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WHILE WALKING BACK TO MAINTENANCE SHOP FOR COFFEE BREAK INJURED SLIPPED ON SNOW COVERED CONCRETE & TWISTED KNEE. FIRST TO DR ON 12/26/89 CONDITION DIAGNOSED AS KNEE STRAIN & INJURED RETURNED T O WORK SAME DAY. DISCOMFORT CONTINUED & REINJURED REQUESTED MEDICAL RECHECK OF KNEE ON 1/8/90. FOLLOWING EXAM DR INSTRUCTED INJURED NOT TO WORK UNTIL EVAULATED BY DR ON 1/12.

INJURED WAS PUSHING 4-WHEEL CART(CONTAINING MISC. MACHINE PARTS) ACROSS STOCKROOM FLOOR. WHILE PUSHING CART, INJURED STEPPED ON UNEVEN SPOT IN STOCKROOM FLOOR, SLIPPED TWISTED LEFT KNEE. AT SAME TIME, INJURED AGGRAVATED A PREVIOUS LEFT SHOULDER OCNDITION (STRAIN). (FIRST VISIT TO DOCTOR FOR BOTH CONDITIONS ON 12-7-89.

INJURED BRUSHED CHUNK OF CLINKER OFF CLINKER BELT CONVEYOR. CHUNK BOUNCED OFF WALL AND LANDED BACK ON RETURN SIDE OF CONVEYOR. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO GRAB CHUNK AGAIN AND PINCHED THUMB AND MID DLE FINGER BETWEEN CHUNK AND CONVEYOR SUPPORT.

INJURED WAS USING IMPACT WRENCH AND SOCKET TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON HAMMERS AT PRIMARY CRUSHER WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS INJURED PINCHED FLESHY AREA OF L PALM BETWEEN SOCKET AND IMPACT WRENCH CAUSING LACERTION TO PALM

INJURED WAS HELPING TO REMOVE COLLAR FROM F-K PUMP IN MILL BUILDING. WHILE USING A BAR AND HAMMER TO LOOSEN COLLAR, INJURED STRUCK LEFT HAND WITH HAMMER CAUSING LACERATION.

INJURED & ANOTHER EMPL WERE REMOVING AIRSLIDE VALVE FROM LOADOUT AREA OF RAI LSILOS. WHILE THEY WERE CARRYING VLAVE DOWN TO GROUND LEVEL OF RAIL SILOS INJURED FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK AREA.

INJURED WAS HOLDING STEEL CHANNEL IN POSITION FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO DRILL THROUGH.DRILL BIT MISSED CHANNEL FLANGE AND PENETRATED INJURD'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGERTIP(FIRST LOST WORKDAY IS 08-07-89

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WHILE COATING #3 KILN INJURED MADE QUICK MOVE TO DODGE A FALLING BRICK CAUSING INJURED TO FALL AND HAVE PAIN IN LOW BACK AREA. (TO DOCTOR 6-7-89).

WHILE HELPING ANOTHER EMPL LIFT RAILROAD TIE INJURED FELT A PAIN IN HIS R TESTACLE

USING HAMMER TO DRIVE PIN INTO ROLLER CAHIN . STRIKING PIN METAL FRAGMENT FLEW OFF HAMMER HEAD AND IMBEDDED ININJ R. CHEEK. FIRST TO DR. 4-24-89.

HE WAS STANDING ON A PIPE INSTALLING BOLTS ON CYLINDERS OF A DUST COLLECTOR. HE SLIPPED OFF THE PIPE AND FELL ABOUT 10 FT, LANDING IN THE HOPPER BELOW. HE HAS SEVERE LACERATIONS TO FACE AND HE AD AND A BROKEN TOOTH.

INJ HELPING TO RE SPLICE BELTING AT CLINKER BELT CONVEY. LIFTED ON SECTION OF BELTING TO HELP FREE IT A(D FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK AREA. FIRST TO DR. ON 2-7-89.

USING HAMMER AND SHIM-DRIVER TO DRIVE 16 GA.KEYING SHIM INTO BRICK RING AT #2 KILN.STRIKING SD WITH HAMMER,SHIM BENT CAUSING SD TO SLIP.LEFT FOREARM STRUCK SHIM CAUSING LACERATION.

