Quincy WA Plant Metal/Non-Metal

2 employees were working on a palletizer, but only one of them had it locked out. When the locked out employee was done, they asked the other employee if they were clear, and heard "yes". The other employee was still working, and when the machine was started, their right hand was caught, amputating the index finger, and degloving the middle finger.

After recent rain, the employee was walking in the plant area and slipped on some wet diatomaceous earth. The employee fell from the slip and landed on right shoulder and back.

Employee slipped whilst climbing into the loader falling down the steps of the loader and impacting their ribs on the platform. The employee was diagnosed 2 fractured ribs.

IW was beginning to disassemble floating gearbox for a screw conveyor. The IW removed guarding and was in the process of removing the drive belts between the motor and gearbox. As the employee loosened the belt tension bolts, the gearbox and motor fell. As it fell, the employee's right hand and arm were pulled downward, straining the employees right shoulder.

Haul truck driver fell backward while exiting cab of truck, striking head on pavement and sustaining a 1" cut that required staples. Employee admitted to rushing and not having mind on task, and was not certain that EE maintained 3 points of contact.

Body position obscured line of sight while lifting rail car vent lid, resulting in trip over cam locks on top of rail car. Trip resulted in partial fall into open hole. 2 ribs fractured.

The maintenance employee was trying to remove the gear box with a pipe wrench. The pipe wrench was adjusted on the collar of the gear box. The employee applied all his body weight on the handle. The jaws of the pipe wrench slip. He lost balance and fell on the shaft, head first. The employee cut his head above the right eyebrow.

The maintenance employee tried to get up from a laying position in a very cramped space and his hip popped, causing a lot of pain and stiffness

Employee was working on a separator bearing column. He reached down to pick up and move the column when he felt a pain in his right wrist. Employee did not use proper lifting techniques, resulting in a sprain to his wrist.

Employees were working on the layer pusher portion of the palletizer when one employee was caught between the layer pusher and a steel beam.

Employee was working on packaging stand and picked up a pallet at waist height to set on the floor. He started to feel pain in the groin area and it slowly got worse as the shift went on.

Employee was adjusting Super Sack Bag onto pallet as bag was filling, felt a pain in his middle/upper back.

While replacing and adjusting v-belts on C-310 Fan, the last joint of the middle finger of the left hand was nearly amputated when the hand was caught between the v-belts and the belt pulley on the drive motor.

Lifted 2" water hose to move out of area. Right knee twisted resulting in sprain-strain.

Employee finished loading truck at dock. Was in the process of resetting loading ramp (east side). When employee started to pull chain to readjust loading ramp his foot slipped on slick metal surface causing employee to fall to floor injuring left shoulder.

Employee was filling Semi-Bulk Bags, pulled on Semi-Bulk Bag to align on pallet and felt a twinge behind left shoulder blade. Pain increased in left shoulder blade area over several hours resulting in Left Strain to Shoulder.

Employee was inside railing on top of bulk rail car and had unhooked second bulk hose to put away. Employee caught the inside of hatch cover ring with right foot, causing him to partially fall in hole, scrapping right inner thigh, elbow and twisting left knee.

Employee was on knees vacuuming floor near north packing stand door. Another employee pushed door open on his way out of packing stand, at that moment Employee vacuuming reached up and put his right hand on door jam, as door closed it caught the end of his right ring finger. Employee jerked hand back and a portion of finger plus nail was torn off.

Employee transferring from manlift to Deck #2 lost balance and landed hard on left foot while twisting felt left knee pop - pain was minor. No witnesses, accident not reported until Oct 7 to supervisor. Employee went to doctor on October 12 due to knee still popping when climbing stairs and kneeling.

While raising a demister section using a chain hoist, employee struck his gloved hand against the demister section, which has sharp metal edges, cutting his right ring finger, requiring sutures.

Installing Air Lines - EE was inside Manlift Basket, knelt down to reach pipe that was being installed, felt something tear in right knee.

Initial accident reported to Supervisor on 6-25-09, EE thought the injury was very minor and did not want to go to the doctor. The injury was still bothering him and he went to doctor on 8-17-09. He was riding railcar to switch tracks, he jumped off before car came to a stop at switch, on landing he felt a sharp pain in the back of right foot and heel areas.

Accident happened on 7-25-08, Employee did not go to Doctor until 9-23-08, siad he thought it was a regular strain. Bags on Conveyor Belt riding on top of one another. He bent down to pull top bag off and strained right shoulder.

The day before accident Quincy area received approximately 3 inches of snow. As the employee was walking from maintenance shop to the control room using a paved roadway on south side of plant, he slipped and fell twisting his right leg causing a fracture of the right femur.

Employee was unplugging G303 Screen deck, after unplugging screen employee was exiting from deck and caught his left ring finger between the drive shaft and a support spring. Resulting in a fracture of his left ring finger in first joint area.

Employee was moving table from elevated position (approx. 18") to packaging location; he tipped table toward him to place top of table on pallet to transport. He lost hold of table top, causing table to fall and land on top part (metatarsal) area of right foot. Table top was constructed of plate steel making it top heavy.

Celite feels this is not a valid injury, employee not working, Supervisor stated injury occurred at home. Claim denied by L&I. New claim using injury date 11-30-04 accepted 1-28-05 by L&I. Acc rpt filled out 1-18-05 stated he pulled pallet from stack set on machinery for supersack bags felt pulling back of leg, pulled another pallet from stack felt stinging lower back.

