Midsouth Machine Service Metal/Non-Metal

Injured employee was climbing out of the 5 1/2 mainframe. While climbing out his left hip dislocated.

Floating feed cone came loose, feed hopper & adjustment cap to drop 3-4" onto ee right foot. EE attached overhead crane to stuck floating feed cone. He applied pressure to the assembly he did not notice he had lifted the entire assembly off floor level by 3-4". He started the 3rd cut and at the time is when the floating feed cone came loose allowing the rest of the assembly to drop

Injured employee was removing arm guard from H6800 spider, using a sledge hammer to break arm guard loose. Employee went to the doctor on 8/29/2014 and he recommended surgery to the left shoulder

Part slipped off positioner during welding and employee tripped over weld screen bracket while moving out of the way causing on contusion to ankle.

Injury initially occurred on 1/10/08 when employee injured right arm while removing cheek plate bolt from jaw crusher. Did not become reportable until 5/28/08 when the employee had surgery on torn bicep muscle in right arm.

Injured employee was emptying a chip hopper and a large amount of chips spilled on the ground. The employee was picking up the chips with his hands and throwing them into the chip hopper. While lifting a pile he did not realize he was standing on the other string of chips, he cut through the gloves and cuts his middle left finger. Resulting in stitches

Injured employee was using a sledge hammer to break lifting eyes off a feed cone, and strained his lower back.

DIAGNOSIS UNSURE IF HEAT RELATED OR NOT. PURSUANT TO REPORTING OF ACCIDENTS, WE HAVE ELECTED TO REPORT THIS INCIDENT

EE WAS REPLACING BEARINGS AND SHIM PLATES IN A 3" CRUSHER. AS EE REACHED FOR A PLATE, THE STACK SHIFTED AND WHILE TRYING TO CATCH IT, EE HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND CRUSHER FRAME. EE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO LEFT HAND REQUIRING 10 STITCHES

THE EE WAS SECURING A LOAD ON THE LOWBOY USING CHAINS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO LOOSEN A U-BOLT IN A 7 FT CRUSHER BOWL. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER (LEFT) BETWEEN THE PRY BAR AND BOWL, RESULTING IN 5 STITCHES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A BEARING FROM A SHAFT. HE WAS TAPPING IT OFF WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE FLEW OFF AND LODGED IN HIS ARM.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING UP A HEAD ON A WELDING TURNTABLE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN A CHAIN AND THE MAIN SHAFT.

EE WAS PLACING PITMAN JAW CRUSHER ON MILLING MACHINE FOR BORING WHEN EMPLOYEE SLIPPED - STRUCK LEFT LEG AGAINST BORING BAR - CUTTING HIS LEG.

EE WAS OPERATING A LATHE CUTTING A CAST IRON SOCKET CEILING RING. METAL DUST GENERATED FROM THISPROCESS GOT IN BOTH EYES

THE EE WAS MOVING A CRUSHER PART FROM ONE PALLET TO ANOTHER. THE PART SLIPPED AND UPON TRYING TO CATCH IT, HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER AND TORE ROTATOR CUFF.

EE WAS HAMMERING ON A WEDGE IN A CRUSHER BOWL REMOVING THE LINER & A PIECE OF METAL BROK OFF & HIT HIM IN THE LEFT CHEEK. HAD TO BE REMOVED BYSURGEION

THE EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CUTTING FROM THE LATHEHE WAS WORKING ON AND CUT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

THE EE WAS CUTTING LINER FROM A BOWL USING A CUTTING TORCH. WHILE CUTTING, EITH THE FLAME HIT A POCKET OF SAND/GREASE OR PRESSURE BUILT UP AND LINER BURST, RESULTING IN A SLIGHT EXPLOSION & FL AS FIRE, KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT & SAFETY GLASSES OFF. A FOREIGN OBJECT GOT IN HIS EYE.

THE EE WAS LIFTING A CRUSHER PART WITH LOCKING NUT COVER & IT BROKE OFF FROM CRANE & MASHED HIS FINGER.

THE EE WAS USING A PUTTY KNIFE TO CLEAN BETWEEN WIPERS ON A MANTEL AND HIS HAND HIT THE MANTEL AND CUT HIS FINGER THROUGH GLOVES.

THE EE PICKED UP A SMALL CHAIN TO HOOK TO AN OVERHEAD CRANE & HIS BACK WENT OUT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LATHE AND AS HE TURNED THE HAND CRANK ON THE CROSSFEED, IT HIT THE LOCKIGN MECHANISM. THE HAND CRANK BACKLASHED AND STRUCK HIS WRIST.

