TAFT PRODUCTION COMPANY & MINES Metal/Non-Metal

Over the past 3 weeks operator developed pain in right shoulder, the pain became worse over time

Operator stated that their arm had been hurting for a couple of months. at first this was a first aid only, but the doctor has changed to no longer first aid, and assigned occupational therapy.

EE was cleaning line 107 while waiting for ore. EE picked up a bag and when EE stood up EE hit EE's head on the stand for the cooler.

A packaging line operator slipped on wet surface and landed on back and left elbow

EE has been operating line 107 for a while and feels pain in shoulder back and neck

Teammate was unplugging a water treatment pump and built up pressure caused it to release mud unexpectedly with a lot of pressure and it hit EE full force in the face causing corneal abrasion in both eyes.

Teammate was unplugging a water treatment pump and built up pressure caused it to release mud unexpectedly with a lot of pressure and it hit EE full force in the face causing corneal abrasion in both eyes.

Cumulative injury and neck strain running an automatize packaging line over time.

Employee improperly lifted a 3 pack box of 15 pound jugs (total 45 lbs) to place them on the case sealer and injured forearm.

Using a hammer and not wearing the proper hand protection, employee struck thumb which needed stitches while the employee was performing a maintenance task.

While working at Mill 1 SH Conveyor 5, Injured Employee climbed to the second level to pulley a piece of steel to employee on next level up stepped into uncovered manhole at ladder

Miner was walking towards equipment and tripped on a guard on floor and fell to their knees injuring the right knee.

Teammate was pushing/pulling a conveyor to repair and hurt elbow.

Employee was using a utility knife and was not wearing cut resistant gloves. He sliced his left hand right above the thumb requiring sutures.

Fell out of the truck on buttocks

Temp worker was flipping stacks of boxes and his finger got caught in the strapping, fracturing it when in landed in the pile. He reported it later in the shift not knowing it was hurt until his glove came off.

Employee was driving a golf cart in the dark without using the headlights (which worked) and hit a cement wall. he injured his lip, chest and chin.

Miner got off forklift by sliding down off it and landed on her right leg. She felt a pop in her knee and could not walk.

While working on an air line that was locked out another air line that was next to it with air flow broke and caused a large amount of air to escape at one time causing an employee to be injured by the released energy.

Operator was backing down onto the location in a dump truck to be loaded by an excavator. The truck ran over a high point in the road which turned out to be a piece of ore and the truck bounced and jerked from side to side, the seat bottomed out causing him to strain his lower back.

While using a hand drill on a line the drill caught on a piece of metal and popped back stiking his right pinky finger causing a fracture. The employee is still being evaluated.

Miner drove off the road into a ditch going over a berm in a haul truck landing on the side. Miner has a severe contusion on right inner thigh and contusion on right calf and is restricted from climbing ladders. Miner stated the steering locked up investigation ongoing.

EE was placing pipe on clamp. Pipe slipped and pinched his left thumb. EE finished work that day (Friday) without reporting. He was fine all weekend, and RTW Monday and worked again all day with no problem. Tuesday 5/8 he called in and was taken to doctor with fractured left thumb.

The incident is a hearing loss over time and was found during the bi annual health assessment given to all employees during the 2010 year.

Two employees driving forklift trucks collided head on in the warehouse

Two Forklifts collided head on in the warehouse.

Employee stated that the pain started around January 2010, he monitored it to see if it was an injury or if pain got better. He reported it 4/21 but chose not to go to the DR. He asked to go on 4/27 and was sent. He believes using hand tools over time is the cause.

While working on the gas valve in the dryer the ee's were unthreading the pipe he was holding on to the pipe so when it finally came unthreaded it wouldn't fall to the ground. The pipe has a manual shut off valve and a safety valve while turning the pipe the two came together and pinched his finger in it causing a laceration to the right index finger.

Employee was part of a group installing a hammer mill hood at the mine, the hood had hung up on a conveyor belt when replacing the hood. A crane was used to relieve the pressure of the hood on the conveyor and in doing so sliced the hand of the mechanic guiding the hood.

Employee was dumping ore from a hopper. The hopper was the larger one. It is considered too heavy for one person to dump she went ahead and tried it on her own, then asked a coworker to help. She did not report the accident until Monday morning when she came to work. She did not complain to anyone about pain until Monday morning.

Employee was backing up on a forklift going about 2 to 3 MPH, employee seen another forklift and stopped suddenly, he felt a pop in his neck.

Employee was adjusting a photo eye when the pusher was activated and grabbed his hand.

Employee was walking between lines (normal walkway) and tripped on a bolt in the cement. She fell on her left shoulder.

Employee walked through muddy area and slipped but did not fall. Felt pain in back.

Employee was operating a valve pack line and strained her back.

Employee states she was running a machine and the first day her hands and fingers were sore. She continued to run the machine and her fingers started tingling. She complains of soreness now that radiates up to her right elbow. She has to grab a poly bag while approx 45 lbs of ore drops in bag then feed it into chute to be sewn. She reported this injury on 2/2/09.

