Oil-Dri Georgia LLCMining Incidents in 2001

THE OPERATOR WAS RESTACKING A BALE OF CAT LITTER BACK ON A PALLET IT HAD FALLEN OFF ON LINE #2. WHILE RESTACKING THE BALE HE WAS STANDING IN THE PATH OF A TRACK GUIDED FINSH PRODUCT PALLET TRO LLEY THAT TRANSPORTS PALLETIZED MATERIAL TO THE STRETCH WRAP MACHINE. THE OPERATOR WAS BUMPED BY THE PALLETIZER CREATING A CONTUSION ON HIS LOWER RIGHT LEG. THE PALLETIZER IS EQUIPPED WITH NU

OPERATOR WAS REPLACING TWO BALES OF CAT LITTER THAT HAD FALLEN FROM A PALLET. THE REPLACEMENT WAS CONDUCTED IN THE PATH OF A TRACK GUIDED FINISHED PRODUCT TROLLEY TRANSPORTING PALLETIZED MATER IAL TO BE STRETCH WRAPPED. THE OPERATOR FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SAFTY LIGHTS AND MOTION ALARMSAS PALLETIZER MOVED DOWN THE TRACKS AND WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT LEG BY THE PALLETIZER.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PREVENT A 10 LB BAG FROM FALLING ON THE CONVEYOR ONT HE BAG LINE. HE ACCIDENTALLY STUCK HIS HAND BEHIND THE SIDE CONVEYOR AND HIS HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE HEAD PULLEY WHER E IT BECAME STUCK.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PALLET OF BAGS WITH A PALLET JACK WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HER RIGHT SHOULDER. SHE RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION ON 7-17-01 AND WAS GIVEN LIGHT DUTY. ON 7-30-01 HE R CONDITION WAS FURTHER DIAGNOSED AS REQUIRING PHUSICAL THERAPY THEREBY RESULTING IN A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT AS OF 7-31-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS ONE OF TWO EMPLOYEES CHANGING OUT A 50 HP MOTOR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO DRAG THE MOTOR INTO POSITION AND FELT A POP IN HIS BACK. THE INITIAL DIAGNOSIS ON 5-12-01 WAS A MUSCL E STRAIN. THE FOLLOW UP DIAGNOSIS ON 5-30-01 DEEMED PHYSICAL THERAPY NECESSARY FOR RECOVERY AND THUS DETERMINED AS A REPORTABLE INJURY.

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE BELTS FROM AGLUE CLOSER MACHINE USING HIS HAND & BY TURNING IT OFF & ON WITH FREE HAND. AS THE MOTOR ACTUATED, HIS HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE PULLEYS & ROLLER S RESULTING IN A CUT ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

THE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE AUGER ON A GRIT SCREW USING A PIPE WRENCH WITH AN EXTENSION PLACED OVER THE PIPE WRENCH HANDLE FOR LEVERAGE. COWORKER WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF THE AUGER BY HAMMERING ON THE EXTENSION TO LOOSEN THE AUGER. THE OPERATOR'S HAND SLIPPED FROM THE PIPE WRENCH AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIPE WRENCH AND THE AUGER, TEARING HIS FINGERNAIL.

SPRAINED LEFT WRIST OPENING BOXES. ACCD REPORTED10/08/01

WALKING DOWN LOADING RAMP SLIPPED, BECAUSE OF MUD ON SHOE AND FELL DOWN. LEFT KNEE SWOLLEN.

EE WAS TAKING DOOR OFF OF DUST BIN, DUST HAD BUILT UP BEHIND DOOR UNKNOWN TO EE. WHEN DOOR WAS LOOSENED DUST ESCAPED AND BROUGHT VISIBILITY TO ZERO. AS EE CLIMBED DOWN LADDER TO ESCAPER DUST, HE SLIPPED OFF A LADDER RUNG AND WHEN HE LANDED ON THE CONCRETE HE HIT WITH HIS LEFT SHOULDER FIRST, CAUSING INJURY.

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A BATCH OF SLURRY. SHE CUT A BAG OF CAUSTIC SODA OPEN TO ADD TO THE BATCH AND SOME OF THE GRANULES GOT INTO HER LEFT EYE. SHE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN FLUSHING THE EYE WITH WATER AND WAS TAKEN FOR FURTHER MEDICAL ATTENTION.