Troy Grove Plant Metal/Non-Metal

During the time of the incident the temps were in the mid 20's and it had snowed earlier in the day, resulting in slippery track conditions

While driving a stake in the ground they missed and struck their left hand. Causing a contusion of left hand and fingers.

The employee has a documented reportable hearing loss. That is likely to be work-related.

An Employee was drilling a bracket with left hand and a drill with right hand when the drill bit snagged spinning the bracket around into Employee's palm. The spinning action resulted in the latch ripping through Employee's leather glove and into the tissue in Employee's palm. The Employee was taken to the hospital to get checked and ended up receiving 3 stitches in hand.

Initial accident did not result in injury that was reportable. Only after several months the incident resulted in surgery. Shoulder did not improve and injured person sought medical attention.

Employee was working at Transloading sealing up top hatches on railroad cars. He was wearing a full body harness attached to retractable lanyard along with his PPE. While walking on the catwalk of the car, his lanyard caught on the handrail, making him lose his balance and fall from the walkway. He fell against the car resulting in the injuries-3 Fractured ribs.

EE WAS CLEANING/ INSTPECTING RAIL CARS. CLAIMS HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE PERFORMING THESE TASKS.

EE WAS ASSISTING COWORKERS WITH MAINTENANCE/RELINING ON PEBBLE MILL #02. WHILE PERFORMING LIFTING, BENDING OF LINING BLOCK, EE CLAIMS HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS HELPING RELINE MILL #1 EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A GRANITE LINING BLOCK FROM A PILE OF BLOCKS LOCATED INSIDE MILL #1 WHEN HE DID THIS ANOTHER BLOCK FROM THE PILE CAME LOOSE & FELL HITTING HIS LEFT LITTLE TOE BEHIND THE STEEL TOE ON 08-18-95 EE STILL FELT PAIN & HE WAS TAKEN TO ST MARGARETS HOSPITAL AN X-RAY CONFIRMED A FRACTURE TO THE LEFT LITTLE TOE

INJURED WAS PUSHING RAILCARS WITH A 644 JOHN DEERE ENDLOADER. HE WAS CROSSING RAILROAD TRACKSIN AND E-W DIRECTION. WHEN THE ENDLOADER CROSSED THE TRACKS THE EMPLOYEE BOUNCED INSIDE THE CAB AND HIT HIS RIGHT ELBOW AGAINST THE RIGHT ARMREST IN THE ENDLOADER. THE ARMREST WAS UNPADDED IN PLACES DUE TO BEING WORN OUT. EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO MENDOTA HOSPITAL FOR X RAYS ON 6-13-95.

EE WAS GREASING AUGER OF DREDGE AND WAS CLIMBING BACK OVER THE FRONT HANDRAIL TO THE DECK. THE RAILING GAVE WAY. THE HANDRAIL SLPPED OFF THE SIDE OF THE VERTICAL SLOT AND FELL DOWNWARDS CAUSIN G HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THERIB CAGE HIT THE TOP OF THE RAILING. THE HANDRAIL IS 42" HIGH AND IS APPROX. 1" DIAMETER PIPE. X RAYS DETERMINED FRACTURED RIGHT RIBS.

WHILE WALKING FROM THE TRACTOR SHED BUILDING BACK TO THE OFFICE, THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE SNOW AND ICE COVERED GROUND CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL. ON THE DATE OF THE ACCIDENT HE REPORTED FEELING STIFF AND SORE IN HIS JOINTSIN BOTH HIS ARMS AND KNEES. ON 7-11-95, HE REPORTED THAT HIS LEFT KNEE HAS CONTINUED TO REMAIN SORE AND SWOLLEN AT TIMES. HAS 2 DR.

