Tamms Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Employee restacking pallet of 50 lb paper bags to different size. Near the end of the pallet, lifted bag about head height, when EE felt pain in the left shoulder. EE finished the pallet and reported the injury. Advised to perform duties as tolerated by local facility, was able to perform all shipping duties. Taken to ortho on 9/12, modified at that point.

The results of a retest of annual audiogram (HCP) confirmed presence of reportable hearing loss. This was not reported due to audiologist review that determined it was not work related outside of 10 day window. Report made to abate citation #9786471.

Shipper had released a truck and was walking backwards. Tripped over a wheel chock & fell, striking buttocks, hip, & right shoulder on the ground on 9/26. They did not report it immediately. 9/28 reported pain to management. Physical therapy given, but could return to work with no restrictions. Follow-up 10/28, restriction due to ongoing pain in R shoulder.

#1 Mill operator was manually bagging. Removing a 50 lb bag from the spout and felt a "sharp stabbing pain" in center low back. EE finished the shift then was accompanied to doctor by supervisor the next morning. Placed on modified duty due to diagnosis of lumbar strain.

It is right elbow or the muscle that attaches to the elbow. EE stated that it hurts when the arm moves. EE said that sometimes EE has pain like they are being stabbed and other times just pain. EE was asked to demonstrate what movements cause the pain and showed paper bagging as well as putting on a glove.

Employee was bagging 50 lb paper bags and felt a "burning" pain in right shoulder. Employee continued to bag the rest of shift. EE taken to doctor on 12/22/2020 and placed on modified duty.

Mechanic was cleaning out a dust collector hopper on 6/6/19. EE was using a deadblow hammer to hit the discharge cone. EE used the hammer for about 30 minutes. Later that day they felt tightness in the right elbow, and reported to supervisor. Employee attempted to treat at home using ice/heat and rest, but aggravated injury bagging paper bags on 6/19/19.

On April 9, worker was removing 55 lb paper bags from spout and felt a "pop" in L elbow. EE tried to use ice and heat to relieve pain until 4/25/19 when EE told mgmt. Taken to clinic 4/26 and given 7 days restricted duty due to "tennis elbow" in L elbow.

The employee was bagging 50 lb bags of material when he noticed pain in his lower back. The injury was under investigation by Workman's Compensation and was determined to be a work related injury on 2/12/2015.

The employee was bagging material when they noticed pain in left shoulder. No known cause of injury at this time. The employee refused the offer to seek medical attention on 1/24/11, and notified plant management on 1/28/11 that condition had not improved, and was now requesting to be examined.

EE was lifting a bag of product from the weigh scale to the pallet, when he tripped on a hydraulic line below the pallet press. EE fell onto the pallet and cut his left thumb knuckle on the pallet.

Employee was sawing off a section of reinforced rubber hose. On the last cut throught the hose, the sharp end of the spiral wire sprung out and punctured employee's work glove on his left palm. This caused a laceration on employee's left hand.

Employee was performing a routine maintenance task of changing the shaft bearings on a dust collector. Employee was tapping the bearing to lossen it from the mounting shaft when the bearing race splintered and a small fragment of bearing steel struck him in the chest.

Employee was filling fifty pound paper bags with product and placing the filled bags on wooden pallets. He developed pain in his lower back and was taken for a medical evaluation. He was diagnosed as having a lumbar strain and was prescribed restrictive duty, medication and physical therapy.

EE WAS TRANSPORTING AN EMPTY IBC BAG ON FORKLIFT. HE WAS HOLDING TOP OF BAG W/HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST TOP OF ROPS OF FORKLIFT. BOTTOM OF BAG GOT CAUGHT UNDER FRONT TIRE OF FORKLIFT. WHEN THIS HA PPENED, THE WHEEL GRABBED BAG & PULLED IT OUT OF HIS HAND. AS THIS HAPPENED THE STRAP ON IBC BAG CAUGHT HIS FINGER AS THE TENSION TIGHTENED. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION & SIMPLE FRACTURE TO FING

EMPLOYEE WAS FILLING FIFTY POUND PAPER BAGS WITH PRODUCT AND PLACING THE FILLED BAGS ON A WOODEN PALLET. AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A FILLED BAG ON THE PALLET IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE BAG SO THAT IT WOULDN'T DROP TO THE FLOOR, THE WEIGHT OF THE BAG AND THE POSITION OF HIS BODY CAUSED BACK PAIN. DR PRESCRIBED LITE DUTY & PHYSICAL THERAPY.

