KingsfordMetal/Nonmetal

Knocking pin out of clevas, clevas slid back hitting finger/hands, right, against toe board

WOOD EMBEDDED IN LEFT HAND

Employee was pulling air bottle cart backwards & tripped over cable. The cart's handle fell across his thighs causing contusions. He was transported via ambulance to the hosp because he couldn't stand the pain & given pain meds enroute. Employee almost coded several times. Admitted to the hosp with internal bleeding not related to job injury. Now discharged from hosp.

BIT BY WATER MOCCASIN

Employee was helping unchoke the sealing water lines when he started to get overheated & tired.

EE STEPPED OFF 18"" PIPE AND STUMBLED STRIKING HER ARM & SHOULDER ON METAL BRACING.PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTY ON 7/11 REPORTABLE AT THIS TIME

EE WAS PULLING WATER HOSE. HOSE CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND PULLED HER OFF BALANCE, CAUSING HER TO FALL ON ARM.

Employee states he was using 4 lb. hammer to punch holes in conveyor belt and felt pain in back. Previous history of back injuries. RTW in June, 2004, following back injury & medical procedure for Dec. 2003 injury.

EE states he was working in plant and slipped causing him to strain his left knee. After failing to respond to conservative treatment, he was placed on modified duty on 3-8-05.

Employee states he was dismounting gradall & slipped, striking shin on frame of gradall.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE STEPPED OVER PIPE & SLIPPED IN MUD, CAUSING STRAIN TO GROIN & LT. HIP. PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY 12/16/04.

Employee states he was getting out of the bed of a pickup truck & slipped, causing a bad contusion on his shin. He was on vacation but after returning, he was placed on modified duty 12/27/04.

EE STATES HE WAS LOADING TOOLS IN TRUCK AND 2 HOURS LATER FELT PAIN IN ELBOW, NOT REPORTED UNTIL 11/22/2004. GIVEN RESTRICTED DUTY ON 11/23/2004. HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS GETTING INTO CAB OF PAYLOADER AND CLOSED THE DOOR ON HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS DRAGGING WATER HOSE ACROSS THE FLOOR AND FELT PAIN IN HIS KNEE. HE WAS TREATED CONSERVATIVELY FOR TWO WEEKS AND THEN RETURNED TO THE CLINIC ON 11/17 DUE TO CONTINUED PAIN. AT THAT TIME HE WAS PRESCRIBED PHYSICAL THERAPY AND PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

Employee states he was working on pipe and needed a wrench. Fellow employee tossed wrench to him and struck him in mouth, chipping a tooth.

Employee states he was walking and kneeling all day while working on pipeline. Knee was sore at end of day. Given rx, modified duty, and physical therapy on 11/4/04.

Employee states that he was trying to put suction hose on pump and felt pain in his back.

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING COVER FOR COUPLING ON PINION GEAR AND WAS STRUCK ON HIS HAND WITH A HAMMER BEING USED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

Employee states he was using wrench and felt pain in arm. Treated conservatively and discharged on 10-21-04. on 11-4-04 he returned to clinic claiming pain again in arm. he was then given rx medicine, modfied duty, and physical therapy.

EE STATES HE WAS WALKING AND SLIPPED ON STEPS OF OFFICE TRAILER. EE DID NOT REPORT IT UNTIL 9/13/04 AND DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 10/4/04. PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTY ON 10/5/04.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEP OFF BERM AND SOFT DIRT CAUSED HIM TO STUMBLE AND TWIST HIS KNEE.

Ee was using wrench when he claims wrench slipped causing him to strain his shoulder. He was placed on modified duty on 7-22-04.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS USING WRENCH TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON PIPELINE. AFTER GOING HOME HE FELT PAIN IN BACK. SAW NURSE AND WAS PUT ON MODIFIED DUTY ON 7-13-2004.

Employee states that he was cutting apart old pipe. he was rolling pipe and stumbled backwards causing him to fall and hit piece of pipe with his arm. he cut arm on edge of cut pipe (22 stitches).

EE states he was bitten by a spider when putting on a glove. not reported until 7-1-04. questionable as to work relationship. reported to clinic on 7-1-4. given rx and modified duty.

EMPLOYEE STATES SHE WAS SHOVELING CLAY OFF PIT CAR ON JUNE 19 AND FELT PAIN IN HER BACK. DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 6-22. CONTINUED WORKING FOR A WEEK, THEN WENT ON VACATION FOR 2 WEEKS. REPORTED TO CLINIC ON 7-15 WITH CONTINUING PAIN AND WAS PUT ON MODIFIED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS RE-POSITIONING A BELT GUARD AFTER REPAIRING THE BELT CONVEYOR SYSTEM WHEN THE GUARD SHIFTED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE BELT FRAMEWORK.

