PAGA Mine Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE SHOP GOING TO THE BREAKROOM FOR LUNCH BREAK. HE STEPPED ONTO A MUDDY SPOT ON THE CONCRETE, LOST HIS FOOTING,SLIPPED &FELL. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND.HE FE LT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE, FROM ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN HIS RIB CAGE TO HIS MID ABDOMEN.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE COMBINE FEEDER REPAIRING ABROKEN CHAIN. HE WAS USING A BAR TO PULL THE IDLER PULLEY OVER AND THE BAR SLIPPED OFF CAUSING THE EE TO HIT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE FEEDER CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS FINGER.

EE WAS CUTTING A STRING OUT OF A BAG WITH A BOX KNIFE. HE WAS CUTTING ABOVE HIS HEAD AND WHEN HE CAME DOWN WITH THE KNIFE IT CAUGHT HIS FINGER, RESULTING IN A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES

EE WAS CLEANING THE A/C MILL PINION LUBE PARTS IN A SAFETY KLEEN PARTS WASHER WHEN THE RUBBER HOSE BROKE, SPRAYING CLEANING SOLVENT IN HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE PALLETIZER BELT, PUSHING A GEAR BOX UP ON THE SHAFT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN GO DOWN HIS BACK.

EE WAS WORKING AT THE PALLETIZER. A PALLET OF MATERIAL STOPPED ON THE CONVEYOR BELT. EE PUSHED THE PALLET OFF OF THE CONVEYOR BELT IN ORDER FOR THE NEXT PALLET TO COME DOWN.

EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE GRATE AT THE BULLPEN. BECAUSE ROCKS BUILD UP THAT WON'T GO THRU THE GRATEM EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK THEM THRU THE GRATE. AS HE WAS SWINGINGTHE SLEDGE HAMME R HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS AND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS HAND, BENDING HIS WRIST BACKWARDS.

THE TURN TABLE TURNED THE BAGS THE WRONG WAY AND AFTER BEING PUSHED OFF AND ONTO THE PALLET, THE EE GOT UP ON THE ROLLERS, BENT OVER TO STRAIGHTEN THE BAGS. HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK POP.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO THE JOB LOCATION WITH MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES WHEN A TANKER TRUCK ENTERED HIS LANE AND STRUCK CIMBAR VEHICLE. EMPLOYEE HAD A CONCUSSION, NECK AND BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE A LSO HAD A CUT ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE.

EMLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A METAL STEP INSIDE THE MONITOR GUN HOUSE. HE WAS REACHING OVER TO GET A UTIITY KNIFE AND THE STEP FLIPPED OVER, STRIKING HIM IN THE LEG CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQU IRED SUTURES.

EE WAS INSTALLING A 1" PIPE IN THE GREASE PUMP HE WAS SLIGHTLY BENT OVER WORKING ON THE PUMP. HE WAS HOLDING THE PUMP BETWEEN HIS FEET TRYING TO INSTALL THE PIPE. HE HAD BEEN WORKING ON IT F OR ABOUT 30 MINS. WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK

