Materion Natural Resources: 201 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was moving a drum when EE felt a pain is EE's stomach. The pain ended quickly and EE resumed work. On 12/22/2025 EE felt the pain again doing light work. EE later visited a doctor and was diagnosed with a hernia. It was reported on 01/06/2025. After investigating the incident it was determined to be work related on 01/29/2025.

An employee was opening the cargo doors on a van trailer to unload new empty drums. As the door was opening a drum fell from the trailer and hit the employee on the hard hat and caused a laceration on EE's forehead. There were 12 stitches required to seal the cut.

Was loosening bolts to replace cutter blades on a process filter. Employee was putting extra force on a bolt to break it loose when it released quickly and pushed EE's finger against the edge of the blade. It cut through EE's A6 gloves and left a 1" laceration on the outside of the index finger. It required 5 stitches to close the cut.

Employee was putting a driveline into a scraper; they had a chain come-along around the end to help push it into place and a 4X4 piece of wood between the come-along and the shaft. As the employee was cranking on the come-along, the wood slipped off and hit the employee in the nose, resulting in a laceration to EE's nostril.

Employee was diagnosed with CBD by Doctor at National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado in conjunction with Doctor with Materion.

Employee was diagnosed with CBD by the Corporate Medical Director.

Heart Attack

When the ammonia line was charged, during the plant start-up process, the compression fitting holding the flow meter in the pipe failed releasing ammonia into the building. As the operator was evacuating the building the operator dropped from a mezzanine deck to the floor below. This drop caused lower-back pain.

Subject has worked in a beryllium mill for 39+ years. As of 8/7/18, employee was diagnosed with Chronic Beryllium Disease. Currently, employee is medically able to perform all of employee's regular work duties, without restrictions.

The operator was pulling drums off the rollers in Beryllium Hydrolysis when the operator twisted, overexerted, and strained back. Operator was seen by operator's PCP on 3/23/18 where operator was referred to Physical Therapy and prescribed an anti-inflammatory. Operator will report to work 3/23/18 on light duty.

Individual descended a flight of stairs, stepping on a hose at the bottom and lost footing. EE landed on back side. On 9/14/16 the individual reported discomfort in buttock. On 9/28/16 ee was examined by PCP and prescribed an order for an exam and treatment by a Physical Therapist. EE attended 1st PT session the following week.

Changing a broken strut on a Cat 775 haul truck, keeper bolts had sheared off and strut slid out striking employee on the right side and left leg.

Was cutting a piece of plastic off his drill's battery post with a pocket knife. His knife slipped and cut his left hand/thumb.

Employee received laceration above eyebrow while removing CV housing from front axle of vehicle. CV housing was difficult to remove, and suddenly broke free, striking above the individual's left eye. He was treated and released from the ER. Wound required 4 stitches.

Transport driver received concentration of sulfuric acid

Employee stepped on stainless steel lid covering an inspection port. The lid slipped off the opening, causing the right leg to fall into the opening resulting in a laceration above the knee on the back of the thigh, and a contusion on the upper shin. Treatment required stitches.

Employee was removing metal filings after performing lathe work that resulted in a laceration to the top 1/3 of the middle finger on the left hand. Employee was wearing leather work gloves at the time of injury.

Employee was descending from D9 Dozer when foot slipped on icy track. The employee's leg hit a bar and sustained a laceration to the inside right shin area (L=3cm; W=.5cm; required 5 stitches).Cold slick conditions caused a slipping hazard.

EE and some other employees were moving steel to relocate them in the process of cleaning up the area. He hadn't noticed that he cut his finger until a few moments had lapsed. He looked down and saw blood. Upon investigation, he discovered that he had cut his Right pinky finger.

EE was descending the ladder, one foot already on the ground and the other on the lowest rung, had just unhooked his fall protection harness and lost his footing and slipped.

Employee was connecting an air hose to the ball valve on the steam line. While making the connection, foreign material on the connector fitting flipped into the employee's eye. Employee went to the Dr on 10/03/12. Treatment indicated irrigation, antibiotics/steroids-topical antibiotic. No follow-up requested.

Water truck driver began to experience symptoms of heat stress. Was removed from truck and put into air conditioned environment and told to hydrate. Began to feel better and returned to work for remainder of day. After work drove for 45 minutes in personal vehicle without AC and began to feel ill. Went to hospital, where she was hydrated and released that evening.

Employee was grinding a 1/2" piece of metal. The metal was clamped in a vice. The grinder bound up or caught on something causing it to jump back, hitting the employee on the left wrist resulting in a laceration.

The employee was on the lower cat walk at the thickener area to repair an auto valve. When stepping across the pipes to the valve, his foot slipped between the pipes causing his right knee to hyperextend, spraining the knee. Incident went unreported until 12/23/2011

Upon completion of a pipe replacement the EE slid from the pipe rack to the cat walk. Once standing he twisted to move forward and felt a pop in the knee.

When changing the teeth on the 330 BL excavator bucket, using a small sledge hammer to loosen the teeth, a small metal shard broke loose from the tooth penetrating the assisting employee's shoulder.

