Tacoma Plant Metal/Non-Metal

During bulk bag packaging forklift driver was mounting forklift to operate, to remove a palletized bag of lime from the loading machine. As he was engaged in reaching for his third point of contact his right hand impacted the handle mounted on the side of the chair injuring his finger. Employee taken to clinic for further assessment. X-rays showed broken pinky finger.

Miner was cleaning coal mill grizzly --- fractured tip of left pinky with steel bar.

Hand was pinched between chain come-along and pipe elbow while moving a pipe elbow into place. Chain come-along slipped on metal, finger got in the way.

Under investigation. The individual involved in this incident is contracted by one of our customers to pickup product at our plant. We have been requesting follow-up information since the day of the incident, but have not received any information or documentation from our customer or from the individual involved in the incident. We do not know yet if this incident is reportable.

accident under investigation

Under investigation --- PLEASE NOTE: Injured was a contractor --- injured contractor would not provide last 4 digits of SS# or DOB. Per call for ampulation tip middle finger(75), ring of 1st joint(60) all together two are 135(left hand).

Accident under investigation

accident under investigation; not initially reportable; status changed today, 6/27/08.

Accident under investigation.

accident under investigation only became reportable on 3-05-2007

accident under investigation

Accident is under investigation (EE slipped and hurt his back setting up a rail car).

Accident is under investigation: call to company obtained further information. EE had removed his hood to take a broken bag off of the packing machine. His shoulder accidentally hit the button that started the machine and he got lime dust in his eyes. He is a temporary worker, hired for the April thru October season and never returned to work.

under investigation (employee jumped from ladder)

Accident is under investigation (EE burned his right hand dumping a reject tub).

A contractor entered the bag house hopper for maintenance on a deflector plate. He entered the hopper without a lifeline or locking out the systems. While inside a large amount of hot lime dust was knocked loose from above, engulfing him. He got out before completely engulfed with several injuries, including a fractured hand, twisted wrist, bruised knee, ankle and lung damage.

Employee was cleaning out chute. He "hit the chute with a bar and smashed his right index finger between the bar and a beam". Avulsion to right index finger.

INJURED WHILE WORKING ON CONVEYOR SYSTEM.

EMPLOYEE WAS EXPOSED TO CALCIUM HYDROXIDE IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

Employee was exposed to calcium hydroxide in his eyes. EE was wearing safety glasses.

BENDING, TURNING WELDING IN TIGHT SPACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REHANDLING BAGS OF LIME, THREW A BAG ONTO A PLATFORM. BAG BROKE & GOT LIME IN EYES. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

LOADING BULT BAGS PIECE OF LIME ENTERED RIGHT EYE.

EMPLOYEE GRABBED A 35 LB. BAG OF LIME THAT FELL OFF A CONVEYOR AND PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY HURT HIS SHOULDER TWICE IN THE SAME LOCATION BEFORE WORKING HERE. HE'S UNDERGOING PHYSICAL THERAPY. HE MAY NEED SURGERY ON ROTATOR CUFF.

EE WAS MANIFULATING A LOAD OUT HOSE AND IT WAS NOT MOVING. HE WAS PUSHING AND PULLING AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. CHIROPRACTOR SAYS A DISK SLIPPED AND PINCHED A NERVE. THE DISC WAS RE ALIGNTE D AND JUST WAITING FOR NERVE SWELLING TO GO DOWN AND EE SHOULD BE BACK TO WORK.

EE HAS EXPERIENCED A STANDARD THRESHOLD SHIFT INHIS HEARING TEST. EE WEARS PROTECTION AND HAS BEEN REFERRED TO A AUDIOLOGIST.

DURING A YEARLY HEARING TEST AS PART OF HEARING CONSERVATION PROGRAM EE TESTED WITH A STANDARD THRESHOLD SHIFT IN BOTH EARS. MODERATE LOSS FOR SPEECH SOUND IN RIGHT EAR, MILD LOSS FOR HIGH PIT CH IN LEFT EAR, MODERATLY SEVERE LOSS FOR HIGH PITCH IN RIGHT EAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ONTO A WALKWAY AND TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. NO IMMEDIATE INJURY, LATER THE KNEE SWELLED. EMPLOYEE REPORTED IT TO MANAGEMENT ON 10/17/01.

