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EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE REMOVEL OF THE ROCK DRYER INLET FAN GUARD WITH 3 OTHER EE'S. WHEN THE BOLTS WERE LOOSENED, THE FAN DROPPED DOWNWARD & MASHED EE'S FINGER BETWEN THE GUARD & PULLEY

WHILE PULLING THE BAG FROM THE TABLE AND TWISTING TO PLACE THE BAG ON THE PALLET, EE COULD FEEL THE STRAIN ON HIS WRIST AND PAIN SHOOTING UP TO THE ELBOW. THIS INFORMATION WAS CONVEYED TO THE FOREMAN AT THE END OF THE SHIFT. THE EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION (ON HIS OWN TIME ON SATURDAY) AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS.

EE STATES HE WAS PACKAGING SALT SHAKERS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED DISCOMFORT IN LOWER BACK.

EE STATES SHE JAMMED HER LEFT THUMB INTO THE CONVEYOR BELT SURFACE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BREAK ABHESIVE TAPE WITH HER HAND.

EE STATES HE WAS STACKING 50 LB. TFC BAGS WHGEN HE NBOTCIED KNOT ON BOTTOM OF RIGHT WRIST.

EE STATES HE BENT OVER TO CLEAR MACHINE JAM. WHEN HE STOOD BACK UP, HE EXPERIENCED STINGING SENSATION IN LOWER BACK.

EE ALLEGES AN INJURY OCCURRED ON 8-10-98 BUT DID NOT REPORT THE INJURY TO THE COMPANY UNTIL 8-19-98. INVEWSTIGATION FAILED TO SUBSTANTIATE THE CLAIM. THE FILING OF THIS REPORT DOES NOT CONSTIT UTE AN ADMISSION AN OCCUPATIONAL INJURY OR ILLNESS HAS OCCURRED AND IS FILED FOR INFORMATIONAL RECORDING PURPOSES ONLY.

WHILE MOVING A PIPE, A VALVE THAT WAS STANDING NEARBY WAS HIT AND TIPPED INTO THE BACK OF EE'S LEGS.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A 6" WATER PUMP VALVE, EE'S FINGER BECAME LODGED BETWEEN A BOLT & THE CIRCULAR CLOSER/OPENER.

WHILE MOVING A SMALL PIECE OF I-BEAM [LESS THAN 15#] THE EE TWISTED & FELT A PAIN IN THE MUSCLES OF HIS LOWER BACK. THE MAN DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 1/28/98. GIVEN PRESCRIPTION 1/2 9/98.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STACKING 50 POUND SALT BAGS WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE NEXT DAY HE WAS SHOVELING SALT AND EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS BAGGING PRODUCT WHEN A BAG BECAME MISALIGNED IN THE SEWING MACHINE SEWING HEAD. WHEN HE TRIED TO PULL THE BAG BACK HE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS RINSING A FLASK IN THE SINK WHEN THE FLASK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND SHATTERED INTO THE SINK. THE GLASS CAUSED A CUT ON FINGER OF RT HAND. THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE WAS STACKING OFF 25# BAGS OF SALT WHEN HE STARTED TO FEEL PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HAND AND WRIST.

EE STATES HE WAS PALLETIZING SALT BLOCKS WHEN HIS BACK BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM. HE NOTIFIED MANAGEMENT THE FOLLOWING MORNING AT APPROX. 630 AM HE FURTHER ADDS HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A PULLED MUSCL E OR STRAIN AT THE TIME AND DID NOT RECALL ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY.

EE WAS PULLING AN 80 LB SALT BAG OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT TO STACK ON A WOODEN PALLET. THE BAG SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND FELL BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND PALLET. EE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE FALLING B AG AND EXPERIENCED A STRAINING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE SPREADER LOWERING BAR OUT OF HEAD FRAME GUIDES. WHILE GUIDING SAME GOT RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND SMASHED. METAL SPREADER BAR WAS BEING TURNED TO TAKE OUT AND LOWER WHEN FINGER GOT JAMMED BETWEEN BOTTOM CORNER OF GUIDE SLIDE SECTION AND STEEL HEADFRAME SMASHING SAME AND CAUSING INNER FINGERTIP TO SPLIT.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL FOR DRILLER. DRILL STEEL SLIPPED THROUGH HIS HANDS AND HIT HIM ON TOP OF FOOT RIGHT BEHIND STEEL TOE GUARD.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE FORK SPACING ON THE GRADALL FORKLIFT. WAS TRYING TO SLIDE THE RIGHT FORK. FORK SUPPORT ROD WAS SLIGHTLY BENT, MAKING ADJUSTMENT DIFFICULT. WAS LIFTING THE FORK TINE, LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE FORK TINE, ALLOWING ITTO FALL. WHEN THE TINE FALL, THE BACK OF THE TINE PINCHED EMP'S FINGER. CUT THE END OF HIS FINGER.

