Southeast Refractories, Inc.: 31 reportable incidents Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS USING A METAL BAR TO PRY AN ELECTRIC MOTOR INTO PLACE. METAL BAR SLIPPED & THE BAR HIT EE IN HEAD ABOVE EYE.

EE WAS CLEANING OFF THE SIDE OF ROLLERS TO PUT NEW BELT ON CONVEYOR. HE SLIPPED AND LEG CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SUCTION HOSE WITH A 4-WHEELER AND CABLE. CALBE GOT HUNG ON A ROCK AND FLIPPED THE 4 WHEELER. 4 WHEELER LANDED ON TOP OF EMPLOYEE, RESULTING IN BRUISED CHEST AND BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BUSTING BAGS. THIS INVOLVES PICKING UP A BAG OF RAW MATERIAL AND THROWING IT ONTO A SMALL HOPPER WITH A SHARP PIECE OF STEEL. THE SHARP PIECE OF STEEL CUTS THE BAG OPEN ALLOWING T HE MATERIAL TO FLOW OUT. SOMEHOW THE EMPLOYEE GOT HIS HAND IN THE WRONG POSITION AND HIS HAND HIT THE SHARP PIECE OF METAL, RESULTING IN THE INJURY.

EMPL WAS TAKING MIXER MACHINE APART WHEN SCREW HE WAS REMOVING BROKE & CUT HAND.

CONVEYOR BELT WAS FROZEN & WOULD NOT MOVE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE IT UP WHEN BELT WAS FREED EMPLOYEES INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS WERE MASHED BETWEEN BELT & ROLLER

EE STATES THAT HE WAS CHECKING WATER LEVEL IN BATTERY OF HIS FORKLIFT AT WHICH TIME BATTERY EXPLODED.

DOOR WAS JAMMED IN AN EFFORT TO OPEN IT, I.NAME PUSHED AGAINST THE GLASS WINDOW AND IT BROKE, RESULTING IN A CUT TO HIS HAND.

STACKING BOXES ON PALLETS REACHED TO CATCH FALLING BOX

ROCK LODGED IN HOPPER DOOR. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO REMOVE ROCK WITH STEEL BAR. WHEN ROCK DISLODGED, BAR HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT JAW.

WELDING CREW CAME INTO AREA TO WELD. HE SIMPLY TURNED HIS BACK TO THE WELDING, THEN TURNED AND LOOKED AT THE FLASH. THE BURN OCCURRED AT THIS TIME AND HE ALSO GOT A PIECE OF METAL INTO HIS EYE AT THIS TIME.

THE INJURED WAS PREPARING BAG TO BE LOADED THE FORKLIFT DRIVER WAS NOT PAYING ATTENTION AND MADE HIS APPROACH TO THE PLATFORM TOO SOON.RESULTING IN THE ACCIDENT(BUMPING INTO INJURED).

EMPL REACHED OUT TO REMOVE SMALL ROCK OFF BELT WHEN ANOTHER ROCK FELL AGAINST HAND.

EMP WAS TRYING TO B REAK A WELDING TACK ON SCARIFIER DURING PROCESS SCARIFIER FELL OFF TABLE ONE OF THE TEETH HIT EMP LEFT FORARM CUTTING IT SLIGHTLY.

OPERATOR HAD FOREIGN OBJECT IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING DRILL WHEN TAP BROKE AND CUT FINGERS.

FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS OPERATING MACHINE WHEN A IX4 WHICH WAS USED TO BRACE OFF LOADED TRAILER WAS HIT BY THE FRONT TIRE OF THE LIFT AND THE 2X4 FLEW AND HIT OPERATOR IN SIDE OF HEAD.

HE WAS THROWING BAGGED MATERIAL AND CAUSED BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIGHTING GAS HEATER AS SHIFT BEGAN. GAS WAS TURNED ON BEFORE MATCH WAS STRUCT. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED BURN TO WRIST.

OPERATOR'S FOOT SLIPPED OFFOF THE STEP WHEN GETTING OFF OF THE LOADER & OPERATOR INJURED BACK.

OPERATOR BRUISED BOTH LEGS WHEN GETTING OFF OF FORKLIFT. LEGS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN SEAT SPRINGS AND SEAT FRAME ON FORKLIFT.

I,NAME STEPPED DOWN OFF TOWMOTOR; STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSFERING BAGGED MATERIAL FROM PALLET TO BIN AND TWISTED BACK CAUSING BACK STRAIN.

I,NAME WAS STACKING MATERIAL IN BOX. APPARENTLY TURNED WRONG WAY AND CAUSED PAIN IN NECK AND PAIN.

OPERATOR PULLED SHOULDER MUSCLE WHEN LIFTING A 100 POUND BAG.

OPERATOR CUT FINGER WHILE ASSISTING FORKLIFT IN LOADING REFRACTORY MACHINE ON A TRUCK. SUTURES REQUIRED TO FINGER.

PICKED UP BAG OF REFRACTORY MATERIAL AND STRAINED BACK.

CLEANING UP AROUND CONVEYOR BELT WHEN ROCK FELL OFF CONVEYOR AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SHOULDER RESULING IN CONTUSION TO SAME.

EMPLOYEE WITH MECHANIC WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN SUCTION HOSE FROM WATER PUMP WHEN HOSE IMMEDIATELY TURNED LOOSE. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED DOWN A 6 FT. EMBANKMENT AND BROKE HIS HAND WHILE TRYING TO CAT CH HIMSELF.