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EE WAS ON BACK OF FLATBED TRUCK AND PUSHED THE POWER CURVE BELT BACKWARD. HE THEN SAT ON A PALLET STACKED WITH BAGS OF STONE AND THE POWER CURVE BELT LURCHED FORWARD HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE INDICATED THAT PRIOR DAY SWITCH THAT CONTROLS BELT HAD BEEN STICKING AND HE HAD USED A LUBRICATING SPRAY ON IT. DAY ACCIDENT OCCURRED ENTIRE SWITCH WAS REPLACED.
DEVELPED SORE BACK WHILE RESTACKING BAGS (50#).
WHILE EXITING THE BED OF A PARKED PICKUP TRUCK, EE'S BOOT CAUGHT ON THE TOP EDGE OF THE BED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO THE ASPHALT LOT, HIS SAFETY GLASSES BROKE AND CUT HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS EY E, AND CONTACT WITH THE PAVEMENT CUT BELOW HIS LEFT EYE REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
EE WITH ONE DAYS EXPERIENCE, PICKED UP A WOODEN PALLET TO TRANSFER IT FROM A PILE OF 8 TO A PILE OF 2. HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE PALLET AND FELT (HEARD) A POP IN HIS RIGHT WRIST. DR TREATING INJ URY DIAGNOSED AS A SPRAIN AND THE EE RETURNED TO WORK ON 4/9/98. ON 4/14/98 THE EE COMPLAINED OF CONTINUED PAIN AND THE DR GAVE HIM TWO DAYS OFF WORK.
METAL FATIGUE CAUSED PIECE OF SHIELD TO FALL ONTO AND COLLAPSE SCAFFOLD. EE FELL APPROX. 5 FEET BANGING BACK AND SHOULDER. NO TREATMENT UNTIL MAY DR VISIT. DR IS RECOMMDING PHYSICAL THERAPY WH ICH WAS NOT STARTED YET.
EE WAS WALKING TO VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN THE PLANT TURNING OFF DRAIN VALVES FOR THE WATER DUST SUPPRESSION SYSTEM. HE TRIPPED OVER A COPPER GROUND CABLE WHICH WAS APPROX. 6" OFF OF THE GROUND NE AR ONE OF THE DRAIN VALVES. HE FELL ON OUTSTRETCHED RIGHT HAND RESULTING IN A FRACTURED BONE IN THE RIGHT WRIST.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING PLAYSAND BAGS ON TRUCK, HIS FOOT FELL THROUGH BROKEN BOARD IN PALLET.
EE WAS WALKING DOWN A SET OF STAIRS INSIDE PLANT 1 AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN HE TURNED RIGHT ON THE FIRST LANDING. THERE WAS A DIP IN THE GRATING ON THIS LANDING WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT. THIS LANDING WAS REPAIRED ON 9-19-97 230 PM NOTE THIS WAS DISCOVERED DURING AN INTERNAL CO AUDIT AND HAD NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.
WHEN OPENING LOAD OUT VALVE AT 3.5 TANK, PINCHED RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER. REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE TOOK A SHORTCUT BY NOTLOCKING OUT AND TAGGING OUT EQUIPMENT THAT WAS OPERATING INT HE AREA. HE WAS CLEANING OUT A DUST PIPE. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN HE BROUGHT A SMALL RAKE IN CONTACT WI TH A SCREW CONVEYOR THAT WAS RUNNING. THE RAKE PULLED HIS HAND INTO THE SCREW CONVEYOR AND THE CONVEYOR THEN CAUSED THE DAMAGE TO HIS FINGERS.
ACCIDENT OCCURRED BY ENGAGING DISCONNECT WITH STARTER ENGAGED (IN THE "ON" POSITION). EE HAS SECOND DEGREE BURNS ON HIS FACE BACK TO HIS LEFT EAR AND CUTS, AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS RIGHT HAND FROM FLASH BURNS WHEN DISCONNECT EXPLODED.
EE WAS LOOSENING BOLT ON MOTOR BASE. BOLT WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT. WHEN BOLT BROKE LOOSE EE'S RIGHT HAND HIT ANOTHER BOLT PERTRUDING FROM MOTOR BASE. THIS CAUSED AN ABRASION TYPE INJURY & IMMEDIAT ED SWELLING TO TOP OF EE'S RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE WRIST & FIRST KNUCKLES.
PULLING ON EMPTY GAS BOTTLE TO GET A FULL BOTTLEAND SMASHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EE & ANOTHER EE WERE COVERING THE PALLETS WITH A TARP. EE SLIPPED BETWEEN THE PALLETS & FELL ON HIS HAND TWISTING HIS FINGER.
