Portage Plant Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was on the 5th floor of the screenhouse when the incident occurred. As the employee was looking up, sand particles fell onto the employee's glasses, forehead, eyebrow and left eye. The next day, the employee scheduled an eye exam with eye doctor. The doctor's diagnosis was a corneal abrasion and prescribed prescription eye drops.

Employee was operating a front-end loader out in the pit area. As EE was driving over a bumpy sandstone area and holding unto the window bar with EE's right hand, EE sprained EE's right shoulder. The emergency room doctor stated the employee to off work until seen by Orthopedics.

A maintenance employee was sitting within 5 feet of another employee using a sledge hammer on a Dredge Cutter Head tooth. A metal chip from the tooth broke off and struck the maintenance employee on the left leg just above the kneecap. The injured employee was taken to a local hospital for treatment resulting in two days of lost-time.

The employee was walking down a flight of steps and injured the right knee. This was a routine task the employee had done many times without an incident. It turned into a torn meniscus that required surgery. The employee worked up to scheduled surgery on 01/16/22.

The employee was pushing with right foot (up to 20 lbs. of force) on a metal truck inspection ramp connected to two cables with counterweights and heard a pop and felt pain in right knee. After months of therapy and an MRI, it was determined the employee had a torn meniscus. The employee worked up to scheduled surgery on 09/23/2021.

The employee was on top of a railcar closing hatch covers and then proceeded to walk down a ramp and struck head on an overhead I-beam. The employee was wearing a hard hat at the time of impact.

The employee stepped unto a metal cover with left foot and felt a twinge in left knee. This incident was initially just a worker's comp claim since the employee continued to work without restrictions. On 2/16/18, the employee underwent surgery for a torn meniscus.

The employee's right elbow struck an I-beam causing a stinging sensation. This incident was initially a worker's comp claim only and not reported to MSHA. Surgery was performed on 2/16/18 after all other medical treatments failed to eliminate the pain.

At approximately 6:00 pm, the employee was at home after working the day shift, and he felt pain in his left knee. The employee utilized a step-ladder with handrails to transfer materials between the 5th floor where parts were staged, and the 6th floor, where the buckets were being changed.

The employee was down on his right knee placing a plastic seal on a railcar door. As the employee began to stand up, his right foot slipped a few inches on ice causing his right knee to twist resulting in discomfort.

The employee was monitoring the sand discharging from HO-03 (Surge Pile Hopper) when the incident occurred. As the employee was using a metal bar to break up frozen sand stuck in the feeder, he felt pain of the right wrist. The employee was using his right palm to push the bar forward. The doctor's diagnosis was a right wrist tendonitis.

A 60-year old Bagging Operator with nearly 40 years of experience developed soreness of his right shoulder and doesn't know what specifically caused it. This injury appears to be cumulative trauma disorder where over time, stresses have affected the employee's right shoulder.

The employee was applying pressure to a railcar ramp with his left foot and sustained an ankle sprain.

An employee working on a belt conveyor drive motor change misjudged the distance to the floor while stepping off the conveyor, fell backwards, and sustained fractures to both wrists.

The employee was placing a clear plastic bag liner into a plastic trash can when the incident occurred. As the employee was reaching down toward the ground, he felt shooting pain across his lower back. Prior to this, the employee had transported four 40 lb. plastic Culligan jugs of water to the Bagging, Loading and Screening departments.

The employee turned his body 45 degrees, at which time he felt a snapping sound in his right knee. The worker's comp carrier considers this incident a non-compensable injury since the employee was not doing anything unusual other than turning his body. The employee did mention that he sustained a right knee injury twelve years ago while playing football in high school.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 LB PAPER BAGS OF SAND ONTO A PALLET, WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

The employee was welding in the shop at the welding bench. As the employee was welding, hot sparks fell down onto his bib overalls and started a fire. The fire burned through the bib overalls and through his jeans before the employee realized his pants leg was on fire. The employee slapped the fire out but not before receiving 2nd degree burns to his lower right leg.

The employee had welded nuts onto a threaded rod and within 10-15 minutes attempted to pick it up with his bare left hand, resulting in 2nd degree burns to his palm area that required medical attention.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING SAND ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT, WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

The employee was stacking 50 lb bags of sand from off a conveyor belt onto a pallet when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his upper right arm. The doctor's diagnosis was a rotator cuff tendonitis.

The employee was on top of a railcar when the accident happened. As the employee was closing a door, he felt a slight pain in his right wrist. Upon examination, the employee noticed a bulge under the skin near his inside wrist. The diagnosis was a ganglion cyst.

Trailer had load of sand. Driver was dumping load and tractor trailer went on its side.

The employee and co-worker were working at the Dredge Hold trying to remove an impeller. He placed his left arm behind the pump housing unit in order to unhook a chain hoist when the pump housing suddenly shifted pinning the employee's forearm between a large inlet pipe and the pump housing. This resulted in a bruised left forearm causing stiffness and swelling.

The employee was cleaning railcars at the time of injury. As the employee was using a 4' long metal prybar to close a car door, he felt a sharp pain in his lower right back and hip.

Over time, the employee has developed sore left elbow (tendonitis) and a sore back due to repetitive movement by working in the bagging department.

The employee, along with three other employees, were reassembling the main pipeline to the booster pump. As the employee was pulling upwards on a large wrench to tighten a bolt, he felt a pain in his back. The employee did not seek medical attention until 6/20/08 and then sought treatment for a pulled muscle in his stomach, not his back.

Employee was replacing a bearing and backstop to the head pulley of BC-16. After setting the new bearing and backstop in place, the employee felt pain in his lower back.

The employee was shoveling snow when the accident occurred. As the employee was pushing snow out the east entrance of the Dryer Building, he felt a twinge in his lower back.

The employee claimed he injured his back by operating the plant's L-330 Endloader performing routine duties. This accident involves SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES because the employee was sent home on Administrative Leave on 10/04/07 due to being caught sleeping on the job (3rd offense). Eight hours after the employee was sent home, he called the plant and claimed to be hurt.

The employee was in the process of opening a coupler on a railcar when the accident occurred. As the employee was pulling upward with his right arm, the coupler stuck causing a sharp pain in the employee's right wrist. The employee chose not to seek medical attention until yesterday, thinking his sore wrist would heal itself.

The employee was stacking 50 lb bags of sand when the accident occurred. As the employee was grabbing a 50 lb bag, he felt a pain in his right elbow.

While opening a railcar door, employee strained his lower back. The employee was using a 4ft metal bar to open the railcar door and as theemployee cranked down with both arms, he felt a twinge in his lower back.

The employee was shoveling sand from under the south cooler in the drying building when the accident occurred. As he was moving the shovel handle forward, the shovel hit a hidden peice of metal under the sand making the employee's body jerk. The impact caused a sudden twinge in the employee's back. He worked the remainder of his shift & sought medical treatment on 6/26/07.

The Employee & Co-worker were rolling up a replaced conveyor belt causing a lot of pushing and pulling action. The EE felt no pain during this process. After the Employee went home and sat down, he noticed pain when he tried to stand up. The employee was placed on a 10 lb weight restriction for six work days.

The EE was stacking 50lb bags of sand when the accident occurred. As the EE grabbed a bag & started to pivot his heel, he felt a dull pain in his lower back area. The EE sought medical assistance from a local chiropractor. After seeing chiropractor, EE placed on 15lb weight restriction for 3 days. EE ret'd to work 5/23/07.

