RELIANCE PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

Symptoms experienced were dizziness and blurred vision. EMS was summoned for precautionary assessment due to personal health condition. EMS decided to transport employee to hospital for evaluation. EE remains off work. The MSHA Investigator requested an MSHA 7000-1 be completed indicating the illness was non-work related.

On August 4, 2020 the employee struck a welding rod on the top side of EE's right hand in the thumb area causing an arching burn. The employee was returned to work without restrictions. On November 9, 2020, the employee was prescribed work restrictions following surgery to repair nerve damage.

On November 2, 2020, it was learned, through the litigation process, that an alleged loss of hearing was found to have industrial causation.

On 9/14/15 the employee was taken to the Company clinic, received stitches for a left eye orbit laceration and was released to regular work on 9/15/15. The employee was struck in the orbit of his left eye by a drag cable during an installation and sustained a laceration.

On 4/02/14, the employee requested medical treatment and was placed on modified duty which was accommodated. A conveyor belt flopped loose during a repair and made contact with the employee's hard hat. The Company physician diagnosed the employee with a head contusion and cervical spine strain.

The employee went to the company clinic on 8/1/11 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee reported that he lost his footing, fell and struck his R-knee cap on a protruding 5/8" bolt that secured the dust pan.

The employee went to the company clinic on 11/14/09 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee was using a putty knife to remove a decal, when the knife tore through the decal and struck L-palm, causing a laceration that required sutures.

The employee went to the company clinic on 8/28/09 and was taken off work. Employee was bolting pull plate on conveyor belt. As he finished, he informed his supervisor that he wasn't feeling well.

Employee was taken to the Company clinic on 4/2/2009 and was placed on restricted duty which is being accommodated. He alleges that he struck his head on the transmission filler tube on a loader which resulted in a lower back strain.

The employee went to the company clinic on 9/19/08 and was placed on restricted duty. While the employee walked to collect his tools, he tripped over caution tape, lost balance and fell forward against a PVC pipe, resulting in a back sprain.

Employee went to the company clinic on 12/3/08 and was placed on restricted duty. The employee received a Right Lateral Epicondylitis (tennis elbow) to R-arm while raking through material on the conveyor belt.

The employee went to see the company doctor on 11/9/2005 and was placed on restricted duty. While cutting a chute liner with a welding torch, the flame burned through the glove and burned the employee on the right hand.

Employee went to see company doctor on 4/4/05 and was placed on restricted work. Employee was struck in the face by a piece of metal that broke off from a damaged loader bucket tooth that was being hammered.

Employee went to see company doctor on 5/26/04. Stitches were applied and employee was returned to full duty. Employee was removing/installing teeth on loader when a small piece of steel broke and became imbedded in his R-leg.

Employee went to see company doctor on 5/10/2004 and was placed on restricted duty. Employee was performing service on dozer when he slipped due to grease/oil on sole of shoes and strained his back.

WHILE STEPPING DOWN THE LADDER OF A LOADER, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO HIS FUEL HOSE WITH THE HEEL OF HIS FOOT WHICH CAUSED HIM TO SPRAIN HIS RIGHT ANKLE (ALLEGED). EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOC TOR ON 10/16/03 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON SEPT. 3, 2003 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RELOCATE DESK TO ITS PREVIOUS LOCATION AND WHILE PUSHING UNIT, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HI S LOWER BACK, RESULTING IN A LOWER BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO HOSPITAL ON 7/26/03 AND STAYED OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION. WHILE DRIVING A COMPANY CRANE IT ROLLED OVER, PARTIALLY PINNING EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MULTIPLE INJURIES. EMP LOYEE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK BY HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN.

EE WENT TO SEE CO. PHYSICIAN ON 12-12-02 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE INSTALLING SOCKET FOR 7' CRUSHER, EE CUT R FINGER ON SOCKET LINER.

WHILE TIGHTENING A FITTING ON THE SHOVEL HOPPER DOOR (HYDRAULIC CYLINDER) HIS WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS HAND STRUCK 2" PLATE EDGE OF THE DOOR WHICH RESULTED IN A LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO HAND.

WHILE CUTTING V-BELTS OFF OF MOTOR, EE WAS PULLING KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF & PUNCTURED HIS L-CHEEK. EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 4/1/02, STITCHES WERE APPLIED & EE WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DOCTOR ON 2-8-02 AND WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY; PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED. EMPLOYEE HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO LUBRICANT SPRAYED ON LOADER CAB WHICH CAUSED A RASH AND SWELLING TO HIS FACE.

