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Employee was attempting to close the ears on a hose camlock with a 5 lb. steel hammer when EE struck right thumb with the hammer causing the injury.
Employee was rodding out Mill #1 with a pry bar when they smashed their left index finger between the pry bar and an I-beam behind them.
Employee was sitting in a chair at the 100lb. bagging machine when employee swung to the left to catch a new bag that was falling off of the stand, causing employee to strike left elbow.
Contingent worker was assisting 3 other employees who were removing the spider gear for mill #1 when EE's left ring finger was pinched between the spider gear pin and the journal while holding the pin.
Contributing Factors: (1)Energized equipment. (2)EE failure to follow company LO/TO procedures. (3)Outer wire jacket showed signs of heating & cooling. (4)EE grabbed the live "C" phase wire.
Worker was walking outside mill warehouse to review work being completed on a hopper being installed, worker stepped on to wet, muddy ground around hopper location, slipped losing balance, in regaining balance, worker's arms went up to stabilize self, felt a pop in left shoulder.
EE was overhauling Mill #5. EEs were adjusting the flanged ring that sits on top of high side by hand to line up bolt holes when the flanged ring slipped off of high side crushing EE's left index & middle fingers. The end of the left index finger had to be amputated by doctors from 1st finger knuckle to the end (approximately 1").
EE was cleaning out the wind box for Mill #3. The wind box is a tight area. The EE got a cramp in left inner thigh. The EE exited the wind box and started walking off the cramp. The EE decided to shake left leg and caused a muscle strain to left inner thigh. The EE wanted to be transported by ambulance to ER because EE said it hurt too much to walk.
On 10/31/2018 employee claims another employee jumped up on back while ee was walking through the plant on 10/25/2018. Employee did not report incident until 10/31/18 (6 Days Later) at which time EE was sent for evaluation & FA. This incident is listed as "Horseplay". Employee claims back is not better. EE has been evaluated again and placed on restrictions on 11/15/18.
Steel plate released from crusher due to stored energy striking employee in the right elbow.
Loader operator in training injured shoulder when hitting it against the cab wall when loader turned onto its side.
Injured person was cleaning glass beaker in the lab with the incorrect size wire brush when the top of the beaker broke causing employee to cut right index finger.
Temporary employee was assisting with mill overall using an air impact tool and bent over to loosen the nuts on the plow. As temporary employee began to straighten up EE felt pain in EE's lower back. Temporary employee is being treated for lower back pain by medical professional.
The task was to connect the rigging to from the trackhoe bucket to the payloader. As the employee was connecting said rigging, the trackhoe bucket contacted the employees left shoulder and face.
Temp employee removed a safeguard to clean out a clogged valve. EE proceeded to clean out the valve with finger. EE did not shut off or lock out the machine. EE right index finger was cut off at the first knuckle.
Employee was moving parts on a pallet by hand and pinched right hand middle finger between two metal parts causing laceration to right middle finger bottom knuckle.
Employee finished unloading material. He went to rack his hoses on his truck. As he was racking them, he slipped on mud and lost his footing causing him to twist his body to try and catch himself from falling. He ended spraining a muscle in his lower back.
Employee was standing on a six foot ladder. He over extended to reach out and fell over hurting his left arm and wrist.
Employee was trying to turn a shaft with a pipe wrench above his head. It broke loose and struck the employee in the head with the handle in the head.
Employee was working on a bagging system that had sprung a leak. Employee reach behind the machine to find out where the leak was. A clamp came down on his hand and caught his index and ring fingers in a pinch point. Employee needed stitches to close the wound on his ring finger.
Employee was walking and tripped on a curb at a local convenience store after refueling his company vehicle. He fell on his elbows and knees bruising them and injuring his right shoulder in the process.
Employee was rodding out mill #5 feed tank with a bar and hammer. He next went to mill #3. While climbing down mill #3 ladder he felt numbness from his left fingers and his left shoulder.
Employee was dumping a hopper full of material, wasn't paying attention to his footing when he pushed the lever, he didn't realize his foot was underneath the hopper and when he pushed it downward the hopper fell forward and smashed his foot.