EE ALLEGES HE WAS WALKING UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT CALF (NO EVENT). EE STATED THAT HE HAD WORKED OUT WITH WEIGHTS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SIX MONTHS BEFORE COMING TO WORK THAT DAY.

WHILE PERFORMING NORMAL MAINTENANCE WORK, EMPLOYEE CONTRACTED A FOREIGN OBJECT, FROM UNKNOWN SOURCE, INTO HIS EYE. MANAGEMENT WAS MADE AWARE OF INCIDENT DURING NEXT NORMAL WORK SHIFT, ON 3-19- 96; MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED ON THIS DAY DURING HIS SHIFT.

EE REPORTS HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN ON 12-15-95 WHILE WORKING AS A STACK-OFF EMPLOYEE. HE CONSIDERED THIS PAIN TO BE MINOR AND DID NOT REPORT IT. ON 12-16-95 HE LIFTED A GLUE POT AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK AND NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR WHO TOOK HIM TO THE CLINIC IN GRAND SALINE. EE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A THORACIC MUSCLE STRAIN.

THE MAINTENANCE CREW WAS INSTALLING NEW FLIGHTS IN THE CONVEYOR CHAIN OF THE STAMLER FEEDER-BREAKER. THE EMPLOYEE STRADDLED THE FLIGHT IN A CROUCHED POSITION, HOLDING ONE END IN BOTH HANDS ABO UT 6" ABOVE THE BED OF THE STAMLER. AS HE WAS MANEUVERING THE FLIGHT, IT ENGAGED IN THE CHAIN & FELL TO THE BED OF THE STAMLER, PINCHING THE MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND. FINGER LACERATION

WHILE STACKING 80# PRETZEL SALT BAGS EE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT FRONT SIDE ABOUT WAIST HIGH

EE WAS STACKING 50# PELLET BAGS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS MIDDLE BACK

EE EXPLAINS HE WAS THROWING A CULLED SALT BLOCK INTO A STORAGE RECEPTACLE WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT ARM.

YWAS HANGING CABLE IN THE RIG WHEN A SCALING BAR (WHICH WAS SITTING UPRIGHT) CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROOF CREATING TENSION ON THE BAR WHICH IN TURN BROKE LOOSE AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT. WHEN HE TOOK HSI BOOT OFF DISCOVERED SWELLIGN AND BRUISING.

TOPSIDE SHAFT CREW HAS PUT A LARGE HOOD FOR M-119BELT ON TOP OF THE N. SKIP. WE HAD DIFFICULTY REMOVING IT BECAUSE WE COULD NOT GET A CHAIN AROUND THE HOOD WITHOUT GOING AROUND THE SKIP ROPE. AS WE WERE TAKING THE HOOD OFF IT SHIFTED FALLING OFF THE FORKS AND FALLING ON EMPLOYEE PINNING HIM UNDERNEATH. PERM DISABILITY FROM 1986 INJURY SEE ATTACHED.

WHILE INSTALLING A NEW STAIRCASE HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN STAIRCASE AND WALL.

PLACING PLUG ON TRACTOR.

THE INSTALLATION OF HTE FRON TOKE WAS COMPELTE. THE NEXT ITEM IT INSTALL IS THE PARK BRAKE DISC. THIS DISC IS 23 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND 1 INCH THICK. IT WEIGHTS APPROX 58 POUNDS. THE PART WAS MOVED FROM THE STORAGE AREA TO THE ASSEMBLY AREA WITH A FORLIFT TRUCK. THE DISC HAS A LARGE CNETER HOLE THAT SLIPS OVER THEINPUT YOKE.. THIS DISC IS HELD IN PLACE BY SIX BOLTS. THE DISC

LOADING BAG TRUCKS COULD NOT LIFT DOCK PLATE WITH THE TOWMOTOR FORKS SO GOT OFF THE TOWMOTOR TO LIFT CORNER OF DOCKPLATE UP JUST ENOUGH TO PUT ON ONE FORK STRAINED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK

HAND STACKING 80 LB BAGS ONTO PALLET. FELT SUDDEN STINGING SENSATION IN LEFT SIDE. THIS OCCURRED APPROX. 1145 AM HE THOUGHT THE PAIN WOULD GO AWAY DURING LUNCH BREAK. AFTER LUNCH PERIOD THE PA IN INCREASED TO THE POINT TO WHERE HE THOUGHT ITBEST TO INFORM ME. THIS WAS AT 150 PM HE WAS THEN SENT TO THE DR FOR EXAMINATION.

EMPLOYEE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DISCONNECTED AND LOADED A 120 LB. PUMP INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP. WHILE CARRYING THE PUMP, EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. AFTER REPAIRING THE PUMP, THEY AGAIN LOADED AND UNLOADED AND REINSTALLED THE PUMP - EMPLOYEE AGAIN FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

BACKED DRILL FROM FACE, IN BACKING TOO MUCH CABLE WAS RETRACTED ONTO THE REEL. ATTEMPTED TO PULL CABLE FROM THE REEL IN ORDER TO PLACE THE CABLE PLUG SECRUELY ON THE RIG. AS CABLE BEGAN TO UNW IND FROM REEL, FELT PAIN IN BACK.

