Ripley Mine and Mill Metal/Non-Metal

while leaning forward EE felt a pop in EE's lower left leg. was medically evaluated and was diagnosis as a strain.

while loosing a bolt the bolt broke loose and teammate fell forward and stated EE felt pain in EE's left hip. teammate was seen and released to full duty and was seen again on 112625 due to more complaints of the affected area. released with a steroid shot. to full duty no restrictions

while sitting on their tool chest and not noticing the lid was not closed they placed a hand on the side of the lid and when their weight shifted the lid closed on their hand causing a laceration to a finger.

While restacking a pallet to another pallet the teammate was working and stated when EE pushed a bag with their knee, EE hurt their back in this process.

EE working on installing forms. EE went to sit down on form and form broke. Tried to catch self but cut hand on anchor while doing so. EE received stitches.

While spinning the Pin Mixer with Right Middle finger was caught between the pins and the frame which caused the laceration

While replacing the belts on the verge recycle fan the right pinky finger was smashed and the tip of the finger was broken.

while hitting a shaft with a hammer a piece of metal chipped off and became lodged in the right forearm.

Teammate fell while walking on the ice and felt a sharp pain in right knee. Update: Teammate had surgery on 3/26/24 & has been removed from duty.

While cutting off the mill belts, the knife slipped off the belts and hit EE's left forearm.

While moving the headwheel teammate felt a pain in right hand

While trying to break loose a bolt using a boxed end wrench the bolt broke loose quickly and the teammate felt a pop in right shoulder

While welding on a guard the setting on the Welding Helmet must not have been set correctly because later that night EE's eyes became irritated and EE sought medical attention for Flash Burns.

While attempting to remove a detached dipper from the top of the elevator the teammates hand became entangled in the elevator and caused some small abrasions and lacerations

While operating the 365 loader to move railcars the operator was backing up and when EE stopped, the weight of the cars pulled the cars backwards which caused a jerking motion to the loader. As a result of the jerk, the operator stated felt a sharp pain in their back.

EE was adjusting the Gamma machine and requested that teammate start the machine and EE's right hand was still in the machine. EE's right hand became entangled between the two railings.

While disposing of an old bearing EE hit hand on a shaft that was inside of the dumpster which caused an laceration on third finger on left hand.

While assisting in changing the clay shed conveyor, employee had left hand resting on the handrail. The conveyor became pinched and hung up and suddenly released itself. This caused the entire roll to move forward and pinch employee's left pinky between the handrail and the roll causing a laceration.

While working on the screen the teammate placed the chain hoist improperly on the I-Beam and the hoist fell from the I-Beam and struck the teammate's thumb.

on 2/20/21, employee was replacing a motor on the South Regular Mill. While the motor was on the ground with little tension on the motor, The motor was in a bind leaning on the ladder and it broke free as it was being hoisted up. With the motor still attached to the hoist, it shifted and struck the top of employee's foot.

While walking past a screening system the guard popped off and hit teammate in the back. Teammate was placed on light duty effective 2/9/2023. Update: As of 3/06/23 this is now a lost time incident. Teammate will be off work until further notice.

EE was going backwards down the staircase EE missed two steps and hit EE's left knee on the staircase. On the next trip down EE noticed another EE coming down the stairs and IE tried to backup to provide room for EE to pass and again IE missed two steps and hit EE's right knee.

EE was using the kiln wrench along with a sledgehammer to pop the chain loose. The wrench slipped off the chain and EE smashed hand between the hammer and the outer shell of the door.

While performing a cleanup task working with the Flex crew. Employee was cleaning underneath with a flat shovel under and around the #1 feed conveyor employee states they felt a pull and burning sensation in Right shoulder while performing the task.

Bent over to tie EE's shoe and lower back started hurting.

EE was on a forklift getting a roll of poly bags down to take to the packaging line. Prior to doing this the teammate must take the plastic wrap and cardboard off of roll and lay to the side. When EE came back to clean up the trash, got off the lift and squatted to pick up the plastic and felt a pop or something pull in lower back.

Operator was working at the case erector which has an adjustable guard. The guard is held up vertically by a set screw on a support post. A second set screw prevents the post from going all the way through the case erector. The operator let go of the post causing it to slide through the hole it rides in, and the above stop fell and cut the operators hand.

Operator caught hand in the packaging case erector belt.

While installing a roll on the mill miner reached down to operate the come along bracing employee's hand on the clean-out door of the mill, the door was jarred and fell closed against employee's thumb.

EE was changing screens on the extruder. While tightening the bolt on the pusher blade, the socket wrench either slipped or failed. EE's arm came in contact with the top of the extruder screen and was cut.

Employee was installing bolts on a mill casing when the socket slipped off the bolt and right elbow struck the bracket causing a laceration to the elbow.

While unstopping bag houses got finger too close to revolving gate of rotary valve and made contact with the middle finger causing a cut to the tip of the index finger.

EE reported (July 20th)that on 7/16/15 he was dumping a dumpster of clay that he carried on the forklift. He said the rear of the forklift lifted up and his seat belt came undone and he fell off the forklift to the left side landing on his feet.

