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IT WAS AN EXTREMELY COLD WINDY AM. EE HAD MADE AFIRE IN A BARREL THAT HAD BEEN 3/4 CUT OFF INORDER TO WARM UP. EE TURNED HIS BACK TO THE FIRE. THE WIND SHIFTED DIRECTION, WHIPPED, BLOWING THE FIRE ONTO EE'S BACK CATCHING HIS COVERALLS ON FIRE. ANOTHER EE CLOSE BY & USED A FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT THE FLAMES. EE RECD 1ST, 2ND, & 34D DEGREE BURNS TO THE THIGHS & BUTTOCKS

THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BOX RAIL CAR. THE CAR DOOR ON THE CAR WAS NOT COMPLETELY OPEN. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE DOOR STOP. WHEN THE RAILCAR MOVED FORWARD AND CONTACTED ANO THER CAR, THE DOOR SLID THE REST OF THE WAY OPEN (TOWARD THE STOP) SMASHING THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE STOP.

TORCH FELL WHICH IS USED TO CUT THE METAL, WHEN IT FELL HOSES BROKE SO THEN I CAME OUT BECAUSE OXYGEN TANKS AND GASES WERE OPEN AND NEEDED TO BE SHUT OFF. AS I CAME OUT FROM EMERGENCY I HIT MY HEAD ON A METAL BLOCK TYPE.

LOADER OPERATOR WAS SERVICING FRONT END LOADER. HE WAS CHECKING BATTERY FLUID LEVEL IN ONE OF THE 2 BATTERIES WHEN IT EXPLODED RIGHT IN FRONT OF HIM.

EE WAS GRINDING ON A STEEL PLATE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES. SOMEHOW A PARTICLE OF DUST, RUST, STEEL ETC. ENTERED RT EYE. NO SERIOUS PAIN WAS NOTICED UNTIL NEXT DAY WHEN EE NOTICED IRRITATION.

USING A SHOP PRESS EE EAS ATTEMPTING T O PRESS OUT A STUB SHAFT FROM A GEAR BOX HE WAS USING A 10IN BOLT BETWEEN STUB SHAFT & HYDRAULIC CYLINDER TO PUSHT EHSTUB SHAFT THROUGH THE BOLT SHIFTED & ALLOWED THE CYLINDER HEAD TO FALL ON HIS HAND

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP IN THE GRINDING PLANT & A SLIVER OF STEEL FLEW IN TO HIS EYE NO SERIOUS PAIN WAS NOTICED UNTIL THE NEXT DAY WHEN THE RT EYE BECAM E RED & IRRITATED

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A CONVEYOR PULLEY. ONE END WAS SUPPORTED WITH A ROPE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE OTHER END IN PLACE THE ROPE FAILED ALLOWING THE PULLEY TO FELL AND LACERATE HI S FINGER.

HE WAS CRUSHING ORE WHEN A LARGE ROCK BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE TAIL PULLEY AND THE CONVEYOR FRAME. HE TRIED TO FREE THE ROCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS ARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DOWN AN A CLUTCH HANDLE WHEN THE LEVER BROKE AND HIT THE TIP OF HIS LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE FEEDER ASSEMBLY OF ONE OF OUR TWO BARITE MILLS WHEN THE HAND HELD CONTROLS FOR OUT OVERHEAD CRANE FELL OFF THE TOP OF THE MILL HE WAS WORKING ON APPROX. AND STRUCK HI M ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK.

AN AIR HOSE CONNECTOR CAME APART BLOWING TRASH ORE INTO INJURED'S FACE.

WHILE FUELING BULK TANK AN SERVICE TRUCK OPERATOR FELL OFF AND HIT SHOULDER ON OPEN DOORS ON BULK TANK.

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT FORWARD INTO A BOX OF EMPTY BARITE BAGS. WHEN HE CAME UP (STRAIGHTENED HIS UPPER AND LOWER BODY) HE REACHED TO ONE SIDE FOR A DUST MASK AND AS HE DID HE FELT A TIGHTENING IN HIS LOWER BACK.

NOT USING OVERHEAD CRANE TO LIFT WEAR RING.

