MULCOA PLANT NO 2 Metal/Non-Metal

A maintenance supervisor was walking up the Kiln 4 upper product belt carrying a piece of chute to be installed and EE's right forearm contacted a piece of expanded metal which was in close proximity to the catwalk. This contact caused a laceration which required seven staples to close.

Employee was walking down a set of stairs carrying a box in one hand and a cup of coffee in the other. EE misjudged the last step causing ee to fall forward onto hands and knees. The fall caused a contusion to right knee.

Two maintenance employees were engaged in horseplay involving a pocket knife. The injured employee attempted to grab the hand of the other employee but instead grabbed the blade of the knife causing a laceration the palm of EE's right hand.

Employee was assisting with the installation of a tail roller which required lifting and maneuvering the part in a tight small area. At the end of the shift the employee was experiencing some minor discomfort in lower back. As the evening progressed the pain increased. Employee was taken to the doctor and diagnosed with a minor lower back strain.

A maintenance technician was operating a Kubota utility vehicle on a wet slippery unpaved surface and then transition onto a paved roadway, lost control of the vehicle and then fell out striking the back of the head on the concrete. The employee sustained a 2 inch laceration to the back of the head.

Employee was inspecting a v-belt and inadvertently got left little finger caught between the v-belt and pulley.

Employee assisting two other maintenance personnel install 14 V belts on Pug Mill Extruder drive. Employee maneuvered the belt into position while other personnel rotated the top sheave (pulley). Contract employee allowed hand to get caught in the bottom sheave during rotation. Caused a laceration to little finger. Employee taken to local physician and received 6 stitches.

Employee was cleaning out a coal chute when his right forearm contacted a small metal burr on the side of a railcar causing a laceration to his forearm.

Worker was using a JLG450A Man lift while welding on a hopper. He failed to realize that the boom was in a reverse direction. He moved the lift in the wrong direction and was pinned. He had fractured ribs and vertebra.

Drop hopper fell off track, EE attempted to help operator get hopper back on track, he slipped on clay on the ground and fell backwards and as he caught himself with right hand, breaking middle finger.

While assisting in lifting a guard, employee felt pain in right calf muscle

Employee was lifting and installing a bearing and later felt pain in his lower back.

Employee was changing out a Sweco screen when the ring finger on his left hand contacted the edge of the screen cutting through his cut resistant glove causing a laceration just above the knuckle.

Employee was mixing mortar when whipper drill bit broke throwing him off balance into a nearby vertical I beam. When he collided with the I beam his middle finger got pinched between the handle of the whipper drill and the corner of the beam causing the injury.

Employee was repairing a tire for a skid steer loader using a pry bar when he felt a slight pain in his stomach. The employee did not report the injury until two days after it occurred and did not feel he needed medical attention. Two weeks after the injury he went to the doctor and was told he had an abdominal strain.

Employee opened a door to an electrical control room to access the control panel for a bucket elevator. After entering the room the employee rested his right hand on the door frame and the door closed on his right middle finger cutting the tip of the finger.

Employee was using a metal rod to loosen material in a hopper when his right index finger struck the edge of an i-beam support causing a laceration on his knuckle.

Employee was tightening structure bolts with another employee using torque wrench. Injured employee was using a backup wrench. The employee using the torque wrench asked IE if he was ready & he said yes. The torque wrench began to tighten and the back up wrench mashed his thumb against steel.

Employee was at home when he felt something in his right eye, employee had been using a hand held grinder earlier that day at work and thinks a small piece of metal shaving got into his right eye at that time but did not notice until after he got home from work.

Employee was walking between the Plant Two office and the Plant Three Mill building when he tripped over a culvert for a storm water drain and fell. The employee sustained a fracture to the right hip.

Employee was operating a small skid steer loader. While backing the unit, his elbow struck a support brace, jamming his right wrist into the steering handle. The injury caused some swelling of the right wrist.

EE was lifting a machine part using a mobile crane.EE placed left hand on the cable of crane to move the part away from I-beam,the glove he was wearing got caught in head pulley, pinching his finger between the pulley and the cable, causing a laceration and a break at the end joint of his pinky finger on the left hand.

Employee was lifting a 50 lb bag of material when he felt a pain in his right shoulder. Possible muscle strain in the right upper arm and shoulder.