CRUDE ORE HAD SPILLED OFF N302 BELT ONTO FLOOR IN BASEMENT. EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ORE FROM FLOOR BACK ONTO BELT AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN AREA (ABDOMEN STRAIN). EE DID NOT THINK IT WAS SERIOUS AND WANTED TO WAIT TO SEE IF IT WOULD GET BETTER BEFORE GOING TO DOCTOR. EE WENT TO DOCTOR ON JUNE 18, 2004.

EE HAD PUT A SUPER SACK BAG ON MACHINE & STARTED TO FILL BAG WITH SLOWLY FALLING PRODUCT. HE TURNED AROUND TO PICK A A CARD TO INSERT IN SIDE OF BAG. WHEN HE TURNED BACK AROUND THE PRODUCT WAS FALLING RAPIDLY IN BAG. EE GRABBED BAG TO CENTER ON PALLET BUT BAG WAS TOO HEAVY TO MOVE, STRAINING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE was rebuilding screw for fines system. Pulling on a 1 1/4" wrench felt pain in right arm & shoulder.*Note:EE was on vacation starting 7/19, we didn't know he went to DR (7-19-04) until he returned to his regular scheduled shift July 29th bringing paperwork from dr for light duty work. Tendinitis right shoulder-possible rotator cuff.

TRUCK DRIVER- RESULTS FROM LAST PHYSICAL-RECOMMENDED SEEING A HEARING SPECIALIST.

PULLING 50 LB BAGS FROM PACKING STANDS, EMPLOYEE HAS NOT BEEN IN THIS POSITION FOR APPROXIMATELY 1-1/2 YEARS. FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT WRIST & SHOULDER. IS AWKWARD TO PULL BAGS WITH RIGHT HAN D SO LEFT HAND WAS OVERUSED CAUSING TENDONITIS.

REMOVAL AND CARRYING ELECTRIC MOTOR WT APPROX. 70 LBS TO PUT ON PALLET TO TRANSPORT TO MAINT. SHOP EE DID NOT SEE WHERE EDGE OF CONCRETE PAD ENDED, STEPPING ON EDGE WITH RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING RI GHT FOOT TO ROLL SIDEWAYS FRACTURING ANKLE. HE SAID HE HAS TROUBLE WITH BIFOCALS JUDING DEPTH PERCEPTION.

PACKER/LOADER WAS INSERTING ADQ BAGS ONTO SPOUT "B" IN PACKER - BAGS FILL AUROMATICALLY. THEN P/L PULLS FULL ADQ BAG OFF OF SPOUT AND BAG DROPS TO CONVEYOR BELT. ADQ BAGS DO NOT HAVE A PLASTIC INSERT IN SPOUT, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO PULL BAG OFF SPOUT - MUST EXERT MORE PRESSURE.

REBUILDING GEARBOX ON TABLE IN MAINT. SHOP, AS EE MOVED GRINDER, THE CORD CAUGHT ON BEARING CAP & PULLED A PART OFF TABLE, LANDING ON EE'S LEFT FOOT AND TOES.

DRIVING TRUCK (15 YEARS), OPEN WINDOWS, ENGINE & MECHANICAL NOISE. PLANT 1 AND 2, BLOWERS, VIBRATORS, CRUSHERS, ALARMS, CAUSING PROGRESSIVE HEARING LOSS.

RELOCATING SHAKER SCREEN FRAME APPROX 50 FT FROM ORIGINAL LOCATION WITH FORKLIFT. FRAME WAS BEING SET DOWN ON 2 - 6" X 4" X 5' WOOD BLOCKS DUE TO SHAFT HOUSING PLACEMENT LOCATED ON FRAME. AS F RAME TOUCHED BLOCKS, IT ROTATED PULLING HIM IN FRONT, AS FRAME FELL IT SANDWICHED HIM BETWEEN IT AND 25" DIA PIPE.

EE HAD JUST FINISHED LOADING TRAILER WITH DE AS HE EXITED THE LOADER, HIS BOOTS WERE MUDDY, EE SLIPPED HIS SWEATER ON LEFT ARM CAUGHT ON DOOR LATCH CAUSING STRAIN OF HIS LEFT ROTAR CUFF. QUA RRY AREA WAS VERY WET & MUDDY

EE WAS WIRING ON SUPER SACK PACKER-WENT TO STEP OFF CONVEYOR ROLLERS, PUT RIGHT FOOT ON CHANNEL IRON CAUSING FOOT TO TWIST HURTING ANKLE. NOTE: EE WENT TO DOCTOR ON JANUARY 2,2003 TO HAVE ANKL E X-RAYED BECAUSE IT STILL BOTHERED HIM.

REPLACING HEAD ROLLER ON PALLETIZER - FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER WHEN LIFTING AND PULLING 150 LB BELT ROLLER INTO BELT FRAME. *WENT TO DOCTOR 2-12-03. REPORTED ON 2-13-03. PAIN IN RIGHT SHOUL DER HAS INCREASED OVER THE MONTHS.

EE HAS GREAT PAIN & NUMBNESS IN LEFT HAND/WRIST/ARM FROM YEARS OF DRIVING TRUCKS. (DESCRIPTION FROM L&I CLAIM FORM THAT EE HAD WRITTEN)

DRIVING FORKLIFT #12 INTO NEW STORAGE AREA BUILDING, DRIVING ACROSS ROUGH, UNEVEN ASPHALT NEAR ENTRANCE TO BLDG. FORKLIFT HIT A BUMP IN ASPHALT BOUNCING EE UP FROM SEAT STRIKING HEAD ON PROTEC TIVE CAGE OF FORKLIFT, JAMMING NECK CAUSING COMPRESSION TO NECK & UPPER SPINE.

