGGED UP AND IM PAIRED HIS VISION WHIPLASH

ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO PUSH A METAL PART IN PLACE TO WELD. MINOR STRAIN TO LOWER BACK. (PRESCRIPTION)

EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED LOADING BULK HOPPER TRUCK & WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE ACCESS LADDER ON TRUCK WHEN HIS RT FOOT SLIPPED BEHIND THE LADDER IT CAUSED HIM TO FALL DOWN THE LADDER BACKWARDS WHILE FOOT WAS HUNG BEHIND THE LADDER SPRAIN TO RT ANKLE

ACCIDENT OCCURRED DOING MAINTENANCE ON HAMMER MILL PLANT 4.EMPL LIFTED LARGE PART HE SHOULD HAVE SOUGHT HELP ON AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.ON 3-23-89 EMPL SOUGHT MEDICAL HELP.STRAIN TO LOWER BACK,BECAME LOST TIME 3-23-89.

EMPL WAS CLEANING SPILLED MATERIAL OFF FLOOR WITH SHOVEL PART OF NORMAL JOB DUTIES WHEN HE STARTED COMPLAINING OF LOWER BACK PAIN. RELATED TO ORIGINAL ACCIDENT ON 1/18/84 WHEN EMPL ORIGINALLY HURT BACK. SINCE EMPL HAS BEEN PLAGUED WITH BACKPROBLEMS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN BAG CAUGHT IN PRESS BELT WHEN HIS RT HAND GOT BRUISED

WAS OPENING A MANUAL FEED VALVE FROM A LIQUID TANK TO A PUMP WHEN SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER R FOREARM STRAINED MUSCLE IN R FOREARM PRESCRIPTION

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN MATERIAL HUNG IN CHUTE UNDER THE JAW CRUSHER THE MATERIAL CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIS HAND AGAISNT THE CONVEYOR AND MASHING A FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND PRESCRIPTION TO PREVENT INFECTION

ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE SLIDING A ELECTRIC MOTOR FROM MOTOR BASE ON THE FORKS OF FORK LIFT. EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING DOOR ON TOP OF HOPPER CAR FOR RAILROAD. ONE DOOR WAS STUCK. EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK TRYING TO LIFT DOOR OPEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNSTACKING A STACK OF WOOD PALLETS HE WAS LIFTING TOP PALLET OFF WHEN CORNER OF PALLET HIT END OF CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING OTHER END OF PALLEET TO STRIKE HIS LEFT FOOT BRUISED LEFT F OOT

EMPLOYEE WAS SEARCHING FOR AN AIR LEAK.WHILE WALKING UP A SET OF STEPS IN ROUTE TO THE PLANT 2 OUTSIDE DUST COLLECTOR,HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF A STEP AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPL REMOVING DUST FROM ROLLER WITH COMPRESSED AIR.HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES-DUST BLEW BACK INTO HIS FACE AND GOT PAST GLASSES INTO HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE STARTE8 THE 15M BLOWER ON THE BARBLENDE CIRCUIT AND WAS WALKING BACK TO THE PLANT WHEN H E SLIPPED ON SOME ICE DUE TO SNOW STORM ON A CATWALK. HE FELL AGAINST THE HANDRAIL AND BROKE H IS LEFT COLLARB2NE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPE8 OUT OF DOOR TO OUTSIDE TAKING MILL SAMPLE TO LAB EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE FROM SONWSTORM AND LOST HIS BALANCE HE FELL BRUISING THE LOWER PART OF HIS BACK

WAS STACKING 100# BAG OF CA CO.3 OFF PACKER SPOUT ONTO PALLET WHEN A PAIN WAS FGELT IN HIS LOWER BACK. STRAINED LOWER BACK.

CALVIN WAS STAC5ING 100 # GRAVEL BAGS WHEN HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE IS SEEING DR EXTENT OF INJURY IS NOT KNOW AT THIS POINT

HE WAS TAKING A3SAMPLE OUT OF A SCREW CONVEYOR SAMPLING PORT. HE HAD THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER CLIPPED OFF AD THE BASE OF THE NAIL BY THE SCREW.

I.NAME WAS SHOV9LING OFF THE TOP OF A BIN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS GROIN AREA IT WAS LATER DIAGNOSED AS A RUPTURED HERNIA

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 100# BAGS WHEN HIS WRIST BEGAN TO HURT.