EE STATES HE WAS ALIGNING BOLTS WITH BASE OF MOTOR ON HAMMER MILL WHEN HE PINCHED HIS FINGER UNDER BASE OF MOTOR.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING BEHING EQUIPMENT IN MINE AND STEPPED ON UNEVEN GROUND CAUSING HIM TO TWIST LEFT ANKLE. ANKLE FAILED TO GET BETTER WITH CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT AND ON 2-6-04 HE WA S TOLD TO RESTRICT ACTIVITIES.

EE STATES THAT PROBLEM IN PLANT CAUSED FEED TO OVERFLOW ONTO GROUND. WHILE WALKING THRU SPILLAGE TO HOOK UP WATER HOSE TO CLEAN SPILL, HE TWISTED KNEE. WAS GIVEN RX. MODIFIED DUTY WAS RECOMMEN DED ON 1-8-04 MAKING THIS RECORABLE AT THAT TIME

EE STATES HE WAS DISMOUNTING STEPS ON BOOM TRUCK & STRUCK ELBOW ON STEP.

EE STATES HE WAS ON 12"" HIGH CONCRETE PAD AND STEPPED BACK OFF PAD CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS BODY. HE REACHED FOR RAILING AND JAMMED THUMB. GIVEN SPLINT AND RX MEDICINE.

EE ALLEGES HE SLIPPED WHILE STEPPING OVER PIPE AND ALSO TWISTED BACK WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED OFF BOLT.

EE STATES HE WAS HELPING TO MOVE A PUMP WHEN A MOTOR COVER FELL OFF THE TOP OF THE PUMP AND STRUCK HIS HAND, FRACTURING THE 3 MIDDLE FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND.

EE STATES HE WAS WALKING THROUGH WEEDS AND FEET CAUGHT IN VINES CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD AND STRIKE KNEE ON PIPE. HE WAS GIVEN RX MEDICENE & MODIFIED DUTY ON 10/24/03.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS CLEANING SHAKER SCREENS AND THEN HAD BACK PAIN THE NEXT DAY. ON 9-8-03 HE WAS PLACED ON MODIFIED DUTY AND GIVEN RX MEDICINE.

EE STATES THAT WHILE WELDING, WIND BLEW DUST INTO EYE FROM BEHIND WELDING HOOD. RX MEDICINE ADMINISTERED TO EYE.

WHILE GETTING ON MACHINE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO A DOZER BLADE ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

EE STATES HE WAS PULLING ON RUBBER GASKET ON 22"" PIPE AND FELT PAIN IN BACK. NOT PUT ON RESTRICTIONS UNTIL 5-22-03. HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION DUE TO NATURE OF INJURY AND TIME LAPSE BETWEEN DATE OF ALLEGED INJURY AND MEDICAL TREATMENT.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS CLIMBING ON BELT CONVEYOR COUNTER WEIGHT DURING BELT REPAIR. EE FELL, CAUSING HIM TO BREAK HIS ARM AT THE ELBOW AREA.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS GOING DOWN STAIRS AND SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND LAND ON HIS ELBOW, RECEIVED CUT REQUIRING SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING THROUGH MOTOR STORAGE AREA AND SCRAPED HEEL ON SHAFT OF MOTOR. MINOR ABRASION RESULTED, BUT DUE TO PRE-EXISTING MEDICAL CONDITION, THE SCRAPE WILL NOT HEAL. HE W AS SCHEDULED TO GET SKIN GRAFT TODAY AND IS NOW A RECORDABLE INJURY.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PULLING ON TOOL AND PIPE NIPPLE BROKE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIMSELF ON NOSE.

EE STATES HE AGGRAVATED PREVIOUS INJURY FROM 9-21-02. MAN ALLEGES HE STRAINED BACK WHILE JUMPING OUT OF THE WAY OF DRIPPING WATER. HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION.

EE STATES HE WAS CLEANING SPILLAGE AND GOT FEET STUCK IN PRODUCT. AS HE TRIED TO LIFT FOOT HE TWISTED HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE SLIPPED WHEN STEPPING OFF STAIRS ON DRAGLINE. ALLEGES HE INJURED HIS BACK. NOT REPORTED TO SAFETY DEPT UNTIL JANUARY 9. HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION BY WORKERS COMPENSATION.

EE STATES HE WAS USING HAMMER TO DRIVE BEARING RACE ONTO HOUSING, AND MISSED RACE, CAUSING FINGER TO GET SMASHED BETWEEN HOUSING AND HAMMER HANDLE.

