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EMPL WAS BUILDING SHELVING IN NEWLY DEVELOPED BAY. EMPL BENT OVER OVER PICK UP UP SHELVING COMPONENTS & STRAINED BACK. SERIOUS MUSCLE STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BOX FROM SHELF WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE. LEFT WRIST WAS CUT WHEN IT WAS FAILING ABOUT TRYING TO GAIN EQUALIBRIUM. WRIST WAS CUT ON SHELF EDGE. CUT WAS TO THE BONE ABOUT ON E INC IN LENGTH; REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING FORKLIFT AND HAD STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN AT THE END OF BUILDING. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, ALSO DRIVING FORKLIFT, STRUCK THE OTHER FORKLIFT FOM BEHIND. THIS CAUSED BACK SPRAIN .

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A METAL SCRAPER TO REMOVE EXCESS GLUE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE GLUE POT AND CUT HER LITTLE FINGER, EITHER ON A METAL BUR OR GLUE BUR. CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER IN SOUTHWEST CORNER OF TANKS. HE STEPPED ON THE BOTTOM LANDING AND PLATFORM FELL, DROPPING HIM 5 FT TO THE FLOOR BELOW. PLATFORM HAD APPARENTLY RUSTED THROUGH . EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED COMPRESSION FRACTURE TO VERTEBRAE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A JAMMED SLIDING DOOR HE GRABBED THE HANDLE AND HANDLE BROKE DUE TO CORROSION AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT PALM CUT REQUIRED SUTURES

EMPLLYEE WAS PALLETIZING 80LB BAGS AT THE KD T ABLE WHEN H IS BACK BEGAN HURTING

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CASE TABLE & HIS RT.KNEE BEGAN HURTING THIS KNEE HAD BEEN INJURED ON 072987 EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 051188

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING 100LB BAGS OF SALT FROM K.D.TABLE & STACKING THEM ON PALLETS HIS RT.SIDE & LOWER BACK BEGAN HURTING

EMPLOYEE WAS SEALING 6/10 LB. PLAY BAGS. IN ORDER TO PERFORM THIS JOB, THE EMPLOYEE MUST HOLD THE BAG WITH BOTH HANDS AND THEN FOLD THE BAG OVER AND BEND WRISTS IN A DOWNWARD MOTION. AFTER PER FORMING THIS TASK, HIS WRIST BEGAN HURTING. DOCTOR PRESCRIBED SPLINT FOR TENDONITIS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DAMAGED SALT CANS OPEN WITH A BOX CUTTER KNIFE TO RECLAIM THE SALT.AS HE WAS CUTTING THE TOP OF THE CAN,HE PULLED ON THE KNIFE HARD ENOUGH TO CUT NOT ONLY THROUGH THE CAN, BUT ALSO HIS THUMB.CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOLYEE WAS RETURNING TO THE AREA UNDER THE BINS FROM THE FORKLIFT STORAGE AREA AS HE WAS PASSING UNDER THE POWDERED SALT S YSTEM HE STEPPED IN A LOW SPOT IN THE FLOOR TWISTING HIS RT.LEG E MPLOYEE PULLED HAMSTRING IN RT.LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING A GLASS GLOBE LIGHT FIXTURE.EMPLOYEE HAD GLOVED HAND IN THE INSIDE OF GLOBE AND CUT HIS FINGER ON A SHARP EDGE OF THE GLASS.CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON3A LADDER DRILLING HOLES IN A DOOR LADDER FELL OVER AND EMPLOYEE FELL OFF LADDER EMPLOYEE STRAINED LIGAMENT IN LEFT FOOT

EMP HAS BEEN FI5LING AND SEWING BAGS OF PELLETS AND OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, HIS LEFT WRIST HAS BCOME SORE. ON 01 21 88 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT. DR DIAGNOSED TENDONITIS, LEFT WRIST AND PRES PRESCRIBED MEDI7ATION

EMP WAS STACKIN1 50 LB BAGS OF PELLETS ON PALLETS. HE WAS REPLACING A BROKEN BAG OF PELLETAND WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A GOOD BAG, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE HAD TU9NED AROUND AND STARTED TO WALK AND TRIPPED OVER A LOW BENCH, SKINNING HIS SHIN ON LEFT LEG AND BRUISING HIS LEFT KNEE. DOCTOR PLACED EMPLOYEE IN A KNEE IMMOBLIZER.