EE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST THE BELTSA ON THE WHIZZER, WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS FINGER HIT THE GUARD AND CUT HIS THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE 936 LOADER TO BACK-FILL CONCRETE FORMS WHERE H FILTER CAKE PAD EXPANSION PROECT IS GOING ON. HE DUMPED A BUCKET OF SAND, GOT OUT OF THE LOAODER TO HELP SPREAD IT OUT WI TH A SHOVEL. AS HE PUT THE SHOVEL INTO THE SAND, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING A CONTRACT MECHANIC REMOVE THE SPLITTER BOR FROM THE 984 EXCAVATOR. DURING THIS TIME HE DID NOT NOTICE ANY PAIN. THE MORNING AFTER [9-9-97] HE COULD NOT GET OUT OF BED. HE WAS I N PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING A 50# BAG OF BARITE OFF OF THE PALLETIZER CONVEYOR BELT. HE LIFTED THE BAG UP, TURNED WHILE TWISTING AND SET THE BAG DOWN ON THE GUARD RAIL. AT THIS TIME HE FELT SOMETHING POP AND HAD SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE AND 2 OTHER PEOPLE WERE CUTTING OPEN 50 LB. BAGS OF BARYTES AND POURING THEM INTO AN OPENING IN THE BOTTOM OF A BUCKET ELEVATOR. THE ELEVATORKICKED AND BLEW DUST BACK OUT OF THE OPENING. TH E DUST GOT INTO EE'S EYES AND NOSE CAUSING IRRITATIONS. EE WAS WEARING A DUST MASK AND PRESCRIPTION SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE HAD ONE OF THE SIDE DOORS OPEN ON THE DRYER, REMOVING ROCKS, SCRAP, ETC. THAT HAD IT LOCKED DOWN. HIS LEFT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE DOOR FACING AND HE WAS USING A SHOVEL IN HIS RIGHT H AND TO FREE THE JAMMED PADDLES. THE PADDLES BROKE LOOSE ALLOWING IT TO TURN QUICKLY , PINNING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE PADDLE AND THE DOOR FACING, CAUSING LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE CRUSHER OEPRATOR REMOVE AN OVERSIZE ROCK THAT WAS LODGED IN THE JAW CRUSHER OPENING. HE WAS USING A 5 FT. PRY BAR TO MOVE IT WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED OFF AND PINCHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE FRAME WORK OF THE JAW CRUSHER CAUSING A LOT OF PAIN AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLEEDING.

EE WAS PICKING UP AN OVERSIZED ROCK TO CARRY IT OUT OF THE FEED HOPPER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS USING A CIRCULAR SAW TO CUT A SECTION OF RUSTY TIN. IT WAS A WINDY DAY AND A VERY SMALL PIECE BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

TWO EES WERE REPLACING THE COVER TO BUCKET ELEVATOR THE COVER WEDGED BETWEEN THE GUARD RAL & HOUSING. IN PRYING IT LOOSE, THE COVER SHIFTED AND SMASHED THE EE'S FINGER. THE ACCIDENT LACERATED THE FINGER AND REQUIRED 10 STITCHES.

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A BAG ON THE PACKER SPOUT. HE MISSED AND HIS HAND WAS CUT ON THE SHARP SPOUT. THE CUT ON HIS HAND REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

DUEING NORMAL CRUSHER OPERATION THERE WAS A ROCK LODGED IN THE JAW CRUSHER. THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO DISLODGE IT WITH A PRY BAR. HE PUT THE BAR DOWN AND LEANED OVER WHEN A SHARP PAIN HIT HIT IN T HE LOWER LEFT PART OF HIS BACK.

A LAYER OF BAGS ON A PALLET BEING STACKED WITH THE PALLETIZER WERE OUT OF SEQUENCE. THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ON THE PALLET SLIDE DECK TO ADJUST THE BAGS. WHEN HE STEPPED BACKWARDS, HIS RIGHT FO OT WENT THROUGH THE OPENING FOR THE PALLET PUSHER ARM CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS BACK ON THE PALLET STACK GUIDE.

I NAME WAS WORKING ON ROCK DRILL HE WAS WALKING IT TO THE NEXT DRILL LOCATION AS IT TRAVELED DOWN A SLOPE THE AIR COMPRESSOR ROLLED FORWARD CAUSING THE LATCH TO COME OPEN LETTING THE COMPRESSO R ROLL INTO THE DRILL PINNING I NAME BETWEEN THETWO

FOUR PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN WEEKLY ROTATION OF LOG END. AN EMPLOYEE WITH ELECTRIC WRENCH CONTROL RAISED LOG END IT ENTRAPPED EMPLOYEES FINGERS BETWEEN THE END OF LOG AND BASE.

STANDING ON A PUMP PLATFORM 2 FEET OFF THE FLOOR, HE STEPPED DOWN TO TURN WATER ON. WHILE TURNING AROUND EMPLOYEE STRUCK ANGLE IRON ON THE I BEAM CAUSING A CUT IN EYBROW AREA ABOVE LEFT EYE.

I.NAME STACKING 50 LB BAGS ON PALLET.FEET NOT PROPERLY POSITIONED AND WAS ALSO IN TWISTED STANCE AS HE PLACED THE BAG.SAID HE HAD SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.WENT TO EMERG.RM.OF LOCAL HOSP.GIVEN RX FOR PAIN,MCLE RELAXER,ANTI-INFLAMM MEDICINE.

