Miner was using a hand-held grinder to cut sheets of metal. The metal shifted and the grinder slipped making contact with the miners left thumb resulting in stitches.
Wedron Plant Metal/Non-Metal
Wedron Plant has $559K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 30 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 200
- Years on record
- 1990–2026
- Latest incident
- May 2026
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This rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.Wedron Plant has $559K in proposed MSHA penalties and $100 outstanding across 30 contested dockets.
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Differences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.ⓘ
Citations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Q4 | 97,496 | 8 | 1 | 82.1 |
| 2025 Q3 | 98,211 | 12 | 1 | 122.2 |
| 2025 Q2 | 99,583 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2025 Q1 | 102,494 | 15 | 1 | 146.4 |
| 2024 Q4 | 103,110 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2024 Q3 | 101,851 | 9 | 2 | 88.4 |
| 2024 Q2 | 101,308 | 3 | 2 | 29.6 |
| 2024 Q1 | 100,938 | 12 | 1 | 118.9 |
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| Quarter | Hours worked | Citations | S&S | Per 1M hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Q4 | 104,680 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q3 | 98,879 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2023 Q2 | 95,913 | 43 | 4 | 448.3 |
| 2023 Q1 | 94,964 | 61 | 6 | 642.3 |
| 2022 Q4 | 90,888 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q3 | 89,794 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 Q2 | 89,252 | 48 | 6 | 537.8 |
| 2022 Q1 | 90,138 | 61 | 7 | 676.7 |
| 2021 Q4 | 81,128 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2021 Q3 | 76,881 | 3 | 2 | 39.0 |
| 2021 Q2 | 78,813 | 14 | 0 | 177.6 |
| 2021 Q1 | 70,915 | 11 | 2 | 155.1 |
| 2020 Q4 | 70,312 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q3 | 68,662 | 7 | 3 | 101.9 |
| 2020 Q2 | 94,925 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2020 Q1 | 117,874 | 23 | 2 | 195.1 |
| 2019 Q4 | 93,518 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q3 | 87,453 | 22 | 3 | 251.6 |
| 2019 Q2 | 90,267 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 Q1 | 87,227 | 44 | 8 | 504.4 |
| 2018 Q4 | 89,959 | 1 | 0 | 11.1 |
| 2018 Q3 | 90,202 | 27 | 2 | 299.3 |
| 2018 Q2 | 91,264 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2018 Q1 | 90,329 | 47 | 4 | 520.3 |
| 2017 Q4 | 90,730 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q3 | 90,133 | 24 | 1 | 266.3 |
| 2017 Q2 | 94,340 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Q1 | 90,841 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2016 Q4 | 89,129 | 41 | 18 | 460.0 |
| 2016 Q3 | 88,449 | 45 | 11 | 508.8 |
| 2016 Q2 | 83,759 | 20 | 10 | 238.8 |
| 2016 Q1 | 73,816 | 2 | 1 | 27.1 |
| 2015 Q4 | 63,327 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q3 | 61,456 | 46 | 4 | 748.5 |
| 2015 Q2 | 62,228 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2015 Q1 | 59,879 | 78 | 14 | 1302.6 |
| 2014 Q4 | 60,785 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q3 | 62,605 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2014 Q2 | 61,283 | 21 | 3 | 342.7 |
| 2014 Q1 | 58,587 | 15 | 2 | 256.0 |
| 2013 Q4 | 57,893 | 1 | 0 | 17.3 |
| 2013 Q3 | 64,456 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2013 Q2 | 61,572 | 5 | 1 | 81.2 |
| 2013 Q1 | 56,116 | 4 | 0 | 71.3 |
| 2012 Q4 | 55,380 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q3 | 53,471 | 29 | 7 | 542.4 |
| 2012 Q2 | 51,820 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2012 Q1 | 47,603 | 31 | 4 | 651.2 |
| 2011 Q4 | 44,929 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q3 | 50,146 | 16 | 4 | 319.1 |
| 2011 Q2 | 50,204 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2011 Q1 | 43,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q4 | 45,350 | 17 | 4 | 374.9 |
| 2010 Q3 | 45,355 | 14 | 2 | 308.7 |
| 2010 Q2 | 45,770 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2010 Q1 | 41,916 | 40 | 11 | 954.3 |
| 2009 Q4 | 41,830 | 1 | 0 | 23.9 |
| 2009 Q3 | 42,804 | 42 | 12 | 981.2 |
| 2009 Q2 | 39,015 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2009 Q1 | 45,652 | 56 | 7 | 1226.7 |
| 2008 Q4 | 46,559 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 Q3 | 49,284 | 1 | 0 | 20.3 |
| 2008 Q2 | 49,737 | 20 | 3 | 402.1 |
| 2008 Q1 | 47,713 | 10 | 3 | 209.6 |
| 2007 Q4 | 44,087 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2007 Q3 | 46,626 | 1 | 0 | 21.4 |
| 2007 Q2 | 51,659 | 1 | 0 | 19.4 |
| 2007 Q1 | 50,790 | 31 | 3 | 610.4 |
| 2006 Q4 | 54,359 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q3 | 56,011 | 1 | 1 | 17.9 |
| 2006 Q2 | 54,458 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2006 Q1 | 54,383 | 14 | 0 | 257.4 |
| 2005 Q4 | 36,645 | 2 | 2 | 54.6 |
| 2005 Q3 | 37,742 | 4 | 0 | 106.0 |
| 2005 Q2 | 34,100 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 Q1 | 30,666 | 6 | 0 | 195.7 |
| 2004 Q4 | 28,742 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2004 Q3 | 27,249 | 5 | 0 | 183.5 |
| 2004 Q2 | 27,880 | 2 | 1 | 71.7 |
| 2004 Q1 | 26,621 | 3 | 0 | 112.7 |
| 2003 Q4 | 14,703 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q3 | 24,766 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q2 | 27,198 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2003 Q1 | 26,323 | 2 | 1 | 76.0 |
| 2002 Q4 | 26,138 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q3 | 27,141 | 2 | 0 | 73.7 |
| 2002 Q2 | 28,892 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2002 Q1 | 27,204 | 4 | 1 | 147.0 |
| 2001 Q4 | 26,542 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q3 | 27,275 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2001 Q2 | 30,265 | 36 | 8 | 1189.5 |
| 2001 Q1 | 31,494 | 10 | 1 | 317.5 |
| 2000 Q4 | 29,654 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q3 | 29,479 | 8 | 1 | 271.4 |
| 2000 Q2 | 29,818 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000 Q1 | 31,297 | 15 | 2 | 479.3 |
Reportable incidents
200 on file2026 · 4 incidents
Employee struck EE's mouth on a support beam while walking along catwalk. The impact caused bleeding and loosened several upper front teeth, though no external facial injury occurred
Pump Checker was hooking up the 8" x 20' pipe to the pump; they had to drag the hose about an inch to get it lined up with the connection when they felt something pull in left lower abdomen.
Maintenance employee hurt right forearm while chipping ice off BC2120 head wheel. Employee was using an electric demo chisel in the blistering cold weather around 11:30pm Sunday Jan. 25th. Both their forearm and elbow hurts with numbness in right hand.
2025 · 3 incidents
Millwright was working out of a Manlift. They knelt down on left knee and put all of their weight on a bolt that was laying on the floor of the basket. This caused pain in their knee. This happened on 10/14/25, they did not report it to employer until 11/5/25. Once they sought medical they were sent to Physical Therapy on 12/17/25 which at that time made it a reportable incident.
Maintenance was changing a vertical driscoll pipe. The rigging let go and a miner was struck by the pipe from behind. Bump on the forehead, sore neck, shoulders and upper back. EE did not seek medical until 6/8/25, that is when EE was put on restrictions.
Sandbagger was assisting with loading bags, and a bag fell off a pallet on the conveyor rollers. Employee made sure the conveyor was shut off and then stepped on the roller to adjust the bag. As the employee was lifting the bag back onto the pallet, they felt discomfort in their right groin.
