Quincy Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Employee sought medical attention from EE's personal physician for shoulder pain. Compensable determination for WC was made on March 10, 2026--making it reportable at that date. Employee uses pole to poke feed through feeder and has performed this task over many years of employment

THE IE REPORTED BACK STRAIN ON 8/18/25 AT THE START OF SHIFT. IE STATED THAT THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 8/13/25. THE IE WAS REMOVING A BROKEN PALLET FROM THE BAGGING SYSTEM WHEN THEY FELT A STRAIN IN BACK. IE WAS SEEN BY PHYSICIAN AND TAKEN OFF WORK.

IE was rolling the tarp off of McNay rental trailer #118 when the handle detached from the trailer causing the IE to fall to the ground, same level injuring left lower back. The IE did not seek medical attention until 11/15, when they were taken off work.

IE was lifting a mop bucket to dump in a sink and felt a pop in EE's back. IE refused treatment on 10/21/24. On 10/22/2024 IE sought medical treatment and was given two injections and was taken off work...unable to accommodate restrictions.

THE IE TRIPPED OVER A PLASTIC BAND AND FELL STRIKING EE'S LEFT HAND AGAINST A PIECE OF METAL STRUCTURE. THE IE WAS TAKEN TO BLESSING HOSPITAL ER WHERE AFTER X-RAYS EE HAD A FRACTURE TO EE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

IE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER AND EE'S RIGHT ARM "GAVE WAY". REPORTED INCIDENT AND FINISHED SHIFT. IE DEVELOPED A PERSONNEL MEDICAL ISSUE (NON RELATED) THAT TOOK EE OUT OF WORK. WHILE OFF ON PERSONNEL MEDICAL HAD MRI ON RIGHT ELBOW, REVEALED TORN R BICEP TENDON TEAR. IE RETURNED FROM PERSONAL MEDICAL, WORKED UNTIL SURGURY. FIRST SCHEDULED WORK DAY MISSED 8/26/2024.

The IE was struck by a shard of glass from a UV light that broke. The IE required 3 sutures. The incident occurred in our Nutrition Department / Mill 34.

2nd Shift Scale House Clerk was giving paperwork to an over the road driver when EE suddenly collapsed and went unresponsive. CPR was performed until the ambulance arrived and EE was transported to the Hospital where EE was pronounced deceased.

IE was loading a 6" vacuum line into the back of a pick-up truck when they felt a slight "pull" or "pop" in lower back. The IE reported incident to supervisor on 6/22/2021.

IE was helping to free a bucket elevator leg. The leg, locked out at the time of the incident. Another employee using a pipe wrench to try and turn the shaft while the IE was trying to pull on the belt, when the pipe wrench slipped causing three of the IE's fingers to get pinched between the belt and a sheave. X-rays revealed a fracture to the tip of IE's middle finger.

The IE was moving a stack of pallets through the "speed door" in the Packaging Plant when saw dust came off of one of the pallets and into the IE's right eye. The IE was seen the following day by an OD who removed debris from the eye and prescribed antibiotic drops.

On 1/30/21 the IE was trying to free up material in the Mill 13 bin using a long rod to poke the material. EE felt a strain in EE's lower back and reported the incident to management. The IE continued to work until EE's doctor took EE off work on 5/18/2021

EE was filling super sacks with product in the packaging plant. As the super sack was going down the conveyor, EE noticed the sack was leaning. EE stopped and tried to push back on the sack and felt a pop in EE's left knee so EE was taken to ER. EE can't get into a Dr. to be released due to COVID-19 policies so EE has missed too many days of work.

IE was attempting to hook up a mobile air compressor by unhooking a stationary air compressor so that the stationary air compressor could be serviced. As they started to hook the 3" hose up, they tripped over the excess hose on the ground and fell. As they fell, left thumb hit the framework and caused a fracture to left thumb.

Employee lifted arm to work on air lock and as employee raised arm employee felt a pop. Employee reported the incident two days later on Sat. May 18th 2019. Sent employee to hospital and has restrictions

Removing belt from a motor and did not relieve tension on belt first. When right hand pulled the belt, left hand holding a screwdriver slipped and two fingers were pulled between sheave and belt. Two fingers were lacerated and very tips were fractured. Employee was retrained to loosen tension first to remove belt.

Employee was stepping out of rail car mover and when EE stepped onto the ground EE twisted EE's ankle. Went to be seen at clinic. X-rays were taken and EE was diagnosed with a slight sprain. Missed two shifts then back to work normally. Ground was level and no work conditions were noted as cause.

Dropped a piece metal on left foot while loading onto a roller.

Employee was grinding off a bearing and a piece of debris flew into left eye. Not first reported Friday because employee believed it was just a piece of stone, not steel. Employee was wearing safety glasses and grinding shield.

Bulk bag fell over while employee was placing strap onto forks of fork truck. Employee lost balance and fell forward. Employee later in the day noticed back was painful.

Employee was getting out of EE's personal truck and when EE stepped onto the ground felt EE's hip pop. EE's truck is lifted and is very high off the ground. Employee was in awkward position and has had a previous hip surgery on that hip.