WHILE HE WAS OPERATING THE JAW CRUSHER, A TOOTH FROM THE DRAGPLATE SHOT OUT OF THE JAW CRUSHER, GLANCED OFF ANOTHER OBJECT AND WENT THROUGH A CRUSHER WINDOW STATION AND STRUCK HIS SHOULDER.

EE WENT TO CO. CLINIC ON 10-23-01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ATTACH A MAGNET STROKE GAUGE TO A RUNNING SCRREN HEAD, EE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BEWTWEEN MOV ING EQUIPMENT, WHICH CAUSED A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE COMPANY CLINIC ON 8/30/01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE REMOVING SCREEN CLOTH FROM SHAKER, WHILE PULLING ON SCREEN, EMPLOYEE STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.

A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS DISCONNECTING SOCKET FROM IMPACT WRENCH; THE AIRLINE CAME LOOSE & THE AIR HOSE HIT THE OTHER EMPLOYEE ON THE MOUTH. HE SAWCOMPANY DOCTOR ON 8/7/01 & STITCHES WERE APPLIED

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DR. ON 5-29-01, RECEIVED STICHES IN HIS L-MIDDLE FINGER AND WAS RETURNED TO MODIFIED DUTY. RIGGING SLIPPED WHEN REMOVING PIN FROM GANTRY; 3 L-MIDDLE FINGERS WERE P INCHED BETWEEN COUNTERWEIGHT OF DRAGLINE WHEN CHAIN OF COMEALONG CAME LOOSE.

EE WENT TO SEE THE COMPANY DR ON 5-9-01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE INSTALLING HANGER, HANGER HIT FEEDER WITH EE'S FINGER IN THE MIDDLE WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION TO R-RING FINGER.

EE WENT TO SEE COMPANY DR ON 4/23/01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE SLIPPED IN MUD AND BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAINST CONVEYOR WHEN HE ATTEMPTEDTO SPLICE A BELT. THE INJURY RESULTED IN A CONTU SION TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WENT TO SEE A DR ON 3/30/01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHEN PUTTING IN A CONVEYOR SECTION, EE WAS LINING UP CONVEYORS WITH A BAR. CONVEYOR SLIPPED JERKING THE BAR DOWNWARD STRAINING ROTATOR CUFF OF L SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE A DOCTOR ON 3-15-01 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EMPLOYEE STRAINED BACK WHILE CLEANING UP LIFTING ROCKS ONTO WHEELBARROW.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A WATER TRUCK AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED THE TRUCK ROLLED OVER. EMPLOYEE SAW DOCTOR8/4/00 AND WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY; STITCHES WERE APPLIED.

EE WENT TO SEE DR. ON 7-24 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER OF SKIP LOADER AND SLIPPED OFF OF TOP STEP, STRAINING LOWER BACK.

WENT TO SEE DR. ON 2/8 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WALKING TO LOADOUT, EE FELL IN SCALE ACCESS WAY AND INJURED HIS SHIN AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WENT TO SEE DR ON 1/26/00 AND WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. WHILE SHOVELING, REPLACEING A GUARD, HAND SLIPPED OFF GUARD AND EE SMASHED PINKY FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

EE REPORTED DISCOMFORT ON 12/15/99. EE CLAIMS DISCOMFORT STARTED THREE MONTHS AGO. DUE TO SHOVELING AND LIFTING PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER STARTED. *CORTISONE SHOT WAS ADMINISTERED AND PRESCRIPTIO N MEDICINE WAS GIVEN TO EE. RETURN TO FULL DUTY ON 12/15/99.

EE REPORTED INJURY ON 1/21/00 AND WENT TO SEE DR. THAT DAY WHO PLACED HIM ON RESTICTED DUTY. EE INJURED KNEE WHILE DOING REPAIR WORK.

EE WAS OPERATIN SKIP LOADER WHEN IT WAS NOTRICEDBY OTHERS THAT HE HAD FALLEN & INJURED HIMSELF

UNSAFE MINING OF 60 FT VERTICAL WALL OF SILT. THE WALL COLLAPSED COVERING THE MACHINE AND TRAPPING THE OPERATOR INSIDE THE CAB. IT TOOK OTHER WORKERS APPROX 10 MINUTES TO GET THE OPERATOR OU T OF THE CAB. HE WAS THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. HE RECEIVED STITCHES TO THE HEAD AND FACE, 4 BROKEN RIBS, AND A FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT LEG. STILL RECOVERING FROM INJURIES.

