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Helping another maintenance employee lift and position the metal refractory door to the combustion chamber to the No. 1 Hammer Mill, he strained his lower back. Treating physician issued work restrictions for one week. Employee (Maintenance Electrician) continues working (light duty) and has not lost time.
Employee was moving a metal bottom elevator idler (spare part) in the Store Room and strained his lower back (right side). He did not report to Management until August 20. Doctor issued work restrictions. Employee continues to work on light duty.
Employee strained lower, right side of back while pulling up a load-out hose at Upper Loading.
Injured employee (Maintenance Oiler) was helping another maintenance employee lift & position the product pipe on top of Roller Mill #2 and twisted his left knee. Pre-existing condition is the primary contributing factor. He was evaluated by an orthopedic doctor on July 2 who placed him on restricted work duty (no lost time).
Raymond Mill Operator had just finished help spot a railcar hopper underneath the loading shoot. He was traveling on a metal walkway (catwalk). He alleges his steel-toed boot (left foot) tread (lugs) hung on the metal walkway's grating openings. He caught himself (handrails) but strained his left leg. Doctor diagnosed a possible torn tendon resulting in lost time.
Washing off spilled sand between #2 & #3 F-20 Storage Bins, slipped, & fell twisting right knee. Employee refused medical attention. On May 9, after working half the day, employee was examined by a doctor resulting in lost time (beginning May 10).
Filter Plant Helper was cleaning #2 Filter and the metal floor grating gave way. The employee partially fell causing injury to his right knee & left hand. On April 8, the employee did not seek medical attention. On April 17, the employee requested medical attention. The treating physician issued work restrictions resulting in lost time (no "seated" light duty available).
Crusher operator stepped on rock causing left ankle sprain. Reported to supervisor on 2/22/07. Doctor issued work restrictions resulting in lost time. Employee expected to return to work full-duty on 3/5/07.
Dredge operator stood up in the john boat, lost his balance, fell, and hit his lower back on the john boat. Employee reported to management, appeared OK, & refused medical treatment. On Jan. 28 employee reported pain. On Jan. 29 employee was taken to a doctor. Doctor issued "no work" restrictions until Feb. 5. Although, employee is expected to return without restrictions.
Driver had pushed truck tarp arm back. It was raining heavily at the time. Driver was on scale catwalk, slipped and lost footing and fell. Driver's leg went down between catwalk and scale platform.
Employee turned to leave the platform at the bottom of the stairs to the Scale House, missed the step, fell, & caught himself on the handrailing resulting in twisting his left knee (diagnosed knee sprain immobilized with knee brace).
Drilling bolt out of Raymond Mill when drill hung & twisted left wrist counter clockwise causing a wrist strain.
Maintenance mechanic was positioning a Euclid haul truck's gear on the truck's axle and strained his lower back.
While re-installing a mesh guard, the maintenance mechanic's right hand's forefinger was lacerated (stitches were needed to close the wound).
While moving a loaded railcar injured employee was using the wheel brake and collided with another railcar causing his head to strike the railcar he was standing on. Injured employee was not able to tighten the wheel brake fast enough. Injury is suspected a mild concussion and doctor put employee on lost time starting May 25.
Employee was moving a railcar and applying the wheel brake. The railcar did not stop completely when connecting to another railcar causing the employee to strike the railcar's railing. Employee bruised the right side of his ribcage (no fractures). Doctor issued 2-days of lost time. Employee returned to work full-duty on Monday, May 22.
Per the treating physician, metal shavings with some rust entered his left eye causing discomfort, blurred vision, & an infection the following week. It is unclear exactly when & how the injury took place. It is believed to be during a job on April 14 involving a cutting torch & grinder to remove nuts & bolts from a whizzer blade. Appropriate eye protection was being worn.
Unclear. Employee's statement is that as he was stacking 50-lb. bags at the end of the conveyor belt from No. 3 Bagger he felt a sharp pain in his right wrist. Employee's wrist was not immobilized (cast) with work restrictions until April 10.
Alleges that railcar bulk loading spout fell & struck lower back resulting in an alleged low back strain.