INJURED WAS USING PIPE WRENCH TO TRY TO TURN SHAFT OF SCREW CONVEYOR WRENCH SLIPPED OFF SHAFT & INJURED FELL BACK INTO GUARD RAIL STRIKING LEFT RIB AREA(BACK SIDE) ON RAIL (INJURED TO DOC.ON 011989)

INJURED WHILE PLACING REFRACTORY BRICK IN KILN BENT OVER AND FELT CATCH PAIN IN LOW BACK AREA INJURED TO DR ON 11-4-88

INJURED HAD COMPLETED A REPAIR ON #4 FINISH MILL CLUTCH AND WAS GETTING DOWN FROM MILL MOTOR PEDESTAL. WHILE GETTING DOWN, INJURED CAUGHT FINGER RING ON CLUTCH GUARD CAUSING LACERATION TO RING FINGER.

INJURED WAS OPERATING SCRAPER IN AREA WHERE EXCAVATOR UNLOADS & DUMPS CLAY (SCRFAPER PICKS UP CLAY & MOVES IT TO STOCKPILE) EXCAVATOR OPERATOR FAILED TO SEE SCRAPER & DUMPED A BUCKET-LOAD OF CLAY ONTO SCRAPER CAB BREAKING SCRAPER WINDSHIELD & CAUSING LACERATION TO INJUREDS LEG

WHILE USING BRICK HAMMER TO DRIVE REFRACTORY BRICK INTO POSITION IN KILN INJURED HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER. FIRST TO DR ON 9-28-88.

INJURED WAS HELPING TO LIFT 20 FT LENGTHS OF FORMED STEEL INTO STEEL RACK STOCKROOM ONE-HALF HOUR AFTER COMPLETING JOB, HE FELT SORENESS IN LOW BACK TO DR 9-22-88, FIRST DAY DISABILITY 9-23-88

INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING A BALL VALVE INTO A TRUCK. THE WEIGHT OF THE VALVE SHIFTED, INJURED JERKED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF VALVE AND FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK AREA.

INJURED WAS USING HAMMER TO DRIVE SPROCKET OFF SHAFT OF OLD (JUNKED ) SCRAPER. WHILE STRIKING SPROCKET, PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND STRUCK INJURED'S LOWER LIP CAUSING LACERATION (ON 7-15-88). FIRST TO DOCTOR ON 8-26-88 TO DETERMINE IF PIECE OF METAL STILL IMBEDDED IN LIP. METAL CHIP SURGICALLY REMOVED ON 8-26-88.

WHILE HELPING TO REPLACE AIR COMPRESSOR,INJURED SLIPPED ON OIL SPOT(COMPRESSOR ROOM FLOOR) AND TWISTED LEFT KNEE.ORIGINALLY DIAGNOSED AS SOFT TISSUE STRAIN.LATER (06-15-88)DIAGNOSED AS TORN CA RTILAGE AND ORTHOSCOPIC SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 06-28-88.

WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO PREPARE COAL MILL FOR INSTALLATION OF FAN. AS INJURED'S HARD HAT WAS KNOCKED OFF HE BENT OVER TO PICK IT UP AND STRUCK HEAD ON FAN SHAFT CAUSING CUT ON FOREHEA D.

INJURED AND ANO7HER EMPLOYEE WERE USING TWO CABLE AND HAUL TRUCK TO PULL ROAD GRADER FROM AREA WHERE IT WAS STUCK. AFTER FREEING GRADER, BOTH EMPLOYEES REMOVED TWO CABLE AND PULLED IT OUT OF W AY WHILE PULLIN1 ON TWO CABLE, INJURED FELT PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW. (INJURY WAS REPORTED AND EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR @8:30 AM ON 2-3-88.)

INJURED HAD JUS7 FINISHED SERVICING #400 LOADER AND WAS WALKING AROUND SIDE OF MACHINE. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAD JUST CHANGED THELOADER AIR FILTER AND TOSSED IT DOWN FROM THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE AS INJURED WAL5ED AROUND SIDE. INJURED WAS NOT WEARING REQUIRED HARD HAT AND WAS STRUCK IN FOREHEAD BY AIR FILTER, CAUSING LACERATION.

INJURED WAS PAS8ENGER IN EUCLID HAUL TRACTOR, RIDING FROM CRUSHER AREA TO QUARRY OFFICE TO MAKE PHONE CALL AND HAVE COFFEE. AS HE DESCENDED TRACTOR LADDER (OUTSIDE QUARRY OFFICE BUILDING), IN JURED STEPPED W9ONG AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

INJURED WAS HAM4ERING IN UPWARD DIRECTION ON ADJUSTOR ARM FOR SETTING BLADES ON #2 FINISH MILL SEPARATOR WHILE HAMMERING INJURED FELT PULL IN RT SHOULDER

INJURED WAS USI3G A BAR TO CLOSE SLIDE-TYPE DOOR ON BOTTOM OF HOPPER-TYPE RAIL CAR. WHILE POUNDING ON DOOR WITH BAR,INJURED FELT PULL/PAIN IN LOW BACK AND GROIN. (INJURED DID NOT SEE DOCTOR UN TIL 10-12-87,TH9REFORE FIRST DAY OF DISABILITY IS 10-13-87.)