Employee tripped and fell over a pallet. While falling the employee extended his left arm out and fell on his his left hand and elbow. The fall caused a bruise along the medial side of his left elbow. Prognosis is good. The employee was returned to work without any restrictions.

Employee was assisting another employee in lifting a motorized trolley into place onto a monorail I-beam when he felt a pain in his left shoulder.

Dust blew into right eye.

Employee was climbing an elevator ladder and felt a strain in his neck and shoulder.

Miner states that he was placing a guard over the drive belt that had fallen off. His glove came in contact with the belt and the pulley, pulling his thumb into the belt.

Maintenance Tech was hammering a plate that was just welded. When he struck the plate, a piece of slag flew into his eye.

Employee was working on a piece of equipment in Plant 3 Kiln MCC. When he was tightening the motor leads he felt a sharp pain in the left side of his back. EE was taken to the local physician and was ordered physical therapy for strained back muscle.

Employee removed a bag from the bagging machine spout and strained his back when he turned to place the bag on a pallet.

Employee was cleaning stuck feed from the Plant 2-3 roller mill chute with a crowbar. Employee hit the side of the chute causing him to hit his hand with the crowbar.

The employee received a sprain to his left knee. A supersack of product was being moved off of a scale with a forklift when the material in the supersack shifted and pinned the employee's left leg between the full supersack and the scale. The employee was attempting to put another supersack on the machine loading spout as the forklift was moving the full sack off the scale.

Walking and stepped up when knee pain began. During his Christmas vacation, EE sought medical treatment with his private physician. Notified us of this action on 12/30/05.--220060680011--orthoscopic surgery on 3/8/06 to access damage to ligaments and cartilage.

When picking up a boxed printer, EE felt a strain in her lower back. Reported injury, but did not seek medical attention until 10/03/05. Physician gave her samples of a prescription anti-inflamatory medication.

While replacing a fan motor, EE had to move the unit. When doing so, his left index finger was caught between the fan blade and fan housing resulting in a laceration

Employee directed a truck in the work area to move forward. When he turned to walk away he slipped on some material on the ground and fell, hurting his left knee and right wrist.

04/28 employee working on land leveler and got dirt in his ear. Ear washed out returned to work. On 04/29 ear still hurts, taken to doctor, small piece of dirt washed out of ear. 05/03 return to doctor, ear was infected so employee given medicine for infection. Resulting infection caused accident classification to be changed from first aid to medical.

Employee was cleaning out tractor bucket with a shovel. When the employee swung the shovel at the build up with a left motion the employee lost his balance. Falling backwards his left hip and left buttocks landed on another removed chunk of clay causing the employee to have a severe buring sensation in that area.

Employee was picking up a pallet when he felt a pain in the right lower elbow to the forearem.

Advanced lung disease

Claim arose out of pre-surgery physical for back surgery.

Employee working as a kiln operator in the kiln control room complained of chest pains to his assistant. The local emergency medical services were contacted and put in route to the plant. The employee had a heart attack before the emergency medical services arrived and received CPR from other employees until the EMS unit arrived. The employee died as a result of the heart attack.

An experience contractor employee failed to recognize the fact that a belt, made of combustible rubber material, within an elevator housing would catch on fire while they were using a cutting torch to cut through said elevator housing. Burnt belt within elevator.

Miner raised shop overhead door 6" with a fork truck to remove & repair a track roller. He didn't put a safety block under the door. To replace the roller, he sat on the floor & to reach the bottom corner of the door, he allowed his foot to go under the door. He bumped the door to push it into alignment causing it to fall on his right leg above the ankle. Cracked lower leg bones.

THE EE WAS USING A PNEUMATIC JACKHAMMER TO BREAK UP PRODUCT STRUCK IN A HOPPER. THE EE HAD POOR BODY POSITION WHILE PERFORMING THE TASK RESULTING IN STRAIN TO THE LOWER BACK MUSCLES. THE EE CO MPLETED HIS SHIFT & RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOW-ING DAY & COMPLAINED OF PAIN. HE WAS AT THIS TIME TAKEN TO THE CO. DR. WHO PLACED HIM ON LIGHT DUTY.

EE ALLEDGES TO HAVE HIT A BUMP IN THE CLAY SHED AREA WHILE OPERATING A 980 G CAT FRONT-END-LOADER CAUSING AGGRAVATION TO HIS NECK AND LOWER BACKTHIS IS AN AGGRAVATION FROM A PREVIOUS INJURY EE LOST TIME ON JULY 31.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CATCH A BAG THAT FELL OFF THE BAGGING SPOUT WHEN HIS HAND HIT THE SPOUT CAUSING A LACERATION ON THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES.