While closing a 3" steam valve with a pipe wrench, in a sitting position using a pulling motion, strained the left shoulder.

Cutting 1" channel off of the top of the portable impact crusher hood.

Subject has worked in a beryllium mill for 31+ years. As of 4/28/09, he was diagnosed with Chronic Beryllium Disease. We are unsure of the degree of impairment at this time.

Employee was removing plates from CHX-1 (carbonate heat exchanger) with a pneumatic impact wrench. The wrench slipped & he tried to catch it with his free hand. A retaining wire on the socket caught his hand causing lacerations to right palm. He was taken to local hospital where he received 8 stitches.

Dehydration

Employee was making his usual rounds, began to climb down the staircase into Thickner Tunnel #8 and fell to the cement below. Fractured L1, L2, L3, Sacrum and skull.

Employee was working on the Metal Lathe in the Mechanics Shop. He tried to remove a metal shaving (filing) from the work area with his gloved hand. The filing cut through his glove and lacerated his right index finger. Required 8 stitches.

Employee entered the lunchroom to get a paper cup, slipped sideways on the wet floor (janitors were mopping at the time), fell forward, hitting her right shoulder on the Pepsi machine, right orbit (area surrounding eyeball) against the soda dispenser(metal). 2 Stitches required by physician to under eye area.

Coming down the stairs in between A & B hydrolyzer, toe caught on cement landing, twisting right knee.

Employee loading a 24' extension ladder into work pick-up, when he felt pain to the left shoulder. Doctor visit on 11-16-06, referred for MRI. MRI done on 11-18-06. No definite determination. Specialist appointment on 11-22-06. Dr. states,"Too early to make recommendation". Wants to see employee again first week of January 2007. No prescription meds. RTW light duty till then.

Employee was assisting maintenance with changing out a 6" stainless steel recycle line on A. Hyd-1. While trying to position a new line for installation, his fingers got pinched between the flange of a 6" X 11.5' stainless steel pipe (approx. 230# pipe) and a channel iron on the stairs.

Subject & co-worker working with vent pipe removal. Vent pipe improperly secured. Subject was struck by moving pipe which then caused him to fall to the floor. (Same level fall)

Subject and his foreman were attempting to move a 75# motor into a tight fitting area, between a support beam and a vent pipe. Subject was pulling on the motor trying to force it through the tight spot while his foreman was pushing. He felt strain to his left shoulder. Will be on work restrictions until approx Sept 7, 2005 after doctor visits.

EE WAS MOVING A BARREL OF PRODUCT WITH THE BARREL LIFTER. WHEN HE PUT THE BARREL ON THE PALLET, HE SAW IT WAS NOT SITTING ON THE PALLET PROPERLY. HE STARTED TO REPOSITION BARREL, AND PLACED HI S LEFT HAND IN BETWEEN THE METAL PART OF THE BARREL LIFTER AND THE RIM OF THE BARREL (IN A PINCH POINT) AMPUTATING THE TIP FROM HIS LEFT RINGFINGER TIP.

EE & OTHER EE WERE PREPPING THE BERYL FURNACE FOR START UP. AS THEY WERE DOING THE THINGS ON THE FURNACE PREP RECORD SHEET, THEY CAME TO THE PART WHERE IT SAYS "CLEAN UNDER THE FURNACE" TO DO THIS JOB, THE FURNACE NEEDS TO BE LIFTED UP & BLOCKED UP. THEN THE OPERATOR GETS DOWN UNDER THEFFURNACE & CLEANS THE RAM MIX & LARGE PIECES OF FRIT THAT HAVE FALLEN DOWN UNDER THE FURNACE. IT

EMPLOYEE NOTICED WHAT FELT LIKE AN EYELASH IN HIS LEFT EYE AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT MONDAY, 12/9/02. FLUSHED EYES WHILE SHOWERING. TUESDAY, 12/20/02 HE COULD STILL FEEL SOMETHING IN HIS EYE, BU T COULD NOT FIND IT. HE, THEN LEFT TOWN FOR WED & THURS. HE REPORTED TO THE DISPENSARY ON FRI MORNING 12/13/02. IRRIGATED LEFT EYE 3 TIMES. TRANSPORTED TO ER. DR REMOVED EMBEDDED METAL SPLINT

EE WAS SHEARING A PIECE OF 1/4 INCH STAINLESS STEEL PLATE FOR THE LAB. AS HE WAS SHEARING OFF A CORNER OF THE PLATE, THE FOOT ON THE SHEAR MACHINE CAME DOWN TO HOLD THE PLATE. HIS RIGHT THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FOOT AND THE PLATE, AMPUTATING THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT THUMB APPROXIMATELY 1/2-3/4 INCHES.

EE WAS HOLDING THE END OF THE CAR WASH HOSE WHENTHE NOZZLE BLEW OFF. THE HOSE CLAMP ON THE HOSE SLID THROUGH HIS HAND, CUTTING HIS FINGER. LACERATION OF THE PROXIMAL PHALANX/LEFT HAND/POINTER FINGER/PALM SIDE. REQUIRED 4 STITCHES FROM DR.