The employee was sitting on a wooden bench in the change room prior to the start of his shift. He was talking to co-workers; he felt severe pain on the left side of his back.

The employee was placing bags on the spouts of baggers #1 & #3 when the bag he was placing on Bagger #1 did not open properly & his hand slipped forward & contacted the exhaust end of the spout. With use, the spouts get worn with sand running through them & a sharp edge forms. It was this edge that the ee's left hand had contacted resulting in the cutting of the thumb.

The employee was helping to move the plant's drill rig from one hole to the next by pulling on a 2" diameter water hose. The employee noticed a pain in his lower right abdominal area. The employee chose not to report it for 10 days.

The employee was working out near the dredge when the accident occurred. He was sitting on the bow of the jon boat attempting to pull the starboard swing cable back over the sheave while his heels were positioned on either side of the sheave to hold the boat in place. While the employee was pulling on the cable, the jon boat backed away turning his right leg.

EE was stooped over working in an area w/limited headroom, pulling on a firehose which he was using to wash down the area. He felt pain while pulling the hose. As he exited the area & straightened his back, pain increased. He sat down for a few minutes in hopes the pain would subside. When it became clear it would not go away, he found his supervisor to report the acc.

The employee noticed a bag of sand laying on its side on a conveyor belt. As the employee moved the bag flat, he felt a dull pain in his right elbow and hands.

The employee was in the process of raising a dredge pipeline with a chain come-a-long attached to a metal a-frame. As the ee was exerting downward pressure, the chain slipped on the come-a-long causing the ee to strain his shoulder. The ee was wearing a life preserver during the time of the accident.

EE was with the witness to remove a pallet of channel iron from the dryer room. As the witness was operating the bobcat, 1 piece of channel iron slid from the pile. The EE bent down with his back to re-position the piece of channel iron against the wall.

EE was walking down a hill on a snow covered roadway to the maintenance shop. As the EE was halfway down the roadway, his feet slid out and the EE hit the pavement with his back. As the EE got up, he felt a twinge and burning sensation in his back.

THE NEWLY TRANSFERRED LUBRICATOR WAS CHECKING OIL ON THE TRACKMOBILE. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE METAL ENGINE HOOD, THE HINGE TWISTED CAUSING THE HOOD TO FREEFALL DOWN ON THE EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

The employee was performing normal routine work and noticed a slight pain in his lower back, buttocks and left leg which progressively got worse as the day progressed. The employee does not know what incident may have caused the original onset of pain.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM HIS TRUCK LOCATED IN THE EE PARKING LOT TO THE EE CHANGE ROOM WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE EE INADVERTENTLY STEPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE CAUSING HIM TO MOMENTARILY LOSE HIS BALANCE. THE EE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF & WRENCHED HIS LOWER BACK IN THE PROCESS W/OUT FALLING TO THE GROUND.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN THE DRYER CONTROL ROOM. AS THE EE ATTEMPTED TO STAND UP, HE COULD NOT STAND UP STRAIGHT. THE EE FELT A LOT OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK & WAIST AREA. 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT, THE EE HAD USED A METAL BAR TO BUST FROZEN SAND LUMPS STUCK IN THE SOUTH FEEDER (5-10 TIMES) & THEN SHOVELED SAND FROM UNDER THE TAIL PULLEY OF BC-17.

THE EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN HIS LT. HEEL FROM STACKING 50 LB. BAGS OF SAND.

THE EMPLOYEE AND HIS SUPERVISOR HAD JUST CHECKED THE DRAIN OF WET SCRUBBER (WS-12). AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK, HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE ON THE EDGE OF THE CONCRETE PAD THAT SUPPORTS THE DEMISTER TANK. HE FELL TO THE GROUND TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING DOWN TO INSPECT THE SOLENOID ON THE DRILL RIG. AS HE WAS GETTING INTO POSITION, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HIS KNEE FELL ONTO THE CORNER OF THE HYDRAULIC TANK. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN BUT CONTINUED TO WORK THE REST OF HIS SHIFT.

The ee complained of having a sore left knee and sore elbows from stacking 50 lb bags of sand.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STACKING 100LB. BAGS OF SAND USING A VACUUM LIFT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS THE EE WAS PICKING THE BAG OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT AND TWISTED TO SET IT ONTO A PALLET, HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

The ee was entering the aft hold access on the dredge. as the employee was stepping downward, he didn't realize the ladder was missing and fell 4.5' hitting his knee and straining his groin trying to catch himself.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN 8' METAL BREAKER BAR TO POUND AT A FEED HOPPER TO BREAK UP A LARGE FROZEN CHUNK OF SAND STUCK IN THE HOPPER. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING AT THE HOPPER RIGHT HANDED ABOVE HIS HEAD, HE FELT PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK UNDER HIS LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.

THE EE WAS USING A 50-TON HYDRAULIC JACK WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS THE EE WAS LOWERING A 50' LONG DRYER DRUM ONTO TWO TRUNNIONS, THE DRUM TOUCHED THE NORTH TRUNNION FIRST FORCING THE DRU M TO ROTATE PUSHING THE JACK TO THE NORTH TIPPING IT OVER AND HITTING THE EE'S RIGHT FOOT. THE EE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED SAFETY SHOES BUT THE JACK HIT THE EE'S FOOT JUST ABOVE THE STEEL TOE.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE NORTH TRUNION FROM THE NORTH DRYER DRUM. HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A TIRE FROM A FORKLIFT. HE WAS SITTING ON A ROLLED-UP CONVEYOR BELT FACING THE REAR LEFT TIRE. HE NOTICED TWO DIFFERENT-SIZED LUG NUTS BUT DIDN'T CONSIDER THE TIRE HAVING A SPLIT RIM HELD TOGETHER BY 6 STUD NUTS. AS HE HAD 2 REMAINING STUD NUTS TO REMOVE THE TIRE RIM SHOT OUT HITTING HIS ARMS. THE TIRE HAD APPROX. 100 LBS OF PRESSURE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. WHILE OPERATING THE BAGGING MACHINE, HE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH A STOP BUTTON FOR THE BLOWERS LOCATED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIS SEAT. HE IMMEDIAT ELY FELT A LIGHT SNAP IN HIS LOWER BACK AND FELT PAIN.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PICKING UP 100# BAG OF SAND WHEN ACCIDENT OCURRED. 100# BAG HAD FALLEN FROM CONVEYOR BELT TO THE FLOOR. EE BENT DOWN W/VACUUM LIFT IN HIS RIGHT HAND & OTHER UNDER BAG TO GET A BETTER SEAL. HE WAS POSITIONED W/HEAD IN PATH OF VACUUM LIFT HEAD. LIFT SUDDENLY RELEASED IT'S HOLD OF BAG & THE METAL FRAME OF VACUUM LIFT HURLED UPWARDS INTO EE's HEAD.

