St Marys Cement-Detroit Metal/Non-Metal

Description of Incident: Employee was attempting to remove pallet from lowered hi-lo forks by hand and sustained a small laceration of left middle finger from an exposed packing nail. Employee was taken to ER and treatment was rendered in the form of two stiches. Employee was cleared and returned to work.

Employee was holding a hose and working with another employee to remove a fitting which was taped to the hose. The other employee was cutting the tape and hose when the knife slipped and struck the back of the employee's right middle finger causing a laceration. The laceration required sutures to close.

The employee went to put an air lance down the pipe, when doing so the air came back faster than expected and the material went right over safety glasses and into the employees eyes. The employee was not wearing EE's face shield.

Miner entered a confined space that shut down 8 hours before hand. The miners boots were not tied. 6" of hot material was at the bottom. The miner stepped into hot material. That material got into EE's boot and burned EE's foot. 2nd degree burn.

Using a crane and hopper to load balls into finish mill. An employee tried to connect the crane hook to the clevis. The operator lifted the load before employee was done attaching the hook.

Resting right foot outside of skid steer cab. Left foot hit controls moved bucket arm, slight crush foot.

Employee was putting away materials from shipment. Took empty boxes to trash bin and EE's back spasmed causing pain.

climbing out of bobcat and twisting.

EE was cleaning area for compressor to be installed and was struck by PVC pipe. EE said EE felt fine but wanted to get checked out. EE is on FMLA and usually takes 1-2 days off a week. EE was taken to emergency and was released without any restrictions. EE went to EE's FMLA doctor and asked for medication for the tightness and was given rest of week off.

Hot slag fell on EE's leg from export bin.

Employee walked from fuel pump to open door looking down on 9 tail pulley to check on water presence in tunnel. Employee turned to the right and walked away from chained doorway when right foot slipped on ice. Left leg bent underneath employee, left arm slipped out over employee's head trying to stop fall.

30 below freezing temperatures with icy walk ways. Employee was walking to work station when they slipped and fell on ice.

Employee was sweeping the Mill building floor with a broom and felt a sharp pain in lower back.

Employee was walking down a stairway at the Bulk Scales and slipped and fell down 4 or 5 steps. Stairway was clean, free of any trip hazards and well illuminated. The employee injured pelvis area.

Standard threshold shift resulting in a reportable hearing loss by miner.

Standard threshold shift resulting in a reportable hearing loss by miner.

Standard threshold shift resulting in a reportable hearing loss by miner

Standard Threshold shift resulting in a reportable hearing loss by miner.

Employee exited shower, while getting dressed, inadvertently kicked bench in locker room.

Standard threshold shift resulting in a reportable hearing loss by miner.

Standard threshold shift resulting in a reportable hearing loss was suffered by the miner. 2008

EE, a Thermico, Inc. was working as a contractor at the St. Mary's Cement plant in Charlevoix, MI and the clamps holding a 4-ft bar broke loose and fell 40 feet striking the employee in the right upper arm. He sufferer a fracture of his right upper arm and was treated at the local hospital.

Moving scrap steel from grounds to dispose of in scrap steel hopper. Awkwardly shaped section of purling struck employee in the thigh.

While using pry bar to unplug interchange, lost balance and fell backwards.

Employee was using a prybar to position a rubber pinch valve sleeve between 2 flanged pipes. His prybar slipped and hit his forehead.

EE was installing V belt over clinker dust collector fan driven pulley. While turning pulley to install belt, finger was pinched and amputated between V belt and pulley sheave.

A customer twisted his ankle.

Employee did not report injury until February 9, 2009. Employee was jackhammering between 2 mill pipe lines. Left foot slipped on loose material. He grabbed jackhammer, causing strain to hip.

While screenign balls, ball screener plugged up. EE climbed ladder stand and poked the chute to unplug the ball screener. The ladder stand collapsed, causing EE to fall.

Abandoned car noticed near stack around 1:30pm. Police were called-they stated its' an abandoned car and left. In the morning, smoke was coming from car. EE put out fire. Police were called again, they checked inside of car and found body of a man. Car and body were removed by Detroit Police around 10:30am

While making silo change tigtened pinch valve, fell pull on right groin side.

Rebuilding equipment-using chain falls and come-a-longs during which time felt sharp pain-pain went away but injury became progressively worse.

EE called to say he had been to his doctor and has carpel tunnel. EE believes condition is work related.

Getting out of forklift, got right foot caught in step area of forklift and twisted knee.**Injury reported to Co. 5-31-07 and Restricted Duty began 6-29-07.**

Opened inspection door on chute to remove chunks of material, got a face full of cement.

Working between stored pallets, hit elbow on metal framework.

EE was working under 3 scale trying to free up the load cell. He was trying to crawl under the bar and hit his knee on the bar.

Slipped on sidewalk outside Distribution building.

Employee picked up a chunk of material, dropped the chunk, it hit a shovel. The shovel handle popped up and hit employee in the left jaw.

Employee was working plate in Herzog. He tried to release stuck plate, cut hand on metal and burned left hand on flame.

Cleaning the 1/2 floor dryer. When he got up he hit his head on overhead beam.

Contractors were to install equipment. EE was to assist contractors. Contractor cut his hand causing load to shift to EE that was injured.

Employees were cleaning out a stone bin filled with hard limestone. Employee injured back when moving a jackhammer to a new location.

In the lunch room getting water when the lunch room door swung open and hit him in the head

EE OPENING PINCH VALVE ON SILO 19. VALVE HIT WRIST

Employee was swinging a sledge hammer when he felt a sharp pain in the right side of his back.

WHILE MOVING VACUUM HOSE, A BOBCAT OPERATOR MOVED BOBCAT AND SWUNG BOBCAT BUCKET INTO EMPLOYEE'S KNEE.