ICY SURFACE & SNOWING OUTSIDE. EE WAS IN PROCESSOF WALKING TOWARDS THE BACKHOE TO FUEL IT UP. HESLIPPED ON ICE, TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF, & SLIPPED AGAIN TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. HE SAW DR 12/18 /01 WHO GAVE EE RELEASE TO WORK. KNEE CONTD TO HURT & EE WAS REF'D TO ANOTHER DR. 1/22/02. HE RET'D TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS: REF'D TO ANOTHER DR FOR 2ND OPINION 3/14/02 HAD SCOPE DONE &RTW

EE WAS MOVING A 7' DRISCO PIPE THAT WAS STANDINGAGAINST A BUILDING. HE FELT SOMETHING DROP INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME. HE CALLE A FIRST RESPONDER TO THE DISP ENSARY TO LOOK AT THE EYE AND HE NOTICED BLOOD IN THE CORNER OF THE EYE AND RECOMMENDED HE SEE ADOCTOR.

RANCHO EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE EL200 TRACKHOE RELOCATING PIPE. INJURED WAS OBSERVING AND HELPING LOEAD THE PIPE FROM THE GROUND. ONE PIECE OF PIPE (JUST THE END OF IT) WAS A LITTLE STUCK IN SOME M UD. WHEN THE TRACKHOE LIFTED THE PIPE, IT BEING STUCK CAUSED THE PIPE TO BOUNCE WHEN IT BECAME UNSTUCK...CAUSING THE OTHER END TO BOUNCE. IT SWUNG & STRUCK HIM IN THE ANKLE.

WHILE WORKING ON A 2" BONDSTRAND DRISCO PIPE, EEHAD PUT IN VICE HE ATTEMPTED TO POUND IT INSIDE A NOZZLE & IT FLIPPED OUT OF NOZZLE & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH (LOWER LIP) TOOK HIM TO ER & DR PUT 3 STITCHES IN BOTTOM LIP

EE HAS HAD PROGRESSIVE PAIN IN THE RIGHT ELBOW, NUMBENSS IN RING AND LITTLE FINGER. HE FIRST NOTICED IT DURING SUMEMR SHUTDOWN IN SEPT. 99 BUT ASSOCIATED IT WITH AN OLD INJURY HE AHD APPROX 1 0 YRS. AGO. PAIN HAS REMAINED AND GOTTEN WORSE. HE WENT OT A DR. WHO AHS DONE SOME TESTING AND HAS FOUND MILD CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND BURSITIS IN THE RIGHT ELBOW. ATTEMPTING TO REMEDY WI

SEVERAL EES WERE ARM WRESTLING AND EE ARM POPPED IMMEDIATELY ON TRYING TO ARM WRESTLE SUSTAINING AN OPEN SPIRAL FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT HUMERUS.

EE WAS GOING DOWN THE METAL LADDER WHICH IS BOLTED TO THE WALL IN THICKNER TANK#8 & ABOUT 2/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE LADDER HE SLIPPED & LANDED ON THE GROUND WITH RIGHT HAND UNDER HIM. THIS RES ULTED IN A FRACTURE OF THE NAVICULAR BONE OF THERIGHT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE IMPACT CRUSHER ON A WET MUDDY DAY. THE MACHINE WAS OFF AND HE NEEDED TO SPIN BLOWBARS WHICH IS USUALLY DONE BY PUSHINGONCE WITH THE FOOT. HE SLIPPED DUE TO MUDDY COND ITIONS AND HIS RIGHT FOOT BECAME CAUGHT BY A BLOWBAR. THIS GAVE A CRUSH INJURY TO HIS FOOT CAUSING A SMALL FRACTURE TO FIRST METATARSAL AND LARGE JOINT CAPSULE.

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A SAND BLASTING HOSE AND AS HE DID FELT SOMETHING GIVEN IN HIS BACK. AT FIRST HE HAD A HARD TIME STRAIGHTENING UP BUT AFTER A FEW MIN. WAS ABLE TO GO BACK TO WORK. HIS DISCOMFORT WAS IN THE LUMBAR BACK AREA WITH DISCOMFORT SOMETIMES INTO THE RIGHT BUTTOCK AND THIGH. HE HAS DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE, DISGNOSED ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO.