BAGS OF LIME WERE BEING SLID DOWN A FREE(NON-POWERED) ROLLER CONVEYOR AND A BAG GOT CAUGHT IN THE ROLLER. EMPLOYEE REACHED IN TO PULL OUT BAG AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN TWO ROLLS. A CONVEYOR BELOW WAS PULLING ON THE CAUGHT BAG AND PINCHED HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING CASTABLE/REFRACTORY WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER AND A SMALL PIECE GOT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE.

A BAGHOUSE DISCHARGE PLUGGED & THE DUST WAS DUMPED OUT OF THE HOPPER ONTO THE GROUND. THE EEWAS SENT OVER TO VACUUM UP THE SPILL WITH A HIVAC INSTEAD OF STARTING AT EDGE OF PILE HE WALKED INTO IT GOING OVER TOP OF LOW TOP STEEL TOED SAFETY BOOTS DUST (LIME DUST) GOT INTO HIS BOOTS CHEMICAL BURN

EE WAS CUTTING UP SCRAP METAL AND PARTS TO PUT TINTO A RECYCLE BIN. HE WAS PUTTING METAL IN THE BIN AND GOT A PAIN IN HIS GROIN. HE KEPT WORKING ALL DAY AND REPORTED IT 2 DAYS LATER. ON THE 20 TH OR 21ST HE WENT TO SEE HIS DR WHO SAID HE HADA HERNIA. UPON OPERATION THEY FIXED 4 HERNIA'S OCT 5TH.

WAS BAGGING HYDRATED LIME WITH A PROTECTIVE HOOD ON. HE SAYS HE BENT OVER AND THE HOOD WAS CAUGHT ON SOEMTHING AN DIT PULLED OFF HIS HEAD AND AT THE SAME TIME THE START BUTTOM WAS PUSHED BLOW ING HYDRATE INTO HIS EYES. TEMPORARY LOSS OF VISION DUE TO HYDRATE IN EYES. 4 DAYS WITH BLURRED VISION IN 1 EYE.

EE STEPPED INTO A PILE OF HYDRATED LIME & GOT SOME INSIDE HIS RIGHT BOOT. HE DID NOT NOTICE UNTIL HE GOT HOME THAT IT IRRITATED HIS SKIN AROUND THE TOP OF BOOT & CAUSED A BLISTER AROUND HIS ANKLE. HE WAS GIVEN BANDAGE & PAIN MEDS HE WAS OFFERED LIGHT DUTY & REFUSED. WHEN TOLD WE HAD AN OFFICE JOB FOR HIM HE QUIT AFTER 8 DAYS OFF. "BLISTER"

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A VIBRATOR HEAD UP TO A PLATFORM AND DROPPED IT ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER TIP. REQUIRED 2-3 STITCHES AND HIS FINGER NAIL WAS REMOVED BY THE CLINIC, LIMITED MOBILITY TO HI S INDEX FINGER FOR 1-2 WEEKS.

WAS CLIMBING ON TOP OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT AND STOOD UP UNDERNEATH A PIPE AND HIT TOP OF HEAD.

WORKING ON RAILCAR UNLOADING CONVEYOR WHEN HIT HEAD ON OVERHEAD BRACING. WAS WEARING HARD HAT, COMPLAINED OF HEADACHE.

EE'S BOOT RUBBED ONHIS BIG TOE POSSIBLY HAD A LITTLE LIME IN BOOT & GOT A 3MM BLISTER EE DID NOTSEEK MED ATTENTION FOR BLISTER. WENT TO DR FOR VIRAL INFECTION & DR SAW BLISTER & PUT ANTIBIOTIC CREME ON IT. THERE WAS NOT INFECTION OR REDUCTION IN WORK CAPACITY/ABILITY OF EE DR FILED AN L&ICLAIM EVEN THO EE DID NOT WANT MED ATTENTION

WAS CLEANING FAN WHEN DUST FROM THE FAN BLEW IN HIS EYE.

EE WAS PULLING CHUNK OF ASH FROM SIDE DOOR OF THE KILN. FROM THE HEAT AND DUST HE RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS NECK, FACE, BACK AND ARMS.