EE WAS HEATING THE OUTSIDE OF A BALL MILL WITH A TORCH. THIS WAS TO LOOSEN THE GLUE ON THE INSIDE SO THE BRICK LINER COULD BE REMOVED. AT 3 A.M.THE NEXT MORNING, EE WENT TO THE MEDICAL CENTER COMPLAINING OF EYE PAIN. THE VAPORS FROM THE GLUE HAD AN ADVERSE AFFECT ON HIS EYES.

EE WAS REMOVING BRICK FROM A KILN WHEN A BRICK FELL & STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT (STRUCK FOOT WITH THE POINT OF THE BRICK). HIS FOOT WAS X-RAYED & NOT BROKEN BUT DEVELOPED A HEMATOMA ON THE TOP OF THE FOOT WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY CUT OUT REQUIRING 6 STITCHES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED BOOTS.

EE WAS CLEARING A HOPPER WITH A 2" BAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE HOPPER. RESULTED IN 2 STITCHES.

EE WAS CHECKING FUEL PRESSURE ON A FORKLIFT WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND ENTERED THE FAN AREA OF THE MOTOR. THIS CAUSED 3 LACERATIONS TO THE HAND AND FINGER AREA RESULTING IN 12 STITICHES.

EE WAS MODIFYING ROTARY SCREENS ON A SPROUT VAUER WHEN HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. HE DID NOT PUT IT BACK ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE EE RAISED HIS HEAD AND STRUCK IT ON A IN-FEED CHUTE, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF THE HEAD. THIS RESULTED IN EIGHT STITCHES.

EE WAS WALKING OFF A STOCKPILE WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL LANDING ON HIS RT SHOULDER. THIS RESULTED IN 2 STIGHTLY FRACTURED RIBS. *EE WALKED ONTO A STOCKPILE TO RETRIEVE A SI GN. WHEN HE CAME TO THE BOTTOM HE FELL TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN AN ACTUATOR VALVE WHEN HSI WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO GET PINCHED BETWEEN THE VALVE AND A STANDING PIPE. THIS RESULTING IN 4 STITCHES TO THE PALM ON RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING THE LINER IN A BATCH MILLWHILE SITTING WITH HIS LEFT FOOT UNDER HIS BODY HE ATTEMPTED TO STAND UP VERY QUICKLY WHEN HE FELT A "POP" IN HIS LEFT KNEE. AFTER MRI HE WAS FOUND TO HAVE A TEAR IN HIS MEDIAL MENISCUS WHICH REQUIRED SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 2 HP MOTOR (APPROXIMATELY 40 LBS.) WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB ON A DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, HE FELL AND LANDED ON HIS WRIST AND FOREARM.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH REPAIRS TO A PUG MACHINE. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIPE WRENCH AND COULD NOT STRAIGHTEN UP.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN AN AUGER THAT WAS STUCK. HE LOCKED OUT THE AUGER & REMOVED THE GUARD. HE THEN GRABBED THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE V-BELT WHICH POWERED THE AUGER. GIVING IT A HARD DOWN WARD PULL THE EE'S RIGHT HAND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE BELT & LOWER SHEEVE OF THE PULLEY SYSTEM. THIS RESULTED IN A BROKEN PINKY FINGER W/LACERATION AND A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT RING FINGER

EE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT. HE STOPPED TO EXIT THE LIFT & TIE A SUPERSACK IN FROM OF HIM TO THE LIFT. WHILE HE WAS TYING THE SACK THE LIFT MOVED FORWARD STRIKING & PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE LI FT & THE SUPER SACK. THE LIFT WAS RUNNING WITH PARKING BRAKE DISNEGAGED & FORKS APPROX 9 " OFF THE GROUND EE STATED HE HAD PUT LIFT IN NEUTRAL.LIFT TRAVELLED APPROX 3FT BEFORE STRIKING EE FLO

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A MIXER WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS OFF A STEP. THE RESULTING INJURY WAS A TWISTED KNEE.