Temporary employee did not shut off conveyor before clearing buildup on conveyor and her arm was pulled into conveyor

Employee was struck by a large piece of ore on the hard hat which caused neck and shoulder pain

EE was changing from bags on line 109 EE turned away from the machine and her thumb got caught in the clamp. When she hit the clmp foot pedal the delay was about 5 seconds before it released this caused a contusion on the thumb, EE was put on modified work with limited use of her right hand.

Maintence personnel were working on a belt driven machine and did not loosen the motor mounts; when they tried to roll the drive belts on the sheaves an employee's fingers got caught between the belt and the sheaves causing his right ring finger to break.

At truck wash area there was standing water. After washing a golfcart, the employee turned to shut off the water and his feet slipped out from under him. He fell on his right elbow. Diagnosis is contusion of right elbow which damaged nerve causing numbness in his hand/arm.

Employee was going up the stairs at the Mill and his boot slipped off the step. He thought he was going down so he spun around to stop himself by grabbing the rail and in doing so twisted his back.

While diagnosing a noise coming from the air conditioning system of a running company-owned pick-up, EEeached around the air conditioner's belt to touch a part near the vehicle?s air conditioner. The tip of his (R) ring finger glove was caught by the belt and twisted Curtis?s finger.

Employee was in the front office. He used his company-issued Buck knife to remove strings from the front of his coat that he was wearing. The employee cut his r-index finger.

At approx 11:15a on Jan 31, a temp emp reptd to our HR Mgr that after his shift on Fri, Jan 28 he stepped off the stairs & felt a ?pop? in his neck. He didn't report it to supervisor as there was no pain. Upon awakening Sat, Jan 29 he had a stiff neck. He felt better Sun. On Mon, Jan 31, approx 3-1/2 hours into his shift, the pain & stiff neck returned.

The employee was placarding a pallet of product on Line 305. The placard slipped from her fingers and fell upon the line's exit conveyor. As the employee reached for the placard, gravity moved the pallet forward, pinching the middle finger of her left hand between the conveyor and the pallet.

Employee was retrieving a propane tank from the propane tank rack behind Warehouse #1. As the employee began to pull the tank toward him, he experienced a "pop" in his lower back. He did not continue to pull the propane tank out of the rack. He re-mounted his forklift, drove to the warehouse office, and reported the injury to his supervisor.

Employee dismounted her forklift. She was aware of a second forklift backing out of the warehouse and the driver was also aware of the employee dismounting her forklift. The employee began walking toward the moving forklift. The driver lost sight of her, assuming she had walking around the back of her vehicle. The driver moved forward and ran over the employee's right foot.

EE WAS LOADING A DUST TRUCK. AS HE BEGAN TO WALK DOWN THE CATWALK, THE EMPLOYEE'S FOOT CAUGHT ON THE NON-STICK SURFACE. THE EE GRABBED THE HANDRAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND IN THE PROCESS, T WISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE REPORTED PAIN AND SWELLING IN HIS LEFT FOREARM AND WRIST. EE WAS SENT TO OUR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER WHO DETERMINED IT WAS A FIRST AID ONLY CASE. ON EE'S FOLLOWUP VISIT TO THE OCC UPATIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER, EE WAS GIVEN A CORTISONE INJECTION AND A BRACE TO WEAR WHILE ON THE JOB.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED PAIN IN WRISTS TO HR MANAGER. HE HAD BEEN STACKING BOXES WEIGHING APPROX. 42# ON 20-30 PALLETS. DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT UNTIL FOLLOWING DAY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SHIFT.

AFTER BALING CARDBOARD, TEMP EE ATTEMPTED TO RELEASE BALE FROM BALER. UNABLE TO RELEASE THE HEAVY LOAD, SHE GOT HELP FROM A FORKLIFT OPERATOR. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR HAD THE BALE HALF UP AND OU T OF THE BALER, WHEN THE TEMP EE MOVED FROM HER SPOT OF SAFETY, ATTEMPTED TO ASSIST THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR BY PULLING DOWN THE BALER RELEASE HANDLE, AND THE HANDLE HIT THE SIDE OF HER HEAD AS

EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT AND DUMP MATERIAL FROM HER ORE HOPPER AT LINE 303. AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS SHE WAS ABLE TO DUMP THE MATERIAL BUT WHILE DUMPING THE ORE SHE SAID SHE HEARD HER HAND "POP". SHE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT TO HER MANAGER UNTIL 12/20/01, EXPLAINING THAT HER HAND WAS SWOLLEN AND KNOTTED BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT. AFTER 6 WEEKS WE THE PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGES ON THE #621 SCRAPPER AT THE QUARRY. HE WAS BARRING A BLADE UP WHEN THE BLADE SLIPPED OFF THE PRY BAR. HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FALLING BL ADE AND A BLOCK OF WOOD. HE SUSTAINED A PHALANX FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER AND A 1.5 CM LACERATION TO THE SAME FINGER.