EE WAS PLACING 50 POUND FILLED PRODUCT BAGS ONTOWOOD PALLETS. HE FAILED TO USE PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES BY REACHING ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH OF THE PALLET WITH THE FILLED BAG RATHER THAN WALKI NG AROUND TO THE BACK SIDE OF THE PALLET. THIS ACTION CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. HE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 5/25 DUE TO PERSISTANT PAIN.

EE WAS PASSING UNDER A DOORWAY THAT WAS APPROX. 5 FEET HIGH. EE RAISED UP TOO SOON BEFORE PASSING BENEATH THE DOORWAY STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE OVERHEAD FRAMEWORK OF THE DOOR. STRIKING HIS HEAD JARRED HIS NECK CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS NECK. BECAUSE OF LINGERING PAIN AND HEADACHE, EE WAS TAKEN TO A DR ON 3-20-01 WHEN HE WAS PROVIDED PAIN MEDICATION AND RESTRICTIVE WORK DUTIES.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AND STACKING 50 POUND PRODUCT BAGS WHICH CAUSED A MINOR BACK STRAIN. EE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT (MODIFIED) DUTIES.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 50 LB BAG OF MINERAL USING IMPROPER TECHNIQUE CAUSING LOW BACK STRAIN. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTIES.

EE STEPPED INTO THE 6 INCH GAP BETWEEN THE WOOD PALLET AND THE EDGE OF THE PALLET LIFT (PALLET JACK) WITH HIS LEFT LEG. THE EE SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE CAUSED FROM THE LEG ENTERING THE THE SMAL L AREA. EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.

EE WAS DESCENDING A THREE STEP LADDER ON THE VIT-GOBE BLENDER OPERATION WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE METAL RUNG. THIS CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACK AND STRIKE HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A METAL HANDRAIL RESULTING IN A BRUISE TO HIS ELBOW. THE EE WAS PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE MISPLACED HIS FOOT ON BOTTOM STEP WHILEDESCENDING STEPS. HE FELL FROM MACHINERY CAUSINGEMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS HAND AFTER STRIKING THE FLOOR, CAUSING A BRUISE. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRIC TED DUTY UNTIL PAIN AND SWELLING SUBSIDED.

EE WAS DESCENDING STAIRS WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL AGAINST THE HANDRAIL FOR THE STEPS CAUSING A BRUISE TO HIS LEFT SIDE AND RIBS. X RAY TAKEN WAS NEGATIVE. CONTINUED PAIN RESULTED IN RESTRICTED DUTIES.

EE WAS LOCKING UP FOR THE WEEKEND SHUTDOWN. HE WAS CLOSING THE OVERHEAD DOOR IN THE COMPRESSOR BLDG. HE REACHED UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND & STARTEDPULLING THE DOOR DOWN & THE DOOR CAUGHT ON SOMET HING. THE DOOR DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BUT DID HANG UP FOR A MOMENT. INJURY TO THE SHOULDER WAS DIAGNOSED ON 1/15/99, TREATMENT TO DATEHAS CONSISTED OF A CORTISONE INJECTION FOR INFLA

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING AN EMPTY IBC BAG ON THE BULK BAG LOADING SPOUT. BECAUSE OF THE RESISTANCE CAUSED BY THE VACUUM OF THE DUST CONTROL SYSTEM EMPLOYEE HAD TO EXERT MORE FORCE TO SLIDE THE BAG ONTO THE SPOUT. DURING THIS EXTRA EFFORT, EMPLOYEE FELT A "POP" IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND NOTICED IMMEDIATE PAIN.