Employee tripped on stretchwrap and fell. Employee reached out with a hand to catch themselves and hurt a wrist. After a few days employee went to the doctor who determined it to be a fracture.

An operator was weighing a railcar, while an employee was spotting the railcar by track 6 and 8 during the early morning. The employee stepped an uneven ground, and twisted knee.

While re-installing a guard, the employee let go of guard with one hand to re-position. Before ee could grab the guard again ee dropped it. The guard fell onto right index finger resulting in a fracture.

The employee was walking outside of the mill 18 area by the tramway of the ball mills/NTR area. There was a defined clean walkway, but it appears that the employee walked through a buildup of material that was not on the walkway. Twisted right knee.

Lab employee was opening a sample jar and felt a "pop" in wrist. Did not feel pain at that time but over a few days began to experience pain. Being seen by a doctor for possible cartilage or repetitive.

Employee was stepping off of a super sack cart and misjudged landing. EE twisted ankle resulting in a very mild sprain.

Employee's foot slipped off rung of fixed ladder and employee lost balance. When landing on floor employee rolled employee's ankle. Sprain resulted. No coast, surgery required.

Employee was in the process of stacking empty bags on the conveyor for the robotics system. Employee was standing at a pallet that was on a spring assist table so the bags were waist high. Employee collected a hand full of empty bags and turned full body to place the bags on the conveyor and at that time felt a sharp pain shoot from left rib cage area.

The employee was trying to remove a 8' dust collector bag that was full of material. While trying to remove the dust collector bag, EE tried to open the top door on the dust collector with a clamp left on. At this point, the employee felt a pull in lower back. The employee was taken to a doctor, and was diagnosed with a muscle strain.

Employee started walking up a set of office steps. While on the 3rd step employee began to lose grip of coffee cup, by trying to catch it lost footing. Left foot slipped off the step and down onto the 2nd step hard rolling ankle.

This employee and another employee were on the belt cleaning out a rock jam. The other employee was pushing the rock up the belt to this employee who was lifting the rocks out and throwing them over the side. They were just about done when this employee encountered lower back pain. Employee was taken by ambulance to the hospital.

Employee was scrapping/scooping oil dry that was used to absorb oil spillage in the Mill 7 area. Employee noticed discomfort in their side and pain in their groin area.

Employee from temp agency was scooping a limestone pile with a shovel. As went down in a scooping motion, felt something "pop" in shoulder.

Employee ran a jack hammer to break up the dried up/hardened sludge that had built up on the floor of the mill on February 1, 2016. On February 9, 2016, employee reported to supervisor that employee had sought medical treatment the previous day for swelling in the groin area.

Employee rolled their ankle on a rock while cleaning rock off the belt that feeds Mill 5.

A passenger vehicle was traveling south on Illinois 57 when the vehicle veered out of the lane and hit a retaining wall on mine property. The vehicle burst into flames, killing both the driver and a passenger. Neither of the individuals had any affiliation with the mine. Aside from proximity to the road, the mine had no involvement in the accident.

A passenger vehicle was traveling south on Illinois 57 when the vehicle veered out of the lane and hit a retaining wall on mine property. The vehicle burst into flames, killing both the driver and a passenger. Neither of the individuals had any affiliation with the mine. Aside from proximity to the road, the mine had no involvement in the accident.

Employee was struck in the right ankle by the end of a pneumatic deliver hose while attempting to clear the hose with compressed air prior to use. Employee was bruised and the attending physician prescribed time away from work to allow for healing.

Operator was doing maintenance on mill and losing bolt and felt pop in back.

Employee was walking down mill #1 ramp, looking down at his 2-way radio, when he stepped onto a big rock, slipped and caught himself, he felt his back "pop".

Operator was assisting maintenance on Mill 19 reel chain that had broke. Couldn't get chain on rotary splitter. Operator came up on steps to hold splitter to position to install. Maintenance employee walked down steps to get tools. Operator stated he was rotating rotary splitter to position & it bound up and he had sharp pain in back.

Icy surfaces -Employee was walking from building to truck and fell and hit his head on ground.

mill operator was finishing poking down the agstone in the outside system hopper. Operator got it all poked down and turned to put the poking rod up and slipped on some loose rock strained knee

Felt twinge in back during manual bagging

Employee stepped down off forklift and felt knee pop.

Employee was loading truck at Silo 33. Employee lowered load out chute into hole. Chute contacted lip of the hole rather than going down into it. Employee reached down with his left hand and pulled on chute to allow it in the hole. The steel rings of the chute pinched the employees left palm resulting in laceration approximately 2 inches long. First Aid was administered.

He explained that he fell while attaching the sack loops to the forklift. Access to forks on tow motor, and sack spout was being gained by a stack of 3 empty pallets, 4x4 boards, and a piece of plywood on top of the floor scale. As he stepped up onto the pallet configuration the plywood on top shifted causing him to fall.

Employee's knee gave out stepping up on packaging cart and fell back hitting shoulder on pallet.

Employee started descending from the packaging cart while carrying his large, personal portable radio in his right hand. The employee did not maintain the required 3-point contact as he descended and stumbled, chipping his upper left front tooth. Employee was taken to the dentist. The employee's mouth was x-rayed, there was no damage to the root or nerve and the tooth was filled.