While the operator was removing and lifting trash cans he felt something pull in his back.

Employee walked by bulk bagger. As lift driver started backing up the employee grabbed bulk bagger post. When he did, the dumpster contacted his index finger on his right hand fracturing the index finger.

Bucket being used to hold clay lowered to the ground came loose from the tie off and hit the injured in the left side leg and ankle as a result the injured employee had an ankle strain.

Employee was in packaging area when another employee was tossing a bulk bag into a dumpster hitting the employee in the back of the head. initially he did not want medical attention, but decided on 3/1/12 he did want to go to the doctor.

Employee was walking and fell on a flight being stored cutting side of face and hand.

EE was washing off the roof platform with a hose and while pulling the hose, he twisted his left knee.

While changing motor belts on the recycle fan his fingers were pinched between the pulley and the belt.

Operator lost balance and fell off lower step of ladder and cut right elbow.

Walking on Railroad track, stepped on a rock, resulting in his ankle twisitng.

Employee was installing motor belt on the mill and while turning the sheave the wrench slipped causing him to lose his balance and fall down. (fell from even ground not from a height)

Miner was removing fitting off conduit (pipe), using two pairs of Channel Locks, using force to remove the coupling from the conduit and felt a pop in his left hand/wrist.

Employee was using a high pressure grease gun to grease a bearing. The high pressure blew the grease gun off the bearing and knocked employees safety glasses up resulting in grease into the employees left eye. Employee received first aid (washing out as instructed by MSDS) and then was treated and released from the ER for an minor abrasion.

Operator was changing motor belts. As a function of changing the motor belts, he was manually rolling the belt with his hand. His hand became hung in the shift resulting in bruising and inflammation.

3/17/09 Operator reported that he woke that morning with chest pain and believes it was contributed to the previous days work function of washing out pumps using a pry bar in an upaward pulling strain motion.

Operator was adjusting grippers and while bending he started experiencing minor lower back pain.

Employee felt something pull in his right shoulder while he was bending a 1/8 inch thick piece of metal with a set of channel lock pliers. He previously had surgery on the same shoulder for a non work related injury.

Metal clamp on water hose lacerated operator's rt. thumb as he attempted to lower the hose to a lower level.

Operator strained his back after being pinned between a bulk bag and an I beam.

Operator strained lower back attempting to lift and pull on an elevator belt.

At end of shift he & another employee stopped in pit & consumed large amount of alcohol. Other employee left & went home in own vehicle. IW proceeded to shop & ran off road several times before truck overturned in ditch. He suffered mild concussion, bruises, no cuts. Ambulance transported to E.R. - released 10:30 p.m. to home.

The employee picked up a 50# bag of clay. He opened the bag and was pouring the clay on a forklift travelway (concrete drive). He stated that he was slightly bent over. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He was carried to the local emergency room. Injury - muscle spasm/lower back strain.

Operator's thumb was lacerated and fractured. When caught between sealer jaw of bagging machine.

Operator strained back attempting to lift a guard off of a machine. guard snapped causing strain to lower back.

Operator was attempting to clean under a rollerbed with a air hose. Operator jerked on the air hose. Causing him to lose his balance. His fall resulted in a fracture to the small bone in his right leg.

OPERATOR DAMAGED A NERVE IN HIS NECK USING A PICK AXE TO BREAK UP A PIECE OF CLAY. LOST TIME BEGAN OCT. 7, 2004 FOR SURGERY TO REPAIR NERVE DAMAGE.

OPERATOR INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER ATTEMPTING TO PULL METAL FROM A ROCK.

EE INJURED LOWER BACK LIFTING ROTEX SCREEN FROM A ROTEX UNIT. EE WAS SENT FOR AN MRI ON 6/4/04 WHICH REVEALED A BULGING DISC IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE HAS BEEN PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A KILN OPERATOR SINCE HIS INJURY IN MARCH. EE WAS SENT TO HAVE A NERVE BLOCK TREATMENT ON 8/4/04 AND WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK ON 8/5/04, RESULTING IN THIS BECOMING A LOST TIME INJURY.

OPERATOR WAS PRYING ON A SECTION OF CONVEYOR, LOST HIS BALANCE, FELL AND TWISTED HIS KNEE CAUSING STRAIN TO LEFT KNEE.

LEFT HAND & WRIST CAUGHT BETWEEN HEAT BARS & FORM & FILL MACHINE CAUSING A BRUISE ON HAND & WRIST. MACHINE WAS NOT LOCKED OUT.

OPERATOR WAS POURING LIME FROM A BAG AND SOME OFTHE LIME ENTERED THE OPERATORS EYE.

OPERATOR FRACTURED SMALL TOE ON RIGHT FOOT WHEN A GREASE BARREL SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND & STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT.

OPERATOR STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING GREASE HOSEUNDER A CONVEYER BELT.

PRY BAR STRUCK AGAINST SHOULDER WHILE OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE CLAY FROM A CRUSHER. BRUISED SHOULDER.