EE WAS PULLING CHUNK OF ASH FROM THE SIDE DOOR OF THE KILN WITH THE HEAT AND DUST HE RECEIVED BURNS TO HIS NECK, FACE, AND ARMS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STEEL COVER FROM HYDRATE TROUGH WHEN THE COVER SLIPPED, SMASHING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE WAS PULLING LARGE CHUNKS OF ASH OVER A WEEK PERIOD AND SPRAIN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING SOME ALGAE COVERED ROCKS TO EMBANKMENT FROM LAYING NEW WATER DISCHARGE PIPE WHEN HE SLIPPED, TWISTING LEFT KNEE AND PULLING USCLE BEHIND KNEE.

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF INSPECTING THE BAGLEASE AND FOUND A LOT OF DUST IN SECTION 10. IN STEAD PATCHING THE DOGS TO KEEP THE DUST BLOWING AROUND, HE BEGAN TO CLEAN THE SECTION UP. THERE FORE GET TING DUST IN HIS EYES CAUSING IRRITATION IN HIS LEFT EYE.

EE WAS PUSHING A EMPTY LIME CAR FROM THE BULK LALOAD AREA WITH THE FRONT END LOADER A HAD A COLLISION WITH A FULL CAR CAUSING A WHIPLASH INJURY TO HIS NECK.

WAS STACKING 80 LB BAGS OF LIME. THE NEXT MORNING HIS LOWER ABDOMEN WAS SORE.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 35 LBS BAGS OF LIME ON A PALLETS WHEN THE BAG SLAP FROM HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND MUSCLE'S.

EE WAS USING ONLY ONE HAND WHILE CLIMBING IN THE LOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE LOADER.

WHILE PUTTING BAGS ON A PALLET HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS ARM ON A PIPE SUPPORT

EE WAS CLEANING DUST BLOWER VALVE WHEN A 4" PIPE BEING TAKEN APART NEXT TO HIM SWUNG OVER STRIKING HIM IN THE BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING PLYWOOD FROM THE COOLER GRATING WHEN THE F.D. FAN BLEW DUST IN HIS EYE'S.

WAS REMOVING IRON PIPE FLANGE WHEN ITS CENTER OF BALANCE SHIFTED PINING WORKERS LEFT HAND AGAINST METAL EDGE OF PUMP SHED RESULTING CUT ON BACK OF HAND.

WAS REMOVING PACKING HOOD WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT FELL FROM A LEDGE OVERHEAD.

WOOD DOCK HAD SLIPPERY SURFACE FROM WET CONDITIONS. WORKER HAD WORN BOOTS. WAS WALKING ALONG AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON HIS REAR END. DID NOT REPORT UNTIL A WEEK LATER WHEN BACK STARTED HURTING H IM, THAT HE HAD FALLEN.

HE WAS SECURING THE STONE BARGE WITH THE SOUTH SHORE WENCH AND THE CABLE BECAME ENTANGLED WITH A LOG IN THE BAY CAUSING AN INJURY TO LOWER RIGHT BACK.

HE WAS SETTING EMPTY HYDRATE BAGS ON THE FLOOR AND STRAINED LOWER RIGHT BACK.

EE WAS EMPTING A 1 YARD TUB BY PULLING ON THE SIDE OF THE TUB & STRAIN HIS LEFT ARM.

EE WAS REMOVING GRATING FROM A SUMP THEN THE GRATE SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND INJURING HIS RIGHT FOOTAND ANKLE.

BIT ON JACK HAMMR BITE FELL OUT WHIEL WORKING ON SLAKR AGITATOR CAUSIGN EE TO FALL STRIKIGN HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE AGITATOR.

EMP FINISHED WASHING OFF THE FORKLIFT AND WAS CLIMBING ON THE FORKLIFT AND FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE FORKLIFT BREAKING HIS RING FINGER.

EE WAS CLEANING THE OXYGEN ANALYZER PROBEL WHEN THE ANALYZER WENT INTO A PURGE CYCLE BLOWING AIR AND DUST OUT OF THE PROBLE INJURING HIS RIGHT EYE.

PASSING THROUGH KILN BAGHOUSE FRAME, DIDN'T SEE SUSPENDED PIPE ON FRAME AND HIT IT WITH HIS HELMET, KNOCKING HIMSELF TO GROUND, SPRAINING NECK AND BACK. HAD X-RAYS TAKEN TO INSURE NO DAMAGE WA S DONE.