WHILE CARRYING HIS TOOLBOX TO HIS LOCKER IN WAREHOUSE #3, THE EMPLOYEE WALKED PAST A STACK OF PALLETS. A PIECE OF METAL ON ONE OF THE PALLETS WAS BENT AWAY FROM THE PALLET. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAL KED PAST, HE CUT THE BACK AREA OF HIS WRIST ON THE PIECE OF METAL.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED SHE WAS HAND STACKING A PALLET. AS SHE PUSHED THE PALLET INTO PLACE, THE PALLET BACKED UP ON HER AND BEGAN TO FALL. THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT AS THE PALLET FELL, IT BRUSHED HER LEGS AND THE CORNER FELL ON HER RIGHT BIG TOE. THE EMPLOYEE SAID THE INJURY OCCURRED ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON, HOWEVER, SHE DID NOT REPORT IT TO SUPERVISOR. EMPLOYEE NOTIFIED US 3-20-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A V BELT ON ROLL MILL #9. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL THE BELT ONTO THE SHEAVE, HIS FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SHEAVE AND THE BELT. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO ROLL THE SH EAVE BACKWARD. WHEN THAT FAILED TO RELEASE HIS FINGERS, MILL OPERATOR CUT THE BELT WITH A HACKSAW TO FREE HIS FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING TO HIS JOB AFTER BREAK. ON THE WAY OUT OF THE BREAKROOM, HE WAS CLEANING HIS SAFETY GLASSES. THE GLASSES SLIPPED FROM HISHAND FALLING ON THE GROUND. HE BENT DOWN TO PICK THEM UP. WHEN HE ROSE UP, HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON A PIPE PLUG.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ORE FROM THE GROUND AND LOADING IT INTO A WHEELBARROW. THE EMPLOYEE RAN THE WHEELBARROW UP A MOUND OF COLLECTED ORE TO DUMP THE LOAD. IN THE PROCESS OF DUMPING, THW WHEEL BARROW TWISTED IN HIS HANDS. WHILE TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF THW WHEELBARROW, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

WHEN ATTEPMTING TO ENTER A SUPPLY TRAINING TO OBTAIN SUPPLIES FOR HER LINE, SHE USED ICC BAR TO HELP CLIMB INTO TRAILER. SHE PUSHED UPWARDS WITH HER RIGHT FOOT, TRANSFERING WEIGHT TO HER LEFT FOOT. HER LEFT FOOT SLIPPED AND GAVE WAY IN A TWISTING MOTION AND SHE DROPPED TO THE GROUND.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT PALLET FROM THE PALLET ENTRY CONVEYOR ON LINE305 PALLETIZER, AS SHE PULLED THE PALLET, SHE LOST HER GRIP AND IT FELL ON LEFT FOOT.

SHE WAS GOING UP THE STAIRS ON LINE 302 TO SEE IF THE LINE OPERATOR NEEDED MORE SUPPLIES. SHE DID NOT STEP HIGH ENOUGH AND CAUGHT THE TOE OF HER RIGHT SHOE ON THE TOP STEP, CAUSING HER TO FALL ONTO THE CATWALK. SHE INJURED HER RIGHT KNEE. SHE WAS USING THE HANDRAIL AND PROPER PERSONAL PRTOECTIVE EQUIPMENT AS WITNESSED BY RUSSELL WHITNEY.

EE WAS BETWEEN FILL TUBES ON PACKAGING LINE, ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE BAG SUPPORT PEDESTAL. HE PLACED HIS HANDS IN THE PINCH POINT. SWITCH TRIGGERED, BAG-EJECT MECHANISM CAME DOWN ON THUMB. LAC ERATION TO TOP AND SIDE OF THUMB. EE WEARING LEATHER GLOVES.

EMP WAS OPERATING A MANLIFT TO FACILITATE PAINTING BY CONTRACTOR. BOTH MEN WERE IN MANLIFT BEING RAISED TO PAINT A PORTION OF NEWLY INSTALLED STORAGE SILO. EMPS BOTH KNEW THEY WERE OPERATING I N VERY SMALL WORK SPACE. BACKET MOVED FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND EMP BECAME TIGHTLY WEDGED BETWEEN A CONVEYOR CROSS BRACING AND A HANDLE ON MANLIFT FRAME. CONTRACTOR ABLE TO RELEASE EMP.

IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING A PROPANE TANK, EE PUT A FULL TANK UP ON THE FORKLIFT, CHECKED THE VALVE TO INSURE IT WAS CLOSED, CONNECTED THE HOSE & BEGAN TO OPEN THE VALVE WITH HER LEFT HAND. PR OPANE BEGAN TO SPRAY OUT FROM THE HOSE CONNECTION, COVERING THE BACK OF HER L HAND. AT THE TIME OF INJURY, EE WAS WEARING A LEATHER GLOVE WITH A KNIT "LINER" TYPE GLOVE. EE REMOVED BOTH GLOVE