INJ WAS MAKING 2PERATIONAL ADJUSTMENT ON PALLETIZING MACHINE ( THIS IS DONE WITH MACHINE RUNNING) WHILE CLEANING AN ELECTRIC EYE, INJURED LEFT MIDDLE FINGERTIP WAS CAUGHT AND PINCHED BY PALLE PALLETIZER STRI1PER PAD

INJURED WAS USI3G KNIFE TO CUT OFF PORTION OF PLASTIC VACUUM HOSE (6" DIA.) FOR USE WITH "SUPERSUCKER" (VACUUM) TRUCK. WHILE CUTTING HOSE, KNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK INJURED'S LEFT WRIST (INSIDE ), CAUSING LACE9ATION.

WHILE OPERATING3EQUIPMENT IN PACKHOUSE ON 082187 INJURED LIFTED-PULLED ON BAG OF CEMENT (WEIGHING APPROX 94LBS) TO RE-POSITION(STRAIGHTEN) IT ON CONVEYOR LINE AS INJURED RE-POSITIONED BAG HE F ELT PULL IN LOW9R LEFT GROIN AREA INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 700 AM ON 082287 WHEN INJURED WENT TO DOCTOR

INJURED WAS WEL8ING PERMANENT ACCESS LADDER TO NEW WORK PLATFORM.LADDER WAS BEING SUPPORTED IN POSITION (VERTICALLY)BY FORKS OF LIFT TRUCK.AFTER TACK-WELDING TOP LADDER BRACKETS TO PLATFORM,IN JURED CLIMBED O3TO LADDER TO FINISH WELDING THE BRACKETS.WHEN GOT ON LADDER,LADDER BOTTOM MOVED IN (UNDER PLATFORM)BREAKING TOP TACK WELDS & CAUSING LADDER (WITH INJURED)TO FALL APPROX. 10'-0

INJ DRIVING MAI3TENANCE VEHICLEINTO SECONDARY CRUSHING AREA TO PICK UP ANOTHER EMPL AS HE APPROCACHED AREA APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STRIKE STEEL STAIRWAY.MAX.SPEED O F HAULSTERS IS 10-15MPH VEHICLE WAS IN 2ND GEAR AT TIME AND LIKELY TRAVELING LESS THAN 5MPH.

EMP COMPLAINED 2F SORE HIP ON MON AND LEFT WORK SAYING HE DIDNT KNOW WHAT CAUSED PROBLEM, BUT FELT IT WAS DUE TO LIFTING A 5 GALLON OIL CAN ON PREVIOUS FRI EVEN THOUGH HE HAD NO DISCOMFOR OR O THER INDICATION3OF INJURY AT THAT TIME. EMP WAS HOSPITALIZED ON THUR SUFFERING FROM SCIATICA DUE TO AGGRAVATION OF PRE-EXISTING BACK CONDITION. ACTUAL CAUSE OF AGGRAVATION (AND RELATION TO WO

INJURED WAS STG5NDING ON SHORT LADDER (APPROX 3FT-0IN ABOVE FLOOR) TO T IGHTY EN LINER BOLT ON #3 KILN COAL MILL THE LADDER (NOT EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY FEET) SLID OUT AT BOTTOM CAUSING INJURED TO LOSE HIS BAL5NCE & AS HE TGWISTED TO CATCH H IMSELF HE FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK

WHILE CLEANING 8RUM OF CASTABLE MIXER, INJURED ACCENTALLY BUMPED START SWITCH WITH HIS LEG AND ACTIVATED MIXER BLADE. AS MIXER BLADE ROTATED, IT STRUCK THUMB AREA OF INUJUREDS HAND.

INJURED WAS HEL1ING TO INSTALL GRATE SUPPORT BEAMS IN #2 KILN COOLER.AS HE WAS PULLING ON BEAM TO HELP POSITION IT,HE FELT A PULL IN HIS LET GROIN AREA.INJURED NOTICED A BULGE IN THE SAME GROI N AREA LATER IN3THE DAY AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR.DOCTOR THEN SCHEDULED CORRECTIVE SURGERY FOR TUESDAY MARCH 3,1987 AT 8:00 AM.

