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REPAIRMAN WAS WALKING OVER TO HIS TOOL LOCKER INSIDE THE SOUTH MAINT. SHOP PRIOR TO GOING BACK OUT INTO THE PLANT. AT APPROX. 11:10 AM, HE TRIPPED OVER CAKED MATERIAL, DRIED MUD OFF THE SHOP TRUCK, AND FELL FORWARD SUDDENLY INTO THE SW CORNER OVERHEAD DOOR, CAUSING A RT. FOOT INJURY. INITIAL TREATMENT W/ X-RAY WAS NEG. CONTINUED WORKING REG. DUTY UNTIL 12/19/03 THEN RESTRICTED.

MAG PLANT OPERATOR CAME TO WORK AT THE MAG PLANT AND DISCOVERED THE FLOOR DRAIN SUMP PUMP HAD QUIT. WET SLURRY MATERIAL WAS ALONG THE FLOOR LEADING TO THE PUMP LOCATION. AS HE WALKED TO THE PU MP HE SUDDENLY SLIPPED AND FELL LANDING WITH HIS RIGHT ARM EXTENDED CAUSING A RIGHT WRIST INJURY. LATER TREATMENT ON 7/25/03 REVEALED A WRIST FRACTURE & EE WAS PUT OFF WORK TEMPORARILY TO HEA

MIDNITE SHIFT LIME LOADER WAS STEPPING FROM THE LOADOUT CONTROL ACCESS PLATFORM ONTO CAR TO PREPARE FOR LOADING. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO THE CAR'S WALKWAY, THE SECTION SUDDENLY BROKE AWAY CA USING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACK ONTO THE SIDE OF CAR AND ACCESS RAMP SUPPORT CHAIN. HE CONTINUED WORKING HIS REGULAR SHIFT AS SCHEDULED AND FULL DUTY AS OF 8/1/03.

UTILITY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR WAS DISMOUNTING THE R50 HAUL TRUCK AT THE 500 TON DUST BIN DOCK, WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOOT AND FELL CAUSING A RECURRENCE OF HIS LOWER BACK STRAIN. JUNE 27TH CHIR OPRACTIC HELP MAKES THIS EVENT REPORTABLE AS HE HAS NOT MISSED ANY WORK AND NO RESTRICTIONS WERE IMPOSED ON HIS JOB.

QUARRY TRUCK DRIVER WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF THE TRUCK TO FUEL UP. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ONTO HIS LT. FOOT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN. HE CONTINUED TO WORK, REPORTED THE INCIDENT & WORKED THR U 6/9/03 WHEN HE REQUESTED HELP DUE TO CONTINUING PAIN WITH HIS LT. FOOT. ON TREATMENT WITH X-RAY A FRACTURE WAS DISCOVERED AND RESTRICTED DUTY BEGAN 6/10/03 UNTIL THE FRACTURE HEALS.

DUST SYSTEM LEADMAN WAS RESPONDING TO A LOUD NOISE FROM THE NORTH BAGHOUSE, HE THOUGHT WAS A FAN GOING BAD. HE SLIPPED GOING UP THE BAGHOUSE STAIRWAY AND FELL INTO THE STAIRWAY HADRAIL CAUSING AN INJURY TO HIS RIGHT CHEST/ RIB REGION. HE CONTINUED WORKING UNTIL 4-24-03 AND SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT RESULTING IN RESTRICTED DUTY BEGINNING MONDAY 4-28-03.

MEDICAL TREATMENT BEGAN 5-9-03 WITH RESTRICTED DUTY ON 5-12-03, FROM A MINOR FALL OFF THE BOTTOM STEP OF A 988 LOADER. THE OPERATOR WAS FINISHING REFUELING AT THE NORTH FUELING STATION, WHEN H E SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ONTO HIS LEFT SIDE. HE GOT UP, SHOOK IT OFF, AND KEPT WORKING CONTINUOUSLY UNTIL 5-9-03, WHEN PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

REPAIRMAN EE WAS CHANGING THE OXYGEN CYLINDER AT THE STONE PLANT TORCH CABINET LOCATED ALONG THE SOUTH LOADOUT AREA. AT APPROX. 930 AM EE WAS MOVING THE CYLINDER BY HAND TOWARDS THE CABINET WH EN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL DOWN ONTO THE ICY GROUND. THE CAPPED CYLINDER FELL ALONG SIDE EE AND WHEN HE WENT DOWN ONTO HIS RIGHT ELBOW, THE CYLINDER WEIGHT CAUSED A STRONGER FORCE WHEN STR

SCALE CLERK WAS RETURNING TO SCALEHOUSE AFTER HAND DELIVERING QC LAB REPORT & B/L TO A LIME CUSTOMER LOADED TRUCK PULLED OVER TO WEST ROADWAY. @ APPROX 8:15 AM, SHE SUDDENLY SLIPPED ON WET/ICY MATERIAL ON TOP OF PAVED ACCESS TO SCALEHOUSE, AND FELL ONTO HER RIGHT ARM. THE FALL RESULTED IN A RIGHT WRIST FRACTURE AND DISLOCATION REQUIRING SURGERY & DAYS AWAY FROM WORK.

