TXI (A/K/A Texas Industries Inc)Mining Incidents in 2001

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE DEWINTERIZING THE PLANT USING THE JON BOAT TO DO SO. THE BOAT WAS CRANKED; IT WAS IN GEAR WITH THE THROTTLE WIDE OPEN. THE BOAT LUNGED FORWARD, EJECTING TWO EMPLOYEES INTO THE WATER. THE BOAT STRUCK THE STRIPPING BARGE &SMASHED INJURED'S THUMB OFF. THE THIRD EMPLOYEE PULLED BOTH VICTIMS OUT OF THE WATER. INJURED ALSO HAD A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE LEFT WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETRIEVE SOME PIECES OF IRON FROM SCRAP PILE WHEN HE FELT A STING ON RIGHT ELBOW, LOOKED DOWN TO SEE SPIDER CRAWLING OFF.

ON 8-17-01 THE MINER INFORMED ME THAT SHE HAD BEEN HAVING BACK PAIN AS A RESULT OF HER WORK STATION. SHE WENT TO THE DR. ON 8-20-01 AND WAS TAKEN OFF WORKING STATUS.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRS, HE SLIPPED ON A BALL IF CLINKER TWISTING HIS ANKLE. LEFT ANKLE IS FRACTURED.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER IN THE HOPPER, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE DID NOT TURN IN ACCIDENT OR GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL 6/4/01. HE RETURNED TO WORK THAT DAY BUT HE STARTED MISSING TIME 6/8/01.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE WATER BLASTER WHEN A CHUNK FELL AND HIT THE NOZZLE CAUSING THE WATER BLASTER LANCE TO CATCH UNDER EMPLOYEE'S ARM.

REPLACING PUMP BEARING ON DREDGE, BEARING TURNEDIN HOUSING SMASHING HAND BETWEEN BEARING AND HOUSING.

EE WAS REMOVING 3 CHUNKS FROM PUMP WHILE STANDING ON A 5 GAL BUCKET. HE REMOVED TWO AND FELT BACK POP WHEN TRYING TO REMOVE 3RD. A COMEALONG WAS AVAILABLE BUT HE DID NOT THINK HECOULD WRAP IT AROUND THE CHUNK. STANDING ON BUCKET CAUSED AWKWARD BODY POOSITION. A STAND HAS BEEN BUILT TO REPLACE BUCKET.

EE & ANOTHER EE WERE PUTTING SPUDS ON MISSV DREGE. EE LEANED AGAINST SPUD COLLAR REACHED AROUND IT & PULLED ON A BAR STUCK THRU THE SPUD. THE NEXT DAY EE BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SIDE BELOW HIS RIBS & REPORTED INCIDENT 0N 1/13/01 A 6AM EE INFORMED SUPERVISOR HE WAS HURTING & WANTED TO GO TO DR. THE DR PRESCRIBED MEDICATION & ORDERED HIM NOT TO RETURN TO WORK BEFORE 1/16/01

SPRAINED BACK OPERATING HAUL TRUCK OVER ROUGH TERRAIN.

EE WAS EXITING A CATWALK WHEN LEAKING MATERIAL FROM BELT WAS DISCOVERED. EE TURNED AROUND ON CATWALK TO INVESTIGATE AND HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN BELT AND ROLL. EE WAS ABLE TO PULL HIS HAND FREE.

MINER STEPPED OVER PIPELINE AND TWISTED/TURNED ANKLE (RIGHT). PIPELINE RESTS ON GROUND WHICH WASWET, SANDY AND SOMEWHAT UNLEVEL.

EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING SECTIONS OF PIPE 4' X 8"" ON THE FLAT BED TRUCK. HE FELT A SLIGHT STRAIN BUT CONTINUED TO WORK. SATURDAY AM HE WOKE UP WITH PAIN. HE SAID HIS BACK HAD BEEN BOTHERING HIM FO R TWO WEEKS.

MINER WAS REPLACING TIRE AFTER CHANGING BRAKES. SET TIRE ON HUB AND TURNED TO GET NUTS. NOTICED TIRE FALLING BACK OFF. MINER TRIED TO CATCH TIRE AND FELT PAIN IN SHOULDER AND UPPER LEFT ARM. M INER REPORTED ACCIDENT FOLLOWING DAY.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHEN WALKING ACROSS CONCRETE FLOOR, HE HIT HIS HEAD ON INLET DRAFT DUCTWORK, STUMBLED BACKWARDS AND FELL TO THE GROUND AND BROKE HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE IN VEHICLE #1 GOING SOUTH BOUND OUT OF DRIVE WAY. COLLIDED WITH CONTRACT CARRIER ENTERING DRIVE GOING NORTH IN LEFT HAND CURVE.