While attempting to open the discharge door to the No. 1 Dry Plant's hot tank with a 6-foot pry bar, the employee scrapped his left hand's knuckles on both the little & ring fingers. A deep laceration required staples and physician issued work restrictions.
While positioning No. 1 Roller Mill's 150-hp fan motor with forklift boom, chain, & cable, the motor became wedged. Three maintenance mechanics physically pulled & pushed and the motor came free, swung, and crushed one mechanic's left forearm (pinned between the gear box & drive coupling hub). The one injured mechanic required emergency medical treatment & surgery.
Injured employee was physically pulling the vacuum hose of the HiVac with 2 other employees and alleges he felt pain in his back. Begain losing time due to alleged back pain on November 30. Interestingly, employee has a history of pre-existing back problem conditions (non-work-related minor league baseball and alleged work-related injury reported on July 6, 2004).
Picking up a metal pipe with left hand when another pipe fell onto left hand causing a laceration into left hand's index finger.
Rock breaker was sitting in the middle of a pile of big rock (150 - 300 lb); had to climb over them to fill rock breaker. On the way back down rock pile began to slide causing me to lose my balance and fall on rock. The edge was sticking up like a wedge and hit me in the spine. I lay there about 10 to 15 minutes with breath knocked out of me before returning to the truck.
While employee was descending the right side of the front-end loader he fell to the ground resulting in a left knee injury (inflammation). Doctor immobilized the left knee (knee brace) and issued work restrictions. Employee returned to work and was accomodated for his work restrictions. Employee will be re-examined on September 6 at 9:00 AM.
Foreign body in left eye.
After finishing maintenance work, employee slipped and fell off last step from Micro Mill access resulting in a diagnosed medial gluteal strain of his right hip and was issued work restrictions.
While turning a wheel valve, employee caught his right hand's ring finger. Employee continued working. Employee did not require medical treatment until July 26. Employee was able to return to work and his job functions allow him to continue working without violating his issued work restrictions. Treating physician did not immobilize the finger until August 3.
Employee was manually (by hand) turning the drive belts to a screw's drive motor to try to get the screw started. The belts pulled his right hand in between the belts and the pulley causing amputation (from tip to first joint) of his right hand ring finger. He did not follow a known & recognized safety practice (Lock-Out, Tag-Out, & Try-Out).
Employee was bagging & stacking 50-lb. bags of product when he alleges he felt pain in his back, neck, shoulder blade area, and down the right arm. Treating physician diagnoses as an aggravation to his pre-existing illness, which is non-work related. Employee has been placed on light duty until circumstances are resolved.
Injured employee was bagging at the No. 5 Bagger and brushed his right elbow up against the bagging machine's loading spout, which was sharp due to the natural wear of the product, causing a laceration that required four stitches. Employee returned to work full-duty.
Injured employee was stacking 50-lb. bags on a wooden pallet. After laying a bag on a pallet he raised himself back upwards and felt discomfort in his back. The discomfort continued so he was taken for medical examination and diagnosed with a lower back strain. Treating doctor issued work restrictions.
Injured employee was using a cast hammer mill hammer to try to open a slide gate. The employee slipped when swinging the hammer and struck his left hand with the hammer. The force and hammer's sharp edge amputated the tips of the 1st index and middle of the left hand. Rubber mallets are available for this and all workers had been informed to use only the rubber mallets.
Injured employee was stacking 50-lb. bags on a wooden pallet. He reached down to adjust a bag on the wooden pallet and alleges he felt a burning pain on his Right Side. Treating physician at the Hospital suspected a Hernia; however, Specialist confirmed as Groin Strain on April 26, 2005. Employee has work restrictions and has returned to work on Light Duty.
Employee was descending the Euclid E-25 Haul Truck's front access ladder and stepped off the ladder onto the ground and alleges he twisted his Left Knee causing a Strain. It was not clear until April 19, 2005 after the injured employee was seen by a Specialist whether the injury was work-related. Injured employee is having Left Knee Surgery April 27, 2005.