EE WAS WORKING 2ND SHIFT ON #1/2 KILNS WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE DEBRIS FROM THE STONE FEED HOPPER GRATES. AT APPROX 7:30 PM, HE SUDDENLY SLIPPED HIS RIGHT FOOT THROUGH/BETWEEN TWO BARS OF G RATING CAUSING A CONTUSION TO THE LOWER RIGHT LEG. HE CONTINUED WORKING WITH THE LEG AND ON MONDAY 7/29/2002 MEDICAL TREATMENT BECAME NECESSARY FOR A SECONDARY INFECTION & RESTRICTED DUTY.

REPAIRMAN WAS WORKING WITH TWO OTHER REPAIRMEN TO SPLICE THE FEED CONVEYOR TO THE TERTIARY SCREENS DURING A SCHEDULED SHUTDOWN. WHILE SEARCHING FOR AN AVAILABLE 110VAC RECEPTACLE TO PLUG HIS T OOLS INTO, EE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO THE TAIL PULLEY GUARD CAUSING CONTUSIONS TO HIS RIGHT HIP AND BACK. RETURNED TO REGULAR DUTIES ON 2-23-02 FOLLOWING ONE REQUIRED DAY OF REST.

OUR ELECTRICAL SUPERINTENDENT WAS CALLED TO CHECK ON A PROBLEM AT THE #1 PUMP HOLE SECTION ON 8-6-01 AT APPROX. 1320. HE GOT TO THE #1 PUMP CONTROL STATION AT 1330 AND BEGAN TO STEP DOWN INTO THE PUMP STATION FLOOR WHEN HE BUMPED A STAND PIPE CAUSING YELLOW JACKET HORNETS TO SWARM HIM AND STING HIS LEFT HAND. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET AWAY QUICKLY HE TRIPPED & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE

LAB TECVH WAS WALKING DOWN THE NORTH LIME LOADOUT BELT ACCESS RAMP TO LIME SHIPMENT SAMPLES. WHEN HE STEPPEDONM A PIECE OF MATERIAL AND SLIPPED. HE TWISTED HIS BACK REQUIRING MEDICAL CARE ON 5 -18 AND BEGAN RESTRICTED DUTY WORK DURING THE RECOVERY PERIOD.

REPAIRMAN EE WAS CARRYING A FEW PIECES OF STEEL IN HIS LEFT HAND AND HIS BUCKET OF TOOLS IN HIS RIGHT TO GO UP THE #6 PREHEATER STAIRWAY. HE APPROACHED THE GROUND LEVEL CONCRETE SUPPORT PAD AN D SUDDENLY SLIPPED AND FELL INTO THE LEFT SIDE HANDRAIL. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT SIDE RIB/CHEST AREA AS HE FELL INTO THE LOWER STAIRWAY HANDRAIL. HE CONTINUED WORKING THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY AND

ROTARY KILN UTILITY OPERATOR WAS WORKING THE NIGHT SHIFT ON OCT 1, 00 WITH THE OPERATION OF THE #1 AND #2 KILNS. AT APPROX 5:00 AM WHILE DESCENDING THE FEED AND STAIRWAY BELOW #2 KILN, HE TWIS TED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHILE COMING OFF THE BOTTOM STEP TO THE GROUND. HE GOT ICE AND A WRAP AND GOT REST. WHEN HE AWOKE, THE ANKLE HAD GOTTEN WORSE AND SWOLLEN. E.R. SHOWED SEVERE ANKLE STRAIN.

EE WAS REPLACING GRIZZLY BARS ON THE SHUTDOWN SECONDARY SCREEN DURING THE NIGHT SHIFT OF AUG. 10TH. AT APPROX 0100AM, WHILE BELOW ON THE DISCHARGE BELT GETTING THE BOTTOM HALVES, HIS LEG SLIP PED AND HE STRUCK HIS LEFT LEG ON THE SHIN AREA AGAINST THE CONVEYOR HSIRTING SUPPORTS. INITIAL TREATMENT WAS 1ST AID ONLY, UNTIL 8-16 WHEN EE WA PUT OFF WORK DUE TO EXTENSIVE SWELLING AND

AT APPROX. 7:30 AM ON 7-24-00 MGO PLANT OPERATOR EE WAS IN THE MGO PLANT WALKING TO CHECK ON TH TRANSFER TANK. WHEN HE WAS BETWEEN THE 401 TANK AND THE DRYER, HE CAUGHT HIS SHOE ON A PIECE OF GRATING THAT COVERS A DRAIN AND FELL, LANDING ONHIS LEFT ELBOW. X RAY NEG PHYSICIAN DX CONTUSION AND BURSITIS OF THE LEFT ELBOW. RX ICE, NAPROSYN AND TYLENOL, AND NO LIFTING OVER 20 LBS.

EE WAS IN THE NORTH LIME LOADOUT LOADING TRUCKS WHEN THE BEPEX STOPPED MAKING PELLETS. HE WAS ONT HE CONTROL ROOM LEVEL AND WENT DOWN THE STAIRS TO SEE WHAT TH EPROBLEM WAS. ON THE SECOND ST EP DOWN, HE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE. ON 5-23 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AS THE PAIN RETURNED WHENEVER HE HAD TO DO A LOT OF CLIMBING. WHILE HE HAS CONTINUED TO PERFORM ALL OF HIS REGULAR DUTI