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THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTMEPTING TO VERIFY THE STABILITY OF A FORKLIFT OPERATED DRUM LIFT. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE SHOOK THE TOP OF THE DRUM IT SLIPPED THROUGH THE RETAINING MECHANISM OF THE LIFT. THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT PALM WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DRUM AND THE GRIPPING EMCHANISM. TWO SUTURS WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN THE UNLOADING OF A TRUCK OF IMPORTED INDIA MICA. AS A LARGE BULK BAG WAS PULLED OFF A PALLET BY A SLING, THE BAG CAUGHT THE CORNER OF THE PALLET AND CAUSED IT TO FLY ACROSS TRAILER STRIKING THE EE. THE EE SUSTAINED A LACERATION ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY RM WHERE 5 SUTURES WERE USED TO CLOSE THE WOUND. TESTS REVELAED NO FUR

WHILE UNLOADING AND CLEANING OUT HAULAGE TRUCK, HE TRIPPED ON A PIECE OF JAGGED METAL IN BACK FLOOR OF TRUCK BED. EE FELL BACKWARD ONTO A MICA PILE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANNING OUT MAIN DRYER AUGER WHEN THE STEP LADDER EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OFF, SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. THE EMPLOYEE FELL ABOUT 2 FEET TO CONCRETE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING A WOODEN BAT STRIKING A BULT BAG TO HELP REMOVE THE AIR FORM BAG. EMPLOYEE FELT A TEARING SENSATON AND PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AREA.

WHILE CHANGING OUT THE BROKEN COMMODE, EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN THE ANCHOR BOLT AND CUT HISLEFT FOREARM.

BREATHING DUST OVER 28 YR PERIOD.

WHILE OPENING DUMP GATE ON #7 MILL, THE BOLT HOLDING HANDLE TO GATE PULLED THROUGH THE HOLE IN GATE, CAUSING HANDLE TO GO DOWN QUICKLY AND HITTING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND ON A BOLT. CUT FINGER WH ICH REQUIRED SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF BOBCAT LOADER WHILE ENTERING THE CAB THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE UPRIGHT SUPPORT WITH HIS RT HAND TURNING TO SIT IN THE SEAT WHICH PUT STRAIN ON HIS RT S HOULDER CAUSING THE RT SHOULDER TO COME OUT OF JOINT EMPLOYEE DID NOT SLIP FALL OR HIT ANYTHING INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT EMPLOYEE HAD DISLOCATED THIS SHOULDER 4 TIMES PR4EVIOUSLY IN OFF TH

THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF THE SECOND RUNG OF A LADDER & FELL TO THE FLOOR. HE REPORTED SOME SLIGHT PAIN INITIALLY BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD SUBSIDE. AFTER PAIN BEGAN TO WORSEN HE WAS REFERRED TO COM PANY PHYSICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED THE INJURY AS AN INGUINAL HERNIA. HE WAS REFERRED TO A SURGEON & UNDERWENT HERNIA REPAIR ON 10/19/94.

WHILE ASSITING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN MOVING PIECES OF 3"X3" STEEL TUBING HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. A COMPANY DR DIAGNOSED THE INJURY AS ASSIMPLE BACK STRAIN.

WHILE HOLDING GATE ON DUMP TRUCK TO LET OUT EMPTY GREEN BULK BAGS, THE GATE SWUNG DOWN PARTIALLY AND JARRED UPPER BODY AND LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING TOOLS INTO TOOL BOX. WHILE OPENING THE BOTTOM DRAWER, THE TOOL BOX FLIPPED TOWARDS THE EMPLOYEE STRINKING BACK OF RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE FAILED TO GET HELP AS INSRUCTED AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK WHILE IMPROPERLY LIFTING A GUARD ON THE BACKUP TAILINGS PUMP.

EE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC HAND DRILL TO PLACE BOLT HOLES IN A NEW DISCONNECT BOX WHEWN THE DRILL PENETRATED THE METAL STRUCTURE BEHIND THE BOX EE RT INDEX FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DRILL H ANDLE & THE EDGE OF THE BOX

MICA PARTICLE IN RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CALCINE INDIA MICA FROM BARRELS TO LOADER BUCKET FOR MILL LOADING. EMPLOYEE WAS USING ALL SAFETY EQUIPMENT INCLUDING EYE PROTECTION. DID NOT SE EK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 8-20-93.

WHILE WELDING GUARD RAILS/STEPS, EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED ON HIS KNEES, WHEN INJURY TO THE RIGHT KNEE OCCURRED. NO MAJOR PROBLEMS AT HIS TIME. NEXT MORNING KNEE WAS VERY SWOLLEN.

HE WAS CLEANING THE MOTOR OFF OF THE FORKLIFT WITH AN AIR HOSE. WHILE BLOWING OFF CARBURETOR, MICA AND GAS BLEW UP INTO HIS LEFT. HE WENT TO THE EYE WASH STATION AND WASHED HIS EYE OUT FOR APP ROX. 10 MINS. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 3-1-93 BECAUSE EYE STILL BURNING AND ITCHING.

WHEN SITTING DOWN IN CHAIR TO EAT DINNER FELT BACK POP. HE FELT NO PAIN UNTIL HE STOOD UP. WHEN CHECKING ENGINE ON TRUCK FELT BACK POP AGAIN AND IT SEEMED TO FEEL BETTER.

WHILE DUMPING WHEELBARROW OF SAND OUT THE MILL SAND DOOR, THE WHEELBARROW STARTED TO FALL OUT THE DOOR. INJURED GRABBED IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND TO TRY TO PREVENT IT FALLING ALL THE WAY OUT. WH EN HE DID, IT PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT RIB AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING BAGGING MACHINE. WHILE STANDING ON A 16" HIGH STOOL AND PACKING A BAG, STOOL TITLTED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL TO THE CEMENT FLOOR LANDING ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND HITTING HEAD ON THE FLOOR.