The employee was using a pipe and a hammer to break up clumps of material in an outside hopper. The employee put one end of the pipe on a clump and went to strike the other end of the pipe. The hammer head glanced off the end of the pipe and the employee's hand that was holding the hammer hit the end of the pipe. The employee broke the second digit on his right index finger.

EE WAS PUSHING SNOW OFF THE ROADWAY WITH THE BUCKET OF THE CAT 980 F LOADER. HE CAME TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND LIFTED THE BUCKET TO CLEAR THE RAILS. THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE BUCKET CLEARED THE RAIL BUT THE SKID PLATE UNDER THE BUCKET CAUGHT THE INSIDE RAIL CAUSING EE TO STRIKE THE LEFT SIDE CAB WINDOW WITH HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER BREAKING OUT THE WINDOW. INJURY RESULTED IN THREE SUTU

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE UNLOAD A SHEET OF FLOOR GRADING (36" WIDE X 20' LONG) OFF THE BED OF A PALLET TRUCK. EE LOST CONTROL OF THE GRADING WITH HIS LEFT ARM AND THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE GRADI NG CAME OFF THE TRUCK AND, ACCORDING TO EE, HIS RIGHT ARM ABSORBED THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE GRADING. THE OTHER EE STILL HAD HIS END OF THE GRADING SUPPORTED. EE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT UNTI

EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD ON LOW CLEARANCE AUGER. HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT.

ATH EMPLOYEE ENTERED DOCK #6 AREA TO LOCATE TRUCK DRIVER TO REPORT PROBLEM WITH HIS TRUCK. WHILEINFORMING THE DRIVER OF THE PROBLEM, A UWI EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RE-ENTERING THE TRUCK TO COMPLETE UNLOADING THE FINAL TWO PALLETS OF PRODUCT WHEN THE ATH EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT FRONT BY THE TOWMOTOR. NEITHER EMPLOYEE SAW THE OTHER UP TO THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER MEDICAL TREATMENT FROM HIS PERSONAL DOCTOR FOR HEALTH CONDITIONS UNRELATED TO WORK. THE EE CAME TO WORK AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING TRUCKLOAD OF 50 LB BAGS ON PAL LETS INTO A VAN TYPE OVER-THE-ROAD TRUCK. BEFORE LOADING COULD TAKE PLACE THE EE HAD TROUBLE BREATHING. THE EE WAS TAKEN TO THE ER FOR TREATMENT. DR STATEMENT ON REPORT LISTED AS AN ILLNESS.

EE WENT OUT OF DOOR NOT REALIZING THERE WAS A STEP DOWN SHE STEPPED DOWN & TWISTED & BROKE HER ANKLE

EE WAS REMVONG SHAFT BEARING HOUSING FROM SCREENWHEN SHAFT SLIPEED CATCHING EE'S HAND BETWEEN ELECTRICAL PANEL & END OF SHAFT EE HAD HIS HAND ON END OF SHAFT TO HELP GUIDE IT OUT INJURY REQU IRED 5 STITCHES T

EE WAS TRYING TO GET GROUND LIMESTONE MATERIAL OUT OF AIR SLIDE UNDER TANK 1 AT PACKAGING PLT. HE WAS PRYING ON A VALVE ARM ON AIR SLIDE WHEN PIPE SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE LIP. UPPER LIP WAS LACERATED AND REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES.

EE WAS REMOVING AN AIRLOCK USING A HYDRAULIC PLATFORM. AIRLOCK AND PLATFORM FELL BACK PINNING EE'S ANKLE TO FLOOR.

EMLOYEE REPORTED LACK OF FEELIN IN THUMB, INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER. EMPLOYEE STATED NO ONE ACTION CAUSED THIS TO OCCUR. EMPLOYEE HAD REPORTED PROBLEMS AND WAS WORKING WITH COMPANY NURSE. EMP LOYEE WAS SEEING IMPROVEMENT BUT REQUESTED DR TO DIAGNOSIS HIS CONDITION. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO DR ON 12-21-98. DIAGNOISS BY SPECIALIST ON 1-13-98 WAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EE LIFTED A SEPARTOR FILTER FROM A CANISTER ON MILL 7'S AIR COMPRESSOR. HE TURNED (TWISTED) HIS BODY TO HAND FILTER ASSEMBLE TO ANOTHER EE. EE SAID HE FELT A TWINGE OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AT THAT TIME. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 12/4/98

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON A FAN CORD. AS EMPLOYEE FELL HE CAUGHT THE FAN WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO PREVENT IT FROM FALLING ON HIM. HE USED HIS LEFT HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TRE ATMENT ON 9-17-98. X-RAY AT THAT TIME WAS NEGATIVE, HOWEVER, FOLLOW-UP TREATMENT ON 12-10-98 DOCTOR REPORT INDICATED "STATUS POST LEFT SCAPHOID FRACTURE, NONDISPLACED".

WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES EMPLOYEE WASMOVING 2 PALLETS OF Q200 PRODUCT FROM THE WST PALLETIZER AT MILL 30 TO THE MILL 8,9,10 WAREHOUSEEE WAS TRAVELLING BACKWARDS BUT FAILED TO NOTICE THAT DRAWBRIDGE HAD BEEN RAISED TO ALLOW RAILROAD MOVEMENT. SIGNS HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE CENTER OF EACH OPENING TO ALERT CONDITION OF DRAWBRIDGEEE TRAVELLED 27' W/O SEEING RAISED BRIDGE OR SI

EE WAS CUTTING A STEEL BAND WHICH HELD THE COVER OVER A BOX OF EMPTY SUPER SACKS. WHEN THE BAND WAS CUT IT SPRANG BACK STRIKING EE S LEFT FOREARM RESULTING IN A LACERATION REQUIRING FIVE STITC HES.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF A LADDER, MISSED THA LAST RUNG AND TWISTED HER RIGHT KNEE.

MANPOWER EMPLOYEE OPENED THE GATE ON A CHUTE UNDER THE SILOS. NO STONE CAME OUT. HE THEN CLIMBED UP THE STEPS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK TO STRIKE THE CHUTE TO START THE ROCK FLOW. DURI NG THIS PROCESS HE SLIPPED OFF THE STEPS ON THE TRUCK. HE FELL BETWEEN 34 INCHES AND 58 INCHES FROM THE SIDE OF THE DUMP TRUCK TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OUT OF THE DOCK DOOR AND USING THE LADDER TO REACH THE GROUND LEVEL SO THAT H COULD GET TO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. HE GRIPPED THE LEFT HAND RAIL EXTENSION OF THE LADDER WHIL E TURNING SUCH THAT HE WAS FACING THE LADDER AND GRIPPING IN THE RIGHT HAND RAIL EXTENSION WITH HIS RIGHT HADN. RIGHT HAND RAIL BROKE OFF AND EMPLOYEE FELL 46" TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TRAILER. DRIVER MOVED TRAILER. TOWMOTOR DROVE OFF OF DOCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP WELDING CABLES TO TOP OF SILO. AT THE TIME OF INJURY EMPLOYEE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT. ON 12-11-96 EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DR.

WHILE REPLACING AN AIR CLASSIFIER, EE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND TURNING BELTS WITH HIS LEFT HAND RESTING ON TOP OF SHEAVE ON ROTOR. HIS GLOVE AND MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WERE PULLED IN BETWEEN BELT AND SHEAVE. BELTS WERE REVERSED SUFFERED ALACERATION WHICH REQUIRED FOUR STITCHES.

CRANE OVERTURNED WHEN LOAD WAS SWUNG FROM REAR TO SIDE OF MOBILE CRANE. OPERATOR JUMPED CLEAR OF CRANE AND SUFFERED A FRACTURED RIGHT FOOT WHEN HE LANDED.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A METAL SHEAR. EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN PLATE AND DECK.

EMPLOYEE REMOVED PLUG FROM COMPRESSOR OIL RESERVOIR BEFORE DE-ENERGIZING COMPRESSOR. HOT OIL SPRAYED EMPLOYEE'S ARM AND OILPLUG HIT EMPLOYEE'S FOREHEAD. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED LACERATIONS TO FOREHE AD AND FIRST AND SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS ARMS

EMPLOYEE FELT A STRAIN IN THE AREA OF HIS RECTUM WHILE LIFTING A 100 LB. DRUM. HE SAW A DR. ON 5-23-95 WHO DIAGNOSED HEMORRHOIDS.

EE REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HE HAD BEEN EXPERINECING NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS AFTER WORK. HE SAW A DR. ON 2-14-95 WHO DIAGNOSED CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EMPLOYEE FELL FROM LADDER ON TRAILER WHILE DESCENDING AFTER TAKING SAMPLES.

EE WAS FILLING AIR BAG IN RAIL CAR. HE PLACED ONE FOOT ON THE DOCK PLATE AND THE OTHER ON THE EDGE OF THE RAIL CAR. WHEN HE PULLED THE AIR HOSE OFF THE BAG, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL APPROX . 3-1/2' TO THE GROUND, BRUISING HIS BACK.

OUTSIDE DRIVER PULLED TRUCK ONTO MINE PROPERTY BECAUSE HE WAS EXPERIENCING CHEST PAINS. HE GOT OUT OF HIS CAB AND COLLAPSED IN THE DRIVEWAY.

INJURED WAS COMING DOWN STAIR, MISSED STEPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

REPORTED TO DR. ON 10-03-94 WITH EYE IRRITATION. FRAGMENT OF STEEL FOUND IN EYE. EE HAD BEEN CUTTING METAL USING SAFETY GOGGLES ON 10-01.

EMPLOYEE CLEANED HE GOT IRON SULFATE PARTICLE IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A MOTOR TO REACH AN AIR VALVE. SHE LOST HER FOOTING AND HIT HER KNEE ON A SUPPORT BEAM.

WHILE INSTALLING AN EXHSAUST FAN ON THE LAB ROOF, DRILL BROKE THROUGH ROOF, EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED, AND HIS THUMB RUBBED ACCROSS THE EDGE OF THE FAN HOUSING.

EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO MACHINERY FOR A DISCONNECTED AIR HOSE. HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT IN THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN A BELT AND SHEAVE. LEFT HAND WAS LACERATED AND TIP OF LEFT RING FINGER WAS AMPUT ATED. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO SHUT DOWN AND LOCK OUT EQUIPMENT.