THE EE WAS CHANGING OUT A BAD ROLLER ASSEMBLY WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURED. THE FIFTH FROM THE HEADPULLEY OF BC-05 WAS BEING REMOVED BUT GOT CAUGHTFRAME. THE BAD ROLLER SUDDENLY CAME LOOSE AND TH E EE TRIED TO CATCH IT SO IT WOULDN'T FALL UNTO THE STOCKPILE BELOW. AS THE EE CAUGHT THE BAD ROLLER ASSEMBLY, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND ELBOW. THE EE WAS WORKING ALONE AND HAD

THE EE HAD PARKED THE ENDLOADER NEXT TO DIESEL FUELING STATION & WAS DESCENDING THE OUTSIDE LADDER FROM CAB WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS EE WAS MAKING HIS WAY TO THE GROUND, HIS RT FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER RUNG WHILE HIS LT FOOT & HAND WERE IN MOTION CAUSING HIS FULL BODY WEIGHT ONTO HIS RT SHOULDER & ARM WHICH WAS STILL CLINGING TO LADDER. EE QUICKLY CAUGHT HIS FOOTING & PROCEEDED DO

IN 33 YEARS OF EMPLOYMENT, THE EE HAS WORKED HALF OF THIS TIME AS A BAGGING OPERATOR. IN THIS JOB, THE EE HAS HAD TO GRAB AND STACK 100 LB AND 50 LB BAGS ONTO PALLETS. IN THE LAST 5-10 YEARS, THE EE HAS EXPERIENCED TENNIS ELBOW IN BOTH ARMS. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING INJURY WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A TEMPORARY LOSS OF GRIP STRENGTH.

THE EE WAS PUSHING A 130LB. DREDGE SPUD PIN INTO THE CENTER OF A SPUD WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE SPUD WAS A FOOT ABOVE THE EE'S HEAD. AS THE EE WAS EXERTING PRESSURE ON THE SPUD PIN, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF STEPPING UP UNTO THE 1ST STEP OF THE TRACKMOBILE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS THE EE REACHED UP FROM THE GROUND WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT, THE EE INADVERTENTLY STUBBED HIS STEEL TOED BOOT UNDER THE 1ST STEP CAUSING A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM A DRYER TRUNION BEARING USING A STANDARD 3/4" DRIVE RATCHET. THE BOLT WAS SECURELY FASTENED & DIFFICULT TO LOOSEN. THE EE EXERTED ADDED FORCE TO THE DRIVE RATCHED BY HOLDING THE RATCHED HEAD WITH HIS LEFT HAND & THE HANDLE END WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE BOLT SUDDENLY LOOSENED & THE EE'S RIGHT SHOULDER & ARM SUSTAINED THE SHOCK AS THE

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO POSITION A PALLET IN ORDER TO STACK 100 LB BAGS OF SAND WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE HAD PICKED UP A WOODEN PALLET FROM A STACK OF 3 PALLETS ON A CONCRETE FLOOR AND SLID IT VERTICALLY ACROSS THE FLOOR 6', THENLOWERED ONE SIDE TO THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS OPERATING BOBCAT, HEADING TO THE LOCKER ROOM AT FULL SPEED (5 MPH). HE HIT A DIP IN THE PAVEMENT NEXT TO THE BUILDING. THE IMPACT CAUSEDTHE BOBCAT TO JOSTLE AND BOUNCE FOR 10-20'. THIS MOTION CAUSED HIS CHEST TO STRIKE THE HARD PLASTIC ROLL BAR. HE SUFFERED A SWOLLEN & BRUISED CHEST AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER ATTACHED TO THE L-330 ENDLOADER ON THE LEFT REAR OF THE MACHINE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND, HIS LEFT FOOT LA NDED ON THE EDGE OF A CONCRETE PAD TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE TO THE OUTSIDE. THE CONCRETE PAD AND THE SURROUNDING GRAVEL WERE NOT LEVEL. THE CONCRETE PAD WAS ABOUT 3" HIGHER THAN THE GRAVEL.

THE EE WAS SHOVELING FALLEN SAND BACK ON BC-16 CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS THE EE WAS LIFTING A SHOVELFULL OF SAND FROM THE GROUND OVER A METAL GUARDING 5 TO 6 FT HE FELT A SH ARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOWERING A 700 LB DEWATERING PUMP, WHICH WAS SUSPENDED FR5OM A MANUALLY OPERATED WINCH. THE EE LOWERED THE PUMP A SHORT DISTANCE AND THEN FLIPPED THE STOP DOG TO E NGAGE A SPROCKET TOOTH WHICH WOULD HOLD THE PUMP IN POSITION. THE STOP DOG DID NOT COMPLETELY ENGAGE THE SPROCKET, ALLOWING THE PUMP TO FREE FAL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT CAUSED THE WINCH LEVER

THE EE WAS WALKING OVER HARD PACKED SNOW BACK TOHIS WORKSTATION WHEN THE ACC OCCURRED. A SUPERVISOR IN A PU TRK WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE EE CAUSING EE TO STOP WALKING THE EE'S RIGHT FOOT SLIPPE D SLIGHTLY CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. AS THE EE WAS FIGHTING TO KEEP HIS BALANCE, HIS RIGHT FOOT STEPPED DOWN ON THE GROUND CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT FOOT

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE A RAILCAR TRACK SWITCH WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS GRASPING THE HANDLE AND PIVOTING 180 DEGREES, HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE RESULTANT DIAGNOSIS WAS A LOWER BACK STRAIN WITH 20 LB WEIGHT RESTRICTION FOR 7 DAYS.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OUT OF HIS VEHICLE PRIOR TO STARTING HIS SHIFT WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW DUST INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.

THE EE WAS IN PROCESS OF PULLING A BRAKE ASSEMBLY APART WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE EE WAS POSITIONED SO HIS LEFT FOOT WAS FORWARD CLOSEST TO THE BRAKE & HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED ON OIL CAU SING HIM TO FALL BACKWARD SO HIS BACK LANDED ON THE MAIN PUMP INLET PIPE & THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY FELL DIRECTLY ON TOP OF THE EE. THE RESULTANT ACC CAUSED A BRUISED LEFT FOREARM & RIGHT KNEE ALONG

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNFASTEN A NUT FROM A TURNBUCKLE ATTACHED TO A MOTOR REDUCER ON CONVEYOR BELT BC-04 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE EE WAS HOLDING THE HAND RAILINGS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR BELT WITH BOTH HANDS. HE EXERTED PRESSURE ON A WRENCH WRAPPED AROUND A NUT WITH HIS LEFT FOOT. AS EE PUT HIS FULL WT. ON THE WRENCH CAUSING HIS BODY TO RISE OFF THE WALKWAY, THE

EE WAS SUPERVISING 3 MAINTENANCE WORKERS TO REPLACE AN IMPELLER ON PUMP. PUMP WAS LOCATED IN A CONCRETE CHAMBER BELOW GROUND LEVEL. ONE OF THE WORKERS HAD ATTACHED THE CHAIN WITH A NUT AND BOL T FROM THE 1-TON HOIST TO THE TOP CENTER LIFT RING OF THE PUMP HOUSING IN ORDER TO TIP THE HOUSING AWAY FROM THE PUMP. WHEN IT DID SO, THE 120# HOIST FELL APPROX. 12' DIRECTLY ON TOP OF SUPER

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING A RAILCAR DOOR WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS THE EE WAS EXERTING FORCE ON A 4' BAR, HE FELT A DULL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING AN 80 LB BAG OF SALT WALKING THROUGH A DOORWAY. THE BAG STARTED TO SLIP DOWNWARD. HE DROPPED THE BAG AND GRABBED THE DOOR HANDLE, CAUSING PAIN IN HIS BACK.