EE STATES HE WAS ALIGNING PIPE AT PUMP WHEN BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN FACE. SUTURES REQUIRED TO CLOSE CUT.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STARTING TO LEFT POWER POLE WITH WINCH. HAD JUST REHOOKED CABLE AROUND POLE AND PLACED HAND NEXT TO CABLE REEL. REACHED WITH OTHER HAND TO START WINCH. SLACK TIGHTENED U P & PINCHED HAND BETWEEN CABLE AND OUTSIDE OF CABLE ROLLER.

EE STATES HE WAS IN PLANT AND TURNED TO GET WORKMATERIAL. HE STRUCK KNEE ON SHARP EDGE OF METAL CAUSING LACERATION. RECEIVED 2 SUTURES TO CLOSE CUT.

EE STATES HE LOCKED OUT EQUIPMENT AND STEPPED IN CHUTE WITH SPIRAL LOG SHAFT TO PUT CHAIN AROUND SHAFT WHICH HAD DROPPED INTO CHUTE WHEN BEARING BROKE. SHAFT SHIFTED AND PINNED MAN'S HAND AND FOOT AGAINST SIDE OF CHUTE.

EE WAS USING 5' STEEL BAR TO SLEW PIPE. HE HAD TO CROSS PIPE SO HE ATTEMPTED TO STICK BAR IN GROUND. STUCK POINT OF BAR INTO TOP OF FOOT BEHIND STEEL TOES. RECEIVED WOUND REQUIRING 2 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ARC-WELDING ALL DAY AND AT END OF SHIFT HIS EYES WERE IRRITATED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT DARK LENS IN WELDING HOOD WAS A LITTLE LOOSE AND MAY HAVE ALLOWED UV RAYS TO REACH MAN'S EYES. ONE TIME DOSE OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE WAS ADMINISTERED.

EE STATES HE WAS USING PRY BAR TO FREE PIPE STAND FROM MUD. BAR SLIPPED & HE STRUCK TOOTH CAUSING PART OF TOOTH TO BREAK OFF.

EE STATES HE WAS REMOVING BOLTS ON PIPE FLANGE WHEN RATCHET STRUCK HIM ABOVE EYE AS PRESSURE RELEASED ON PIPE.

EE HAD LOCKED OUT POWER CENTER AND DISCONNECTED PUMP CABLE. CABLE LEADS WERE LYING ON DECK OF POWER CENTER. WORKERS LIFTED PUMP WITH FORKLIFT AND STRUCK OVERHEAD POWER LINE. POWER WENT THROUGH CABLE AND ARCED ON DECK OF POWER CENTER, BURNING ELECTRICIAN'S HAND. GIVEN RX MEDICINE.

EMPLOYEES STATE THAT WHILE LEAVING WORK HE SWERVED AROUND POTHOLE IN ROAD AND INTO PATH OF ON-COMING CAR RESULTING IN COLLISION.

EMPLOYEES STATE THAT WHILE COMING TO WORK A VEHICLE SWERVED IN FRONT OF HIM ON MINE ENTRANCE ROAD AND CAUSED VEHICLE COLLISION.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING ON GRATING AND CORNER OF GRATING GAVE AWAY DUE TO RUST. HE FELL AND BROKE BONE IN RIGHT HAND AS HE STRUCK GRATING. GRATING WAS 6"" OFF GROUND IN AREA THAT FREQUEN TLY FLOODS.

EE STATES HE WAS DISMOUNTING CRANE DECK & SLIPPED.HE GRABBED BAR & STRAINED SHOULDER. LATER DIAGNOSED WITH ROTATOR CUFF TEAR. WENT FOR SURGERY ON 4/25/02 AND BEGAN MISSING WORK

EE ALLEGES HE PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING. HE RAN INTO PIPE AND RECEIVED FRACTURE TO LEFT ARM. NO MEDICAL EVIDENCE FOUND TO SUBSTANTIATE CLAIM OF PASSING OUT.

EE STATES HE RETRIEVED CHAIN OFF BED OF TRUCK AND FELL TO GROUND, CAUSING FRACTURE TO RIBS.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS OPERATING HI-REACH AND MADE TURN. BASKET CONTINUED TO SWING AROUND AND MAN STUMBLED INTO SIDE OF BASKET, ALLEGING INJURY TO SHOULDER. GIVEN RESTRICTIONS AND PRESCRIPTION ON 6-18-01.

EE STATES HE WAS DISCONNECTING A HOSE FROM A PUMP AND WHEN HOSE CAME LOOSE, HE STRUCK HIMSELF ON THE CHIN WITH THE HOSE. 5 SUTURES

EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON FLANGE AND WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO PINCH LEFT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN RATCHET AND HAND RAIL.

ON SET OF ACCIDENT. HE WAS AN OPERATOR OF A GRADALL, FELT OVER TIME THE GRADALL WAS ROUGH AND WAS CAUSING HIS NECK AND ARM TO HAVE PAIN FROM THE JERKING.

