51st Ave. Plant 35 Metal/Non-Metal

Injured employee was unplugging chutes in #2 wash plant using a 3/4" by 60" round stock. The chutes were shoulder height or slightly higher and while hitting chute, employee used force to dislodge material and injured right shoulder. (Torn rotator cuff; surgery performed 7/14/05.)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE DRIFTED OFF THE ROADWAY STRIKING A BERMED AREA.

EE WAS CUTTING BELT MATERIAL AND CUT HIS HAND.

WHILE IN THE JAY-JOHN A FELLOW EMPLOYEE DUMPED A BUCKET OF WATER AND SAND ON JOHN. THE EE SUFFERED A CHEST WALL STRAIN. ALL PARTIES INVOLVED WERE THEN DISCIPLINED FOR HORSEPLAY.

EE WAS CUTTING A NEW PIECE OF SKIRTBOARD ON THE GROUND WHEN ANOTHER BACKED UP A PICK-UP TRUCK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE.

WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE EMPLOYEES LEFT ARM.

EMPLOYEE WASHING DOWN EQUIPMENT, LET GO OF WATER HOSE, HOSE WAS UNDER PRESSURE AND WHEN EMPLOYEE LET GO OF THE HOSE IT WHIPPED DOWN AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON TOP OF FOOT.

EE WAS HOLDING A BAR IN LEFT HAND MISSED AND HIT HIS LEFT THUMB CUTTING IT OPEN REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A GATE FOR A SPLITTER BOX. THE LADDER WAS NOT SET UP PROPERLY AND HE FELL.

WHILE TRIMMING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELTING ON THE FEEDER, EE CUT THROUGH BELTING AND KNIFE WENT INTO HIS FOREARM.

WHILE PUTTING A CHAIN AROUND A CONCRETE ROCK, WHEN HE AND A CO-WORKER STARTED TO PULL THE ROCK UP IT SMASHED RIGHT HAND BETWEEN CHAIN AND ROCK.

LIFTING A BIG PIECE OF METAL TO PUT IT WHERE IT GOES, HE FELT A PAIN ON HIS LOWER BACK.

TAKING DOWN WING ON THE FEEDER IT SLID ON TO HIS FOOT (RIGHT FOOT)

CREW WAS CHANGING CONE LLINER, PLACIDO PUT FINGER IN HOLE TO REMOVE A SHIM AND THE LINER FELL AND CUT OFF PORTION OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER 1 ST JOINT.