North Des Moines Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was disconnecting dredge pipe on the shoreline. Employee was standing next to pipe removing the last bolt from the flange. When bolt was removed the pipe shifted and struck the employee in the lower leg causing contusion.

Employees moved snow off of a concrete pad and it exposed Ice underneath the snow. Employee was heading to use the skid loader to spread out some sand to cover the Ice for traction and to help melt the ice. Employee walked across the ice to go get the loader and slipped and fell on his right shoulder.

working on the water pipeline EE kneeled down and "tweaked" he knee. the ground condition appeared to have some oversize material 2"-4" rock.

EE was replacing impeller & pumpshell on dredge. Was turning impeller by hand to reach bolts and cut back of hand on edge of pumpshell.

Employee tripped and fell into a window, lacerating his right hand.

Employee was using a pry bar to assist in assembling the chain on a dredge ladder. As he was prying he slipped on the ice, landing on his buttocks.

WHILE UTILIZING A 3/4" RATCHET CUM-A-LONG TO MOVE A 12" DIAMETER, 15' LONG PIPE, EE INCURRED AN UMBILICAL HERNIATION. THE INJURY WAS REALIZED THE FOLLOWING DAY. WAS REPORTED THE FOLLOWING WORK DAYS 11-26-01. EE HAS NOT LOST TIME YET BUT IS DUE TO HAVE A SURGICAL PROCEDURE ON 12-6-01 THAT MAY RESULT IN LOST TIME FROM WORK.

SETTING UP PROTABLE ROCK WASHING PLANT, MOVED SANDSCREW CHUTE OUT OF SCREW BY HAND, SPRAINED LOWER BACK.

REPAIR WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED ON CONVEYOR TRYING TO GET BELT TIGHT POWER HAD BEEN TURNED ON THEN RIGHT OFF. EE GRABBED DRIVE PULLEY BELT TO TRY TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING BACK. HAND CAUGHT IN P ULLEY DURING ROLL BACK AND AMPUTED TWO MIDDLE FINGER PART OF PINKY AND BROKE FOREFINGER AND THUMB ALL ON RIGHT HAND.

EMPL MOVING ELECTRICAL CABLE.WHILE PULLING ON CABLE EMPL STRAINED BACK.

REPAIRING A DREDGE LADDER CHAIN,FOOT SLIPPED AND RIGHT LEG CAUGHT ON PIECE OF IRON CUTTING SHIN.

TRIPPED WHILE PUTTING NEW CABLE ON CRANE HIT HAND ON CRAVE FRACTURED RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

WAS RE-ASSEMBLING A CONE CRUSHER WITH A HEAVY DUTY WRENCH, ALLEGEDLY TWISTED BACK WHILE USING WRENCH.

WAS WELDING INSIDE ROCK CHUTE. HAD BACK PAINS AFTER HE WAS FINISHED.

WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER TO GRIND A METAL SLEDGE. WAS HOLDING METAL WITH ONE HAND. GRINDER CAUGHT ON METAL, RICHOCHETED TOWARDS HAND HOLDING METAL AND GRINDING WHEEL CUT LEFT THUMB.

WHILE WORKING ON CONVEYOR A PIECE OF SAND GOT IMBEDDED IN EYE.

CARRY BOAT MOTOR.

WHILE WORKING ON DREDGE, HE TRIPPED ON AN ELECTRIC CORD AND IMPACT WRENCH.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A GRAVEL BIN WHEN A HANDLE ON THE ROCK BIN CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.HE WAS TAKEN FOR TREATMENT AND HAD X-RAYS.NO LOST TIME.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL WITH AN ELECTRIC DISC GRINDER HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF GRINDER HANDLE HIS LEFT HAND WAS CUT BY GRINDING DISC THIS REPORT IS BEING FILLED LAT E BECAUSE WE WERE NOT INFORMED TGHAT THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED OUT PATIENT SURGERY UNTIL WE RECEIVED TGHE BILL FOR THIS SERVICE

WHILE CLEANING 9UST OFF OF A ROCK CHUTE A PIECE OF RUST BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO THE JOHNSTON CLINIC FOR DOCTORS ATTENTION, WHO ATTEMPTED TO PROBED THE RUST OUT OF THE EYE AND GAVE HIM A TETANUS 8HOT AND REFERRED IM TO ANOTHER DOCTOR TO SEE IF SHE COULD REMOVE THE IMBEDDED RUST. BY THE TIME HE ARRIVED AT THE SECOND DOCTORS THE RUST HAD DISLODGED ITSELF AND FELL OUT.