THE BAGHOUSE AT THE MINE WAS CLOGGED WITH WET MATERIAL & EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE AUGER, SHOVELING DUST OUT OF & AROUND THE AUGER. THE GROUND AROUND THE BAGHOUSE WAS WET DUE TO RECENT RAINS. ST EPPING AWAY FROM THE WORK AREA NEAR THE FRAME OF THE BAGHOUSE, EE STEPPED BACK SLIGHTLY & SLIPPED. HE FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS TAIL END WITH HIS RIGHT ANKLE BENEATH HIM. TRIED TO WALK IT OFF

WHILE RUNNING 50 PD BAGS, DOULBE STACKED ON LINE306, A DAMAGED CAUSED THE ELEVATOR LEADING TO THE PALLETIZER TO JAM. THE EE REMOVED THE DANAGED BAG AND TRIED TO REPLACE THE BAG BY LIFTING ANOT HER 50 PD BAG UP OVER HIS HEAD TO MAINTAIN THE DOUBLE STACK CONFIGURATION. HIS RIGHT FINGER HIT AN ELECTRICAL BOX CUTTING A GASH

EE WAS WALKING ON ESTABLISHED WALKWAY UNDER \3B52 CONVEYOR WHILE THE CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING. A PARTICLE OF MATERIAL FELL BETWEEN HER GLASSES AND INTO HER RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING HER HARD HAT A ND SAFETY GLASSES. EE'S EYE BECAMED IRRITATED ON 9-23-96, HOWEVER SHE DID NOT REPORT THE PROBLEM UNTIL 9-24-96.

EMPLOYE REPORTS THAT HIS LEFT SHOULDER HAS BEGUN TO ACHE DURING THE LAST THREE MONTHS SINCE BEGINNING CLEAN UP ACTIVITIES. HE CITES NO SPECIFIC INJURY OR ACTIVITY. EMPLOYEE BELIEVES PAIN IN ASSOCIATED TO SHOVELING PRODUCT DURING CLEAN-UP ACITIVITIES.

WE BELIEVE THE INJURY STEMMED FROM THE DAY HER KNEE GAVE OUT ON HER AS SHE STEPPED OFF THE FORKLIFT. THIS REPORT WAS D3ELAYED WAITING FOR A DETERMINATION FROM OUR INSURANCE COMPANY WHETHER TH IS WAS WORK RELATED OR NOT.

EE WAS STACKING 12 JONNY CAT BAGS ON A DISPLAY PALLET IN THE PACKAGING DEPARTMENT ON JAN 8. AS HE WAS STACKING HE WAS TWISTING AND BENDING THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SAYS THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY A T HOME HIS BACK STARTED HURTING.

EE WAS STRUCK BY A FORKLIFT CAUSING HER TO FALL AND STRIKE HER HEAD AND BUTTOCKS. EE WAS CARRYING CARDBOARD SLIP SHEETS FOR LINE 105, WHICH BLOCKED HER VISION OF THE FORKLIFT. THE FORKLIFT DRI VER DID NOT NOTICE EE IN HIS PATH.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A HOSE WITH A KNIFE, WHEN HE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS STACKING BAGS ON LIN #302, WHEN SHE FELT PAIN IN HER LOWER RIGHT BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING A 30# BOX, APPROX. 5' HIGH TO STACK ON PALLET, WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. AFTER EXAMINATION, DR. DETERMINED THAT EE HAD EITHER STRETCHED OR SLIGHTLY TORE A TENDON.

EE WAS STACKING BOXES(30#) ON THE STP LINE ON JUNE 1 1995 PAIN SHOOTING FROM THE LEFT ELBOW & DOWN THE FOREARM DEVELOPED ON JUNE 2 1995 HIS SUPERVISOR WAS NOTIFIED WHEN IT HAPPENED ALTHOUGH DI D NOT SEEK TREATMENT

HE LAYED THE GRINDER ON THE GROUND IN THE WRONG POSITION THERE WAS A ROCK UNDER THE GRINDER PRESSING THE SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION WHEN HE PLUGGED THE GRINDER INTO THE ELECTRIC IT STARTED UP T HEN SPUN AROUND & WENT ACROSS THE TOP OF HIS FOREARM

EE TWISTED HER ANKLE WHILE DISMOUNTING THE VAL-PACK MACHINE ON LINE #306 IN WAREHOUSE #1 SHE WAS DESCENDING FROMTHE LAST STEP ONTO THE FLOOR WHEN THE WEIGHT OF HER LEFT FOOT CAME DOWN ON AN EM PTY ROLL OF TAPE CAUSING THE ANKLE TO TWIST

EMPLOYEE FELT DISCOMFORT WHILE ASSISTING THE RESTACKING OF 50# BAGS OF ABSORBS-IT. HE WAS PLACING BAGS ONTO CONVEYOR BELT, WHICH REQUIRED ADDITIONAL LIFT, DUE TH ALIGNMENT GUIDES IN PLACE.

EE WAS ASSISTING COWORKER, THE WELDER, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE JAMMED BALES FROM THE WRAPPER, WHEN THE TABLE SNAPPED UP, STRIKING EE UNDER THE CHIN CAUSING HIM TO BITE HIS TONGUE.

