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Employee twisted knee while climbing stairs to the lab.
Employee was climbing down steps on off-highway haul truck and slipped. When employee caught themselves on the rail, they injured their left shoulder.
Two employees were opening the hood of a dump truck. One of the employees stepped to the front of the truck to prevent the hood from moving too far forward and breaking the hinges of the hood. EE ended up taking the weight of the hood and this resulted in a small tear in EE's right bicep. EE is under lifting restrictions until an orthopedic appointment.
An employee felt a pull in right calf while walking between railcars. Employee was diagnosed with a pulled muscle with no restrictions. On 11-15-23 they went for a sonogram. On 11-17-23 they were prescribed physical therapy. The first PT appt. was 11/21/23 for 6 sessions. We were informed today that their appts had started.
The employee was installing a discharge cover on a water pump. Once in position, the employee began to push the housing toward the pump. The pushing movement caused one of the chain hooks to twist allowing the hook to disengage. The housing dropped approximately 2 feet and struck the employee's right foot above the safety toe
A maintenance employee was injured while using a portable side grinder to cut a piece of channel. The cut-off wheel lodged in the cut and kicked back into the inside of left leg just above the knee. The laceration was deep enough to require stitches. The grinder had a guard installed and the employee had on all required PPE.
On 11/5/20 an employee was throwing sample bags into a dump hopper and felt EE's knee pop. EE's knee hurt for the remainder of EE's shift. At this point, EE feels EE does not want to seek medical care. The employee was taken on 5/26/2021 to Occ Med at Jackson TN. EE has been referred to an Orthopedic Physician in Paris for an MRI. EE received a prescription for Prednisone.
Employee was to load a bulk truck trailer at approximately 8:00 am. The employee stated that they opened the hatch with right hand. The left hand was resting on a rail or bar. The lid dropped onto a finger causing a laceration. The employee was taken to a local ER where they received 3 stitches.
EE was sweeping the floor near a conveyor. As ee turned around to leave the area, ee struck right shoulder against the edge of a catwalk. EE lost balance, and fell forward but caught self with right hand on the conveyor structure but ee spun clockwise and left hand/wrist passed between the belt and the troughing roller. The EE received two stiches to hand.
An employee tried to dislodge a large cley knot, it spun and lightly pinned a hand against a beam. The leather glove bunched up and "pinched" the skin on the back of the right hand. When they pulled the hand away holding the knot the skin ripped away approx. 2 inches wide.
As employee began to descend a ladder to dust collector ee missed a step. This caused ee to briefly hang by the right arm / hand. This resulted in two torn bicep ligaments.
Employee was stacking bags from a bagging machine to a pallet. As the employee stacked a bag, EE felt a pop in EE's back. EE initially thought that EE had just turned the wrong way. After stacking two more bags the pain increased the employee reported to the supervisor and requested medical care. EE was placed on restricted duty.
Employee was pulling a rope that raises and lowers the Carbis safety cage on load out for bulk trailers. When pulling the rope to raise the cage from the trailer, ee right shoulder made a popping noise and immediate pain in shoulder. EE went to a physician on 2-9-2017 and was given restricted duty. EE returned to work on next shift.
Employee was loading trucks from the silo, which involves climbing up and down several steps to the loading platform and also climbing up and down the steps to the wash down platform, when EE became nauseous. EE was later diagnosed with heat exhaustion.
Employee picked up sample from the back of a pick-up truck, extended left arm to sit the sample on the dock at which point EE's shoulder "popped". At this time pain is not such that employee wishes to seek medical attention. Over time employee stated EE is beginning to have issues with shoulder. EE is now on restricted duty as a result of Dr. visit on 6/8/16
Employee was operating an industrial vacuum cleaner when an actuator failed, causing his index and middle finger to be smashed between the vacuum and the collection hopper. His index and middle finger on his right hand were broken between the fingernail and knuckle. He was treated at the ER and released the same day.
Employee was driving a Mack road tractor with a dump trailer out of a clay pit when the truck lost traction and slid down the haul road incline. The dump trailer jack-knifed and lifted the tractor off the ground. When the tractor dropped back down to the ground the jarring from the wheels hitting the ground caused a compression fracture in his lower back.
EE left hand fingers were cut by a closing door while installing bags in the drier dust collector. EE received 3 sutures in 3 of his fingers.
EE went to the doctor on his own time with back pain. The diagnosis was a bulging disk in his lower back. EE was off work on doctors orders from 6/22/2011 to 8/28/2011. On 9/7/2011 the doctor deemed EE's condition as work related. The doctor attributed the condition to vibrations from operating a dozer.
EE cut his index finger on his left hand. EE was coming down the stairs from a silo when he caught his finger on a jagged edge on the metal handrail. EE was treated at East Wood Clinic Urgent Care in Paris and received 7 sutures.
EE was helping change a tire on a John Deere 1812C pull scraper, when the wheel hub slipped and cut his right index finger. EE was taken to a local clinic where he received 5 stitches.
EE hit his shin when he slipped while climbing onto a Cat 938 loader. The result was a minor cut and bruise on his shin. This accident occurred on 12/11/2010 but did not become reportable until 12/28/2010 because of an infection. EE was admitted to the hospital to have the infection treated and fluid drained.
EE was lifting a 50lbs bag of clay when he felt a pull in his left arm and started having pain. An Orthopedic doctor diagnosed EE with left elbow strain and treated with a cortisone shot. His arm was placed in a elbow strap and he was instructed not to use it until his follow up appointment.