EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING CLINKER SAMPLES FRO #1 KILN TO THE LAB GOING DOWN THE STAIRS ON THE LANDING WAS SOME DUST HE SLIPPED & TWISTED HIS KNEE/LEG
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Showing 50 of 59EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING O A LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED & BANGED HIS ARM ON A PIECE OF STEEL CUTTING HIS FOREARM
EE WAS ASCENDING STAIRWAY TO CONTROL ROOM HALF WAY UP HE MISSTEPPED, TWISTED SEVERELY HURTING BACK CAUGHT HIMSELF BEFORE SLIDING DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING AROUND THE DOOR OF A HAUL TRUCK FROM THE CATWALK AND UNSURE FOOTING HE TWISTED WRONG AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP CINKER AT #5 FINISH MILL, SLID ON CLINKER AND FELL ON CONCRETE BLOCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASCENDING LADDER TO PALLETIZER CATWALK.TOE BOARD THAT RUNS LENGTH OF CATWALK EXTENDS THROUGH OPENING FOR LADDER ENTRANCE.EMPLOYEE TRIPPED ON TOE BOARD FALLING FORWARD FRACTURING C OLLARBONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP A TURBINE PUMP TO BE LIFTED & WHEN HE JUMPED FROM THE PUMP INTO THE TRUCK BODY HE OVERTURNED HIS RIGHT ANKLE & HEARD IT POP.
EMPLOYEE CLOSED THE TAIL GATE FOR THE TRUCK AND WHILE PROCEEDING TO GET OFF THE BODY OF THE TRUCK USED THE BOARD AS A HANDRAIL. THE BOARD BROKE AND HE FELL.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE IN FRONT OF THE HOPPER BY OUTSIDE PAN.
WASHING OUT BUCKET AT PACKHOUSE, EE SLIPPED ON ICY RAMP AND FELL.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON GREASE THAT HE WAS CLEANING UP. DID NOT REPORT THIS UNTIL 1-17-94. CLAIMS THAT HIS KNEE WAS TWISTED WHENHE SLIPPED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BACK TO REPAIR SHOP FOR LUNCH AND FELL ON ICE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE PICKING UP PALLET.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON A PILE OF WET MATERIAL BUILT UP UNDER #2 KILN PRECIPITATOR WEST DUST RETURN CONVEYOR
KILN SUPERVISOR WAS INSPECTING THE KILN (INSIDE) WHILE IT WAS DOWN. CRAWLING OVER A PILE OF KILN BRICK HE STEPPED OFF PILE. FEET SLIPPED ON HULL OF KILN FALLING FORWARD HE ATTEMPTED TO BREAK HIS FALL BY CATCHING HIMSELF WITH HIS HANDS. FALL BROKE LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF THE 475 TRACTOR-SHOVEL (PAYLOADER) HOOD WHEN HE LOOSENED THE RADIATOR CAP TO HEP DRAIN THE WWATER FROM THE RADIATOR. WATER STARTED SPEWING FROM THE RADIATOR AN D HE STEPPED BACK, LOSING HIS BALANCE, HE JUMPED FROM THE HOOD (APPROX 12') LANDING ON HIS FEET BUT HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HE LANDED ON HIS BUTTOCKS.
WHILE WORKING ON THE 2 KILM FEED END PLATFORM, EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER A WOOD PLANK LAYING ON WALKWAY.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB UP ON A 5B DRIVE UNTI EMPLOYEES RIGHT LEG SLIPPED ON LOOSE MATERIAL AND HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN LEFT GROIN AREA.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BASEMENT HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL. HE STRUCK A WALL WITH HIS RIGHT PALM.
WHILE CLIMBING DOWN CATWALK LADDER AT SECONDARY CRUSHER SYSTEM EMPLOYEES RT FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER STEP HE GRABBGED LADDER STEP WITH RT HAND TO PREVENT FALLING & IMMEDIATELY FELT SHARP PAIN I N LOWER RT BACK
DOING REPAIR WORK AROUND NO 7 FINISH MILL SLIPPED ON CATWALK & HURT BACK
EMPL WAS BEGINNING A NEW JOB. TRAINED THE PREVIOUS 6 WORKING DAYS FOR INSPEC.LUBRICATOR JOB & ON OWN TO BEGIN INSPECTION. ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED ONCLINKERS WHILE WALKING UNDER #4&5 KILNS. FILED A 1ST AID REPORT THAT BACK WAS HURTING. FINISHED DAY AS INSPEC-LUBRICATOR. FOLLOWING MORNING EMPLREQUESTED BE SENT TO DR. DR. PUT EMPL TO BED UNTIL MONDAY.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF THE TRUCK AND SLIPPED ON THE ICE AND FELL BETWEEN LANDING AND SCALE.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED INTO A HOLE THAT HAD BEEN CUT IN #2 FINISH MILL. HE CUT AND BRUISED HIS LEFT KNEE.
WHEN EMPLOYEE WALKED AROUND HIS 50T HAUL TRUCK HE STEPPED ON THE SLIPPERY RAMP AND HURT HIS BACK.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING THE LINING FROM THE MILL WHEN ONE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND THE LINING FELL PINCHING THE OTHER EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.
EE WAS WALKING TOWARD A WHEELBARROW AND FELL OVER A PILE OF MATERIAL BUILD UP WHEN HE PULLED HIMSELF UP HE STRAINED HIS BACK AND GROIN.