EE WAS TAKING ELECTRICAL BOXES OFF OF AN EXISTING PROCESS PLANT (TEXACO-DIATOMITE PLANT) 18 MILES FROM TAFT, WAST OF MCKITTRIC). HE WAS USING 7" MILWAUKEE GRINDER, THE GRINDING WHEE CAUGHT MET AL, CAUSING THE GRINDER TO KCIK BAC, LACERATING EE'S LEFT WRSIT/FOREARM.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CONSTRUCTION A WOODEN CRATE, FOR STORAGE OF WASTE PAPER IN THE WAREHOUSE 3 WHEN THE HAMMER HE WAS UTILIZING TO STRIKE THE NAILS, GLANCED OFF THE SIDE OF A SIXTEEN PENN Y NAIL, STRIKING THE FINGERS OF HIS RIGHT HAND, PLACED NEAR BY TO SUPPORT HIMSELF.

INJURED WAS LIFTING 12# BALES OF PRODUCT TO THE EIGHTH LEVEL ON THE PALLET,WHEN HE SUDDENLY FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

OVER A PERIOD OF TIME HAS DEVELOPED PAIN IN HER WRISTS FROM WORKING WITH THE SPLITTER AND DISASSEMBLING SIEVES IN THE QUALITY CONTROL LAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING #25 REJECTED BAGS, WHEN SHEFELT IMMEDIATE PAIN IN HER LOWER BACK AND HER LEFT LEG.

EE WAS LIFTINGA BAIL BAG(50#) OVERHEAD WHEN HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS WRIST

HE WAS WEIGHING BAGS ON LINE #1, HE PICKED UP A 50# BAG AD FELA POP AND DISCOMFORT IN HIS RIGHT SHOUDLER.

EE WAS WORKING AROUND THE MILL 1 SCRUBBER, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A MUDDY/SLICK SURFACE. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG AGAINST THE I BEAM SUPPORT FOR THE SCRUBBER.

THEY WERE INSTALLING AN AIR PIPE AT WAREHOUSE #3, THE PIPE SLID ON THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT AND MASHED HIS FINGER.

MATHEW WAS SANDBLASTING WHEN THE HOSE BECAME CLOGGED. HE REMOVED HIS PROTECTIVE HOOD TO UNCLOG IT. WHEN THE HOSE WAS UNCLOGGED THE UNRESTRAINED HOSE LIFTED DUE TO THE VELOCITY OF THE AIR, STRI KING MATHEW IN THE FACE & EYES.

EE WAS WORKING ADJACENT TO TANK 114 WAREHOUSE 3. WHEN HE APPARENTLY GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT BETWEEN THE SPACES IN THE GRADING.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EE WAS PART OF THE CREW DIGGING A DITCH TO LAY LINE. THEY HIT THE AIR LINE WITH THE DIGGING BAR.

EE WAS PART OF THE CREW DIGGIN A DITCH TO LAY A NEW LINE. THEY HIT THE AIR LINE WITH A DIGGING BAR.

EE WAS CHANGING NUMBERS ON DATE MACHINE TURNED RT LOST HIS FOOTING FROM PALLET THEN FELL FORWARD BETWEEN LINE 4&5 IN WHSE#1 STRICKING HIS HEAD & INJURING HIS HAND

EE WAS REMOVING LODGED PRODUCT ON VALVE PACK. AS SHE WAS CLIMBING BACK ON THE MACHINE HER FOOT SLIPPED AND SHE STRUCK HER LEG AGAINST THE METAL.

HE WAS WELDING SYNTRON PAN IN THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR SHOP WHEN HE APPARENTLY RECEIVED ARC BURN TO HIS RIGHT EYE.

HE WAS REPLACOMG BOOT ON SCREEN ON ROTEX. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON THE GRATING.

WHILE STEPPING ON TO THE FORKLIFT, WITH THE LEFT FOOT ON THE STEP, SHE STEPPED WITH HER RIGHT FOOT UP INTO THE FORKLIFT. AS SHE DID HER RIGHT KNEE HIT THE SIDE CORNER COMPARTMENT.

WHILE OEPRATING HIS TRUCK IN THE PIT AREA, HE TURNED HIS BODY AND FELT A POP IN HIS NECK.

HE STATES THAT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT WRIST AFTER LIFTING A BOTTLE OF PROPANE. HE STATES THE BOTTLE WAS HARDER THAN USUAL TO REMOVE FROM THE RACK, DUE TO MOISTURE PRESENT.

EE WAS ASSISTING MOVEMENT OF SCALES ADJACENT TO PACKAGING MAINTENANCE SHOP (SLAB) FORKLIFT WAS BACKING AWAY FROM SCALES HEELS OF FORKS CAUGHT TIPPED LOAD EE & EE CAUGHT LOAD EE STRAINED HIS SH OULDER

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING WITH HIS TORCH. HE WENT TO REMOVE SOME SLAG FROM HIS TORCH AND BURNED HIS HAND.

EE WAS LIFTING A 50 LB BALE OF LITTER, WHEN SHE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HER LOWER BACK.

WAREHOUSE #1, PACKAGING LINE: HE WAS RUNNING THE VALVE PACK ON LINE #306 WHEN SHE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HER BACK.