EMPL WAS DISMOUNTING 988 LOADER. STATED HE WAS USING PROPER METHODS WHEN DOING SO. WHEN HIS WEIGHT WAS PLACED ON HIS FOOT WHENN HE STEPPED DOWN HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHILE PRYING ROCKS IN BULLPEN CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST PEN WALL & ROCK, LOSS FINGERNAIL. RX ISSUED, 10 PILLS DARVON

WHILE REACHING FOR A PART OF A NEW BELT SCRAPER EMPLOYEE RUN HAND INTO APIECE OF SHARP BANDING FROM THE SHIPPING CRATE.

2 EMPL CARRYING3SHEET OF PLATE STEEL AND EMPL MASHED FINGER WHILE PLACING STEEL ON WORK BENCH.

EMPLOYEE STATES3WHILE USING A GRINDER A PIECE OF RUST GOT IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO ADJUST THE DIAPHAM ATTACHED TO THE GALENA PUMP SHAFT WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING GETTING HIS THUMB PARTIALLY AMPUTATED BY THE DIAPHRAM.

EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT WHILE LEANING OVER A REAGENT TANK TRYING TO PATCH A HOLE, HE BECAME LIGHTHEADED AND NAUSEATED.EMPLOYEE FAILED TO USE VENTILATION OR RESPIRATORY EQUIPMENT.

EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT A SLAB OF GRANITE FELL OFF A CONVEYOR AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROCKS ON THE FLOOR UNDERNEATH THE GUARDED CONVEYOR.

EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT THE LEVER HOSE TO THE SCRAPERS PAN BURST THUS DROPPING THE PAN SUDDENLY CAUSING THE SCRAPERS TO STOP SUDDENLY

EMP STATES THAT3HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR HANDLE AND THE GUARD AROUND THE HANDLE CAUGING A LACERATION TO HIS RTR MIDDLE FINGER

THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES THAT HIS WRENCH SLIPPED WHILE LOOSENING THE BOLTS TO THE GRIZZLY SCREEN DRIVE MOTOR, THUS CAUSING HIS HAND TO STRIKE AGAINST THE MOTOR BASE.

EMPLOYEE STATES3HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN A GEAR AND THE SHAFT HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO MOVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG ELEVATOR DRIVE TO LIFT BROKEN BELT BACK UP SO SPLICE COULD BE MADE. HE STOPPED DRIVE MOTOR BE STARTED SLIPPING BACKWARD, AND HE GRABBED IT TO TRY TO STOP IT. HIS FINGERS WER E PULLED INTO P3NCH POINT BETWEEN BELT AND SHEAVE.

EMP STATES HE HAD BUCKET ON ENDLOADER TOO HIGH ROCK CAME OVER SHIELD AND WENT THRU WINDSHIELD STRIKING FINGER

EMP STATES HE WAS WORKING ON 8X6 PUMP HE PICKED UP LINER AND TURNED TO PUT IT DOWN AND STRAINED HIS BACK

HE WAS FEELING FOR AIR LEAK WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PUMPING BRAKE PEDAL GOT FINER CAUGHT BEHIND DIAPHRAM ROD WHEN IT RELEASED.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PUSHING BULKHEAD TOWARD THE END OF THE CAR WHEN TOP ROLLERS BECAME STUCK WHEN HE PUSHED ON BULKHEAD AGAIN HE TOOK A STEP FORWARD AND BOTTOM OF BULKHEAD SWUNG BACK PINNI NG HIS FEET TO THE FLOOR INJURING TOES

EE STATES HE WAS TAKING DOOR OFF MILL DOOR SLIPPED FROM GRASP & PUSHED HAND INTO SIDE OF DOOR FRAME.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CHANGING BEARING NOTICED OBJECT IN EYE

SCREWING BOLT IN NEW FENDER-TOP OF THUMB STRUCK SHARP EDGE.

EMPLOYEE STAES HE WAS HELPING TAKE OUT A CUT OFF BOLT CAUGHT HOT SHARP NUT INJURING RI INDEX FINGER