WHILE SHOVELING CATWALK ON PIT CONVEYER, EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON AN ACCESS PANEL THAT WAS NOT SECURED DOWN. PANEL SLIPPED AND HE FELL TO GROUND APPROX 8 FEET.

WHIE LAYING DOWN TO REPAIR A SCREEN, EE FELT LIKE HE CLIPPED HIS ELBOW.

DURING THE DAY, WHILE OPERATING A LOADER, BACK PAIN BEGAN AROUND 1200.

EE SHOVELED A LARGE ROCK FROM UNDERNEATH CONVEYOR AND FELT A SHARP PAIN RUN DOWN HIS BACK.

WHILE WALKING TO DISPATCH OFFICE FROM MILL, SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED ANKLE AND NOW HAS PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. (PAIN IN SHOULDER NOT REPORTED UNTIL 4-27-99)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ON #4 DECK OF RELIANCE MILL. SHOVEL STOPPED WHEN IT WENT BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF DECKING. THE MOMENTUM CAUSED A JAM TO ARM AND THER WRIST.

TRUCK WAS BACKING UP - IT ROLLED DOWN A 30' EMBANKMENT WITH THE EMPLOYEE IN IT.

EE HAS BEEN WORKING REPAIR, WHICH ENTAILS HEAVY LIFTING & AS A RESULT HE STRAINED HIS BACK

WHILE CUTTING A BOLT WITH A BLOW TORCH, BURNED LEFT HAND,WRIST, AND FOREARM

PRIMARY DOOR HOOKED ON COME-A-LONG WHEN CLIMBED INTO WORK ON DOOR, I BUMPED THE DOORD AND FELL BACKWARDS FALLING ON LEG.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS ACCIDENT WAS FIRST REPORTED AS A FIRST AID (THAT'S THE REASON THAT THIS REPORT IS LATE). EE TRIPPED OVER CHUTE AND HIT KNEE ON CONCRETE STEP.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN BUCKET TEETH WHEN A SPIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN THE LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR A STRAP UNDER CONVEYOR WHEN ROCK FELL OFF CONVEYOR AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HEAD.

WHILE REMOVING ROCK FROM CHUTE, WEIGHT OF ROCK CAUSED EE TO BANG HIS WRIST INTO SIDE OF CHUTE. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 11/11/97

WHILE WORKING ON 3/4" CR GATE UNDER MILL, THE GEARS ON THE GATE WOULD NOT MESH SO ANOTHER EE STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER CAUSING A PEICE OF METAL ATO STRIKE EE BELOW THE RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE SHOVELING FELT PAIN IN CHEST AND MID BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BEARING ON CONVEYOR BELT, HE TAPPED THE BEARING RACE WITH HAMMER TO CHECK F THE RACE WOULD COME OFF. APIECE OF METAL FROM THE RACE STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN UPPER LEFT THIGH CA USIGN SEVER BLEEDING.

EE WAS USING BAR TO DISLODGE ROCK FROM GATE ON MILL WHEN THE GATE CLOSED, RAM PINCHED THE BAR HE WAS USING AND SMASHED AND CUT TWO FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS CLEANING LANES UNDERNEATH MILL WHEN THE LOADER EDGE CAUGHT ONT HE EDGE OF THE LANE CAUSING HIM TOBE THROWN FORWARD HITTING HIS HEAD

EE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN ON ROCK PLANT DECK WHEN THE STYRONG WINDS BLEW DUST PARTICLES INTO EYE.

EE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL AROUND PENDULUM BELT WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OFF & STRUCK HIS LEFT ARM

WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE LOCKING PIN, THE HOPPER WAS BEING LIFTED BY A MECHANICAL SHOVEL. THE EE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIN AND THE HOPPER.

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE SHOVELING ROCK AND SAND THEN PUMPING GREASE INTO A BEARING WITH A GREASE GUN, I BEGAN TO HAVE PAIN IN MY RIGHT ARM.

WHILE EXITING LOADAUT BOOTH THROUGH SOUTH DOOR, PUSHED DOOR OPEN BY PUSHING ON WINDOW & THE WINDOW BROKE CUTTING HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE LARGE BOULDER FROM SHOVEL HOPPER WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN THE INCLINE CONVEYOR STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND.

WHILE SHOVELING, EE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SHOVEL HANDLE & METAL FRAME OF A CONVEYOR BELT, SMASHING THE 4TH & 5TH FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EMP WAS ARC WELDING IN A CONFINED AREA WITH AN OXY ACET TORCH LYING RIGHT NEXT TO HIM. THE HOSE OF THE TORCH RUPTURED, CAUGHT FIRE & WRAPPED AROUND EMP CAUSING BURNS TO RT LEG AND THIGH AREA.