OPERATOR STRAINED LOWER BACK TRYING TO ADJUST ON GRINDING MILL.

OPERATOR WAS STACKING BAS, STARTED FEELING PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. STRAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.

OPERATOR KNEELED DOWN AND WHEN HE STOOD BACK UP HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

OPERATOR OPENED DOOR OF ELEVATOR (BELT & DIPPER ELEV). OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE CLAY AWAY FROM ELEV DOOR. ELEVATOR STARTED, CAUGHT OPERATOR GLOVE AND PULLED HAND AND ARM UP INTO ELEVATOR.

OPERATOR STRAINED RIB AREA ON RIGHT SIDE TRYING TO DISLODGE CLAY FROM A CONVEYOR BELT.

4TH & 5TH FINGERS OF LEFT HAND WERE CAUGHT IN A PULLEY AS OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO HOIST AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR UP TO A PLATFORM.

INFECTED LEG DUE TO COMPLICATIONS FROM A LACERATION RECEIVED ON 2-3-01. OPERATOR STEPPED OVER A TAILPULLY GUARD CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE LEG.

OPERATOR WAS STRUCK BY A LOADED FORKLIFT, KNOCKING HIM BACKWARDS AND CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO FALL AND STRIKE THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AGAINST THE PAVEMENT.

OPERATOR WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY A SPRING WHILE ADJUSTING A GRIDING MILL, RESULTING IN A CUT ONHIS FACE.

OPERATOR REMOVED A GUARD FROM A CONVEYOR BELT. THE GUARD FELL & STRUCK OPERATOR ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.

OPERATOR SLIPPED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO JUMP OFF OF A PALLET, RESULTING IN OPERATOR'S FEET BURYING IN HOT CLAY. SOME CLAY, ENTERED THE BOOT AND BURNT THE TOP OF HIS FEET.

OPERATOR SPRAINED HIS WRIST WHEN HE SLIPPED, STRIKING HIS HAND AGAINST A ROLL IN THE PRIMARY CRUSHER.

OPERATOR BECAME OVER BALANCED WHILE TRYING TO DESCEND A STAIRWAY WITH A BOXIN HIS ARMS. OPERATOR FELL STRIKING HIS KNEE AGAINST THE PLATFORM.

OPERATOR HAD ADJUSTED A RIBBON SPOOL ON SEWLINGMACHINE. AS OPERATOR STARTED USING SEWING MACHINE RIBBON SPOOL CAME LOOSE & STRUCK OPERATOR ON SHOULDER. BRUISED SHOULDER

OPERATOR STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING OT REMOVE A MILL ROLL.

(CONTRACTOR, BARKER'S WELDING & FABRICATORS) OPERATOR'S TIBIA OF HIS RIGHT LEG WAS FRACTURED WHEN BOOM ON A FORKLIFT STURCK AGAINST A STAIRWAY CAUSING HANDRAIL OF STAIRWAY TO STRIKE AGAINST OP ERATORS LEG.

OPERATOR BRUISED HIS WRIST WHILE BURSTING CLODS IN PRIMARY CRUSHER.

OPERATOR WAS SETTING A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF HERBICIDE DOWN ON THE FLOOR. HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.

OPERATOR WAS SPREADING COVER SHEET OVER PALLET OF CLAY. WHEN PALLET ROLLED ON ROLLER BED. OPERATOR'S FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO PALLETS OF CLAY.

OPERATOR STRAINED ROTATOR CUP IN HIS LEFT ARM WHILE CLEANING UP IN THE MILL BLDG.

OPERATOR HAD BEEN CLEANING OFF SHELVES. OPERATOR THINKS HE RUBBED HIS EYE WITH HIS HAND ALLOWING A SMALL PIECE OF METAL TO ENTER

EE WAS USING A PUNCH ROD TO UNSEAL THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. A CLOD ROLLED OVER ON HIS HAND CATCHINGIT BETWEEN THE CLOD AND CRUSHER.

EE WAS MOWING THE GRASS WITH A TRACTOR. TRACTOR WHEEL HIT A RUT IN THE FIELD, JARRING HIS BACK.

EE EXPERIENCED HEAT STRESS WHILE DOING CLEAN UP ON PLATFORM. BEGAN EXPERIENCING A HEADACHE AROUND 1030 AM AT 1204 PM THE OPERATOR PUNCHED OUT ON HIS TIME CARD AND WENT HOME FOR LUNCH. HE DROVE HOME AND PARKED NEXT TO HIS DRIVEWAY. AS HE EXIITED HIS CAR AND WALKED IN HIS YARD HE PASSED OUT. HIS FAMILY CALLED 911 AND TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL. GIVE LIQUID IV TO REPLENISH THE FLUID IN

OPERATOR WAS COLLECTING CLAY SAMPLES IN THE MILL BUILDING. DUST CONTAINING METAL STRUCK THE OPERATOR IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EE, A MAINTENANCE OPERATOR REPORTED ON NOV 26, 1996, HE WA HAVING A NUMBING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HAND & WRIST. HE WAS SENT TO A LOCAL DR AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. THER E WAS SOME QUESTION WETHER THIS WAS WORK RELATEDOR NOT BECAUSE EE DOES SIMILAR WORK OUTSIDE OF WORKING OIL-DRI. OUR CO WORKMAN COMP CARRIER WAS CONTACTED, AND AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED. F

OPERATOR WAS USING WATER HOSE TO WASH DOWN CONCRETE. ANOTHER OPERATOR, DRIVING A FORK LIFT, CAUGHT HOSE WITH LIFT, JERKING WATER HOSE FROM HIS HAND.