EE WAS STANDING UP USING HANDLE ON CABLE RATCHET TO LIFT GEARBOX & 3HP MOTOR TO ITS STAND. PULLED TOO HARD ON HANDLE STRAINING LOWER BACK. EE SHOULD HAVE USED CABLE RATCHET W/GREATER LIFTING C APACITY THAN RATCHET USED.

REPETITIVE MOTION FROM TAKING OFF FULL BAGS AND PUTTING ON EMPTY BAGS TO FILL AT PACKING STAND. *TENDONITIS OF RT. THUMB.

ROLLING TARP ONTO TOP OF TRAILER LOADED WITH CRUDE WIND CAUGHT TARP CAUSING RIGHT HAND/WRIST TO BEND BACKWARDS CAUSING NUMBNESS TO HANDS & FINGERS. CARPAL TUNNEL PER CALL 6/18/02

EE WAS MAKING A SAFETY INSPECTION OF THE MAIN CRID TOWER. THIS TOWER IS 6 DECKS EACH DECK IS 10 FT. EE WAS COMING BACK DOWN AND AT ABOUT DECK 3 HIS RIGHT KNEE GAVE OUT AND HE FELL DOWN THE STE PS INJURING BACK AND NECK AND RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A JAMMED WOOD PALLET ON THE SUPER SACK CONVEYOR LINE. HE PULLED MUSCLES ON HIS RIB CAGE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A FEEDER HOSE FROM ONE COMPARTMENT TO ANOTHER ON TOP OF A RAIL CAR. THE WALKWAY HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND THERE WAS A LARGE DIP IN IT THE EMPLOYEE STEP OFF THE LANDING AND I N TO THE DIP AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

THE CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR WAS MOVING A FILL HOSE FROM THE SODA ASH CAR.

IT HAD BEEN SNOWING FOR ABOUT 4 HR AND THINGS WERE SLICK. WE HAD THE EE CLEANING OFF ONE OF THE RAMPS THAT WENT INTO THE SUPER SACK ROOM AND HE SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS TAILBONE. HIS BOOTS HA D SMOOTH LEATHER SOLES. THIS PLAYED INTO THE SLIP.

EE WAS WALKING BETWEEN C-302 FAN AND THE KILN WHEN HE SLIPPED IN A WET MUDDY SPOT ON THE GROUND. THE AREA HAD A LAYER OF MUD LEFT OVER FROM THE SNOW MIX WITH THE DUST FROM THE PLANT.

FROM WHAT THE EE IS SAY THAT OVER TIME HIS LIFT SHOULDER WAS HURTING. THIS EE WAS OFF WORK FOR OVER 30 DAY BEFORE HE EVER FILED A CLAIM. THE LAST DAY THE EE WORKED HE WAS OK AND HAD NO COMPLAI NTS.

EE, MAINTENACE PERSON WAS WALKING OVER TO CONTROL ROOM & IT WAS SLICK OUT. HE SLIPPED OFF CURB & TWISTED LOWER BACK

THE EE WAS ATT HE QUARRY WITH A HALL TRUCK. TO BRING PRODUCT BACK TO THE PLANT. HE WENT TO CLIMB UP IN TO A CAT FRONT END LOADER. SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. THE WEATHER WAS SNOWING OUT AND MUDDY.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS COUNTING STACK OF BAGS OF PRODUCT IN THE WAREHOUSE. HE CLIMBED ON TOP OF A STACK AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THIS TILL 11/6/00.

OPERATOR II TWISTED HIS ANKLE IN THE SUPER SACK ROOM WHEN HE WAS TAKING SAMPLES, DUE TO THERE BEING NO PLACE TO PUT A REMOVABLE CONVEYOR STAND, THE OPERATOR TRIP OR THE STAND.

THE EE WAS PACKING 50# BAGS. THE BAGS WENT ON TO A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE BELT STOPPED, THE PACKED CLIMBED ONTO THE BELT WITHOUT LOCKING IT OUT TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE BAG. HE TRIPPED THE ELECTR ICAL EYE AND THE BELT STARTED. HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TEH END OF ONE BELT AND THE START OF THE OTHER BELT.

THE EE WHO WAS A PACKER WAS WATCHING THE BAG TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CODE CHANGED AT MIDNIGHT. HE STEPPED BACK IN TO THE LANE FOR THE FORKLIFT AS THE HYSTER CAME AROUND THE CORNER. HYSTER TIRE H IT HIS ANKLE AND HE FELL HITTING HIS KNEE.

THE OPERATOR OF THE SCREENING PLANT HAD A ROCK STOP THE WASTE BELT. OPERATOR STOPPED THE SCREEN BUT DID SHUT OFF THE BELT ORE AND LOCKED IT OUT.HE STEPPED ONTO THE BELT, FREED THE ROCK AND THE BELT STARTED. EMPLOYEE FELL ON THE BELT THEN ONTO THE TRANSFER BELT. HE THEN ROLLED OFF TO ONE SIDE AND FELL ABOUT FIVE FEET TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS WORKING ON RAIL BULK CARS HE STEPPED FROM ONE CAR TO THE ORTHER OVEREXTENDING & PULLED A TENDON IN LEFT LEG

EE WAS PACKING 50 LB. BAGS OF NPP USING HIS LEG TO HELP LIFT BAGS. STRAIN LEFT LEG.

EE WAS PUTTING PALLETS AWAY WHEN HE STRUCK A HYDRAULIC LINE & THEOIL SPRAY UNDER HIS EYE PROTECTION

EE HAS DEVELOPED CARPAL TUNNEL SYMPTONS IN LEFT HAND AND WRIST FROM PACKAGING & HANDLING FINISHED PRODUCT IN 10,25 & 50 LB BAGS FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME

EE WAS PICKING UP A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL PLATE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. AS HE WAS PICKING IT UP HE STEPPED FORWARD ONTO THE PIECE OF STEEL AND INJURED THE JOINTS OF HIS 5TH FINGER.