2024 · 6 incidents
Right shoulder strain from pulling on hose.
Strain on groin doing mine moveup. Doctor put on restricted duty same day.
Replacing Filter Belt and felt discomfort in right forearm by EE's elbow. Doctor put on restricted duty starting on 06/20/2024.
Miss stepped going down stairs causing right knee injury. Doctor put EE on restricted duty on 06/21/2024.
Repetitive motion carpal tunnel symptoms were reported to Management on 04/23/2024. Had surgery on 08/09/2024.
Employee was putting a return roller into place on conveyor, and it kept falling out of place. Employee kept catching it with their left hand over their head and then felt pain in their left shoulder.
2023 · 6 incidents
Employee grabbed a 5-gallon water jug and took it to the filter belt building. As the employee was attempting to place it in the hoist basket the employee had to move a used belt to make room for the water jug. As the night went on the employee experienced some discomfort in their right leg groin area. Employee sought medical treatment on 10/16/2023.
Employee experienced chest pain and was taken to the ER were it was determined EE had a heart attack.
Pit Millwright fixing a leak on the 16' sand line that feeds the South Plant. EE was installing a hugger clamp using an impact wrench with an extension to tighten down the bolts. The extension broke and the impact wrench hit the palm of the employee's hand cutting finger.
Employee was grabbing samples at BC5340 and went to open lid but it was locked. As the employee tried to pull the lid open and they felt a pain in their right hand up to their right shoulder. Did not become a lost time reportable until 01/17/2024.
Left shoulder strain from pulling on filter belt.
Repetitive motion carpal tunnel symptoms were reported to Management on 06/06/2023. Had surgery on 12/07/2023.
2022 · 7 incidents
Employees hearing test on 11/17/22 resulted in a reportable hearing loss. Received results 12/21/22. Clinic was not taking appointments until after the first of the year. EE's last day on site before retiring was 12/30/2022. We scheduled EE to be retested twice and EE did not show up for the appointments. Now that EE is retired, we will not be able to get EE retested.
Removing a gearbox assembly when they felt a pop in left shoulder. After PT and cortisone shots, medical decided they needed surgery.
Loadout Operator slipped while on top of a railcar. Operator had on fall protection but did hit wrist on the grating. Resulting in a fractured wrist and a torn bicep.
Changing a conveyor belt, winch slipped and cut mechanic's right forearm.
Employee was outside on a very windy day and got debris in right eye which they could not get rinsed out with saline. This caused a scratch across the top of pupil.
Slipped on ice and landed on left side hurting EE's shoulder, elbow and wrist. After further evaluation and an MRI the employee is scheduled for surgery on EE's shoulder.
A miner's audiogram indicated that they had received a greater than 25 decibel standard threshold shift hearing loss.
2021 · 9 incidents
Getting out of an Excavator the miners foot slipped due to a missing pad on the track. Employee used right hand to grab the cab and keep from falling, in doing so they hurt their right shoulder.
Miner was loading drisco pipe in the back of a pickup truck. The pipe slid and the miner reacted to grab it. In doing so EE twisted right knee.
Been having tremors and numbness in their wrist for several years. Decided to go have it looked at. Resulted in surgery on 10/21/22 after several Cortisone Shots and Physical Therapy.
Been having tremors and numbness in EE's wrists for several years. Finally decided to have them looked at, which resulted in having Carpal Tunnel surgery on EE's right wrist on 11/22/2022
Changing a bearing using a come along. The bearing jerked, which in turn jerked the arm of the employee. Causing pain to EE's right shoulder.
Replacing the dog bones on VSC 5040. 2 person job. One was holding the bolt with a crescent wrench while the other was using a ratchet to tighten the bolt down. The wrench caught and pinched the Millwrights finger between the wrench handle and the framework, cutting EE's right index finger. Took employee to Urgent Care Clinic where EE received 10 stitches.
While stepping out of the cab of a Tele Handler an employee rolled their ankle, dislocating the ankle.
Employee was changing a bucket tooth. The employee struck the tooth with a hammer and a piece of the tooth come off and struck them in the lower chest.
While assisting with a pushout in our Rail Yard, the employee opened the knuckle to the railcar they were connecting to, the front of the knuckle fell off and struck EE's left foot. The knuckle was missing the connecting pin. EE reported the incident to EE's supervisor who took EE to the ER, they did an x-ray and it showed EE fractured EE's fourth toe.
2020 · 2 incidents
Employee stepped out of man basket at it's lowest position after completing a decel screen cleaning task. The employee's left knee "popped" as they stepped out of the basket. After a period time during shift the employee felt pain and discomfort. The employee was taken to the local hospital, given ten days off and prescribed a knee brace.
Employee was patching a leaking hose from an extendable ladder which had slipped out from under the employee on a grated steel floor. Employee fell at a height of four feet and struck their head on the flooring. The employee was taken to the hospital ER and received six staples to a laceration on the back of head.
2019 · 6 incidents
Employee injured hand closing a pump house door. Employee immediately returned to work after seeking medical exam. Upon an Orthopedic follow up employee was given a lifting restriction and provided a hand brace by doctor.
Employee was injured in a fall on a refueling platform on 10/10/2019. A recent medical exam determined the employee will need shoulder surgery and be off work until completely healed. Official verification that the surgery needed to mend the employee's injury was verified on 06/15/2020.
Employee was manually removing a steel grate placed over a roadway drainage trough and strained lower back muscles. Employee was taken to the local hospital, released and was given a follow up appointment for 10/03/19.
Employee was removing a grating that had fallen in a drainage trough. After task completion, employee felt discomfort in abdominal region. Discomfort was reported on 10/2/19. Discomfort became worse on 10/30/19. Employee was taken to the hospital on 10/30/19 and diagnosed with a potential hernia.
The employee was lifting a rail car lid when employee felt a strain in employee's back. Two days later employee sought medical treatment including prescription medication
The employee was lifting a car lid when EE felt a slight pull in EE's back. EE filled out initial incident paperwork, but did not seek treatment until 6/20. This incident turned into lost time on 6/21.
2018 · 4 incidents
Employee went to the Doctor on November 30 and was put on restricted duty on December 3. Employee was walking downhill when EE slipped, picked up speed and stopped hyperextending EE's right knee. Employee did not go to the doctor immediately.
Employee reported incident to supervisor on 11/20. Employee tripped and hit right forearm against air compressor resulting in a torn bicep. Became lost time 11/21, employee worked until 11/21.
This injury was a first aid until employee went to the doctor on June 5, 2018. The employee was exiting the cab of the dozer when they twisted their arm and lost footing. This resulted in a strain to the right bicep. The employee missed two days of work.
Employee has a personal medical condition which caused EE to feel light headed and fall while walking up BC2024 catwalk. Employee fell and struck the back of head on the catwalk resulting in stitches to close a cut on the back of head.
2017 · 8 incidents
Employee was climbing down ladder in dryer room by BC-06 when the upright hand hold broke and ee fell about 6 feet. EE left wrist was sprained.
Pipe was plugged, employee took bolts out of flange and moved one pipe up so employee could look into the pipe to see where the blockage was. As employee held the flashlight in the pipe, the pipe settled pinching and breaking employee's pinkie finger, left hand. The finger is broken.
Employee was walking from Wedron #3 product elevators towards the maintenance vehicle when employee slipped in area covered with water and algae. Employee fell striking the back of employee's head resulting in a cut requiring 5 stitches to close.
Employee was picking up or removing 8 inch Tee from shipping container when the Tee shifted cutting the employee's left thumb requiring stitches to close the cut.
A bearing was being tapped into place on a head pulley shaft using a hammer and a chisel when a small portion of the chisel cutting edge chipped off striking an employee 6 feet away in the right chest. The piece was removed requiring two stitches to close the wound.
Employee was removing the dust collector assess door when it fell striking ring finger cutting it which required stitches.
Dyno Nobel crew was feeding loading hose through outbound hose sheave assembly. EE was standing on truck using 3 points of contact. EE's right hand was on hose boom carousel. Hose boom moved pinching EE's middle finger right hand between hose boom guide wheel and hose boom carousel. EE received 7 stitches.