THE EE WAS SUING A 7'3" LONG BAR 1-3/4" IN DIAMETER WEIGHING 25 LBS TO POUND AGAINST FEED HOPPERIN ORDER TO UNPLUG FROZEN SAND. AS THE EE WAS POUNDING ON THE BOTTOM INSIDE OF THE HOPPER HE FEL T A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THE EE CONT WORKING BECAUSE HE FELT THE BACKPAIN WASN'T SEVERE. AFTER1 WK THE EE WAS HAVING TROUBLE SLEEPING AT NIGHTDUE TO PAIN SO HE REQ MED ATTENTION THE RESULTA

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF GRABBING A 100 LB BAG OF SAND AND STACKING IT ON A PALLET. EE WAS LIFTING A BAG OFF THE CONVEYOR WHEN BAG SAGGED IN THE MIDDLE CAUSING A DOWNWARD FORCE RESULTING IN ST RAINING THE EE'S UPPER SHOULDERS, BACK AND RIGHT HIP. THE BAG HAD SLIGHTLY LESS SAND THAN NORMAL(4-7 LBS) WHICH CAUSED THE BAG TO SAG DOWNWARD WHEN PICKED UP BY ITS ENDS. EE UNAWARE BAG LIGHT

THE EE WAS CARRYING A 5-GALLON BUCKET OF TOOLS UP THE WEST CATWALK OF BC-04 BELT CONVEYOR WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE EE WAS CARRYING THE BUCKET WITH HIS RIGHT HAND KEEPING IT BEHIND HIM W HILE WALKING SLIGHTLY SIDEWAYS UP THE CONVEYOR BELT. THE EE INADVERTENLY LEANED TOO FAR TOWARDS THE CONVEYOR SUPPORTS CATCHING HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST AN EXPOSED ANGLE IRON. LEG NEEDED 4 STITCHE

THE EE WAS TRANSFERING 100LB BAGS FROM 1 PALLET TO ANOTHER WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS THE EEPICKED UP A BAG, HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING A 100 LB BAG OF SAND ON A PALLET WHEN HE NOTICED A PAIN IN HIS LEFT GROIN AREA.

THE EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING ON A LEAKING RAILCAR ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE A HOPPER DOOR WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE EE WAS DOWN ON HIS KNEES USING A PRYBAR TO FORCE THE DOOR CLOSED WHE N HE FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE DR.'S DIAGNOSIS WAS A LOWER BACK STRAIN.

THE EE HAD JUST LIFTED AN EMPTY WOODEN PALLET FROM A STACK OF 12 PALLETS WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS THE EE WAS PULLING THE PALLET BY SLIDING ONE END ACROSS THE FLOOR, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. THE DR'S DIAGNOSIS RESULTED WITH A 25 LB WEIGHT RESTRICTION FOR 10 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRYBAR TO DISLODGE THE FRONT COVER OF A BOOSTER PUMP WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PRYBAR SLIPPED LOOSE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL FROM THE CONCRETE PAD TO THE GROUND, APP ROX. 1 FOOT LOWER IN ELEVATION. HE HAD ONE FOOT ON MOTOR MOUNT AND THE OTHER ON CONCRETE PAD WHILE PRYING. HE FELL, HITTING HIS SHOULDER, CAUSING BACK STRAIN. 25LB WEIGHT RESTRICTION(2 WEEKS)

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN THE SEAT OF A TRACKMOBILE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE EMPLOYEE HAD JUST UNCOUPLED TWO LOADED RAILCARS AND WAS TAKIN GONE EMPTY RAILCAR BACK TO CAR LOADING. AF TER MOVING 20-30', THE EMPLOYEE LOOKED BACK AT THE TWO LOADED RAILCARS AND NOTICED THEM COMING TOWARD HIM. THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO MOVE AWAY BUT THE TWO RAILCARS HIT THE RAILCAR CONNECTED TO TH

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A TUBE OF CAULKING WITH A RAZOR BLADE DOWN AT THE SHOP WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE NECK OF THE CAULKING TUBE AIMING THE R AZOR AT HIMSELF. THE RAZOR SLIPPED AND WENT INTOTHE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER CUTTING A DEEP GASH REQUIRING SIX STITCHES.

EE WAS LIFTING A 100LB BAG OFF FROMTHE CONCRETE FLOOR WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS THE EE WAS RAISING THE BAG OF SAND, HE FELT A TIGHTNESS IN HIS LOWER BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE BACK ROOM OF THE CONE BUILDING WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. WHAT APPEARED TO BE A YELLOW JACKET WASP STUNG THE EE TWICE ON HIS LOWER LEFT ARM. SWELLING IMMEDIATELY F OLLOWED.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING A 3" WATER HOSE ALONG THE BANK WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE EE FELT A DULL PAIN IN HIS GROIN AREA. THE DR'S DIAGNOSIS WAS A PULLED MUSLCE POSSIBLY INFLUENCED BY HAVING A PROSTRATE INFECTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 100 LB BAGS OF SAND WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING TO PLACE A BAG ON A PALLET, THE BAG SLIPPED OUT OF HIS RIGHT HAND SO THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT BAG WITH ADDED FORCE AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION FROM THE WRIST TO THE ELBOW. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A TORN TENDON.

EE WAS PUSHING A V BOTTOM BOAT SEVERAL FEET TO THE WATER AND FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 75 LB. FORKLIFT WHEEL TO THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE EMPLOYEE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER.

THE EE WAS RAISING A DERRICK MACHINE LID (VS-120WHEN HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS GROIN. THE DRS DIAGNOSIS WAS A RIGHT INGUINAL STRAIN.

EE WAS PREPARING TO LOAD A RAILCAR WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. AS THE EE WAS RAISING A CIRCULAR METAL DOOR ON TOP OF THE RAILCAR, HE FELT A DULL PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMP WAS GREASING THE PLANTS DRILL RIG WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. A GUST OF WIND BLEW SAND INTO THE EMPS EYES. THE EMP IMMEDIATELY FLUSHED BOTH EYES OUT WITH EYE WASH WHICH GOT THE SAND OUT OF HIS LEFT EYE BUT NOT HIS RIGHT EYE. EMP IMMEDIATELY FLUSHED BOTH EYES OUT WITH EYE WASH WHICH GOT THE SAND OUT OF HIS LEFT EYE BUT NOT HIS RIGHT EYE. EMP WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING BLASTING CORD WRAPPED AROUND THE CUTTERHEAD SHAFT ON THE DREDGE WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON A BOAT HOLDING THE CUTTERHEA D WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND THE UTILITY KNIFE WITH HIS LEFT. THE UTILITY KNIFE SLICED THROUGH THE PLASTIC CORD AND THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE RESULTING IN THE LEFT HAND ARCHING OVER TO HIS

EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING A 250LB DERRICK SCREEN MOTOR WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. MOTOR HAD JUST BEEN RAISED UP 100' TO SCREENHOUSE CONCRETE FLOOR BY CABLE HOIST ATTACHED TO SIDE OF BUILDING. AS EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL IN MOTOR FROM CABLE, SHARP PAIN WAS FELT IN MIDDLE OF BACK. RESULTING DIAGNOSIS WAS A BACK MUSCLE STRAIN WITH NO LIFTIN GOVER 20LBS.