EE STEPPED ON A FLOOR CONVEYOR TO RETREIVE A 50 LB BAG OS PRODUCT HE HAD PLACED ON THE BELT INCORRECTLY. HIS LEFT FOOT WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BELT AND BOTTOM OF A VENTILATION HEAD. INJURIES W ERE BRUISING OF THE FOOT. NO IMPAIRMENT.

EMPLOYEE GOT HIS LEFT FOOT PINCHED BETWEEN HIS PARKED LIFT TRUCK AND ANOTHER LIFT TRUCK BEING DRIVEN BY ANOTHER OPERATOR. AS HE CAME OVER TO SPEAK WITH THE FIRST OPERATOR, THE SECOND OPERATOR WAS DRIVING IN REVERSE WITH A PALLET ON HIS FORKS. THE PALLET SHIFTED WHICH DREW THE OPERATOR'S ATTENTION AWAY FROM THE FIRST LIFT TRUCK.

EE TOOK OVER BAG PACKING DUTIES FROM ANOTHER EE AS HE STEPPED IN FRONT OF A 50LB BAG BEING FILLED ON THE SPOUT TO GET TO THE CONTROLS, A SEAM BURST ON THE BAG SPRAYING HIM WITH POWDER PRODUC T. THE STREAM KNOCKED HIS SAFETY GLASSES & RESPIRATOR OFF GETTING PRODUCT INTO HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SCRAPER ON THE EDGE OF AN OVERSURDENN PILE, DUMPING MATERIAL. HE HAD DUMPED ROCK MATERIAL THERE PREVIOUSLY. HIS BOWL WAS TOO HIGH AND HE WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST TO CONTR OL THIS MACHINE. A TIRE SLIPPED OVER THE EDGE STEERED DOWN THE PPILE TO CORRECT BUT HIS BOWL KEPT LIDING SIDEWAYS AND WOULD NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT. THE MACHINE SLOWLY ROLLED AT THE BOTTOM STRAI

WHILE USING A 6' BAR TO OPEN A SLIDE GATE ON A RAIL BULK CAR THE EE FELL WHEN GATE GAVE WAY SUDDENLY. HE STRAINED HIS BACK & PINCHED A NERVE MISSING TWO SCHEDULED DAYS OF WORK.

EMPLOYEE WS SPLATTERED WITH FINE MATERIAL PRODUCT WHEN 50LBS. BAG HE WAS LOADING POPPED. THE MATERIAL BLEW UP BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYES. HE FLUSHED HIS EYES OUT AND WENT TO T HE HOSPITAL AND TO HIS DOCTOR.HE RECIEVED MINER SCRATHES ON HIS EYES AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED DAY.

EE WAS STANDING ON TRACKS OF D9 CAT TALKING TO A CO-WORKER, ON ANOTHER MACHINE BOTH BEET ON TRACKS & ONE HAND ON THE CAT. HE TURNED SLIGHTLY TO LOOK AT THE OTHER MACHINE & BOTH OF HIS FEET SLI PPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CAUSING A FALL IN WHICH HE STRUCK HIS TAIL BONE. HE'LL MISS ONE DAY.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS SNOW COVERED, PAVE, LOADING AREA AT PLANT TOWARD THE BREAK ROOM. HE SLIPPED ON ICE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL, BREAKING A LEG. IT WAS SNOWING HEAVILY THAT DAY & WE WERE REMO VING SNOW & SANDING THAT AREA OF THE PLANT EARLIER IN THE MORNING.

EE WAS WORKING WITH A C0-WORKER REPAIRING EQUIPMENT ON OUR PROCESSING TOWER. THEY HAD CUT A HOLE IN PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR INSPECTION & IN THE PROCESS OF WELDING THE PIECE BACK IN PLACE OUR EE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS. THE INJURED EE WAS NOT DOING THE WELDING. HE WILL MISS A COUPLE OF DAYS.

EE WAS OPERATING TEREK SCRAPER IN MINE (SECT 7) WHEN THE DRAW PUSH CAT STOPPED. THE 2 PIECES OF EQUIPMNT. THE SCRAPER PULLLED AHEAD ABOUT 20FT THEN HE STEPPED ALOS. THE CAT OPERATOR THEN PROCEEDED AHEAD TO REENGAGE WITH THE SCRAPER AND FINISH THE STRIP. THE CAT OPERATOR MISJUDGEDSPEED DISTANCE AND BACK HEIGHT RETURN

EE WAS OPERATING TEREX SCRAPER IN MINE (SECTION 7), WHEN THE D10 PUSH CAT STOPPED. THE TWO PIECES OF EQUIPMENT. THIS SCRAPER PULLED AHEAD ABOUT 20 FT THEN HE STOPPED ALSO. THE CAT OPERATOR THE N PROCEEDED AHEAD TO RE-ENGAGE WITH THE SCRAPER AND FINISH THE STRIP. THE CAT OPERATOR MISJUDGED SPEED, DISTANCE AND BLADE HEIGHT, REAR ENDING THE SCRAPER.