EE HAS FILED WITH BRUSHE WELLMAN'S WORKERS COMP FOR AN IMPAIRMENT RATING FOR HEARING LOSS THAT HAS INCREASED OVER THE YEARS DUE TO WORK IN A MOISEY AREA OF THE PLANT. HE WAS BOILER OPERATOR FO R 27 YEARS. IN THE EARLY DAYS OF OPERATION THE HOISE LEVEL WAS VERY HIGH. WORKERS COMP HAS SENT HIM FOR AN EVALUATION AND WILL DECIDE ON WHAT PERCENT OF LOSS IS DUE TO WORK AND WHAT PERCENT I

EE HAS FILED WITH BRUSHE WELLMAN'S WORKERS COMP FOR AN IMPAIRMENT RATING FOR HEARING LOSS THAT HAS INCREASED OVER THE YEARS DUE TO WORK IN A MOISEY AREA OF THE PLANT. HE WAS BOILER OPERATOR FO R 22 YEARS.IN THE 1960 & 70'S THE NOISE LEVELS WERE QUITE HIGH AT TIME. EE GOES FOR AN IMPAIRMENT RATING 12-14-98. HE IS ALSO AN AVID USER OF FIREARMS SO A DETERMINATION WILL BE MADE AS TO WH

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BONDSTRAND PIPE. 1/2" OFF THE END OF A T THE LAST OF THE CUT WENT FASTER THAN EXPECTED AND HIS HAND WAS CUT BY THE BLADE. HE RECEIVED A 2" CUT OVER THE 4TH AND 5TH KN UCKLE ON HIS LEFT HAND WHICH NICKED THE JOINT CAPSULE AND A TENDON.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A BACK LINER INTO A THICKNER TANK TUNNEL USING A ROPE. WHEN THE LINER FELL THROUGH THE HOLE, IT JERKED THE EMPLOYEE WHO SUSTAINED A BACK STRAIN TRYING TO HOLD THE ROPE.

WE WERE PUTTING A NEW DESK AND COMPUTER EQUIPMENT IN THE BOOTH IN THE LEACH AREA. AFTER THE NEW DESK WAS INSTALLED I LIFTED THE COMPUTER UNIT ROM THE FLOOR UPON ON THE DESK. THE AREA WAS SMALL AND AWKWARD FOR LIFTING. TO LIFT THE COMPUTER FROM THE TABLE TOP REQUIRED TWISTING AND LIFTING. I FELT PAIN IN MY MID BACK AT THE TIME. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS I BEGAN EXPERINCING(SEE INJURY)

A SET OF MAKE SHIFT EYE BOLTS USING TO HOIST THE CHUTE FROM THE BERYL PLANT FAILED DROPPING THE CHUTE ON EE'S FOOT, HYPEREXTENDING THE FOOT OVER THE PLATFORM ON WHICH HE WAS ASSISTING MANUVERI NG THE CHUTE UP OUT OF THE HOLE. HIS LEFT FOOT WASD BRUISED & POSSIBLY A CHIP OFF OF THE TALUS BONE.

EE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A FLANGE BOLT WITH A WRENCH, WHICH WAS JUST ABOVE HIS HEAD. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT. WRENCH HIT HIS HARD HAT WITH GREAT FORCE, KNOCKING HIS HAT INTO HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND CUTTING HIS FOREHEAD JUST ABOVE THE RT EYE. THE FORCE ON HIS GLASSES OR A CHIP OF GLASS CUT HIS LOWER EYE, RT, LID. TWO STITCHES IN THE LOWER CUT AND ABOUT 6 STITCHES IN THE FOREH

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A VALVE ON THE B HYDROLIZER WITH THE AID OF A SMALL PIECE OF PIPE. THE VALVE WAS TIGHT DUE TO THE FACT THAT VALVE EAST OF THAT ONE SHOULD HAVE BEEN OPENED FIRST TO R ELIEVE SOME OF PRESSURE FIRST. HE HAD TO OVEREXERT HIMSELF TO OPEN VALVE AND STRAINED HIS BACK IN THE PROCESS.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING THE INSPECTION DOOR TO THE SULFATEE MILL AND FELT A SHARP STING IN HIS LEFT EYE AT THE CANTHUS AND DIRECTLY ON EYEBALL NEXT TO MEDIAL CANTHUS. HE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON BU T NOT THE FACE SHIELD.

EE WAS MOVING SCAFFOLDING FROM ONE BUILDING TO ANOTHER AND AS HE TURNED TO GO OUT THE DOOR HIT THE PLANK ON THE DOOR JAM. THE PLANK THEN HIT HIMIN THE MOUTH KNOCKING OUT HIS PREFABRICATED POST /CROWN.

EE HAD BEEN WORKING THE WET GRIND AREA OF PRODUTION FOR SEVERAL WEEKS USING THE LOADER & SHOVELING ORE. THE REPETATIVE STRENIOUS ACTIVITY OVER SEVERAL WEEKS GAVE HER BACK STRAIN. THE MORING OF 2/10/97 SHE GOT OUT OF BED & COULDN'T STRAIGHTEN UP. SHE HAD BEEN STIFF & SORE ALL WEEKEND. SHE WENT TO THE DR. 2/10 WHO ADVISED 2 DAYS REST & PHYSICAL THERAPY.