I NAME WAS USING A SHRINK WRAP GUN TO SHRINK THE PLASTIC AROUND THE LOADED BARITE HBAGS THE HOSE PULLED OUT OF ITS CLAMP RELEASING PROPANE GAS THE GAS IMMEDIAT ELY IGNITED CAUSING A FLASH FIRE

EE REPORTED TO US MONDAY THAT HE SUSTAINED FLASH BURNS TO HIS RIGHT EYE FROM EXPOSURE TO WELDING THAT WAS BEING DONW BY ANOTHER PERSON ON FRIDAY. HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO WELDING DONE ON FRIDAY. THE DOCTOR REMOVED A RUST FLAKE FROM THE RIGHT EYE. EE THEN REPORTED HIS INJURY OCCURRED ON THURSDAY WHEN HE WAS GRINDING PIPE.

SHOVELING ROCKS ROCK BIGGER THAN SOFT BALL 5 LB FELL HITTING HIM ON HEAD CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO KNEES

THE INJURY OCCURRED WHILE STACKING 100 LB BAGS ONTO A PALLET.

CUTTING GRASS STICK IN FRONT OF MOTOR PUT HAND TOO CLOSE TO MANAFOLD AND BURNED IT

STACKING BAGS ONTO PALLET. FOOT WAS BETWEEN PALLET AND STEEL BEAM. FORK LIFT PUSHED PALLET AGAINST FOOT. FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PALLET AND STEEL BEAM.

HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER(FIXED VERTICAALY TO SIDE OF SILO)WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS BACK ON PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHICH WAS PART OF SCAFFOLDING ON AN ADJACENT SILO AND LOST HIS FOOTING APPROXIMAT ELY 4-6 FEET FROM THE GROUND.HE FELL ONTO CONCRETE SLAB.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE DOORS OF A RAILCAR HOPPER AND AS HE WAS PRYING UP ON THE LOCKING LATCH OF THE DOOR,WHICH IS MOUNTED ON THE DOOR,THE 5 FOOT BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT UPPER LIP.

MILL WAS OVERLOADED WITH ROCK.EMPL OPENED PORT LINER DOOR TO CLEAN PORTS OUT,IN CLOSING DOOR CAUGHT LITTLE FINGERTIP OF LEFT HAND UNDER LATCH.AT THE TIME,ONLY 1ST AID BRUISE.LATER FINGER GOT R ED,WAS X-RAYED AND FOUND BONE HAD SMALL CHIP OUT OF PLACE-11-30-89.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE TURNED TO THE LEFT TO BACK UP THE DOZER AND HIT A ROCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE SEAT WITH HIS BACK.

HE BEGAN TO SHOVEL SOME BARITE THAT HAD SLIPPED AROUND ONE OF OUR TWO BUCKET ELEVATORS. ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDOMINE.

EMPL WAS UNLOADING RAIL CARS WHEN LARGE ROCK SHOT OUT & HIT HIM IN FOOT CAUSING HIM TO TWIST ANKLE & SPRAIN IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BAGGING MACHINE WHEN HE FAINTED AND FELL OVER AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A METAL FRAME.

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE LUBE TRUCK WHILE HE WAS CHANGING OIL BARRELS AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM WHEN HE LANDED ON THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE OVERSIZED ROCKS STUCK IN FEEDER CHUTE OF PRIMARY CRUDE HOPPER. HE WAS STANDING ON CONCRETE SLAB ON NORTH SIDE OF #2 CONVEYOR AND WAS USING A LONG ROD TO POKE AT THE MATERIAL IN THE CHUTE. HE MANAGED TO GET SOME MATERIAL TO GO THROUGH AND WHILE HE WAS STILL PIKING AT THE MATERIAL ABOUT AN 8 INCH ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE CONVEYOR, BOUNCED OFF,

EMPL PREPARING TO SERVICE 1-2 MILLS.DURING INSPECTION OPERATORS NORMALLY USE HIGH PRESSURE TO BLOW OFF BARITE FROM PARTS BEING INSPECTED.HAD NO AIR PRESSURE DECIDED TO CHECK AIR COMPRESSOR.TOO K SHORT CUT AND WALKED UNDER SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF DUST COLLECTOR.AS HE CAME UP HE FELT PULL ON LEFT UPPER BACK.

