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Employee was working to get EE's hammer from the welding truck. While holding the tool box open the hammer slipped from EE's other hand and hit EE's left middle finger.
employee was repairing a shaft. While tightening the shaft, the employee's hand slipped out of the wrench, and the employee hit EE's left eye
employee was starting up the plant. couldn't get dryer to start up. They locked out the power to the dryer, and went to try and turn it manually. While turning it their thumb got caught and they got a cut.
Employees were cleaning out the creek drainpipe. While attempting to remove a tree, part of the tree or a mud pile swung and hit the employee on the left side by EE's ear.
3rd party truck driver got stuck picking up a load. Employee used loader to help get stuck truck out. While backing up - the loader made contact with the front of the truck. This caused the truck door to close and make contact with driver's knee. The driver does not have an MSHA ID.
Employee was dusting blinds in the office. While trying to reach the highest point of the blinds employee jumped up, and twisted right ankle.
while replacing a water hose fitting to preform housekeeping duties. Employee cut EE's left index finger with a knife.
Employee was at work for 4hrs and 20mins when they started feeling a sensation on their left hand and side. They tried to gather themselves and figure out what was happening. Coworker called ambulance to be safe. Paramedics evaluated employee and didn't find any cause. The emergency room didn't find the cause of the pain. Employee was sent home and given a few days to rest.
Employee was carrying out routine maintenance on the dryer drum drive belts. While changing the 2nd belt, the belt backlashed & pulled right hand causing a cut on pinky & ring finger
Employee walked out of break room. EE stumbled for unknown reasons and fell. A few seconds later EE started having convulsions. This is when EE struck head on the ground causing EE to bleed. EMS was called and available within 7minutes. The employee was taken to the hospital and received treatment.
Employee was running dryer. Needed to grease bearing. Didn't shut down dryer. Went under guard & tried to grease while dryer was running. Fore arm was caught on something and EE's skin was removed.
Employee was working on sand spill due to malfunction. While trying to walk around the pile employee hit head on a catwalk. Employee was not wearing helmet at the time & suffered a cut on forehead.
Employee was using Lull forklift to cover bag load from rain damage. Boom should not have been used to perform task. Boom was all the way out while traveling, forklift started leaning. Trying to balance the forklift, lever got stuck & tipped on side. Employee will be retrained on using the proper equipment to perform the task.
Employee was cleaning up area around dryer. As they backed up the wheel barrow started twisting causing them to loose balance & roll their left ankle.
Employee came in to start shift. Was seen acting disoriented and 911 was called. Employee was taken to the hospital.
Employee was stacking bags and had index finger caught by a bag.
Employee was trying to clear a stuck flow hole in the bin knife gate, when it released and caught EE's hand.
At the end of the shift, employee locked the scale house up to leave for the day, a cat ran under employee's foot and tripped them up and they fell down the scale house stairs.
Employee was stacking 50 lb bags onto a pallet. Employee over extended while stacking a bag and twisted/strained back
insect bite left cheek
Shortly after starting shift, employee called the scale house operator complaining about chest pains. Scale house operator called 911 and MSHA. Employee was diagnosed with costochondritis, basically sore ribs - usually from stress.
Employee was prying a piece of grating up when the pry bar slipped and hit EE above EE's right lip resulting in a small cut.
Operator moving 2 pallets of material stacked on top of each other, the material weight exceeded the forklifts moving capability. Operator raised the load too high from the ground and when the forklift was moved forward the forks tilted forward lifting the forklift and once the pallets fell off the fork the lift landed back on the ground.
Operator benching in pit and high wall slipped and trapped operator in the cab of the excavator for approximately 10-15 minutes. Operator was alert the whole time and once dug out walked away from the scene. There were visible cuts on the operator. Operator was taken to the hospital for an examination and observation.
Employee climbed up short vertical ladder to look at belts on elevator. When descending ee stepped off ladder to platform wrong and twisted ankle.