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEP DOWN FROM A PLATFORM. HIS PANTS LEG CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF METAL CAUSING HIM TO TRIP.

OPERATOR STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK HELPING TO CHANGE SCREENS IN A ROTEX.

OPERATOR SPRAINED HIS ANKLE (RIGHT) WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE.

INJURED LOWER BACK WHILE SCOOPING CLAY.

OPERATOR WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT DIPPERS FROM ELEV. BELT. OPERATOR WAS USING CHANNEL LOCK PLIERS TO PUSH BOLTS. OPERATOR'S HAND SLIPPED OFF PLIERS CAUSING HAND TO TOUCH HOT METAL

OPERATOR STRUCK KNEE CAP AGAINST POST USED TO SECURE BELT GUARD ON A MILL. CONTUSION ON LEFT KNEE CAP.

OPERATOR WAS STACKING 50 LB BAGS. A BAG CAME OFF THE CHUTE AND FELL TO THE PLATFORM. OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING BAG FROM PLATFORM WHEN ANOTHER BAG CAME OFF THE CHUTE AND STRUCK THE BAG BEING LIFTED. THIS RESULTED IN A MUSCLE STRAIN IN THE OPERATORS BACK.

OEPRATOR FRACTURED HIS FOREARM WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL FORM THE TOP OF A HOPPER CAR TO GROUND.

OPERATOR SPRAINED ANKLE WHILE APPROACHING MILL BUILDING.

OPERATOR WAS SCOOPING CLAY WITH A SHOVEL, WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK.

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A BAG CHAIN ON VALVE PACK MACHINE. AS HE LEANED FORWARD, HIS SHOULDER TRIPPED THE LEVER, CONTROLLING THE CHAIN. THE CHAIN CLAMPED DOWN ON HIS THUMB.

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO START UP BULK LOADING STAIRWAY AS HE MADE THE TURN TO GO UP THE STAIRWAY HE BUMPED HIS KNEE AGAISNT GUARD RAIL.

OPERATOR WAS REACHING TO GET A CARDBOARD LINER FOR A PALLET AS HE REACHED HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE LOBE FROM A SIFTER DRUMS. OPERATOR WAS USING HAMMER AND PIECE OF CONDUIT PIPE AS TOOLS. AS HAMMER S TRUCK AGAINST PIPE, IT GLANCED OFF, HITTING BACK OF OP ERATOR'S HAND.

CONTRACTOR WAS USING CHAIN HOIST TO LIFT MOTOR TO ROTEX LEVEL OF MILL BLVD.CHAIN HOIST WAS ON A RAIL WITH OUT A STOP. HOIST RAN OFF OF RAIL HITTING CONTRACTOR.DAMAGE INCLUDES LACERATIONS TO FA CE AND HEAD FRACTURE ON NOSE COMPOUND FRACTURE OLEFT HUMERUS AND FRACTURE TO RADIUS AND ULNS (RT ARM).

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF 3/16" PLATE. WHEN HE PARTIALLY RAISED IT FROM THE GROUND, HE SUFFERED A PARTIAL TEAR TO A LIGAMENT IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

OPERATOR WAS DRAGGING THE HOSE OF MAX VAC. HOSE WAS DRAPED OVER HIS SHOULDER. HOSE CAUGHT ON I-BEAM & OPERATORS FINGER SCRAPPED ACROSS A BOLT @ END OF HOSE. LACERATION RT. INDEX FINGER.

OPERATOR WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF FINES FROM A DUMPSTER. HE LIFTED THE LEVER OF THE DUMPSTER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND HAD LEFT HAND ON BASE OF DUMPSTER. WHEN LEVER WAS RELEASED IT SLAMMED DOWN TRA PPING FINGER BETWEEN LEVER AND BASE OF DUMPSTER.

OPERATOR USING CONDUIT PIPE TO PUNCH MUD FROM UNDER A DISINTEGRATOR. LARGE PIECE OF MUD RELEASED FALLING ON CONDUIT KNOCKING FOREARM AGAINST METAL DOOR ON DISINTEGRATOR.

OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING A LADDER OF A FROM END LOADER. AS HE STEPPED TO GROUND LEVEL HE TURNED HIS ANKLE. THIS RESULTED IN SPRAINED AND STRECHED LIGAMENTS IN THE LEFT ANKLE.

CONDITIONS WERE WET OPERATOR FRACTURED ELBOW LEFT WHEN HE SLIPPED ON WET CONCRETE TRYING TO CROSS CONCRETE TRENCH.