EE SLIPPED IN SNOW, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE RIGHT WRIST AGAINST DOOR FRAME OF BUILDING.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH INTO POSITION AND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE STEEL ON THE SCREEN CLOTH.
EE WAS ASSEMBLING PINION SHAFT HOUSING BOLTS INTO A BLIND HOLE WHEN A SMALL PIECE OF METAL EXPLAODED INTO EE'S RIGHT FOREARM. UPON INVESTIGATIONWE FOUND BOLT HOLE TO CONTAIN EXCESSIVE SEALANT USED FOR A GASKET & ILMPROPER BOLT LENGTH BEING INSTALLED. TOP GEAR CASE ALSO SHOWED INDICATIONSOF CASTING PROSITY IN BOLT HOLE AREA.
EE WAS COMING DOWN OUT OF THE SCALEHOUSE. WHEN HIS FOOT HIT THE GROUND AFTER THE LAST STEP IT HIT WRONG AND TWISTED. EE DID NOT FALL BECAUSE HE WAS HOLDING THE HAND RAILING, BUT TWISTED HIS RI GHT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF #2 WATER WAGON, STEPPED ON THE TOP STEP, STEPPED DOWN TO NEXT STEP AND MISSED IT SLIPPNG TO THE GROUND. HE FELL WITH HIS LEFT LEG UNDER HIM. HE STRETCHED TENDON IN LEFT LEG. GROUND WAS WATER, MUD AND VERY SLIPPERY DUE TO RAIN. EMPLOYEE HAS RUBBER BOOTS ON.
LOADING BASKET EXTENSION COLLAPSED WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING ON IT WHILE LOADING A HOLE. LATCHES SLIPPED OFF AND SAFETY CABLES BROKEN TO PLAT FORM LATCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING SUPER SACKS. WHEN LIFTING SCALE FRAME TO MOUNT ON FORKLIFT, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS ADDING ANOTHER SECTION OF DRILL STEEL. HE WAS LIFTING STEEL FROM STEEL RACK ONTO THE STEEL IN THE HOLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TAKE BAGS AND CAGES OUT OF DUST COLECTOR ALL DAY. HE HAS A PRIOR BACK INJURIES AND THIS APPEARS TO BE AN AGGREVATION FO PAS INJURIES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A SUPPOSEDLY STOPPED UP RETURN CHUTE(8"DIAX60' LONG) WITH A 100' ELECTRICAL FISH TAPE. EMPLOYEE EXTENDED THE FISH TAPE TOO FAR AND IT ENTERED ROTATING ELEMENT O F AUXILIARY MILL.WHEN THE TAPE WAS YANKED FROM EMPLOYEE'S HAND,TAPE CUT RING FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPIGN FELLOW EMPLOYEE BAG #4 1/2 MATERIAL IN 50 LBS. BAGS. HE PLACED A BAG ON PALLET AND TURNED TWISTING HIS SIDE. HE SAID HE HEARD SIDE CRACK AND FELT PAIN ON SIDE HE SAID "I THINK I CRACKED A RIB".
INJURED AND EMPLOYE EWERE TO LOAD A TRUCK FROM THE WAREHOUSE. EMPLOYEE MOVED TO GET APIECE OF CARDBOARD OFF A PALLET FOR OTHER EMPLOYEE TO MVOE AND STARTED TO WALK BACK TO THE STACK OF CARDB OAD. AT THIS TIME OTHER EMPLOYEE GOT ANOTHER PALLET, BACKE DUP, TURNE DA IO DEGREE CORNER AND SET THE PALELT DOWN. EMPLOYEE THEN BACKED UP AND STRUCK INJURED, KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND RUNNING U
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING STONE FORM BILL BELT WHICH WS CHOKED UP. HE TOOKA STEP BACKWARDS, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL OFF CATWALK AT ACCESS LADDER. CATWALK WHERE HE FELL IS APPR9OX FIVE FEET HI GH.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A PERMANENT TYPE LADDER WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT FOUR FEET TO THE FLOOR. LEFT FOOT STRUCK SIDE OF ADJACENT STORAGE BIN FOUNDATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING AND TWISTED HIS BACK. HE STRAINED HIS BACK MUSCLES WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP WHILE SHOVELING.
STEPPED DOWN OFF THE FLOOR TO THE GROUND AND OVER STEPPED HIS LEFT FOOT.
OPERATOR GOT OFF FORKLIFT, SLIPPED ON ICE AND FELL ON WOODEN PALLET.