This incident was initially reported as first aid. It became reportable on 3/20/2017 when physical therapy was prescribed. Employee was walking to retrieve a sample when they stepped over a pile of sand. Employee's foot sank in the sand causing them to slip and twist their back, this event aggravated a pre-existing injury.
2016 · 4 incidents
Employee was reinserting fuses when a short occurred resulting in second degree burns to right arm.
Employee was performing ground testing at Wedron 2 when EE called supervisor over to enquire the status of a piece of equipment. EE shifted towards the supervisor and slipped falling against the handrail bruising rib cage. When employee had a follow-up Doctor appointment on October 25, 2016 the Doctor reported a fractured rib making this a reportable incident.
Walking down stairs and neck started hurting. Went to doctor on 1/26/16 and was told to ice neck. EE decided to take the rest of the day off using a vacation day so ee could ice neck.
While walking to Bobcat ATV the employee slipped on a small patch of ice and fell to the ground. The resulting injury was a minor sprain to the associate's left wrist. Light restrictions were prescribed as a result.
2015 · 2 incidents
While stepping off of a ladder the employees knee gave out and she fell from the second rung. Her knee gave out due to a previous injury that was not work related. She received minor restrictions.
Employee was stripping wire for main feed when his hand slipped and the knife struck his thumb resulting in two stitches.
2014 · 6 incidents
Employee was cleaning out dewatering building using a 2" diameter water hose which involved lifting and maneuvering the hose. The employee stated that he bent over and twisted to move the hose when he felt a strain in his back. Not reported to plant management until 12-29-14. Unreported Muscle relaxer injection received by doctor (Notified Plant Mg. 1-05-15)
While cutting up cardboard boxes to place in the recycling bin the associate cut his left hand with a utility knife. The resulting injury required three stitches to close the wound.
Employee reaggravated a pre-existing injury by working on a Stand Monitor water cannon. Employee experienced pain in his hand/arm due to the vibration in the water cannon handle.
Employee suffered burn on his wrist just above his glove while he was switching out screens.
The employee is claiming back pain from opening rail car lid hatches and recently had surgery. The incident was never initially reported to plant personnel as being work related and was being paid for by the employee's personal insurance. The incident is currently under investigation.
The associate was attempting to dislodge icicles outside the Cone Building when he fell on the ice resulting in a concussion and bruised back. As a result he was prescribed several different pain relievers by the attending physician at the local emergency room.
2013 · 3 incidents
While cutting banding off of a pallet of bags with a utility knife the employee's hand slipped causing a cut requiring three stitches on his left hand fore finger.
According to associate, he injured his foot over a year ago and recently learned that it was fractured. The associate claims he injured his foot by kicking railroad car lids to open and close them.
While installing screens on a Rotex, the associate dropped a bolt between the Rotex and the floor. The associate attempted to retrieve the bolt by moving the Rotex manually by hand while quickly grabbing the bolt. The associate's hand was caught between the Rotex and floor as a result. The resulting injury was a swollen hand and restricted duty.
2012 · 2 incidents
While changing a gate in the Wet Surge Tunnel the associate hit his tooth on a metal drip pan that slid out from the damaged gate. The resulting injury is a broken tooth.
The associate was using a pipe wrench to assemble a 2.5" water line for the plant water truck. When he applied pressure to the wrench it slipped off the threads causing his fingers to strike the back of the truck while still holding the wrench resulting in a fracture to his finger and lacerations.
2011 · 2 incidents
Took a bolt out of a lid brace on a conveyor. When the bolt came out the brace snapped back and cut finger.
Worker reported pain in groin area after opening stuck rail car door. He reported incident to management via phone 8 hours after shift ended rather than while on job. He saw doctor on 10th & 11th. Doctor on 11th put him on several work restrictions until later consultation with surgeon for possible hernia. Management investigating incident.
2010 · 4 incidents
While assisting someone remove a guard, the guard slipped from the worker's hand. A rough inside edge of guard struck his lower left forearm & caused a laceration. The plant manager took the worker to ER for evaluation. The laceration was cleaned & sutured closed rather than using the medical glue.
Two employees were clearing dry vegetation on a steep slope. One employee was cutting brush at the top of the slope with a saw attachment on a weed eater while the other was dragging the cut brush to a staging area. The saw blade kicked through a section of brush striking the second employee in the upper left front side torso resulting in a laceration.
Worker was changing bearing when guard that was leaning on handrail was blown by wind onto worker's back. He reported the incident & was fine (little pain) until 5/5/10 when great pain was reported. He was sent for medical evaluation. Doctor wanted 2-weeks light duty for worker. Worker has reported history of back issues/pain from recreational activities outside of work.
Miner was walking in from parking lot and twisted his ankle when wearing athletic shoes and not boots. He was taken to the clinic and the doctor indicated an ankle sprain. For 1-week, doctor did not want him to climb and take breaks if job had lots of standing/walking. He did not have any jobs that week that would require him to climb or with excessive standing/walking.
2009 · 4 incidents
An associate lifted 2 3.5 gal sand buckets. 5 minutes later he felt slight groin pain and even more pain in evening at home. He called the health insurance nurse hotline who recommended a medical visit. He visited a clinic, the doctor diagnosed a strained groin & prescribed muscel relaxant and pain relief medication.
Worker had pain in the lower left back (left side) when lifting bag of sand. He did not report until next day (9/18) but indicated it was not bad. He said pain was much worse 11 days (9/29) after first report & was taken to clinic & released to full duty. 2 days later (10/1), he reported more pain & returned to clinic and was told to not return to work until later.
Associate was changing screens. The assoicate used a grinder to cut off a bolt and a piece of steel landed in the eye. The associate was wearing safety glasses.
The injured employee was draining the sand and water lines in the pit preparing for a pit shutdown. After he opened the drain valve he slipped and fell and injured his wrist.
2008 · 7 incidents
Th associate was standing on a 2' sand bluff when the sand bluff gave way resulting in a strain to the right knee. The associate reported the incident on November 1, 2008 as a First Aid Incident with no medical required. On February 26, 2009 the associate first notified Fairmount Minerals that the case needed to be re-opened as a medical incident requiring surgery.
The injured employee was cleaning his work area around the forced air packer and strained his back while moving a 100 lb bag of sand. The incident was first reported on 10/16 and at that time the incident was not a recordable injury. The employee left work on 12/09/08 and we were informed on 12/12/08 that the employee was to be off work.
The injured employee lifted a motor off of the work bench, tripped and fell backwards, resulting in the injury.
Working on a dryer, he stepped outside to get additional tools and was stung on top of right ear by bee.
An 800 amp fused disconnect was turned off and locked out with only power to the line side. The door was opened to prep tools for a job. Employee set the tools on the top of the box when one of the tools rolled off the box. As he tried to grab the tool it fell into the top side of the switch and shorted out. All arch shields were in place.
The injured employee was removing a guard from a face pump. The employee was working with another EE to lift the guard over the pump/motor sheaves.
The employee was removing snow with the front end loader. The corner of the bucket caught a pot hole and jerked the cab of the loader to the right. Operator hit his head on the side window of the cab and required 8 stitches to close the cut. Operator was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the incident.
2007 · 3 incidents
The employee was injured while moving a roll of coiled up hose while cleaning his work area.
INDIVIDUAL WAS PLACING ROLL OF STRETCH WRAP ON MACHINE WHEN ROLL SLIPPED PINNING FINGER BETWEEN PLASTIC ROLL AND METAL SPINDLE. FINGER WAS CUT AT NAIL REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.
A PRESSURE REGULATOR VALVE FAILED, ALLOWING 35 PSI NATURAL GAS TO GET TO THE BURNER, RESULTING IN AN EXPLOSION WHEN THE DRYER WAS SHUT DOWN.