EE FELL BACKWARD ONTO ARM WHILE MAKING A SILO CHANGE, DOESN'T KNOW WHAT HE TRIPPED ON.

Operator was bent over sorting steel balls on the floor with other employees. Contractor working inside mill welding a plate dropped the plate; it fell through door in mill. Plate glanced off steel bolts striking employee in lower back. Plate fell 20 ft; it was 18" by 6" and 1/4" thick.

PACK HOUSE OPERATOR OPENED DOOR TO PACK HOUSE ELEVATOR AND FELL IN ELEVATOR WHICH WAS NOT ON THAT FLOOR. ELEVATOR HAS A 2ND GATE THAT NEEDS TO BE CLOSED BEFORE ELEVATOR WILL MOVE. WHEN ELEVATOR IS IN CORRECT POSITION IT IS LIT & THE ENTRANCE IS ALSO LIT. EE BACKED INTO ELEVATOR W/OUT LOOKING.

PUSHING BAGS ON PALLET LOADER EMPLOYEE'S LEGS FELL THROUGH TRACK.

WHILE UNRAVELING A TWISTED CABLE ON THE LOADER OPERATOR STEPPED BACK FALLING.

CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN WHILE HANDLING WHEELBARROW OF GYPSUM. AFTER FIVE DAYS OFF WORK HIS EMPLOYER RE-ASSIGNED HIM TO ANOTHER COMPANY.

WHILE REMOVING BOLTS & NUTS ON LID TO SLAD SCREEN, CHANNEL LOCKS SLIPPED PINCHING FINGER.

WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO LOOSEN BOLT WITH SCREW DRIVER, THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED CUTTING EE'S THUMB.

WHILE REVIEWING INSPECTIONS SHEETS, DUST FROM PAPERWORK ENTERED EYE.

WHILE MOVING CABINETS, LOST BALANCE AND TWISTED KNEE. NOTE: ALL TREATMENT WAS FIRST-AID UNTIL 5/20/04 - NOW IS PHYSICAL THERAPY. 7/26/04: LOST TIME OCCURRED WHEN EE HAD SURGERY 7/7/04 FOR TORN LIGIMENTS. INJURED FIRST EXPERIENCED PAIN 5/3/04.

DURING SLUMP TEST, OPERATOR STOOD UP STRIKING HIS BACK ON A PULL OUT SHELF ON A NEAR BY DESK. OPERATOR HAD CONSIDERABLE PAIN BUT THOUGHT IT WOULD GO AWAY. OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS THE PAIN HAS GOTTEN PROGRESSIVLY WORSE.

EE was driving van, it started sliding on wet pavement, when brakes were touched it slid into parking lot pole; cement dust and rain created slipery conditions.

EE WAS TO TIGHTEN SCREW IN MCC CIRCUIT BREAKER AND TOUCHED GROUNDED METAL POST AND GENERATED AN ELECTRIC ARC. EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES, SAFETY GLASSES, DID NOT REMOVE CASING, AND USED AN UNINSULATED SCREW DRIVER.

WHILE OPERATING BOBCAT AND DUMPING LOADED BUCKET, DUST BLEW BACK INTO EE'S EYE.

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME DUE TO DATE ENTRY.

EE WAS LEANING INTO MACHINE TO CLEAN IT, ANOTHER EE HIT START BUTTON, PINCHING EE'S THUMB IN THE MACHINE.

EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN ARM WHILE PICKING UP A HEAVY BUCKET.

EMPLOYEE TRIED LOOSENING A TIGHT VALVE & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

WENT TO CONDUCT REPAIR AT FK PUM BY MILL & WHILE STANDING ON CONCRETE BASE, EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR PRESSURE SWITCH & TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON & WALKED INTO THE OIL HOUSE; SOMETHING BLEW INTO HIS EYE.

AS EMPLOYEE GOT OUT OF THE FRONT END LOADER, SHE TWISTED HER ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE GOT HIS BOOT CAUGHT IN THE RAILROAD TRACK AND FELL, STRAINING HIS LEFT KNEE.

ACCIDENTALLY SMACKED RIGHT HAND AGAINST COOLER.

LEG CRAMPS FROM PROLONGED STANDING.

WHILE PUSHING A HOIST ONTO A PALLET, HE PULLED A BACK MUSCLE.

WHILE LIFTING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT EMPLOYEE FELT A PULL FROM HIS LEG TO HIS STOMACH.

WHILE TRYING TO PUT FIRE OUT ON THE GRASS, EMPLOYEE TWISTED ANKLE.

SHOVELING IN THE TRANSFER TOWER, HE PULLED A MUSCLE.

EMPLOYEE TURNED AND REACHED TO PICK UP A CEMENT BAG TO PLACE ON THE PACKER: ROTARY CUFF IS SORE.

ATTEMPTED TO PULL A JAMMED CEMENT BAG FROM THE A-LINE.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A GEAR BOX & HURT HIS BACK.

CEMENT DUST GOT INTO RIGHT EYE.

A PIECE OF CEMENT WAS ON A CABLE CORD ON A SHELF AND WHEN PULLING THE CABLE OFF THE SHELF CEMENT WENT INTO THE EYE.

WHILE MAKING A LIFT, THE WIRE CHOKE ATTACHED TO THE HOIST BROKE. A PIECE OF ROUND STOCK THEN FELL UPON AN EE'S FOOT. THE EE'S RT. FOOT WAS BROKEN.

HURT BACK FROM REMOVING AND REPLACING A DAMAGED BAG.

EE WAS MOVING A NEW FILE CABINET, 4 DRAWER, AND STRAINED HIS BACK.