EMPLOYEE STUMBLED WHILE WORKING ON A DECK AT THE TAIL OF A FEED ELEVATOR WHEN HE STUMBLED HE STEPPED THROUGH A LADDER OPENING IN THE DECK ONE LEG WENT THROUGH THE OPENING & HE BROKE HIS UPPER LEFT ARM IN THE FALL

EMPLOYEE REACHED AROUND GUARD TO WIPE ACCUMULATED DUST FROM A MOVING CONVEYOR. RIGHT LITTLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN A PINCH POINT BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND STEEL PLATE.

INJURED SLIPPED WHILE CLEANING OUT AN AUGER. AS HE CAUGHT HIMSELF, HE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS UPPER ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BAGS TOWARD HIMSELF, BLADE SLIPPED AND HE STABBED HIS FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE TRIED TO LIFT A STACK OF PALLETS WITH A FORK LIFT. THE STACK BEHIND FELL FORWARD KNOCKING OVER THE STACK ON THE FORKLIFT. EMPLOYEE THREW HIS HAND UP AND A PALLET SMASHED HIS FINGER ON THE PROTECTIVE CAGE.

WHILE WALKING ON MUDDY GROUND NEAR Q60 SILO, HIS LEFT FOOT TWISTED ON OVERSIZE ROCK.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON 03-01-93 THAT HIS EYE WAS BOTHERING HIM HE WENT TO THE DOC WHO FOUND SOME SORT OF STAIN ON HIS EYE THE DOC POLISHED OFF THE STAIN EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED BUT CLAIMS THAT IT IS WORK RELATED THIS REPORT IS SUBMITTED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

ON 2/8/93 EE WAS CLEANING OUT A SLURRY TANK THE PRODUCT IN THE TANK HAD AN LIKE SYMPSTOMS ON 2-16-93 EE CLAIMED THAT HIS DR THOUGHT HIS ILLNESS WAS RELATED TO THE AMMONIA FUMES THE DR PRESCRIB ED DRUGS FOR TREATMENT.

WHILE CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKS INJURED SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVEL AND FELL HURTING HIS RIGHT LEG AND KNEE.

PULLING SHEAVES FROM A PALLET THAT WAS SETTING IN A PALLET RACK.

INJURED WAS DRILLING A PIECE OF STEEL WITHA 3/4 H.P. DRILL PRESS. THE STEEL SPUN AND CUT HIS THUMB.

EE COMPLAINED OF A STIFFNESS IN H IS NECK & RT SHOULDER THAT WAS NOT PRESENT AT THE START OF WORK HE DOES NOT KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE PAIN

EE WAS CARRYING 100 EMPTY BAGS FROM THE WAREHOUSE TO HIS LABELING ROOM, PUT THE BAGS DOWN ON THE TABLE THEN PULLED HIS HAND OUT FROM UNDER THEM AND TWISTED HIS WRIST.

JOHN WAS DUMPING SUPER SACKS OF MANGANESE SULFATE POWDER IN MATRON WHEN THE MATRON PLUGGED AND BLOWED MATERIAL IN HIS MOUTH.

CLIMBING OFF OF REAR END OF TRUCK 433 WHEN I MISJUDGED POSITION OF FOOT TO TOW BAR AND FELL TO CONCRETE.

PUMP HAD LOCKED UP. EMPLOYEE SHUT OFF & LOCKED OUT PUMP & ROTATED IT ANNUALLY. RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY. EMPLOYEE PULLED AWAY CAUSING AVULSION OF FINGERNAIL.

54736YEE WAS STRADDLING BETWEEN A LADDER AND BACK GUARD,REACHING TO CLEAR A PLUGGED UP FEED CHUTE.

CUT HAND WHILE CUTTING PLASTIC VACUUM LINE WITH RAZOR KNIFE.

WHILE WORKING INSIDE DUST COLLECTOR EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED BURNING SENSATIONAL IN LEFT EYE FROM MIXTURE OF PERSPIRATION AND IRON SULFATE DUST.

BENT TO PICK UP A ROCK AND WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN UP.

STEPPED OFF SIDE OF CART AND BUMPED KNEE ON CONVEYOR. WAS UPDATED TO RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY DURING INTERNAL AUDIT.

HE WAS WALKING FROM ONE MAN LIFT TO ANOTHER MAN LIFT CARRYING AUGER LID CLAMPS WHEN HE WALKED BETWEEEN THE CONCRETE SUPPORTS OF MILL 19 BELT CONVEYOR. THE STEEL SUPPORTS WERE TIED TOGETHER WIT H ANGLE IRON WHEN HE DID NOT SEE AND WALKED INTO IT SNAPPING HIS HEAD BACK.

STRAINED PREVIOUS BACK INJURY WHICH HAPPENED AT CHRISTMAS, 1991, OFF-WORK HOURS. STATES HE WAS PULLING A BAG OFF A SKID AND DEVELOPED A SHARP PAIN TO THE UPPER BACK.

WHILE DUMPING BAGGED MATERIAL, SHE PULLED TENDONS IN HER RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.