2006 · 3 incidents
The injured ee was opening a rail car door. He pulled on a large steel bar he was using & felt a pain in the groin area. He went home. Went to ER & discovered a heart flutter. Then they discovered 2 pre-existing hernias. They also noticed a twisted testicle. Surgery was performed to correct everything. Notified on 11/6/06 of surgery on the testicle & is charged as a LTA.
The individual was standing at a monitor (water canon)-the pumps were boosting the water pressure on a high pressure pump & the monitor brok off at base. Piece of iron striking leg & foot. Threw the individual backwards about 8' and result was broken tibia in left leg, bruised right foot & leg.
The injured was splicing a conveyor belt. He was using angle to secure the belt for splicing. He turned to reach for a wrench on catwalk and hit his head on angle, cutting a slice in his forehead 5 cm long. It required 7 stitches.
2005 · 4 incidents
The injured ee was working on a cooler. He was taking off the guide rings for the timing belt sheave. He put a screw driver in behind the ring. The screw driver sliped and cut finger on the guide ring. He recieved stitches to his left hand-ring finger.
EE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR IN THE QUARRY. HE WAS PULLING HIMSELF UP THE CONVEYOR WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN LOWER BACK. COMPANY WAS NOTIFIED ON JULY 8 THAT HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT- CHIROPRACTOR CARE.
Raising steel plates using hoist. Deck strap on plates broke causing plates to upend. Edge of plate caught employees arm causing laceration.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A GEAR REDUCER AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ON A CONVEYOR. WHEN THE MOTOR WAS MOVED, THE WEIGHT SHIFTED AND SMASHED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE GEAR REDUCER AND MOTOR. ON THE LEFT HAND, THE SMALL FINGER WAS CUT AND THE LEFT FINGER (RING FINGER) WAS BROKE.
2004 · 2 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP USING A SKID STEER. W/THE BUCKET ON THE GROUND & CLEANING UP, SAND STRUCK SOME TYPE OF METAL OBJECT & STOPPED SKID STEER INSTANTLY. THE OPERATOR WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT & HARD HAT. HIS HEAD MOVED FORWARD, THE HARD HAT TIPPED FORWARD & HIT THE LIP OF THE HARD HAT CUT THE NOSE AREA REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
THE INJURED WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT. HE LIFTED THE CONVEYOR BELT CLAMPS UP TO THE CONVEYOR. THE BELT CLAMPS WEIGH BETWEEN 50 TO 80 LBS.
2003 · 4 incidents
NO ACCIDENT SPECIFIC, CLAIMS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. THIS EE STATED WRISTS BOTHERING HIM LIKE THEY USED TO. HIS 1ST DAY OFF WORK WAS 5/21/03 WHEN HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS LEFT ARM. HE WILL HAVE SURGERY ON HIS RT. ARM ON 6/11/03. HIS IS CURRENTLY OFF WORK.
THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 4-15-03. WAS NOTIFIED ON 4-21-03 THAT THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE INDIVIDUAL BELIEVES IT HAPPENED WHILE BRUSHING/SCRUBING TESTING SCREENS VIGOROUSLY. SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CRAMPING WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK. SHE DID SOMETHING TO HER MUSCLE OR NERVE IN HER LEFT UPPER BACK. SHE IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
IT STARTED SNOWING EARLY THIS DAY & CONTINUED UP UNTIL THE ACCIDENT. SNOW REMOVAL HAD BEEN UNDERWAY ON WALKWAYS. THE INJURED WAS WALKING ON A ROADWAY WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS BACK & HIT H IS HEAD ON THE GROUND. HE MISSED WORK FOR 2 DAYS & RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTY.
THE INJURED WAS ON THE PRIMARY FLOOR IN OUR SCREEN HOUSE. HE WAS STANDING ON STEEL FLOOR GRATING WHILE REACHING FOR CABLE ON DERRICK SCREEN. HE FELL TO THE STEEL GRATING FLOOR AND BROKE HIS AR M. HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW HE FELL. HE IS CURRENTLY OFF WORK.
2002 · 3 incidents
AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WAS THE PROBABLE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. NO ONE WAS INJURED.
THE INJURED WAS PICKING UP A TRAY OF SAND SAMPLES. THE TRAY WEIGHED APPROX. 28-30 LBX. THE TRAY OF SAMPLES WAS ON A COUNTER TOP 34 1/2" FROM THE FLOOR. WHEN SHE PICKED UP THE TRAY SHE FELT HER BACK GO WEAKER AND HAD A BACK ACHE-SHE MISSED STWO DAYS OF WORK AND IS CURRENTLY ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
THE INJURED WAS LOADING RAILCARS. HE WAS LIFTING ALID (TRYING TO CLOSE IT) & PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT LEG. THE INDIVIDUAL KNEELS DOWN ON ONE KNEE & LIFTS THE LID. THE INDIVIDUAL HAS A TOR N HAMSTRING & WILL BE ON RESTRICTE DUTY. THIS IS NOT A LOST TIME ACCIDENT.
2001 · 7 incidents
THE EE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT. HE WAS COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN HIS BACK (OVER HIS SHOULDER) & HIS CHEST. THE EE DID NOT WANT TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL, NOR DID HE WANT AN AMBULANCE CALLED. ANOTH ER EE TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL ER. SOMEWHERE DURING THIS TIME, THE EE HAD A HEART ATTACK. THIS IS BEING REPORTED UNDER MSHA GUIDELINES. HE IS CURRENTLY OFF WORK.
IT WAS AT THE END OF A PRODUCTION DAY. THE INJURED WENT TO THE DEISTER SCREEN AND WASHED THE SCREEN DECK CLEAN. HE THEN STEPPED DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT REAR END ON A PIECE OF STEEL. HE RECEI VED A CUT THAT REQUIRED 2 STICHES.
THE EE'S ACC OCCURRED ON9/20/01. THE CO WAS INFORMED ON 10/4/01. THE EE WAS INSTALLING TRANMISSION IN A VEHICLE ALONG WITH ANOTHER EE HE SAID AT FIRST HE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN HE DID IT. THEN HE CAME BACK & SAID HE THOUGHT IT WA WHEN HELPING WITH TRANS. HE WAS NOT ON ANY RESTRICTED DUTY HAD SURGERY 10/12/01 RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA HE IS OFF WORK NOW
PUSHING A MARTIN MOTOR. ACCIDENT REPORT FILED ON 7/25/01. REFUSED MEDICAL TREATMENT & REFUSED TO SEE DOCTOR. ON 12/11/01 SAW DOCTOR WHO PUT HIM OFF WORK. THIS WAS FIRST NOTICE TO DEDRON OF ANY PROBLEM. EMPLOYEE CLAIMS ACCIDENT FROM 7/19/01 WAS THE CAUSE.
THE INJURED WAS ON A BAGGING PLACING BAGS ON SPOUTS. HE STARTED A CONVEYOR CHAIN AND IT BECAME STUCK. HE SHUT THE POWER OFF AND USED A CROW BAR TO BACK THE CONVEYOR UP THE BAR SLIPPED. HIS HAN D FELL INTO A SHARP PBJECT AND CUT INTO THE TOP SIDE BEHIND THE LITTLE FINGER. HE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES AND WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
EE WAS REMOVING ONE OF THE CUTTING EDGES FROM THE BUCKET OF THE VOLVO L330 LOADER. AS THE EE CUT THE NUTON THE NEXT TO LAST BOLT, THE PLATER (CUTTING EDGE) FELL ON HIS FOOT. HE RECEIVED A FRAC TURE & IS OFF WORK.
THE INJURED WAS POUNDING ON A RAIL CAR DOOR WITHA STEEL BAR TRYING TO CLOSE IT. HE WAS ALSO SHOVELING SAND. HE COMPLAINED OF BACK PROBLEMS. 2/6 HE CAME TO WORK WITH RESTRICTED DUTY SLIP.
