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A compressed system was installed. While energizing with compressed air, an air leak occurred in the piping. The failure caused the piping and the receiver tank to collapse. While escaping the area, an employee was struck in the back by a manlift, causing them to fall. During the fall, they struck their head and sustained a head laceration that required stitches.

Incident occurred while installing a new pressurized air system.

Employee states was bagging 50 lb paper bags, on the 8th row of the pallet when rotating to stack the bag when EE felt pain. The pain felt to have come from EE's back, to neck, to shoulder. Management wasn't aware that it was work related until employee brought a doctor's note on 7/1/24.

EE was attempting to clean the bagging machine spout out with metal rod. The rod struck the roto packer and kicked back resulting in a right hand laceration.

Death due to natural causes. Pulmonary Embolism

Icy conditions. Was getting the plants ready to start up and slipped on some black ice and fell. Asked EE if EE wanted to go to see a doctor and said EE was fine. Next day said EE's back was sore and we sent EE to see a doctor

Hearing loss in right and left ear

Hearing Shift on the left ear.

Hearing Shift on the right ear

The employee was cutting a piece of tubing 1 1/2 with a portable band saw off the back of the welding truck and when EE cut thru the tubing EE lost control of the handle on the band saw and dropped the saw and when EE did the blade cut the skin on the left hand index finger. EE received first aid here at the plant and was taken to the Hospital to get stitches

Employee used a pipe as a cheater bar to turn a valve, instead of asking a coworker or his supervisor to assist. While gripping the pipe and turning the valve handle, the pipe slipped and he inadvertently pulled the pipe into his upper left rib area. Placed on modified duty.

Employee was changing a fuse in a de-energized electrical panel when an arc flash occurred. Employee received burns to hands, chin, and forearms.

Partial tear of rotator cuff and tendon, possibly due to lifting a 25pound, five gallon bucket of material to empty into a dumpster. EE was placed on work restrictions on 11/30/10.

Greasing plant conveyor when he stepped in a soft spot, causing his left toes to sink in the mud. He went to his doctor on 04/16/2010 and they said he had a hair line fracture, but no treatment was needed. When we found out we sent him to the company doctor on 4/20/2010. The company doctor said the same as his doctor and gave him a special boot to wear until it healed.

Maintenance was moving a two piece stand that is used to support the Rod Mill when removing front bearing and mill head. The employee had left hand on the top piece and as he started to move into place, it shifted and slid off the bottom frame. The fall of the top section caused the empoloyee's left hand to strike against the rod mill shell, causing a severe laceration.

Employee was assisting a plant mechanic in replacing a tail pulley and bearing assembly on a mill feed conveyor belt. As the two employees were setting the assembly in place on the conveyor frame, one end of the assembly slipped and fell onto the victims middle finger on his right hand.

Maintenance Mechanic was working in the Sand drying/screening plant. The mechanic was removing a bearing from a magnetic seperator. While attempting to remove the bearing, by tapping with a hammer, a sliver of metal flew into the his left eye. The employee was treated and released from the local ER and returned to work that afternoon.