Select Materials Midwest, LLC Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was climbing down an 8 foot A-frame ladder. The employee lost his balance and fell about 4 feet to the shop floor.

Employee was driving a stockpile truck, crossed ditch in road jarring neck area. Employee reported at that time but did not want medical treatment. Became medical case in June 9 when employee went to doctor and started physical therapy.

Employee was installing brake pads on a haul truck. He had installed three of four springs to hold brake pad. Lost balance and struck forehead on a set screw on brake cylinder.

EE GOT OUT OF TRUCK CAB TO CHECK THE DISTANCE ON THE BLIND SIDE OF TRUCK. WHILE WALKING ON HOOD OF TRUCK TO THE FAR SIDE, HE FELL OFF THE TRUCK HITTING THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A COVER ON THE SPOKANE CRUSHER. WHEN HE WAS LIFTING THE COVER, HIS HANDS SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO STUMBLE BACKWARDS, AND FALLING AGAINST THE WALKWAY HANDRAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND INJURED FROM THE TOP STEP TO THE GROUND, APPROX 3 FOOT. WHEN HE LANDED ON THE GROUND, HE JARRED HIS BACK.

EE WAS WALKING DOWN A HILL, AND HE DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS ICY AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM. *NOTE* THIS DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE TILL 9-14-01.

THE EMPLOYEE STUMBLED OVER A PUMP STAND AND FELLTO THE SHOP FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE'S ARM STRUCK A SHELF ON THE WAY DOWN, BREAKING IT IN TWO PLACES.

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH & AT SOME POINT A PIECE OF STEEL WAS EMBEDDED IN HIS EYE. THIS WENT UNNOTICED UNTIL LATER THAT NIGHT IT WAS REMOVED BY A DR & DROPS WERE PRESCRIBED.

THE EE TWISTED HIS ANKLE WHEN HE STEPPED UP TO GO THROUGH THE DOOR. THE STEP IS ABOUT 10" TALL.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OT HER CAR. INSTEAD OF WALKING AROUND SHE TOOK A SHORT CUT WALK ON A 4 INCH CURB. SHE LOST HER BALANCE AND FELL. SHE WAS CHECKED OUT BY A DR. WAS SAID SHE WAS ONLY BRUISED. AFTER A COUPLE WEEKS PASSED, SHE WENT BACK FOR SEVERAL PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS.

EE WAS CHANGING BITS ON A DRILL. WHILE HE WAS UNSCREWING THE BIT THE STRIKER BAR WAS SLOWLY UNSCREWING FROM THE STEEL. THE STEEL FELL SMASHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE INJURY REQUIRED NONE S TITCHES. (GLOVES WERE USED).

EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER WHEN HE WAS STUNG ON THE ARM BY A BEE. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE DOCTOR AND TREATED WITH A SHOT OF BENADRYL.

EMP WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL AGAINST A STEEL BEAM, RESULTING IN A CRACKED RIB.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL ON A BENCH GRINDER, THE GRINDING WHEEL CAUGHT THE PIECE OF METAL AND PULLED EMPLOYEE'S THUMB INTO THE BRINDING WHEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING 1/2" PLATE STEEL INTO PICKUP AND PULLED MUSCLE UNDER LEFT RIB CAGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN CHUTE LEADING TO JAW CRUSHER TRYING TO DISLODGE ROCKS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE STRIKING PRY BAR THAT HE WAS USING THE IMPACT OF THE ROCK PINNED HIS FINGER BETWEEN P RY BAR & FRAME WORK FINGER WAS CUT OPEN STICHES WERE REQUIRED

EMPLOYEE HAD PARKED HIS HAUL TRUCK, SET PARK BRAKE AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE CAB WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HIS BACK WAS HUR TING. AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED AND EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CAT 992 LOADER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE FRONT PLATE BETWEEN LIFT ARMS THE PLATE SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION & STRUCK EMPLOYEE WHILE HE WAS STANDING ON A THREE FOOT LADDER KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND THE PLATE STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE JUST ABOVE THE RT KNEE

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A STEEL HOPPER & HIT A BRACE THE SURFACE GRINDER KICKED BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT ARM

EE WAS COMPLAINING OF FLU LIKE SYMTEMS AT THIS SAME TIME HE WAS CUTTING ON USED PAINT COVERED BRIDGE BEAMS A VISIT TO THE DR A BLOOD TEST SHOW A TRACE OF LEAD IN HIS BLOOD OTHER EE WORKING AT SAME JOB WERE ALSO TESTED THEIR BLOOD WAS NORMALALL WORK HAS BEEN MOVED OUTSIDE AND 3M MASKS 9920 PROVIDE.