EE WAS LOADING RAIL CAR IN A 980G LOADER HE PULLED OFF OF THE PAVED CROSSING ONTO THE LOADING PAD. THE UNEVEN AREA CAUSED THE LOADER TO JERK IT JARRED EE CAUSING BACK PAIN

TWO EE'S WERE WELDING INSIDE THE KILN FEED TANK DURING OUR SCHEDULED SHUTDOWN. MATERIAL STARTED FALLING FROM THE CHUTE STRIKING BOTH EE'S. ONE EXITED THE TANK ON THE SOUTHSIDE, THEN REACHED IN TO PULL INJURED FROM THE TANK. HE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEGS AS HE WAS HALFWAY OUT.

EE ALLEGES WHILE DRIVING HE HIT DUCT WORK AND TIPPED THE TRUCK OVER CAUSING CONTUSION TO HIS THIGH.

EE WAS WALKING AND FELT HIS FOOT STARTING TO HURT. HE HAD PAIN BETWEEN THE ANKLE AND TOES ON INSIDE OF LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS HELPING REPLACE AN OLD BELT AND PUTTING ON SOME NEW IDLER'S. AFTER THEY HAD PUT THE IDLER ON THE FRAME OF THE BELT WAY EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LINE THE IDLER IN PLACE WHEN THE END SLIPPED OFF THE FRAME CAUSING THE IDLER TO TWIST UPWAID CATCHING EE HAND BETWEEN THE IDLER AND CONVEYOR FRAME CUTTING EE RIGHT HAND PALM AREA.

EE WAS CLEANING MATERIAL OFF A CATWALK THE MATERIAL WAS 8"" TO 12"" ROCK THAT HAD BEEN SPILLED OVER ONTO THE CATWALK, BY THE DISCHARGE CHUTE STOPPING UP. THE EE HAD MOVE A ROCK WHEN ANOTHER ROCK MOVED CATCHING EE S FINGER IN BETWEEN BOTH ROCKS. SMASHING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

THE EE WAS IN THE MAIN OFFICE. HE STATED WHILE PICKING UP A PIECE OF PAPER OFF THE FLOOR, HIS BACK LOCKED UP CAUSING PAIN AND MUSCLE SPASMS IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE CRAWLING OUT OF THE MILL, HE FELT HERNIA POP OUT. UMBELICA HERNIA.

SPRAINED BACK OPERATING FRONT END LOADER OVER ROUGH TERRAIN.

SPRAINED BACK OPERATING FRONT END LOADER.

EE WAS LIFTING AIR FILTERS FROM A ROCAK AND FELT A POP AND PULL WITH A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS UPPER AND LOWER RIGHT ARM.

EE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY UP A WHEEL AND GOT HISHAND SMASHED BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE WHEEL.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS CLEANING A CONVEYER BELT HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN AN AIR HAMMER AND THE GROUND.

EE WAS STANDING ON AN EXTENSION LADDER ABOUT 6' OFF FLOOR LEVEL. THERE WAS NO PLACE TO TIE THE LADDER SO ANOTHER PERSON WAS HOLDING THE LADDER. FALLING DUST GOT INTO THE EYES OF THE LADDER HOL DER AND HE RELEASED THE LADDER TO CLEAN HIS EYES. THE LADDER SLIPPED CAUSING THE WORKER TO FALL. THE FALL PROTECTION CAUGHT THE WORKER BUT ALLOWED HIS FOOT TO STRIKE SOMETHING.

EE WAS PULLING GUZZLER HOSE AROUND DRAG CHAIN WHEN THE HOSE SUCKED UP A LOT OF MATERIAL CAUSING THE HOSE TO SHIP & SMASH HIS WRIST AGAINST DRAG CHAIN COVER.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE LOOSENING BAG ON BAGGING MACHINE, HE MISSED A STEP, CAUSING A POSSIBLE FRACTURE TO HIS RIGHT FOOT. FRACTURE WAS CONFIRMED BY AN ORTHOPEDIST. FOOT WAS CASTED AND EE WAS PU T ON LIMITED DUTY.

TURNED TO GET TOOL OFF OF TRUCK AND KNEE POPPED.

AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS AN EYE LASH IN HIS EYE. THIS WAS ON TUES. THE 4TH, WORKED WED. AND THUR. THAT NIGHT. HE WENT TO THE E.R. AND THEY SAID HE HAD PINK EYE. THE FOLLOWING FRI. HE MADE AND APPT. WITH HIS DR. HE FOUND METAL IN THE EYETHE ONLY THING THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED WAS EMPLOYEE HAD SOME METAL SHAVING ON HIS SHIRT AND WHEN HE WIPED BROW IT WENT IN HIS EYE.

RAIN, WET ROADS. DRIVING TOO FAST, DRIVING ON WRONG SIDE OF ROAD HAUL UNIT TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE ROPS. DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISING AND SCRATCHES.

EE WAS AT THE FINISH MILLS CATWALK. HE STEPPED OVER THE HEAD PULLEY COVER AND STEPPED ON THE HOSE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.

SLICK WET SURFACE.

A ROOT (CHUNK) WAS CAUGHT IN THE SUCTION OPERATOR LIFTED SUCTION AND PADDLED TO SUCTION/JET. SUCTION RAISED 6-8"" ABOVE WATER SURFACE. OPERATOR STUCK HAND IN SUCTION TO PULL CHUNK OUT. HAND SLI PPED AND HIT ELBOW ON PADDLE BOAT.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS DUMPING WHEEL BARROW FILL OF CEMENT DUST, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. NOTE: EE IS CURRENTLY ON LIMITED DUTY AND HE STARTED PT ON 8/1/01.

VICTIM STATED WHILE WALKING ON BURNER FLOOR TRIPPED OVER LANCE AND FELL AND INJURED LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE VSI CRUSHER CHANGING SHOES OUT. SHOES HAVE TO BE LOWERED IN FROM THE TOP BY A SPACE IN CRUSHER, YOU CAN NOT STEP WHILE TURNING YOUR BODY, ALL YOU CAN DO IS TWIST YOUE TORSO . EE DIDN'T REPORT THIS UNTIL 6-26-01.

EMPLOYEE WAS LANCING #8 GCT AND A CHUNK FELL ON THE LANCE AND HIT RIGHT LEG. EMPLOYEE'S LEG WAS BRUISED AND SCRAPED.

THREE EMPLOYEES WERE TURNING A 16"" DIAMETER, 28""LONG PIPE IN THE COLLECTION BOX FOR THE #129 RADIAL STACKER. INJURED WAS INSIDE THE BOX CLEANINGOUT, PICKED UP THE PIPE TO CLEAN UNDERNEATH IT. HE WAS LOWERING THE PIPE BACK INTO THE HOLE WHENHE FELT HIS BACK POP. HE TOLD HIS COWORKERS WHATHAD HAPPENED AND THEY HELPED HIM OUT OF THE BOX.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS PICKING UP A RAICAR VIBRATOR WITH HIS RIGHT ARM THE WEIGHT OF THE VIBRATOR CAUGHT HIM OFF GUARD. TWO DAYS LATER WHILE SHOVELING, HE STARTED FEELING PAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOKING UP AT CONSTRUCTION WHILE WALKING. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WHICH TURNED AND ROLLED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO HELP OTHER EMPLOYEES CHANGE A SCREEN OUT ON 110 SHAKER SCREEN. EMPLOYEE WAS IN A HURRY. WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM PLATFORM TO SCREEN WHILE IN PROCESS, EMPLOYEE SLIP PED, TWISTING LEFT KNEE. ACCIDENT HAPPENED 5-16-01, EMPLOYEE DIDN'T REPORT UNTIL 5-18-01.

EE WAS MOVING BARGE WHEN BARGE BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROPE. ROPE THEN WAS PULLED CAUSING TENSION. EE CUT ROPE WITH KNIFE, ROPE BACKLASHED, STRIKING EE IN TOP OF RIGHT HAND.

UNLOADING BALES OF PEAT MOSS FROM BACK OF 18 WHEEL DELIVERY TRUCK WHEN A BALE OF PEAT FELL OFF OF PALET KNOCKING EE TO GROUND FRACTURING RT. ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS AT WAREHOUSE TO PICK UP A PULLEY TO PUT ON A BELT. PULLEY WAS STANDING UP ON ONE END. (THE PULLEY STANDS ABOUT 58 INCHES TALL) EMPLOYEE CLIMBED ON TOP OF PULLEY TO PUT A CHAIN ON IT. EMPLOYEE GOT DOWN TO GROUND AND FELT SOME BACK PAIN. ACCIDENT HAPPENED 4-7-01 WAS NOT REPORTED TILL 4-17-01.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOOR ON GREASE HOUSE TO GET OIL OUT TO SERVICE PLANT. DOOR WAS STUCK SHUT. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOOR WHEN EE PULL HARD ON DOOR, THE DOOR HIT EE'S LEFT THUMB.