EE STRAINED HIS BACK USING A LONG STEEL PICK TO CLEAN OUT OUR KILN THEN CONTINUED TO WORK. ON 9/10 HE WENT TO DR. AND WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS A PACKER/LOADER AT PLANT IN 1996 & HAS SHRRERED SOME BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME TENOSYNOVITIS HAND/WRIST & SHOULDER PROBLEMS. CELITE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A 27% LIABILITY FROM THE STA TE OF WASHINGTON, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR & INDUSTRY

EE USED SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK A PIECE OF SOFT DIATOMACEOUS EARTH. AS HE SWUNG THE HAMMER HE STRAINED HIS BACK

EMP WAS DISCONNECTING A BULK LINE FROM A RAIL CAR. CAR HAD BEEN POSITIONED INCORRECTLY, CAUSING TENSION ON THE BULK HOSE. HOSE PULLED OFF THE CONNECTORS, KNOCKING EMP DOWN AND CAUSING A BONE D ISLOCATION IN EMP'S LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND CRANK TO LOWER A BELT. HE LOST HOLD OF THE CRANK. IT SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE WRIST.

EE EXPERIENCE PAIN IN LEFT FOREARM WHICH WAS AFFECTED BY SHOVELING DE EE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 5-31-96. HE WAS DIAGNOSED W TENDONITIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING ON BACK WORKING ON 4" EXHAUST PIPE. RUST OR DIRT FELL ON FACE AND GOT IN EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLASSES. EMPLOYEE HAD DEBRIS REMOVED WITH COTTON SWAB BY DOCTOR. DR ADMIN ISTERED ANTIBIOTIC ON DAY OFF. MEDICAL TREATMENT

EE WAS WORKING ON FRONT END LOADER. WHILE GETTING DOWN FROM EQUIPEMTN, HE FELL HITTING HIS BACK, RIGHT HIP & HEAD. HE WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS BY OTHER EE WORKING IN AREA. HE CUT HIS HEAD AND SUS TAINED CONCUSSION.

DISCHARGE END OF KILN WAS PLUGGED. EMP WAS CLEANING IT OUT WHEN KILN FLUSHED, COVERING LEFT FOOTWITH HOT PRODUCT, BURNING FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING OVER TO LATCH BULK CAR LID AND STRAINDE HIS BACK.

AUDIOGRAM WAS PERFORMED OCT/NOV 95. FINALLY AUDIOGRAM REPORT RECEIVED 1/22/96 INDICATED STANDARD THESHOLD SHIFT STS FROM BASELINE YEAR 1988 STS AS DEFINED BY OSHA 1910.95 WE ARE INVESTIGATING TO DETERMINE TIMEFROME OF LOSS AND IT NON INDUSTRAIL FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO LOSS.

AUDIOGRAM WAS PERFORMED OCT/NOV 95. FINALLY AUDIOGRAM REPORT RECEIVED 1/22/96 INDICATED STANDARD THESHOLD SHIFT STS FROM BASELINE YEAR 1988 STS AS DEFINED BY OSHA 1910.95 WE ARE INVESTIGATING TO DETERMINE TIMEFROME OF LOSS AND IT NON INDUSTRAIL FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO LOSS.

AUDIOGRAM WAS PERFORMED OCT/NOV 95. FINALLY AUDIOGRAM REPORT RECEIVED 1/22/96 INDICATED STANDARD THESHOLD SHIFT STS FROM BASELINE YEAR 1988 STS AS DEFINED BY OSHA 1910.95 WE ARE INVESTIGATING TO DETERMINE TIMEFROME OF LOSS AND IT NON INDUSTRAIL FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO LOSS.

AUDIOGRAM WAS PERFORMED OCT/NOV 95. FINALLY AUDIOGRAM REPORT RECEIVED 1/22/96 INDICATED STANDARD THESHOLD SHIFT STS FROM BASELINE YEAR 1988 STS AS DEFINED BY OSHA 1910.95 WE ARE INVESTIGATING TO DETERMINE TIMEFROME OF LOSS AND IT NON INDUSTRAIL FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO LOSS.

AUDIOGRAM WAS PERFORMED OCT/NOV 95. FINALLY AUDIOGRAM REPORT RECEIVED 1/22/96 INDICATED STANDARD THESHOLD SHIFT STS FROM BASELINE YEAR 1988 STS AS DEFINED BY OSHA 1910.95 WE ARE INVESTIGATING TO DETERMINE TIMEFROME OF LOSS AND IT NON INDUSTRAIL FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO LOSS.

AUDIOGRAM WAS PERFORMED OCT/NOV 95. FINALLY AUDIOGRAM REPORT RECEIVED 1/22/96 INDICATED STANDARD THESHOLD SHIFT STS FROM BASELINE YEAR 1988 STS AS DEFINED BY OSHA 1910.95 WE ARE INVESTIGATING TO DETERMINE TIMEFROME OF LOSS AND IT NON INDUSTRAIL FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO LOSS.

AUDIOGRAM WAS PREFORMED OCT/NOV OF 95. FINAL AUDIOGRAM REPORT RECEIVED 1-22-06 INDICATED STANDARD THESHOLD SHIFT FROM BASELINE YEAR (1988). (STS AS DEFINED BY OSHA 1910.95). WE ARE INVESTIGATI NG TO DETERMINE TIME FRAME OF LOSS AND IF NON-INDUSTRIAL FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO LOSS.

AUDIOGRAM WAS PERFORMED OCT/NOV 95. FINAL AUDIOGRAM REPORT RECEIVED 1-22-96 INDICATES STANDARD THESHOLD SHIFT (STS) FROM BASELINE YEAR (1988). (STS AS DEFINED BY OSHA 1910.95) WE ARE INVESTIGA TING TO DETERMINE TIMEFRAME OF LOSS AND IF NON-INDUSTRIAL FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO LOSS.

AUDIOGRAM WAS PERFORMED OCT/NOV 95. FINAL AUDIOGRAM REPORT RECEIVED 1-22-96 INDICATES STANDARD THESHOLD SHIFT (STS) FROM BASELINE YEAR (1988). STS AS DEFINED BY OSHA 1910.95. WERE ARE INVESTIG ATING TO DETERMINE TIMEFRAME OF LOSS AND IF NON INDUSTRIAL FACTORS HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO LOSS.