EMLOYEE WAS INSIDE CRUSHER, GRINDING FAW DIE SEATS. THE GRINDER CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE WALL OF CRUSHER AND KICKED BACK AND HIT HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING BORING MILL & HAD BAR TO EXTEND TOOL. BAR WAS VIBRATING & HE WAS HOLDING IT TO KEEP FROM VIBRATING. HIS HAND WAS

CLEANING SLAG FROM TORCH WORK PRIOR TO WELDING WITH HEAVY DUTY CHIPPING HAMMER.

MOVING PLATE BY CRANE OVER TO BURNING TABLE TO CUT PLATE TO SIZE PLATE SHIFT CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN PLATE AND TRUCK DUMP BODY.

EMPLOYEE USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO PUT WEDGES BACK ON CRUSHER HAMMER METAL CHIPPED AND METAL BECAME EMBEDDED IN LEFT FOREARM. EXRAY TAKEN, ARM IMMOBILIZED FOR DAY. ANTIBIOTIC GIVEN, WATCH FOR 2 WEEKS - MAY POSSIBLY REMOVE CHIP AFTER THAT TIME.

BEGINNING WELDING OPERATION. WELDING HOOD NOT COMPLETELY DOWN. WHEN WELDING, ARC OCCURRED.

CLEANING BOWL FROM CRUSHING. FILLED WITH FINE DIRT AND DUST WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING FAN FOR BETTER CIRCULATION WHEN GUARD BROKE CAUSING GUARD TO FALL INTO FAN HAND ON GUARD BLADE OF FAN HIT THUMB AND CUT IT.

EE BORING OUT SLEEVE AND WAS CLEARING CHIPS FROM BEHIND BORING BAR. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BORING BAR AND THE SLEEVE, MASHING HIS HAND. ICE WAS IMMEDIATEWLY PLACED ON HAND TO REDUCE SWELL ING AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT. X-RAYS TAKEN. NO BROKEN BONES. PAIN MEDICATION AND ANTIBIOTIC GIVEN BY DR. PIECE OF EMBEDDED METAL REMOVED BY DR.

EE WAS CLIMBING ON CRUSHER TO SPRAY PAINT BEHIND CROSSBAR HE SLIPPED & FELL AGAINST CRUSHER HIS SIDE DIDNT HURT BADLY AT TEH TIME NEXT AM HE REPORTED THEY WERE SORE LATER IN AM A SNEEZE CAUSED SEVER PAIN & MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SOUGHT XRAY TAKEN 2 RIBS CRACKED BRACE REQUIRED & LIGHT DUTY FOR A FEW DAYS RT RIB CAGE

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM TRUCK SCALES. PREVIOUS SNOW STORM HAD LEFT LARGE SNOW DRIFT. MAN STEPPED INTO SNOW DRIFT AND FELL ONTO HIS CHEST. MAN DID NOT FELL LIKE HE WAS HURT AT THE TIME. ON 3-27-93 MAN WENT TO DOCTOR TO CHECK OUT HIS RIBS THAT HAD BEEN HURTING.

HE WAS PULLING SHAVINGS FROM MACHINE, GOT METAL SPLINTER IN FINGER. SEVERAL DAYS LATER CLEANING SUMP PUMP ON LATHE AND GOT FLUID ON HANDS- PROBABLY CAUSING INFECTION. REMOVED SPLINTER HIMSELF- SOUGHT TREATMENT WHEN IT BECAME INFECTED.

INSTALLING BOTTOM PEAT ON 110 TELSMITH CRUSHER. DIRST AND DEBRIS FELL OFF FRAME. INJURED WASHED EYE OUT. DURING DAY STILL IRRITATED . HE THOUGH IT WAS JUST SCRATCHED. SOUGHT MEDICAL TREAT MENT THAT NIGHT. RUST CHIP IN EYE. HAD TO HAVE RECHECKED A WEEK LATER, TWICE BY EYE DR.

HE WAS LINING UP BOLT HOLES ON MAIN FRAME CAP. THE PIN BROKE THAT HOLDS CHAIN ON HOOK. HE WAS ABLE TO BREAK THE CROP OF THE CAP, BUT HIS HAND WAS TRAPPED BETWEEN THE CAP AND THE FLOOR. HAND WA S SPLIT OPEN BETWEEN THUMB AND INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING 8 STITCHES AND HAD 2 FRACTURED BONES. PRESCRIPTION GIVEN. LIGHT WORK FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

95149ED WAS MAKINGA FINISH CUT ON A HUB WHEN A SMALL METAL SPLINTER HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.HE THOUGHT HE HAD REMOVED IT BUT THE CHIP BEGAN TO IRRITATE HIS EYE THAT NIGHT.HE WENT TO THE DR THE 05573 DAY AND HAD THE CHIP REMOVED.EYE WAS PATCHED,NO PRESCRIPTION GIVEN.SAFETY GLASSES WITHOUT SIDE SHIELDS WERE WORN.

