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Wind blew a small speck of debris under the safety glasses of a mechanic's. The incident was reported late and the speck had to be removed with a medical instrument at a doctors office.
Employee was getting into the back of a truck using the step and felt a pop in their foot.
EE squatted down to look under burner floor ramp when EE's knee popped. Diagnosed with knee sprain.
Collapsed heart and breathing stopped required CPR and AED administration.
A customer truck driver, collapsed on a catwalk at the loadout area after exiting the safety rack. The cause of the collapse is unknown but, appears to be from natural causes.
Team Members were doing railcar repairs. The rail track was locked out with a de-railer & blue flag. The task was started around 9am. When the task was completed the LOTO were to be removed. The TM reached down to unlock the de-railer and was bitten by a copperhead snake on the left hand ring finger. TM was taken to the hospital for treatment. Work gloves worn during this task.
Employee was sitting at desk and felt a sting on hand, looked down and saw a spider on the hand. Employee went to doctor the next day and was treated for an infection.
EE just completed handing a poly-screen to EE #2. EE #1 turned on the inclined walkway & placed right foot on the downhill side of the decline. This caused more weight to be transferred to the downhill side of EE's body. EE's right ankle twisted resulting in a sprain to the right ankle. EE was wearing lace up, steel toe boots at time incident. EE was placed on restricted duty.
EE was in training class when he experienced labored breathing. First Aid Responders suspected an apparent heart attack or other unknown health problems. 911 was notified. EE became unresponsive & CPR was administered. An AED was activated. Following 30CFR50.10, MSHA was notified. EMS arrived & EE had a pulse. EE was transported by ambulance to hospital where he later passed away.
Employee removed his goggles to clean them when the wind blew Alkali dust into his left eye
The employee was doing normal housekeeping on an elevated catwalk. While clearing 3"-5" rock from the catwalk a gust of wind blew some debris (dust/fines) over the top of his safety glasses into his eye. After attempting to flush his eye at a wash station he was taken to the ER for examination. The ER applied numbing eye drops to examine, the eye had been scratched.
Employee was walking up a set of stairs when he felt a sharp pain in his left groin area.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON A SHIRT AND A SPIDER BIT HIS FINGER
Employee was cleaning spillage around tail pulley at plant with water hose. As he walked to the water truck and stand to increase water pressure, he was struck in the left shoulder/back area with an unknown object. The impact resulted in pneumothorax (collapsed left lung).
Employee was operating a John Deere 824J loader. Employee did not repond to radio transmission. A fellow employee went to location of loader operator and found loader operator unresponsive. 911 was called. Employees performed CPR until EMS arrived.
Injury was cleaning Screen #6 on a very windy afternoon. Material blew in his right eye. His eye began to bother him on his way home. He reported this the next morning on 4/7/09 to his supervisor. He was sent to company doctor and 1 stuck piece of material and 1 loose piece of material were removed.
Employee was getting a striker out of tool box on service truck when the wind blew the lid closed on his left hand's little finger, causing a small fracture and needing stitches.
While dismounting Haul Unit #157 from the left side door, the wind closed the door on injured's right hand before he could remove his hand out of the way. The wind was gusting about 15-20 MPH from the north. When he caught his hand in the door it caused partial amputation of his right pinkie finger.(Per call-no bone that means no amputation)
Employee was cleaning debris on top of the clinker silos. A gust of wind blew debris in the employee's eye resulting in conjunctivitis of the left eye.
The operator was feeding the plant with the loader and was stung twice by a bee.
Employee entered portable toilet at desanding plant and noticed a spider residing in a web in the lower corner. He used his right hand to brush the spider nest away and felt as if he may have been biten by the spider when a pain began radiating up his right arm.
EE was performing maintenance on the workboat. He had the lid to the engine compartment open. wind blew the lid closed. As the lid fell it struck him on the right ankle and leg.
Injured EE & another EE were walking between the office and the plant, injured started waving his hand around his face and said something had just stung him on the nose. About an hour later injured's face became severely swollen, injured was taken to the clinic, he was givin a shot and a prescription and was released to return to work.
Employee went into switchhouse by washing plant and was stung on the left by wasp. He went to the hospital to get a shot of Benadryl.
EE was near the parking area at the Texas plant, when he was stung by a bee on his shoulder. He was taken to the doctor as a precaution. There was no lost time and no restricted duty of any kind.
EE was climbing up on a sand classifier to check a stopped chute, when he was attacked by a wasp and stung 4 times. Stung on right eye, right side of neck, right shoulder, and middle back. EE went to hospital to get shot of benadryl because he is allergic to stings of any kind, but ret'd to work after shot.
Employee was working on the sandplant and got some sand in his right eye. When he got up the next morning his eye was irritated. He was taken to the Doctor and had an infection in his eye. He was given a presription but no restrictions.
This employee felt some discomfort to his left knee. He went to see the Dr and the Dr put him on some anti-inflamatories and tylenol; no light duity needed. This employee had surgery done on 6/21/07 to his knee but he has been on vacation since. This employee has had this time scheduled off since the first of the year. He has come back to work on light duity as of 7-2-07.
Employee was stung by a bee on his right arm and had to go to the doctor to get a shot of benedryl.
Employee was using a water hose to clean at the sand plant when he was stung by some sort of insect on the top of his right hand.
Employee had a heart attack.
EE ON 5/23/06 WHILE WORKING ON THE DREDGE GOT SOME SAND IN HIS EYES. THIS WAS ATTRIBUTED TO THE WIND BLOWING. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO THE 1ST AID KIT, WASHED OUT HIS EYES WITH EYE WASH. SEVERAL DAYS LATER, WAS TAKEN TO DR AND DIAGNOSED WITH AN EYE IRRITATION. HE LOST NO TIME AND RET'D TO FULL CAPACITY. THE DR GAVE HIM EYE OINTMENT FOR IRRITATION.
On Tuesday, 5/2/06 at 8:30am, EE squatted down to pick up a ramp liner and felt a sharp pain in his back. EE had not lifted anything yet. EE was taken to DR. and the diagnosis was a lumbar stain to his lower back.
Employee stated after unloading some coal he was driving on the road again and a gust of wind blew material from the bobcat bucket and some coal blew in his right eye. He was taken to the doctor and his eye washed out. Nothing embedded in the eye. He returned to work on the same day.
EE was working outside in a hay field. The wind was blowing about 25 mph. Debris was picked up and hit him in the eye.
He was entering his loader and some dust blew in under his safety glasses. We atempted to wash it out of his left eye and were unable to. We went to the dr and the dr put some drops in his left eye and removed foreign body from his left eye. Dr told him he wanted to give him some drops for his eye and then Dr told us that he could go back to work with no restrictions.
EE was cleaning up after a job and stated that he felt somthing in his left eye he washed his eye 3 times and said that it still felt like somthing was in his eye he was taken to the Dr. the Dr. stated that he got what ever was in out when he washed it out but his eye had a scratch and the Dr. gave him prescription of eye drops. Note he stated he had all PPE on.