EE WAS WALKING FROM OFFICE TO TRAILER AND SLIPPED ON LEG ROAD. HE FELL AND LIFT HEAD BACK AND BACK OF HEAD SUFFERING SLIGHT CONCUSION AND BRUISE, ONLY REQUIRED AND INFLAMINTINGS PAIN KILLER AN D PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EMP REPORTED THAT HE HAD SWELLING AND DISCOMFORTIN FINGERS AND FOREARM THAT HE THOUGHT WAS RELATED TO ADJUSTING BRAKES AND OTHER TRUCK DRIVING TASKS. CONTINUED TO WORK AND WENT TO DR ON 1-2-96 DAY OFF. DR DIAGNOSIS WAS CARPAL TUNNEL - RT WRIST. ON 1-6-96 EMP MISSED WORK BECAUSE OF SWELLING CAUSED BY SHOVELING AT WORK DAY BEFORE.

WILE INSTALLING FASTENER OVRHEAD, EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL ACROSS A STEEL CHANNEL HITTING HIS LEFT RIBCAGE. AT SAME TIME CATCHING HIMSELF W/RIGHT HAND ON ANOTHER CHANNEL. BRUISED RIB AN D SPRAIN FINGERS. WE HAVE NOW LEARNED THAT HE BROKE HIS RIB AND POTENTIONALY HAS TENDON DAMAGE OT FINGER. EMPLOYEE VISITING DR TO GET TREATMENT LEARNED OF BROKEN RIB AND TENDON DAMAGE 3-19-9

EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO RIPPER ASSEMBLY TO LUBRICATE GREASAE POINTS. HE WAS USING AN ADJUSTABLE LIGHT FIXTURE FOR A HAND HOLD. THE LIGHT FIXTURE MOVED AND EE'S WEIGHT SHIFTED SUDDENLY. EE RIGH T SIDE STRUCK AGAINST A HYDRAULIC HOSE ATTACHMENT BRUISING HIS SIDE.

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING PUSH LOADING SCRAPERS.INJURED WAS OPERATING THE SCRAPER HE CAME INTO THE WORKING CUT AND LOST TRACTION ON LOOSE MATERIAL,BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP.DUE TO DUS TY CONDITIONS THE PUSH CAT OPERATOR COULD NOT TELL THAT THE SCRAPER HAD STOPPED MOVING.THE PUSH CAT STRUCK THE SCRAPER HARDER THAN USUAL CAUSING INJURED TO JOLT FORWARD WHICH JOLTED HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE REMOVED A SIDE PLATE FROMA CYCLONE TO LOOK FOR A PIECE OF METAL. WHEN HE REMOVED THE SIDE PLATE, PRODUCT BLEW OUT INTO HIS FACE CAUSING MINOR ABRASIONS IN BOTH EYES.

EE WAS FILLING BULK BAGS WITH PRODUCT. THE BULK BAG HOLDING ARMS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, EE STEPPED ONTO THE ROLLER BED OF THE FILLING EQUIPMENT TO ACTIVATE THE HOLDING ARM RELAY, LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BACK HITTING HIS LOWER BACK.

EE SAID HIS HAND PROBLEM WAS CAUSED OVER TIME BY PULLING 50# BAGS OF PRODUCT FROM THE FILLER SPOUT. EE HAD SURGERY ON 3-21-95, TO CORRECT A TENDON PROBLEM IN HIS RT HAND THUMB AND MAY NEED SUR GERY ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNLOAD A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT OFF A FLATBED TRUCK. EE CLIMBED ON TOP THE EQUIPMENT TO HOOK UP A CHAIN TO THE BUCKET OF A FRONT END LOADER. THE BUCKET WAS LOWERED AND TAPPED THE EQUIPMENT CAUSING IT TO ROLL. EE JUMPED OFF,LAND ON THE FLATBED CAUSING STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT THUMB AREA.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF A RR CAR LADDER ONTO A RR RAIL AND SLIPPED, FALLING ON HIS HIP AND LOWER BACK. THERE WAS MUD ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS BOOTS, THIS MADE HIS FOOTING SLIPPERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A BELT ROLLER, CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND (PALM SIDE) ON A PIECE OF METAL, CUTTING A 2" LOGN CUT IN HIS PALM.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF A D-9 DOZER ONTO A ROCK TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. THIS INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED AS A WORK RELATED UNTIL 2/3/94. EMPLOYEE SAID HIS KNEE STARTED GIVING HIM PROBLEMS ABOUT THE END OF JAN.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING THE BULK CAR LOADING HOSE FROM ONE COMPARTMENT TO THE NEXT HOLE. APPARENTLY, THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND INADVERTENTLY STEPPED INTO THE OPEN HATCH THAT HE WAS GOING TO PUT THE HOSE IN, CAUSING INJURIES TO HIS LEFT SIDE, RIB CAGE, LEFT ARM AND LOWER BACK.

UNKNOWEN, EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS PACKING 25# BAGS OF PRODUCTS INTO BOXES WHEN HIS LEFT WRIST STARTED ACHING. LETER HIS WRIST SWELLED UP. NOT SURE IF THIS IS WORK RELATED, EMPLOYEE HAD HIS LEFT WRIST OPERATED ON 7/29/91 FOR AN OFF THE JOB INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50# BAGS OF PRODUCT ONTO A PALLET. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A BAG AND TWISTED HIS UPPER BODY WITHOUT MOVING HIS FEET CAUSING STRAIN TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE DOCTOR INDICATES THAT THIS EMPLOYEE MAY HAVE CARPAL TUNNEL OF THE RIGHT HAND. THISMAY HAVE ACCURED FROM PACKING BAGS OF PRODUCTS OVER THE PAST TWELVE YEARS. ELEVEN YEARS WORKIN GUNDER WITCO CORP. AND OE YEAR UNDER CELITE CORP.