THIS EE WAS DIAGNOSED 2/10/97 AS HAVING CHRONIC BERYLLIUM DISEASE WHICH IS AN ALLERGIC REPONSE OF THE LUNGS TO FORM GRANULOMA IN THE LUNG TISSUE.IT DEVELOPS OVER A PERIOD OF YEARS AFTER EXPOSU RE TO BERYLLIUM DUST IN SENSITIVE PEOPLE. AT THIS TIME HS HAS NOT BECOME DISABLED.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED UP SLIGHTLY TO PUSH A PIECE OF INSULATION BACK INTO PLACE ABOVE HIS HEAD AND WHEN COMING BACK INTO POSITION LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT WRONG.

TO OPEN BLOW OFF VALVE ON BOILER IN UTILITIES AREA THERE IS A CHAIN THAT HANGS DOWN TO ABOUT 6-7FEET OFF FLOOR THAT YOU HAVE TO REACH UP AND PULL. VALVE WAS STUCK QUITE TIGHTLY AND IT TOOK A G OOD YANK TO OPEN IT. EE DIDN'T REALIZE THAT HE HAD HURT HIMSELF UNTIL ABOUT SUNDAY 2/2/97 WHEN HE NOTICED THE BRUISE AND HOW SORE THE ARM HAD BECOME. REPORTED 2/3/97.

HE WAS REMOVING DOZER PINS ON THED8L TRACTOR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. METAL FRAGMENTS BROKE OFF & ONE EACH EMBEDED IN BOTH THE THE RIGHT & LEFT INDEX FINGERS. THESE HAVE BEGUN TO WORRY HIM, ONE I S TENDER WHEN HE PUTS PRESSURE ON IT & HE DECIDED TO HAVE THEM LOOKED AT. HIS DR. APPPOINTMENT IS 1/17/97. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT 12/17/96 BUT DID NOT WANT TO SEE A DR AT THAT TIME.

EMPLOYEE REPORTS THAT SOMETIME IN SEPT. SHE BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF GRIP AND PAIN IN HER HANDS, PREDOMINATELY THE THUMB AND FIRST FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS. SHE NEEDED HER WORK STATION ADJUSTED , WHICH HAS BEEN DONE AND SHE IS NOT DOING AS MUCH DATA ENTRY. IT HAS IMPROVED BUT AN APPT. WAS MADE WITH DR. FOR 11-26-96 WHICH SHE CHANGE TO 12-19-96. STILL SOME DISCOMFORT.

STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE DOUBLE DECK SCREEN IN WET GRIND. SINCE THAT TIME IT HAS BECOME A DULL ACHE AND MOTION IS SOME WHAT RESTRICTED. IT IS HARD TO RAISE ARM AB OVE SHOULDER LEVEL, ALSO HARD TO PULL STRONGLY WITH THAT ARM. TO SEE DR. 11-19-96.

EE WAS STANDING ABOUT 8' UP ON 15' A FRAME LADDER, LOOSENING A COUPLE ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE WIT A WRENCH. PULLING ON THE WRENCH CAUSED HIM OT LOOSE HIS BALANCE. HE FELL FROM THE LADDER AND LAN DED ON HIS FEET. HE FELT AS IF HE TWISTED HIS ANKLES.

EE WAS WORKING IN A DUSTY AREA DN GOT DUST IN EYES. DR. REMOVED A SMALL METAL PARTICLE FROM RT. EYE.

ANOTHER EMP WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL TO FREE THE BEARING RACE FROM HOUSING. WHILE HITTING THE CHISEL WITH HAMMER A PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF AND FLEW ABOUT 18" LODGING IN EMP'S CHIN MIDLI NE BELOW THE LIP ABOUT 1/2".

THE EE HAD LEANED OVER TO PICK UP AN EMPTY PLASTIC DRUM, THEN IN THE SAME MOTION TWISTED WHILE LIFTING TO PLACE IT ASIDE. THEN THE EE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN THAT WENT THRU HIS LOWER BACK STA RTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

WHILE WORKING IN WELL MANHOLES EE RECEIVED A SPIDER BITES TO THE RT CALF THERE WAS COAGULATION OF BLOOD AT THE CENTER WITH DISCOLORATION SWELLING & INFLAMATION FOR A 7IN DIAMETER THER3E WERE N O SYSTEMIC MANIFESXTATIONS THE DOCTOR GAVE HIM ATETNUS SHOT & AN ANTIBIOTIC

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PRODUCT BARREL TO A PALLET USING A BARREL LIFT THE BARREL HOOK SLIPPED OFF THE LID HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE SAFETY GLASSES THE IMPACT DROVE THE FRAME OF THE GLASSE S INTO HIS EYEBROW THIS CAUSED A LACERATION TO THE NASAL SIDE OF THE RIGHT BROW REQUIRING STITCHES

EE WAS SPLICING SOME ELECTRICAL WIRES AND WAS TRIMMING WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE. HE SLIPPED AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT THUMB ABOUT 1" ALONG SIDE OF THE NAIL.

EE WAS WORKING IN LEACH ON LSP2 (PUMP). HE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A BOLT BY APPLYING DOWNWARD PRESSURE. THE SOCKET CAME OFF THE WRENCH AND THE PRESSURE HE WAS APPLYING CAUSED HIS HEAD TO MOVE DO WNWARD AND HE STRUCK HIS CHIN AND CUT IT ON PARTOF THE MACHINERY.