CRANE OPERATOR EXTENDED BOOM WITHOUT LOWERING LOAD BLOCK. HE CONTINUED TO EXTEND BOOM UNTIL THE LOAD LINE BROKE STRIKING EE IN THE BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNROLLING CABLE OFF OF SPOOL. AFTERREMOVING STAPLES FROM END OF SPOOL, HE BEGAN ROLLING SPOOL WHEN END OF CABLE FLIPPED AROUND HITTING HIM ABOVE HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF SAMPLE MATERIAL AND PULLED HIS SHOULDER MUSCLE. EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTETNION FOR THIS INJURY UNTIL 5-17-94.

UNKNOWN AS TO WHERE OR WHEN THIS INJURY ACTUALLY OCCURRED. EMPLOYEE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM THE NEXT DAY AND TOLD DOCTOR HE POSSIBLY GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE AT WORK THE DAY BEFORE. WE WERE N OT NOTIFIED OF THIS INJURY AS BEING WORK RELATED UNTIL 5/4/94.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM LADDER OF FRONT END LOADER ONTO A CURB,HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS RIGHT BUTTOCKS,HAND AND SHOULDER,CAUSING STRAIN TO THESE AREAS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING USING A TITLE KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT PINKY FINGER.

WHEN THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF THE 6" CURB, HE STOPPED ONTO AN UNKNOWN OBJECT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMP DID NOT SEEK ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 01-27-92.EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REPLACE THE SIDE SKIRT ON A PRIMARY SCREEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WEAR PLANT FROM A HOPPER. WHEN BOLT WAS REMOVED THAT WAS HOLDING THE PLATE, THE PLATE FELL AGAINST HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE TRANSMISSION OF A TRUCK,WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLTS STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH.

CUMULATIVE HEARING LOSS.PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES.

CLIMBING UP STAIRS EMP SLIPPED AND SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.

EMP DROVE UNDER MILL WITH BED RAISED, BOUNCED A ROUND IN CAB.

EMPL LIFTED ROCK,FELT PAIN IN LOWER RIGHT GROIN AREA.LIFTING ROCK OUT OF PRIMARY CHUTE.

EMPL WELDING UNDERNEATH GRAVEL SCREEN WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET STEEL.FELL 5' TO FIRST LEVEL,THEN 8' TO NEXT LEVEL.EMPL DIDNT NOTIFY SUPV OF INJURY UNTIL 5-5-89.

MOVING BARRELL OF GREASE & F ELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WHILE CLEANING ROCK OFF OF CONVEYOR PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND HARD SPOT

BELT UNDER CHUT9 WAS EMPTY.1 ROCK CAME UP BELT,HITTING BOTTOM OF PRY BAR.IT PRESSED EMPL HAND AGAINST SIDE OF CHUTE.

REMOVING NUT FR2M SCREEN SIDERAIL WITH IMPACT WRENCH. BOLT THREADS STRIPPED. NUT AND IMPACT SOCKET BOTH CAME OFF AND EMPLOYEE DODGED WRONG ONE. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT SIDE OF FOREHEAD WI TH SOCKET. 3

EMPLOYEE WAS L3FTING OUT ROCKS FROM PLUGGED CRUSHER AND THROWING THEM BEHIND HIM ONTO FEEDER PAN EMPLOYEE TURNED IN AWKWARD POSITION AND PULLED MUSCLE

ROTATING LOCKIN1-ADJUSTING RAM ON 7' SHORTHEAD CRUSHER. AFTER PRYING OUT SPRING LOADER ADJUSTING RAM FROM 7' CRUSHER SHELL, REACHED DOWN TO GRAB END OF RAM TO PULL IT OUT AND FLIP IT OVER. AT THAT TIME THE E3D OF RAM SNAPPED BACK AGAINST CRUSHER SHELL PINNING THE END OF RIGHT FINGER AGAINST CORNER OF LOCKING DOG

DURING A PIT MOVE EMPLOYEE GOT UP ON FLAT RACK TRUCK TO GET SOME TOOLS. IN GETTING DOWN FROM TGRUCK, BUMPED LEFT ELBOW ON TRUCK BED.

WAS BACK DRAGGING THE BUCKET ON SKIPLOADER REPAIRING CHUCK HOLES ON HAUL ROAD WHEN HE LOOKED BACK FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER LEFT BACK