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS GLOVE IN A SMALL CONVEYOR BELT PINCHING HIS THUMB & INDEX FINGER IN A ROLLER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING FOR A NOISY BELT ROLLER. EE HAS TWO STUB FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND, T HIS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT DUE TO EXTRE FINGER LINGTH ON THE GLOVE. THE BELT KICKED OFF BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY WAS SUSTINED.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF AJUSTING THE BLADES ON ONE OF THE PLANT SEPARATROS. THE EMPLOYEE WAS AJUSTING A REJECTOR BLADE WHEN IT HIT HT EINNER SPOOL, CAUSING THE "T" HANDELE TOOL TO HIT H IS THUMB.

EMPL HAD A CHEST X-RAY INTERPRETED AS 1/0 BY A B READER.

EMPL HAD A CHEST X-RAY INTERPRETED AS 1/0 BY A B READER.

EMPL HAD A CHEST X-RAY INTERPRETED AS 1/0 BY A B READER.

EMPLOYEE HAD A CHEST X-RAY INTERPRETED AS 1/0 BY A "B" READER.

EMPL HAD A CHEST X-RAY INTERPRETED AS 1/0 BY A B READER.

EMPL HAD A CHEST X-RAY INTERPRETED AS 1/0 BY A B READER.

EE HAD A CHEST X RAY INTERPRETED AS 1/0 BY A "B" READER.

WELDING FLASH IN BOTH EYES. EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A BLOWER FACE PLATE WITH ANOTHER WORKER. EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WITH HIS BACK TO THE OTHER WORKER WHO ALSO WAS WELDING. WELDING FLASH REFLECTE D OFF THE INSIDE OF THE EMPLOYEES WELDING HELMET LENS AND THEN INTO HIS EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN EMPTY PALLET, WHEN TWO BAGS OF PRODUCT FELL OFF ANOTHER PALLET, ONTO THE PALLET HE WAS LIFTING, JERKING HIS RIGHT ARM, CAUSING PAIN TO HIS SHOULDER.

RUST FLAKES IN R EYE CAUSED BY WIND

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE & SNOW ON THE GROUND, LANDING ON HIS BUTTOCTS/TAIL BONE.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED/TRIPPING, STEPPING OFF THE TOP OF A BULK CAR, ONTO A WALKWAY, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE. SNOW & ICE WERE A FACTOR.

EMPL HAD RIGHT HAND OPERATED ON 1988 FOR CARPAL TUNNEL-THIS OPERATION NOT CLAIMED AS WORK RELATED.EMPL HAD RIGHT HAND RE-OPERATED ON 11-13-90 CLAIMING CARPAL TUNNEL AS WORK RELATED.THE COMPANY DISPUTED CLAIM BUT IT WAS AWARDED TO EMPL.

EMPLOYEE PROCEEDED TO RUN TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE MAINTENANCE SHOP TO FIX A TRUCK THAT HAD A STARTER STUCK IN THE ON POSITION,WHILE RUNNING,THE EMPLOYEE INJURED THE CARTILIAGE IN HIS RIGHT KNE E.

TTHIS EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING SILICOSES, ALONG WITH OTHER PULMONARY PROBLEMS THAT ARE NOT WORK RELATED. HOWEVER, WE BELIEVE THIS EMPLOYEE IS SUFFERING FROM AN AGGRAVATION OF A PRE-EX ISTING CONDITION WITH SAID AGGRAVATION BEING IN PART CAUSED BY HIS WORK ASCTIVITIES AT WITCO. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 12-19-89 DUE TO A REACTION FROM SOME NEW MEDICATION HE WAS TAKIN

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE KILN BURNER WHEN THE WEIGHT SHIFTED CATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN TWO TURNBUCKLES.THIS CAUSED LACERATION BETWEEN HIS INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER (10 STITCHES).

EMPLOYEE WAS LATCHING DOWN A BULK CAR LID. EMPLOYEE KICKED A LATCH DOWN WITH HIS FOOT, CAUSING A SPRAIN TO HIS LEFT HIP.

EMPL SLIPPED ON SOME WET PRODUCT BETWEEN RR TRACKS CAUSING STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM A CATWALK ONTO THE ROOF OF THE WAREHPOUSE TO REPLACE A BULK CAR LOADING LINE THAT SLIPPED OUT OF A CONNECTING LINE. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE WET, SLIPPERY ROOF AND FELL 1 6 FEET TO THE GROUND STRICKING THE BULK CAR ON THE WAY DOWN. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSSION, BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS TO HIS LEGS AND ARMS.

IN PROCESS OF CHANGING COMPARTMENTS ON TOP OF BULK HOPER CAR OPENED HATCH COVER TURNED TO PUT ENT LINE COVER ONVER HOLE AND STEPP0ED INTO HOLE ATE SAME TIME.

EMPL WAS FDILLING 50# BAGS OF PRODUCT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON MAT IN FRONT OF PACKER STRIKING HIS RIGHT WRIST ON PACKER.

EMPLOYEE SAID THAT THE INJURY OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS LIFTING 50# BAGS OF PRODUCT, IN MAY OF 1988. NOTE: EMPLOYEE REPORTED THIS INJURY IN FEBRUARY, 1989.

