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DOING NORMAL DUTIES. NOTHING UNUSUAL. PICKING UP AND MOVING 50# BAGS OF PIGMENT, LOADING BLENDER WITH PIGMENT FOR SLURRY BATCHES. LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING AND WENT HOME AT ABOUT MIDNIGHT. BA CK HAS BEEN BOTHERING HIM FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS.

EMPLOYEE PULLED LEFT ARM MUSCLE IN MORNING, PULLED CHEST MUSCLE IN AFTERNOON. NO PROBLEM UNTIL 4-8-99 WHEN EMPLOYEE REQUESTED DR. EXAM. EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON DATE OF ACCIDENT. USING HAB ND TOOLS AND HOIST DOING REPAIRS ON ROLL CRUSHER

EE WAS GREASING EQUIPMENT GREASE HOSE GOT CAUGHT CINDER LOADES TIRE. EE ATTEMPTED TO JERK HOSE FROM UNDER TIRE RESULTING IN PAIN TO LEFT SHULDER. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 3-31-99 500 PM EE WENT TO DR THIS DATE FOR X RAY WHICH WAS NEGATIVE RECIEVED PRESCRIPTION MEDICAITON.

POSSIBLE ROTOR CUFF TEAR. WALK DOWN RAMP, SLIPPED AND FELL.

INITIAL REPORT LIFTING BAGS OF PIGMENT STRAIN RIGHT CHEST MUSCLE

EE WAS STANDING ON ALLEN WRENCH WITH LEFT FOOT WHILE RIGHT FOOT WAS ON CRUSHER CONE. STRIKING ALLEN WRENCH WITH SLEDGEHAMMER ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN MANTLE NUT CAP BOLT. WRENCH BROKE, EE FELL TO RIGHT KNEE. KNEE BRUISED AND SWELLED.

EE WAS REPLACING COVER ON TRANSITION CHUTE, WHILE DRIVING RETAINER CLIP IN PLACE WITH HAMMER EE STRUCK RIGHT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN LACERATION AND FRACTURE TO TIP OF FINGER.

EE WAS REPLACING BOLT ON WEAR PLATE ON BOTTOM OFLOADER BUCKET. LOOSENING NUT WITH IMPACT WRENCH ATTEMPTING TO HOLD COUNTER SUNK BOLT UP INTO SQUARE SHOULDER HOLE IN BUCKET WHILE TURNING WITH A IR WRENCH EDGE OF BOLT WAS SHARP FROM WEAR LACERATING LEFT MIDDLE FINGER UNDER FINGERNAIL

EE WAS KNEEING DOWN ON LEFT KNEE, WENT TO STAND UP, HALFWAY UP THE LEFT KNEE LOCKED UP. HE WAS STANDING ON A GRATING WITH NO OBJECTS IN HAND AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT.

USING A PUSH BROOM TO SWEEP AREA BY SCALE BELT AND 73 SCREEN CONVEYOR UNDER CRUSHER DOCK. OPERATOR HAD TO STOOP DUE TO LOW OVERHEAD.

WALKING OWN A STAIRWAY, WATER BOTTLE IN ONE HAND THE OTHER ON RAILING. BACK OF HEEL CAUGHT LEADING EDGE OF PROCEEDING STEP. IMBALANCE CAUSED FALL FORWARD CAUSING CRTILAGE FRACTURE.

EE WAS MOUNTING SHOVEL TO LOAD HIS TRUCK. HE HAD REACHED THE UPPER CATWALK JUST OUTSIDE THE OPERATOR'S SEAT WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE. HE FELL TO THE GROUND, RESULTING IN A SPRAINED KNEE & BRUI SED SHOULDER.

WHILE STEMMING HOLES, THE EMP HIT A LARGE ROCK HIDDEN UNDERNEATH THE STONES. WHEN HE HIT THE ROCK WITH THE SHOVEL, IT JARRED HARD AGAINST HIS HAND. THERE WAS NO LOST WORK TIME BUT HE DID RECEI VE PAIN MEDICATION.

EE WAS REMOVING DUST CONTROL WATER HOSE FROM SECONDARY CRUSHER WHENA PIECE OF ROCK WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND BECOME LODGED IN UPPER EYELID IN LEFT EYE. MATERIAL WAS REMOVED AT PLANT. EE RE QUESTED TOHAVE A DR LOOK AT HIS EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH THE SIDE SHIELD PROTECTION

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT AND NUT ON A WATER WRENEXTENSION. HE WAS HOLDING RATCHET IN RIGHT HAND TIGHTENING THE BOLT, HOLDING END WRENCH IN LEFT HAND ON THE NUT. 1/2" DRIVE RATCHET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT STRIKING EE ON FOREHEAD ABOVE THE EYES.RECEIVED A VERTICAL LACERATION APPROX. 1 1/2" LONG IN CENTER OF FOREHEAD.