THEY WERE USING A PIECE OF ROUND 1 1/4" PLATE TO HAMMER AGAINST TO FORCE A BUSHING OUT OF AN ECCENTRIC. THE PLATE CHIPPED OFF STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT FOREARM. THE METAL CHIP WAS IMBEDDED IN THE MUSCLE AND ALSO REQUIRED STITCHES. X-RAY TAKEN AND MEDICINE GIVEN AT THE CLINIC. A SHOT WAS ALSO GIVEN.

EE HOLD 1 1/2 C/R BAR WHILE OTHER USED 16LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK WEDGES INTO ELYAY CRUSHER. OTHER MISS HIT KNOCKING BAR INTO ACCUMULATOR ON CRUSHER. PINNING EE S FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO WEARI NG GLOVES.

EMPL WAS PAINTING ROLINE COATING ON CRUSHER BASE & SIPPED & FELL OFF LIP ON OUTSIDE OF CRUSHER FRAME.

EE WAS GRINDING OF SYMONS CRUSHED HEAD POLISHING SEAT. THE GRINDER HIT UNEVEN SPOT AND BACK LASHED CUTTING R.H. MIDDLE KNUCKLE VCUT WAS DEEP CLEANED AND BANDAGED TWO WKS LATER SWELLING AND RED NESS CAUSED MED ATTENTION PRESCEPITON GIVEN.

ANOTHER EE RUNNING MACHINE THAT WAS PUTTING OFF A LOT OF OIL SMOKE EE EYES WERE BURNING SO HE PLACED A FAN NEAR HIM TO CIRCULATE SMOKE NEXT AM EYE WAS SWOLLEN RECEIVED DR TREATMENT FOR INFECTI ON NOTHING IN EYE GLASSES WORN.

EE WAS CUTTING DOWN BALL ON A 2FT SH SYMONS AND A SMALL METAL CHIP HIT HIM IN THE EYE. HE THOUGHT HE HAD GOTTEN IT OUT, BUT THAT NIGHT WHEN HE WOULD CLOSE HIS EYES THE EYE LID WOULD RUB THE ME TAL CHIP. HAD TO GOT O E.R. THEN THE NEXT DAY TOEYE SURGEON. EYE WAS PATCHED NO PRESCRIPTION GIVEN.

I NAME HAD BEEN MACHINING SURFACE ON CRUSHER BOWL IT HAD A BURR ON IT SO HE WAS USING GRINDER WHEN HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL DUST IN HIS EYE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES MEDICATION BY DR BUT NO PRESCR IPTION

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING FLYWHEEL FROM CRUSHER.THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO JACK UP THE FLYWHEEL TO REMOVE IT.INJURED OUT DOWN THE T-BAR HE WAS SUING ON 2 EYE BOLTS.THE T-BAR R OLLED OFF AND HIT INJURED ON THE FOOT.BROKE LITTE TOE ON RIGHT FOOT.RESTRICTED WORK FOR AT LEAST ONE WEEK.SAFETY-TOED SHOES WORN.PAIN MEDICATION PRESCRIBED.

GRINDING, CLEANING-UP THREADS, METAL CHIP STUCK ON CORNEA. REMOVED WITH EYE MAGNET. BUT STILL HURTING, SENT TO DR-EYE WAS GETTING INFECTED FROM DUST CONDITIONS. SAFETY GLASSES WORN. PRESCRIPTI ON GIVEN.

EE WAS MOVING 3' SOCKET AROUND ON TURNTABLE. THE BOTTOM HAD A BURR ON IT AND AS EE TURNED SOCKET, HIS HAND SLID ACROSS BURR, SLICING ALL 4 FINGERS-15 TOTAL STITCHES, PRESC-GIVEN 2 DAYS LOST TI ME.

APPROPIATE SHADE OF LENS NOT USED WHILE WELDING. EYES BECAME IRRITATED AND 4-5 DAYS LATER WERE INFECTED. THE DR. GAVE PRESCRIPTION IN HIS OFFICE. WENT TO DR. ON 3-13-91.

HH WAS MOVING A SHAFT AROUND ON A PALLET SO THAT ANOTHER SHAFT COULD BE PUT ON THE PALLET. WHEN HE MOVED ONE END THE SHAFT SLIPPED AND A BURR ON THE SHAFT CUT HIS HAND. STITCHES REQUIRED INSDE AND OUT. SHOTS GIVEN AND PRESCRIPTION WRITTEN.