EE STATES THAT WHILE STANDING UP AFTER KNEELING TO CUT A PIPE, HE FELT A ""POP"" IN HIS RIGHT KNEE. PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE STATES HE WAS CUTTING O-RING WITH KNIFE AND SLICED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. RECEIVED 4 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT SHE WAS STRUCK ON LEFT SHOULDER BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. STATES THAT SHOULDER HAD ALREADY BEEN SORE BUT THIS AGGRAVATED A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. WAS DIAGNOSED WITH TENDONITIS . PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE AND RESTRICTED DUTY. INCIDENT HAS BEEN UNDER INVESTIGATION.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE CUT CABLE LOOSE FROM CABLE REEL AND CABLE SPRUNG BACK, STRIKING HIM ON RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STEPPING OFF TRUCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE CAUSING PAIN & SWELLING. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE. PLACED IN SOFT SPLINT AND PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE STATES THAT AFTER DOING A VARIETY OF WORK TURNING VALVES,CHANGING SCREENS, ECT., THAT HE FELTPAIN IN HIS WRIST AFTER WORK. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY

EE STATES THAT WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON PIPE FLANGE, HE FELT A PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

EE STATES HE STEPPED DOWN OFF STAIRS & TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE LATER PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY

EE & OTHER EE'S WERE DISMANTING 48"" STEEL SLURRYLINE PIPE EE LIFTED THE END OF THE PIPE WITH A CAT 950 LOADER SO INJ EE COULD GET TO THE BOTTOM BOLTS. INJ EE HAS CUT THE LAST BOTTOM BOLT WAS C UT THE PIPE SHIFTED KNOCKING INJ EE DOWN. THE PIPE THEN CONTD & LANDED ACROSS HIS LEGS

EE STATES HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE WORK. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY AND HAD ARM PUT IN A SLING. ACCIDENT HAS BEEN UNDERINVESTIGATION.

EE STATES HE WAS TIGHTENING FITTING AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM ON FOREHEAD AND SAFETY GLASSES. GLASSES SLID AND CAUSED LACERATION TO NOSE AND EYEBROW.

EE STATES HE WAS OEPRATING A HIGH REACH, HIT A BUMP, AND BOUNCE, CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEES. WAS LATER PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS WALKING DOWN RAMP IN WASHER, AND STUMBLED, CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE HIS BACK ON A HANDRAIL. (PRESCRIPTION & RESTRICTED DUTY.)

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PULLING POLYDECK SCREEN WHEN IT POPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON NOSE AND EYEBROW. 3 SUTURES.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS TRYING OT OPEN VALVE WITH 24"" PIPE WRENCH AND PINCED LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN PIPE WRENCH AND PRY BAR.

EE STATES HE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS IN PLANT AND TWISTED KNEE. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY IN OCTOBER AFTER STILL COMPLAINING OF PROBLEMS WITH HIS KNEE.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CARRYING PIECE OF FLAT METAL 1""X4""X10' AND TRIPPED OVER PIPE AND FELL. METAL LANDED ON ARM CAUSING FRACTURE.

EE STATES SHE WAS CARRYING WOVEN WIRE SCREEN AND SCREEN SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION ABOVE WRIST. REQUIRED 6 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS ON WAY TO WORK AND DROVE TRUCK (PERSONAL) INTO WASHOUT IN ROADWAY. DOES NOT RECALL HOW IT HAPPENED. WASHOUT HAD RECENTLY OCCURRED AND WAS BARRICADED WITH ORANGE AND WHIT E REFLECTIVE BARRICADES. ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON MINE ROAD. 18' WIDE ACCESS AVAILABLE AROUND WASHOUT.

EE STATES HE WAS IN PARKING LOT TO LEAVE MINE AFTER ""CALL-OUT"". HE SAW PIECE OF METAL UNDER HIS CAR AND TRIED TO REMOVE IT. CUT RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

EE STATES THAT HE WAS STEPPING OFF PUMP AND SLIPPED IN LOOSE DIRT CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND STRIKE ELBOW ON SLED. GIVEN PRESCRIPTION. NO RESTRICTIONS DIAGNOSED AS BONE SPUR. HAS BEEN UNDER REVIE W.

EE STATES HE WAS WALKING IN MUD & TWISTED KNEE. INVESTIGATION INTO RECENT TREATMENT FOR THIS INJURY REVEALED HE HAS BEEN GIVE PT THEREBY MAKING THE INJURY RECORDABLE

EE STATES SHE WAS CARRYING PIECE OF METAL AND TRIPPED OVER EXTENSION CORD THAT CONTRACTOR HAD JUST PUT IN PLACE. SHE FELL AND STRUCK KNEES ON GRATING. GOT PRESCRIPTION FOR IBUPROFEN. (HAS BEEN UNDER REVIEW.)