EMP WAS RUNNING3FROM A PARKED VEHICLE INTO THE MILL AREA DURING A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM. HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE A SHORTCUT INTO THE BUILDING BY GOING UNDER A SUPPORT STRUCTURE. HE S TRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A SUPPO9T BEAM FOR THE STEPS TO THE SECOND LEVEL OF THE STRUCTURE

BATTERY ON HILI0T WAS RUNNING HOT INSTEAD OF USING FLASHLIGHT WHICH WAS AVAILABLE EMPLOYEE USED FLAME OF CIGARETTE LIGHTER TO INSPECT BATTERY FOR LOW WATER BATTERY EXPLODED SPLASHING ACID AROU ND THE EYE AREA3NO PERMANENT DAMAGE OR LOSS OF SIGHT RESULTED FROM ACCIDENT

EE HAD BEEN CAL5ED TO UNCHOKE THE BLOWER ON THE MILL. AFTER STARTING THE BLOWER HE STEPPED OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. UPON RETURNING HE DID NOT HEAR THE BLOWER RUNNING. ASSUMING THAT IT WAS CHOKE D AGAINHE ATTEM1TED TO REMOVE GUARD COVERING THE V-BELT DRIVE. I.NAME DID NOT CHECK TO SEE IF THE MOTR WAS RUNNING NOR DID HE LOCK OUT THE EQUIP BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE GUARD. THE TIP

I NAME WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC IN REPAIRING A GEARHEAD IN THE UPSTAIRS OF PLAT 3 A 6 IN CPIPE IN WHICH DUST FLOWED DOWN INTO THE SCREW WAS PLUGGED WITH MATERIAL HE SHUT DOWN THE SCREW FEEDING PIPE BUT FAILED TO DEENERGIZE THE ROTARY FEEDER HE OPENED DOOR ON PIPE AND WAS USING HIS HAND TO REMOVE PLUGGED MATERIAL HE PLACED FINGERTIPS INTO THE STILL TURNING BLADES OF ROTARY FEEDER

THE MAIN DUST COLLECTOR SCREW PLANT 4 WAS CHOKED I NAME WAS USING PIPE WRENCH TO ATTEMPT TO TURN SCREW WHEN HE LIFTED UP ON THE WRENCH HE FELT SOMETHING TEAR IN HIS STOMACH AREA

I.NAME WAS DISCONNECTING A PLUGGED LINE FROM THE PROGRESSIVE CAVITY PUMP TO THE A-MILL HE NEGLECTED TO SHUT DOWN THE PUMP AND TO RELIEVE THE PRESSURE FROM THE LINE UPON DISCONNECTING THE HOSE KICKED BACK STRIKING I.NAME IN THE HAND

I.NAME FINISHED HOSING OUT R R HOPPER CARS AND WAS IN PROCESS OF CLOSING TOP HATCHES.WHILE LOWERING SHUT A HATCH,IT SLIPPED FROM GRASP.RIGHT RING FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN FLANGE OF HATCH LID AND LOCK MECHANISM FOR HATCH.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN SHAKER SCREEN SHAFT WITH PIPE WRENCH THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS RING AND LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN WRENCH AND METAL GUARD THE RING AND LITTLE F GER ON LEFT HAND WERE CUT DEEP AND BRUISED AND A BONE WAS CHIPPED IN LITTLE FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS BEATING ON A PIPE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, HIS FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO THE CATWALK. THE CATWALK WAS WET. EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE AND LOWE R BACK AREA. PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSIS ON 1-18 WAS ACUITE LUMBAR SPRAIN. THE PAIN CONTINUED AND ANOTHER PHYSICIAN ON 2-9-84 DIANOSED A SLIPPED DISK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FEED ON FEED BELT FOR #4 RAYMOND MILL. EMP. PLACED HAND ON THE BELT CONVEYOR THINKING IT WAS THE SKIRT-BOARD. WHEN THE BELT STARTED UP, HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PULLED BETWEEN THE BELT CONVEYOR AND A ROLLER. THERE WERE LACERATIONS TO THE PALM AND BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.

CARRYING 3 FIBERBOARD PALLETS,WEIGHED 14 LBS AMDWERE 44\\ X 48\\ 1/8\\THICK. WHILE LIFTING AND CARRYING EMPL HAD SHARP PAIN IN NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 POUND BAGS ON 2ND SHIFT EMPLOYEE IS A 3RD SHIFT MILL OPERATOR ICY ROADS PREVENTED SOME EMPLOYEES FROM GETTING TO WORK SO MR ANDERSON CAME IN TO STACK BAGS EMPLOYEE STU MBLED OVER A PALLET WHILE PLACING A BAG ON THE PALLET EMPLOYEE FELT NO PAIN BUT LATER DISCOVERED A SMALL KNOT IN RT ABDOMEN