SHE WAS TALKING TO HER SUPERVISOR WHEN SHE PLACED HER HAND ON THE WRAPPER CONVEYING ROLLERS TO SUPPORT HERSELF. SHE PLACED HER HAND ON MOVING ROLLERS WHICH ENTANGLED IT BETWEEN THE ROLLERS.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE IN A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN THE DRILL HUNG FORCING MOVEMENT OF THE IRON AND LACERATING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS LIFTING 48 BALES OF MECHANICS ABSORBENT WHEN SHE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HER NECK AREA.

HE WAS WORKING ON LINE 104 IN WAREHOUSE #3. WHILE USING A PINCH BAR THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE RAILING.

EE WAS RETHREADING THE NEEDLE TO THE PACKAGING SEWING MACHINE. THE MACHINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN PROPERLY, HAD THE SELECTOR BAR BEEN PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION, THIS ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN ED. THE NEEDLE PUNCTURED THE SECOND FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND.

EE STATES THAT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE OPERATING A SHOVEL AT THE PIT. HE STATES THAT ERATIC MOVEMENT OF THE SHOVEL CREATED THE STRAIN. EE ALSO STATES HE HAS ARTHRISTIS.

EE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE SEAT FOR REPOSITIONING ON THE BACKHOE HE WAS OPERATING. THE SEAT REQUIRES 180 ROTATION IN ORDER TO CHANGE OPERATION FROM SHOVEL TO B UCKET.

85061S DRILLING TABS ON THE DRILL PRESS LOCATED IN THE WELDING SHOP. HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

55061S DOING DRILLING WORK ON COMPANY MINING CLAIMS-ESKIMO C. HE WAS PUTTING HIS TOOLS AWAY. HE STEPPED OVER THE TONGUE OF THE TRUCK AND LOST HIS FOOTING. HIS LEFT PRE-INJURED ANKLE GAVE WAY U 54590THE WEIGHT OF HIS BODY.

54730CLEANING COMPANY HOUSING. SPRAYED EYES WITH LEMON SHINE-UP. WAS INJURED ON THURSDAY BUT CHOSE NOT TO NOTIFY MANAGEMENT.

EXCEL-MINERAL RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM OUR WORKER'S COMPENSATION CARRIER ON 6-29-92. HIS CONDITION IS DIAGNOSED AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

EE WAS STACKING PALLETS ON PALLETIZER WHEN HIS HAND WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN PALLETS.

CHECKING CABLE IT SLIPPED PINCHING FINGERS BETWEEN THE CABLE AND PULLEYS

EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE CHANGING OF SCREENS ON ROTEX #12 (2ND LEVEL IN SCREENHOUSE), WHEN HE FELL THROUGH AN OPENING IN THE FLOOR. HE WAS RETRIEVING A PAIR OF PLIERS AND FAILED TO NOTICE THE O PENING.

EMPL PICKING UP SHAFT WHEN FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN LOWER BACK.#1 ELEVATOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING ORE ON THE FLOOR FROM A 30# BAG TO CLEAN UP WET FLOOR. SHE WAS BENDING FORWARD WHEN SHE RAISED UP AND FELT A PAIN IN HER BACK.

PKG.W/H #1-EMPL WAS ON 3 & 4 LINE AND A BAG HUNG UP IN DELIVERY PUSH RAM. TURNED OFF POWER BUT DIDNT TURN OFF THE AIR.USED FOOT TO KICK OUT THE BAG.AIR OPERATED RAM CAUGHT SIDE OF FOOT WHEN IT RECYCLED.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS STRESS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OVER PLANT WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER AN ELECTRICAL CORD THAT WAS STRETCHED ACROSS THE WALKWAY. IN FALLING, THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS LEFT ELBOW AND BRUISED HIS LEFT KNEE. THE INJUR ED REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT.

PKG W/H #2-EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BUTANE TANK TO MOUNT ON A FORKLIFT AND FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.

EE HAD UNCLOGGED THE HOPPER IN TANK 1 MILL 2 AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REINSTALLING A COVER WHEN THE COVER DROPPED ON THE BELT. THE EE GRABBED THE COVER, WHEN THE MOVING BELT CONTACTED HIS LEF T HAND, TRAPPING THE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE HOPPER AND THE GUIDE.

WAREHOUSE #1, PACKAGING LINE. INJURED WAS INJURED WHILE STACKING 50# BALES, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP AREA. DOCTOR RECOMMENED 1 WEEK OF MODIFIED LIGHT DUTY.

WAREHOUSE #1 #304 MACHINE: INJURED WAS USING A PORTABLE SEWING MACHINE AND TRIPPED OVER THE EXTENSION CORD CATCHING HER TOE AND FALLING TO THE FLOOR.DOCTOR RECOMMENDED ONE WEEK OF MODIFIED DUT Y FOR CONTUSION OF THE RIGHT KNEE AND LEFT WRIST

PKG. W/H #3-WHILE STACKING 60# BALES OF CAT LITTER-MARTY FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

MATERIAL ON LOWER SIDE OF BELT WAS BEING REMOVED WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT AND PULLED HIS ARM INTO THE BELT PULLEY. THIS BROKE HIS RIGHT ARM, BRUISED HIS SHOULDER AND LEFT ABRASIONS ON ARM.

