Syar Industries, IncMining Incidents in 2001

REMOVING & INSTALLING HOOD ON PETERBILT WATER TRK. LEANING FORWARD TO INSTALL BOLTS, FELT PAIN DOWN LOWER BACK & BUTTOCKS

WALKED OUT OF SHOP DOOR, STEPPED ON OLD CHUNK OF RUBBER AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

REPORTED TO WORK AT 0600 PERFORMING HIS PERMANENT MODIFIED WORK. HE WENT IN TO SEE THE DR. AND RECEIVED RESULTS FROM THE MRI. THE DR. TOLD HIM TO REMAIN OFF WORK UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. (SCHEDUL E SURGERY).

WENT TO TURN AND LOOK AT SUPERVISOR AND FELT SOMETHING TWIST IN BACK.

FINISHING CONCRETE USING HAND TOOLS STARTED NOTICING TINGLING IN FINGERS

BENT OVER TO MOVE BRAKE HOUSING AND FELT PAIN DOWN LEG.

EE SLIPED AND FELL USING HAND TO CATCH HIMSELF HE FELL ON BOLT STICKING UP FROM DECK. THEY HAD COVER OFF AND WORKING UNDER COVER.

EE REMOVING 4WAY SLING, SLING FROM HOOK ON CRANE, USED LEFT HAND TO HOLD LATCH OPEN, PULLEDSLING OUT WITH RIGHT HAND

CLIMBING UP 988B LOADER WITH FUEL NOZZLE IN ONE HAND, SLIPPED AND FELL UP AGAINST TIRE THEN FALLING TO GROUND.

OTHER LIFTED EE BY BACK AND HOST BEARING AND HURT MUSCLE IN EE BACK.

HE WAS BENT DOWN WELDING FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, THEN WENT TO CLIMB UP LADDER. FOOT SLIPPED OFF, THEN WENT TO PUT FOOT BACK ON LADDER AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

WAS CHISELING ON SCALPER PLANT WHEN SMALL SHAVING EMBEDDED ITSELF IN WRIST.

WHILE CLEANING THE FRONT OF THE LUBE TRUCK, WAS STUNG BY A BEE ON THE INSIDE OF HIS RIGHT ARM.HE IS HIGHLY ALLERGIC AND TOOK HIMSELF TO CLINIC.

CHANGING LINERS. PIECE OF METAL HIT WORKER IN LEG.

HE WAS CLEANING UP AFTER WORK AND WASHED HIS HANDS AND DRYING THEM WITH A PAPER TOWEK, ALSO WIPE HIS FACE AND GOT SOMETHING IN HIS LEFT EYE.

CLEANING BRAKE VALVE PART AT SOLVENT TANK WITH BRAKE CLEANER. SPRAYED AND CLEANER WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF STEEL, WITH SAFETY GLASSES IN PLACE WHEN A PARTICLE SOMEHOW FOUND ITS WAY INTO HIS LEFT EYE. THE EMPLYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND HAD THE PARTICLE REMOVED.

REPETITIVE HEAVY GRIPPING AND LIFTING.