GRINDING OLD PAIN AND WIRE BRUSHING IN PREPARATION FOR PAINTING. WIND BLOWING, OUTSIDE JOB. SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELD AND EAR PLUGS USED.

EE STATES REPETITIVE MOTIONS OF JOB OVER TIME CAUSE OF CARPAL TUNNEL BOTH WRIST AND HANDS. J0OB IS TO MAKE A BATCH OF MATERIAL EVEY 10-13 MINUTES.

LOW OVERHEAD, WORKING UNDER A PLATFORM SWEEPING FLOOR BACKING OUT & RAISED UP BEFORE CLEARING OVERHEAD. SHOULDER HIT PLATFORM, STRAINED LOWER BACK.

STEPPED BACK OFF OF A STEP/PLATFORM AND TWISTED ANKLE. NEXT DAY COULD NOT PUT WEIGHT ON RIGHT ANKLE, XRAYED, ANKLE BRACE AND OFF WORK UNTIL NEXT APPOINTMENT.

EE WAS LIFTING A 30 LB CARTON FROM A TABLE TO PLACE IT ON A SHELF, WHILE MOVING THE ARTON, IT SLIPPED FROM EE S HAND. AS EE TRIED TO STOP CARTON FROM FALLING, HE FELT A SLIGHT DISCOMFORT IN HI S NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING EMERY CLOTH TO POLISH SHAFT WHICH WAS TURNING ON LATHE. EMERY CLOTH CAUGHT ON SHAFT, PULLIGN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND AROUND LATHE. EMPLOYEE WAS USING EMERY CLOTH THAT WAS TO O SHORT AND HOLDING THE CLOTH TOO TIGHTLY.

WHILE DESCENDING LADDER EMP'S RT KNEE WITHER GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO SLIP OR HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE SECOND RUNG CAUSING HIS KNEE TO TWIST. THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAINED RT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A GRANULE INVENTORY. HE HAD TO REMOVE THE LID FROM TANK 14. HE HAD A FLOODLIGHT IN HIS RIGHT HAND, BENT HIS KNEES SLIGHTLY, LEANED OVER AND LIFTED LID WITH HIS LEFT HAND. A S HE RAISED UPRIGHT, HE FELT A SHARP, STABBING PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

TWO MEN WERE CARRYING AN ELEVATOR HOOD. THEY ATTEMPTED TO PLACE IT ON THE HANDRAIL TO GET A REST AND EE'S LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL AND THE ELEVATOR HOOD FRAME. A FRACTURE RESULTED. THEY WERE WORKING IN TIGHT QUARTERS WITHE A HEAVY METAL HOOD.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PRE-HUNG DOOR. THE LOCKING MECHANISM DID NOT LINE UP WITH THE FRAME. THE EMPLOYEE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE STEEL SIDING WHILE TRIMMING THE DOOR FRAME.

A PARTAIL 3/4" SHEET OF METAL FELL FROM ITS POPPED POSITION WHEN THE INJURED PERSON HIT IT WITH A SLAG HAMMER. IT STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT IN THE METAL TORSAL AREA CAUSING A FRACTURE.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS RODDING OUT DISCHARGE PIPE UNDER A SCREW CONVEYOR. WHEN THE CLOG DIS LODGED HIS HAND CONTACTED THE CONVEYOR HOUSING CAUSING HIS FINGER NAIL TO BE PULLED UP . THE FINGERNAIL HAD TO BE REMOVED AND STITCHES APPLIED.

EE & COWORKERS WERE IN PROCESS OF RAISING BARGE TO CLEAN THE FOOT VALVE. WHEN IT WAS RAISED, EE SIGNALLED TO COWORKER TO HOLD IT IN POSITION. COWORKER MOVED CHAIN SO THAT EE'S FINGERS WERE CAU GHT BETWEEN CHAIN & LOADER, CAUSING THEM TO BE MASHED AND ONE FINGER FRACTURED.