EMPLOYEE WAS BR3NGING TWO BAGGER ARMS FROM THE HOIST HOUSE TO THE DOCK.AS HE REACHED TO PICK UP THE BAGGER ARM(WHICH WEIGHS APPROX.22 LBS.) HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS PE9FORMING NORMAL JOB DUTIES OF BLOCK PRESS OPERATOR B. HE FELT A WETNESS INHIS SHORTS. HE WENT TO THE BATHROOM AND DISCOVERED HE WAS BLEEDING FROM THE SCROTUM AREA. DR DIAGNOSED PRE EXISTING S7ROTAL VARICIES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A LIGHT BULB, USING A LADDER THAT WAS APPROX. 4' TALL. EMPLOYEE LEANED THELADDER AGAINST THE WALL. LADDER SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL, STRIKING HIS RIGHT ARM. AGAINST EITHE R THE BELT GUAR8 OR THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED AND HAD SURGERY ON HIS ARM ON 10/28/87,

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING IN BAG STACKING AREA. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PALLET FROM THE STACKING LINE AND STEERING CORRECTION ON FORKLIFT SWUNG SIDEWAYS, BUMPING I NAME IN THE KNEE WITH THE P ALLET. 3

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 WALKING PAST THE CAN ACCUMULATOR. THE ACCUMULATOR HAS A COVER ON IT. WITH A SHARP EDGE AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEE WALKED BY, SHE CUT HER ARM ON THIS SHARP EDGE. LACERATION AND S TICTHES. 3

EMPL HELPING RU3 BULK BAGS.FEEDING AND TAKING AWAY FROM WRAP MACHINE,DRIVING FORKLIFT TO DO THIS.FLOOR IS BAD AT BOTH ENDS OF AREA,CAUSING JARRING OF EMPL BACK.NO LOST TIME OR LIGHT DUTY HOWEV ER EMPL WAS GIV9N RX BY DR.

EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N HANDLING BAGS OF SALT ON TABLE AND BLISTER DEVELOPED ON LEFT HAND, THUMB. A RED STREAK STARTED UP EMPLOYEES ARM.

PALLETIZING 24-26OZ CASES OF SALT-43 LBS.AND 6/10 LB BALES OF SALT-61 LBS.AFTER PALLETIZING APPX 45 MIN EMPL DEVELOPED PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1LACING A SHAFT FOR ONE OF THE POWER ROLLERS ON THE PELLET PALLETIZER. A 4 X 6 BOARD HAD BEEN USED TO PROP UP THE BAG STOP. THE BOARD FELL, AND THE BAG STOP CAM DOWN AND HIT TH E EMPLOYEE'S RI1HT HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS PRESCRIBED ACETAMINOPHEN.

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG HIS PERSONAL AUTOMOBILE ON COMPANY BUSINESS. HE WAS CROSSING THE RAILROAD TRACKS AT THE CAREY BRINE WELLS AND PLANT DRIVE AND WHILE GOING ACROSS THE TRACKS,HE WAS THROWN AGA NST THE TOP OF 7HE CAR ROOF. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED NECK STRAIN,BACK STRAIN, AND ARM STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING A FORKLIFT, STORING PRODUCT IN THE BIG SHED. WHILE DRIVING ON RAMP LEADING TO BIG SHED, HIS FORKLIFT HIT A HOLE, JARRING EMPLOYEE'S NECK. EMPLOYEE SUSTANED NECK STRAIN AND WAS PRESCRIBED3MEDICATION AND CERVICAL COLLAR.