OPERATOR WAS PUSHING CLAY DOWN AN INCLINE TO A PILE BELOW WITH A BULLDOZER. HE PUSHED THE TOP OF THE PILE DOWN IN ORDER TO GOT TO LUNCH. AFTER LUNCH HE BACKED THE BULLDOZER OVER THE PILE. WHEN HE BACKED OVER THE TOP OF THE PILE THE BULLDOZER SET DOWN HARD AGAINST THE INCLINE BANK WHERE HE HAD BEEN PUSHING CLAY. THIS JARRED OPERATORS BODY CAUSING INJURY TO RT HIP & LEG.

OEPRATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A SIFTER LIFT TRAY. AS HE LIFTED THE TRAY A PIECE OF METAL FROM THE TRAY PENETROCTED THE SMALL FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.

OPERATOR PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK SHOVELING MUD.

OPERA TOR SLIPPED & FELL IN MILL ROOM ON WET CLAY WEIGHT CAME DOWN ON RT ARM FRACTURING THE ARMS

67591TOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A PIECE OF LINING FROM RVM DRYER CHUTE HE WAS OVER EXTENDED & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS HIP

DUMPING LOAD OF FINES FROM DUMP TRUCK TRUCK BED RAISED THE CAB LIFTED OFF GROUND FINGES RELEASED CAB SLAMMED BACK TO GROUND JARRING THE OPERATOR

OPERATOR CLAIMS HE WAS SWEEPING THE FLOOR INN THE MILL ROOM AND COULD NOT HEAR BECAUSE HE WAS REQUIRED TO WEAAR EAR MUFFS.A FORLIFT WAS BACKING FROM AN AREA IN THE MILL ROOM AND BACKED INTO TH E OPERATOR BROOM,KNOCKING THE OPERATOR TO THE FLOOR.

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A LEVER ON A VALVE UNDER FINES STORAGE TANK.HE JERKED ON THE LEAVER AND HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIS LEFT ELBOW TO HIT AGAINST AN I BEAM.OPERATOR BRUISED HI S MUSCLES AND A NERVE ABOVE HIS LEFT ELBOW.

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE BELTS ON A SCRUBBER FAN.THE PULLEY WAS LOCKED UP AND OPERATOR WAS USING HANDS TO PULL ON BELTS.WHEN PULLEY RELEASED HIS FINGERWAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BELTS AND PUL LEY.

OPERATOR CLEANING AREA AROUND FUEL TANKS.THROWING A PIECE OF PIPE INTO THE DIPPER OF A FRONT END LOADER.WHEN PIPE MADE CONTACT WITH THE DIPPER IT BOUNCED BACK CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND DIPPER.

OPERATOR WAS FILLING IN FOR ANOTHER OPERATOR, STACKING 50 LB BAGS. HE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN AND EXPERIENCED SWELLING IN HIS RT WRIST & FOREARM. THE REPETITINE MOTION INVEDUED IN STACKING BAGS CAU SED THE WRIST & FORARM TO DEVELOP TENDINTIES.

OPERATOR WAS DRIVING FINES DUMP TRUCK HE TURNED THE HEATER ON & DUST FLEW INTO HIS EYES

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTINT TO DRIVE A FINES TRUCK WHICH HAD BECOME STUCK OUT OF THE DUMPING AREA HE RAIED THE BED TO DUMP FINES TO GAIN TRACTION HE PULLED FORWARD UP AN INCLINE WITH BED RAISED & THE TRUCK TURNED ON ITS SIDE OPERATOR WAS USING HIS SEAT BELT & AS THE TRUCK TURNED ON ITS SIDE HIS BODY TWISTED INJURYING HIS LOWER BACK CONDITION WET-WORK

OPERA TOR WAS CLEANING THE MILL ROOM FLOOR AFTER FINISHING THE JOB HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

OPERATOR WAS USING A METAL POLE TO DISLODGE A PIECE OF LINING FROM A CHUTE LEADING TO THE DRYER KILN. THE POLE HIT THE PLATE WHICH BLOCKS THE CHUTE AND THE PLATE FELL OUT OF THE CHUTE HITTING THE OPERATOR ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT WRIST. THE INJURY CONSISTED OF CONTUSION AND ABRASIONS ON RIGHT WRIST.

OPERATOR CHANGING SPOOLS ON A SHRINK WRAP MACHINE.AFTER CHANGING SPOOLS STEPPED BACKWARDS TO CLEAR MACHINE.RIGHT FOOT TRIPPED OVER A CONDUIT AT FLOOR LEVEL AND HE FELL BACKWARDS WITH LOWER BAC K HITTING ONE OF THE SPOOLS.LOWER BACK INJURY.

OPERATOR JERKED ON A WATER HOSE TO WHICH HAD SNAGGED ON THE LEG OF A SCAFFOLD HIS FEET SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FELL ON HIS RIGHT KNEE CAP OPERATOR HAS A BRUISED KNEE CAP.

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMTPING TO BOOM THE TAILGATE OF A DUMP TRUCK.AS HE PUSHED ON THE BOOM IT CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BOOM AND THE TAILGATE.DRILLING THE MUSCLES AND TENDONS IN HIS RIGHT HAND AN D 3RD AND 4TH FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND.