MECHANIC WAS USING 5FT PRY BAR TO HOLD PUMP SCREW FROM TURNING WHILE ANOTHER MECHANIC WAS TIGHTENING LOCKNUT ON BEARING BAR SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE LOST FOOTING & ALL BODY WEIGHT WAS CONCENTRATED ON RT ANKLE WORK WAS BEING DONE UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE
EE WAS ADJUSTING MILL WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT PLANT #1 AT COURSE #2 LOADING TANK. HE WAS HANGING A METAL LOADING PIPE TO LOAD OUT VALVE WHEN HE PINCHED HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN MAINTENANCE SHOP #2 WORKING ON THE GETMAN SCALING MACHINE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING UNUSED PARTS AND MATERIALS FROM MACHINE. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A 2' X 2' PIECE OF STAN LESS STEEL SHIM STOCK AND SCRAPED END OF FINGERS AGSINST SHARP EDGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN MINE #1, I WEST / 6 SOUTH. HE WAS DIGGING BOTTOM FOR LIFTER HOLES (FOR DRILL) AND MOVED A ROCK LARGER THAN HE COULD HANDLE.
EMPL WAS IN YARD AREA EMPTYING HOPPER TO WHIRL-VAC MACHINE.WHILE PULLING HANDLE TO UNLATCH HOPPER,FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BACK OF #27 DUMP TRUCK AND THE HOPPER HANDLE.
USING BLASTER TRUCK RUBBED EYE PART OF DUST IN EYE
MINE #1- I WEST OFF 5 SOUTH-USING #54 GIRAFFE. EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL SCALING DUITES WHEN PAIN DEVELOPED IN LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN GRINDING PLANT #1. HE WAS CLEANING DIRT AND GREASE FROM PILLOW BLOCK BEARING ON RATARY DRYER IN PREPARATION FOR BEARING ADJUSTMENT. HE SCRAPED END OF FINGER AGAINST SHARP SHI M STOCK PROTRUDING FROM BASE OF BEARING.
OPER PLANT, GOING UP STAIRS JAMMED FINGER ON STEEL POST
EMPLOYEE WAS AT QUARRY @1, CRUSHER #4, CRUSHEING STONE TO GRINDING PLANTS. TWO LARGE ROCKS WERE WEDGED IN CRUSHER OPENING. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO DISLODGE STONES & WHEN THE ROCK MOVED ANO THER STONE ROLLED DOWN THE PILE & TORE HIS GLOVE& INJURED HIS FINGER.
PUTTING CANS ON TRUCK EXPER PAIN IN BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE HILL IN THE YARD WHERE WE PUT THE TARP THAT WE USE TO COVER TRUCKS TO CONTROL DUST. HE WAS REMOVING A TARTP & AS HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER ON THE TARP R AIL CAUSING A LACERATION TO LEFT RIGN FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN MINE #2 OUTSIDE TRONE C WEST OFF 1 0 NORTH HE WAS HELPING MINE SERVICEMAN REPLACE PUMP DISCHARGE LINE HE HAD 18IN PIPE WRENCH ATTACHED TO LINE & HE STOOD ON WRENCH WITH RT FOOT EMPLOYEE SLIPPED & FELL BACKWARD ONTO BOTTOM STRIKING LEFT WRIST EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING RUBBER BOOTS
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDERGROUND IN MINE #3, WORKIN ON DRILL #11. EH WAS ISNTALLING A REPAIRED ENGINE STARTER IN LIMITED ACCESS AREA FROM BENEATH MACHINE. HE WAS TIGHTENING STARTER MOUNTING BOLTS WH EN THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO STRIKE THE DRILL FRAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN MINE #3-330 LEVEL. HE WAS IN THE BASKET OF #58 JLG AERIAL PLATFORM. HE JUMPED APPROX. TWO FEET FROM BASKET TO THE GROUND INJURING LEFT FOOT. THE BASKET WAS TOWARD MUCK PILE RES TING ON STONE.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN MAIN SHOP BUILDING AT LUMBAR STORAGE AREA. HE WAS CARRYING MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES THRU THE SHOP WHEN HE SNAGGED HIS RIGHT HAND AGAINST RIM OF SCRAP BARREL. TOP EDGE OF SCRAP BA RREL WAS RAZOR SHARP AND JAGGED. HE SEVERLY LACERATED TOP OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OUTSIDE THE MINE AT BLASTING MAGAZINE AREA. HE WAS LOADING EXPLOSIVES ONTO #9 BLASTING TRUCK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN GROIN AREA, IN THE AREA OF A PREVIOUS HERNIA.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT UPPER LEVEL IN PLANT #1. HE WAS USING A HAND SHOVEL TO REMOVE FINE LIMESTONE SPILLAGE FROM PLUGGED SCREW CONVEYOR WHEN HE EXPERIENCED BACK PAIN.