Oxford Plant Metal/Non-Metal

While in the break room, EE said he wasn't feeling well & wanted to go to the clinic. Discharge papers from Lapeer Regional Med Ctr state he was prescribed a benzodiazepine tranquilizer. On 10/11/06 he went to the POH Med Ctr. He is being referred to Dr. Franckowiak for blood pressure treatment & was advised to be off work until 10/13/06 for blood pressure treatment.

Employee picked up a 1-1/2" water hose with a spray nozzle attached to it and began pulling it up some stairs. As he started pulling, his finger came in contact with the end of the hose clamp. As his finger passed over it, the clamp caused a 1" laceration of his left index finger. Employee was taken to POH Medical Ctr where he was given a tetanus shot and 4 stitches.

Employee struck his right elbow on a 3/8" spray nozzle in the spray bar while installing a steel liner on the feed end of sand screen. X-rays at clinic revealed no positive results. He was placed on restrictions by doctor but was able to perform normal job duties within restrictions. Visit to doctor on 1/10/05 said no work until 2/14/05.

A customer truck was overloaded and driver had to dump off some of the load. The truck driver was holding his tailgate partially open and did not see loader operator come over and grab on to the other end to help. The truck driver went to slam the tailgate shut and employee's left hand was smashed in the latching mechanism of the trailer.

Employee was cleaning crush plant floor. He picked up the 41/4 crusher feedbox support post to move out of way to clean. Post is approximately 5' long, 3" diameter steel, 120 lbs. While dragging water hose to clean area, he felt a sharp pain in his right groin area. He states that he initially felt pain when he lifted up post.

WHILE OPERATING FRONT END LOADER, EE WAS EXPERIENCING SEVERE DISCOMFORT AND PAIN IN HIS UPPER & LOWER BACK. HE STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT TEMPORARILY BY ROUTINELY GETTING OUT OF THE LOADER & STRETCHING & WALKING. EE IS SCHEDULED TO SEE A DR. FOR A RE-CHECK ON 8/21/03 & AN MRI IS ALSO SCHEDULED. HE IS ON RESTRICTED JOB DUTIES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Employee was cleaning out the grizzly's on the dredge with a 5' pry bar. He placed the 5' bar on the walkway of the grizzly, then climbed off the grizzly onto the walkway. Employee stepped on the bar, twisted his right ankle, heard a snapping sound and felt sharp pains in his right ankle. Employee was given a splint to wear for two days. Released from care on 6/5/03.

WHILE OPERATING A 988 CAT LOADER, EE OPENED RIGHT SIDE CAB WINDOW SO HE COULD "SPIT". WINDOW WAS NOT SECURED IN OPEN POSITION WHEN EE REACHED FOR WINDOW HANDLE, HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF & WINDOW S LAMMED SHUT, PINCHING HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE PULLED HIS FINGER FROM WINDOW CUTTING THE SKIN. ALL THIS TOOK PLACE WHILE MACHINE WAS IN FORWARD MOTION. 11 STITCHES REQUIRED.

ON 5/23/03, EE REPORTED THAT 2 DAYS PRIOR HE HAD PICKED UP A BEARING FROM THE BACK OF A BUCKET TRUCK & CARRIED IT TO BUCKET & LIFTED IT APPROX 15' ABOVE TO THE PULLEY SHAFT. HE PLACED BEARING ON BOOM OF BUCKET WHILE HE CLIMBED INSIDE. HE CLAIMS TO HAVE FELT A STRAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN REGION. ON 6/5/03, DOCTOR CONFIRMED THAT EE HAD A HERNIA WHICH WILL REQUIRE SURGERY.

