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EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WAS STANDING ROLLS OF INSULATION OFF A DELIVERY TRUCK. ONE ROLL WAS NOT BALANCED GOOD & IT FELL BACKWARD JERKING EE'S RIGHT ARM. HE CONTINUED TO WORK AT HIS REGULAR OCCUPATI ON UNTIL 7-30. TESTS REVEALED HE TORE THE RIGHT BICEP LIGAMENT.

THIS ELECTRICIAN SUSTAINED A LOWER BACK INJURY ON 6/15/93 WHILE LIFTING A 5HP ELECT MOTOR. ON 6/3/97 HE CLAIMED A PLYBOARD STRUCK HIM IN HEAD (ON HARD HAT) RESULTING IN A LOW BACK INJURY. TH E DR HAS STATED HIS BACK PROBLEMS ARE OF CONTIN UATION OF HIS PRE-EXISTING BACK PROBLEM. SINCE HE WA STRUCK BY PLYBOARD THIS INCIDENT IS BEING REPORTED.

THE EE DEDGES THAT HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON A CORNER EDGE OF A COUNTER AS HE WAS OPENING A DOOR AT A SCALE HOUSE CAUSING HIS RIGHT ELBOW TO SWELL UP. EE WAITED 4-DAYS LATER TO REPORT INCID ENT.

THE EE WAS CLOSING DOOR OF CONTROL ROOM AND CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE RT HAND FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND DOOR FRAME WHICH REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES TO THE FINGER. THE EE RETURNED TO WORK AT HIS REGUL AR JOB.

WHILE LOADING BAGS OF NITRATE TO PUT IN NITRATE TANK, TWO BAGS WERE STUCK TOGETHER AND AS HE LIFTED HE FELT A GIVE IN GROIN AREA-EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL 5-9-96 & IT WA S DETERMINED HE HAD A HERNIA. 5-9-96 WAS THE EMPLOYEE'S FIRST DAY LOST.

THREE EES SAT DOWN AT START OF SHIFT FOR A SFAETY MEETING. ALL 3 SAT ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE TABLE APPROX. 700 .BS THE WEIGHT OF THE EE CAUSE THE TABLE TO TILT TOWARDS THEM. ONE EE BRACED HIMS ELF WHICH CAUSE A JOLT AND BRUISED HIS BACK. THIS EE HAS HAD 3 PREVIOUS BACK SURGIES.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS LOADING A PIECE OF PLYWOOD ONTO A TRUCK, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE RIGHT ARM.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT. AFTER SERVICING HE STARTED TO REEL UP HIS GREASE HOSE. HE HAD A LONG LENGTH OF HOSE OUT AND STATED HE WAS AFRAID THE HOSE WOULD WHIP SO HE GRABBED THE REE L . AS IT WAS TURNING AND THE MOMENTUM OF THE REEL CAUSED HIS LEFT HAND TO STRIKE THE REEL END. THE EMPLOYEE HAS CONTINUED TO WORK AND HAS NOT LOST ANY TIME.

THIS MECHANIC WAS HELPING LIFT SECTIONS OF PIPE ONTO A TRAILER IN ORDER TO TRANSPORT PIPE TO NEWSHOP. AFTER LIFTING SECTIONS SEVERAL DAYS LATER HIS BACK BECAME SORE. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK AT HIS NORMAL JOB UNTIL 2-6-95 FIRST DAY LOST.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A HANDRAIL UNDER A DRYER AS HE BENT OVER TO GO UNDER THE DRYER HE TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN EMPLOYEE WAS OFF WORK FIVE (5) DAYS 12-12-94-12-16-94

THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL A FUEL TANK IN AN MG SET. AS THE TANK SLIPPED INTO POSITION, THE EMPLOYEE'S SECOND INDEX FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND FRAME OF THE UNIT AND THE FINGER WAS FRACTURED.

THE EMPLOYEE WA SLIFTINGUP TWO SAMPLE BUCKETS WITH HIS LEFT HADN, OUT OF BACK OF PICKUP. HE FETL A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE COTNINUED TO WORK AT HIS SAME OCCUPATION UNTIL 9-10-93, HI S FIRST DAY OFF WORK DUE TO INJURY.

THE EMPLOYE WAS MOVING A 5 HP ELECTRIC MOTOR FROM SHOP FLOOR TO STACK IN RACK. AS HE PICKED UP THE MOTOR, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK AT HIS REGULAR OCCU PATION UNTIL 7-1-93, WHICH WAS HIS FIRST DAY MISSED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT ORE DUMP PULLING CHUNKS THROUGH GRIZZLEY. EMPLOYEE OVER-EXERTED HIMSELF BY STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A CAN OF SOUP AND DROPPED THE CAN. AS THE CAN FELL, SHE TRIED TO CATCH IT, CUTTING THE END OF HER RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

EMPL LAYING UNDER POWDER TRUCK PUTTING A GROUND STRAP ON IT,GOT UP,RIGHT KNEE WOULDNT STRAIGHTEN AND IT POPPED.