STEPPING DOWN LADDER CRUSHER AND LEFT ANKLE TURNED.

EE WAS CLEANING RAILCARS USING A VACUUM HOSE.EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GRAB HOSE FROM ANOTHER EE. WHEN THE EE HANDED IT TO HIM, EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BENT BACKWARDS. EE WAS INJURED ON 3-17-01. EE DI D NTO REPORT THIS UNTIL 3-19-01. WENT TO DR. 3-19-01.

EE WAS REMOVING A CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY GUARD WHEN IT SLIPPED DOWN IT CAUGHT THE LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND, INJURING IT THE FINGER WAS CUT BUT NO SITICHES WERE REQUIRED.

EE WAS UNLOADING A BIT OUT OF BACK OF TRUCK. ENDBIT SLIPPED OFF CABLE AND SMASHED FINGER.

EE WAS WALKING TO C-19 AND C-20 CONTROL PANEL TO START PLANT UP. EE WAS RETURNING BACK TO VECHILE, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEP ACROSS A WATER PUDDLE WHEN HE PUT HIS LEFT FOOT DOWN AND IT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT ANKLE.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS SLIDING FORKS ON FORKLIFT, HE FELT &HEARD A POP IN RIGHT ELBOW

WHILE LIFTING AN OUTBOARD MOTOR TO REPLACE IT, EMPLOYEE FELT HIS BACK CRAMP UP. EMPLOYEE REMOVEDMOTOR FROM WORKBOAT AND PLACED IT ON THE GROUND.

EE WAS TIGHTENING CRUSHER WITH CHAIR COMALONG. THE COMEALONG HANDLE KICKED BACK AND HIT HIM ON HIS LEFT ARM. PLANT #112 CRUSHER.

EE WAS JACK HAMMERING OUT 6"" CASTABLE LINING WITHIN THE KILN, USING A 60 LB. JACKHAMMER. A PIECE OF CASTABLE BROKE LOOSE CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS FOOTING AND FALL FORWARD, CATCHING HIS FINGER BE TWEEN THE JACK HAMMER HANDLE AND CASTIRON LIFTER

DRIVING HAUL TRUCK HE HIT POT HOLE & STRAINED UPPER BACK.

HAD AN INSPECT DOOR OPEN ON INCLINE SCREW BELOW #5 GCT TO CHANGE THE TAIL BEARING ON THE SCREW. HOT DUST FROM #5 GCT BLEW OUT THE INSPECTION DOOR.

HAD AN INSPECT DOOR OPEN ON INCLINE SCREW BELOW #5 GCT TO CHANGE THE TAIL BEARING ON THE SCREW. HOT DUST FROM #5 GCT BLEW OUT THE INSPECTION DOOR.

EMPLOYEE FELL OFF EUCLID B30. WHEN HE GOT CLOSER TO SCENE HE GOT UP OFF THE FLOOR. HE WAS PUMPING GREASE INTO FITTING ON THE OILER HITCH, AS HE WAS GETTING OFF FENDER HE SLIPPED OFF ENDER AND HE LANDED ON THE GROUND. HE HIT HIS HEAD AND RIGHT KNEE CAP AND HE HAD A SMALL SCRATCH ON RIGHT ARM.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE BLOWING OUT GYP HOLE GETTING IT READY TO RUN MASONRY, HE GOT CEMENT DUST IN BOTH OF HIS EYES.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A DRAGLINE AND A PIECE OF DIRT GOT IN HIS EYE DUE TOAN INWARD SUCKING VACUUM. HIS EYE BECAME IRRITATED THE DAY AFTER AND HE WAS TAKEN TO A CLINIC, G IVEN PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS AND RELEASED TO FULLDUTY.

REMOVED CROWN BAR RUBBER OFF SCREEN-PULLED LOOSE AND CUT HAND.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE USING A CHISEL TO PRY OPEN BEARING HOUSING, THE CHISEL CAME OUT HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE NOSE.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE MOVING A MANLIFT, HEHIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP HITTING HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

WHILE SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT THE UTILITY KNIFESLIPPED AND CUT LEFT LEG BELOW KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING TABLES IN A TRAILER. HIS FOOT WENT THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FLOOR AND HE SPRAINED HIS BACK. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE. HE WAS PLACED ON A 25 LB MAX LIFTING RESTRICTION UNTIL 10/29 /01.