WAREHOUSE: INJURED WAS RE-STACKING A PALLET OF 6/10# BALES OF CAT LITTER-WHEN HE BENT OVE RTO PICK UP A BALE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.DOCTOR RECOMMENDED MODIFIED DUTY FOR ONE WEEK.

WAREHOUSE#1 INJURED WAS OPENING A PALLET STRETCH WRAP WITH A KNIFE.WHILE CUTTING THE PLASTIC HE CUT HIS ARM CAUSING A LACERATION ON THE LEFT ARM,SUTURES REQUIRED.

WAS WORKING ON FAN OF FORKLIFT. IT WAS MANUALLY TURNED COUNTER CLOCKWISE. AN IGNITION SHORT OR SHARTED STARTED CAUSED A BACKWARD MOTION TO STICK THE HAND CUTTING IT. THE BACK OF RIGHT HAND.

DEMONSTRATING NAIL GUN TOUCHD THE TRIGGER IT FIRED A NAIL

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT OVER A SOMEWHAT ROUGH & UNLEVEL GROUND FORKLIFT TIPPED TO ONE SIDE THE EMPLOYEE STARTED TO BAIL OFF & STRUCK HIS RT KNEE AGAINST THE DA SH FORKLIFT THEN RIGHT ED WITH EMPLOYEES WEIGHT ON OPPOSITE SIDE (EMPLOYEE HA D INJURED RT KNEE IN A MOTORCYCLE SPILL A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT

SHE WAS CHANGING TIRE IN THE TIRE STORAGE WORK AREA AND STRAINED HER LOWER BACK.

SHE WAS TAKING A WAD OF THREAD FROM LOOPER OF SEWING MACHINE,BUMPED THE SWITCH,CUTTING HER THUMB.

A BAG WAS HUNG IN THE ELEVATOR AND INJURED REACHED TO RETRIEVE BAG WITHOUT SHUTTING POWER OFF TO THE MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PACKAGING STRAPS FROM A FULL PALLET OF PAPER BAGS. IN REMOVING THE STRAPS SHE GOT ONE OF THEM WRAPPED AROUND HER FOOT TRIPPING HER. SHE FELL TO THE FLOOR. AT FIRST IT WAS THOUGHT TO BE A SPRAIN. EMPLOYEE WORKED UNTIL 3/6. AT THIS TIME THE ARM STILL HURT. SHE RETURNED TO THE DOCTOR. IT WAS X-RAYED AND A FRACTURE WAS FOUND.

EMPL PUSHED METAL BANDS ONTO SHELF.ONE STRUCK THE WALL AND BOUNCED BACK INTO PALM OF HAND CUTTING PALM.

EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO CHECK REASON FOR DUST AUGER NOT WORKING AT CIRCUIT BREAKER H IS HARD HAT FELL OFF & ROLLED UNDER CONVEYOR IN RETRIEVING HAT HE RAN FOREHEAD INTO SHARP EDGE OF RETURN ROLL ER GUARD CUTTING A 21/2IN GASH IN RT SIDE OF FORHEAD

EMPLOYEE CARRIED SIX (6) FULL POP CASES FROM THE SUPPLY WAREHOUSE TO PACKAGING WAREHOUSE LUNCHROOM. THESE WEIGHTED APPX. 18 LBS. EACH OR APPX. 108 LBS. TOTAL. DID NTO CONSIDER EXCESS WEIGHT AT TIME OF INURY. BEGAN LOOSING TIME 6-1-90.

POSSIBLE FX OF LEFT GREAT TOE.

INJURED EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ENTERED AN OPEN TRASPORT TRAILER WHICH HAD JUST BACKED UP TO DOCK. A LARGE QUANITY OF DRY CAT FOOD WAS SPILLED ON THE FLOOR. ALSO SEVERAL PALLETS WERE S CATTERED IN REAR PORTION OF TRAILER. EMPLOYEES WERE ATTEMPTING TO SHOVEL LOOSE DRY CAT FOOD INTO BAGS AND MOVE PALLETS INTO A STACK. INJURED EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING ON LOOSE DRY CAT FOOD (LIKE

WAS CLEANING OUT THE DRIVE OVER HOPPER IN THE PIT. EE SHOVED THE SHOVEL INTO THE OPENING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOPPER PULLING A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. IT WASNT HURTING REAL BAD SO HE WENT THINKING IT WOULD BE ALRIGHT IT CONTINUED TO HURT SO HE CALLED THE OFFICE ON 4-4-90. AND WENT TO THE DR.

WAS STACKING PALLETS PICKED UP SLIVER OF WOOD NEAR NAIL OF FINGER. HE REMOVED SLIVER BUT NAIL AREA DEVELPED POCKER OF INFECTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 3# SLEDGE HAMMER TO TIGHTEN A KNOCK ON BOLT. MISSED THE BOLT WITH THE HAMMER AND HIT THUMB.