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING INVENTORY IN WAREHOUSE. IN ORDER TO COUNT ACCURATELY, EMPLOYEE HAD TO GET ON TOP OF PRODUCT. IN SOME AREAS THERE IS APPROX. 4' OF HEAD ROOM. AS EMPLOYEE WASCOUNTING HE HIT THE TOP OF HIS3HEAD ON A PIPE THAT STICKS DOWN ABOUT 18" BELOW DECK. THE EMPLOYEE' S HARD HAT RECEIVED THE BRUNT OF THE BLOW, BUT THE IMPACT JAMMED THE EMPLOYEE'S NECK DOWNWARDS.

EMPL EXITING DO2RWAY FROM CATWALK ABOVE SHIPPING AREA WHEN HE LOST FOOTING AND TRIPPED.BRUISED HIS SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING THROUGH THE GATE ON THE AUTOMATIC PALLETIZER TO CLEAN THE ELECTRIC EYE AND REFLECTOR AND CAUGHT HIS FOREARM ON THE BRACKET FOR LATCHING THE GAYE, WHICH WAS SHARP. EMPLOYEE CUT HIS FOREAR4. THIS CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS BE3DING OVER TO PICK UP CAR HOOK AND FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA AND LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE HAD JU8T STARTED UP THE SPEEDEE FILTER AND NOTICED A PLUG UP ON THE CONVEYORS THE OTHER OPERATOR TOLD HER TO START UP THE SPEEDEE NOT KNOWING IT WAS ALREADY RUNNING AND I.NAME SHUT I T DOWN REALIZIN1 HER MISTAKE SHE TURNED QUICKLY TO START UP THE MACHINE AND SLIPPED ON SOME LOOSE SALT ON THE FLOOR FALLING DOWN AND BRUISING HER BACK AND HIP

EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N SACKING & SEWING 50LB BAGS OF SALD HIS RT WRIST & FOREARM BEGAN HURTING SHORTLY AFTER LUNCH HE SAID BUT HE DID NOT REPORT THE PROBLEM TO HIS FOREMAN UNTIL 230PM EMPLOYEE WAS SENT TO DOCTOR 3 DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS

EMP WAS STACKIN1 80 LB BAGS OF SALT ON THE K.D. TABLE AND WAS STACKING ON 5TH OR 6TH LAYER OF THE PALLET LOAD HE HAD PUT ONE KNEE ON THE PREVIOS ROW AND HAD JUST PLACED A BAG OF THE BACK CORNE OF THE BAG WHEN3THE BAG BEGAN TOSLIDE OFF THE LOAD HE GRABBED CORNER OF THE BAG WITH ONE HAND AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK

EMPLOYEE HAD WA5KED OUT OF ACCESS DOOR TO ROOF HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE ROOF SLID DOWN ROOF AND FELL TO THE GROUND GROUND WAS VERY MUDDY BECAUSE OF RAIN WHICH HELPED TO CUSHION HIS FALL ROOF MAY HAVE BEEN 1LAZED OVER WITH ICE SINCE TEMPS WERE COLD THAT MORNING EMPLOYEES FACE AND LEFT HIP WERE BRUISED THERE WAS NO WORK RELATED REASON FOR EMPLOYEE TO BE ON ROOF

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO GET CHUNKS OF SALT OUT OF HOPPER SALT TRUCKLED INTO WEIGH HOPPER BALANCED SCALES AND GATE CLOSED. EMPLOYEE S RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN SCALE GATE,CUTTING LITTLE FINGE FINGER , RIGHT3HAND, REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING BESIDE A PALLET LOAD OF 50 LB SALT BLOCKS TAKING TO FORMAN, WHEN TWO BLOCKS FELL FROM TOP OF LOAD, STRIKING EMPLOYEE S LEFT FOOT, FRACTURING 4TH AND 5 TH TOES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5CKING 42.5 CASES ON PALLET. HE PICKED UP A CASE OF SALT AND DID NOT HAVE A GOOD GRIP ON IT AND IT FELL, STRIKING HIS LEFT LEG. FOLLOWING DAY EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SEVERE BRUIS E AND PAIN WHEN3WALKING.

EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING SALT FROM UNDER BINS AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5CKING 100 LB. BAGS OF SALT ASTHEY CAME DOWN THE CHUTE. HE WAS POSITIONING ONE BAG WHEN HE HEARD ANOTHER BAG COMING DOWN CHUTE. HE THOUGHT HE COULD CATCH THE SECOND BAG, BUT CAU GHT THE BAG TOW5RD THE BOTTOM END RATHER THAN THE MIDDLE OF BAG. EMPLOYEE'S WRIST WAS STRUCK BY BAG, BENDING WRIST BACKWARD. THIS CAUSED A STRAINED WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS BL9EDING OFF A BRINE WELL LINE FOR REPAIR THE WELL HAD A CULVERT OVER IT PACKED WITH STRAW A WASP WAS IN THE STRAW AND STUNG THE EMPLOYEE ON HIS RT FOREARM THE FOLLOWING DAY THE A RM BEGAN SWELLI3G AND BECAME RED

EMPL USING HOE 7O RAKE DOWN ASHES ININCINERATOR.PLACED HOE AGAINST WALL AND HAD JUST TAKEN OFF HARD HAT WHEN HOE FELL STRIKING FOREHEAD.CUT REQ STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KING UP FORKLIFT IN WAREHOUSE AND HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE STEERING WHEEL,CAUSING LEFT SIDE OF FORLIFT TO SWERVE INTO STACK OF PALLETS.EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT WAS PINCHED BET WEEN PALLETS AN8 FORKLIFT.HIS LEFT ANKLE AND FOOT WAS BRUISED, REQUIRING AN ANLE BRACE.

EMPLOYEE STATES3HE HAD REMOVED A 50LB SALT BLOCK FROM ROLLS & WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING IT TO THE BACK OF THE UPPER PALLET WHEN HE FELT A POP & PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK

EMPLOYEE WAS HA3GING A PIPE CLAMP IN RACK AND HE PINCHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER, LEFT HAND, WHEN IT BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN THE CLAMP HANGING ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ONE HE WAS HANGING. THESE ARE 8 INCH PIPE CLAMP8 WHICH WEIGHT APPROX. 43 LBS. EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS CUT, REQUIRING STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING SHEET METL COVER FROM DAMPER ON CENTRIFUGE DRYER TO CLEAN OUT HARD SALT FROM UNDERNEATH IT. WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS JABBING AT THE SALT, HIS HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SHE ET METAL HE HAD3JUST CUT. HE CUT THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE SHEET METAL. THIS CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING SPROCKETS FROM BAG STACKER WHEN ROLLER CHAIN BECAME BOUND WHEN EMPLOYEE PICKED UP END OF ROLLER TO UNBIND CHAIN OTHER END OF ROLLER FELL OFF THE SPEED REDUCER & CRUSHED E MPLOYEES FINGER3BETWEEN THE FRAME & THE ROLLER FXD HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5CKING 100 POUND BAGS OF SALT OFF K.D. TABLE. HE WAS STANDING ON WEST SIDE AND WAS PLACING BAGS ON NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOAD WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM BECAUSE OF SOME LOOSE SALT3ON THE FLOOR. HE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE BACK STRAIN.

/N 6 4 86 AT 10345 AM I NAME REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN THAT HIS BACK WAS MAKING POPPING SOUND AND BACK MUSCLES WERE ACHING AND THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE COMPANY DR HE WAS ASKED IF HE HAD HAD AN ACCIDENT AND3HE SAID NO HE JUST WANTED HIS BACK CHECKD OUT BECAUSE HE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN OFF FROM A PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS BACK (ACCIDENT OF 7 11 85) EMP CASLLED IN SICK ON 6 5 86 AND 6