Morganton Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was performing maintenance on drill when a piece of steel unexpectedly moved and struck the employee in the cheek.

The employee was sent to a pulmonary specialist who conducted a CT scan. The scan revealed a significant bilateral pleural plaquing. This is characteristic of asbestos exposure. The employee worked for the U.S. Navy in Hawaii during 1973 -1976. During this period, his job was to remove the asbestos insulation from old naval ships.

EE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM DOZER AFTER ATTACHING FUEL NOZZLE. HIS LEFT FOOT CONTACTED FUEL HOSE ON THE GROUND CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HIS RT. FOOT STRUCK THE GROUND AND TURNED CAUSIN G A BROKEN BONE IN THE ANKLE AREA.

THE EE WAS CARRYING A LARGE WRENCH TO THE DRILL WHEN HE STEPPED IN A DEPRESSION CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. HE TWISTED TO DROP THE WRENCH AND CLEAR HIS FEET CAUSING A STRAIN OF HIS GROIN AND CHEST WALL AREA. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL ASKING TO GO TO THE DR ON 10-1-03. AT THIS TIME HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY AND RETURNED TO WORK.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SCRAP YARD TO GET PIECE OF METAL FOR A PROJECT HE WAS WORKING ON. HE DROVE A 2000 MODEL F350 TRUCK WITH WELDING MACHINE MOUNTED ON IT WHEN HE STEPPED OUT OF THE TRUCK HE STEPP ED ON A ROCK TURNING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OIL IN THE FEEDER AND GREASING. EMPLOYEE WAS CRAWLING (DUCK WALKING) OUT FROM UNDER FEEDER AFTER GREASING. HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND GRABBED THE V-BELT CAUSING THE BELT TO ROLLA ND CATCHING THE RING FINGER BETWEEN THE V-BELT AND SHEAVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING UP COME-A-LONG, ATTEMPTING TO PULL TRACK SEGMENTS TOGETHER ON 95 NORTHWEST DROP BALL. THE CHAIN BROKE ON THE COME-A-LONGCAUSING 2 SGEMENTWS TO STRIKE HIS LOWER RT LEG.

GREASE HOSE BURST IN EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND LACERATING HIS PALM & FORCED GREASE INTO THE LACERATION

HE WAS PUTTING BOLTS IN TRACK FRAME THE BOLT GOES IN FRAME & CANNOT BE SEEN HE WAS FEELING TO SEE IF BOLT WAS IN THE INSET WHEN HE TURNED THE NUT & PINCHED HIS FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 350 GAL WATER TRAILER DOWN A 18DEG.GRADE WITH THE TOUNGE IN THE BUCKET HE HAD THE BUCKET APPROX 4FT IN THE AIR WHEN ONE OF THE TRAILER TIRES DROPPED IN A DEPRESSION HE DR OPPED THE BUCKET & THE TOUNGE OF THE TRAILER CAME INTO OPERATORS COMPARTMENT & FRACTURED HIS RT WRIST

I NAME & I NAME WERE REMOVING FLY WHEEL COVER ON R-35 TRUCK AS THEY WERE LIFTING IT DOWN FLY WHEEL CAME TOO & STRUCK I NAME ON LEFT HAND CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND THAT REQUIRED STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING CRUSHER OPERATOR WITH OVERSIZED ROCK JAMMED IN JAW CRUSHER. A METAL HOOK WAS WEDGED BETWEEN STONE AND CRUSHER. EMPLOYESTOOK A REBAR HOOK TO HOLD METAL HOOK WHEN STONE UNJAMMED, REBAR FLIPPED UP AND CUT EMPLOYEES FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON 2ND DECK OF 3 DECK SCREEN. HE WAS SUPPORTING MOST OF HIS WEIGHT ON LEFT HAND. SCREEN CLOTH SLID DOWN AND KNOCKED HIS SUPPORTING HAND LOOSE, AND EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD H ITTING HIS MOUTH (UPPER LIP) ON SCREEN CLOTH.

MAN WAS STANDING ON DRAGLINE TRACK WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE HIT RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON TRACK PIN CAUSING SMALL CUT.

I.NAME AND I.NA4E WERE LOADING STEEL STRIPS ON TRUCK TO BE HAULED TO SHOP I.NAME FELT A BURNING IN HIS SIDE OVER THE WEEKEND IT GOT WORSE HE REPORTED THIS 1-4-88

CHAINSAW BOUNCE8 BACK ON LOG AND HIT FACE.

SLIPPED ON A BO5RD AND TWISTED ANKLE

FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN TOW PIECES OF STEEL HOIST AT WORK

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF STEPS AND SPRAINED RT ANKLE.

EMPLOPYEE WAS LIFTING RUBBER PIPES AND STRAINED HIS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER AND GOT HIT IN THE MOUTH

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BLOCK WHEN IT FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE HEAD AND BACK