EE WAS ASSISTING MAINTENANCE IN CHANGING RETURN IDLERS ON E-W CONVEYOR IN SCREEN HOUSE BASEMENT. THE AREA IS TIGHT QUARTERS AND REQUIRED EE TO STOOP DOWN TO CHANGE THE IDLERS. AS HE CARRIED A RETURN IDLER FROM THE TAIL PULLEY AREA, HE HAD TO SET IT DOWN BECAUSE HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN. EE HAS SEEN CHIROPRACTOR 8-12 TIMES.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE MONITOR AND THE FACE PUMP WHILE WORKING IN THE PIT. HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUGHT ON A CHUNK OF SNOW/ICE AND TWISTED AS HE FELL, RESULTING IN A SPRAIN TO THE RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM SETTING A BRAKE ON A RAILCAR. ON HIS LAST STEP TO THE GROUND HE STEPPED ONTO A PIECE OF PIPE AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE AND ONTO T HE GROUND.

INJURED WAS CARRYING TOOLS THRU TRACTOR SHED AND HIS PANTS CAUGHT PIECE OF SHEET METAL SIDING THAT WAS SITTING ON TOP OF A WOODEN HORSE. THE CORNER OF THE SHEET METAL CUT THRU HIS JEANS AND PU NCTURED HIS SKIN MAKING AN INCH LONG CUT.

INJURED WAS USING A HOIST TO RAISE A MOTOR TO REPLACE A MOTOR ON LOADING ELEVATOR. HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO TAKE CLEVICE APART. THE WRENCH SLIPPED, HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING HIS FRONT TOOTH AND CUTTING HIS LIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN MATERIALS FROM WITHIN THE DUST COLLECTOR HOPPERS. EMPLOYEEWAS SWINGING THE HAMMER TO STRIKE SIDES OF HOPPERS. HAMMER WAS BEING USED ABOVE HEAD & SHOULDERS WHEATHER CONDITIONS WERE HOT & HUMID. EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED CHEST PAINS ALONG WITH PAINS IN SHOULDER & NECK.

EMPLOYEE HAD LEFT TRUCK, CROSSED SAND LINE AND WAS WALKING TOWARD TEE IN WATERLINE TO PUT ON DRAIN CAP, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL, RESULTING IN 2 BROKEN RIBS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING OUT SHOT CONTRACTOR DID NOT CHECK FACE FOR ACTIVITY COMMUNICATION DID NOT REACH EMPLOYEE.SHOT PUSHED LOADER BACK,EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A PULLED BACK.

INJURED WAS MOVING LOADER TIRE AFTER MAKING REPAIR. INJURED SLIPPED, TIRE GOT OUT OF CONTROL AND FELL OVER. INJURED WAS SLIGHTLY PINNED, CLAIMED NOT TO BE HURT. AFTER HELP IN GETTING TIRE O FF HIM, HE RESUMED COMPLETING THE MOUNTING OF TIRE.

INJURED WAS USING CAR BAR TO TURN KNUCKLE TO CLOSE BOTTOM GATE OF R.R. CAR. INJURED'S RIGHT HAND WAS GRIPPED AROUND CAR BAR. WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED OUT OF KNUCKLE, THE RIGHT RING FINGER WAS STRU CK BY BAR HITTING RAILS. 6 STITCHES WERE USED TO CLOSE WOUND.

INJURED WAS CRANKING WISCONSIN ENGINE ON BARROWED STREET SWEEPER. WHEN ENGINE STARTED, CRANK DID NOT IMMEDIATELY RELEASE. WHEN CRANK CAME OFF IT FLEW AND HIT INJURED ON LEFT SIDE OF MOUTH. 4 STITCHES WERE PLACED IN SMALL CUT IN UPPER LIP.

INJURED AND PARTNER WERE JACKHAMMERING OUT OLD LINING. SECTION OF OLD LINING FELL OUT, STRIKING INJURED AND PARTNER. INJURED WAS PUSHED ASIDE BY ROCK, RECEIVING BRUISES ON BACK. DOCTOR ORDERED 1 DAY OFF.

INJ & PARTNER JACKHAMMERING OUT OLD LINING. SECTION OF OLD LINING FELL OUT,STRIKING INJ AND PARTNER ON BACK.ROCK OR ROCKS FELL ON INJ LEFT LEG & FOOT RESULTING IN A BROKEN BONE IN FOOT.