DISCONNECTING TRAILER FROM TRUCK WITH ANOTHER EEAND TRAILER TONGUE DROPPED ON FOOT

EE WAS BAGGING MATERIAL WHEN HE SLID A BAG OVER A NOZZLE AND CUT HIS FINGER RESULTING IN 3 STITCHES.

EE WAS BAGGING PRODUCT AT A BAGGING STATION WHILE PLACING AN EMTPY BAG OVER SPOUT, THE BAG SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO HIT THE END OF THE SPOUT.THIS RESULTED IN A LACERATION TO THE LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER WITH 17 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A CEMENT PAN IN THE BACK OF A FLAT BED SHOP TRUCK WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND ON THE TRUCKBED SMASHING IT BETWEEN THE BED AND THE CEMENT PAN. THIS RESULTED IN 3 STITCHES BETWEEN THE LITTLE AND RING FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND.

WHILE EXITING AREA EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON WELDING CABLE - FELL AND HIT KNEE ON BAR GRATE FLOOR (SAME LEVEL)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING THE BOTTOM DOORS ON RAILCAR (WITH A BAR) WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE PAIN FURTHER PROGERSSED IN A 10 DAY PERIOD TO WHERE THE EMPLOYEE SEEKED MEDICAL TREATMENT .

EE WAS LIFTING 100# BAGS OF MATERIAL AND PLACING THEM ON A PALLET WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PULLING BELT UP WITH CHAIN COM-A-LONG ANDCHOKER WRAPPED AROUND BELT UNDER A BUCKET. THE BUCKET TORE OFF THE BELT AND THE BELT SLIPPED THROUGH THE CHOKER HITTING HIM ON THE SIDE OF TH E LEG.

EMPLOYEE WHILE WALKING SLIPPED ON WET CLAY ON CONCRETE SLAB. IN SUDDEN MOVEMENT TO RETAIN BALANCE FELT SOMETHING BURNING IN BACK. PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BEARING ON A TAILROLLR SHAFT. HE WAS PACKING THE SHAFT WITH A CROW BAR TRYING TO SLIDE THE BEARING ON WHEN THE SHAFT FELL. EMLYEE'S FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE CROW BAR WITH A SHAFT ON TOP.

EE WAS DISMOUNTING A FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE MISSED THE TOP STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND. THE FALL RESULTED IN A SLIGHT FRACTURE TO THE LEFT ARM (RADIAL HEAD OF THE RADIUS).

SUBJECT WAS TRIMMING ENDS OF PLASTIC CURTAIN STRIPS WITH UTILITY KNIFE--KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEG ABOVE RIGHT KNEE--SUBJECT WAS CUTTING TOWARDS HIS BODY.

EMP WAS STANDING ON 12' HIGH WALL ATTEMPTING TO THROW A CHOKER TO ANOTHER EMP ABOVE. CHOKER WAS THROWN SHORT OF EMP. EMP THEN REACHED OUT TO CATCH CHOKER, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL 12' OFF WAL L.

THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE FROM A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT [8-19-93]. EE UNDERWEMT BACK SURGERY & HAS BEEN HAVING ON GOING PROBLEMS.

LIFTING CHUTE SECTION UP HOIST WELL. WHEN COMING FROM WELL TO FLOOR LEVEL, CHUTE LODGED ON GUARE CABLE ALLOWED HOSIT CABLE TO BECOME SLACK. EMPLOYE EPULLED ON CHUTE TO DISLODGE AND CHUTE SLI PPED AND CAUGHT FINGER.

EE HAD REMOVED SECTIN OF BARGATE FLOOR. AND WHILE LOOKING FOR A LEVEL STEPPED INTO THE OPENING AND FELL TO THE FLOOR BELOW.

EE WAS USING IMPACT WITH UNIVERSAL JOINT OVER HIS HEAD. IMPACT SLIPPED OFF NUT AND ROTATING UNIVERSAL STRUCK EE ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD, CUTTING HIM AND REQUIRING STITCHES.