INJURED PICKED UP AND THREW A FEW #20LB ROCKS AND RAISED A 4-STEP HINGED STAIRWAY ABOUT 1 HOUR BEFORE FEELING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. THE DR. DIAGNOSED HIS SITUATION AS A MUSCLE SPASM AND ARTHRIT IS AND PRESCRIBED IBUPROFEN 600 MG., CYCLOBENZPRINE, AND ONE WEEK OFF WORK.

HE WAS SHOVELING ROCK SPILLAGE FROM BEHIND THE GYRADISE. A FEW HOURS AFTER HIS SHIFT ENDED HIS BACK FELT VERY STIFF AND SORE. THE PAIN PERSISTED BUT AT GREATER OR LESSER LEVELS UNTIL HE DECIDE D TO SEEK A MEDICAL OPINION ON 9-20-93.

EE WAS LIFTING FILLED 8FT PLASTIC PIPE HURREDLY IN ORDER TO PREVENT A SHUTDOWN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWERBACK WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE HIS SECOND LIFT HE SUFFERED A LOWER BACK STRAIN & WAS TRE ATED BY DR IN ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL & RELEASED TO DO LIGHT DUTY WORK

WHILE ADUSTING FORKS ON FORKLIFT THE RIGHT FORK HUNG UP ONT HE BENT FORK PIN INCREASING ITS RESISTANCE TO THE LIFTING AND PULLING FORCES BEING EXERTED.

I.NAME MIXING PIGMENT IN MIXING BOWL.FINISHED BATCH,WALKED OVER TO COLOR MIXER CONTROLS AND LOADED CHARGE INTO MIXER. SET SAFETY GLASSES DOWN,WENT BACK OVER TO PUMP LIQUID BATCH INTO COLOR MIX ER. LOOKED INTO MIXING BOWL.GRAY PIGMENT SPLASHED UP INTO I.NAME RIGHT EYE. WENT TO SINK FIRST THING.

STANDING BEHIND 5' GROUNDING ROD CONNECTED TO ANOTHER ROD WITH CABLE & CLAMPS.TALLER ROD WAS BENT OVER AWAY FROM WORKER.WHEN WORKER INTENTIONALLY KNOCKED CABLE LOOSE WITH A SHOVEL THE ROD SPRU NG TOWARD HIM.CABLE CLAMP BOLT STRUCK SIDE OF FACE CAUSING LACERATION NEAR LEFT EYE.

EE WAS SHOVELING AND WAS GRAGING WHEELBARREL HANDLES WHILE STANDING UP AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN SMALL LOWER BACK AREA FELL TO HIS KNEE.

WHILE POSITIONING A LARGE ROCK WITH HOIST & TONGS INJURED PERSONS MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TONGS & ATTACHED CHAIN AT THE PRECISE MOMENT THAT THE ROCK LOADED THE TONGS THE MIDDLE FI NGER WAS CUT & MASHED REQUIRING 13 STITCHES

WHILE CUTTING OFF A BENT CONDUIT PIPE WITH AN ELECTRIC POWERED THREADING MACHINE THE PIPE HUNG ON THE ADJUSTMENT HANDLE. THE PIPE WAS BEING HELD BY HAND, TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING TO THE FLOOR A ND RUINING THE THREADS. THE PIPE MADE CONTACT WITH HIS HAND CAUSING HIS THIRD FINGER TO BE SCRAPED AND A LACERATION TO THE LITTLEFINGER.

HE WAS PERFORMING ELECTRICAL REPAIRS IN THE BALL MILL AREA. THE EQUIPMENT BEING REPAIRED HAD SPILLED DUST ON THE WORK AREA AND SURROUNDING CONCRETE FLOOR. WHILE WALKING THROUGH AN ADJACENT ARE A THAT WAS COVERED WITH MOIST SPILLAGE, HIS FOOT SLIPPED FORWARD CAUSING A PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK. CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENT WAS REQUIRED.

WAS CLEANING OF COLORING SCREEN GRADATION SCREEN USING A BAR TO CLEAN WITH BAR SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS FINGER ON BOTTOM OF SCREEN LIP.

EMPLOYEE CAME IN OFFICE FOR PAY CHECK AND HE HANDED IT TO HIM WHEN HE REACHED FOR IT HIT HIS HAND ON BX DECK DRAWER & CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN CRUDE ROCK PIT HOOKING UP SUMP PUMP TO 1 1/4" PVC PIPE WHILE HOLDING ONTO PVC PIPE WITH RIGHT HAND AND SHOVING HOSE INTO PIPE WIRE BROKE HOLDING PIPE AND GIVE WAY SPRAINING HIS RIGHT WRIST.