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP USED DREGE IMPELLER. THE IMPELLER SLIPPED AND THE AREA OF THE IMPELLER THAT WAS WORN RAZOR CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

79325D UP 1 END OF AUGER HOUSING AND DROPPED IT ON CONCRETE FLOOR TO KNOCK THE PACKED MICA LOOSE. PICKED IT UP TO DROP IT AGAIN,WEDDING RING GOT HUNG ON A WELDING BURR AND IT PULLED EMPL TO TH 50636OR WITH IT. THE RING CUT FINGER AND IT SPRAINED LEFT ELBOW SLIGHTLY. THE RING BECAME UNHUNG ON IMPACT.

WHILE OBSERVING MILLS BEING WASHED AND WATCHING PUMP LEVEL,WENT TO GO DOWN STEPS.FELT PINCH IN LOWER LEFT SIDE OF MY BACK WHEN TAKING THE FIRST STEP DOWN.

TRYING TO CLEAN DEBRIS FROM SCREEN IN FRONT OF A WASTE SUMP. FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL TWISTING HIS BACK

I WAS GREASING THE MILLS WHEN I SAT THE GREASE BUCKET DOWN AND RAISED UP; THAT'S WHEN MY BACK WENT OUT.

WHILE MOVING LABORATORY MAGNETIC SEPARATOR, ARM ON SEPARATOR ROTATED AND PUNCTURED HIS FOREARM; ALSO BRUISED FOREARM.

AS I WAS ADDING CHEMICALS TO THE SLURRY TANK, ISCOOPED THE SODA FLAKE OUT OF THE BARREL AND SODAFLAKE MUST HAVE FELL INTO THE TOP OF MY BOOT.

ON MY WAY TO DRYER, I STEPPED OFF THE STEP AND MY LEFT FOOT FLEW OUT FROM UNDER ME AND I LANDED ON MY RIGHT LEG, TWISTING MY KNEE. DISLOCATION OF THE RIGH PATELLA (KNEE CAP).

ALLERGIC REACTION TO BEE STING

EE WAS PUSHING WHEELBARROW UP RAMP WHEN FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRAIN BACK.

WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE ON 8 ELEVATOR IN WET GRINDING FACILITY, EE EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK REGION.

WHILE PUTTING BELT BACK ON PULLEY, LACING CAUGHT HIS THUMB AND PULLED IT UNDER THE BELT, MASHING HIS THUMB ONLY.

WHILE REMOVING SAFETY BLOCK FROM BETWEEN TAILGATE & DUMPBED I SLIPPED & LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN TAILGATE & BED OF TRUCK.

WHILE ON NEW DRYER ROOF PLATFORM,LIFTED A 125 LB GEARDRIVE MOTOR TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER EMPL TO 3RD RUNG OF 5 RUNG LADDER.OTHER EMPL WENT TO TOP AND PULLED WHILE I.NAME PUSHED FROM BELOW TO GET MOTOR TO PLATFORM.STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPL SPOT WELDING METAL PLATE ON #1 FEED BOWL.STINGER STRUCK METAL AND ARCED WHILE HE WAS LOOKING AT IT BURNING BOTH EYES./

I.NAME REMOVING ENTER RACE OF BEARING WITH HAMMER FROM PUMP.WHILE HITTING ON ENTER RACE,PIECE OF METAL FROM BEARING RACE HIT SCROTUM AREA.PIECE OF METAL WILL BE REMOVED 7-20-90.

WHILE INSTALLING A NEW BUSHING ON A FEED SCREW, A HAMMER SLIPPED FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE'S HAND AND IT STRUCK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT EYEBROW.

EMPL WAS WORKING WITH I BEAM ON FORKLIFT FORKS. I BEAM SHIFTED & STRUCK EMPLS RIGHT KNEE.

EMPL WAS LIFTING BAGS OF MICA OFF THE MAIN BAGGER AND PLACING THEM ON THE BAG FLATTENER RESULTING IN BACK SPRAIN

WHILE SHOVELING UP SAND AT #4 MILL INTO WHEELBARROW TWISTED BACK.

WHILE DUMPING BARRELS OF MICA INTO LOADER BUCKET DUST BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

WHILE DRIVING A TRUCK EE WAS STUNG BY A BEE.

WHILE OPERATING POWER SCREEN DUST AND DIRT WAS BLOWN INTO EYE.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ON SIDE WALK AT THE MILLS.HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED RIGHT FOOT.

ABOUT TO TIGHTEN HEAD OF SCREEN TURNED CREEN OFF AN SECURED IT REACHED UP TO TIGHTEN THE ADJUSTER BOLT BUT HADNT COMPLETELY STOPPED TURNING AND IT MASHED MY HAND AGAINST SCREEN FRAME.

WHILE REMOVING SPARE TIRE OFF TRUCK, I TWISTED MY BACK.

WHILE REPLACING A 8 INCH FEED PIPE TO THE #1 ROD MILL IT SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLS L LEG ABOVE KNEE

SHOVELING MICA EMP FELT SHARP JPAIN IN L. SHOULDER CAUSING SOME NUMBNESS. WENT OT CO. DR WHO DIAGNOSED AS PULLED MUSCLE.

SUPERVISOR WAS THROWING BREAKERS TO SEE WHICH ONE TURNS ON ROUND STEAM HEAT I WAS WATCHING FROM DISTANCE TO SEE WHEN FAN STARTED URNING WHEN IT DID PIECE OF TRASH BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE FROM 4' A WAY. SCRATCH ON CORNEA TREATMENT WAS LIMITED TO WASHING OUT EYE & APPLYING EYE WASH OINTMENT & PATCH.