EE WAS AT THE TRUCKLOADING CONTROL ROOM WHEN ACCHAPPENED. THE EE WAS PREPARING TO LOAD A DUMP TRUCK WITH SAND AND BEGAN PULLING ON THE TRUCK BIN#30 GATE LEVER. THE LEVER CAUGHT MIDWAY SO THE E E EXERTED MORE LEVERAGE & IMMEDIATELY FELT A BURNING SENSATION ON HIS RIGHT CHEST. THE DR'S DIAGNOSIS WAS A PULLED MUSCLE OF THE RIGHT CHEST WALL.

EE WAS STACKING 100 LB BAGS OF SILICA SAND ON PLALLET WHEN HE FELT A TWINGE ON LEFT SIDE OF CHEST. HE CONTINUED WORKING, BUT PAIN BECAME MORE INTENSE AND HE WAS TAKEN TO PORTAGE CLINIC FOR EXA MINATION. DIAGNOSIS WAS MUSCLE STRAIN ON LEFT CHEST WALL. HE RETURNED TO FULL DUTY THE NEXT DAY BUT LATER PAIN CONTINUED. HE WAS REEXAMINED ON 12-26-96 AND PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY UNTIL 1-2-97

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CO. PICKUP TRUCK WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED. HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED HIS RIGHT FOOT HALFWAY OVER A SECTION OF ASPHALT WHEN THE TOP LAYER(1") WAS WORN OFF. THE EMPLO YEE IMMEDIATELY FELT PAIN IN THE FRONT PART OF HIS RIGHT ANKLE. THE RESULTING DIAGNOSIS WAS A LIGAMENT STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A YELLOW LADDER SPOTTING A LOADING CHUTE INTO A TRUCK FOR LOADING. AS HE STARTED TO DESCEND THE LADDER, HE MISSED A STEP AND FELL ABOUT FIVE FEET TO THE METAL GRATING BELOW. UPON IMPACT, HE SAID HE HEARD A SNAPPING SOUND IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE RESULTING DIAGNOSIS WAS A FRACTURED VERTEBRAE.

EE WORKS IN BAGGING DEPARTMENT. THE CAUSE OF THIS INJURY IS THE REPETITIVE WRIST & HAND MOTION INVOLVED IN STACKING 100 LB. BAGS OF SAND OVER A PERIOD OF 4 YEARS. EE HAD SURGERY ON LEFT WRIST ON 8/27/96.

EE WAS WORKING IN BAGGING DEPART. AND COMPLAINED OF SORENESS IN HIS RT ELBOW WHEN LIFTING 100 LB BAGS. HE WAS SENT TO PORTAGE CLINIC WHERE DR GREGORY DIAGNOSED A LATERAL EPICONSYLITIS ELBOW (T ENNIS ELBOW).

EMP WAS PREPARING TO BRUSH DERRICK SCREEN USING A ROPE ATTACHED TO A PULLEY SYSTEM TO LIFT LID ON MACHINE. WAS STANDING ON LEFT SIDE OF DERRICK MACHINE. ON FIRST ATTEMPT HE COULD NOT LIFT LID. SECOND ATTEMPT,TRIED TO PULL HARDER AND LID POPPED OPEN. FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER LEFT GROIN AREA. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS LOWER INGUINAL HERNIA.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUTSIDE CLEANING RAIL CARS. HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT SPECIFICALLY CAUSED THE INJURY, BUT FELT LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE LOADING A TRUCK A FEW HOURS LATER. HE PLACES THE BLAME FOR THE INJURY ON CLEANING THE RAIL CARS.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LADDER TO DO MAINTENANCE WORK IN THE LOADING TUNNELS. AS HE DESCENDED THE LADDER HE STEPPED ON TOP OF A NEW ROLLER LYING ON THE GROUND. HE LOST HIS EQUILIBRIUM AND NEARLY FELL, BUT CAUGHT HIS BALANCE AT THE LAST MINUTE.IN THE EFFORT TO REAIN HIS BALANCE, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS ENTERING COKEHOUSE TO DO MAINTENANCE WORK. THE FLOOR WAS SET AND MUDDY. HE STEPPED ON A PALLET COVERED WITH RUBBER AND SLIPPED AND FELL. HE SUSTAINED TORN LIGAMENTS IN HIS MIDDLE LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A-25 VOLVO TRUCK HAULING SAND FROM THE LOADING DOCK TO THE QUARRY HE STATED THAT THE SEAT IN TRUCK WAS SHAKING BACK & FORTH & WHEN HE GOT OUT OF TRUCK HE HAD DIFFICULTY STANDING UP STRAIGHT & HIS LEFT LEG WAS NUMB

EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING ON STEEL BEAM INSTALLING SAFETY CABLES ON DREDGE LADDER. HE REACHED TO GRABSAFETY CLEVIS AND AS HE PULLED ON CLEVIS, HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE A PAIR OF GLOVES FROM THE INSIDE OF A PICKUP TRUCK. HE WAS STANDING ON WET SAND & REACHING THROUGH THE OPEN WINDOW OF THE CLOSED DOOR OF THE TRUCK. HE SLI PPED, STRUCK HIS RIGHT RIB CAGE AGAINST THE TRUCK DOOR AND SUFFERED ON FRACTURED RIB AND PULLED CARTILAGE.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND SAID IT WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF LIFTING AND BENDING OVER SEVERAL DAYS. HE HAS BEEN WORKING IN BAGGING AND MAINTENANCE THE LAST FEW DAYS, BUT HE CO ULD NOT PINPOINT ANY PARTICULAR TIME WHEN INJURYOCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HUNTING KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF STRING IN HIS LOCKER. THE KNIFE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE EMLOYEE CHANGE ROOM APPROX 20MIN BEFORE STAART OF SHIFT. THE PUNCTURE WOUND REQUIRED TWO STITCHES TO CLOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLT FROM COVER OF VIBRATING SCREEN. WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT AS EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON IT. EMPLOYEE'S ELBOW STRUCK A NEARBY VIBRATING SCREEN. HE FINISHED THE JOB AND WENT BACK TO THE SHOP, WHEN HE NOTICED NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING BAGS ON PALLET BUTTED AGAINST FORKLIFT HE WAS STANDING ON NORTH SIDE OF CONVEYOR TO CATCH BAGS & POSITION THEM HE WAS BENDING & TWISTING TO POSITION BAG STRETCHING MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK PAIN IS PRESENT IN LOWER BACK & DOWN LEFT BUTTOCK INTO LEG INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT BACK STRAIN WITH NERVE INVOLVEMENT

EMPLOYEE WAS USINGA TORCH TO HEAT AND /OR BURN A BEARING RACE TO REMOVE IT FROM ITS SHAFT. HE SET HSI PANT LEG ON FIRE AND USED A SHOP RAG TO UPT IT OUT HIMSELF. HE SUFFERED AN 11X17CM 3RD D EGREE BURN ON HIS RIGHT CALF.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN SCREENHOUSE OPENING COVERS ON POTS FOR TAKING MEASUREMENTS AT STARTUP HE TURNED AROUND & STARTED WALKING TOWARD ANOTHER BIN & STRUK HIS HEAD ON PIPE (6FT FROM FLOOR) & CATWALK HANGING ABOVE HIM

EE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP AN EMPTY SAND BAG AND NOTICED PAIN IN MIDDLE OF HIS LEFT SIDE. HE BENT OVER FROM WAIST AND REACHED OUT FOR BAG WITH LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING 8 LB SLEDGE HAMMER AND 12' PIPE WITH 4" CHISEL WELDED TO THE END TO BREAD UP FROZEN CHUNKS OF SAND AND LOOSEN FROZEN SAND FROM HOPPERS. THE FOLLOWING NIGHT OF 1-21-94 HE OPE RATED THE ENDLOADER AND STATED HE FELT SOME MUSCLE SORENESS. HE WAS WEARING BACK SUPPORT BELT WHILE DOING WORK. HE FELT BACK PAIN ON 1-22-94WHEN HE GOT OUT OF BED AND REPORTED INJURY ON

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON INSIDE OF FEED CHUTE OF SOUTH DRYER DRU. HE WAS STANDING JUST INSIDE DRUM. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES W/SIDE SHIELDS AND A WELDING HELMET WITH VISOR. WHEN HE LIFT ED VISOR TO INSPECT HIS WORK, A FEW GRAINS OF SAND FELL ACROSS HIS FACE AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS CLEANING RAILROAD TRACK AREA NEAR DRYERS. HE WAS SHOVELING AROUND SWITCH AND NOTICED A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THE WORK DID NOT INVOLVED ANY HEAVY LIFTING. HE REPORTED INJURY ON 9-28- 93.

