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The injured individual was shrink wrapping a pallet when he felt a pain in his lower back.

Employee was going to start up the Iron Pyrite circuit and went to turn on the safety switch box lever. The lever got stuck half way up and he lower it, he then tried to lift the lever up again with some force and the electricity arced burning his left hand.

Rained the night before the shift started. Puddles of water on the floor. The floor is concrete with dust. EE was carrying a bucket of oil. he slipped on puddle of water and fell on his back.

EE SLIPPED ON MATERIAL AND BROKE HIS ANKLE. PAY LOADER OPERATOR WAS IN PROCESS OF LOADING A FEED HOPPER WITH ROUNDED FEED. MATERIAL SPILLED OUT OF BUCKET WHILE LOADING HOPPER.

EE WAS BAGGING MATERIAL, WHEN HE TURNED HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK THAT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT. HIS ENTIRE LEFT SIDE STARTED TO HURT FROM THE WAIST UP, ARM.

EE SPRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING 100 LBS BAGS.

EE IS WORKING ON LIGHT DUTY W/RESTRICTIONS. HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO MOVE SACKS WITH FORKLIFT (NOT TO HAUL). HE STATED WHEN HE WAS HAULING HE GOT A JOLT FROM HITTING A POTHOLE, CAUSING PAINS IN HIS ARMS/LEGS.

EE CLIMBED METAL STEPS TO ENTER CAB OF FRONT END LOADER. BANGED ANKLE ON STEPS.

EMPLOYEE TWISTED FOOT/ ANKLE ON A PIECE OF DIRT WHILE HOUSEKEEPING.

PACKING 100# BAG FROM BAGGING MACHINE TO PALLET. TWISTED MUSCLE IN BACK.

EE WAS BAGGING 100 LBS. BAGS, WHEN TOOK THE BAG OFF THE MACHINE HE TURNED TO PLACE IT ON THE PALLET AND HIS RT. KNEE BUCKLED, CAUSING HIM TO HIT IT ON SOME OTHER PALLETS THAT WERE NEXT TO HIM.

EE SLIPPED ON LOOSE ORE IN PACKAGING AREA. HE HAD A NEAR FALL, CAUSING HIM TO JAM MUSLCES IN BACK AND NECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON PYRITE #1 ON 10-29-02 HE WAS PULLING 50 LB BAGS AT THE TIME. HE PICKED UP A BAG AND TURNED TO PUT THE BAG ON A PALLET, AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE TURNING ON A FORKLIFT WITH PALLET,THE PALLET STRUCK EE WHO WAS WALKING PAST. EE WAS NOT IN HIS ASSIGNED WORK AREA.

HELPING GRANUSOL OPERATOR OTHER EE CHANGE SCREENS. WHILE WALKING AROUND THE ELEVATOR EE HIS HEAD UNDER THE CATWALK. HE THEN RAISED HIS HEAD TO SOON, KNOCKING HIM TO THE FLOOR.

WAS GOING TO SIT DOWN AT HIS CLOTHES LOCKER. BANGED HIS FOREHEAD ON OPENED LOCK (METAL) DOOR.

EMPLOYEES WERE REMOVING SCREENS TO CLEAN. WAS USING PRY BAR TO PULL SCREEN UP, BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK ON LEFT EYE.

AFTER PERFORMING HIS REGULAR JOB DUTIES THE NEXT MORNING HE WOKE UP WITH A STIFF NECK AND BACK. HIS REGULAR JOB DUTIES CONSISTED OF PACKING 50# BAGS AND OPERATING A FORKLIFT.

LIFTING 100# BAG FROM A PALLET TO PUT IT ON ANOTHER PALLET WHILE BAGGING AT A PACKING UNIT. (EE WAS WEARING A SAFETY SUPPORT BELT.) HE SAID HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

WHILE SHRINK COVERING A PALLET OF PRODUCT USING A HEAT GUN THE PALLET WRAP CAUGHT FIRE. EE USED HIS HAND TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. HE DID NOT USE A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. HE STATED THAT HE PANICKED.

THERE WAS A POWEROUTAGE. EE WAS IN THE MILL STARTING UP THE MILL. HE TRIPPED OVER A AIR HOSE LAYING ON THE FLOOR.

A BLOW LINE BUSTED (HOLE) FILLED AREA FULL OF DUST. THE OPERATOR COULD NOT SEE THE BOTTOM STEP OF THE STAIRS. HE MISSED THE LAST STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL INTO THE WALL OF A ELEVATOR. INJURY TO RIB (LEFT SIDE).

EE CAME TO LOAD A TRUCK ON SATURDAY MORNING. HE WAS OPENING THE SLIDE DOOR TO THE STORAGE ROOM WHERE THE FORKLIFTS ARE KEPT AND IT SUDDENLY GOTSTUCK, CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS SHOULDER ON THE DOOR.

PUTTING PALLET DOWN TO PACKAGE OFF PRODUCT. PALLET CAME DOWN ON LEFT FOOT (TOE).

EMPLOYEE FAINTED AT WORK STATION, CALLED EMS. TRANPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS CLEANING THE PAYLOADER WINDOWS AND REACHED OUT TOO FAR AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE WORKED TO THE END OF HIS SHIFT. EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT TO ANYON E. ON MONDAY HE WENT TO HIS DOCTOR AND DID NOT COMPLETE AND ACCIDENT REPORT UNTIL 1-29-02.