WENT TO SHUT AIR COMPRESSOR DOWN AND DISCONNECT HOSES TO FUEL UNIT UP.SHUT ALL UNITS OFF UNTIL AIR WAS GONE.THEN RELEASED THE MAIN 6 HOSES OFF UNIT.HOSE BLEW OFF LOTS OF AIR BLASTING LEFT EYE.

EE WAS PLACING THE LOAD OUT CHUTE IN A MCNAY BULK TRAILER WHEN THE METAL PIPE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE HOSE SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE OPENING OF THE TRUCK.

USING A 24" PIPE WRENCH TO TAKE APART A 2" PIPE UNION.SMASHED LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN A WRENCH AND A BASKET.

KNOCKING SLIDE BACK ON ROCK CHUTE FOR THE RAYMOND MILL. WAS USING A 20# SLEDGE HAMMER. HIS HAND WAS SWEATY. HANDLE SLID DOWN BETWEEN HAND, SMASHING TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

CHECKING BELT ON FAN GOT TIP OF L RING FINGER BETWEEN BELT AND FAN

STEPPED OFF OF THE EAST PACKER CART TO STOP PRODUCTION LINE DUE TO A MALFUNCTION AND STEPPED ON RAIL IN FLOOR,INJURING RIGHT ANKLE.

LOADING BOXCAR AT IRON SULFATE PLANT PICK UP BAG OFF PALLET WICH WAS HIP HIGH TURN TO PUT BAG 13 BAGS HIGH HURT BACK.

OPERATOR WAS HOLDING CAR LID OPEN WITH HER RIGHT HAND AND PUSHING THE METAL PIPE OF THE 40/200 LOAD OUT SYSTEM WITH HER LEFT HAND. THE PIPE CAME AROUND AND CAUGHT HER RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINS T THE CAR LID.

I.NAME HAD MAST DISASSEMBLED OFF FORKLIFT 511.LIFTED CORNER OF MAST BY HAND TO REPOSTION JACK STAND RESULTING IN BACK STRAIN.LIFT WAS 75 LBS.BOTH HANDS WERE ON MAST DURING LIFT.AFTER MAST WAS ELEVATED USED LEFT FOOT TO MOVE STAND.

CUTTING ENTRANCE HOLE IN NORTH FEED TANK AT MILL 7. TRIPPED ON LOOSE HAND RAIL LAYING ON DECK-THIS WAS 1ST AID.9-26 THIS BECAME MEDICAL AND HE WAS PUT ON LIGHT DUTY.

LIFTING PIPE TO 2ND DECK,PIPE WAS MOVED BEFORE GROUNDMAN WAS READY CAUSING HIM TO GET HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN PIPE AND JAGGED IRON.

HELPING TO REMOVE GUARD FROM MILL FEEDER AIR LOCK.INJURED WAS UNDERNEATH LOOKING UP WHEN MATERIAL(LIMESTONE POWDER) FELL GOING BEHIND HIS GLASSES AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE.(CALLED DR. 07-23-90 AND FOUND OUT THE SULFACEA MIDE IS A PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.THEY ALSO REMOVED A FOREIGN BODY WITH INCIDENT.)INJURED GAVE HIS OKAY TO SEND IN 07-23-90.

WAS WELDING ON THE DRYER AT MILL 29.INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE HELPING EACH OTHER HOLD THE STEEL DOWN SO THEY COULD WELD.DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS REPORTABLE UNTILI RECEIVED THE HOSPITAL BIL L 07-19-90.MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED.TALKED TO (NAME) 07-23-90 AND HE SAID THIS WAS OKAY.

INJURED WAS LOADING MATERIAL OUT OF SILOS.DIDN'T KNOW THIS WAS REPORTABLE UNTIL I RECEIVED THE BILL FROM THE DRUG STORE.TALKED TO (NAME) 07-23-90 AND SAID THIS WOULD BE OKAY.MEDICATION WAS PRE SCRIBED.

HE WAS IN PROCESS OF CUTTING AND FITTING CARDBOARD PATTERN FOR SHORT AUGER BEING INSTALLED FROMC ATWALK TO INSIDE OF IRON SULFATE DRYER. HE WAS LAYING DOWN ON CATWALK IN ORDER TO REACH UP UND ER AUGER. NEEDING TO TRIM MORE OFF OF PATTERN HE SAT UP AND PROCEEDED TO TRIM CARBOARD AT WHICH TIME RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT UPPER OUTSIDE OF RIGHT THIGH.

WAS CLIMBING OFF OF THE TOP RAIL CAR WHEN HE BENT OVER AND GRABBED A HOLD OF THE HAND BAR. THE GRATING AND THE HAND BAR LIFTED UP. PART OF THE GRATING HAND BECOME UNSECURED (HAND BAR IS SECURE D TO GRATING ) ON TOP OF THE RAIL CAR. GRATING AND HAND BAR WERE NOT FASTENED SECURELY TO THE RAIL CAR. BECAME LIGHT DUTY AS OF 7-28-90.