Injured employee was taking turns with another employee driving the hitch into a trailer's receiver with a 5-lb. hammer. While injured employee was standing behind and to the left of the other employee swinging the hammer, the hammer's wedge flew-out and struck the employee just below the chin causing a laceration that required sutures to close the wound.
Metal being lifted by a forklift shifted and fell causing forklift extension to hit a nearby employee in the face/lip. Laceration required two stitches and employee had work restrictions for two days. Employee has returned to full duty.
Injured EE, #1 Loader Operator, was helping the Mechanic replace the #1 Loader's battery. Injured employee's right, little finger was accidentally caught between the new battery (weight about 50-lbs.) & the battery box on the loader. X-rays indicated fracture of employee's right, little finger and work restrictions were issued. Employee returned to work.
Injured employee was checking product bin levels outdoors when he felt something in his left eye. Employee could not specify when & where his eye became discomforted. Employee alleges that some fugitive dust entered his left eye. Employee was wearing appropriate safety glasses. Treating physician prescribed antibiotic eye drops & an eye patch for the day of injury only.
Injured employee was standing on the railing at the bagging machine and slipped causing him to stumble and fall. He caught himself with his left arm causing his left shoulder to become sprained resulting in "one-handed duty" from the treating physician.
While removing plates in the 30" x 42" Austin Westin jaw crusher, one welded eye disconnected as the crane was lifting the plate. The welded eye struck the injured employee in the upper left chest area breaking #6 and #7 ribs.
A Mechanic received some 2nd degree burns from starting a Miller Sturdi-Saw. The Mechanic's body position caused him to contact the engine's exhaust on his left hand's palm, ring finger, and little finger.
EE WAS HELPING LINE A ROD MILL AT THE FELDSPUR OPERATION. EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER KNOCKING OUT BOLTS THAT WAS HOLDING THE OIL LINING IN.EE STARTED TO HIT BOLT, MISSED. EE CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE & BOLT. EE REC'D OPEN FRACTURE OF LEFT THUMB.EE WAS TAKEN TO E.R. WHERE HE REC'D 6 STITCHES & BRACE. LIGHT DUTY
Physicians have documented a "Fuller's Earth Pneumoconiosis," as of August 2, 2004. Employer attempted to obtain an "ILO Verification" of this diagnosis; however, the employee has recently obtained an attorney. In the interest of fulfilling statutory requirements, the company is reporting as a reportable illness until such time as the diagnosis can be properly confirmed.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 48 X 48 WOODEN PALLET WHEN HE FELT A TINGLE IN HIS BACK. ON THE WAY HOME THAT EVENING HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN HIS BACK AND LEG.
EE WAS WALKING ACROSS PARKING LOT AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE STATES THAT HE THINKS HE MIGHT HAVE HURT IT SEVERAL WEEKS EARLIER WHILE WORKING ON A FRONT-END LOADER, BUT HE DID NOT REPORT IT AT THE TIME.
Employee was pushing rods into rod mill & felt a sharp pain in his neck & back. Employee was instructed to see the doctor on 6-23-04. Doctor placed him on restricted work duty. Employer put him out of work because he could not meet the physical job requirements. Employee will be allowed back to work when his doctor has lifted these restrictions.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REINSTALL A WIRE ROPE, USED AS A SWING CABLE ON THE DREDGE, BACK ONTO THE GUIDE PULLEY, WHEN HE SLIPPED IN SOME OIL ON THE DECK AND FELL, HURTING HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE HAS HAD DIABETES FOR APPROXIMATELY 17 YEARS. THESE PRESSURE ULCERS ON HIS FEET WERE DIAGNOSED AS BEING THE RESULT OF 8-12 HOUR DAYS OF WORKING ON HIS FEET. THE EMPLOYEE'S DIABETES IS ALSO OUT OF CONTROL AT THE PRESENT TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN ITEM IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AND STRAINED HIS BACK. THE ITEM WAS REPORTED NOT TO BE VERY HEAVY. EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A RAIL CAR. HE WAS M0VING A LOADING HOSE FROM ONE HOLE TO ANOTHER. IT APPEARS THAT HE LIFTED AND TWISTED WITH HIS BACK AT THE SAME TIME. RESULT WAS PULLED MUSCLE.