HELPING PICK UP ROCK S UNDER CRUDE HOPPER PICK UP ROCK GOING TO TOSS IT INTO BUCKET OF LOADER BUT BEFORE RELEASSED ROCK FINGER HIT FRAME OF HOPPER FRACT. FINGER ON IMPACT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK A ND FRAME. MY

EMPL WAS PUTTING BAGS OF BAGGED BARITE INTO CRAT4ES WHEN HE FELT LIKE HE PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER. EPL NEVER LOST ANY WORK TIME UNTIL HE WAS SCHEDULED FOR SURGERY 4/17/89.

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING FROZEN MUD FROM A CHUTE WITH A PRY BAR WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN H IS LEFT SHOULDER

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE MATERIAL RAW ORE FROM SIDE FEEDER.H EWAS ABLE TO LOOSEN SOME MATERIAL AND ALLOWED IT TO GO UP THE CONVEYOR.THE MATERIAL WAS ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE CONVEYOR LENGT WHEN A BIG ROCK STARTED ROLLING BACK DOWN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND STRUCK THE LEFT AHND WHILE HED WAS HOLDING ON TO THE STEEL STRUCTURE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DRIVE SYSTEM OF THE CONE CRUSHER. HE HAD TO LIFT AND MOVE THE SHEAVES A FEW TIMES DURING THE PROJECT. AFTER THE JOB WAS COMPLETED, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AND LEG.

EMPL WAS WORKING ON AUGER #15 REPLACING DRIVE BELTS. INSTALLING BELTS REQUIRED SOME PULLING ACTION BUT IT WAS NOT UNTIL HE LIFTED DRIVE PULLEY GUARD THAT HE FELT SHARP PAIN IM MIDDLE OF U P PER BACK BETWWEN SHOULDER BLADES. HE CONTINUED TO WORK FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. BUT PAIN CONTINUED & HE REPORTED INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING CRACK IN PIPE OVERHEAD WHEN A PICE OF HOT SLAG WENT IN PANTS POCKET ON DOWN INSIDE OF PANTS LEG INTO SAFETY TOE BOOT AND BURNT TOP OF FOOT BEFORE HE COULD GET BOOT OFF.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT AS HE WAS CLIMBING THE FRONT-END LOADER(VIA THE LADDER),HE LOST HIS FOOTING WHEN HIS BOOT STRAP SOMEHOW GOT CAUGHT IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE ALDDER,AS HE WAS FALLING HE TRI ED TO HOLD ON WITH HIS LEFT AHND,BUT HIS RIGHT FOOT LANDED ON A ROCK,TWISTED HIS ANKLE,AND AS HE FELL ON HIS RIGHT AHND.THE TWISTING OF THE BODY.AS THE EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FA

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A FLATBED TRUCK WITH PALLETIZED SACKED BARITE USING A FORKLIFT. ON ONE PALLET SEVERAL SACKS FELL OFF WHILE LOADING. WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING 100 LB SACKS BACK ONTO THE PA LLET HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A COME A LONG TO LIFT OUT A JIG SCREEN WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

I.NAME WAS CUTT3NG PLATE METAL WITH TORCH HE STOPPED CUTTING TO REMOVE EXCESS SLAG WITH CHIPPING HAMMER A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WENT THROUGH THE SIDE OF SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS ST9APPING BOXES WITH METAL BANDING.WHILE TIGHTENING THE BANDING, IT BROKE AND SNAPPED BACK CUTTING RIGHT HAND.

EMP WAS PICKING3UP EMPTY BAGS AND FELT PAIN INLOWER BACK HE WAS SEEN THIS DAY BY I NAME MD AND WENT ON VACATION RETURING 7 14 86 FROM VACATION HE WORKED HIS SCHEDULED SHIFT AND STILL FEELING SOME DISCOMFORT3AND WENT BACK TO DR THAT EVENING HE UNDERWENT TESTS AND WAS PUT ON APPROX 2 WEEKS REST

AFTER SERVICING3FORKLIFT ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT INJURED FAILED TO TIGHTEN RADIATOR CAP TO SEAL RADIATOR. AFTER EXTENSIVE USE IN THE WAREHOUSE INJURED TURNED AROUND ON FORLIFT TO CHECK RADIATOR BY TO6CH AND CAP CAME LOOSE SPRAYING STEAM.