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March 27, 2013 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

On March 27th 2013 a miner with 4 years experience was helping a co-worker change a ton bag for the red system, when his hand contacted a raised weld on the side of the pipe, cutting it.

November 28, 2012 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

strained groin climbing ladder into haul truck.

November 26, 2012 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects

lifting 3" angle iron 10 ft long, the employee received injuries resulting in a hernia.

October 10, 2012 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Struck against stationary object

The employee received a cut on his left index finger, while checking to see if a mechanism was loose on the hammer line.

September 18, 2012 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Moltan Company · Struck against a moving object

On 10/2/2012 EE came into work using crutches and stated that he had injured his back on 09/18/12 while operating a loader. On 9/18/12, he left work around 3:00AM without notifying anyone of his injury. He called-in sick on 09/19/12. He came back and worked the following days; 9/20, 9/23, 9/25, 9/26, 9/27 and 9/28. He then called in 9/30/12 and 10/1/12.

September 3, 2012 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Struck by flying object

A foreign object ricocheted off clothing, under safety glasses, into eye.

August 6, 2012 NV · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator OTHER
Moltan Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee had an epileptic seizure. He was picked up by his mother.

March 19, 2012 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee moved a trailer to line it up with the ball joint on the back of a truck, he sprained his elbow in the process.

March 13, 2012 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Picking up bag from his right side to the left and twisted his left ankle.

February 7, 2012 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A steel pipe rolled over onto the left ring finger of the employee, and pinched it.

January 25, 2012 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee grabbed a set of steps and pulled them toward himself and felt pain in his back.

January 23, 2012 NV · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moltan Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

It had snowed over night giving us about 3 in of snow. Most of the walkways had been cleared and the snow had started to melt. The two employees were walking in an area that had not been clean by the loader yet. One employee slipped and fell.

October 19, 2011 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was climbing onto a forklift when he sprained his knee pulling himself up.

October 11, 2011 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Moltan Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was cutting a conveyor belt with a knife on his hands and knees, the knife slipped and cut him above the right knee.

October 3, 2011 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee, while on break, walked through the warehouse and into the path of a forklift carrying a pallet of product. the employee heard the horn blow and was nudged by the pallet causing him to trip, the pallet came to a rest on his leg.

September 25, 2011 TN · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Moltan Company L P · Flash burns (electric)

An arc flash from resetting overload on the starter resulted in burning of eyes.

September 3, 2011 TN · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

As the employee stepped out of a kiln he twisted and sprained his knee.

March 30, 2011 NV · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Moltan Company · Struck by flying object

EE was helping install safety chains on the presip catwalk. he was holding a latch for EE White to weld. The welding rod accidentally while showing another ee were he should hold the part, and touched the part. a spark came off and went over EE safety glasses into his left eye lid.

March 28, 2011 TN · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator POWERED HAULAGE
Moltan Company L P · Struck by flying object

Hydraulic fluid got into the eyes of the forklift operator for the warehouse. After taking several moments to wash his eyes out with eye wash and water, he deemed it necessary to seek medical attention because of prolonged irritation.

February 9, 2011 NV · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was climbing up # 52 elevator on cooling side of silos with an MSHA inspector. when he got to the top he felt his left butt cheek start to hurt. Turned out to be a pulled muscle.

December 8, 2010 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Moltan Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing masking tape from an air line in the bag house, when the air system was turned on. This employee's head was right next to an air vent when the system came on next to his left ear.

October 11, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The subject was changing a brake chamber when a spring struck him on the lip.

August 26, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee said that he may have hurt his knee getting off a forklift, but he wasn't for sure. There is pain and swelling around his knee.

August 24, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Moltan Company L P · Struck against a moving object

The miner was inadvertently injured when his left shoulder struck the window latch in his designated haul truck.

June 3, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The subject was helping a co-worker change a bearing on an elevator, he bent over to help lift a reducer and he pulled a muscle in his back.

January 12, 2010 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moltan Company L P · Fall onto or against objects

The operator slipped and hit his elbow on a material chute.

November 12, 2009 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The operator injured his back while shoveling loose material out from under a belt.

October 4, 2009 TN · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Struck by falling object

The employee was retrieving a clay shed density from a clay pile when some loose clay fell and knocked her down.

June 25, 2009 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Moltan Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The subject was washing truck scales with high powered pressure washer, when he inadvertently struck the palm of his left hand, subject's hand is swollen and aching with a small laceration in the center.

June 15, 2009 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The subject slipped in the mud while retrieving a mill sample and pulled his groin muscle.

June 9, 2009 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was moving steel in shop when something cut his finger (Right Hand). He thought it might be a sliver of metal, but not sure .

November 8, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was pulling out oil heaters when some kind of liquid got under glove and burned back of right hand. We believe the liquid may have been a degreaser.

October 27, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal cleanup man, cleanup worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling pile of material and pulled something in his left shoulder.

September 19, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing bags at Kiln #2. He picked up a pallet and stepped on a dirt clod and twisted his left ankle.

September 15, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was working with hole punch and had left thumb in the way and another employee slammed hole punch down on left thumb of employee.

August 13, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was pumping oil into Kiln tank. Employee was sprayed a little with the oil causing a chemical burn to his left forearm on the inside.

July 30, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Moltan Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was cleaning under 5 pound line when a dust shield came off. He tried to put it back on and got his left hand caught in belt.

July 10, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was shoveling material and turned the wrong way causing his lower back the left side to strain and pull a muscle.

July 2, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal forklift operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects

The employee was stacking 50 lb bags onto pallets, when he felt something pop in his left wrist area.

June 25, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was inspecting cylinder for air leak when the cylinder closed catching the employees right pinky finger in trap doors.

May 25, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A conveyor was being moved as it was being moved. It the handle on an air valve to the on position.This caused the air line to whip around hitting the employee several times on his right shin causing cuts and bruises. The air valve in question is on kiln deck plant # 2

May 23, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Moltan Company · Struck by flying object

Unplugging crusher, when pry bar got caught in crusher wheels, bar then came up and hit EE under neck. Knocked EE out, chipped teeth, hit head and hurt back.

March 17, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was stacking 40# bags, when he caught one off the conveyor line, he spun around and felt pain in his left shoulder area.

February 18, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting on skytrack, when he pulled the left side of his lower back.

February 5, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was stacking 25# bags onto a pallet, when he said his lower back started to hurt. He then said it was starting to hurt worse so we put him on a stretcher and called 911.

January 11, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Moltan Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was moving an empty tank from the ground to set it on top of a freightliner flat bed. The crane stopped. EE jumped off and slid on the ice/snow twisting his ankle.

December 31, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was removing empty pallet from stack to place in scissor lift. Top pallet was caught on another pallet and employee jerked pallet to get it loose. In doing that as the pallet became free his left hand was caught between both pallets.

December 27, 2007 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Moltan Company L P · Struck against stationary object

Employee had hand over auger box and finger went through duct tape, employee thought it was metal cut his right index finger and had to have stitches.

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