SQUATTED DOWN TO TIGHTEN UP BOLT ON SPRINGS OF DUMP TRUCK

I NAME WAS MOUNTING A MOTOR VERTICAL ON THE TURBINE WHIZZER AT MILL #2 HE WAS HOLDING IT UP WITH A COMALONG HE HAD TOLIFT ONE SIDE OF THE MOTOR TO ALINE THE BOLTS AND STRAINED HIS BACK

I NAME WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 3/16" THICK RUBBER USING A PIECE OF STEEL AS A STRAIGHT EDGE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS L THUMB AND REQUIRED STITCHES

EE WAS PICKING UP A BAG OF LIME OFF OF THE FLOOR AND TURNING 90 DEGREE TO PLACE PLACE BAG ON PALLET WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

I.NAME INJURED HIS BACK APPROX. TWO WEEKS AGO OR FEELS IT WAS APPROX. 2 WEEKS AGO. HE WAS ASSISTING PACKER OPERATORS WITH DUMPING OF REWORK MATERIAL INTO THE MIXING SYSTEM WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK, 50# BAGS. PUT ON LIGHT DUTY 10-5-89 TO 10-23-89.

I NAME WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A SUMP PUMP AT ULTRA FINE PLANT WITH A TOW MOTOR PUMP HUNG UP & HE REACHED OVER TO FREE IT & WRENCHED HIS BACK LOST TIME AS OF 092189

I,NAME WAS MOVING A BAG ON THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WATCHING PACKER 5 WHEN A EMPTY BAG FELL ONTO THE CHAIN CONVEYOR. EE RUSH AROUND TO PACKER 6 AND WHILE PICKING THE EMPTY BAG UP HIS LEFT AHAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CHAIN CONVEYOR AND B AG SLIDE. HE RECEIVED 6 STICHES TO HIS FINGERS.

SHE SIGNALED HIM TO PULL THE 950 FRONT END LOADER FORWARD SO SHE COULD OPEN THE RAIL CAR COUPLER TO SPOT THE CAR FOR BULK LOADING. HE THOUGHT SHE SIGNALED HIM TO BACK UP. WHILE SHE WAS PULLING OPEN THE COUPLER, THE CAT OPERATOR BACKED UP CATCHING HER RIGHT WRIST BETWEEN THE TWO CONNECTS.

I NAME WAS WORKING IN THE OIL SHED AT THE ULTRA FINE PLANT MOVING FULL BARRELS OF LUBRICANTS WITH A TWO WHEEL CART WHEN I NAME TIPPED A BARREL ON TO THE CART THE BARREL FELL BACK TO THE CART H ANDLE SMASHING HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER

THE INJURED WAS WELDING CLOSE TO THE FLOOR AND WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR.HE WAS CHIPPING OFF THE SLAG AND A PICE WENT BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND BURNED HIS LEFT EYE LID.DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR T ILL 05-31-89,CHANGED TO MEDICAL TREATMENT 05-31-89.

I NAME WAS WALKING OUTSIDE NORTH OF MILL TO LOAD A TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET LIMESTONE & FELL ON HIS RT SIDE CHANGED FROM FIRST AID TO MEDICAL TREATMENT 070689

CUTTING OFF A STUCK DRILL STEEL AND WHEN COMPLETED THE BOOM JERKED OVER AND DOWN STRIKING I NAME ON HIS HARD HAT

I.NAME DRIVING #116 HAUL TRUCK HAULING ROCK TO MILL #31.AFTER DUMPING LOAD IN HOPPER FORGOT TO PUT BED DOWN AND HIT ENTRANCE TO MINE.7 SUTURES TO HEAD.

I NAME AND ANOTHER EMPL WERE AT THE IRON SULFATE PLAN REMOVING AN AUGER THE SHAFT WAS STUCK AND I NAME WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO ROTATE THE SHAFT TO LOOSEN IT SO IT COULD BE REMOVED THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED LOOSE AND I NAME FELL BACKWARDS AND LANDED ON HIS L LEG

ACUTE MYOFASCITUS TRAUMATIC SUBLIGATION LOWER BACK REPORTED AS FIRST AID CHANGED TO MEDICAL TREATMENT NO LOST TIME

CUT L HAND USING A PORTABLE BAND SAW CHANGED TO MEDICAL TREATMENT NO LOST TIM

LIFTING SPOOL- LOWER LEFT BACK INJURY.

I NAME WAS USING A PROPANE TORCH TO HEAT A BRASS PIPE PLUGGED WITH INDUSTRENE B THE INDUSTRENE B IGNITED BURNING HIM ON FOREARM AND FACE.

LIFTING 40# BUCKETS OF MEDIA WITH ARMS COMPLETELY EXTENDED AND DUMPING BUCKETS INTO THE DRAIS MILL FROM THE PLATFORM.

USED A 3/8 AIR LINE HOSE TO REMOVE LOOSE IRON SHUFATE FROM TOWMOTOR, SOME OF THE IORN SULFATE WAS BLOWN INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

INJURED HIS UPPER BACK RT.UPPER SHOULDER AREA ROLLING SOME BARRELS

ADJUSTING A GAS VALVE ON THE IRON SULPHATE DRYER FURNANCE WHEN IT BECAME JAMMED AND COULD NOT MOVE. I,NAME PUSHED WITH FULL FORCE OF HIS RIGHT ARM AND THE HANDLE BECAME FREE & THREW HIM FORWAE RD. HE PULLED A MUSCLE & TENDON ON THE TOP FRONT SIDE OF HIS SHOULDER. TWO WEEKS LATER THE ARM WAS STILL BOTHERING HIM SO HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO SEE THE COMPANY DOCTOR.