INJ WAS HELPING3TO CHANGE F-K PUMP AT CEMENT SILOS WHILE PULLING ON PRY BAR, BAR SLIPPED AND FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEN BAR AND PUMP INJURY OCCURRED 01 12 87 EMP TO DR ON 01 13 87

INJURED WAS BAC5ING OUT OF THE KILN AS HE WAS DRAGGING A 90 LB JACKHAMMER HE STUMBLED OVER SOME BRICK IN THE KILN AND WHEN HE FELL THE JACKHAMMER LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

INJ WAS USING A3BAR TO TIGHTEN THE TENSION ADJUSTING SCREWS ON THE LIMESTONE STACKER CONVEYOR IN THE QUARRY. WHILE PULLING ON BAR, INJURED PINCHED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BAR AND CONVEYOR F RAME. INJURY WA8 REPORTED ON 8-8-86 BUT HE DIDNT SEE DR UNTIL 8-10-86

INJURED WAS USI3G JACKHAMMER IN #2 KILN TO REMOVE OLD REFRACTORY AFTER JACKHAMMERING NOTICED DULL ACHE IN ELBOW NEXT MORNING SORENESS INCREASED SO INJURED REPORTED INJURY AND WAS SENT TO DR

INJURED WAS IN 8ECONDARY CRUSHING LUNCHROOM DOING PAPERWORK AND EATING LUNCH (APPROX.1 1/2 HR.PEROID)FUMES FROM LUNCHROOM SPACE HEATER CAUSED INJURED TO BECOME ILL.(HEADACHE. NAUSEA,FATIGUE).

INJURED WAS STO2PING TO WALK UNDER TWO PIPES IN MILL BUILDING LOCATED SIDE BY SIDE NEAR RAW MILL DUST COLLECTOR FAN INJURED STRAINGTENED UP TOO SOON AFTER PASSING UNDER FIRST PIPE AND STRUCK H ARD HAT ON SECO3D PIPE JAMBING NECK

INJURED WAS WAL5ING ON CATWALK, AROUND FEED END OF FINISH MILL, AND WALKED INTO A BAR WHICH WAS PROTRUDING FROM MILL FEED PIPE AREA. BAR STRUCK INJURED S FOREHEAD CAUSING LACERATION.

INJURED WAS HOL8ING A FLAT BAR WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT THE BAR WITH A HAMMER TO CLEAR PACKEDINJURED WAS HOLDING A FLAT BAR WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT THE BAR WITH A HAMMER TO CLEAR PACKED PACKED MATERIAL3FROM A CEMENT SIB BIN VALUE. THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF END OF BAR AND PINCHED INJURED FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER AND VALVE FLANGE.

INJURED WAS ENT9RING A SECTION OF DUCTWORK IN ORDER TO DO MAINTENANCE WORK ON A KILN MULTI-CLONE DUST COLLECTOR AS HE ENTERED DUCTWORK HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A LEDGE AND HE SLID FEET FIRST DOWN THE ANGLED DUC7WORK APPROX 20 FT AT 50 % SLOPWE THEN DROPPED FROM BOTTOM OF DUCTWORK TO COOLER FLOOR BELOW APPROX 12 FT

INJURED WAS HELPING TO INSTALL REFRACRTORY (BRICK) IN KILN WHILE HANDLING BRICK INJURED EXPERIENCED INCREASING PAI IN LOW BACK AREA INJURED HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING LOW BACK DISCOMFORT OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN PRIOR TO THIS OCCURRENCE (INJUREDS FIRST LOST WORK DAY WAS 082685)

INJURED WAS MANUALLY CLOSING BOXCAR DOORS TOPREPARE CARS FOR LOADING. ONE CAR DOOR HAD CLOSED TO WITHIN 6" OF LATCH WHEN IT STUCK AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED FULLY BY HAND. INJURED THEREFORE MOV ED ONTO CLOSE DOOR IN NEXT CAR WHILE SECOND EMPLOYEE POSITIONED FORKLIFT INSIDE 1ST CAR TO PUSH DOOR CLOSED. INJURED HAD JUST RE-ENTERED AREA OUTSIDE 1ST CAR DOOR WHEN SECOND EMPLOYEE CONTACTE

INJURED WAS USING A COUPLING PULLER TO TEMOVE COUPLING FROM CEMENT COOLER DRIVE SHAFT. PULLER SLIPPED AND FELL, PINCHING INJURED\S FINGER BETWEEN PULLER AND SHAFT.