EE WAS TRYING TO BEND A RAKE CABLE INTO A LOOP SO THAT A CABLE CLAMP COULD BE PUT ON. A SMALL FRAY IN THE CABLE POKED A HOLE IN HIS RIGHT MIDDLEFINGER AND BECAME A SLIVER. HAND BEGAN TO HURT A ND SWELL LATE IN THE DAY ON 5-16-03 OR EARLY 5-17-03. INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED TO SUPERVISORUNTIL 5-16-03. EE WENT CLINIC ON 5-19 AND WAS RELEASED WITH NO RESTRICTIONS. FOLLOW UP APPT ON

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN THE OXFORD GARAGE & CAME TO WORK THE NEXT DAY & REPORTED THAT HE HAD AN INJURY TO HIS EYES CAUSED BY A LOOSE LENS IN THE WELDING SHIELD. HE WENT TO THE CLINIC AFTER WOR K ON 12/5/02. HE WAS GIVEN TWO PRESCRIPTIONS AND ADVISED TO DO NO MORE WELDING UNTIL NEXT RECHECK ON 12/6, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM CARE WITH NO RESTRICTIONS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING A LOT OF WELDING ON THIS DAY. HE WAS OVEREXPOSED TO WELD FLASHES AND WAS NOT WEARING HIS PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. HE DID NOT REPORT THIS INCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNT IL 10/30/02 OF WHICH HE THEN WENT TO THE CLINIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH KERATITIS. NO RESTRICTIONS WERE GIVEN AND HE RETURNED TO WORK DOING HIS REGULAR JOB.

EE WAS USING A 1-1/2 TON HOIST TO LIFT A 5-1/2 STD CRUSHER DISTRIBUTION PLATE FROM THE CRUSHER DECK FLOOR & BACK UP INTO THE CRUSHER. AS THE PLATE TRAVELED UP THE SIDE OF CRUSHER, IT GOT CAUGH T ON A LOCKING POST. EE & CO-WORKER GRABBED A SIDE OF THE PLATE & PUSHED IT AWAY FROM POST. EE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK & LEFT SIDE. REPORTED INJURY TO SUPERVISOR 10/18/02. WENT TO CLINIC.

EE WAS KNEELING ON CROSS BEAM AND PUSHING A SCREEN ONTO THE BOTTOM DECK OF THE EAST SAND SCREEN WHEN HE FELT PAIN BELOW HIS KNEE AND UP TO HIS HIP. AFTER VISITING THE MEDICAL FACILITY, HE WAS GIVEN LIMITATIONS OF NO KNEELING AND MUST WEAR A SPLINT WHILE WORKING AS WELL AS 30 CAPSULES OF KETOPROFEN.

EE WAS EXITING LOADER. AS HE WAS STEPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND TURNING AWAY FROM THE LOADER, HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE. AS HE FELL TO THE GROUND, HE HEARD A "POP" NOISE COME FROM HIS RIGHT KNEE.

WHILE EE WAS WASHING MATERIAL BUILD UP AWAY FROMCONVEYORS, A ROCK FELL FROM SOMEWHERE ABOVE STRIKING EE ON LEFT FOREARM.

WHILE STEPPING DOWN FROM PICKUP TRUCK, EE SLIPPED & HIT HER RIGHT LEG ON THE EDGE OF THE TAILGATE. SHE DIDN'T GO TO THE CLINIC AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT & RETURNED TO WORK ON 1/25/02. ON 3/1 4/02, EE REQUESTED TO GO TO THE CLINIC DUE TO A SORE LEG. NO RESTRICTIONS WERE ISSUED BUT KETOPROFEN 75 MG #30 WAS PRESCRIBED, ALSO AN ELASTIC KNEE SUPPORT. CLINIC SUGGESTED MRI OF KNEE.

PRE SHIFT EQUIPMENT INSPECTION, SLIPPED INTO NEARBY DITCH.

CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT STRUCK L FOREARM

WHILE MOVING PERSONAL WELDER TO THE BACK OF HIS SERVICE TRUCK, EE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE HAD AN APPT. AT 1400 ON 10-2 TO RE-EVALUATE AN INJURY FROM 7-13-2001.

SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER - WORKING ON CRUSHER.

CHECKING E SAND SCREEN - CRAWLED UNDER CONVEYOR.STOOD UP TOO SOON. STRUCK BACK ON PIECE OF RUSTYPIPE.