PACKAGING BAG PACKER DID NOT FULLY SHUT OFF WHEN FILLED BAG WHEN READY TO BE REMOVED. HE SLAMMED OFF BUTTON WITH HAND TO SHUT DOWN INJURING PALM OF HIS HAND.

EE WAS OPERATING ROTATING DISH PELLETIZER. IN ANEFFORT TO CHECK PELLET SIZING HE SAMPLED DISH DISCHARGE PELLETS INTO LAB TEST SIEVES. AS HE SEPARATED THE TEST SIEVE, THE SIEVE CONTACTED THE ROTATING DISH. THE DISH PULLED THE SIEVE OUTOF HIS HAND CUTTING OPEN HIS INDEX FINGER.

CAUGHT PINKY FINGER OF LEFT HAND WHILE HELPING TO UNLOAD A PRESSURE WASHER OFF TRUCK, RESULTING IN A BROKEN FINGER.

EE HAD CHEST PAINS ON RIGHT SIDE.

2 EES ATTEMPTING TO PLACE STEEL TUBE LEGS ONTO STEEL FLAT PLATE FOR WELD WITH A FORKLIFT. THE LEGS DID NOT LINE UP, SO EE TRIED TO LIFT AND PLACE. THE STEEL LEGS WERE TOO HEAVY AND HE DROPPED THEM ONTO HIS WRIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING FLOOR PLATFORM SCALE BY HAND TO CLEAN. WHILE MOVING THE SCALE HE SPRAINED HIS BACK.

WHILE TRAINING A NEW EE, EE LIFTED A FEW 50# BAGS. HE IS RESTRICTED FROM LIFTING MORE THAN 20 LBS. HE DID NOT ADHERE TO HIS DR.'S RESTRICTION AND DID NOT FOLLOW CO. INSTRUCTIONS. HE REAGGRAVAT ED A PRIOR INJURY.

WHILE EMPTYING OUT A FINISH BIN, EE DECIDED TO USE A SLEDGE HAMMER TO GET THE MATERIAL TO FALL FASTEP. HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

EE FAINTED AT WORK. HE FAINTED WHILE WALKING AWAY FROM THE MILL AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. EE RECOVERED, SHOWERED AND DROVE HIMSELF HIME. LATER THAT SAME EVEING EE FELT WORSE AND WAS TAKEN TO TH E HOSPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINE THAT HE HAD SUFFERED A HEART ATTACK. EE WAS TREATED AND LATER RELEASED AND IS CURRENTLY RECOVERING AT HOME.

EE TRAVELED THE WRONG WAY WITH A FORKLIFT AN CONTACTED A SHEET OF ICE. AS A RESULT THE FORKLIFT LOST CONTROLL AND HIT A PLANT TRAILER. DURING THIS COLLISION EE INJURED HIS RIGHT HAND.

AFTER DISMOUNTING A FORKLIFT THE EE SLIPPED ON LOOSE ORE ON THE FLOOR.

EE TRIPPED ON ADJUSTMENT HANDLE ON FLOOR & FELL AGAINST STAIRS

EE HAD PREVIOUS RT ANKLE INJURY. WHILE EXITING SILO GROUND LEVEL HE TWISTED RT ANKLE BY STEPPING OFF A 4" HIGH CONCRETE FLOOR. GRANUSOL LINE #3.

FIRE OF UNDERTERMINED ORIGIN OCCURRED IN PLANT AIR COMPRESSOR ROOM. ESTIMATED DURATION 1 HOUR. EXTINGUISHED BY COMDEN CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT.

EE WENT TO THE DOCTOR, HE HAD AN ELEVATED MANGANESE LEVEL DURING A ROUTINE PHYSICAL.

EE WAS BREAKING UP LUMPS OF ORE WITH A HAMMER AND SHOVEL. HE HAD A MUSCLE STRAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR 7 DAYS LATER AND WAS PRESCRIBED SOME MEDICINE TO PREVENT INFECTION.

WHILE DESCENDING STAIRWAY EE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING RIBS TO BE BRUISED AND LOWER BACK.

WHILE DESCENDING THE CONVEYER TUNNEL AT THE CALCINER HE TRIPPED OVER HIS FOOT JAMMING HIS WRIST, KNUCKLE OF SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND (BRUISED).

EE WORKED ON 3/28/00 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM. HE CAME BACK IN ON THIRD SHIFT 11:30 PM. HE STATES THAT HIS BACK WAS HURTING HIM AND WENT HOME.

HELPING SHOVEL PRODUCT FROM WALK GRATE AOVE RYING SCPTEN FOR MAINTENAINCE WORK AND CHANGE ONE OF PRODUCTS.

EE CLIMBED FROM ONE FORKLIFT TO ANOTHER, THE OTHER FORKLIFT WAS WET AND SNOWY. HE DID NOT SIT DOWN, PUT THE FORKLIFT IN REVERSE. WHILE MOVING, HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE FORKLIFT AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO FORKLIFTS. HE PANICKED AND PULLED HIS LEG OUT FROM BETWEEN THE TWO.