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July 1, 2019 SC · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Walking in reclamation and tripped on uneven ground resulting in a fall. Rt shoulder was hurt from the fall.

October 1, 2018 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As employee was getting off ladder of hopper car, set foot down on the edge of concrete walkway twisting left ankle

February 2, 2018 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The employee's pants leg caught a piece if grating causing them to fall. The employee denied medical attention until 2/5/2018 at which time they were placed on restricted duty.

June 2, 2017 SC · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Moving some bundles around maintenance shop, miner stumbled over own feet. In catching balance, left thigh was strained.

May 19, 2017 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employees was climbing steps to access top floor of milling area, while making a turn on second level platform EE's right knee buckled. EE stated the right knee was bothering EE on 5/21 and was seen by a doctor on 5/22. Doctor put EE on light duty and a follow up appointment was scheduled.

August 22, 2016 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall from machine

Employee was getting off the dozer and lost their balance and fell backwards. When employee tried to catch self with their hands they fractured a bone in their left wrist.

April 6, 2016 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall onto or against objects

Shredder hopper was sitting on floor. Employee was preparing to hook chains to the hopper and loader. When the employee put EE's weight on the hopper, it moved causing the employee to hit loader bucket with EE's back. The rim of the hopper struck the employee in the stomach and rib area. The employee's back and ribs were bruised.

January 21, 2016 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking to clean out equipment and made a sudden turn. Employee heard a pop and employee's left knee causing employee severe pain.

January 14, 2016 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Driver was trying to hurry to get back to truck, slipped on wet clay and struck knee on the ground.

July 17, 2014 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall from machine

Employee was exiting dozer had a lunch bag in hand. He started to step down from dozer and his foot slipped on the tracks. He fell to the ground.

June 10, 2014 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states that while moving a pallet of stacked poly bags to the stretch wrapper the bags fell off the pallet. Employee stopped the forklift and proceeded to reload the pallet with the poly bags. Employee states he had already lifted 10 bags and was on the 11th bag when he lost his footing. While regaining his footing employee felt a pain in lower back.

August 8, 2013 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company · Fall onto or against objects

Employee stepped backwards and stepped into a 12 inch discharge pipe opening, causing a 3 1/2 in. laceration to upper left leg.

April 6, 2013 GA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall from machine

Employee was mounting front end loader when he lost grip with his right hand and fell to the ground

March 27, 2012 SC · Metal/Non-Metal fireman - locomotive, railroad clam operator, timekeeper, yard engine operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was cleaning up and washing area around silos with a water hose. After cleaning up, he was rolling up the hose when he slipped and fell and broke his ankle.

December 9, 2011 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Was walking out of rotary dryer room when the operator hollered at employee to come back and restart the dryer. When he turned to go back into the rotary dryer building, he twisted his left knee. Surgery done on 3-7-12.

January 12, 2011 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND SLIPPED ON ICE, TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE, CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE.

April 30, 2010 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall down stairs

Employee was going down 5 steps behind the bagger, tripped and fell to the floor, broke his left leg.

November 30, 2009 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall from machine

MINER ON ROOF WEARING SAFETY HARNESS BUT NOT TIED OFF TO EXISTING CABLE WHERE EXISTING RETRACTABLE WAS AVAILABLE. MINER WAS STEPPING BACKWARD WHILE PULLING HOSE IN PREPARATION FOR COATING ROOF WHEN HE STEPPED ONTO & THROUGH SKYLIGHT SHEETING. MINER FELL APPROX 17 FT ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW & SUFFERED BROKEN FEMUR.

October 15, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee #1 heard a strange noise and called out to co-worker. When he did not get an answer he walked around some of the mill structures some 40 feet away and found employee #2 lying face up on floor breathing heavy and unconscious. Employee #2 had sustained a broken bone in his left wrist during the unexpected slip, trip or fall.

December 3, 2007 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall from ladders

An employee was descending a ladder when his foot missed the bottom rung causing him to fall. His landed on his elbow. His elbow was fractured.

October 9, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing off a backhoe, missed a step, fell to the ground.

December 4, 2003 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A PALLET CONTAINING ELECTRIC MOTORS WAS STORED ON A SHELF ABOVE FLOOR LEVEL. THE PALLET HAD BROKEN SPILLING THE MOTORS ON THE SHELF. AFTER THE MOTORS WERE REMOVED EE CLIMBED ONTO THE SHELF TO REMOVE THE PALLET. AS HE STEPPED OFF A PIECE OF PALLET BROKE OFF UNDER HIS FEET. HE GRABBED ONTO THE SHELF TO BREAK HIS FALL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

May 1, 2003 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WALKING TO WHERE WORK WAS TO START EE SLIPPED AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

March 5, 2003 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING THROUGH THE PLANT, HE STEPPED AND SLIPPED ON A WET SPOT ON THE FLOOR. WATER/WET SPOT WAS OBSCURED BY DUST. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED IN THE 53 MILL AREA.

January 27, 2003 SC · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE PREPARING TO UNLOAD LOADER OFF OF LOWBOY TRAILER, CLIMBED UP ONTO LOADER TO REMOVE TEMPORARY RAINGUARD FROM EXHAUST STACK. AS HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN HE TOSSED THE COVER. WHEN HE TURNED AROUND TO STEP DOWN, HE LOST HIS FOOTING & FELL APPROXIMATELY 5' - 6' TO THE GROUND. HE IS OUT OF WORK UNTIL AT LEAST 02/06/03 WHEN HE GOES TO ORTHOPEDIST.

December 16, 2002 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

INSTALLING FALL PROTECTION SYSTEM WHEN EE SLIPPED AND FELL INTO A SKYLIGHT. FELL APPROXIMATELY 16 TO 18 FEET.

September 16, 2002 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall onto or against objects

HANGING WALL GIRTS HE STEPPED IN MUD, LOST FOOTING AND FELL, HITTING ARM ON COLUMN FLANGE.

March 18, 2002 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SLIPPED ON WET CLAY & STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE

January 30, 2002 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE TRIPPED OVER A FLOOR MAT AND FELL, STRIKING HIS SHOULDER ON AN AUGER.

January 22, 2002 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PICKING UP SMALL CROSS TIES AND PLACING THEM ON A PALLET EE FOOT SLIPPED AND WHEN EE CAUGHT HIS BALANCE HE STRAINED HIS BACK. EE DID NOT FALL. IT HAD BEEN RAINING.

September 13, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kentucky-Tennessee Clay Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE FELL OUT OF CHAIR & STRUCK HAND ON TOOL BOX.

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