EMPL WAS STACKING BAGS HE BENT OVER PALLET TO PLACE BAG ON PALLET & SOMETHING POP IN HIP.

BENT OVER PRYING ON A HITCH AND STARTED HAVING MUSCLE SPASMS IN LOWER BACK.

EMPL WAS WORKING AROUND PREMIX AREA WHEN TWO MOTOR BACKED INTO RIGHT SIDE.

INHALED IRON SULFATE, AND IRON SULFATE POWDER GOT INTO HIS EYES.

PICKUP OF 100# DRUM OF CALCIUM,HIS AHNDS WERE WET WITH PERSPIRATION AND DRUM SLIPPED OUT OF HIS AHNDS STRIKING HIM ON LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A HOPPER CAR WHEN HIS HANDS SLIPPED FROM TOP LADDER RUNG. HE FELL BACKWARDS INTO THE ADJOINING HOPPER CAR, STRIKING HIS BACK ON ITS FRAMWORK BEFORE LANDING ON HIS FEET ON THE GROUND AND ROLLING ONTO HIS EBACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE INSIDE OF A ROCK FEED TANK. A LARGE PIECE OF LOOSE RUST FELL APPROX. 8 FEET STRIKING HIM IN LEFT FOREARM AND SCALP.

EMPLOYEE HURT HIS LEFT ELBOW WHEN HE PICKED UP A 50 LB BAG.

I.NAME UNPLUGGI3G INFEED ELEVATOR LEG AT MILL 7 PULLED ROCK OUT FROM UNDER BUCKET WITH LEFT HAND FREEING THE ELEVATOR.IT BACK-LEGGED PULLING LEFT ARM INTO ELEVATOR HOUSING.

A CO WORKER WAS3LOADING A FLATBED TRAILER AT THE ULTRAFINE PLANT WITH FORKLIFT 515 WHEN BACKING UP TO GET ANOTHER PALLET, HE TURNED NEXT TO A STACK OF PRODUCT WHERE I NAME WAS STANDING PINNING IN BETWEEN THE3FORKLIFT AND THE PALLETS OF PRODUCT IN REACTION TO THE FORKLIFT HE GRABBED A HOLD OF IT TO KEEP IT AWAY ALTHOUGH HIS RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FORKLIFT AND STACKED PRODU

HE WAS AT CRUSH9R WITH TRUCK DOING CLEAN-UP WORK. AS HE GOT OUT OF TRUCK, HE STEPPED TO THE GROUND TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

I NAME WAS STRA3GHTENING BAGS ON THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE REACHED TOO FAST AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

I.NAME WAS CLEA3ING MATERIAL FROM THE BOTTOM OF A HOPPER RAIL CAR HE WAS ON BOTH KNEES SWEEPING MATERIAL OUT WHEN HE TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER RT BACK

EMPLOYEE DRIVING A WHEEL GOLF ON HAUL ROAD GOING AROUND A CURVE. CART TIPPED OVER PINNING EMPLOYEE'S LEG BETWEEN ROAD & CART. CART HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE.

I NAME WAS CHAN1ING BAGS ON MILL 4 DUST COLLECTOR AND WHEN HE STEPPED OUT ONTO ANOTHER PLATFORM, THE GRATING HE WAS STANDING ON SLID CAUSING HIM TO FALL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT ARM.

MAINTENANCE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE HEADOF A ROLLER MILL JOURNAL BY ATTACHING A CHAIN AROUND JOURNAL & THE HEAD OF A HYDRAULIC JACK WHEN THE CHAIN SLIPPED OFF CAUISNG THE JACK TO STRIK E THE EES RT CHEEK.

EMPL DISASSEMBLING PALLET STORAGE RACK AND STEEPPPED ON 2 X 6 CROSS WOOD PIECE WHICH WAS TOO SHORT BETWEEN BEAMS WHEN BOARD GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO FALL 3\ TO FLOOR ON RIGHT HIP.

EMPLOYEE WHO IS AN ELECTRICIAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHECK V BELT TENSION ON AN AUTOMATIC PACKER DRIVER WHICH IS THE FIRST STEP WHEN READING AMPERABLE OF MOTOR ELECTRICAN ENERGIZED PACKER AND CHEC K BELT TENSION WHEN AUTOMATIC SHALE ACTIVIATED CAUSING RIGHT FINGER TO PULLED INTO SHEAVE AND AMPUTALTED.

EE REMOVED A 40X48 PALLET FROM STACK & PLACED ON FLOOR WHEN HE STRAINED HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 LB BAGS OF MATERIAL ONTO PALLET WHEN HE TURNED OVER HIS PREVIOUSLY INJURED LEFT ANKLE CAUSING A SPRAIN

UNLOADING 50# BAGS FROM RAIL CAR AND STACKING ONTO WOOD PALLET WHEN HE STRAINED BACK MUSCLE