Portable Crushing Dept 439 Metal/Non-Metal

Performing maintenance on drill when hand got caught in air valve.

Cutting a piece of rubber with a utility knife and cut right thigh.

Metal was embedded in cheek.

Putting coolant into drill press, bent down to open container lid and hit his head on the drill.

Employee was loosening a wheel on a press when it suddenly released, causing employee to lose his balance and let go of wheel with right hand. His body swung around to the side on press while he was still holding on with his left hand. MRI was done 10/13/06 and informed on 10/18/06 that surgery was required to repair tear.

EE WAS LOADING 6" PLASTIC PIPE ONTO A TRAILER WITH A FORKLIFT AND DECIDED ONE PIPE (APPROX. 50-70 LBS) NEEDED MOVED. HE DECIDED TO MOVE THIS MANUALLY WITHOUT THE HELP OF A COWORKER, OR USING THE FORKLIFT. WHILE DOING THIS, HE TWISTED WHILE LIFTING, CAUSING A LUMBAR STRAIN. EE WAS TAKEN TO AN OCCUPATIONAL CLINIC. EE RETURNED BACK TO WORK THAT DAY -RESTRICTIVE DUTY.

EE WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF TUBE STEEL WITH ANOTHER EE. THE PIECE WEIGHED ABOUT 170 LBS. THE EE WAS FINE AT THE TIME AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY IMMEDIATE SYMPTOMS, BUT HIS BACK STIFFENED UP AND BECAME SORE LATER THAT DAY.

EE WAS WORKING IN SHOP DOING GENERAL REPAIR TO INCLUDE CUTTING AND GRINDING. EE IS NOT CERTAIN WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. EE THOUGHT OBJECT CAME OUT OF EYE BY IR RIGATION. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WAS TAKEN TO OPTOMETRIST, UPON EXAM, A PIECE OF STEEL IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE, WAS SUPERFICIALLY IMBEDDED, SPUD WAS USED TO REMOVE OBJECT WITHOUT COMLICATION

EMPLOYEE WAS TALKING TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS OPERATING A ACTANATIC WELDER-BUILDING UP ROLLS. EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE C. DEGUATE EYE PLATECTION-REFLECTION FROM WELDING ARC-BURNED EYES-EMPLOYE E DID NOT NOTICE DAMAGE DONE TILL ON HIS WAY HOME.

USING GRINDER IT SLIPPED OUT OF EMP HAND CAUSING BLADE ON GRINDER TO STRIKE EMP L LEG ABOVE KNEE CUT 2 LONG REQU 6 STITCHES

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING NEW CABLE ON TEREX SCRAPER-CABLE SLIPPED OUT OF CABLE LOCK-STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF FACE REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING CABLE CUTTERS WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO HIT THE WEDGE ON THE CUTTER. EMPLOYEE HIT THE WEDGE TWO TIMES, THIRD TIME SWING MISSED WEDGE STRIKING OTHER EMPL OYEE ON LEFT FINGER.