EE WAS WALKING TO THE PUMP HOUSE WHEN HE STEPPEDBETWEEN THE HOUSE & A RACK HOLDING SCREENS. HE BRUSHED AGAINST ONE OF THE SCREENS CAUSING IT TO CUT HIS RIGHT EAR LOBE. EE RECEIVED 9 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED IN A HOLE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THIS WAS A SMALL HOLE ON A PLANT HAUL ROAD. INJURY TO EMPLOYEE WAS A REOCCURRENCE OF A PRIOR INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON OAK 2X6 SCAFFOLDING WHEN THE BOARDS BROKE CAUSING HE EMPLOYEE TO FALL BUT, HE CAUGHT HIMSELF ON THE END OF A KILN. THE SUDDEN FALL STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE FELT PAIN AND DISCOMFORT IN HIS LEFT EYE. HE THOUGHT IT WAS CAUSED BY A PREVIOUS INJURY. HE WENT TO A DR. AND HAD A SMALL PIECE OF METAL REMOVED FROM THE LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING 100 LB BAGS AND PLACING THEM ON A PALLET WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE RESULT WAS A LOWER LUMBER SPRAIN.

EE REMOVING BRICK FROM KILN WALL, WEARING GOGGLES AND GLASSES. EE GOT TRASH IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS CLOSING AND LATCHING THE TOP DOOR SOF RAILCARS AFTER LOADING. LATCH WAS HARD TO MOVE AND WHEN IT DID MOVE TO CLOSE, EE PINCHE DHIS FINGER BETWEEN THE LATCH HANDLE AND TOP OF RAIL CAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO ENERGIZE A 4160 VOLT STARTER & IN DOING, PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS ELBOW.

WHILE GRINDING ANGLE IRON [WEARING SAFETY GLASSES & FACE SHIELD] EMPLOYEE FELT SOMETHING HIS CHEEK & THEN A SLIGHT STING IN EYE [RIGHT EYE]. EYE WS LOOKED AT NOTHING WAS FOUND & EMPLOYEE SAID IT WAS JUST IRRITATED. EARLY AM 1/12/95 [APPROX 7:150 EMPLOYEE FELT SHARP PAIN IN EYE & EYE STARTED HURTING.

EE WAS REPALCING A SECTION OF AIR DUCT WHERE THE OLD DAMPERS HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE KILN EXHAUST SYTEM. HE HAD PERFORMED THE FOLLOWING JOBS CUTTING GRINDING WELDING TO COMPLETE THE WORK. EE WORE THE PROPER PPE FOR EACH JOB.

EE WAS TAKING AN ALTERNATOR LOOSE SO WORK COULD BE DONE ON THE FAN SYSTEM. EE STRAINED HIMSELF WHILE DOING THIS JOB.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FRONT END LOADER & HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE BOTTOM OF THE STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND EE PUT HIS RT ARM OUT TO STOP HIMSELF FROM STRIKING HIS BACK & HEAD ON THE GROUND THIS RESULTED IN BREAKING A BONE IN HIS RT HAND

INJURED AND EMPLOYEE WERE CLEANING DUST BIN FEEDING ROLLER MILL. HE HAD BEEN IN THE BIN ABOUT 45 MINS. HE STARTED FEELING FUNNY AND BOTH MEN CAME OUT OF THE BIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 100 LB BAGS FROM BAGGING MACHINE ONTO A PALLET. FELT SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT HIP.

THREE EE WERE WORKING TOGETHER TO TOPEN THE BOTTOM DOOR OF A RAIROAD CAR SO IT COULD BE UNLOADED EE WAS USING AN IRON BAR TO OPEN THE DOOR. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS CHEST ON THE LEFT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING AIR DUCT AND HAD TO STRAIN HIMSELF IN ORDER TO GET IT INTO POSITION TO BOLT UP.

EE WAS REPLACING LINERS IN JAW CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING PETTIBONE LIFTING LINERS & PLACING THEM IN CRUSHER. EE SIGNALED FOR LINER TO BE LOWERED & HAD HIS FOOT IN CRUSHER. LINER WAS L OWERED INTO POSIITION AND PINCHED HIS FOOT.

ELMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A BEARING ON PUG MACHINE AND WORKED THE REMAINDER OF THE SHIFT WITHOUT ANY EYE PROBLEMS. WHEN HE GOT RADY FOR BED IS WHEN HE STARTE DHAVING A PROBLEM. THE TRASH MUST HAVE BEEN ON HIS HEAD OR FACE AND GOT INTO HIS EYE AT THAT TIME.

EE WAS REPLACING LINERS IN CAGE MILL ROTOR. EE HAD HIS HAND HOLDING A STEEL PLATE. THE PLATE SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS HAND SEVERAL MINOR CUTS.