REPETITINE MOTION, AND SHOCK OF BAGS HITTING HAND.

OPERATOR HAD LOCKED OUT A SIFTER IN ORCHER TO GREASE IT. HE ATTEMPTED TO LAY DOWN TO GREASE UNDER THE SIFTER HE SLIPPED ON THE PLATFORM SEND CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND HE IN TURSS SPRAI NED HIS LEFT WRIST.

OPERATOR WAS ADJUSTING ON A GRINDING MILL WHEN THE ADJUSTMENT ROD POPPED OUT OF THE MILL ARM CATCHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE ADJUSTMENT ROD AND THE MILL ARM ABOVE THE BOTTOM ADJUSTM ENT ARM.

OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT A MOTOR DOWN ON A PLATFORM WHILE STANDING ON A LADDER. HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK AS HE WAS PUTTING THE MOTOR DOWN.

OPERA TOR WAS WORKING OUTSIDE & THE WIND BLEW A PIECE OF CLAY INTO HIS EYE THE CLAY SCRATCHED HIS RT EYEBALL

GUARDS WERE LEANING AGAINST A BOX. GUARD TO SLID AND HIT OPERATOR ON TOP OF FOOT.

OPERATOR DEVELOPED TENDONITIS DUE TO STACKING BAGS.

AIR PRESSURE HAD BEEN LIFTED ON THE PINCH AIR CYCLINDER OF A VALVE-PACK MACHINE.ONE OPERATOR REACHED OVER THE MACHINE TO HELP INJURED AND TRIPPED THE SWITCH TO THE PINCH AIR CYCLINDER TRAPPING HIS LEFT HAND.HE HAS BRUISED MUSCLES,TENDONS ANLIGAMENTS IN LEFT HAND.

TWO OPERATORS WERE CHANGING SCREENS IN A ROTEX. ONE OF THE OPERATOR'S LIFTED HIS END OF THE SCREEN ADN WHEN HE PUSHED IT FORWARD IT CAUGHT THE OTHER OPERATOR'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND ROTEX WALLS. THE FORCE BROKE HIS RING FINGER & MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND AT THE LAST JOINT.

OPERATOR HAD JUST BEGUN WORKDAY.HE WAS HELPING ANOTHER OPERATOR DUMP GARBAGE INTO A FRONT END LOADER.AS HE REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP THE BOTTOM OF THE GARBAGE CAN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS L OWER BACK.ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

OPERATOR HAD LIFTED LID OF ROTEX & AS HE WAS SITTING IT DOWN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK ON RIGHT SIDE & BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN.

RESULT OF REPETI MOTION OVER A PERIOD OF TIME TENDENITIS

OPERATOR WAS CLEANING IN MILL ROOM. HE WAS GOING UNDER MILL PLATFORM & WHEN HE LIFTED HEAD HE STRUCK MILL PLATFORM KNOCKING HIM TO FLOOR. HE COMPLAIN OF PAIN & STIFFNESS IN NECK.

I NAME WAS LOADING A HOPPER CAR & WAS SWINGING A PIPE AROUND PLACE IT IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION DURING THE SWINGING PROCESS HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK

I.NAME WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN A SMALL PIECE FLEW UP EITHER FROM THE GRINDER OR GRINDING TABLE AND HIT HIS RIGHT EYEBALL. DR. COULD FIND NO PIECE OF METAL OR DAMAGE TO THE E YEBALL. DR. SAID THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF A SCRATCHED EYEBALL.

LOADING DUST FELL OFF TRUCK

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP A CLAY SPILL WITH A SHOVEL WHEN HE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

I.NAME WAS LOWERING A STEEL BEAM WITH A ROPE. THE ROPE UNBALANCED THE BEAM AND THE BEAM MASHED HIS THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE MILL ROOM AFTER COLLECTING A SAMPLE HE WALKED INTO A PIECE OF STEEL THAT WAS STICKING OUT CAUSING AN ABRASION TO THE RT CORNEA

EMPL DESCENDING STAIRS IN KILN ROOM.MISSED FIRST STEP AND TWISTED LIGAMENTS IN RIGHT KNEE WHEN HE HIT THE SECOND STEP.

MUSCLE STRAIN IN LOWER BACK DUE TO LOADER OPERATION

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A ROAD GRADER WHEN THE HEATER HOSE BUSTED AND SPRAYED ANTI-FREEZE INTO BOTH EYES.

I.NAME WELDING,CHIP WENT INTO RIGHT EYE.CHIP WAS REMOVED BUT LEFT RUST RING IN EYE THAT HAD TO BE TREATED/

EE WAS ON TOP OF STRAIGHT LADDER WHEN THE LADDER FELL OUT FROM UNDER HIM ON HE FELL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT KNEE. EE HAS TORN TENDON AND LIGAMENTS HIS KNEE IS IN SPLINT REMOVABLE.

OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING THE STEPS NEAR THE KICE BAG HOUSE. HE GOT IN A HURRY AND TRIPPED, STRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FRACTURING HIS SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH METATARSAL IN HIS LEFT FOO T.

A BROOM WAS THROWN TO THE EMPLOYEE AND THE HANDLE WENT IN THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE SCRATCHING THE CORNEA.

EMPL WAS USING PRY BAR TO RAISE MILL ROLLER. PRY BAR LIPPED & EMPL FELL ON HAND BREAKING RIGHT THUMB ABOVE KNUCKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A DUMP TRUCK DOWN A HILOL. EMPLOYEE APPLIED BRAKES AND THEY FAILED TO OPERATE. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO USE THE EMERNCY BRAKE. TRUCK GAINED SPEED AND AS THE EMPLOYEE TURNED A CURVE, THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE. EMPLOYEE HAS FRACTURED RIGHT WRIST AND LACERATION ON THE HEAD REQURING FIVE STITCHES.

EMPL WAS RAISING THE DUMP BED OF THE TRUCK THE BED LEANED AND TWISTED OFF THE RAILINGS THIS JARRING POSSIBLE CAUSED PULLED MUSCLES IN EMPLS BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING ACCESS LADDER TO TOP OF ELEVATOR. EMPLOYEE'S BOOTS AND LADDER WERE WET CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND WENT INTO BACK OF GUARDED SHEAVE. GLOV E WAS CAUGHT BY DRIVE BELT PULLING HAND AROUND SHEAVE AND SEVERING END OF RIGHT LITTLE FINGER JUST PAS THE NAIL. THIS ACTION JERKED RIGHT ARM INTO SPEED REDUCER BREAKING THE ARM AND ALSO JERK

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENIGN MOTOR BELTS ON SHREDDER. EMPLOYEE PUT PRESSURE ON THE CHANNEL LOCK AND DISLOCATED RIGHT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING BOTTOM ROLLER ON CONVEYOR. ROLLER SLIPPED AND FELL ON LEFT LITTLE FINGER SPLITTING OPEN END OF FINGER. TWO STITCHES REQUIRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING A PALLET IN THE STACKING STATION. A WASP NEST WAS IN THE PALLET. AS EMPLOYEE LIFTED PALLET, THE WASP STUNG TWICE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE RIGHT BICEP.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A RUBBER TIRE LOADER,EXPERIENCED PAIN IN THE LEFT SHOULDER,POSSIBLE JARRING FROM MACHINERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPOSITIONING A CONCRETE BLOCK IN THE BACK OF A TRUCK. THE END OF EMPLOYEE'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE TRUCK BED AND THE CONCRETE BLOCK.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING AN OXYGEN BOTTLE EMP TY FROM WELDING CART THE BOTTLE SLIPPED FROM H IS HANDS STRUCK RT SHIN

AFTER EXITING THE MILL CONTROL ROOM THE EMPLOYEE TURNED TO HIS RT & STARTED DESCENDING DOWN A STAIRCASE EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS ENTIRE WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO HIS RT SIDE THE EMPLOY EE FELL DOWN APPROX 4 STAIRS THIS INCIDENT CAUSED THE EMPLOYEES RT ANKLE LATERAL MALLELOUS TO BE FX

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP CONCRETE FRAGMENTS FROM WORK AREA CONCRETE WIRE PENETRATED THROUGH EMPLOYEES GLOVE WHICH RESULTED IN A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS RT INDEX FINGER AT THE KNUCKLE

THE POWER ROLLER BED WAS STALLED WITH A PALLET, THE EMPLOYEE CLEANED THE PHOTO CELL CAUSING THE ROLLER BED TO ENERGIZE. THUS CATCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S WRIST BETWEEN THE PHOTE CELL AND THE PALLET .

EMPL CHANGING BAG REST ON VALVE BAGGER TO ACCOMAODATE 40 LB BAGS.PLACED RIGHT HAND UNDER BAG REST AND INADVERTENTLY STARTED MACHINE.BAG REST LOWERED MASHING EMPL HAND.BRUISED HAND.

EMPL WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO FREE A STALLED AUGER THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE AUGER HITTING THE EMPL IN THE FOREHEAD THIS CAUSED A LACERATION

LIFING WATER COOLER OUT OF PICK UP WHEN HE STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

EMPL HAD JUST FINISHED A WELDING JOB HE LIFTED HIS HOOD TO ANALYZE THE JOB AND A PIECE OF FLUX POPPED AND BURNED HIS EYE LID

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE STEPS OF THE LOADER WHEN HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED. HE REACHED TO GRAB THE RAILING OF THE LADDER TO PREVENT HIS FALL AND STRAINED A BACK MUSCLE.