2000 · 4 incidents
ON 9/10/98 HE CLAIMED CARPAL TUNNEL. ON 12/14/00 THE INDIVIDUAL WAS OFF WORK AND HAD SURGERY TO HIS WRIST. HE RETURNED TO WORK ON RESTRICTED DUTY 12/28/00. HE WAS REMOVED FROM RESTRICTED DUTY ON 1/12/01. THIS INDIVIDUAL USES ALL TYPES OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT ON MAINTENANCE.
THE INDIVIDUAL INJURED HIMSELF WHILE PULLING ANDCARRYING A WATER HOSE UP SOME STAIRS. AT FIRST HE DIDN'T THINK MUCH ABOUT THE INJURY. IN DEC. HIS ACHILLES HEEL ON THE LEFT FOOT STARTED HURTING FROM THE ACCIDENT (HE SAID). FROM 12/19 TO 1/12 HE WAS OFF WORK. HE CAME BACK TO WORK & IS ON PHYSICAL THERAPY IN JANUARY BUT NOT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
INSTALLING A BEARING ON A SNUBBER PULLEY. THE BOLT USED FOR RIGGING WAS NOT WELDED PROPERLY. THE BOLT THAT BROKE OFF & HIT THE INJURED IN THE LIP & THE SNUBBER PULLEY LANDED ON HIS HAND. THE I NJURED RECEIVED STITCHES IN HIS LIP.
THIS EE HAD SURGERY FOR CARPAL TUNNEL. HE CAME BACK TO WORK ON 7-17 ON RESTRICTED DUTY. THIS INDIVIDUAL LOADS SAND INTO RR CARS & SEMIS. HE DOES THIS IN FRONT OF A CONTROL PANEL. HE USES SCREE N SIEVES & PUSHES BUTTONS. HE DOES PAPER WORK & USES A COMPUTER.
1999 · 5 incidents
THE INJURED WAS WORKING ON THE INCLINE CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS INSTALLING BEND PULLYS ON EACH SIDE OF THE GRAVITY TAKE-UP. BOTH BEND PULLY'S WERE ALREADY MOUNTED RESTING ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME WO RK OVERHEAD. A LADDER HAD BEEN PLACED AGAINST THE CONVEYOR FRAME. THE INJURED STARTED TO CLIMB THE LADDER TO TIE IT OFF AND THE LADDER SHIFTED AND THE EE FELL-HE SCRAPED HIS LEFT ARM ON THE C
THE EE WAS REMOVING 3 LARGE STEEL BOXES 2'X2 1/2'X 2 1/2' FILLED WITH SAND. THE STEEL WAS 1/4"X3/8" THK-WELDED IN THE SHAPE OF A BOX ALL JOINTS HAD SILICONE CAULKING ON THEM. THE STEEL WAS ALS O COVERED WTH SOME OIL. THE BOXES HAD TO B E WIRE BRUSHED ALONG THE EDGES. A CUTTING TORCHE WAS USED TO CUT THE STEEL APART SOMETHING WENT WRONG TO WHERE THERE WAS PAIN IN THE EYE. THE EE HAD
INJURED PARKED TRACKMOBILE . GOT OUT OF TRACKMOBILE 7 STEPPED DOWN USING LADDER STEPS ON EQUIPMENT. WALKED OVER TO PICK UP STEEL BAR LAYING THE GROUND. WHILE BENDING OVER HE FELT SOMETHING PUL L IN HIS BACK. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 5 DAYS WITH A 20# WEIGHT RESTRICTION. HEIS BACK TO NORMAL DUTY.
THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE QUARRY. THE INJURED WENT TO THE DR. ON 2-22-99 & PLACED HIM ON RESTRICTED DUTY. HE WAS PUMPING OIL FROM A 55 GAL. DRUM IN A FEEDER IN PIT #7. HE WAS USING AN ELEC TRIC DRILL ATTACHED TO THE OIL PUMP. THE BOTTOM OF THE PUMP CAME OFF INSIDE THE 55 GAL. DRUM. THE PART THAT CAME OFF CAUGHT IN THE DRUM & TWISTED THE HAND & WRIST WHICH WAS HOLDING THE DRILL.
SWITCHING R.R. CARS. INDIVIDUAL WAS SWITCHING A RAIL CAR. HE GRABBED THE ARM ON THE SWITCH TO LIFT UP ON THE LEVER. (HE DIDN'T KNOW THAT THE SEITCH WAS FROZEN IN PLACE.) WHEN HE PULLED UP ON T HE LEVER, IT DIDN'T MOVE. HIS SLIPPED ON SOME CAUSING A JAR TO BACK. CURRENTLY ON RESTRICTED DUTY. SWITCH IS SALTED DOWN MOST OF TIME. MORNING OF ACCIDENT IT WAS FOGGY & FROSTY.
1998 · 6 incidents
ON 12-3-98 AN ACCIDENT REPORT WAS FILLED OUT FOR POSSIBLE REPETITIOUS MOTIONS FOR USUAL MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES. THE INDIVIDUAL HAD PAIN & NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS. ON 12-28-98 A LIGHT DUTY WORK STATUS WAS RECEIVED.
IN THE QUARRY THE INJURED WAS OPERATING THE RUBBER TIRE LOADER & APPROACHING A RAW SAND BANK OF LOOSE SAND WITH THE BUCKT DOWN & HIT A HIDDEN 3' PIECE OF SAND ROCK WHICH STOPPED THE LAODER. T HE SEAL BELT HELD THE OPERATOR IN PLACE BUT HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE JOY STICK CONTROL & CAUGHT THE GUARD ON OPERATING STICK. RESTRICTED DUTY & A 20 LB WEIGHT RESTRICTION.
THE EE WAS IN OUR BAGGING DEPARTMENT OPERAING A PALLETIZER. THE EE CAME UP FROM GROUND FLOOR TO OPERATORS LEVEL ON PALLETIZER. HE SAW A JAM UP STARTING TO OCCUR NEAR THE GROUND FLOOR. HE START ED TO THE LOWER LEVEL AND SLIPPED ON THE WALKWAYWHIHC HAD A RUBBERMAT. THE INJURED IS CURRENTLY ON LIGHT DUTY.
THIS INDIVIDUAL LOADS TRUCKS AND RAIL CARS, HE SAMPLES THE SAND BEFORE LOADING. HIS USES PUSH BUTTONS, SIEVES COMPUTER SCALE AND REMOTE SPEAK. HE IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY AS OF 6-18-98 BECAUSE OS HIS HAND.
THIS INDIVIDUAL LOADS RR CARS AND SEMI-TRUCKS. THEY USE SCREEN SEIVES, PUSHING BUTTONS, PAPER WORK AND USE A COMPUTER. A PROBLEM DEVELOPED WITH THE WRIST -THROBBING AND NUMBNESS PAIN BETWEEN T HUMB AND INDEX FINGER, TIPS OF 3 FINGERS ARE NUMB. A STATEMENT WAS RECEIVED FRO SR. OFFICE ON 5-29-98 THAT SHE BE ON LIGHT DUTY.
THE EE WAS SHOVELING SAND-HE WAS USING ONLY HIS LEFT HAND TO PUSH THE SHOVEL INTO A PILE OF SAND- THEN PULL THE SHOVEL BACK WHEN IT WAS FULL AND DISPOSE OF IT. ON THE 3RD PUSH ON THE SHOVEL HE RAMMED HIS LEFT HAND INTO A GUARD WHICH HAD A SHARP EDGE CULLING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER HE RECEIVED 5 STITCHES AND A TETANUS SHOT.
1997 · 5 incidents
EE [A SUPERVISOR] WAS HELPING UNLOAD A TRUCK BODY FROM A PICK UP TRUCK. THE EE WAS STEPPING UP ONTO FLAT BED OF TRUCK WITH HIS LEFT ARM HOLDING ONTO THE NEW TRK BED BODY & LOST BALANCE - HIS L EFT ARM WAS HANGING ONTO BODY TO STOP HIM FROM FALLING. HE LOST BALANCE & HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER JOINT. ON 11/18/97 HE WENT TO DR & WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
GPF-EMPLOYEE WAS EVALUATED AT THE COMPANIES REQUEST FOR AN ABNORNAM X-RAY PROBABLE PLEURAL THICKENING PLAGUES. DTD 09-16-97.