EMPLOYEE WERE ATTEMPTING TO ATTACH A CABLE FROM THE FRONT-END LOADER ON SHORE TO THE DREDGE. THE CABLE SLID INTO THE POND. TWO EMPLOYEES TRIED TO PULL THE CABLE OUT OF THE WATER & ONTO THE PON TOON BOAT. EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE GROIN AREA ATTEMEPTING TO DO SO. HE REPORTED THE ACCDIENT ON 9/21/93.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING 8' X 8' X 24" WOODEN BLOCKS AND PLACING THEM ON A PALLET. HE STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO PLACE ONE BLOCK, IT STRUCK ANOTHER BLOCK CAUSING THE BLOCK TO FALL TO THE FLOOR AND STRIKE HIS RIGHT FOOT BEFORE HE COULD GET OUT OF THE WAY.

CONTRACTOR'S CRANE HAD MOVED AN UNTENSIONED CABLE FROM EAST TO WEST ALONG A BANK OF THE QUARRY POND. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNHOOK CABLE WHEN CRANE BEGAN TO TIP OVER. BOOM STRUCK EMPLOY EE ON HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM OVER THE BANK INTO THE WATER. CRANE OUTRIGGERS ON WEST SIDE WERE NOT EXTENDED. ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. THE CRANE SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO ONE DOOR AND THE EXTENSION

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN BURNER ROOM OF DRYING DEPT. THE NORTH HOPPER PLUGGED UP. HE TOOK METAL PAN TO OBTAIN MOISTURE SAMPLE. WHILE COMING DOWN LADDER, HIS HEEL CAUGHT ON SECOND FROM BOTTOM LA DDER RUNG AND HE FELL ONTO CONCRETE. HE USED HIS RIGHT HAND TO BREAK FALL WHILE HOLDING ONTO SAMPLE PAN. HE CAME DOWN LADDER FACING AWAY FROM IT. HE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT 6:00 AM.

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN RAILCAR DOOR WITH MULTIPLIER. HE REPORTED THAT RATCHET ON MULTIPLIER SLIPPED, CAUSING RATCHET HANDLE TO COME BACK AND STRIKE THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND. HE HAS SUGGESTED POSSIBLE CAUSE WAS BAD GEAR IN RATCHET. UPON EXAM OF RATCHET, NO MALFUNCTION COULD BE FOUND.

EE NOTICED PAIN ON LEFT SIDE OF GROIN AREA ON 12-29-92. HE REPORTED IT ON 12-30-92 HE WAS EXAMINED BY DR AT PORTAGE CLINIC ON 1-5-93 AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN IGNUINAL HERNIA. THIS I NJURY WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS A MEDICAL CASE ON 12-29-92. HE IS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY ON 2-12-93.

HYTEK ELECTRICK CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED SEVERAL FRACTURE DBONES IN ARMS, WRIST, ANKLES, AND FEET WHEN HE INADVERTANTLY STEPPED ON AND FELL THROUGH A ROOF SKYLIGHT AND STRUCK A CONCRETE F LOOR 18 FEET BELOW. INJURED WAS LEAVING THE ROOF AFTER COMPLETION OF AN ELECTRICAL REPAIR. INJURED IS CURRENTLY IN U.W. HOSPITAL IN MADISON WHERE SURGERY WILL BE UNDERTAKEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING PROPANE TORCH FOR THAWING FROZEN SAND WHILE CLEANING RAILCARS. WHEN HE WENT TO LIGHT TORCH, THE FLAMES BLEW BACK INTO HIS FACE. HE THOUGHT HIS CLOTHES MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT FI RE, SO HE DROPPED TO THE GROUND AND ROLLED IN SNOW. WHEN HE STOOD UP, HE NOTICED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE WENT TO SIVINE SAVIOR HOSPITAL ON 1-15-93 AND WAS SEEN BY DR ON 1-18-93.

EE FIRST NOTICED PAIN ON LEFT SIDE OF GROIN AREA ON 12-29-92. HE REPORTED IT TO SAFETY SUPERVISOR ON 12-30-92. HE DID NOT KNOW EXACT CAUSE OF PAIN, BUT BELIEVES IT DEVELPED DURING COURSE OF RO UTINE WORK PERFORMED IN LOADING THAT DAY. HE WASEXAMINED BY DR ON 1-5-93 WHO DIAGNOSED THAT PROBLEM AS AN INGUINAL HERNIA HE IS ON 25 LB WEIGHT RESTRICTION TIL 1-26-93 WHEN HE IS REEXAMINIED.

EMPL STANDING ON 4 X 10 STEEL PLATFORM WITH SIDE RAILS MONITORING FLOW OF SAND FROM HOPPER TO DRYING DRUM. FOUND FROZEN CHUNKS OF SAND -HAD TO REACH OVER RAILING AND BREAK THEM UP WITH 3 LB SL EDGE HAMMER AND A 4' STEEL SPUD. AFTER COMPLETING THIS WORK,NOTICED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

2 EMPLS TRYING TO REMOVE NUT ON DRILL FRAME NEAR AXLE HOUSING.THEY HAD BACKED IT OUT AS FAR AS THEY COULD AND EMPL WAS HOLDING T-BAR WHILE OTHER EMPL TRIED TO HIT IT WITH A MAUL.BECAUSE OF AN OBSTRUCTION EMPL WAS USING LEFT HAND ON MAUL EVEN THOUGH EMPL WAS RIGHT-HANDED.ALSO,GLOVE WAS GREASY AND HAND SLIPPED SLIGHTLY AND STRUCK EMPL RIGHT HAND WITH MAUL-BROKEN METACARPAL INDEX FING

EMPLOYEE WAS BRUSHING OUT A RAILCAR HOPPER WHILE LYING ON HIS BACK. WHEN HE GOT OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR AND RAISED TO A STANDING POSITION, HE NOTICED TIGHTNESS IN HIS LOWER BACK. TO GET UNDER R AILCAR, HE HAD TO STOOP, DROP TO HIS KNEES, GRAB DEVICE IN CENTER OF HOPPER USED TO VIBRATE CAR DURING UNLOADING AND ROLL UNDERNEATH CAR GATE. IT MAY BE REOCCURANCE OF BACK INJURY IN MAR 92.

