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Helping another maintenance employee lift and position the metal refractory door to the combustion chamber to the No. 1 Hammer Mill, he strained his lower back. Treating physician issued work restrictions for one week. Employee (Maintenance Electrician) continues working (light duty) and has not lost time.
Injured employee (Maintenance Oiler) was helping another maintenance employee lift & position the product pipe on top of Roller Mill #2 and twisted his left knee. Pre-existing condition is the primary contributing factor. He was evaluated by an orthopedic doctor on July 2 who placed him on restricted work duty (no lost time).
While re-installing a mesh guard, the maintenance mechanic's right hand's forefinger was lacerated (stitches were needed to close the wound).
While positioning No. 1 Roller Mill's 150-hp fan motor with forklift boom, chain, & cable, the motor became wedged. Three maintenance mechanics physically pulled & pushed and the motor came free, swung, and crushed one mechanic's left forearm (pinned between the gear box & drive coupling hub). The one injured mechanic required emergency medical treatment & surgery.
Injured employee was physically pulling the vacuum hose of the HiVac with 2 other employees and alleges he felt pain in his back. Begain losing time due to alleged back pain on November 30. Interestingly, employee has a history of pre-existing back problem conditions (non-work-related minor league baseball and alleged work-related injury reported on July 6, 2004).
Employee was bagging & stacking 50-lb. bags of product when he alleges he felt pain in his back, neck, shoulder blade area, and down the right arm. Treating physician diagnoses as an aggravation to his pre-existing illness, which is non-work related. Employee has been placed on light duty until circumstances are resolved.
Injured employee was bagging at the No. 5 Bagger and brushed his right elbow up against the bagging machine's loading spout, which was sharp due to the natural wear of the product, causing a laceration that required four stitches. Employee returned to work full-duty.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 48 X 48 WOODEN PALLET WHEN HE FELT A TINGLE IN HIS BACK. ON THE WAY HOME THAT EVENING HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS BACK AND LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN ITEM IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND STRAINED HIS BACK. THE ITEM WAS REPORTED NOT TO BE VERY HEAVY. EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A RAIL CAR. HE WAS M0VING A LOADING HOSE FROM ONE HOLE TO ANOTHER. IT APPEARS THAT HE LIFTED AND TWISTED WITH HIS BACK AT THE SAME TIME. RESULT WAS PULLED MUSCLE.
ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ON UPPER LEVEL. SOME MATERIAL WAS KICKED OFF THAT LEVEL AT THE SAME TIME THE INJURED EE LOOKED UP. MATERIAL FELL INTO EE'S EYES AROUND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EE WAS EMPTYING SAND FROM HOPPER INTO TRUCK. HE PUSHED THE HOPPER TO INCREASE THE TILT. THE HOPPER ROLLED BACK AS HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTRICT THE ROLL BACK. HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.