#1 SURGE STACKER TORE FROM HEAVY LOAD. REPAIRS TO BE MADE INCLUDING SPLICE. 1/2" CABLE HOOKED TO LOADER. PROXIMITY TO OVERHEAD POWER LINES DISCUSSED. 2 EES ON CONVEYOR CATWALK & INJURED ON TRU CK OBSERVING. LAST PULL TO BE MADE. CABLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH POWER LINES. RESULTING ARC BURNEDTHROUGH POWER LINES W/LINE FALLING ONTO TRUCK. INJURED RECEIVED SHOCK & THROWN FROM TRUCK.

#1 SURGE STACKER TORE AS RESULT OF HEAVY LOAD. BELT SPLICE TO BE MADE BY EMPLOYEES. 1/2" CABLE EWAS HOOKED TO LOADER. AT THAT TIME PROXIMITY TO OVERHEAD POWER LINES NOTED. DECIDED OK. 1ST PULL BEGAN. INJURED WAS ON CONVEYOR CATWALK & OTHER EE ON TRUCK. ON LAST PULL CABLE HIT LINE. ARC BU RNED LINE THROUGH. EE ON TRUCK SHOCKED. INJURED GRABBED EE TO HELP & ALSO RECEIVED SHOCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE SHAKER ROOM TOO LONG AND THE NOISE GAVE HER EAR PAIN/HEADACHE. SHE WENT TO THE CLINIC THE SAME DAY OF WHICH THEY PERFORMED A PURE TONE AUDIOMETRY AND DISPENSED NAPROXEN 500 MG. ACCIDENT REPORT NOT COMPLETED UNTIL 3/4/02.

BREAKING DOWN PALLETS, STEPPED ON BOARD WITH NAILS IN IT, PUNCTURED RIGHT FOOT.

BREAKING FROZEN CHUNK OF SAND FROM FEED HOPPER CHUNK BROKE LOOSE CAUSING DOOR TO SLAM ON HAND

WHILE BREAKING UP FROZEN MATERIAL ON A CONVEYOR A LARGE CHUNK FELL ON L. HAND. CAUSING BRUISING AND SWELLING OF INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER-L. HAND.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTING TO HOOK A CHAIN AROUND TAKE-UP PULLEY FRAME. EXTENDED BODY OVER TRUSS CONVEYOR. WHILE STRECHING, HIS BODY WEIGHT ON THE 1/4" THICK EDGE OF THE ANGLE IRON, CAUSED STRAIN TO LEFT SIDE RIBS.

UNSPECIFIED DATE--UNSPECIFIED BACK PROBLEMS RESULTING FROM DRIVING A LOADER

UNTANGLING CABLE FROM DREDGE-GLOVE SNAGGED BY CABLE-PULLED R HAND INTO WRENCH BLOCK. CUT RING FINGER ON BOLTS.

CLIMBING DOWN FROM WATER TRUCK - SLIPPED ON STEPS.

AFTER REMOVING BLOWN HYDRAULIC HOSE, EE WENT TO THROW HISE OFF OF LOADER AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON MIRROR BRACKET.

EMPLOYEE DROPPED A SIEVE CLEANING BRUSH ON THE FLOOR OF LAB. BRUSH LANDED BEHIND COOLING RACK. SHE GOT ON HER HANDS AND KNEES TO TRY TO RETRIEVE BRUSH. AFTER RETRIEVING BRUSH, SHE STOOD UP AND WHEN SHE DID, SHE FELT SEVERE PAIN IN HER BACK AND WAS UNABLE TO STAND UP STRAIGHT.

THIS IS A RE-OCCURENCE OF ACCIDENT ON 1-17-00, WHEN EMPLOYEE FELL OFF TRACK AND HIS RIGHT BUTTOCK LANDED ON A BOLDER CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LEG. ON 8-4-00 AND 8-5-00 EMPLOYEE WAS STRINGIN G CABLE ON DRAGLINE CAUSING IRRATATION TO RIGHT BUTTOCKS AND LOWER BACK. THIS IS THE SAME AREA FROM ACCIDENT ON 1-17-00.