EMPLOYEE HAD LOADED 20 SCREENS INTO ELEVATOR IN SCREENHOUSE AND WAS CLOSING THE DOOR. HE CAUGHT THE SECOND AND THIRD FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE TWO DOOR SECTIONS AS HE CLOSED THE DOO R. HE WAS EXAMINED AT PORTAGE CLINIC BY DOCTOR WHO STATED THE FINGERS WERE BRUISED. AFTER A FEW WEEKS, THE FINGER WAS NOT HEALING (LEFT) AND HE WAS EXAMINED BY AN ORTHOPEDIST.

EE HAS PROBLEMS WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT BECOMING SWOLLEN AND SORE. THIS WAS REPORTED AS A MEDICAL CASE IN MAY OF 1992 AND WAS LOST TIME ACCIDENT ON 44-11-90. SURGERY WAS RECOMMENDED TO STRAIGHTEN FOOT AND PUT PINS IN TOES. DR SWANSON OPERATED ON KELLY AT BEAVER DAM HOSPTIAL ON 1/7/93. HE EXPECTS TO RETURN TO WORK IN 3 MONTHS, IF NOT EARLIER .

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING GATES ON VIBRATING SCREENS IN SCREENHOUSE.THE DUST COLLECTION SYSTEN WAS BEING REPAIRED AND SAND WAS BLOWING OUT OF TOP OF SCREENS.HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES,BUT AFTE R COMPLETING THE JOB AND GOING FOR LUNCH,HE FELTSOMETHING IN HIS EYE.HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND THE DOCTOR FOUND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL.IT MAY HAVE BEEN IN DUST OR ON HIS GLOVE WHEN HE

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN CAR DOOR ON RAILCAR,USING A 5' STEEL BAR TP PRY DOOR OPEN.HE WAS PULLING ON BAR TOWARD HIS CHEST.USING ALL HIS BODY WEIGHT FOR LEVERAGE WHEN THE DOOR STARTED TO OPEN.THE JOLT CAUSED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.THE RAILCAR CONTAINED SAND WHICH HAD NOT BEEN UNLOADED BY CUSTOMER AND THIS MADE IT MORE DIFFICULT TO OPEN DOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 100 LB BAGS OF SILICIA SAND,SIX BAGS HIGH ON PALLET IN BAGGING DEPARTMENT.WHEN HE REACHED THE SIX-BAG HEIGHT,HE FELT A SHOCK PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.HE DROPPED THE BAG AND PAUSED FOR A FEW MOMENTS TO RECOVER,THEN CONTINUED HIS WORK THAT DAY,SATURDAY.HE REPORTED IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR,BUT DID NOT WISH TO OBTAIN MEDCIAL EXAM PAIN PERSISTED AND ON 041-4 HE WAS EXAMI

EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN EMPLOYEE AS SECRETARY AND OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR FOR PAST 17 YEARS. FOR THE PAST 5 WEEKS, SHE HAS EXPERIENCED NUMBNESS IN FINGERS ON BOTH HANDS AND SOME PAIN IN RIGHT ARM. ON 4 -9-92 SHE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 100# BAGS ON PALLET AS THEY CAME OFF BAG CONVEYOR EE WAS DOING ANOTHER PALLET EE LEFT TO ANSWER PHONE & EE WAS CATCHING HIS BAGS ALSO THEY WERE DOING 40 BAGS PER PALLET ( NORMAL IS 35) WHICH RESULTED IN STACKING BAGS 8 HIGH INSTEAD OF 7 EE FELT PAIN IN BACK WHILE STACKING 8TH LEVEL

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE DRIVER'S SEAT FROM THE CABIN OF 175C ENDLOADER IN ORDER TO DO SOME MAINTENANCE WORK. THE CHAIR WEIGHT WAS BETWEEN 80 AND 100 LBS. AT FIRST, HE ATTEMPTED TO DO THIS ALONE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. HE THEN SOUGHT ASSISTANCE FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

DOING MAINT WORK WITH WRENCH, PULLING ON WRENCH WITH BOTH HANDS FELT PAIN IN STOMACH AREA DIAGNOSED WITH UNBILICAL HERNIA

EE WAS INSTALLING AIR HOSES IN AREA BELOW DREDGE CAB. TO DO THIS HE HAD TO GET OVER STARBOARD SWING GEARBOX. HE GRABBED CONDUITS OVER GEARBOS AND LIFTED HIS BODY OVER THE GEARBOX APPROX. 4 1/2 FT HIGH. HE DID THIS ABOUT 12 TIMES AND AFTER THE LAST TIME, HE FELT PAIN BETWEEN SPINE AND RIGHT SHOULDER. CERVICAL SUBLUXATION OF C2 VERTIBRAE SPRAIN STRAIN RADICULITUS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING 100# BAGS ON A PALLET & FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LOWER BACK HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT DEVELOPED PAIN & STIFFNESS IN LOWER BACK ON SEPT 26 HE WAS EXAMINED BY DR & PUT ON A 28LB LIFTING RESTRICTION HE WAS RE-EXAMINED ON OCT 4GIVEN A 25LB RESTRICTION UNTIL OCT 14 WHEN HE WILL RETURN T O FULL DUTY

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING 3' X 5' SCREENS ON PALLET, HE TURNED TO LIFT SCREENS AND STRAINED LOWER BACK. SCREENS WERE STORED IN AREA IN DRYER ROOM NEAR BELT CONVEYOR. SAND HAD ACCUMULATED ON THE FLO OR AND PARTIALLY ON SCREENS. EMPLOYEE SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR A SECOND PERSON TO ASSIST HIM IN LIFTING THE SCREENS. HE WAS PUT ON 20# WEIGHT RESTRICTION FROM 9/19 THROUGH 9/22/91.

STRAIN TO RIGHT SIDE OF NECK. EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOOR ON RAILCAR. THE CAR WAS STILL PARTIALLY LOADED AND EMPLOYEE WAS USING STEEL BAR TO PRY DOOR OPEN. IN TRYING TO EXERT PRESSURE ON DOOR, HE STRAINED HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE DROVE PLANT PICKUP TO OTTAWA MINNESOTA TO RETURN DREDGE PIPE FUSER.HE DROVE FOR 12 HOURS OVER ROUGH HIGHWAYS.THE NEXT DAY HE WOKE UP WITH LOWER BACK PAIN,BUT HE RETURNED TO WORK.OVER THE WEEKEND THE PAIN BECAME WORSE AND HE DID NOT RETURN TO WORK ON MONDAY,JUNE 24.HE WENT TO THE CHIROPRACTOR ON 06-24 AND WAS SEEN BY DOCTOR ON 06-25-91,THE DAY HE RETURNED TO WORK.

EE WAS RUNNING UP RAILROAD TRACK TO CHECK TO SEE IF RAILCARS WERE COUPLED PROPERLY HE TRIPPED ON SWITCH WHICH WAS HIDDEN BY TALL GRASS AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE CAP AGAINST THE SWITCH AN D CUAING LACERATIONS TO LEFT KNEE. IT WAS DARK AND FOGGY WHICH ALSO CONTRIBUTED TO POOR VISIOR.

