The Feldspar Corporation-Main Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was cutting a piece of PVC well casing from around a well pipe with a hand saw, and the saw slipped from the groove and cut his knuckle. Saw lost contact with pipe.

Employee went to the well to get a water sample. Tried to start the pump by turning on the breaker. He opened the door to the breaker and saw the breaker was tripped, so he tried to jump the breaker using a jumper

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND SLIPPED ON ICE, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE, CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

EE was assisting with moving and loading steel rods. One of the rods rolled and slipped out of his grip, finger got caught between two rods, mashing middle finger.

While removing plates in the 30" x 42" Austin Westin jaw crusher, one welded eye disconnected as the crane was lifting the plate. The welded eye struck the injured employee in the upper left chest area breaking #6 and #7 ribs.

EE was tightening bolts in jaw crusher whe he felt something pop in his left shoulder. It was determined that the trapezius muscle in left shoulder was pulled. As of 3-30-04, ee has returned to work on light duty.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING RODS IN MILLAND ROD DROPPED ON INDEX FINGE RBREAKING IT ON RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS WORKING ON CONE CRUSHER GOING UP LADDER TO HAND METAL AND SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARD BREAKING BONE IN RIGHT HEEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHRINKWRAPPING PALLETS LOST BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS HURTING BACK. EMPLOYEE FEELS HE JUST PULLED MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLIGN RAIL CAR UP RAILROAD TRACK. WENT TO PULL CABLE OUT OF KNUCKLE OF CAR, WOULDN'T COME OUT AND CABLE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE AROUND LEFT THIGH CAUSING A CABLE BURN AND BRUISE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING FROM ONE ROOF TO THE OTHER FOOT CAUGHT & SLIPPED & FELL ABOUT 5 FT COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN & LEFT LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON HYDROSIZER RKL VALVE, CHANING WEARING SLEEVE AND CHECKING WORKING PARTS, SOMETHING SLIPPED CUTTING OFF END OF LEFT FOUR FINGER.

TWISTED ARM WHILE CARRYING MOTOR THROUGH PLANT TO SHOP.STRAINED CONNECTING TISSUES IN RIGHT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE TURNING OFF HWY ONTO MINE ROAD, BRAKES FAILED ON TRUCK CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO RUN OFF INTO A DITCH HITTING A TREE. SPRAIN/STRAIN/NECK. PRESSURE ON NERVE ROOT.

EMPL MIXING REAGENTS ONE OF BOARDS ON PLATFORM BROKE CAUSING EMPL TO FALL ON R SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TIRE ON TRUCK. WHEN EMPLOYEE LIFTED TIRE OFF TRUCK, HE RUPTURED HIMSELF IN THE GROIN AREA.

EMPL WAS SHOVELING SAND ON FIRST FLOOR OF PLANT GOT DIZZY AND HOT AND STARTED WALKING TOWARD FRONT TO GET AIR AND PASSED OUT TEMP WAS 100 DEGREES ON THIS DAY AND DR SAID EMPL JUST GOT TO HOT

EMPL WAS PULLING BELT ON ROD MILL CAUGHT LEFT THUMB IN BELT BREAKING LEFT THUMB.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATIN G DROP BALL MACHINE AND OBJECT CAME THROUGH SCREEN AND CARRIED METAL INTO EYE

EMPL HELPING LI3E ROD MILL LIFTING MILL LINING STRAINED AND SPRAINED LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING TAPE FROM AROUND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS ON ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH KNIFE IN RIGHT HAND WHICH WAS USED TO CUT TAPE, LEFT HAND SLIPPED WHEN TAPE CAME OFF OF CONNECTIONS. EITHER KNIFE OR WIRE 7UT LEFT PALM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP STATIONARY LADDER CARRYING SMALL GUARD, LOST GRIP AND FELL TO CONCRETE BELOW.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BOX CAR, PUSHING HAND TRUCK WITH BAGS STACKED ON IT AND FLET STING IN BACK.

EMPLOYEE REPAIRING 6IN PUMP LIFTING OFF SUCTION SIDE AND ENGINE SIDE OF PUMP ANDHURT BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A SCOOP OFF OF ROD MILL SCOOP CAME LOOSE CHAIN SLIPPED SCOOPSWUNG AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN RIGHT FOOT BREAKING TOE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING GRATE ROD AT CRUSHER AND STRAINED BACK.

EMP COULD NOT GET POWER TAKEOFF TO ENGAGE FROM INSIDE CAB GOT UNDER TRUCK AND TRIED TO CORRECT PROBLEM WITHOUT TURNING ENGINE OFF POWER TAKE OFF ENGAGED CUTTING TOP OF TWO MIDDLE FINGERS OF LEFT HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS ON CATWALK OVER LOADING DOCK CHECKING ELECTRIC MOTOR STEPPED OVER LOADING CHUTE FROM ELEVATOR RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND TWISTED BACK

SONNIE AND HELPER WAS REMOVING TIRES RIMS AND WHEELS AS ONE ASEMBLY BY HAND CAUSING MUSCLE STRAIN TO LEFT SCAPULA

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON LOADER, FEET LID OFF STEPS ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND LOADER. PAIN CAUSED BLACK-OUT RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS BURSTING ROCK THAT WAS HUNG IN CRUSHER AND HAMMER HIT CRUSHER AND HANDLE HIT SHIN