WHILE SHOVELING DIRT OUT FROM BENEATH CONVEYOR MATERIAL OVERFLOWED FROM DROP BOX & FELL ONTO FACE OF EE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME

EMPLOYEE LACERATED THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER 1" WHILE CUTTING THE CONVEYOR BELT TO SQUARE THE ENDS UP. THE BELT KNIFE SLIPPED. IT WAS RAINING AND DARK, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS GOOD LIGHT ING ON THE JOB SITE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING UNDER SCREEN, HOLDING A WRENCH ON A NUT AND HAD HIS SAFETY GLASSES ON, WHEN A FLAKE BLEW INTO HIS EYE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEEWAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH ABOVE WHEN IT HAPPENE D.

EE SLIPPED AS HE WAS CLIMBING ONTO THE FEEDER. HE THINKS HIS DARK GLASSES WHICH WERE IN HIS SHIRT POCKET BRUISED HIS CHEST WHEN HE FELL

SLIPPED ON WET STEEL, WENT TO GRAB A ROLLER TO CATCH HIS FALL & JAMMED HIS HAND ON A BOLT THAT WAS STICKING UP. THIS INJURY REQURIED 6 STITCHES

HIT HEAD TWICE ON ROLLER BRACKET WHILE WASHINGU UNGER PLANT

ALLEDGES THAT HE HIT A LARGE ROCK WHILE OPERATING 988B LOADER & INJURED HIS NECK

WHILE WORKING ON THE CRUSHER, THE SLEEVE BAR SLIPPED AND THE POINTED END HIT HIM ABOVE THE TOPLIP. THIS INJURY REQUIRED 3 STITCHES

EE WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK BY A PIECE OF 3" ANGLEIRON WHILE BENT OVER TORCHING A PIECEOF ANGLE

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF TRACK ON 4600 DRAGLINE ONTO UNEVEN FROZEN GROUND AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS CLEANING UP ROCKS AND BOULDERS FROM THE FLOOR OF THE SCRUBBER PLANT WHEN A ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT INSTEP.

WAS REMOVING A FRESHWATER PUMP FROM OUR PUMP HOUSE WITH A BOOM TRUCK THE PUMP HOSE SHIFTED CAUSING THE PUMP TO SLIDE PINCHING ARM BETWEEN A CHAIN AND THE DOOR OPENING

WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS FOR SKIRT RUBBER, EE STRAINED MUSCLES

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING CAT SCRAPER TO STRIP OVERBURDEN. MACHINE WAS WORKING IN BUMPY AREA AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK STEERING WHEEL WITH LEFT ELBOW. ELBOW WAS BRUISED AND SWOLLEN.

WHILE USING AN ELECTRIC IMPACT GUN 3/4 DRIVE ON AN 8' STEP LADDER,THE WOBBLE SOCKET AND 1-1/8" SOCKET CAME OFF THE NUT STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.

EE WAS BOTH WELDING AND CUTTING ON CRUSHER HOUSE FLOOR, WHICH WAS BEING REPAIRED DURING WORKING HOURS HE NOTICED NOTHING UNUSUALLY ABOUT HIS EYE.

EMPL WAS RAISING CRUSHER BOWL WITH OVERHEAD HOIST HE HAD JUST SWITCHED FROM ONE HOIST TO ANOTHER HOIST WHEN CABLE BROKE DROPPING CRUSHER BOWL 2' TO FLOOR HE WAS RIDING ON THE BOWL

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING POWER CABLE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RT GROIN