EE CLEANING A CHUTE USING A CROWBAR--RIGHT RING FINGER GOT BETWEEN THE CROWBAR AND CHUTE. MASHED FINGER.

CUTTING RAILROAD TRACK INTO 7FT PIECES EE & EE WERE PLACING RAIL ONTO FORKLIFT WHEN EE FELT PAIN

CONVEYOR DRIVEN BY DC MOTOR. CONVEYOR WAS LOCKED DOWN AND EMPLOYEE USED PRY BAR TO GET THE COVNEYOR TO MOVE.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE WORKING ON BREAKING BELLY PAN LOOSE SO THEY COULD REPLACE THE STARTER. INJURED WAS LAYING UNDER DOZER USING A 3' CHEATER PIPE ON 3/4"PULL HANDLE. HE PUT BOTH FEET AGAINST THE HOUSING SO HE COULD PUSH WITH HIS LEGS TO HELP GET THE BOLTS LOOSE.

EE DURING DAY OF 2-7-93 WAS WELDING HOLDING MATERIAL TO BE TACK WELDED ON IN AREA OF OTHER WELDING EE REPORTED INJURY AM 2-8-93.

EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW FOREIGN OBJECT GOT IN EYE HE THINKS IT WAS SOMETIME DURING WEEK OF 01-24-93 REPORTED EYE WAS BOTHERING HIM LATE AFTERNOON 02-06-93 CALLED NIGHT OF 02-06-93 & REPORTED IMBEDDED OBJECT WAS FOUND IN EYE

SLIDE METAL CABIENT INTO ROOM AND SMASHED FINGER.

EMPL HAD BEEN PERFORMING NORMAL JOB ON SAME LEVEL. WAS IN INSTRUMENT RM AND WALKED OUT TO MACHINE TO SHUT IT OFF. WHEN MACHINE WAS SHUT DOWN EMPL WALKED BACK TO INST. RM 15-20'. GOT TO THE ENTRANCE DOOR & COLLAPSED. EMPL HAD A HISTORY OFHIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

66920AREA WAS WET DUE TO RAIN. AUTOMATIC WATER VALVE WAS NOT WORKING. HE WAS TOLD TO FIX IT. AREA WAS WET CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND SLIDE PLUS HE STEPPED IN SOME HOLES WHICH HE COULD NOT SEE BEC 14250THEY WERE FULL OF WATER. THIS CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.

BUILDING AND INSTALLING WORK PLATFORMS IN THE DISCHARGE AREA OF THE KILN AND COOLER.FINES GOT INTO EYE AND WERE WASHED OUT.

EE WAS TO BLOW OFF FILTERS USING COMPRESSED AIR, HE KINDED THE END OF THE HOSE WHICH HE HELD IN HIS HAND AND THEN TURNED THE COMPRESSED AIR VALVE ON SUPPLYING AIR TO THE HOSE. THE END OF THE H OSE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND KNOCKING OFF HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND STRIKING HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS STANDING ON A STEP LADDER BLOWING OFF EQUIPMENT. WHEN HE WAS FINISHED HE CRIMPED THE AIR HOSE AND STARTED TO DISMOUNT THE LADDER. AS HE DID THE AIR HOSE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND AIR HOSE WIPED AROUND AND HIT HIS RIGHT EYE.

INJURED WAS GETTING DOWN FROM HIS MACHINE. DID NOT LOOK WHERE HIS FOOT WAS BEING PUT, STEPPED ON LUMP OF CLAY AND TWISTED HIS LEG.

SUBJECT WAS PRIME PAINTING 6 FOOT BEAM AND DECIDED TO STAND BEAM ON END WITHOUT ASSISTANCE AND STRAIN BACK-INCIDENT HAPPENED 10-6-91. REPORTED TO FOREMAN 10-7-91 BACK WAS BOTHERING HIM SOME; C AME TO OFFICE AM 10-8-91 ABOUT HAVING BACK LOOKED AT.

EMPL WAS UNLOADING RAILCARS. EMPL HAD GOGGLES ON DURING UNLOADING. DUST IN BOTH EYES. EMPL WASHED EYES BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET ALL TRASH OUT.