INJURED WAS GUIDING A 12" PIPE DOWN BETWEEN CONE 2 CYCLONE ASSEMBLY. WAS HOLDING BY FLANGE OF PIPE. THE PIPE BUMPED AGAINST ADJOINING PIPE CAUSING DOUBLE LACERATIONS ON RIGHT HAND 3RD FINGER . 32 STITCHES WEE USED. LOST TIME STARTING 3-1-92.

INJURED AND PARTNER(WITNESS) WERE WORKING IN FLUID BED DRYER. BEFORE ENTERING, HAD HAMMERED DRYER TO REMOVE FROZEN SAND CAKED ON WALLS. A PIECE LEFT IN STACK CAME LOOSE AS THE DAY WARMED AND F ELL, HITTING INJURED IN BACK. WENT TO DR. ON 4-4-92. ORDERED OFF WORK UNTIL TEST RESULTS BACK.

MATERIAL HUNGUP IN TRAILER WHILE DUMPING & TIPPED OVER ON DRIVERS SIDE CUT TO BACK OF HEAD RECEIVED STITCHES TO BACK OF HEAD.

HAD BEEN CUTTING BOLTS OFF FLANGES OF 10" SAND LINE. LINE STUCK TOGETHER AFTER BOLTS WERE CUT. INJURED WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A TOOL THAT HAD FALLEN NEAR A PIPE STAND. AT THAT MOMENT ONE FLANGE POPPED LOOSE. SHIFTING OF PIPE CAUSED PIPE STAND TO HIT INJURED IN SIDE OF FACE.

INJURED WAS HELPING MOVE PLASTIC PIPE, FOUND IT TOO HEAVY, DROPPED IT AND IT STRUCK HIS ANKLE. ANKLE WAS BRUISED. RETURNED TO WORK ON JUNE 10, 1991.

INJURED WAS HELPING MOVE PIPE. EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING PIPE SUSPENDED BY ENDLOADER.

INJURED WAS HAMMERING TO UNPLUG A CHUTE HAMMER HEAD CAME OFF EMPLOYEE HIT EDGE OF CHUTE WITH LEFT HAND LACERATIONS ON INDEX & SECOND FINGER CLOSED WITH BUTTERLY BANDAGES

INJURED WAS GRINDING WITH A HAND GRINDER ON SEVERAL JOBS DURING DAY. SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING WORK, IRRITATION WAS NOTICED. NEXT DAY, HE CALLED ATTENTION OF SAFETY DIRECTOR TO PROBLEM. DARK SPOT COULD BE SEEN ON OUTER EDGE OR IRIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A 1/4" BOLT WITH AN OPEN END WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED, INJURED JAMMED HEEL OF HAND OVER THREADED END OF NEXT 1/4" BOLT. PUNCHTURE WOUND IN HEEL OF HAND RESULTED. WOUND WA S CLEANED, STITCHED CLOSED AND ANTIBIOTICS PRESCRIBED.

EMPL PULLING TRANSMISSION TO FRONT OF SHELF WHERE IT COULD BE REACHED BY FORK TRUCK.PULL IN NECK WAS NOTICED.WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR ON 3 OCCASIONS

INJURED WAS WORKING IN AIR SEPARATOR. WHEN CLIMBING UP AND OUT BUMPED KNEE. ALTHOUGH SKIN WAS NOT BROKEN, AN INFECTION RESULTED. EMPLOYEE WAS PRESCRIBED ANTIBIOTICS AND PUT ON LIGHT DUTY FROM 3/24/90 UNTIL 4/2/90.

INJURED WAS WORKING ON A BUCKET ELEVATOR AND HAD A JOG BUTTON AT HIS DISPOSAL. WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS, HE BUMPED JOG BUTTON, STARTING ELEVATOR. BRUISE OF RIGHT FOREARM RESULTED. INJURED WAS ON LIGHT DUTY FOR 4 DAYS. (JOG BUTTON HAS BEEN MOVED)

SUPERVISING ASSISTING INPROJECT TO THAW OUT 500 LINE STEPPED ON WHAT APPEARED TO BE SOLID GROUND BUT FELL IN MUD HOLE . SPRAINING HIS KNEE, REQ DRAINING.