EMPL PULLING FULL PALLETS FROM LINE AND STACKING IN WAREHOUSE.FLECK OF METAL SCRAPED OFF FORKS AND BLEW INTO LEFT EYE.

CUTTING STRAP ON BAGS GRIPPED STRAP UT UPWARD TO HAND HAND SLIPPED ON TO PATH OF KNIFE INCISED BACK OF L INDEX MIDDLE FINGERS NO TENDON INJ

WAS GRINDING WELDS ON A FABRICATION GUARD WAS GRINDING WITH THE WELD FOR SOME UNEXPLAINED REASON GRINDER WHIPPED AROUND AND CUT INTO TOP SIDE OF LITTLE FINGER

EMP WA> RELEASING TRAILER FORM PICKUP TRUCK. WT. ON TRAILER WA> TO REA. WHEN LOCKING LEVER WA> RELEASED HITCH AND TONGUE FLEW UPWARD AND CAUGHT EMP LEFT HAND BETWEEN HITCH AND UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK TAILGATE.

EMP WAS BUILDING AN ELEVATOR TOP IN MTCE.. WORK AREA. HE TUNED WORK TO WELD ON OPOSITE SIDE. IN TURNING WORK A PLATE CLAMP CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EMP IN FOREHEAD CAUSING A 2 CM LACERATION.

COVER ON #5 BALER WA> RAISED TO ALLOW EMP TO UNPLUG CAUGHT BAG ANOTHER EMP WA> SUPPOSED TO BE HOLDING COVER IN RAISED POSITION BUT WA> NOT DOING SO. ON TUGGING CAUGHT BAG, BALER VIBRATED A N D COVER CAME DOWN ON E MP. HEAD CAUSING 2.5 CM LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N STACKING BALES FROM 10 LB MACHINE THE MACHINE HAD STOPPED EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING ON ROLLER TABLE AT END OF CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE ALLOWED HIS FOOT TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS AND THE CONVEYOR B9LT

EMPLOYEE WAS SP5ITTING ORE FOR SAMPLES AS SHE STARTED TO PICK UP EMPTY BAGS FROM FLOOR SHE STEPPED BACKWARD & FELL OVER A FULL BAG OF ORE FRACTURE LEFT RADIAL HEAD NOTE EMPLOYEE COME BACK TO W ORK & DID PAPE9 WORK THRU 052386

INSTALLING V BELTS ON #6 ROLL MILL IN SCREEN HOUSE WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE FELT BACK START HURTING PULLED A MUSCLE

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER ON ELEVATED ROAD NEAR MINE MILL COMPLEX. FOR UNEXPLAINED REASONS THE ENGINE DIED AND BECAME UNSTEARABLE. THE LOADER STARTED OVER THE BERM, THE EMPLOYEE BAILED OFF ONTO ROAD. FRACTURE OF RIGHT HIP, MULTIPLE BRASIONS AND BRUISES TO FACE AND BODY

WAS STACKING 50# BAGS FROM CONVEYOR ONTO PALLETS. AFTER RETURNING FROM BREAK STACKED ONE PALLET AND FELT PAIN IN WRIST.

STEPPED DOWN FROM 306 MACHINE.STEPPED ONTO STEP FOOT SLIPPED TWISTED KNEE-SPRAIN OF LEFT LEG AND THIGH.

ASSISTING SERVICE MAN TO INSTALL BUCKET PIN ON 5 YD LOADER.SETTING ON BUCKET EDGE LINING UP HOLES WITH PINCH BAR.BAR BENT AND EMPL ROLLED OFF BACKWARD,STRIKING GROUND SURFACE.

EE WAS PUTTING A M0# ROLL OF PLASTIC ONTO HOLDER OF 2/25# MACHINE, THE HOLDER IS ABOVE SHOULDER HEIGHT WHEN EE LIFTED THE ROLL UP HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMP WAS STACKING 50# BAGS FROM CONVEYOR ONTO PALLET FELT BURNING SENSATION IN BACK AS SHE TWISTED WHEN SHIFTING BAG FROM CONVEYOR TO PALLET

WAS STACKING 50# BAGS OF ORE FROM CONVEYOR BELT ONTO A PALLET WHEN BACK STARTED HURTING.

EMP WAS PLACING A SLIP SHET PALLET IN POSITION TO BE STACKED WITH BAGS HE HAD HOLD OF THE PALLET AND STEPPED BACK WHEN HE DID HE TURNED HIS ANKLE HE LOST HOLD OF PALLET THE PALLET STRUCK HIM A ACROSS THE INSTEP OF LEFT FOOT POSSIBLE FRACTURE

NOTICED A KNOT IN RIGHT WRIST, CAUSED FROM STACKING BAGS.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HIS WRIST HAD BEEN HURTING AND THAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS CAUSED FROM STACKING BAGS. CONDITION SEEMED TO IMPROVE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SEVERE PAIN IN WRIST AND BEGAN MISSING WORK.