HE WAS HOOKING UP A WELDING TRAILER TO APICKUP TRUCK.HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TONGUE OF THE WELDER AND THE HITCH OF THE TRUCK.THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN NEAR DARKNESS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LI3ING THE INSIDE OF A HOPPER WITH 1/2" STEEL PLATE. A PIECE OF THE STEELE LINING HE WAS HOLDING IN PLACE TO BOLT DOWN SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING SCREEN CLOTH PANELS ON VIBRATOR WHEN A PARTICLE FLEW OFF THE SIDE OF TRHE VIBRATOR & INTO HIS RT.EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING CHUNCKS OF CLAY OFF CONVEYOR BELT, SO THAT IS DOES NOT REACH THE CRUSHER AND PLUG THEM. HE APPARENTLY PICKED A PIECE THAT WAS TOO LARGE TO HANDLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A DRAGLINE WHEN THE DRAG CABLE BROKE. EMPLOYEE STOPPED HIS MACHINE AND TURNED TO GET UP AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON OPEN WINDOW. HE LOST HIS BALANCE ON LIP OF STEP AND FELL FORWARD. HE REA7HED OUT TO CATCH HIS BALANCE AND PUT HIS ARM THRU GLASS WINDOW.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 LIFTING DRESSER COUPLING FROM A STORAGE AREA TO THE BED OF A TRUCK. THE DRESSER COUPLING WEIGHS APPROX. 35# EACH. HE WAS ONLY THROWING ONE AT A TIME ON THE TRUCK. HE WAS PIVOT ING AROUND, INS7EAD OF TURNING AND IN THE PROCESS PULLED A MUSCLE.

EMP WAS CHANGIN1 DUMP CABLE FOR THE BUCKET ON 9W SHOVEL. HE WAS KNOCKING THE WEDGE OUT OF PIN WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT IN HIS LEG IMBEDDING ITSELF IN HIS LEG

EMPL WASHING OU7 KOHLMAN LOADER WHEN SMALL STONE CHIP CAME UP AND STRUCK HIM IN EYE.

EMPL CUTTING WI3DOWS FROM SHEET OF PLEXIGLASS TO BE USED IN DREDGE.A CHIP GOT BEHIND HIS GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.EMPL FELT HE HAD REMOVED PARTICLE AT THE TIME AND DIDNT REPORT IT UNTIL 12-15- 86 WHEN IT STAR7ED GIVING HIM PROBLEMS AND WAS SENT TO DR AT THE TIME.

THE OILER AND I3NAME WERE REMOVING THE FACE PLATE FROM THE 20" DREDGE PUMP. THE DREDGE LADDER WASN'T ON THE BOTTOM AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN AND IT TILTED THE DREDGE HULL FORWARD 5 DEGREES TO 10 DEGREES. WHEN 4E REMOVED THE LAST BOLT THE FACE PLATE SWUNT OUT OF THE PUMP AND HIT ME AND KNOCKED ME OFF THE WALKWAY OVER THE PUMP WELL.

EMPL AND ANOTHE9 EMPL WELDING PATCHES ON LARGE PUMP SHELL AT SAME TIME.RECD WELDING FLASHES EITHER BY HIMSELF OR FROM OTHER EMPL.CANNOT REMEMBER RECEIVING FLASH SO DOESNT KNOW EXACT TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A TOOTH FROM THE DREDGE CUTTER HEAD. HE WAS DRIVING OUT THE PIN THAT HOLDS IT IN PLACE, USING A 4# HAMMER. AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT THUMB WITH THE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING IN TO UNBOLT GRIDS FROM STAND BEHIND LIGHTLING TRANSFORMER ON MONIGHAN DRAGLINE, WHEN HIS HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE TRAMSFORMER, CAUSING BURN TO HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO INSTALL POWER CABLE TO PORTABLE CONVEYOR HE WAS PUSHING THE CABLE UP WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING IT AS HE WAS DOING THIS HE LOOKED UP SUDDENL Y AND FELT PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK

EMPL WALKING ON LADDER ASSEMBLYT OF DREDGE.HE WAS DRAGGING AN AIR HOSE TO DREDGE.HE STEPPED ON HOSE AND TWISTED HIS LEG CAUSING KNEE TO SWELL AND GIVE HIM PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING INSIDE THE HOPPER OF A DREDGE DESANDER HE TRIED TO STEP ONTO A PLANK THAT HE HAD BEEN WORKING FROM THE PLANK WAS NOT SECURE AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL INTO THE HOPPE R STRIKING HIS UPPER BACK AND SHOULDER ON SIDE OF HOPPER