USING WRENCH TO LOSEN ROD ON MILL. WRENCH SLIPED OFF AND HIT HIM IN MOUTH.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A NEWLY INSTALLED AIRLINE FOR LEAKS IN THE KILN ROOM.HE WAS WALKING AND LOOKING UP ATH THE AIRLINE WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER A BOX.HE FELL FORWARD AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO RESTRING A CRANE BOOM WHICH WAS LYING FLAT ON THE GROUND. AT ONE POINT, THE EMPLOYEE TURNED AND LOST HIS FOOTING. HE FELL FROM THE BOOM BUT HIS LEFT FOOT BECAME WED GED IN THE METAL, CAUSING THE INJURY.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING A REBAR CAGE WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK HE APPARENTLY EXPOSED HIMSELF TO REFLECTED WELDING RAYS

EMP AND COWORKER WERE REPLACIGN TIN ON SIDE OF KILN BLDG. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO POSITION ONE OF THESE PC. OF TIN VICTIMS HAND SLIPED AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT WRIST ON TIN

THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OVER A ROLLER BED TO CLEAN-UP ON THE OTHER SIDE WHEN HE STEPPED OVER HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON THE SIDE OF THE BE AND HE FELL TO THE FLOOR FRACTURING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING A TRAY OF CLAY TO TAKE IT TO A DUMPSTER WHILE LIFTING THE CLAY HE STRAINED HIS ACK

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A PIPE ONTO A BACKHOE DIPPER AFTER DOING THIS HE ATTEMPTED TO REPOSITION THE PIPE WHEN HE DID THE WEIGHT OF THE PIPE SHIFTED AND MASHED HIS RT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE DIPPER

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER WORKER TO LIFT A METAL BEAM WHILE IN THIS PROCESS THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED A BACK MUSCLE

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ALONG T OP OF A CONCRETE WALL HE STEPPED FROM THE WALL TO A METASL PANEL & HIS RT.LEG WENT T HROUGH THE T OP OF THE PANEL CAUSING THE INJURY

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO ADJUST THE BAG CHAIR ON A VALVE PACK MACHINE WHEN THE CYLINDER RETRAXCTED CAUSING THE BAG CHAIR TO FALL ON H IS LEFT THUMB

THE EMPLOYEE WAS DECENDING THE STEPS AT THE DRYER SCRUBBER BARREL AND HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING A STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.

WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING EQUIPMENT IN THE MILL ROOM, THE HOSE ON THE GREASE GUN BECAME WEDGED IN A TIGHT AREA. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE JERKED THE HOSE TO FREE IT, HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE FELL , BRUISING HIS RIGHT UPPER ARM.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 PREPARING TO PACK A DRYER WITH GREEN PACK BY TAKING BOXES HANDED TO HIM BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. DURING THIS PROCESS, THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A BOX OF GREEN PACK AND HIS FOOT SLI PPED. HE THREW 7HE BOX AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER ON A SHARP OBJECT.

EMP WAS CHECKIN1 OVERHEAD BELTS TO SEE IF THEY WERE LOOSE. WHEN HE WITHDREW HIS HAND, IT CAUGHT A PIECE OF METAL ON A GUARD AND LACERATED THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CLEANING UP AT THE PRIMARY SHREDDER AREA WHEN A PIECE OF IRON FELL AND BRUISED HIS LEFT FOOT.

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 USING A COUNTER-WEIGHT TO BALANCE A ROTEX. WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK, HE INADVERTENTLY DROPPED A WASHER AND A BOLT.WHEN HE REACHED TO PICK THEM UP, THE COUNTER-WEIGHT FELL A ND FRACTURED HI8 RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

EMPO WAS USING 4RENCH TO TIGHTEN A CAP SCREW ON A SHREDDER PLATE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HE HIT HIS THUMB ON A PIECE OF METAL

THE EMP AND AN2THER WORKER WERE REPLACING THE ROLLS IN A RMILL. THE ROLLS FIT INTO SLOTS IN THE MILL AND THE VICTIM THOUGHT HIS END WAS SECURELY IN THE SLOT. IT WAS NOT AND IT SLIPPED OUT. H HE TRIED TO CAT7H IT AND STRAINED A BACK MUSCLE IN THE ATTEMPT

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 DRIVING A FORKLIFT BACK TO THE WAREHOUSE. HE MADE AN ABRUPT TURN AND THE FORKLIFT FLIPPED OVER ON TIS SIDE.

THE EMPLOYEE HA8 JUST FINISHED AN OVERHEAD WELDING JOB AND WAS REMOVING HIS WELDING HOOD TO OBSERVE THE JOV HE HAD JUST COMPLETED WHEN HE LOOKED UP. THE FOREIGN MATERIAL FELL INTO THE EMPLOYEE S RIGHT EYE. 3

A CHAIN HOIST W5S BEING TAKEN DOWN FROM A NOTEX ANOTHER EMP HANDED THE HOIST TO I NAME AFTER THIS TASK WAS COMPLETED I NAME GRABBED THE HOIST BUT IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS HE MADE A SUDDEN M MOVEMENT TO CAT7H IT AND STRAINED A BACK MUSCLE IN THE ATTEMPT

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 CUTTING A COUPLING LOOSE FROM THE SHAFT OF A SLIDGE PUMP WITH A CUTTING TORCH POURING THE PROCESS OF CUTTING A METAL FLAKE FLEW INTO THE EMPLOYEES EYE.