SLIDING PIPE INTO FUSING MACHINE. COWORKER PUSHED PIPE AND EE LOST BALANCE STRAINING HIS BACK.

EE WAS STANDING WITH ONE FOOTON A LADDER AND PIPE AND THE OTHER ON A JACK LEG WHILE INSULATING A PIPE ABOVE THE EXTRA STORAGE TANK IN SOLVENT EXTRACTION. HISHSOES HAD SOME OIL ON THEM AND HE S LIPPED ENDING UP WITH BOTH LEGS BETWEEN TWO RUNGS ON THE LADDER. HIS FEET DIDN'T QUITE TOUCH THE FLOOR SO HE HAD TO PULLE HIMSELF LOOSE TO GET DOWN. BRUISES AND ABRASIONS. (SEE ATTACHED)

EE WAS DOING ELECTRICAL REPAIR ON CONTROL PANELS. THE CIRCUIT WAS DEENERGIZED FOR 18.5 HOURS. REACHED IN WITH A SOCKET WRENCH AND A RATCHET TO LOOSEN A WIRE. EE RECEIVED A SUBSTANTIAL ELECTRIC AL SHOCK WHICH MADE HIS HEARTBEAT IRREGULAR. WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TESTS AND OBSERVATIONS.

THE SLURRY RECYCLING PUMP BECAME PLUGGED. THIS MADE THE SLURRY INSIDE OF THE PUMP HEAT UP. THE PUMP WAS THEN TURNED OFF TO BE DRAINED. WHILE DRAINING THE PUMP SOME OF THE HOT SLURRY MIXTURE GO T ONTO EE'S HAND AND BURNED A SMALL AREA AT THE BASE OF THE LEFT THUMB AND ON THE PALM.

TODAY WHILE LIFTING A VALVE IN THE WAHRHOUSE HISBACK BECAME VERY PAINFUL. HE CAME TO THE DISPENSARY COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN THE BACK ABOUT L3 OR L4 WHICH RADIATED AROUND TO HIS ABDOMEN ON BOTH SIDES. HE SAID IT ACTUALLY BEGAN 4/5/94 WHILE LIFTING A BAG(50 LBS) OF S-11 POWDER FROM AN EYE LEVEL PALLET OF BAGS. WHEN IT FELL INTO HIS ARMS IT JOLTED HIS BACK. BACK WAS STRAIGHT, KNEES BEN

HE WAS USING A FUSING MACHINE TO WELD HDPE PIPE. THIS MACHINE WAS BEING LIFTED BY A CHERRY PICKER BUT HAD TO BE MOVED AND GUIDED INTO POSITION. IT WAS WHILE HE WAS GUIDING THIS MACHINE THAT HE STRAINED AND FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS LEFT LOWER GROIN. HE DID NOT REPORT INJURY AT THIS TIME. INJURY GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. HE REPORTED TO THE NURSE ON 7-6-94.

EE WAS SLICING AN OPENING IN THE RUBBER BOOT OF THE DRILL COVER AND THE KNIFE BLADE BROKE AND CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER LEFT REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING OUT THE SHOWER AREA WITH A BROOM AND BUMPED HER HAND INTO A WALL MOUNTED METAL SOAP DISH.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A UNISTRUT CLAMP FROM THE PROBE AT THE DISPOSAL TANK #1. EMPLOYEE IS LEFT HANDED BUT DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE CLAMP HE HAD TO USE HIS RIGHT HAND TO SAW WITH. THE SAW SLI PPED AND CUT HIS KNUCKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS ON A VALVE GAGE FLANGE WITH A WRENCH AND WHILE PULLING ON THE WRENCH FELT SOMETHING IN HIS SHOULDER PULL AND TEAR. HIS ARM WAS PAINFUL AND MOVEMENT WAS RESTRICTED.

EE WAS TIGHTING A LOCK NUT ON A 3/4IN MEYERS HUP HIS CHANNEL LOCK PLIERS SLIPPED THROWING HIS HAND AGAINST SHARP EDGE OF PANEL LACERATING LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE KNUCKLE

EE WAS TRYING TO BREAK A METAL TRAILER SEAL WITH AN UNGLOVED HAND AND THE SHARP EDGE SLICED INTO HIS FINGER AS HE PULLED ON THE STRAP.

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF MIDLINE ABD. PAIN OFF & ON FOR 2 MONTHS. ON 3/18/93 EMPLOYEE REPORTED AN INCREASE IN DISCOMFORT WHICH HE CONNECTED WITH LIFTING A SECTION OF PIPE THE DAY BEFORE. EMPLOY EE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH HERNIA.