CUT RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.SHAFT HAD BEEN PULLED FROM EQUIPMENT.INJURED WAS PLACING THE SHAFT WHERE HE WANTED IT USING FORKLIFT.ONE END OF SHAFT WAS PLACED ON A BLOCK OF WOOD.WHEN SAHFT WAS SET DOWN IT ROLLED ONTO FINGER PINCHING IT BETWEEN SHAFT AND GROUND.INJURED JERKED HIS FINGER OUT AND AS HE DID THE KEY WAS BEING A SHARP EDGE AND CUT HIS FINGER.

I NAME CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER TO GROUND LEVEL RT FOOT WENT BETWEEN LADDER RUNGS & HE FELL BOOTS HEELS & SOLES IN GOOD SHAPE BOTH HANDS WERE HOLDING ONTO LADDER IT HAD RAINED THE DAY BEFORE & H E MAY HAVE HAD MUD ON HIS BOOTS EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW HOW IT HAPPENED

ENTERED PELLET BIN TO BREAK UP BUILD UP SO IT WOULD COME OUT OF THE BIN. MATERIAL BUILD UP WAS 8 FT ABOVE THE CONVEYOR BELT AT THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE BIN. HE AND HELPER WERE DIGGING MATERIAL LO OSE. HE MOVED TO NORTH END OF BIN. A LUMP OF BUILD UP FELL AND STRUCK LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE DID 2 JOBS ON 05-01-91 1ST JOB WAS UNLOADING BAUXITE WORE REQULAR STREET GLASSES PLUS GOGGLES 2ND JOB WAS MAKINE SAMPLES FOR X-RAY MACHINE EMPLOYEE NOT SURE WHEN TRASH OR DUST GOT INT O H IS EYE HE WAS WORKING IN LAB AT TIME HE FIRST HE BECAME AWARE OF PROBLEM

2 MEN WORKING AND WELDING IN AIR DUCT-GLARE FROM WELDING BURNED BOTH EYES-EMPLOYEE USED WELDING HOOD WHEN WELDING-WHEN HE WAS NOT WELDING HE HAD TINTED SAFETY GLASSES ON AND KEPT HIS EYES SHUT .

UNLOADING & SHOVELING BAUXITE NO PROBLEM 03-27-91 BUT NEXT DAY RT FOREARM HURT (TENDONITUS)

CHANGING ELECTRIC MOTOR HAD TO MOVE IT FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER I NAME MOVED MOTOR BY HIMSELF BACK STRAIN IN LOWER BACK

HE TO BLOW TRASH OUT OF KILN WITH AIR HOSE. WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS. AIR HOSE CAME APART WHERE HOSES WERE COUPLED. AIR HOSE WHIPPED AROUND BLOWING TRASH INTO HIS EYE.

REBUILDING ROLLER MILL. BEARING ADAPTOR WAS IN PLACE ON SHAFT AND HE WAS PUTTING THE NUT ON THE END OF THE SHAFT. THE BEARING ADAPTOR SLIPPED DOWN AND STRUCK HIS FINGE.R RIGHT HAND MIDDLE F INGER, BONE CRACKED.

EMPL STEAM CLEANING A FORKLIFT.HOSE GOT HUNG UP AND EMPL JERKED ON IT TO FREE IT.AT THAT TIME HE SLIPPED,CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH RIGHT HAND AND JAMMED RIGHT WRIST.

EMPL WAS STARTING TO REACH INTO SWITCH GEAR TO CHECK AMPERAGE & VOLTAGE. SWITCH GEAR BLEW UP.

HE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES. DUMPING DROP OUT HOPPERS, USING KD FORKLIFT. AS HOPPER WAS DUMPED, SOME DUST FLEW BACK ON HIM GETTING INTO HIS EYES. HE WAS WEARING GLASSES. HE GOT DUST I N HIS EYES.

I.NAME WAS WORKING IN THE SHOP GRINDING (USING A SMALL HAND HELD GRINDER). HE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION, GLASSES, AND FACE SHIELD. OTHERS WORKING IN SAME GENERAL AREA, A SMALL AMOUNT OF GRIND ING BEING DONE BY OTHERS AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I.NAME GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

SUBJ. HAD LAID BOARD PLANK ACROSS CORNER OF OPENING IN FLOOR. WHEN SUBJ. SAT DOWN ON BOARD TO HOLD SUPPORT STILL FOR WELDER BELOW, BOARD BROKE AND SUBJ. FELL TO NEXT FLOOR. SURFACE ABRASION ON RIGHT LEG AND BACK AND HAIRLINE FRACTURES OF BOTTOM OF OUTSIDE OF LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS TRIMING THE END OF SOME ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH HIS KNIFE. THE WIRE TWISTED IN HIS HAND AS HE WAS TRIMING IT CAUSING HIM TO CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH HIS KNIFE.