EMPLOYEE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK BENDING OVER TO GET SAMPLES OUT OF SOME BAGS OF PRODUCT. EMPLOYEE SAID THAT HE ALSO LIFTED THE BAGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING A DOOR ON A RAILROAD BOX CAR, WHEN THE DOOR JAMMED, CAUSING A STRAIN TO THE OUTSIDE PART OF HIS LEFT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE STRAINED THE BOTTOM OF HIS LEFT FOOT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE AND SAME DOWN ON THE BOTTOM OF HIS FOOT. EMPLOYEE SAID HIS FOOT DID NOT START HURTING UNTIL 6 DAYS LATE R. I QUESTION WHETHER THIS IS A WORK RELATED INJURY.

EMPLOYEE SAID H9 WAS NOT SURE WHEN OR HOW HE HURT HIS BACK. HE SAID HISBACK JUST STARTED HURTING WHEN HE WAS DRIVING THE CRUDE TRUCK. HE TOLLED HIS PHYSICIAN THAT HE MAY HAVE DONE IT WHEN HE W AS TARPING HIS 7RUCK TRAILOR, THE DAY BEFORE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DU4PING WASTE BAGS OF PRODUCT INTO A CRUDE TRUCK, WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY A BEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF A FORKLIFT WHEN HE JAMMED HIS RT HAND AGAINST THE OVERHEAD PROTECTION SUPPORT

EMPLOYEE MOVED 2IS SCRAPER INTO POSTION FOR THE PUSHER DOZER.THE DOZER LURCHED FORWARD OVER ROUGH GROUND AND HIT THE BACK OF THE SCRAPER HARDER THAN NORMAL.THE SCRAPER OPERATOR SAID THIS CAUSE D HIS INJURY. N2TE: DAYS OFF WERE BEFORE THE CLAIM WAS FILED AND DAYS OFF WERE NOT BACKED UP WITH A DOCTOR'S SLIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS BU8TING CRUDE CHUNKS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. EMPLOYEE STRUCK A CHUNK OF GLASS TYPE ROCK THINKING IT WAS CRUDE, THE ROCK SHATTERED.

EMPLOYEE IMPROP9RLY LIFTED A BOX CONTAINING SOME BEARING HOUINGS APPROX WEIGHT WAS ABOUT 20 TO 25 LBS

EMPLOYEE WATERE8 DOWN SOME WASTE MATERIAL IN THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK TRAILER. EMPLOYEE THEN STEPPED ONTO THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK AND SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO PAVEMENT.

EMP WAS PLACING3WOODEN PALLET ACROSS A BAG CONVEYOR BELT THE PALLET SLIPPED PINCHING EMPLOYEES FINGER EMP JERKED HIS HAND OUT CAUSING LACERATION TO THE TIP OF HIS FINGER PALM SIDE

I NAME USING 535 RIDEO 10 PIPE WECH. THREADING 1/2 INCH PIPE HE THAN THE MECH OFF BLT DID NOT WAIT UNTIL MECH QUIT TURNING HE RELEATED CHICK AND PIPE FELL DOWN BETWEEN CHUCK AND FLOPPER AROUN D HIT HIS FING9R BETWEEN MECH AND PIPE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GO3NG TO CHANGE A BELT PULLEY ON AN AIR SEPARATOR EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE BELT GUARD BEFORE THE SEPARPATOR HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED SEPARPATOR WAS STILL TURNING ABOUT 10 TO 12 RPMS EMP LOYEE ATTEMPTED3TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE SEPARATOR BY PUTTING HIS LEFT HAND ON THE BELTS EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE PULLED INTO THE BELTS

EE WAS STANDING ON A PUMP AS HE WENT TO STEP OFF HIS FOOT SLIPPED. AT THIS TIME HE JUMPED LANDING ON THE SIDE OF HIS R FOOT.

EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF THE BACK OF A TRACTOR-TRAILER (BELLY DUMP TYPE) THINKING THAT THE BRAKES HAD RELEASED BUT AN INCOMING TRUCK DRIVER MISTAKENLY MOED THE TRUCK BEFORE CHECKING

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF A TRUCK-TRAILER WHEN HIS PANTLEG CAUGHT ON A METAL STEP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL OCC THE TRAILER

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING A MANUAL DAMPER ON A BLOWER A BOLT FELL OUT OF THE DAMPER, CAUSING THE HANDLE TO SUDDENLY DROP CATCHING FINGER UNDER THE HANDLE

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SCREW DRIVEER TO PRY OPEN AN ELECTRIC BOX ON AN AIR BLOWER, SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED OFF PUNCTURING PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50# BAGS OF PRODUCT WHEN STRAIN OCCURRED.

HAND GRINDER SPARKS IGNITED ACETYLENE GAS HOSE THAT MAY HAVE HAD A PIN HOLE IN IT EMPLOYEE TURNED OFF OXY-ACETYLENE TANKS THEN PICKED UP THE HOSE TO SET IT ON THE FLOOR THE FLAME FLARED UP CAU SING SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS NECK LIPS AND FACE

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A FORKLIFT WHILE SWEEPING WAREHOUSE FLOOR, BRUISED BACK AND BRUISED BACK OF BOTH LEGS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING CARDBOARD FROM WAREHOUSE TO A BOX CAR. EMPLOYEE STEPPED FORWARDS MISSING LOADING RAMP AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LACERATING ARM , SPRAINED THUMB AND BRUISED LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A TRUCK WITH 50# BAGS OF PRODUCT HE LIFTED A BAG UP TAKING UNSAFE POSITIONM THIS CAUSED STRAIN TO LOWER BACK MUSCLE