INDIVIDUAL WAS USING A SHOVEL TO POKE A RUBBER SHIELD IN PLACE WHEN THE SHOVEL MISSED THE RUBBER SHILED. HIS LEFT HAND CAME DOWN AND LANDED ON EXPANDED METAL. HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB AND RECEIVE D 7 STITCHES AS OF TODAYS DATE STITCHES HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND THERE WERE NO RESTRICTIONS.
THIS EMPLOYEE HAS SOME DISEASES OF THE HAND OR ARM OR POSSIBLE CARPAL TUNNEL. IT IS UNDETERMINED WHAT CAUSED IT. BUT HE IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY.
THE EE WAS CLOSING THE BOTTOM DOOR ON A COVD HOPPER RAIL ROAD CAR. THE DOOR NEEDED TO BE CLOSED TO INSERT THE LOCKOUT & SEAL. HE WAS USING 80-100 LB BAR TO CLOSE THE DOOR ON THE RAIL CAR. WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BAR. THE DOOR CLOSED& WHEN PRESSURE WAS RELEASED THE BAR CAME UP & PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN CAR & BAR. HE WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY 3/14/97. ON 3/20/97 WENT TO WORK
1996 · 2 incidents
WE ARE REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROGRAM POLICY MANUAL PART 50, VOL III 50-2, EFFECTIVE 4-1-94. ALLEDGED PNEUMOCOMIOSIS.
WORKER JUMPED OFF CAT D-9H TRACK. LANDED ON BOTH FEET, BUT LOST BALANCE WHEN KNEE GAVE OUT. SUSTAINED TRAUMA TO RIGHT KNEE.
1995 · 7 incidents
THIS IS A REOCCURRENCE OF AN OLD INJURY [COPY ATTACHED] EE WAS GUIDING A SCREEN MOTOR [SUPPORTEDBY AN OVERHEAD HOIST]. THERE WAS NO NOTICABLE EFFORT USED BY THE EE. THE SCREEN MOTOR WA ABOUT W AIST HIGH WITH HIS HANDS ON THE MOTOR WHEN HIS BACK WENT OUT. THE EE MISSED HIS FIRST DAY OF WORK ON 11/22/95.
AN ACCIDENT REPORT WAS FILLED OUT ON 10/6/95. THE REPORT INDICATED IT WAS UNKNOWN HOW OR WHAT CAUSED THE INJURY. ON 10/30 THE INDIVIDUAL HAD SURGERY ON HIS ELBOW [THIS WAS HIS FIRST DAY OFF OF WORK]. THE EE OPERATES A CAT 988F END LOADER. THE LOADER USES A JOY STICK FOR STEERING. IT IS BELIEVED THAT CONTINOUS USE OF THE JOY STICK CAUSED THE PROBLEM. NO RESTRICTED WROK PRIOR TO SURG
HIS FIRST EDAY OFF OF WORK WAS 06-26-95 (ON WORKMAN COMPENSATION) THE INDIVIDUAL WAS DRIVING A FORK TRUCK HE WAS SITING ON THE SEAT FOR 4 HRS LOADING TRUCKS HIS BACK & RT LEG FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SLEEP
THE HAUL TRUCK DRIVER, HAD FINISHED TAKING A LOAD OF DUMP [JUNK] SAND TO THE DUMP & WHILE DRIVING BACK FROM THE DUMP HE HIT A DIP IN THE ROAD & SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS BACK. RESTRAINED BY SEAT BELT, HIS LEGS HELD FAST TO THE SEAT, BUT UPPER TORSO TRIED TO GO IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION. BASICLLY - HE WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, HIT A BUMP IN ROAD & NOW HAS BACK PROBLEMS. CURRENTLY OFF WORK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS GATHERING UP HIS TOOLS & SOME EQUIPMENT IN THE MAINTENCE SHOP TO PUT IN HIS LOCKER. THE SHIFT WAS ENDING AT 3:00PM. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND SOMEHOW MANAGED TO GET SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. IT WAS A FOREIGN BODY WITH A RUST RING IN THE RIGHT EYE.
CONCRETE STEPS WERE COVERED WITH FROZEN SAND AND ICE THE EE WAS WALKING UP THE STAIRS AND WAS NOT HOLDING ON TO. THE HANDRAIL. HE SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN. HE BRUISED HIS SIDE, SPRAINED RIGHT WRI ST AND BUMPED HIS LEFT ELBOW. ER DR PLACED HIM ON LIGHT DUTY. ON 3-6-95 HIS VISITED HIS FAMILY CHIROPRACTOR AND IN TURN HAS BEEN OFF WORK.
THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE COMPANY ON 4/24/95. THE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A LID (FOR A ROTAP ENCLOSURE} CLOSED. THE ENCLOSURE IS A NOISE SUPPRESSION BOOTH. THE PULL FORCE IS BETWEEN 8-10# TO CLOSE THE LID. THE EE LEFT WORK ON 4-24-95 WITH PAIN IN SHOULDER & NECK. SHE'LL BE OFF WORK FOT AT LEAST TWO WEEKS.
1994 · 8 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE CAR DOOR TO LOAD A RAIL CAR. THE DOOR WAS A LONG TOP DOOR & QUITE HEAVY. HE YANKED ON THE LID & PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. THE EMPLOYEE WENT TO A CHIROPR ACTOR & HE NOW IS OFF WORK. "LTA"
WE ARE REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROGRAM POLICY MANUAL- PART 50, VOLUMNIII.50-2, EFFECTIVE DATE 4-1-94 (RELEASE III-10) ALLEGED PNEUMOCONIOSIS
WE ARE REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROGRAM POLICY MANUAL-PART 50 III.50-2 EFFECTIVE DATE 4-1-94. ALLEDGED PNEUMOCONIOSES.
INJURED WAS WALKING AND STEPPED OVER A PIPE. HIS LEFT FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST THE STEP ON HIS SHOULDER. INJURED IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.
TWO EE WORKING ON A CONVEYOR ONE ON EACH SIDE. ONE EE WAS PULLING ON SLACK END OF CHAIN FROM COME A LONG TO CLEAR IT OF CONVEYOR FRAME. HE W. PULLED CHAIN FROM ABOVE WHICH FORCED INJURED HAND INTO THE END OF THE SHAFT CREATING A DEEP LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED 3 STITCHES. THE NEXT DAY HE HAD BLOOD POISONING AND WAS HOSPTIAL FOR 4 DAYS.
THE INJURED WAS REMOVING STEEL TUBING FROM A STEEL RACK. BASICALLY HE WAS STANDING IN ONE LOVCATION. HE REACHED TOT HE TUBING AND PULLED TOWARD HIMSELF. HE LET GO AND REACHED AGAIN AND PULL ED HTE TUBING OUT SOMEMORE UNTILT HE TUBING WAS OUT OF RACK. HE MISSED HIS 1ST DAY OF WORK ON 4-13-94.
THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING SAND OFF THE DRY SURGE FLOOR AND ONTO A BELT CONVEYOR. HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN THIS BACK. THE INJURED TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK. SAND IS HEAVY AT 100 CU FT HE MISSED WO RK ON 3-24-94 AND 3-25-94 DUE TO HIS BACK INJURY HE DID NOT TO THE DR AND HAVE X RAYS TAKEN.
USE OF WRIST REPITION ACCIDNET DATE IS UNKNOWN ON 2-16-94 IS WHEN IT WAS REPORTED. ON 4-25-94 THE INJURED HAD SURGERY FOR CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. HE IS CURRENTLY OFF WORK.