Employee climbed on excavator and operated it for approx 3 hrs & when EE climbed off EE felt pain in lower center to right of back. EE thought it was just stiff from operation of excavator but has gotten worse over the last 3 days.
Employee was removing drain plug on oil pan on tractor. Felt shoulder pop when he pulled on wrench.
Employee was operating forklift. Back started hurting (twitching and minor spasms).
employee was climbing down the steps of the loader and twisted his ankle.
This was not an accident/injury. The employee collapsed while leaning on bagging machine table. Fellow employee found ee on the floor and called 911 and administered CPR. Employee later died at the hospital (see Death Certificate #9 - place of death).
EE was moving pneumatic tanker after loading and grabbed handle on side of truck to enter drivers cab, handle was wet with dew and hand slipped. EE fell hitting right inner thigh on truck step and left knee on ground.
Employee was inside the screen box replacing the shaft for the shaker, all equipment was locked out and tagged out. While putting the new shaft inside the shaker, Other ee assisting him could not hold the shaft and it fell approx. 6 to 8 inches and struck him on the left side of his head. It put a cut of about 2 inches on the left side of his head. He did not lose consciousness
EE was exiting the cab of the PC 300 Komatsu Trackhoe, when he struck his head on the door frame as he was standing up.
EE WAS ON LIFT CAGE OF LULL FORKLIFT, REMOVING TRIM FROM BLDG. DAMAGED BY HURRICANES. FORKLIFT BACKED UP TO LOWER LIFT CAGE & WENT FROM CONCRETE TO SAND. WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE LIFT CAGE SHIFTED & EE HAD HIS HAND AT THE BACK OF THE CAGE, OVER THE HANDRAIL. WHEN LIFT CAGE SHIFTED IT PINCHED THE END OF EE'S FINGER BETWEEN CAGE HANDRAIL & FORKLIFT PALLET GUARD.
EE WAS CHANGING A SHEAVE. HE PLACED THE SHEAVE ON TOP OF A PUMP FACE AND THE SHEAVE SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER. FINGER WAS LACERATED.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN CHANGING A CABLE ON THE DREDGE FROM THE WORKBOAT. EE STEPPED OVER THE SEAT, SLIPPED AND SCRAPED RT. LEG - SHIN.
AFTER CUTTING A PIECE OF POLY-PIPE, EE STEPPED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PIPE TO DETERMINE WHY THE PIPE HADN'T RELEASED. JUST AFTER HE WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE, THE TENSION RELEASED AND THE PIPE HIT EE IN THE LEFT LEG.
EE WAS TAKING 0PROPANE TANK OUT OF RACK AND PLACING ON FLOOR, DOR TO RACK CAME BACK AND CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN TANK & DOOR CUTTING HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TORCH TO SHRINK-WRAP A PALLET OF SAND BAGS. HE HELD THE TORCH TOO CLOSE FOR TOO LONG AND THE FILM CAUGHT FIRE. HE USED HIS HAND TO PUT THE FIRE OUT, BURNING HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING TARP OFF HIS TRUCK LOAD WHEN THE HOOK FROM THE TARP STRAP HIT HIS EYELID, CUTTING IT.
EE WAS LIFTING CABLE & SUSTAINED A LUMBAR STRAIN
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS AND CO-WORKER WAS MOVING PALLETS ON FORKILFT AND EMPLOYEE WAS PINNED BETWEEN STACKING TABLE AND FORKLIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS GUIDING AUTOMATIC SWEEPER FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
CLEANING OUT BOTTOM OF BAGGING MACHINE.
EE WAS INSTALLING ROLLER BEARING ON CONVEYER WHEN THE BEARING SLIPPED CAUSING HAND TO HIT METAL PART OF CONVEYER.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING THE FRONT END LOADER IN11-99 AND INJURED HIS LEFT SHOULDER BUT NO MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS SAUGHT AT THE TIME. RECENTLY HIS SHOULDER BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM AND MEDICAL ATTEN TION WAS SAUGHT AND SURGERY WAS DONE ON LEFT ROTATOR CUFF ON 5-17-00.