EE WORKED IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS DOES NOT KNOW WHEN HE BURNT HIS EYES AND SCRATCHED THEN .

CLEANING OF DISCHARGE OF COOLER WITH A SHOVEL. MATERIAL FELL INTO HIS LEFT EAR.

WHILE DRILLING FLAT BAR IN PRESS- BIT HUNG AND BROKE FREE END LOOSE FROM CLAMP WHICH HIT SUBJECT ON BACKSIDE OF RIGHT HAND.

REBUILDING FEEDER, GEAR HAD BURR ON IT, GEAR TO BE REUSED, EMPLOYEE USED A HAMMER AND CHISEL HAND SLIPPED AND WAS CUT ON BURR. CUT BASE OF LEFT THUMB PLUS A PIECE OF METAL WAS IN CUT.

CHANGING OUT OLD CABLE ON PETTIBONE CRANE-EMPLOYEE SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK SHEAVE BLOCK LOOSE-SWINGING OVERHEAD CAUSING AN UNBALANCE WITH AHMMER.SHARP PAIN IN LOWER PART OF STOMACH.

REPOSITIONING LADDER WITH 2 OTHER MEN.INJ THOUGHT OTHERS HAD GOOD HOLD ON LADDER-CUT ROPE HOLDING IT AND IT DROPPED 6" INJ HAD HAND ON LOADDER RUNG AND HAND GOT HIT BY KICKPLATE.

CLEANING OUT SCRAP ROOFING TIN FROM CONVEYOR CHUTE THAT HAD BEEN THROUGH J.C. STEELE FEEDER.

CLEANING OUT COOLER DISCHARGE ON KILN #1.

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEDGED THAT GROIN IRRITATION-CAUSED FROM PICKING UP TO MUCH WHILE CHANGING SPLIT AUGERS AT PLANT #2. J.C. STEEL PUG MACHINE.

EMPL CHAGING TROUGHING ROLLER #5 COAL INCLINE CONVEYOR REMOVING BOLTS THAT HAD PAIN ON IT PAIN FLAKED OFF INTO R EYE EMPL LOOKING UP OVER HEAD EMPL WAS WEARING GLASSES

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM PLATFORM ON FORKLIFT, WHEN CHAIN ON FORKLIFT ALLOWED A SUDDEN DROP ON DESCENT.

HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LTO LIFT A THRUST BEARING FROM FLOOR LEVEL TO A STORAGE BOX IN WAREHOUSE

PREPARING BYPASS SYSTEM TO RUN LIGHT WEIGHT MATERIAL. EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING TEMPORARY WALL BY PUSHING IT. CAUGHT FINGER NAIL BETWEEN WALL AND BOBCAT.

MOVING WELDER, LEFTING THE TONGUE OF TRAILER WITH TWO WHEELS AND SINGLE AXLE, THE PIN WORKED OUT OF SUPPORT SHAFT, ALLOWING TONGUE TO DROP ON LEFT FOOT AND SLIPPING TO CNCRETE FLOOR AND STRIKING RIGHT FOOT ALSO. DIAGNOSED BY DOCTOR AS A BRUISE.

REMOVING PUG FO2T FROM MAIN SHAFT ON PUG MACHINE MISSED FOOT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.HIT FINGER BETWEEN TUB WALL AND HAMMER HANDLE CUT ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING UNDER #2 DROP OUT WITH BOBCAT-CLAM SHELL OPENED RELEASING HOT TA DUST-CAUSING BURNS ON SHOULDER ARMS & LEGS

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3AN AWKWARD POSITION USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO CLEAN FEED CHUTS-SLEDGE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK & STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH

EMPLOYEE HAD CL2CKED OUT & WAS ON HIS WAY HOME WHEN HE REMEMBERED SOMETHING HE HAD TO CHECK ON BEFORE HE LEFT HIS JOB EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO JOB SITE & ENTERED HIS NORMAL WORK AREA WITHOUT WEARI NG HIS HARD HAT3OR CLOCKING IN WHILE WALKING FROM ONE AREA TO ANOTHER-EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A RETAINER BOLT ON THE #4 COAL FEED HOSE