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO A 50 TON HAUL TRUCK HIS SHOES WERE MUDDY AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING ON HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING FAN FOR GENERATOR WHEN BEARING RACE CHIPPED AND PENETRATED LEFT FOREARM.

EMPL WORKING ON LOADER AND PINCHED FINGERS BETWEEN THE GEAR AND THE HOUSING.

PUSHING A PIECE OF STEEL OFF THE SIDE OF A BELT. STEEL BOUNCED BACK AND SMASHED EMPLOYEE'S HAND AGAINST A STEEL BEAM.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING SCREENS. SCREEN SLIPPED AND CUT TOP OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING ON THE DRILL DOING SOME REPAIRS TO THE DRILL. WHEN EMPLOYEE GOT UP HIS KNEE STARTED SWELLING. PRESSURE FROM KNEELING ON PIECE OF STEEL CAUSED PAIN & SWELLING IN KNEE. FLU ID HAD TO BE REMOVED FROM KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON SIDE OF CRUSHER & SLIPPED HE SIT DOWN ON HIS KNEES & H IS RT KNEE POPPED

THE HAUL TRUCK INJURED WAS DRIVING WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE.HE TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP.THE MECHANIC THOUGHT IT WAS THE ALTERNATOR BELT.INJURED WAS CHECKING THE BELT WHEN THE MECHANIC START ED THE ENGINE.BELT CAUGHT SECOND FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.IT PULLED OFF THE NAIL AND THE FRONT PART OF FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BACK ON AN ALTERNATOR TO TIGHTEN THE BELTS AND EMPLOYEE GOT HIS RIGHT THUMB IN THE FAN PART OF THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY. EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A DUMP TRUCK AT THE TIME OF T HE ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A BUCKET USING IT AS A STEP TO GET DOWN INTO THE PIT IN THE SHOP. THE BUCKET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM AND HE FELL.

STEAM CLEANING CRANE, SLIPPED ON SOME OIL FELL HITTING R EELBOW ON RAIL OF DOOR

STANDING ON BLOCK OF WOOD WELDING ON HEAD PULLEYWENT TO STEP DOWN TRIPPED AND SPRANG R ANKLE.

EMPL WAS TRYING TO MOVE ROCKS WHICH WERE JAMMED IN CRUSHER & ROCKS MOVED & SMASHED RING FINGER.

BORING OUT PIN HOLES ON LIFT ARM SHAVING FORM BORING BAR CUTTING CAUGHT R. THUMB CUT OFF SKIN ON THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OLD WHEEL STUDS FROM A WHEEL HUB WHEN A PUPE WRENCH WITH A PIPE EXTENSION ON THE HANDLE SLIPPED. THE PIPE EXTENSION CUT THE END OF LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND OF THE EMPLO YEE.

I NAME WAS CL3EANING SLUDGE FROM BOTTOM OF OIL BATH AIR CLEANER AND PUNCTURED KNUCKLES ON BOTH HAND WITH A SHARP WIRE FROM CLEANER ELEMENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HAND CRANK THE PONY MOTOR ON A MANATOWOC CRANE WHEN THE ENGINE BACK FIRED AND K ICKED THE CRANK BACKWARD AND JAMMED EMPLOYEE S RIGHT WRIST.

EMPL GOING TO PUT PIPE IN CARROUSEL ON DRILL.USING CABLE COMEALONG TO TURN LEVER.WHEN LEVER CAME LOOSE IT CAUGHT EMPL LEFT THUMB CUTTING IT 3/4 OF THE WAY AROUND AND BREAKING THE BONE.

EMPL CHANGING OIL IN SCREENING PLANT WHEN HAND SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT INDEX KNUCKLE ON PIECE OF METAL.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TOWARD TRUCK WITH HIS HEAD DOWN LOOKING AT THE GROUND. SOMEONE HAD LEFT THE TRUCK DOOR OPEN AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS HEAD ON THE OPEN TRUCK DOOR. EMPLOYEE'S HEA D WAS CUT WHEN HITTING THE DOOR.

WHILE REMOVING A BUSHING FROM A LODER ARM EMPLOYEE STRUCK ONE HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER AND A P PIECE CAME OFF OF THE HAMMER AND CUT THE PALM OF THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND. STITCHES WERE REQUIRE D.