EE WAS LOADING100 BAGS OF SAND AND TWISTING WHILE STACKING BAGS ON PALLETS. HE FELT SORENESS AND STIFFNESS IN BACK. HE REPORTED SORENESS IN BACK THE NEXT DAY AND MADE APPT WITH EE HE WAS SEEN BY DR DORSAL VERTEBRAL SUBLUXATION CERVICAL SUB LUXATION CERVICAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OUT ON DREDGE POND HE HAD PLACED WOOD PLANKS OVER PUMP PLATFORM TO USE AS WORK PLATFORM HE LAID CONVEYOR BELT ON PLANKS & BELT WAS LONGER THAN PLANKS HE SLIPPED OFF PLANK /BELT & HIS RT LEG WENT INTO WATER HIS LEFT KNEESTRUCK STEEL GRATING ON PLATFORM CAUSING A SPRAIN & CONTUSION ON LEFT KNEE IT STARTED GETTING STIFF & PAINFUL LATER THAT NIGHT

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING PARTIALLY FILLED BAG OF SAND 50-70 LBS FROM ONE BAGGING SPOUT TO ANOTHER TO CLEAR ALL THE SPOUTS WHILE DOING THIS HE FELT A POPPING SENSATION IN HIS SPINE PAIN & LOSS OF MO VEMENT DID NOT REALLY AFFECT H IM UNTIL THURSDAYWHEN HE WENT TO SEE DR ON FRIDAY APRIL 12 HE WENT TO SEE I INAME CHIROPRACTOR

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO CLOSE DOOR ON RAILCAR. THE DOOR WAS STUCK OPEN AND EMPLOYEE WAS USING STEEL BAR TO CLOSE DOOR. WHILE PUSHING DOWN ON BAR, IT SNAPPED BACK AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BE TWEEN THE BAR AND THE CAR. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT RING FINGER SUFFERED CONTUSION, SUBUNGUAL HEMATOMA.

EMPL WAS STACKING CUSTOMER'S BAGS OF SAND WHILE THROWING BAG HE FELT SHARP PAIN INLEFT ELBOW WHICH WENT AWAY BRIEFLY BUT AFTER STACKING FEW MORE BAGS ELBOW LOCKED UP. CUSTOMER BAGS REQUIRE MOR E STRENGTH TO HANDLE & GRIP & MAY HAVE ADDED TO INJURY RISK COMPARED TO OUR STANDARD 100# BAGS.

EMPL WAS STACKING 100# BAGS OF SAND IN CUSTOMERS BAGS. BAG HAS SMALL HOLE IN ONE CORNER. EMPL GRABBED BAG BY CORNER WITH HOLE & BY DIAGONAL CORNER & WAS ALSO USING HIP FOR ADDED SUPPORT. BAG R IPPED ACROSS LOWER SIDE & SAND QUICKLY DUMPED OUT ONTO FLOOR. EMPLS BODY JERKED BACKWARD IN RECOIL RESULTING ININJURY TO BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING 100# BAGS OF SAND. HE TURNED TO HIS LEFT TO STRAIGHTEN A BAG ON A PALLET AND FELT A POP IN HIS LOWER BACK. TWISTED LOWER BACK, CAUSING BACK STRAIN.

EMPL WORKS IN LOADING BAGGING DEPT. AS PART OF DUTIES HE THROWS 200# BAGS OF SAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT BAGGING MACHINE WHEN HE NOTICED SORENESS IN LOWER BACK HE FELT IT WAS BECAUSE OF REACHING ACTIONS WHILE SEATED AT BAGGING MACHINE

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM ENDLOADER ON LADDER WHENHE MISSED THE LAST RUNG LOST HIS BALANCE& FELL DOWN ONTO A 10IN CONCRETE CONTAINMENT WALL

SEVERE SWELLING IN R FOOT AND LEG

EMPLOYEE JUMPED ON PIPE TRYING TO MOVE IT. HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS RIGHT HIS AND SIDE.

EE LIFTED A STEEL SAND SHUT OFF GATE APPROX. 65 LBS. TO WELDING BENCH. THE BENCH HEIGHT IS 32 WHEN HE TURNED TO WELD ON GATE, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK WHICH CAUSED HIM TO DROP TO HIS K NEES.

EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING BAGS IN BAG HOUSE AND WHILE DOING SO, HE FELT A TWINGE OF PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE FINISHED THE DAY AT WORK AND WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR AFTER WORK THAT DAY. SHE DIAGNOSED IT A S A BACK STRAIN AND SUGGESTED TWO DAYS OFF WORK AND A RETURN APPOINTMENT ON 1/29/90. HE WAS ALSO SEEN BY OUR COMPANY DOCTOR, WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS A PINCHED NERVE.

TAKING MEASUREMENTS IN SCREEN HOUSE WALKED UNDER WALKWAY STOOD UP TOO SOON HIT HIS HEAD ON WALKWAY. NECK BOTHERING HIM.

INJURED EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN WENT TO DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA.THERE WAS NO SPECIFIC ACCIDENT INVOLVED.ON 12-13-89 HE WAS PUT ON 25 LB WEIGHT RESTRICTIO N AND DOCTOR RECOMMENDED SURGERY FIRST PART OF 1990.INJURED HAD SURGERY ON 01-09-90 AND HAS NOT YET RETURNED TO WORK AS OF YET.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING HATCHES ON RAILROAD CARS. HE WAS ON TOP OF THE CARS GOING FROM ONE CAR TO ANOTHER. HE JUMPED FROM A CAR TO A LOWER TON CAR. AS HE JUMPED TO THE ATHER CAR THE WALKWAY G AVE WAY AND HE FELL, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE ANDBRUSING HIS RIGHT HIP AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING A TOOL (BAR) OFF A SUPPLIER'S MAINTENANCE TRUCK. THE TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK HAD A VICE ATTACHED TO IT. AS HE RELEASED THE TAILGATE IT FELL AND CAUGHT HIS THIRD AND FOURTH F INGERS ON RIGHT3HAND BETWEEN THE VICE AND THE BUMPER OF TRUCK. HE SUFFERED LACERATIONS TO BOTH FINGERS WHICH REQUIRED 22 STITCHES.

I.NAME WAS OPER5TING FORKLIFT IN BAG HOUSE, HE STOPPED FORKLIFT TO GET OFF AND CLOSE BAG OVERHEAD DOOR. AS HE STEPPED OFF HE CAME DOWN ON HIS LEFT FOOT AND SLIPPED. HE HEARD A SNAP IN HIS FOO T AS HE SLIPPED3AND SUFFERED A BROKEN BONE IN HIS LEFT FOOT. THE CONCRETE FLOOR WAS DRY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIENT

EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KING FORKLIFT WHEN BRAKES FAILED AND HE STRUCK EDGE OF DOORWAY OF BUILDING.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING WINDOW IN SCREENHOUSE AND SILICA SAND PARTICLES FELL INTO LEFT EYE HE DID NOT REPORT INJURY TO FOREMAN BEFORE LEAVING WORK 7-4-85 HE WAS OFF WORK ON JULY 5 FOR A HOLIDAY ON JULY 6 HE WENT TO DOCTOR AND WAS TOLD TO KEEP EYE PATCHED FOR 24 HOURS HE DID NOT REPORT TO WORK ON JULY 7 BUT DID RETURN ON JULY 8 AT WHICH TIME HE REPORTED INJURY

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BAGS ON PALLETS AND PULLED GROIN MUSCLE WHILE STRAINING TO LIFT 100# BAGS OF SAND

EE WAS LOADING BAGS OF SAND ON TRUCK. AS EE TURNED TO CATCH 100# BAG OD SAND COMIN G OFF CONVEYOR, THE BAG STRUCK EE\S LITTLE FINGER.