EE WAS HELPING 7HANGE CBALES ON T HE DRAGLINE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS MUSCLES-TENDONS IN HIS RT WRIST RECEIVED PAIN & FINGERS BECAME "NUM". HE WENT INTO THE DR & HOSP THE N EXT MORNING TO HA VE CHECKED & GE7 SOMETHING FOT THE PAIN HE WAS EXPERIENCING. HE THEN STAYED OFF THE JOB FOR 4 DAYS TO ASSIST RECOVERY. A SPLINT WAS APPLIED TO IMMOBILIZE HIS RT WRIST TO ALSO AID HIS HEALI

EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING A CHAIN ON AN OVER HEAD BEAM WHEN ONE END OF THE CHAIN SWUNG OUT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE NOSE

EMPL WORKING ON3DREDGE PUTTING ON NEW HOIST CABLE LINE,USING TORCH TO CUT CABLE AND PIECE OF HOT SLAG FLEW AND GOT INTO LEFT EAR.HE WENT TO DR TO EXAMINE INJURY REMOVE SLAG AND TREAT BURN HE R ECD TO INSIDE L9FT EAR.RETURNED TO WORK NO LOST TIME.

EMPL CLEARING B9USH & WEEDS FROM AROUND PLANTS ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMER COMPOUND ENCLSURE AREA AND HE GOT INTO POISON IVY AND WAS AFFECTED ON LEFT ARM AND HAND STOMACH AND CHEST AREAS OF HIS BOD Y.WENT TO DR RE7D VACCINATION TO AID IN RECOVERY.

EMPL WASNT WATC2ING WHERE HE WAS GOING AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER EMPL USING OXY-ACET TORCH AND HE REC'D DEEP BURN TO LEFT ARMS'S ELBOW AREA.WENT TO DR -HAD HIM RETURN EACH DAY FOR CONT.CLEA NUP & BANDAGING1EMPL CONT.WORKING WITH DR THEN ON 7-17-86 DR ADVISED HIM THAT THE OPERATION OF HIS OPERATION OF MACHINE IRRITATED HEALING PROCESS-ORDERED HIM OFF WORK.LOST TIME BEGAN 7-18-86.

EMPLOYEE WAS DO3NG SOME REPAIR WORK ON PLANTS DREDGE PUMP USING A HAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RT HANDS THUMB CAUSING SMASH BRUISE INJURY HE CONTINRED WORKING THEN THUMB BEGAN HURTING MORE IN THE EVENING WENT T2 DR. FOR EXAMINATION -TREATMENT OF HIS INJURY DR. DRAINED BLOOD COLLECTED UNDER HIS THUMB NAIL TO REMOVE SWELLING AND PRESSURE EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY HIS REGULA

EE WAS DOING SO4E MAINTENANCE ON THE DREDGE HE OPERATES WORKING IN AREA OF THE LARGE CLEANOUT HOLE WHEN THE METAL LID-WHICH WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED TOPPLED DOWN ON ITS HINGES STRIKING THE EE IN THE AREA OF3HIS LOWER LEFT BACK CAUSING INJURY-SEVERE BRUISES ECT.

EE ALLEGED TO HAVE TURNED HIS ANKLE WHILE LEAVING THE DREDGE\S WORK BOAT AT THE END OF T HE SHIFT HE REPORTED THIS ALLEGED INJURY TO HIS SUPT. 3 DAYS LATER ON 6-19-83 BY CALLING HIM AT H IS ES. HE STATED HE WENT TO THE DR. 1ST TIME 2 DAYS AFTER A L LLEGED INJURY ON 6-18-83. THIS ALLEGED INJURY IS