EE WAS WORKING ON A PUMP. THE IMPELLER WAS FULL OF MATERIAL. EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO WORK THE PUMP BACK & FORTH TO FREE IMPELLER. EE DIDN'T REPORT THIS UNTIL 10/22/01. SAW CHIROPRACTOR.

WHILE WELDING A PIECE OF SLAG OR DUST BLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE TRIED TO WASH IT OUT BUT IT WASSTILL IRRITATED.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER WITH A KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE RECEIVED 6 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE CUT.

MWER WAS OPENING A GREASE BARREL. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE WAS CUT ON A SHARP SURFACE. HE REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING MATERIAL THRU THE LOADING TIPPLE. EE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING CLODS IN FEEDER CAUSING IT TO STOP UP. EE WENT DOWN THE THE TUNNEL TO SEE WHAT PROBLEM WAS. EE STUCK RIGHT HAND UP IN FEEDER TO REMOVE CLODS HE HIT THE KILL CABLE KILLING THE BELT CAUSING FEEDER GATE TO CLOSE ON HIS WRIST. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO LOCK-OUT BELT BEFORE WORKING ON FEEDER.

EE WAS REMOVING DREDGE PARTS OFF OF A TRUCK TO BRING TO THE WORKBOAT. WHEN HE LIFTED THE CLEANOUT CAP OFF THE TRUCK HE WAS STANDING IN MUD, LOST HIS FOOTING & SLIPPED HURTING HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS COMMUTING TO THE DREDGE VIA BOAT, HE SAID A PIECE OF DEBRIS GOT IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

A CAADIAN GOSLING HAD A PIECE OF PLASTIC MESH TANGLED AROUND HIS BEAK. INJURED CAUGHT THE GOSLING WITH 2 CO-WORKERS AND REMOVED THE MEST. IN THE PROCESS INJURED TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO HIS WORK VEHICLE, WHILE TALKING TO ANOTHER EE, FROM TALKING TO WITNESSES, EE TRIPPED OVER HIS OWN FEET, EE STARTED TO FALL, EE WALKING WITH HIM REACHED OUT TO KEEP HIM FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND, AROUND EE'S NECK, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRAIN MUSCLE IN NECK. EE DIDN'T REPORT THIS UNTIL 6-24-01, WENT TO DOCTOR 6-26-01.

EMPLOEE WAS SAMPLING MATERIAL FROM BEHIND COOLER. EMPLOYEE'S EYE BECAME IRRITATED. EMPLOYEE WASHED EYE WITH SOLUTION. THE CONDITION DID NOT IMPROVE. HAD TO GO TO DOCTOR TO GET DUST REMOVED.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HELPING TO PULL A LARGE VENTILATION FAN IN THE CLINKER BARN, HE SLIPPED ON CLINKER FALLING BACKWARDS AND CUTTING HIMSELF ON A PIECE OF SHEET METAL.

WHILE ADJUSTING VALVE PACKER SADDLE, EMPLOYEE'S THUMBS WERE CAUGHT IN THE SADDLE.

EE WAS IN THE SHOP AND FELT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE. HE USED EYE WASH AND COULDN'T GET IT OUT. WENT TO DR. AND HAD METAL DEBRIS IN HIS EYE.

EE & COWORKERS WERE TRYING TO PUT PIPELINE BACK TOGETHER. EE CRANKED OUTBOARD MOTOR TO MOVE PIPELINE. MOTOR JUMPED INTO GEAR. WHILE EE WAS TRYING TO GAIN CONTROL OF MOTOR, HE GOT HIS HAND CAUG HT BETWEEN PIPELING AND MOTOR, CAUSING A CUT TO HIS LEFT HAND THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.

PINCHED RT INDEX FINGER INBETWEEN BUCKET AND STRUCTURAL STEEL. SUPERVISOR INFORMED EMPLOYEE'S NOT TO PUT THEIR HAND IN AREA, WORKER DISREGARDED INSTRUCTIONS.

RUST PARTICLE ON TOP OF KILN ROLLER BLEW INTO EYE DURING KILN ROLLER ALIGNMENT.

