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The injured employee was using a shop drill press to drill holes in a piece of flat metal. During the drilling process several metal shavings had built up around the bit. The employee then reached in to remove the shavings away from the bit and as he pulled on one of them it sliced through his leather glove, cutting his left index finger.

The injured employee was placing a pump barrel on the bottom shelf. As she maneuvered it into place one of the other barrels on the shelf fell over smashing her finger between the two pump barrels.

Employee was moving/adjusting an extension ladder. He got his left wrist in between the lower and upper rung sections of the ladder, resulting in a bruise to wrist. Taken to emergency room-xray (no fracture), velcro brace, ice, pain medication given. Light duty 10/20/05 (our last work day of week), full duty 10/24/05. Physician follow up visit 11/2/05.

EE was working in the warehouse, helping reorganize & clean the inventory shelves. As he was cleaning, a pump shaft rolled across an upper shelf, fell to the floor, bounced, and then struck him across his right hand, smashing his middle finger.

EE had placed a 55 gallon barrel in a barrel inverter. As he was pulling up on the handle to tighten the chain around the barrel to lock it in place, he felt a pop in his left shoulder.

The injured employee and his partner were transporting a welding machine from the bottom floor of the MVO building to the top floor. As EE was shifting the welder to fit through an opening he smashed his left hand pinky finger between the frame of the welder and the handrail around the hoist way opening.

Employee was removing old pump part from inventory that had been discontinued. As he was removing a casing for a galigher pump from the bottom shelf it fell over. EE stated he then reached down and tried to pick up the casing that had fallen. As he was trying to lift it up he felt a sharp pain in his neck and shoulder blades.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A 2" WATER VALVE ON TOP OF A MIXER/SETTLER TANK. HE HAD REACHED OVER THE RAILING & BEGAN OPENING THE VALVE WHEN HE FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE HAD RECEIVED A DELIVERY AT THE WAREHOUSE. UPON OPENING THE CONTAINER SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE PACKING LIST WAS UNDERNEATH THE PUMP PARTS. SHE REACHED DOWN & GRABBED THE LIST WITH HER RT. HAND & TRIED TO ROLL THE PARTS OFF OF THE LIST WITH HER LEFT HAND. AS SHE MOVED THE PARTS SHE FELT A PAIN IN HER LOW BACK, GOING DOWN HER HIP.

SEVERAL MECHANICS WERE USING AN ELECTRIC HOIST TO LIFT A PUMP UP TO THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE MVO BUILDING. AFTER HOOKING UP THE PUMP, THE INJURED STARTED UP THE STAIRS. AS HE REACHED THE SECOND FLOOR HE SAW THE PUMP HIT AN I-BEAM AND SNAP THE CHOKER, CAUSING THE PUMP TO FALL. HE RAN BACK DOWN THE STAIRS TO CHECK ON THE MECHANICS ON THE BOTTOM FLOOR AND FELT A SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS KNEE.

EE HAD SPOTTED A RAILCAR FOR UNLOADING, AND HAD CLIMBED UP THE LADDER ON THE CAR TO SET THE BRAKE. AS HE WAS TURNING THE BRAKE WHEEL ON THE CAR HE FELT A PULL IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

THE INJRED EE WAS WORKING OUT OF A CRANE MANBASKET REPAIRING A FLANGE ON A WATER COOLING LOOP. HE ASKED HIS PARTNER TO HAND HIM ANOTHER BOLT FOR THE FLANGE, AND AS HIS PARTNER REACHED OUT TO H AND IT TO HIM HE LEANED AGAINST AN ACID LINE CAUSING IT TO START LEAKING AT THE NIPPLE TO THE FLOW METER. ANOTHER MECHANIC THEN TRIED TO SHUT THE ACID OFF AT THE VALVE, WHICH CAUSED THE NIPPL

THE INJURED EE WAS DRAGGING A 2" WATER HOSE USED TO WASH DOWN THE MILL YARD AREA. AS HE WAS DRAGGING THE HOSE ACROSS THE YARD IT CAUGHT UNDERNEATH THE WHEEL OF A PARKED FORKLIFT, STOPPING HIS MOMENTUM AND CAUSING HIM TO JERK BACK, RESULTING IN A STRAIN TO HIS LT. BICEP.

THE INJURED EE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE INSTALL A WHEEL BACK ONTO A TRACK MOVILE THAT HE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON.

THE INJURED EE WAS LIFTING 110 LB. FIBRE DRUMS FROM A PRODUCTION LINE AND PLACING THE DRUMS ON A PALLET. AS HE LIFTED ONE OF THE DRUMS AND SQUATED DOWN TO PLACE IT ON THE PALLET HE FELT A PULLING IN HIS GROIN AREA.

THE INJURED EE WAS CUTTING BAGS OF ASH FEED MATERIAL IN OUR MILL YARD, AND PULLING THE PLASTIC LINING OUT OF THE FEED STOKC PILE. AS HE WAS PULLING THE PLASTIC FROM THE STOCK PILEHE FELT A PAI N IN HIS LOWER GROIN AREA, WHICH RESULTED IN A HERNIA.

THE INUJURIED EE WAS CHANGING OUT A 5 GALLON WATER JUG LOCATED IN HIS CONTROL ROOM. AS HE WAS REPLACING THE EMPTY CONTAINER HE FELT A POP IN HIS NECK AS HE GOT THE CONTAINER CHEST HIGH, THIS P OP RESULTED IN A STRAINED TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND NECK AREA.

THE INJURED EE HAD RELOCATED HIS KEYBOARD TO THE TOP OF HIS DESK IN HIS OFFICE. THE USE OF HIS KEYBOARD IN THIS POSITION RESULTED IN HIS WRIST BEING PLACED ON THE EDGE OF HIS DESK DURING DATA ENTRY. THE AWKWARD POSITION CAUSED IRRITATION TO THE TENDONS IN HIS RIGHT WRIST AND FOREARM.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HYDRAULIC PUMP FROM UNDERNEATH AN OIL TANK ON A HOODLOADER. HE OVEREXTENDED HIMSELF PULLING A SHOULDER MUSCLE AS HE TRIED TO REMOVE THE PUMP FROM IT'S BASE.

THE INJURED EE WAS WASHING MATERIAL OUT OF A TROUGH AT THE END OF THE ROD MILL WITH A WATER HOSE. AS HE PULLED THE HOSE FORWARD IT BECAME INTANGLED IN A WODEN 2X4, HE THEN PULLED FORWARD AGAIN S WHICH CAUSED THE 2X4 TO KICK OUT AND GO INTO THE ROD MILL. THE MILL THEN KICKED THE 2X4 BACK OUT AT HIM, STIKING HIM IN THE SHOULDER AND GRAZING HIM ACROSS THE CHIN.

THE INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH 3 DRUMS OF MATERIAL BACK ON A PALLET TO KEEP THEM FROM FALLING OFF. AS HE PUSHED THE DRUMS BACK ON PALLET HE HAD TO REACH ABOVE HIS HEAD FOR THE TOP ROW AND STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

THE INJURIED WAS REMOVING OVERSIZED MATERIAL FROM A FEED BELT. AS HE WAS PUSHING THE MATERIAL OFF THE BELT A PIECE OF THE MATERIAL THAT HAD ALREADY PASSED ROLLED BACK AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF MATERIAL