FAN BLOWING PROBABLY HAD DUST BLOWING IN AIR. HH HAD BEEN WELDING & NOT GRINDING THAT DAY. HOOD & GLASSES WORN. METAL FRAGMENT REMOVED FROM RIGHT EYE. PRESCRIPTION GIVEN, BUT NOT FILLED.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE DRILL PRESS TO START WORK ON CRUSHER FRAME. HE WAS STANDING ON ONE FOOT, REACHING OVER-HEAD WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ONE LEG. IT BOTHERED HIM DURING THE NIGHT, WE NT TO DR. NEXT DAY. X-RAY TAKEN, NOT BROKEN, ANDPRESCIPTION GIVEN. IT WAS FILLED.

GRINDING ON DUST COVER FOR CRUSHER. HE THOUGHT IT WAS JUST DUST & DIRT. WASHED EYE OUT AT LUNCH BREAK. LATER THAT NIGHT BEGAN TO HURT AND SWELL, SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT. REMOVAL OF FOREIGN BODY. PRESCRIPTION WRITTEN, NOT FILLED.

EMPLOYEE WAS SQUATTED DOWN WELDING ON FEEDER UNIT & WAS IN AN AWKAWARD POSTION WHEN HE TRIED TO GET UP, HE COULDNT. PULLED LOWER BACK-DR. PRESCRIBED BED REST & OUT PATIENT THERAPY.

I.NAME USING MACHINE NORMALLY DOESNT USE AND IT IS SET UP JUST OPPOSITE TO ONE HE DOES RUN.HAD WORKED REG.SHIFT AND WAS WORKING STRAIGHT THRU AFTER SEVERAL HOURS THE GLARE OFF WELDER BURNED HI S EYES.HAD WELDING GOGGLES ON AND HAD SCREENS SET UP.MEDICATION GIVEN & RX WRITTEN.

EMPL WAS RUNNING WIRE WELDER WITH ANOHTER WELDER ON EACH SIDE ON HIM WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY. THERE WERE NO SCREEN SHIELDS BETWEEN THREE MEN. PROBABLY FLASH GLARE CAUSED FLASH BURNS TO EYES. EM PL HAD MAKESHIFT SHIELD BLOCKING ARC GLARE ON MACHINE. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT SMAE NIGHT.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER SLIGHTLY FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN THE SAME POSITION, GRINDING ON AN IMPACT ROTOR. HE DID HAVE A BREAK THAT MORNING. BUT LATER IN THE DAY HIS BACK STILL DID NOT SEEM TO RELAX ANY. HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT NEXT MORNING, WHEN UNABLE TO STAND-UP. SONOGRAM WAS TAKEN AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS GIVEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE GRINDING ON CRUSHER NUT WITH A FAN BLOWING IN THE AREA. BEING IN CLOSE QUARTERS AND THE FAN BLOWING THERE WAS ALOT OF DEBRIS IN THE AREA. EMPLOYEE WASHED EYE OUT AT LUNCH , BUT LATER IT BEGAN HURTING WORSE AND HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT. METAL FLAKE WAS REMOVED FROM LEFT EYE BY DOCTOR. NO PRESCRIPTION GIVEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS THREADING A NEW ROLL OF WIRE INTO THE WELDER AND WAS TRYING TO ADJUST THE WELD POSITION. HE WAS RUNNING A MACHINE THAT WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONE HE NORMALLY RUNS. WHILE HE WAS POSITION THE WELD HE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES. RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT: TETNUS SHOT AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.

EMPL WAS RUNNING A HORIZONTAL BORING MILL MACHINING A PITMAN BEARING HOUSING HE WAS USING A RATCHET TO LOOSEN A SET-SCREW ON THE BORING BAR THE RATCHET SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS HAND AGAINST THE BEARING HOUSING EDGE AND CUT HIS FINGER

EE WAS GRINDING AND USING A STEEL BRUSH TO CLEAN CRUSHER SPRINGS A PIECE OF METAL EITHER FROM SPRINGS OR GRINDER NOT INTO RIGHT EYE.

HOLDING BOLT WITH ONE HAND LOOSENING VISE WITH OTHER BOLT SLIPED AN D CAUGHT L. THUMB ETWEEN VISE AND BOLT STITCHES REQ.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER ON THE SIDE OF THE WALL TO PUT SOME MATERIAL IN THE ATTIC.HE WAS WEARING GLOVES AND HIS AHND SLIPPED AND HE FELL ABOUT 8' TO A CONCRETE FLOOR.HE WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY.BUT LATER IN THE EVENING HE HAD FORMED A KNOT ON IT.TYHE HAND WAS X-RAYED CAST APPLIED AND A PAIN PRESCRIPTION WRITTEN.