WHILE CLIMBING OVER A PILE OF MATERIAL BUILD UP EE TWISTED HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS POSTIONING HEAVY HOSE FOR SUPER SUCKER OPERATION WHILE PULLING HEAVY HOSE IT BROKE LOOSE CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALNCE & FAIL BACKWARDS & TWIST LOWER BACK
EE WAS IN BACK OF JOBBERS TIRE TRUCK INSPECTING TIRES WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK FALLING TO GROUND ABOUT 4 FT CAUGHT ON LEFT HAND AND KNEE BREAKING BONE IN WRIST.
STONES ON STEPS BY GYPSUM ELEVATOR CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO TRIP & FALL TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF D-6 BULLDOZER (AFTER SERVICING MACHINE) WHEN HE SLIPPED ON TRACKS, FALLING BETWEEN PUSH ARM AND ROLLER FRAMES. RIGHT LEG WAS STUCK. OPERATOR OTHER EMPLOYEE HELPED HIM GET OUT. RIGHT KNEE WAS BRUISED.
54736YEE WAS TRANSPORTING A 60 LB. JACKHAMMER (CARRYING IN ON HIS SHOULDER) TO THE BASEMENT OF NO.6&7 FINISH MILL. WHILE DESCENDING THE STAIRS HE MIS-STEPPED AND FELL TO THE BASEMENT FLOOR. CO 47319NING THAT HIPS AND BACK WAS PAINFUL-EMS WAS CALLED IN TO TRANSPORT HIM TO TRIDENT HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM. HE WAS EXAMINED AND X-RAYED AND RELEASED WITH NO BROKEN BONES.
54736YEE WAS TARPING FLAT BED TRAILER.HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE DECK OF THE TRAILER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN WOODEN LADDER HOLDING A VACUUM CLEANER AND LOST HIS BALANCE AND PULLED A MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING CARBON BLACK DUST BIN-REMOVED COVER(UNDER PRESSURE) AND DUST BLEW BACK IN FACE.ATTEMPTED TO DESCEND LADDER (40 FT) (WITH CAGE) COULD NOT SEE (BLINDED BY DUST) AND HARD TO BREATHE.LET LOOSE OF LADDER THE LAST 10-12FT AND DROPPED TO PLATFORM.BROKE ANKLE AND CRACKED VERTEBRAE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FLOOR(BEHIND KILN HOOD) OF DEBRIS.PICKED UP ONE END OF A PIECE OF METAL TO LEAN IT AGAINST HANDRAILS.DID NOT KNOW THAT METAL WAS COVERING HOLE IN FLOOR.STEPPING FORWARD,S HE WENT THROUGH FLOOR,DROPPING 33 FT TO MUDDY CONCRETE SLAB.BROKE ARM ON FLOOR WHEN PASSING THROUGH HOLE FRACTURED PELVIS RUPTURED SPLEEN.
WORKING ON KILN #1 CLINKER COOLER WOODEN PLANK SLIPPED,EMPLOYEE FELL ABOUT 3' AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A PIECE OF METAL.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET SLIMY DRIVEWAY WHEN HE GOT OFF HIS TRACTOR HE SLIPPED.
STRAPPING PALLET FOR OVERESEAS SHIPMENT-STRAPPING BROKE-EMPLOYEE LOST BALANCE TWISTING ANKLE IN PROCESS.
TRANSPORTING JACKHAMMER TO BASEMENT HE SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR IT STRUCK ON R HAND FRACT
EMPL INSPECTING SOLVENT TANK FACILITY,STEPPED OVER PIPING.FOOTING BECAME ENTANGLED IN AIR HOSE.TRIPPED AND FELL ON ELBOW CHIPPING BONE IN RIGHT ELBOW.
EMPL SLIPPED ON WET CEMENT DUST FALLING ON HIS TOOL POUCH BREAKING A RIB.
MAN WAS CARRYING REEL OF CABLE TO TRUCK FEET SLIPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM CONCRETE IS SLOPPED AT 30 DEGREE ANGLE & VERY SLIPPERY DUE TO WATER & MOSS ON SURFACE. HE LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD FI RST. KNOCKING HARD HAT OFF & BREAKING FRAME OF GLASSES. BROKEN FRAME WAS DRIVING DEEPLY INTO TEMPLE CAUSING GREAT LOSS OF BLOOD.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A WINDOW. WITH HAND ON CROSS SECTION OF WINDOW, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF CROSS SECTION PUTTING HIS HAND & ARM THROUGH THE WINDOW CUTTING HIS ARM. LACERATION REQUIRE D STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. BRUISED RIGHT SHOULDER. WENT OUT LOST TIME ON 7/7/89.
WHILE WALKING THROUGH THE WORK SITE OF A BUILDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION, THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE AND FELL BREAKING HIS LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING IN THE BRICK PATCHING OF THE NO.4 KILN.A RAMP OF 2,2"X10"X15FT. BOARDS WAS PLACED OVER COOLER OPENING TO GAIN ACCESS INTO KILN.COOLER OPENING WAS APPROX. 11 FT. TO THE F LOOR OF THE COO5ER. EMPLOYEE WAL KED OVER BOARDS AND ONE BOARD BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO FLOOR OF COOLER. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BRUISES ON LEFT HIP AND RIB CAGE.
EMP WAS CHANGIN1 GATE IN CHUTE ON CLINKER TOWER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED BRUISING HIS RIGHT KNEE
MAN WAS CHECKIN1 A WASHING SCREW FROM A 12 FT LADDER LOST BALANCE AND FELL APPROX 8 FT