PINCHED LEFT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH & PIPE WHILE TIGHTENING PIPE FLANGE BOLTS.

EE WAS UNPLUGGING THE PLENUM ON THE COOLER PRT. THE KILN WENT UNDER PRESSURE BLOWING OUT DUST BURNING HIS FACE & UPPER EXTREME RIGHT ELBOW.

EE WAS UNPLUGGING THE PLLENUM ON COLLER PIT WHEN A PUFF A LIME DUST CAME OUT BURNING HIS EYE'S.

PRIOR TO 5-11 EMP DIAGNOSED WITH BRONCHIAL PNEUMONIA, TREATED AND TOOK 3 DAYS OFF. ON 5-11 EMP INADVERTENTLY OPENED PUMP OFF LINE END CAP AT PLANT AND POSITIONED HIMSELF IN FRONT OF IT INSTEAD OF TO SIDE. WAS DELUGED WITH LIQUID CALCIUM CARBONATE. EMP FINISHED LAST 2 HOURS OF SHIFT IN WETCLOTHES. HAD 45 MIN DRIVE HOME IN WHICH HEATER HOSE FAILED AND HE INHALED ANTIFREEZE FUMES.

WORKING ON STUCK GRATE CASTING WITH CROW BAR. CROW BAR SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT HAND ON CASTING.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP A LADDER & CO-WALKER WAS GOING DOWN THE LADDER & STEPED ON INJURED'S THUMB ONHIS RIGHT HAND.

REPLACING MISSING CASTING AND GOT FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN PRY BAR AND CASTING.

RELEASING BRAKE ON WINCH WHEN HAND SLIPPED & FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN BRAKE RELEASE HANDLE & HOUSING

EE SAYS HE WAS WORKING ON ADJUSTING THE BELT TENSION AND TRACKING ON A BELT CONVEYOR WHICH IS LOCATED IN A VERY NARROW TUNNEL WHEN HE SLIPPED HURTING HIS BACK.

EE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WHILE CLIMBING INTO A CARBONATOR

LOOKING INTO LIME BIN WHEN SOME PRODUCT FELL OFF A BEAM AND INTO EYE.

TRIPPED OVER GRATING GOING OUT CONTROL ROOM SIDE DOOR & FELL SHOULDER FIRST INTO A STEEL DOOR NOTE EMPLOYEE WENT FOR MEDICAL DIAGNOSESS ON 09-12-94 BUT THE CO. WAS NOT NOTIFIED UNTIL 09-16-94 UPON RECEIPT OF THE CLAIM FORM FROM DOC

INJURED WAS REACHING FOR A BAG OF HYDRATE COMPIN GOFF THE MESH CONVEYOR WHEN HE GOT HIS FINGER BCAUGHT BETWEEN THE MESH CONVEYOR AND THE DISCHARGE SLIDE.

EMPLOYEE NOT WATCHING WHAT HE WAS DOING BUMPED HIS LEFT ELBOW AGAINST WALL

MAINTENENCE WAS WORKING ON STONE FEEDER IN TUNNEL. THEY JUST FINISHED CUTTING A HOLE IN HANDLE. IN WALKS EMPLOYEE GRABS HANDLE THAT WAS STILL HOT CAUSING BURN TO HAND.

PERSON WAS STANDING ABOVE HIM PASSING 60 LBS BAGS OF ICE DOWN TO EE TO DUMP INTO LIME TANK. A BAG SLIPPED FROM THE PERSON HANDS AND HIT EE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A 55 GAL. DRUM OF OIL INTO POSITION IN THE LUBE ROOM WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BBACK.

FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS REMOVING A PORTABLE RAMP FROM BEHIND TRUCK HE LEFT IT RAISED ABOUT A FOOT OFF THE GROUND AREA INSTEAD OF GOING BEHIND FORKLIFT TO GET TO OTHER SIDE HE STEPED UP ON SLICK SURFACE OF THE RAMP & FELL TO THE GROUND.

WATER ON FLOOR CAUSING SLICK AREA.

EXPOSURE TO LIME DUST DIRECTLY TO SKIN CAUSING DERMATITIS.