Thomasville PlantMetal/Nonmetal

An employee received a broken ankle and crushed foot when an all-terrain forklift went onto their right foot. This was caused when the employee stepped into the path of the rear end swing.

Employee stepped between two pallets about 5-6"" apart to retrieve bags for hand bagging. Employee twisted ankle between the pallets while stepping away from pallets.

A MACHINE JAMMED AND EE PRESSED THE E-STOP AND TRIPPED THE SAFETY SWITCH PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO UNJAM THE MACHINE. WHILE REACHING INTO THE MACHINES JAMMED AREA, EE BUMPED A BOLT WHICH WAS STICKING IN THE AIR CAUSING A LACERATION BELOW THE THUMP ON RIGHT HAND

Four man work crew was manually moving a steel door into position when the hinge caught on the edge of a saw horse momentarily and then gave way sliding suddenly. The right index finger, of the injured party, was caught between the hinge and plates.

Lifted the roll locking mechanism. Locked it by tightening bolt. Applied new rolls. While sliding on the second roll, the lock mechanism fell down pinching his hand between roll and lock.

EE BENT TO GRIP LID AND STARTED TO LIFT UP TO CLOSE & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK. LID WAS ON TOP OF RAIL CAR.

EE OBSERVED AN ELECTRICAL TRACKING ON THE LINE SIDE OF THE DISCONNECT, TRIED TO CLEAR BY TAPPING ON IT WITH A SCREWDRIVER HANDLE & IT EXPLODED.

3-7-03 EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING AN AIRHOSE UP A LADDER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 3-10-03 DUE TO STILL FEELING PAIN IN LOWER BACK. NO LOST TIME BUT WAS ON RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE BELTS ON PRATER MILL. THE MILL WAS PARTIALLY CHOKED UP. ONE PERSON WAS PULLING ONT HE BELT AND IT WOULD NOT MOVE SO HE REACHED INSIDE THE MILL AND PULLED A FIN TO DISL ODGE AND WHEN IT MOVED IT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HIS INDEX FINGER UNDER THE FIN AND IT TOOK OFF APPROX. 1/2"" OF HIS FINGER TIP. HE DID NOT REQUIRE STITCHES AND RETURN TO WORK.

DRIVER WAS CLOSING TOP HATCHES ON TANK. ATTEMPTED TO STEP FROM TOP OF TANK TO RAILING SLIPPED AND FELL TO GROUND.

EE WAS EMPTYING THE DUST BIN ON THE #36 DUST TRUCK WHEN HE TRIPPED OVER THE LOADING HOLE AND CUT HIS LEG ON THE LOADING HOLE. LACERATION REQUIRED SIX STITCHES. EE RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY .

EE WAS WORKING AT THE CHIP PLANT IN THE PACKAGING ON MON. 10-9-00 AS REQUIRED BY HIS WORK DUTIES. HE WAS WALKING UNDER THE CONVEYOR CROSS-OVER WHICH IS APPROX. 6' HIGH AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON T HE STEEL FRAME. EE DID NOT REPORT THE INCIDENT AT THIS TIME BECAUSE HE DIDN'T FEEL HURT. NEXT FEW DAYS HIS NECK WAS STIFF. ON THUR 10-12 HE LEFTWORK AFTER 4 HRS & WENT TO OWN DR REPORTED 10/1

EE WAS BACKING UP A FORKLIFT AND HIS LEFT HEEL WAS STICKING OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE FORKLIFT AND THE HEEL OF HIS SHOE STRUCK A STACK OF EMPTY WOODEN PALLETS. HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT FOOT.

EE WAS PICKING UP A BAG THAT HAD SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS. HE WAS LIFTING A 50 POUND BAG OF GRANULAR LIMESTONE UP FROM THE FLOOR WHEN HE FELT A PULL AND BURNING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER RIGHT ABDO MEN. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HERNIA AND WORKED UNTIL 5/12 WHEN HE WENT FOR SURGERY CONSULTATION. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 5/16/00.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ANTI FREEZE IN AIR LINES BY THE HILL BELT. AFTER POOURING ANTI FREEZE INTO THE CYLINDER, HE FORGOT TO CAP BEFORE TURNING THE AIR VALVE BACK ON. THE ANTI FREEZE SPRAYED OUT OF THE CYLINDER AND INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES, EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.