1993 · 6 incidents
THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS ATTENDING A ANNUAL REFRESHER TRAINING SEMINAR. HE GOT UP OUT OF HIS SEAT AND OUT OF THE ROOM. SAT ON TEH BOTTOM STEP AND PASSED OTU. THE AMBULANCE TOOK HIM TO TH EEMERGE NCY ROOM. HE MISSED 2 DAYS OF WORK WAITING FOR THE MEDICAL TEST TAKNE. THE INDIVIDUAL SIAD THE DR TOLD HIM IT WAS DUE TO FATIQUE. THIS IS NT A WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION CASE.
THE ACCIDENT WAS TURNED IN ON 10-18-93 INJURED WENT TO THE DOC 10-21-93 WHICH RESULTED IN RESTRICTED DUTY HE THEN MISSED WORK ON 10-28-93 & IS CURRENTLY OFF HE WAS WELDING DEMISTERS BARS IN A SCRUBBER HE OVEREXTENDED HIMSELF BECAUSE OF AWKWARD POSITION HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
CLAIMS HE FELL 6 FEET OFF SCRAPER WHILE AT WORK ON 9-20-93.
ON 9-13-93 THIS ACCIDENT WAS TURNED IN TO THE SUPERVISOR. ON 9-21 SHE WENT TO THE DR & MISSED WORK ON 9-22-93. THE INJURED IS COMPLAINING OF PAIN IN WRIST & FINGERS FROM BRUSHING OUT SIEVES & FLOPPING THEM OVER. REPEATED BRUSHING & HANDLINGOF SCREENS. THIS PERSON HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR ABOUT 6 YRS-POSSIBLE CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. ATTACHED IS THE MEDICAL IDENTIFICATION FORM.
HE WAS PERFORMING REPAIR WORK ON CONVEYOR SKIRTING FOR NEW FEEDER IN OUR #7 PIT. HE SLIPPED ON FROZEN SAND-FELL & TWISTED LEFT KNEE. ON MONDAY-MARCH 29, 1993 HE HAD SURGERY ON THE SAME KNEE. T HE INJURED NEVER MISSED A DAY OF WORK UNTIL 5-29-93.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING THE BOTTOM DOORS ON RAIL CARS. THE INJURED PLACED A LONG STEEL BAR IN THE KNUCKLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE DOOR WAS FROZEN SHUT-ALL THE INJUREDS WEIGHT WAS ON THE BAR. THE BA R SLIPPED OUT OF THE KNUCKLE. THE INJURED FELL TO THE R.R. TRACKS-SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR & RAILROAD TRACKS. THE GROUND WAS FROZEN & LOTS OF ICE.
1992 · 9 incidents
ACCIDENT WAS TURNED IN 12-28-92. THE INJURED INDIVIDUAL WAS WALKING UP A INCLINE WALKWAY THIS WALKWAY HAD SOME ICE ON IT. HIS LEFT HAND WAS ON THE OUTWARD HANDRAIL WHEN HE SLIPPED HE HAD 3 POI NT CONTACT ON THE WALKWAY IN THE PROCESS OF FALLING HIS RIGHT HAND REACHED OUT TO GRAB ON TO ANYTHING HE WAS SLIDING DOWN THE CATWALK AND REACHED IN BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR FRAME AND CAUGHT THE
ACCIDENT OCCURED ON 12-21-92 & MISSED THE FIRST DAY OF WORK 5-10-93. VICTIMS OWN WORDS DESCRIBED THE ACCIDENT "WHILE DRIVING COMPANY DUMP TRUCK HE ENCOUNTERED "VERY ROUGH" CONDITIONS CAUSING A SUDDEN VIOLENT VETICAL UP & DOWN JERKING WHILE HE WAS RESTRAINED BY A SEAT BELT. THEREFORE LEGS HELD FAST AS UPPER TORSO TRIED TO TEAR LOOSE AT HIPS & LOWER BACK & GROIN AREA" - BASICALLY HE
THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12-16-92. HE SAW A DOCTOR ON 12/15/93 WHERE HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY. THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A CATWALK & BRUISED THE RIGHT KNEE. (THE CATWALK WAS ON TOP OF RA ILCAR).
THE ACTUAL ACCIDENT DATE IS UNKNOWN 10-6-92 IS WHEN IT WAS REPORTED THE INJURED HAS SORE WRIST S IN BOTH HANDS.
38920REPORT IS A REOCCURRENCE OF AN OLD INJURY AS DAT ED ABOVE ALSO ATTACHED IS A COPY OF ORIGINAL REPORT THE INJURED HAS BEEN HAVING SOME PROBLEM WITH HIS KNEE ON 07-23-92 HE WENT TO THE DOC 69380PAIN PROBLEMS HE WAS TO REST HIS KNEE STAY AT HOME & RETURN TO DOC OFFICE ON 08-03]-92 HE ALSO HAD A SCHEDULED WEEKS VACATION DURING THIS TIME AT THIS TIME HE WILL BE OFF WORK FOR ANOTHER
IT WAS WINDY OUTSIDE THIS DAY. THE INJURED INDIVIDUAL WAS SHOVELING SAND. THE WIND WAS BLOWING SAN DNAD PARTICLES INT EH AIR AND SOMETHING WENT INTO HIS EYE. THE INDIVIDUAL THOUGHT IT WS SAN D IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO AN EYE CLINIC & A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL WAS REMOVED USING SOME TYPE OF MEDICAL INSTRUMENT. NO MEIDCATION.
HE WAS CLIMBING THE STEPS HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE SECOND STEP FROM THE BOTTOM & FELL HE ALSO CAUGHT HIS ARM ON THE HAND RAILING HE RECEIVED A 4IN CUT ON THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT BICEP & HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER
INJURED INDIVIDUAL WAS ADJUSTING THE BAG SADDLE ON A ST REGIS FORCE FLOW SAND PACKER HIS SHOULDER HIT THE TRIGGER CAUSING THE EQUIPMENT TO PINCH THE SKIN ON HIS RT THUMB HE RECEIVED 7 STITCHES ON HIS RT THUMB HE DID NOT HAVE ANY RESTRICTIONON HIS RETURN TO WORK
FOOT SLID ON SLIPPERY STEEL SURFACE INJ LOWER BACK
1991 · 17 incidents
SLIPPED NA FELL ON ICE/MUD.
INJ EMPL SITTING DOWN IN A CHAIR STOOD UP QUICKLY AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK AFTER TAKING A FEW STEPS.CURRENTLY OFF WORK.
JAMMED FINGER ON STEERING CLUTHES WHILE OPERATING CAT D-9 TRACTOR.
IT RAINED DURING THE SIFT. IT WAS THE END OF THE SHIFT AND WHILE WALKING DOWN A SET OF STAIRS, EE SLIPPED OFF THE THIRD STEP FROM THE BOTTOM. HE FELLHITTING HIS LEFT KNEE ON A STEP AND THE RES T OF THE BODY LANDED ON CONCRETE. HE IS CURRENTLY OFF WORK WAITING TO SEE A SPECIALIST FOR HIS KNEE.
EE WAS TRANSFERRING A LOAD STEEL FROM AN ELECTRICAL HOIST TO A MANUAL HOIST WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED AND CAUGHT THE EE ON THE LEGS.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A STEAM COIL DRYER SHELL. HE WAS GRINDING THE SIDEWALL WITH A HAND GRINDER. AN AIRBORNE PARTICLE RUST ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE. A DOCTOR REMOVED THE OBJECT. HE RECE IVED A TETANUS SHOT AND A PRESCRIPTION.
WE ARE REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROGRAM POL;ICY LETTER NO. P91-111-2 EFFECTIVE DATE 9-6-91.
WE ARE REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROGRAM POL;ICY LETTER NO. P91-111-2 EFFECTIVE DATE 9-6-91.
WE ARE REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROGRAM POL;ICY LETTER NO. P91-111-2 EFFECTIVE DATE 9-6-91.
WE ARE REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROGRAM POL;ICY LETTER NO. P91-111-2 EFFECTIVE DATE 9-6-91.