WORKING ON STAMLER: EMPLOYEE SWUNG HIS LEG OVER THE EDGE OF STAMLER (RATIO FEEDER) TO GET OUT. HE BRUISED HIS LEFT LEG (CALF) SLIGHTLY AND ABOUT 10 DAYS DAYS LATER HIS LEG SWELLED UP AND THE D OCTOR"S DIAGNOSIS WAS PHLEBITIS (BLOOD CLOT).

NEW BELTING WAS BEING PULLED ONTO REPLACE OLD BELTING.THE ROLL CONTINUED TO UNROLL CAUSING SLACK UNDER THE BELT.MECHANICS WERE PULLING EXCESS SLACK UP TO MAKE THE SPLICE: EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING DOWN ON RETURN SIDE OF BELT TO GET THE SLACK AROUND TO MAKE THE SPLICE.EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.FIRST DAY OFF 04-06-92.

EMPL TWISTED KNEE WHILE STACHING 50 LB BAGS OF POTASH ONTO A PALLET. SEE ATTACHMENT FOR MORE INFO.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO ELECTRC SCOOTER TO GO TO WORK WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. THE EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. THEFIRST DAY OF LOST TIME WAS 4-8-92 THE REPORT IS LATE DUE TO A LONG INVESTIGATION OF WHETHER THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE JOB.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS CLEANING OUT HIS TOOL LOCKER AND SPRAINED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING HIS TOOL BOX. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS AND HAD A LOST TIME INJURY ABOUT 12 MONTHS AGO WIT H HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTED TO NIP THE UNDERCUTTER INTO THE POWER CENTER. HE STATED HE TWISTED HIS BACK AND AS A RESULT HE RUPTURED TWO DISC IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PRODUCT IMPACTOR TRYING TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS PLUGGED OR IF MOTOR BEARING WAS BAD. EMPLOYEE HAD THE UNIT LOCKED OUT. HE WAS PULLING ON THE BELTS TO SEE IF THE IMPACTOR WAS FREE. HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BELTS AND SHEAVE WHICH IN TURN CUT THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER AND BROKE IT. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 5 DEGREES AT THE TIME. THE

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED CLEANING UP AROUND THE PRILL DRYER.THE EMPLOYEE RAISED UP STRIKING THE DRYER WITH HIS HEAD.THE EMPLOYEE HAD HIS AHRD HAT ON BUT THE BLOW CAUSED HIS NECK TO BE JAMMED .

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 50 POUND BAG OF NITRATE TO DEPOSIT IN A HOPPER ON THE POWDER TRUCK EMPLOYEE TURNED WITH BAG IN HAND & FELT A MUSCLE PULL IN HIS BACK EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN A MUSCLE RELAXER

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BELT RETURN ROLLERS FROM SKID TO BE INSTALLED ON NEW BELT.EMPLOYEE MASHED LEFT FINGERS ON BELT FRAME.CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT FRAME.DOCTOR PRESCRIBED A PRESCR ITPTION.

EMPL AT PLANT WORKING,PULLING ON FILTER CLOTH CAOATED WITH CRUD AND JERKED HIS BACK.FIRST DAY MISS FROM WORK-5-7-89.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE ON THE EXTRACTOR AND A FOREIGN OBJECT GOT IN HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WEARING GLASSES. DOCTOR REMOVED TWO SMALL PIECES OF FOREIGN OBJECT F ROM LEFT EYE.

SUPERVISOR PUT FINGERS IN HOLES OF SPOOL OF SHOT WIRE TO UNWIND WIRE. THE SHARP EDGES OF SPOOLS CENTER CUT HIS LEFT RING FINGER. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED TWO STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE PUT ON WELDING GOGGLES, LAID ON HIS BACK TO WELD UP, AND ROEIGN OBJECT ENTERED EYE. DR. RMOVED SMALL FOREIGN MATTER FROM EYE LID WITH COTTON SWAB. FOREIGN MATTER WAS IN GOGGLES WHEN HE PUT THEM ON. PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS WERE DISPENSED BY DR..

EMP WAS HELPING3PUT UP A 2X12X15 LONG BOARDS FOR A NEW WALKWAY ALONG BELT BOARD SLIPPED AND FELL AND ONE END HIT EMP IN FACE. EMP WAS STILL ON WALKWAY ONLY ONE END HIT HIM, CAUSING LACERATION TO HIS UPPER LI1

THE EMPLOYEE AL5EGES THAT WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON AN EMERGENCY STOP BELT CONTROL BOX, HE RAN FINGERS ACROSS KNOCKOUT HOLES & GOT PIECE OF STEEL FROM EDGE OF HOLE IN HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. TWO WEEKS LATER, H3S FINGER GOTINFECTED AND HE REQUESTED TO SEE A DR.

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON CONVEYOR FLITE OF SHUTTLE CAR. MASHED RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN FLITE AND FRAME OF CAR. BROKE TIP OF BONE.

EE WAS WASHING 1LASS BEAKER. HE LIFTED IT TO HANG IT ON WOODEN PEGBOARD TO DRY & IT HIT AGAINST THE FAUCET BREAKING IT. A SHARD PUNCTURED HIS HAND BETWEEN THUMB & FOREFINGER.