INJURED'S LHD WAS RUNNING HOT. HE STOPPED IT & CALLED FOR HELP FROM MAINTENANCE. MAINTENANCE & A LUBE TRUCK OPERATER ARRIVED AT APPROX SAME TIME, BOTH STOPPED TO HELP. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO COO L DOWN RADIATOR BY RUNNING WATER ON IT. HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE RADIATOR CAP. PRESSURIZED HOT WATER BLEW THE CAP OFF. HOT WATER STRUCK INJURED ON RT ARM, SHOULDER, FACE, FOREHEAD.

RT EYE BECAME IRRITATED DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT TIME WAS 1:30-2:00 ALMOST END OF SHIFT WENT HOME EYE SEEMED MORE IRRITATED AROUND MIDNIGHT

THE #1 CUTTER WAS NOT OPERATIONAL WITH A BROKEN SWING BAR JACK IN 2WQ. THE FRONT EYE ON THE ROD OF THE CYLINDER WAS PULLED OFF THE NIGHT BEFORE. THE PIN AND EYE HAD BEEN REMOVED THE NIGHT BEFO RE. EE AND OTHER WERE TO REMOVE THE JACK FROM THE MACHINE AND REPLACE IT. THEY BROUGHT THE AIR COMPRESSOR, WELDING MACHINE, 950 AND TORCHES TO THE JOB SITE. EE AND OTHER REMOVED THE TOP PIN F

WHILE REPLACING BELS ON SHAKER AT SCREENPLANT EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BELT & PULLEY WHEEL HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN BELTS IN PLACE ON PULLEY WHEN ACCIDENT HAPPENED

EVAPORATED BAGGING LINE WAS SCHEDULED FOR 10 HOUR SHIFTS FOR WEEK OF AUG 16. THE MONDAY 50 LB AND 80 LB BAGS WERE RUN ON LINE. HE WORKED THE FULL 10 HOURS STACKING OVER 4100 BAGS WITHOUT INCID ENT. ON TUESDAY MORNING, AUG 17, HE WOKE WITH A PAIN IN HIS BACK BUT CAME TO WORK AS USUAL THINKING THE PAIN WOULD SUBSIDE.

EE WAS UNHOOKING A TRAILER MOUNTED WELDER FROM A JEEP. THE EE HAD CHOCKED ONE WHEEL OF THE TRAILER WHEN TRAILER WAS DISCONNECTED FROM JEEP IT SHIFTED TO THE SIDE ALLOWING THE TOOL BOX TO STRIK E HIS EAR WITH A SHARP EDGE. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES TO EE EAR LOBE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 55 GALLON DRUM TO PLACE IT ON DRUMS IN AN OIL RACK WITHIN AN OIL CONTAINMENT0STORAGE AREA. BEFORE LIFTING THE DRUM THE EMPLOYEE CHECKED THE DRUM AND BELIEVED IT CONTAINE D ONLY A FEW GALLON OF OIL. ACTUAL WEIGHT OF THE DRUM AND OIL IT CONTAINED WAS 78 LBS. THE EMPLOYEE BENT OVER PLACING RIGHT HAND UNDER THE DRUM AND LEFT HAND ON TOP AND LIFTED THE DRUM AND PL

EE DEVELOPED LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE REMOVING INDIVIDUAL ROUND CANS FROM THE CAN LINE CONVEYOR AT HER INSPECTION STATION.

PICKING UP TROUGHY IDLER AND PUTTING THEM BACK ON TRACTOR, PINCHED HAND BETWEEN IDLER AND SEAT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A ROLLER BEARING IN & GOT HIS RT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE SHAFT & THE FRAME WHEN THE ROLLER SLIPPED CAUSING A FX TO TIP OF FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A 25 GALLON BARREL OF SALT DOWN A RAMP AND ALLEGEDLY STRAINED HER BACK.

EMPL PUSHING BARREL OF WASTE SALT TO COARSE DUMP STATION -FELT PAIN IN GROIN.

DROPPED BRAKE HOUSING ON LITTLE FINGER OFF OF #69

WHILE SHOOTING 1B FACE WITH NOVEL DETONATOR, IN SOMEWAY HIT THE DETONATOR THE WRONG OR IN SOME UNUSALY WAY HIT THE DETONATOR WITH THE BACK OF RIGHT HAND WRIST AREA.

54736YEE WAS USING A LONG NECK VOLUMETRIC FLASK THAT SLIPPED IN HE RHAND. IN AN ATTEMPT TO CATCH THE FLASK, SHE KNOCKED IT AGAINST THE SINK, BREAKING THE FLASK AND CUTTING THE RING FINGER OF 85909IGHT HAND AT THE INSIDE MIDDLE JOINT.