SHE REPORTED TO THE NURSE OF SYMPTOMS OF CARPAL TUNNEL 10-4-92 PAIN IN FINGERS OF BOTH HANDS EXTENDING TO THE ELBOS WHEN TYPING LIFTING AND DOING TASKS WHICH REQUIRE FINE MOVMENTS WITH FINGERS SHE STATES THAT IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE OVER THE LAST YEAR. HAD SURGERY ON LEFT HAND NO. 17 RETURNED TO WORK NO. 20

EMPL FINISHING FIBERGLASS FLOOR IN A SOLVENT EXTRACTION TANK AND BUMPED ELBOW ON A STEEL TANK STRUT. A DAY LATER,ELBOW BECAME SWOLLEN,PAINFUL AND RED. WAS SEEN BY DR WHO RX AN ANTIBIOTIC FOR I NFECTION. NO FURTHER TREATMENT WAS NEEDED. NO DAYS LOST OR RESTRICTED. NOT SURE IF REPORTABLE BUT THOUGHT IT OUGHT TO BE SENT IN CASE.

WAS WALKING BY A SHELF IN THE WAREHOUSE WHEN A STEEL (STAINLESS) RING THAT WAS ON THE SHELF FELL OFF HITTING HER ON THE RIGHT FOOT(ABOVE THE STTEEL TOE) INSTANTLY DEVELOPED A LOT OF SWELLING.H AD NUMBNESS AND TINGLING OF TOES AND COULDN'T MOVE HER FOOT AT WILL.

THREE EE WERE LIFTING A BALL MILL END LINER INTO PLACE IN A CONFINED SPACE AND EE THOUGHT HE JUST STRAINED HIS SHOULDER AND THOUGHT IT TO BE A MINOR INCIDENT TWO MONTHS LATER 8-7-92 HE WAS STI LL HAVING DISCOMFORT AND WENT TO THE DR WHO PLACED HIM ON MEDICATION. HAD SURGICAL REPAIR DEC 7 1992. WE WERE NOT AWARE THAT THIS WAS A REPORTABLE SITUATION UNTIL HE HAD SURGERY.

EE EE & EE WERE INSIDE BALL MILL ATTEMPTING TO LIFT AN END LINER INTO PLACE DURING LIFTING PROCESS EE PULLED LEFT RECTUS FEMORUS MUSCLE OR ASSOCIATED TENDONS IN HIS LETG HE SAW DR WHO GAVE HIM A PRESCRIPTION FOR AN ANTINFLAMATORY & ADVISED HIM TO REST AT THIS TIME HE HAS A HARD TIME GETTING UP & DOWN FROM HIS CHAIR

SORTING OUT ORE LIFTED OLD BARRELL AND OLD BARRELL FELL APART AND OLD ONE FELL APART CUTTING FINGER

INJURED WAS BENDING A PIECE OF METAL 1/4"X3"X6" IN THE METAL BREAK. INJURED WAS HOLDING TH EPIECE OF METAL AND AS THE BIT STARTED TO BEND THE METAL, INJURED'S THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE ME TAL AND TE BIT, SLICING OFF THE FLESHY TIP OF THE LEFT THUMB.

EE WAS WORKING INSIDE AN ALT TANK USING A PRY BAR TO REPOSITION IT ONT ITS BASE, HE BUMPED AN ANGLE SANDER RESTING ON FLOOR WHICH PUSHED IT ONTO ITS CORD AND SOME REBAR. THIS TRIGGERED IT, THE SPINNING BLADE CAUGHT THE FLOOR THROWING IT UP AND INTO EE S ARMS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE A STRIP ORGANIC SURGE TANK CLEANING SLUDGE FROM THE TANK WITH WATER AND A SQUEEGE.HE WAS DRESSED IN COVERALLS,RUBBER BOOTS,RUBBER GLOVES A FRESH AIR FULL FACE RESPIRATO R AND SAFETY HARNESS AND ROPE.IT IS A VERY CLOSE AREA AND DURING THE PROCESS SOME SOLUTION WITH AMMONIA WAS DRIPPING ON HIS SHOULDER.HE WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE IRRITATION WAS ACTUALLY BURNING

WAS CUTTING GRINDING AND WELDING ON OVERFLOW LAUNDER ON THICKNER TANKS ON C SHIFT NIGHTS EE REPORTS THAT HE HAD HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON PLUS A FACE SHIELD.

CALLED OUT AT 0200 TO REPAIR AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH AN ASP-1 SCRUB AQUEOUS PUMP. HE LOCKED OUT SAP-1 AND PULLED THE FUSES OUT OF THE STARTER. HE THEN WENT TO THE PUMP AND TOOK THE J-BOX COVER OFF TO CHECK THE MOTOR. WHILE UNHOOKING THE WIRES, HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

CLEANING OUT THE MILL SURRY TANK IN PREPARATION FOR REPAIR PLASTIC PIPE APPROX 60FT LONG WITH 15 FT PIECE OF 4 INCH HOSE ATTACHED TO THE DISCHARGE END WAS CONNECTED TO THE MILL SLURRY PUMP FOR THE PURPASE OF WASHING THE HEAVY SLURRY OUT OF TANK AND RUHNING IT THRU THE BALL MILL. MOST OF THE SLURRY HAD BEEN WASHED OUT OF THE TANK AND ONLY WATER AND SOME SOUND REMOAINED THE PIPE AND