GETTING OUT OF TRUCK HIT TIP OF HAT ON TOP OF DOOR FRAME. JAMMING NECK. TEMP 0 DEG F.

INJURED WAS STANDING ON LOW WORK PLATFORM ABOUT 16" ABOVE GROUND HE BENT OVER TO ADJUST POSITION OF MUD TANK. EMPL HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING PINCHED SCIATIC NERVE.

INJURED WAS LIFTING 100 LB BAG OF GRINDING MEDIA. NOTICED A SLIGHT PULL WHEN TURNED TO DUMP BAG. CONDITION WORSENED STEADILY, WENT TO THE DOCTOR LATE IN MORNING OF 8-30-89.

INJ LOOSENING SCREEN CLOTH BOLT.POSITION REQ EMPL TO PUSH ON WRENCH.WHEN BOLT LOOSENED,EMPL LURGCHED FORWARD.SHOULDER PULL RESULTED.

INJ CAUSED BY STRETCHING REQ TO REACH TOP0 OF SCREEN CLOTH BEING REPLACED

UNJURED WAS REMOVING MASONRY LINING OF PEBBLE MILL. UPON REMOVING ONE ROW OF BLOCKS, LINING FELL OUT. INJURED WAS STRUCK ON LEFT SHOULDER BY FALLING BLOCKS. BRUISES ON SHOULDER BLADE AREA RESU LTED.

EMPL WAS INSIDE FLUID BED DRYER CLEANING UP PREPARATORY TO STARTING REPAIRS WAS DOING FINAL SWEEPING WITH A CARPENTERS BRUSH WHILE BRUSHING A WORN DOWN SILVER OF WELDING ROD WENT THROUGH GLO VE AND SKIN OVER KNCUKLE OF MIDDLE FINGER

INJURED WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A PUMP. HE WAS USING A RATCHET AND PUSHING TO TIGHTEN. RATCHET SLIPPED, EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD, HITTING TEETH. TEETH WERE CRACKED. ULTIMATELY, CROWNS WERE FITTED .

EMPLOYEE HAD ROLLED BACK FUBBER LID TO SCREEN AND HAD BENT OVER WORKING INSIDE THIGHTENING CENTER BAR WHEN LID UNROLLED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF HEAD JAMMING NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING 6IN VALVE WHEN STRAINING TO CLOSE VALVE LAST 2 TIMES PULLED A MUSCLE IN NECK

INJURED WAS WORKING ON PICKUP TRUCK WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING LOWER LIP BRUISING LIP BETWEEN WRENCH AND TEETH EMPLOYEE PAID NO ATTENTION FOR SEVERAL WEEKS UNTIL LIP BEGAN TO SWELL ORAL SURGEON DIAGNOSED BRUISED SALIVARY GLANDS GLANDS WERE REMOVED WITH NO COMPLICATIONS

INJURED AND I.3AME WERE MOVING A FULL DRUM ALONG A CATWALK THE DRUM SLIPPED OR SNAGGED FALLING OVER THE TIP OF INJUREDS RT MIDDLE FINGER WAS LACERATED INJURED BELIEVES FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWE E LIP OF DRUM A3D GUARD RAIL

WALKING ON TOP 2F R.R. CAR, HAD DUCKED UNDER LOADING SPOUT, AND WITH HEAD DOWN, WALKED INTO SPOUT ADAPTER HANGING OVERHEAD.

EMPLOYEE GOT A 8MALL AMOUNT OF OIL ON HANDS WHEN RETRIEVING SAMPLE OF OIL.ALTHOUGH WIPED OFF,SMALL AMOUNT OF OIL SPREAD AND 24 HOURS LATER HAD CONTACT DERMATITIS ON FOREARMS AND SWOLLEN EYE.EM PLOYEE WAS PRES7RIBED ANTI-ALLERGIC MEDICINES.

