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June 26, 2012 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Fall from machine

A Buchta truck driver was cleaning out the bed of his semi. He lost feeling in his left arm and fell. He had pain in his back and left side.

May 30, 2012 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was picking up a fuel can and twisted wrong, causing an unpleasant pain in his back.

May 16, 2012 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper STRIKING OR BUMPING
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck against stationary object

The employee was working on a conveyor near a stockpile, He walked into a piece of steel he had in the JLG basket and cut his lower lip.

December 1, 2011 IN · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The employee was doing inventory on material piles. He lost his footing on the loose material and twisted his knee. He suffered severe pain and was transported to the local hospital.

November 30, 2011 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was poking dust out of a hole in a dust hopper and material/debris fell into his eyes. There was no ill effect until the next day. Employee went to the doctor and had debris removed.

July 8, 2011 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee left a hand written note saying he hurt his knee climbing on stiffleg crane bucket to grease it. The employee stated the next day that it was an existing old injury and that he must of aggravated it. He was in the process of having the knee looked at with his doctors before the work incident.

January 27, 2011 IN · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Subject was working on Northwest 180D shovel bucket when he slipped and fell across a block of wood on his back

November 19, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Fall onto or against objects

Our customers contract hauler slipped and fell while climbing on his trailer to remove tarp bows. He fell onto a bracket on the side of the trailer cutting his leg at the thigh area. The cut was about 3in. long X 0.75in. deep. 911 was called and the victim was taken to emergency room. The victim was an employee for Go-Ko trucking federal I.D. #35-1824252.

July 30, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was helping install a 1200 foot boom cable. We needed about another 6 feet and we decided to pull it by hand and I must have strained my back or pulled a muscle.

July 5, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was trying to pry a clinker out of #5 kiln cooler when he felt a pull in his lower abdominal area. He didn't say anything about it. Employee went to his personal doctor on Tuesday 7/6/10 but said nothing to any supervision until 6:30pm on 7/9/10.

June 16, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee was welding on coal plant structure and when he started to chip off the slag, a piece went under his welding helmet and under his safety glasses and into his left eye.

March 21, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Subject was moving scrap metal pieces looking for piece of metal big enough to repair blackjack gear guard. When subject picked up piece of metal he felt sharp pain in right side groin area.

September 23, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Screenplant crew was changing the closing cable on stiffleg. Employee was standing on the stiffleg bucket guiding the cable through the sheave when it flipped out and hit him in the face.

January 28, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was checking the heater in the #2 Euclid haul truck to see if it was blowing out heat. The employee's foot slipped and to catch himself he grabbed the heater unit with his hand and his finger went into the rotating blower fan and cut his right ring finger.

January 20, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Fall from piled material

Employee was disconnecting frozen water lines from stockpile. When he was coming back down the face of the stockpile the employee slipped and slid approxmately 20 feet to the bottom. He called the office with his cell phone to tell that he couldn"t get up he had hurt his back.

November 9, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was running the dozer and stopped to go to the restroom. When he returned there were some rocks laying next to the dozer and EE tried to move them and strained his back.

October 2, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was going to the pond pumps to restart after power outage. He drove the Volvo loader out to where the pumps were located and when he got off of the loader he got a sharp pain in his groin area. When he returned to the bathhouse he notified the plant manager of what happened and the manager sent a co-worker to take him to the emergency room.

May 28, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Subject was welding on the stiffleg bucket when a piece of slag hit him in the eye while he was wire brushing it off. Plant supervisor was notified by telephone at approxmately 8:30A.M. on Saturday 5/31/08.

February 11, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Fall from machine

Subject was climbing up ladder on 988B front end loader when he slipped and fell off loader. Subject tried to break his fall and hurt his hand when he hit the ground.

July 10, 2007 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

Employee was changing a screen on the Seco shaker. The catwalk on which he was standing collapsed falling through causing injury to his right hand and arm, head, back and ribs.

January 12, 2007 IN · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Fall down stairs

Subject was doing service on back pier of #4 kiln. When he came down stairs after servicing back pier he slipped down stairs hurting back.

December 6, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Subject was carrying a piece of steel down a stairway and fell mashing his right hand middle finger between the piece of steel and stair step.

October 16, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

A Hinkle truck driver delivering coal to this facility was weighing in at office. When he got out of his truck, he slipped off truck and fell on sidewalk.

September 28, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Sparks from torch while working on Northwest shovel must have gotten into welding truck seat setting it on fire. When employee tried to open the door he lost his balance getting two fingers caught in door handle cutting right middle finger.

September 20, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck against stationary object

Subject was operating stiffleg crane. Started to open window, hand slipped and hit window breaking the window cutting hand.

August 13, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

on aug 13 06 around 10:50pm i was out getting a sample of material to check weights, as i got sample i turned to head back in on the burner floor. when i started to walk back in something caught around my foot and caused me to trip. when i fell i tried to catch myself and hurt my wrist.

July 31, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

had a wrench on the bolt, pipe on the wrench while pulling on the pipe and wrench, wrench slipped off, lost balance and sprained knee.

July 15, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

was trying to take a part off an old machine and reuse it when he struck his hand between thumb and index finger with a hammer causing laceration requiring two stiches.

March 16, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

employee was climbing down from loader, foot slipped off ladder rung, he grabbed hand rail and twisted back

January 10, 2005 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was cutting a piece of chain with a cutting torch when a particle of rust went under his safety glasses into his left eye.

October 26, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEPS WITH MUDDY FEET. FOOT SLIPPED ON STEP & HE GRABBED FOR HANDRAIL. THE HANDRAIL GAVE WAY CAUSING EE TO FALL TO THE GROUND. THESE STEPS & HANDRAIL WERE UNDER CONSTRUCTION & EE WAS AWARE OF THIS.

October 6, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was blackjacking gears on crusher when the gears grabbed the grease paddle causing the paddle to kick back and smack the top of his right hand.

September 15, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck by flying object

Employee holding a pin to drive another one out. Piece of metal flew off shaft after being struck by hammer. Metal piece struck employee in upper left cheek, cutting cheek.

August 6, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNDER BAGHOUSE, TRIED TO CATCH THE AUGER COVER FROM FALLING INTO DUST, SLIPPED OFF LADDER.

July 22, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FIRE
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE USING CUTTING TORCH-HOSE BLEW CATCHING GLOVE ON FIRE, BURNING FINGERS, HAND & ARM

May 25, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper STRIKING OR BUMPING
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON WATER CONNECTION UNDER COAL MILL. UPON CRAWLING OUT FROM UNDER COAL MILL, HE HIT HEAD ON PIPE WHEN HE STOOD UP.

May 25, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING HAMMER & PUNCH BREAKING BRASS RIVETS OUT OF STIFFLEG BRAKE LINER. METAL SLIVER WENT INTO LEFT EYE. HE TOOK OFF SAFETY GLASS TO WIPE HIS EYES OF SWEAT, DIRT/RUST AND MAY HAVE RUBBED SILVER INTO EYE.

November 12, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE INTENDED TO STRIKE A CLAMP ON PIPE TO REMOVE WITH HAMMER. STRUCK RIGHT LITTLE FINGER INSTEAD.

August 21, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Flash burns (welding)

HOLDING A STEEL BAR FOR A WELDER AND GOT A FLASBURN IN BOTH EYES.

July 30, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLINKER CRUSHER PLUGGED UP, EE RAN TO SHUT IT OFF, SLIPPED IN A HOLE, TWISTED KNEE.

July 28, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING SHALE HAULING TRUCK. HIT ROUGH BUMP-JERKED NECK. SORE/STIFF NECK-RIGHT SIDE.

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