INJURED EE WAS REMOVING TROUGHING BRACKETS AND ROLLERS FROM A SHUTTLE CONVEYOR. WHILE REMOVING THIS PARTICULAR BRACKET THE INJURED HAD A GOOD GRIP AND PULLED ON IT TO LIFT, BUT IT DID NOT SLID E OUT OF POSITION. THE INJURED HEARD A POP AND HIS KNEE GAVE OUT. THE INJURED SAID HIS HIP AND BACK OF HIS LEGS HURT. HE IS OFF WORK AND AWAITING ON HIS DR FOR TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS ANKLE WALKING THROUGH A DITCH
ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 07-24-91 BUT REPORTED ON 08-30-91 INJURED WAS LIFTING A HEAVY BEARING IN CLOSE QURTERS WEIGHT LIFTED ALONG WITH A STRETCHING & TWISTING NEEDED TO POSITION THE BEARING IN P LACE RESULTED IN STRAINED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK
CUTTING STEEL HIT SOME SLAG SPARKS IN EAR
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A COMBINATION WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLT. THE OPEN END SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND TRUNION BASE.
INDIVIDUAL WAS MOVING A BULKHEAD IN A BOXCAR THIS BULKHEAD WAS STUCK IN PLACE INDIVIDUAL & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GET IT TO MOVE BY WINGING THE BULKHEAD BULKHEAD BROKE FREE & MOVED APPROX 4 FT & CAUGHT THE INDIVIDUALS LEFT FOOT HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BULKHEAD & THE BOXCAR FLOOR
INDIVIDUAL WAS DISASSEMBLING TEMPORARY FALSEWORK USED IN DRYER REPAIR. HE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH IN DISASSEMBLING AND USING A FOLDOUT LADDER. THE LADDER WAS SITUATED AT COLUMN IN ATTACH SKE TCH. ONCE THE WORK WAS COMPLETED ON THAT COLUMN HE STEPPED ACROSS TO COLUMN (2) AND PLACED HIS FOOT AS SHOWN ON SKETCH. HE WAS CUTTING ITEM (1) FROM ITEM (4) AND IT DROPPED ON HIS FOOT.
1990 · 16 incidents
THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 12--23-90,BUT IT WAS REPORTED ON 12--29-90.THE INDIVIDUAL WAS CLEANING A STEAM DRYER UISNG A HOME-MADE POKING ROD.THE ROD SLIPPED DOWN AND CAUGHT THE BELT CONVEYOR.RA THER THAN RELEASING THE ROD,HE HUNG ONTO THE ROD AND PULLED HIS ARM ONTO THE STRUCTURE AROUND THE CONVEYOR.HE DID NOT USE THE SAFETY CORD AND SHOULD HAVE RELEASED THE ROD IMMEDIATELY.
EMPL NOTIFIED MINE OPER 1-10-91.INDV THROWING 100 LB BAGS,AND THE STACK TO WHICH HE WAS THROWING THEM ONTO STARTED TO SLIP.REACHED OVER TO GRAB THE BAGS AND JAMMED HIS KNEE.BODY WAS IN AWKWARD POSITION WHEN KNEE WAS JAMMED.INDV MOST LIKELY TO HAVE LATERAL CARTILAGE TEAR.SURGERY SHOUL TAKE PLACE 1-17-91.
THE WIND BLEW SAND AND RUST OFF A BEAM ABOVE THE WINDOW. THE INDIVIDUAL WAS CLOSING WINDOWS IN THE BAGGING DEPARTMENT TOWER.
INDV DUMPING HOPPER USING FORKLIFT.THE FORKLIFT TRUCK WAS SHUT OFF AND EMERG BRAKE ON.DUMPING HOPPER RELEASE WAS ACTIVATED AND INDV GRABBED HOPPER.SMALL CUT OCCURRED ON 2 FINGERS,TAKEN TO ERME G RM FOR TETNUS SHOT-PREVENTATIVE MEASURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING WIRE WITH A POCKET KNIFE AND SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND.
INDIVIDUAL WAS CUTTING OPEN SAND HOPPER & SLIPPED INTO FLOOR DRAIN UNDER BC08 CONVEYOR. THIS DRAIN IS GRADUAL SLOPE INTO BASEMENT. HE GRABBED HAND RAIL HE HAS SEEN SEVERAL DRS & FINALLY WENT F OR PHYSICAL THERAPY ON 7/30. ON THIS DATE HE LEFT WORK 1/2 HOUR EARLY. MEDICAL INFORMATION IS BEING RECEIVED VERY SLOWLY FROM MEDICAL PROFESSION.
SORE LOWER BACK.
THE INDIVIDUAL WAS UNPLUGGING A COAL CHUTE THAT FEEDS A COAL FIRED BOILER. A LADDER WAS USED IN THIS TASK. ONCE THE COAL CHUTE WAS UNPLUGGED THE INDIVIDUAL USED THE LADDER TO DESCEND TO THE MA IN FLOOR. WHILE DESCENDING, THE LADDER SLIPPED AND THE OPERATOR FELL.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE HAD WRIST PROBLEMS ON 05-15-90 & FINALLY HAD SURGERY ON 07-02-90 HE DID NOT MISS WORK UNTIL THE DAY OF SURGERY EMPLOYEE WORKS OUTSIDE YEAR AROUND CLEANING EVERY RAILC AR THATR ENTERS OUR PLANT THIS REQUIRES A LOT OFFORCEFUL PUSHING & PULLING WITH A STEEL BAR TO OPEN & CLOSE DOORS BEING A VERYFORCEFUL TASK & COLD OUTSIDE IN THE WINTER BOTH RT & LEFT HANDS B
OPENING DOOR TO TRACK MOBILE WHILE STEPPING INTO EQUIP,HIT CORNER OF DOOR WITH HEAD.RECD CUT OVER RIGHT EYEBROW -REQ STITCHES.CORNER OF DOOR MISSED HARD HAT ,PUSHED SAFETY GLASSES AGAINST FACE PROTECTING FROM FURTHER INJURY.
THE INDIVIDUAL HAS HAD SOME SORT OF BONE INFECTION IN HIS RIGHT STUMP. ( HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS AMPUTATED BACK IN 3-31-77.) HIS PERSONAL PHYSICIAN HAS BEEN TREATING THIS INDIVIDUAL SINCE 4-17-90 . THE INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN OFF WORK SINCE 4-18-90. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHERE THIS INDIVIDUAL HAS CONTACTED THE INFECTION. THE INDIVIDUAL CALLED ON 5-16-90 OR 5-17-90., AND TOLD OUR MAINTENANCE S
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 1/4" STEEL PLATE WITH ANGLE IRON LEGS WITH A PLATE HOOK FROM HORIZONTAL POSITION WHEN THE ANGLE IRON LEGS DUG INTO THE FLOOR. IT CAUSED THE PLATE HOOK TO OPEN AND ALLOW THE PLATE TO FALL DOWN SCRAPING HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG AND HITTING THE ARCH OF HIM FOOT.
ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 3/15 & REPORTED ON 3/19. INDIVIDUAL VISITED DR ON 4/4 & IS HAVE MICROSURGERY ON 4/17. AT NO TIME DID INDIVIDUAL MISS WORK OR HAVE RESTRICTED DUTY. ACCIDENT IS REPORTABLE O N 4/17. INDIVIDUAL SLIPPED ON TRACTOR LADDER & BUMPTED KNEE ON LADDER RUNG.
WHILE CLEANING A RAIL CAR HE REACHED UP INTO RAIL CAR TO PULL OUT FROZEN SAND AND HIS ELBOW STRUCK THE HOPPER.
VALVE DROPPED CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN FLANGES
INDIVIDUAL WAS CUTTING SHIM STOCK WITH PAIR OF TIN SNIPS. TIN SNIPS SLID OFF SHIM STOCK & SHIM STOCK SLID TO RIGHT INDEX FINGER & CUT IT AT SECOND JOINT. INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED 4 STITCHES TO RIGH T INDEX FINGER. NO RESTRICTED DUTY. WOUND WAS TOBE KEPT CLEAN & DRY STITCH REMOVAL IN 10 DAYS.
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