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A PORTABLE PUMP LEFT ON CATWWALK,THAT WAS IN HIS WAY.NOTICED BACK PAIN IMMEDIATELY.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8PECTING AND CLEANING R.R. CARS. CARS WERE OUTSIDE, IN THE OPEN. HE FELT A STING ON RIGHT FOREARM, NEAR ELBOW. ARM STATRED TO SWELL IMMEDIATLY.

FAULTY RR CAR 1RATING ON TOP FOR WALKING WAS RUSTED. SUPPORTS WERE GONE. ALLOWING WALKWAY TO GIVE WAY RESULTING IN EMPLOYEE TURNING HIS ANKLE

REMOVING ROCK L3NING IN END OF PEBBLE MILL USING SLEDGEHAMMER TO LOOSEN BLOCK AT FACE HEIGHT,BLOCK CAME LOOSE,FELL AND HIT EMPL ON ARCH OF LEFT FOOT.

1-POOR HOUSEKEE1ING 2-EE INATTENTION EE CAUGHT LEFT FOOT IN A 2" HOSE FROZEN DOWN. HE T HEN TRIPPED & FELL RESULTING IN A SPRAIN & BRUISES TO LEFT ANKLE.

DIFFICULT TO CL2SE R.R. CAR DOOR-FROZEN OPEN - QUESTIONABLE LIGHTING. EMPLOYEE MISSED DOOR. HE WAS HAMMERING.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING APIECE OF STEEL BY MEANS OF A ROPE TO THE TOP OF A SAND BIN IN THE PROCESS HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS RT UPPER ARM

EMP WAS COMING DOWN FLIGHT OF STAIRS TURNED TO DGO DOWN ANOTHER FLIGHT OF STAIRS AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE

EMPL CLIMBING ON BEAM TO INSTALL CHOCKER CABLE ON A PIPE.EMPL SLIPPED STRIKING SHIN AGAINST PIPE CAUSING BLOOD CLOT IN RIGHT LEG.

WHILE RIDING A RAIL CRA CR HE WAAS RIDING THE BRAKE ON HIT A STATIONARY CAR CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS GRIP AND FALL OFF OF CAR

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A RAIL ROAD BAR TRYING TO OPEN A RAIL CAR DOOR BAR SLIPPED OUT OF THE HOLE THAT IT WAS IN HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CHEST HE RECEIVED A BRUISED CHEST

EE STEPPED OVER A PIPE & IN THE PROCESS PULLE A CALF MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IN ANKLE BY BRICK, THROWN FROM DRYER DOOR.

WHILE TAKING SAND OUT OF 4 DRAIN BIN A GUSH OF WATER CAME OUT THE DOOR THROWING THE OPERATOR AGAINST THE RAILING HURTING HIS BACK WATER CAME FROM ABOVE BECAUSE SOMEONE FORGOT TO SHUT OFF A WAT ER HOSE

STEPPED THRU HOLE IN GRATING (MADE FOR ELEVATOR PLACEMENT).

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING FROM RAILCAR TO WALKWAY FOOT SLIPPED EMPLOYEE LANDED ON BUTTOCKS AND SLIGHTLY TWISTED HIS BACK

WHILE CLOSING R/R CAR BOTTOM GATE EE STRUCK LEFT ELBOW ON AUX. BRAKE LEVER. HE WAS PUNDING DOOR CLOSED.

WHILE ASSISTING MILL OPERATOR IN OPENING 1 BIN MILL SPOUT, THE CABLE HOIST THEY WERE USING BROKE, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACKWARDS STRIKING THE 1 BIN AND SCREENHOUSE BUILDING HITTING HIS BACK.

WHILE WALKING BACK TO START SAND FLOWING ON BELT, OPERATOR STEPPED ON LOOSE FLOOR GRATING FLOOR GRATING FAVE WAY UNDER WIEGHT CASUSING OPERATOR TO FALL TWISTING ANKLE.