EE WAS BAGGING THE TWO SPOUT BAGGER. AS HE PULLED OFF A 50 PD PRODUCT BAG & TURNED TO PUT THE BAG ONTO A WOOD PALLET, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CO MD FOR AN EXAMIN ATION AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCLE STRAIN. EE WAS PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTIES

SEMI-TRACTOR TRAILER WAS BEING LOADED AT REAR END. DOCK PLATE, EXTENDING 7-8 INCHESINTO TRAILER, FELL DOWNALLOWINGFORKLIFT OT FALL DOWN BETWEEN TRUCK DOCK AND TRAILER. WHEEL CHOCK WAS IN PLA CE BUT WAS IN LOOSE GRAVEL. THE FORKLIFT DRIVE,R WHHO WAS UNINJURED, BELIEVES BRAKES ON SEMI (COMMON CARRIER) WERE EITHER NOT ENGAGED OR BLED OFF PRESSURE, ALLOWING TRUCK TO GO FORWARD, CAUSIG

WORKER HAD STEPPED UPON A SIX(6) INCH WOODEN PALLET TO GET SHIPPING SUPPLIES. AS HE WAS LEAVING, HE TURNED AND STEPPED, FORGETTING ABOUT BEING ON A PALLET. THE SUDDEN DROP CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN A MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPIGN DOWN ONTO A WET FLOOR AFTER SERVICING EQUIPMENT. AS HIS FOOT HIT THE SLIPPERY SURFACE, HE LOST HIS FOOTINGANDHIT HIS KNEE ON A BRACE CAUSIG HIM TO TWIST HIS LOWER BACK. THE TWISTING ACTION CAUSED A STRAIN TO HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN FROM TE MINI-BULK BAGGER ONTO A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON AFFIXED TO THE FLOOR TO SERVE A FORKLIFT STOP. WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE ANGLE IRON, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND CAUSED A STRAINTO HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO PERFORM JOB UNTIL PAIN INSTENSIFIED AND WAS ADVISED TO TAKE OFF EFFECTIVE 3-30-94.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING AN OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR TO SECURE BUILDING WHEN THE TOP SECTION'S WHEELS JUMPED FROM THE GUIDE TRACKS & FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD & NECK.

THE LAB TECH WAS ATTEMPTING TO INSERT A GLASS TUBE INTO A RUBBER STOPPER AND AS HE WAS EXERTING PRESSURE ON THE TUBE, THE TUBE BROKE IN HIS HAND CAUSING THREE CUTS TO HIS FINGERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 30 POUND STACK OF PAPER BAGS WHEN HE NOTICED A STRAIN IN HIS BACK CAUSING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT HIP. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING A STRAIN THAT AGGRAVATED A N ARTHRICTIC CONDITION. ON 4/6/92, EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY.

EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED A SORE BACK AFTER HAVING BAGGED HIS REGULAR SHIFT THE PREVIOUS DAY. EMPLOYEE'S PAIN WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MUSCLE STRAIN AND WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY UNTIL PAIN DISSIPATES.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A ROPE AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING 50# PRODUCT BAGS BRIDGED IN THE TAILGATE OF THE DUMP TRUCK.WHEN THE BAGS BROKE LOOSE THE TAILGATE OPENED FROM THE FLOW OF BAGS,STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT SIDE AND HIP.THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 02-03-92 WHEN HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION BECAUSE OF INCREASING PAIN.THE PHYSICIAN PLACED THE EMPLOEYE ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY.

WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE AN ORE ROCK FROM A CHUTE. AS HE HAD HIS HAND IN THE CHUTE TO REMOVE THAT ROCK A SECOND ROCK CAME DOWN THE CHUTE AND STRUCK HIS RING FINGER. A COMPRESSION FRAC TURE RESULTED TO THE LAST DIGIT OF HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

EMPL WAS TURNING 50# BAG OF PRODUCT SO SPOUT OF BAG WOULD BE FACING INWARD ON PALLET. WHILE TURNING BAG EMPL STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.

WORKER WAS MONITORING EQUIPMENT CONTROLS WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE EDGE OF A BAR GRATE AND RUBBER MATTING APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPL STEPPED OFF OF FORKLIFT WAS WALKING THROUGH WAREHOUSE. HE SLIPPED & FELL ON WET FLOOR WHICH HAD SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL ON IT FROM FORKLIFT. HE HIT FINGER ON FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN AREA IN CLASSIFIER ROOM. HE STEPPED ON DUST COLLECTOR BAG, THAT WAS BEING USED AS A WATER STOP IN THAT AREA, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE BAG AND HIS HEEL CAUGHT CAUSING E MPLOYEE TO FALL DOWN. HE TRIED CATCHING HIMSELF,CAUSING INJURY TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPL WAS LIFTING BOXES OF FILES FROM PICKUP TRUCK TO BE PLACED IN STORAGE. WHILE LIFTING ONE OF BOXES HE PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

I NAME PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE CENTER OF HIS BACK WHILE TRYING TO TURN THE #2 MILL FEED AUGER WITH A PIPE WRENCH HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG THE AUGER

AS EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF A FORK LIFT HE STEPPED ON A NAIL. THE NAIL PIERCED THE SOLE OF HIS BOOT AND PENETRATED INTO THE BOTTOM OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE NAIL WAS PROTRUDING FROM A LOOSE BOARD WHICH HAD ACCIDENTLY BEEN BROKEN OFF OF A PALLET.