THE EE WAS ASKED BY ANOTHER EE TO HELP INSTALL SOME TROUGHING IDLERS ON C-5 BELT. THE EES WERE USING A CRANE TO HELP LIFT THE ROLLERS IN PLACE. THESE IDLERS WEIGH ABOUT 200# EACH. ONCE THE IDL ERS ARE IN PLACE THE EES WOULD SLIDE THE IDLERS IN PLACE ON FRAME. THE IDLER SLIPPED ON THE FRAME SMASHING THE RING FINGER ON EE'S HAND.

EE WAS CLEANING INLET O2 ANALYZER & FORGOT TO TURN OFF AIR WHEN THE BLASTER WENT OFF AND THE HOSE HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH. IT CAUSED A LACERATION TO LIP AND A BROKEN TOOTH.

EE WAS WASHING HIS HAUL UNIT WHEN HE SLIPPED ANDFELL ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AGAINST THE FRONT TIRE OF THE HAUL UNIT. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY BUT SAID AT THE TIME HE WAS OK.

EE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER. HE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN FROM THE ROUGH RIDE. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT AND RETURNED TO WORK WITH NO LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER - A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF HITTING HIM IN THE ABDOMEN.

WHILE LOWERING A CART DOWN THE STAIRS, THE CART SLIPPED OUT OF THE EE S HANDS. HE TRIED TO CATCH THE CART AND GOT THE IFNGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CART HANDLE AND THE STEPS.

WHILE CHANGING SIDE CASTINGS, DRAFT PICKED UP DUST DEPOSITED IN LEFT EYE.

WHILE CHECKING AN AIRSLIDE, THE INSPECTIONPORT WAS OPENED. A BLOCKAGE WAS FOUND. DURING REMOVAL OF BLOCKAGE, WIND BLEW DUST INTO EYES.

EE WAS HOLDING THE BELT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND CUTTING WITH HIS LEFT. THE BLADE SLIPPED AND CUTACROSS THE THUMB OF HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE FIRST KNUCKLE AND THUMB NAIL.

EE WAS GRINDING THE ROUGH EDGES OFF THE END OF AN 18"" PRYBAR WITH A 4"" SIDE SHAFT GRINDER. A PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WENT TO THE ER AND HAD THE METAL REMOVED. EE WAS WEARING GOGGLES OVER HIS PRESCRIPTION GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING SAMPLES OFF OF 4 DIFFERENT WITHT HE HELP OF OTHER EMPLOYEES. AFTER GETTING SAMPLES EE AND ANOTHER WERE WORKING ON REPLACINGSIDE BOARDS ON SS-14 SCREEN. EMPLOYEE WENT HOME AROUND 4:30PM WHEN HE GOT HOME HE TOOK A COLD SHOWER TO COOL DOWN, IT DIDN'T HELP. WENT TO HOSPITAL AND DIAGNOSED WITH HEAT EXHAUSTION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROAD ENTRANCE ON VULCAN SIDE SCALEHOUSE. ENTRANCE ROAD RIGHT OF WAY WAS BLOCKING VIEW OF TRAFFIC LEAVING THE PLANT. EE REPORTED THIS ON 6-28-01, WENT TO DOCTOR ON 6-28-01 , RECEIVED A SHOT. EMPLOYEE HAS NO RESTRICTIONS.

EE ALLEGED HE WAS CLEANING RAIL CARS BEHIND WAREHOUSE, WIND WAS BLOWING. THERE WAS SOME POISON IVY IN THE AREA(AT THE TIME IT WAS NOT KNOWN). THE POISON IVY WAS IN BLOOM. THE EE SAID HE DIDN'T TOUCH THE IVY BUT THE WIND HAD BLOWN SOME STUFF ON HIM.

TARPING LOAD, STATED HE STEPPED BACK, MISSED PALLET AND FELL ON LEFT LEG.

EE WAS ATTACHING BLADE TO BOBCAT WHILE HE WAS INSIDE C-21. WHEN EE PICKED UP ARM OF BLADE A SMALL 10-12 INCH IN LENGTH, COPPERHEAD SNAKE STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND BY WRIST JUST ABOVE HIS GL OVE.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JOHN DEERE FRONT END LOADER, ALLEDGES THAT THE SEAT DID NOT ADJUST FOR HIM, THUS CAUSING HIM BACK PAIN.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE SLINGING HER GLOVE OFF, SHE HIT HER HAND ON A CONCRETE COLUMN.

EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK WITH A STEEL ROD, HIS HAND GOT SMASHED BETWEEN THE ROD AND THE PULLEY.