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THE EMPLOYEE WA8 WORKING THE FEED HOPPER ON THE PLANT AND WAS PICKING THE ROCK OFF THE GRIZZLY WITH A PICK A ROCK SLID DOWN THE GRIZZLY BARS AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND INDEX FINGE
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 WELDING ON A DOZER & WENT TO STEP DOWN & TURNED HIS ANKLE ON A PIECE OF ICE CAUSING THE BONE ABOVE THE LEFT ANKLE TO BREAK.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 REMOVING A ROCK FROM THE SIDE OF THE SCALP SCREEN. HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE TOP OF THE SCALP SCREEN TO HOLD HIMSELF A ROCK CAME OFF THE BELTLINE ONTO THE SCALPER & HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT HAND1
EMP WAS HOLDING3A PIPE WHILE ANOTHER EMP WAS HITTING PIPE WITH SLEDGEHAMMER THE SLEDGEHAMMER HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN LEFT HAND BREAKING THE #4 AND #5 FINGERS
WHILE MAN WAS GRINDING A PIECE CAME IN UNDER HIS GOGGLES AND GOT CAUGHT IN HIS EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING PARTS UP AND DOWN THE PLANT STAIRWAY THE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE CAUSING AN INJURY WHICH IS STILL IN QUESTION TO THE NATURE THE INJURY.
EMPL REACHING DOWN OVER STEEL BEAM TO PULL UP IRE CABLE TOWARDS HIM AND FEELS HE PULLED NERVE AT THAT TIME.
THE MAN WAS STANDING ON A LADDER WHEN IT BROKE IN HALF AND HE FELL ABOUT 10 FT ON HIS ARM THE ARM IS SPRAINED
A MAN CUT A PIECE OF ANGLE OFF OF A RAILING AND IT FELL AND HIT A MAN ON HIS SHOULDER AND INJURED SIDE OF HIS HEAD
A MAN KICKED THE ZINC CLORIDE TANK AND IS SPLASHED ON THE GRAVITY MAN BELOW
WHILE WELDING A NEW CHUTE HIS LENS WAS A LITTLE LOOSE AND HE GOT FLASHED.
EMPL SPRAY PAINTING STEEL VIBRATORS ON GROUND AND WHEN HE TURNED,HIS RIGHT KNEE POPPED.DR EXAMINED IT -DETERMINED THERE WAS TORN CARTILIDGE IN THE KNEE.
THE MAN WAS CUTTING A SECTION OF STEEL WHEN THE MOLTEN BARK FIRED. SOME HTO PIECES FLEW UP. SOME FLEW UP OVER THE TOP OF HIS GALSSES & INTO HIS EYE. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AFTER WORK.
RESTING ONE FOOT ON SCREEN & ONE ON SPRAY BAR IS ONEF OOT SLIPPED & WHEN HE WENT TO STAND UP HE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON HEADER PIPE HE WAS CLEANING OUT SPRAY BARS
PANTS LEGS BLOCKED ON CYCLONES TOOK OFF CLEAN OUT DOORS SEEN IT LOOKED EMPTY-STUCK ROD UP THEN A PC OF FROZEN FINES LET LOOSE HIT MY THUMB & BENT IT BACK FORMEN LOOKED AT IT & SUPERINTENDENT T HEN I WENT TO ST JOSEPH XXXX IN SHERMANDOAH MY THUMB IS BROKE & LIGAMINENTS ARE PULLED I WILL BE HAVING A CAST PUT ON 030485
EMP WAS WALKING ON A CATWALK ALONG A CONVEYOR BELT LINE AND STEPPED THROUGH A HOLE IN CATWALK AND FELL DOWN HITING HIS RT SIDE RIBS ON STEEL BEAM CAUSING BRUISED RIBS
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A PIECE OF STEEL & WHEN THE STEEL WAS FLIPPED OVER IT HIT A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON THAT WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND AND THE ANGLE IRON HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT ANKLE C AUSING THE ANKLE TO BREAK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF THE TRACK OF THE P H BACKHOE AND SLIPPED HITTING HIS LEFT LOWER CALF AND SHINE ON THE TRACK CAUSING A HEMATOMA TO THE LEFT LEG.
EMPL WALKING UP STAIRS TO FEED HOPPER,PUT HAND ON GUARD RAIL AND ROCK FELL OFF BUCKET OF PAYLOADER LOADING FEED HOPPER HITTING EMPL IN HAND CAUSING LACERATION OF RIGHT HAND RING FINGER REQ 8 S TITCHES AND FRACTURING SAME FINGER AND SMALL FINGER ON SAME HAND.
EMP WAS WORKING ON BELTLINE HEAD PULLEY WHEN HE SLICED HIS RT INDEX FINGER ON SLIVER OF METAL THAT REQUIRED 2 STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND
STEPPED OUT OF TRUCK AND TWISTED ANKLE AND FOOT (RIGHT) ON THE GROUND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING SCREENS IN THE PLANT VIBRATOR & HE WEDGED HIS RIGHT HAND THUMB IN BETWEEN THE SCREEN & THE VIBRATOR
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LOG FROM PLANT FEED HOPPER GRIZZLY WHEN A LOG ROLLED OFF GRIZZLY AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEFT FOOT CAUSING BRUISES
THE EMP WAS OPERATING A PAYLOADER LOADING TRUCKS WHEN HE DEVELOPED CHEST PAINS AND WAS TAKEN TOO THE HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED TO DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A HEART ATTACK
RUNNING PLANT FEED HOPPER AND WIND BLEW PIECE OF COAL INTO LEFT EYE OF EMPL CAUSING SCRATCHED CORNEA.