THE MILL TRANSPORTER PIPE WAS CLOGGED. THE OPERATOR USED A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BEAT ON THE PIPE IN ORDER TO UNCLOG IT. THE OPERATOR STRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHILE SWINING THE HAMMER IN AN AWKWARD MA NNER.

WHILE MOVING A FINISH PIPE OUT OF HIS WAY, THE WORKER MASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE FINISH PIPE AND A SECTION OF CHANNEL IRON CAUSING A CUT ABOUT 3" LONG AND 1/8" DEEP ON THE BACKSIDE OF HIS M IDDLE RIGHT HAND FINGER.

A PRESSURE BUILD UP IN YTHE BAGGING HOSE, CAUSED BY THE EMPLOYEE PUSHING ON THE BAG CAUSED THE HOSE TO FREE ITSELF FROM THE CLAMP HOLDING IT IN PLACE. THE FREE HOSE SWUNG AND SPRAYED THE EMPL OYEE IN THE FACE WITH SILICA WHICH WAS BEING PUMPED THROUGH THE HOSE.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AWEIGHT SCALE TO CHECK BAG WEIHGT. HE SQUATTED DOWN AND LIFTED THE BAG WITH ONE HAND. HE PULLED OR STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING A MECHANIC REPAIR THE STRETCH WRAP MACHINE TO DISASSEMBLE THE MACHINE A LARGE STEEL DECK HAD T O BVE REMOVED THE TWO MEN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE DECK WITHOUT A FORKLIFT THIS IS WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON A PALLET WHILE BAGGING. PALLET WAS USED BY A SHORTER EMPLOYEE AND SHOULDER HAVE BEEN REMOVED BY I NAME BEFORE BAGGING. CONSEQUENTLY HAD HADTO BEND OVER TO LIFT THE BAG WHILE BENT OVE9, EMPLOYEE TWISTED TO TRANSFER THE BAG FROM THE MACHINE TO A PALLET.

ACCORDING TO WI7NESS NO UNUSUAL OR HAZARDOUS CONDITION CONTRIBUTED TO THIS INJURY

I,NAME LOST HIS3FOOTING WHILE WALKING ON WORK PLATFORM. AS HE FELL, HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF ON A NEARBY FORLIFT. HE MISSED AND JAMMED HIS KNUCKLE ON HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE FORKLIFT. THE N EXT DAY, I,NAME3CLAIMED THE HAND WAS DAMAGED. HE WAS SENT TO DR. ON 6-9-87.

I.NAME WAS CUTT3NG RUBBER HOSE WITH GRINDER. A PIECE OF HOT HOSE FLEW UP UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES & HIT HIS EYELID BLISTERING HIS EYELID.

EARLY SIGNS OF 3SILICOSIS.

EARLY SIGNS OF 8ILICOSIS.

WHILE USING A G9INDER A PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN I NAME S RIGHT INDEX FINGER FINGER BECAME INFRDXXX INFECTED I NAME TOOK OFF ON 12-2-85 TO GO TO THE DR.

I.NAME WAS BENT OVER GETTING BAFS OFF PALLET, ANOTHER MAN BACKED INTO I.NAME WIITH FORKLIFT AND KNOCKED HIMD OWN. BRUISED RIGHT FOOT, CUT LEFT HAND (HAD SSTITCHES), AND SCRATCHED RIGHT ARM. D DRIVER DID NOT CHECK BEHIND BEFORE BACKING UP.

I.NAME TOOK A PALLET OFF OF A STACK OF PALLETS, AND PULLED PALLET OVER TO NEOSIL BAGGER. I.NAME PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.

I.NAME WAS BAGGING, STEPPED OFF BAGGER AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION INDICATED EARLY SIGNS OF SILICOSIS