Employee was using the man lift. Employee mis-stepped with his right foot and fell backwards toward the ground. His lanyard was still attached to the manlift and kept his upper body from falling all the way to the ground. However, his right foot and leg were on the ground and his left leg was still on the channel iron. At this time employee felt pain in his left knee.
Employee was cleaning up oil near some line blinds. He slipped and banged his shin into a product line.
Employee was installing a valve handle when attempting to climb down the ladder, lost his footing and fell onto the valve that was on the ground causing a laceration to his left hand.
Employee was in the process of bagging 88lb bags of barite. Employee removed a bag from the horn and as he turned to stack the bag on a pallet, he felt a pain in his lower back. First aid measures were implemented and the employee went home for the day. Employee continued to work his normal shift the next days.
Conditions contributing to the accident involved a combination of inexperience and incorrect usage of tools.
The employee was in the process of servicing a new piece of equipment (Loader). While sitting on the platform of the fender on the equipment, the employee slipped off the fender to the ground. The employee landed on the ground feet first twisting his right ankle.
Employee was using an impact wrench tightening bolts when the employee felt a muscle pull in his upper back. The employee has been diagnosed with a sprain/strain of the right thoracic.
An employee, in an attempt to re-adjust the photo eye of a palletizing machine, had his right hand crushed by a bag wiper.
Employee was transferred from warehouse location to mine site. Employee was loading 50 lb. sacks of material on to pallets from 7:15 a.m. to time of injury. When the employee stood straight after being bent over, stated experiencing a pull in lower back. 03/08/2010 employee sought a physician and diagnosis was a lumbar strain, next visit, 03/15/2010.
Employee noticed that mill feed tank had overflowed. As he ran to shut off the conveyor his hard hat fell off. A rock fell from the conveyor and struck him on the head.
Employee complained of numbness in his right arm after bagging barite in 88 lb. bags. This was not his normal work task. He was removed from this activity and treated with first aid measures. However on 9/10/2009 he complained of continued pain and asked to see a doctor.
While attempting to clear the right hand fill spout employee hit his right hand on the end of the spout cutting the inside of his right index finger.
Twisted knee when he stepped off of bagging unit.
Employee was replacing packing and thought the piece of equipment was turned off, the equipment cycled and pulled his left hand, pinching it between the inside casing and the actuator. The equipment had been locked out, but the employee unlocked the equipment to test it, then failed to relock.
Injured and co-worker were cleaning out the crusher hopper when a slight material slide struck the end of the pry bar forcing the other end into his face.
Strained back while pulling and twisting to stretch belt for splicing.
Employee was cleaning out a tank and while bent over the clamp from an air hose broke and the hose fell hitting him on his right ear causing his hard hat to come off and the plug in his right ear to fall out.
As employee swung a sledge to break up blocked feed bin, his left hand struck the edge of a clean out hopper.
Employee used an unprotected razor bladde to cut a plastic tie wrap. The blade slipped and cut his finger.
Employee was bitten by a spider. He believes he was bitten when he removed some empty bags from their carton.
Employee had trouble releasing a latch on a self-dumping hopper. He stood on the latch handle and slipped off, falling backward onto the floor, striking his head and back on the concrete pavement.
Employee claims that he injured his upper left back, left hand, right elbow and right shoulder while shoveling material.
While "rodding" mill 3 feed tank, employee strained right shoulder.
Employee slipped and fell on a wet concrete surface, landing on his left hip. On 1/16 He reported "a knot about the size of a quarter" to the left hip area and tenderness to the touch. He continued to work while self medicating. On 1/21 he reported continued discomfort and that the knot had not subsided. At that time, he went to see a physician.
Victim staes the injury occurred on 11/23/07 just before leaving work at 5:00PM (CST). She said she was loading a truck and was poked with a wire in her left little finger. Reported to management on 11/28/2007. Employee was wearing leather gloves.
While cleaning out a bagging machine, EE caught his left middle finger on the impeller blade (the bagger was locked out, the blade did not move). He sustained a laceration and avulsion to his middle finger.
Employee was filling 100 lb. bags of barite when a bag burst and product sprayed into both eyes.