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT MILL SLURRY TANK IN PREPARATION FOR REPAIRS.A 4" PLASTIC PIPE APPROX 60' LONG WITH A 15' PIECE OF 4" HOSE ATTACHED TO THE DISCHARGE END WAS CONNECTED TO THE MILL SLUR RY PUMP FOR THE PURPOSE OF WASHING THE HEAVY SLURY OUT OF THE TANK AND RUNNING IT THROUGH THE BALL MILL.MOST OF THE SLURRY HAD BEEN WASHED OUT AND ONLY WATER AND SOME SAND REMAINED. THE PIPE

EE HAD BEEN ASSIGNED TO REPACK A SLURRY TRANSFER PUMP AT WET GRIND. PRODUCTION WAS CLEANING OUT THE MILL SLURRY TANK USING A TRANSFER LINE FROM THE MILL SLURRY PUMP AND BALL MILL SCOOP BOX. AN AIR HOSE WAS PUT ON THE LINE TO ASSIST IN THE DRAINAGE OF THE LINE. WHEN THE AIR WAS TURNED ON, SAND THAT REMAINED IN THE PIPE, PLUGGED IT. THE AIR PRESSURIZED CAUSING THE HOSE TO BLOW OFF

WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A CHIPPING BIT WHEN HE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER IT FLEW UP HITTING HIM ON BACK OF RIGHT HAND CAUSING A 1 1/2' LACERATION.

THE GROUND WAS SLICK,EMPL SLIPPED AND FELL INTO PATH OF SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON ELEVATOR PADDLES TO THE 633D SCRAPER ABOUT HALF WAY UP REPLACING RETAINING PINS IN THE ELEVATOR CHAIN.EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING ,POSSIBLY DUE TO SOME OIL ON HIS SHOES,AND FELL 4 TO 5 FEET TO GROUND TWISTING LEFT KNEE WHEN HE LANDED.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING RIPPER TEETH ON A D8L BULLDOZER HE WAS KNEELING NEXT TO THE RIPPER HOLDING A PUNCH BOLT WITH CHANNEL LOCK PLIERS AND ASSISTANT SWUNG A 16 DOUBLE JACK HAMMER STRIKING PUN CH BOLT WHICH DEFLECTED LOOSE FROM THE PLIERS AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH EMPLOYE SUSTAINED ABRAISIONS AND CONTUSIONS OF THE LOWER LIP AND INJURED THREE TEETH

ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THIS REPORT EMPL NOTICED PAIN IN RIGHT ELBOW WHICH HAS BECOME WORSE RESTRICTING MOTION & REDUCING STRENGTH. IT BECAME DIFFICUT TO USE HIS TOOLS OR LIFT. BOTH ELBOWS ARE PAINFUL AT THIS TIME, RIGHT MORE SO. HE WENT TO DR & WAS TOLD IT WAS EPICONDYLITIS, TENNIS ELBOW & HIS JOB WAS PROBABLY THE CAUSE.

AN EMPLOYEE STGEPPED OFF OF A CATERPILLAR D8 DOZER ON UNSTABLE GBROUND LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL CAUSING INJURY TO LOWER PART OF HIS RT.ARM INITIALLY WAS CONSIDERED ONLY A SPRAIN AFTER 48 HRS.DI SCOMFORT CONTINUED & HIS ARM WAS X-RAYED INDICATING A SLIGHT FX.OR CHIP TO THE LOWER RT.ARM A LEATHER BRACE WAS PUT ON HIS ASRM FOR SUPPORT EMPLOYEES DUTIES WERE NOT INTERRUPTED NO LOST TIME

EMP ALLEGED THAT WHILE CLOSING THE DRIVERS DOOR OF THE EXPLOSIVE TRUCK A 1 TON FORD WIHT HIS LEFT HAND HE SLAMMED THE DOOR ON HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BREAKING THE BONE IN THE TIP OF HIS FINGER

EMPL STANDING WITH ONE FOOT ON TOP OF TRACK OF DOZER AND THE OTHER FOOT ON THE PUSH ARM,HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOOR AND LOST HIS BALANCE.AS HE FELL BACKWARD HIS FOOT CAUGHT AN D HE LANDED ON THE GROUND ON HIS LOWER BACK.FALL WAS 5\.

EMP ALLEDGED THAT WHILE PUCHING AN AXLE INTO PLACE ON A 85 TON WABCO PLANETARY HOUSING HE PINCHED THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE SUN GEAR AND THE SNAP RING ON END OF THE AXLE HE SUFFER LACERATION ON THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND REQUIRING 8 STITCHES

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE LIFTING A HYDRAULIC JACK ONTO TWO 12X12 WOODEN TIES HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON LOOSE ROCK, CAUSING HIMSELF TO LOOSE HIS BALAC HE FELL FORWARD ONTO THE JACK CUTTING HIS LEFT EYE BROW. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. HE REQUIRED 5 SUTURES.