3M - Greystone Plant Metal/Non-Metal

Employee climbing off of excavator tore bicep tendon on right elbow

Employee was walking down stairs by 7 baghouse magnahelic. They stepped on the second stair they felt pain in foot,left arch.

Employee called over radio that EE was hurt. When other employees came to area it was discovered 1) guard was not securely in place and had been removed 2) the equipment was running at full power ~400 fpm 3) broken shovel found in pit below, 4) right hand glove was discovered on grating, 5) torch was laying on grating Employee was missing EE's right thumb. Went to ER

While prepping a conveyor belt Splice employee cut left thumb with a skiving tool. 9 stitches.

Employee was carrying 33 gallon garbage bag to throw in Dumpster and when EE lifted to get in dumpster felt a pop or crumble in right shoulder. Went to doctor and received restrictions and physical therapy.

Employee was using guzzler hose to empty #17 baghouse bin and the hose clogged then released and the hose moved forward (jumped) and took EE's legs out from under EE. The employee fell on their back hurting low back and butt. Employee went to doctor 3 days later and was given restrictions to light work.

Employee was ascending a ladder and some dust on the ladder rung fell from above and went into EE's eye. EE was wearing safety glasses. Prescription eye drops were administered at the ER debris was washed out

Employee was shoveling rock on MCC roof under 15 and 17 conveyors. Shovel hit a metal lip on roof and jarred shoulder. Employee went to ER with pain. Shoulder is sore. Right shoulder

Employee stated that after driving Volvo Truck EE's hip hurt. EE had hip surgery 1 year ago. Went to doctor and they wrote EE off work for 1 week. To be evaluated

During Annual Hearing Tests employee had a 25 dbA MSHA STS right ear. Followed up with employee on retraining, selecting other hearing devices, reviewed work area for opportunities to reduce noise. Documented retraining

Employee was putting part away in storage building and smashed left pinky finger between the part EE was putting away and one that was on shelf. Both were made of steel.

Employee walking outside to new plant and slipped on ice patch outside. Fell and strained thumb.

While employee was guzzling by 18-19 conveyor EE stepped on a 1 1/2 inch rock and rolled ankle.

Employee was walking back to a Dump Truck and a tree 12 inch diameter fell on employee fracturing the fibula lower leg and a thoracic vertebra. Employee is able to move all extremities. Spinal cord is not damaged.

Pinched Finger in tool requiring 7 stitches.

Maintenance employee was trying to break loose a bearing from the shaft by pounding with a hammer. A piece of the metal chipped off and imbedded in arm. Employee was taken to ER for medical attention. Object removed and 3 stitches.

Employee was working on excavator tightening bolts while on a ladder. The wrench slipped and employee fell to ground and fractured EE's left ulna and hurt EE's left hip. Employee went to walk in clinic and has restrictions.

Employee was kneeling while grinding with 6" hand grinder. Employee lost balance. Wile trying to catch self, employee made contact with grinder.

Driver was exiting water truck VEH961 at approximately 4:00pm, driver hit head on the top of the door way causing ee to miss the grab handle and fell to the ground on ee's back. Went to doc and was put on 10lb lifting restrictions ee could still do normal job.

Employee was changing steel on 2 roll. In the process of pulling NW pin on (north) roll, the pin dropped and pinched right ring finger tip between pin and hole in pulley. Employee had to have several stitches, EE returned to work after seeing Doctor. Employee was wearing gloves.

Employee knelt down to show a fellow employee something on the scissors lift. Employee then stood up and felt severe pain and described the situation as "my back went out". Employee was released from work and went to visit a chiropractor.

Employee was removing an ice chunk off of 10b conveyor and it slid off contacting employee's shin. Fractured tibia bone.

Employee reported waking up with a sore back. EE thought it happened when changing separator u-joints. I asked employee to stretch and put ice on if needed. Plant nurse was contacted to talk to employee.

As the loader operator was backing out of muck pile ee began to articulate the loader to square up with it. In this process the loader bucket came in contact with the back corner (driver side) of box. No damage occurred employee felt pain in neck and back

Employee was changing cutting edge on veh 916 loader. While reinstalling bolt cut left index finger on sharp edge of bolt. Employee was taken to emergency room and received 11 stitches. Employee was wearing gloves.

Mechanic went home after shift and woke up with a sore right shoulder. Employee came to work the next day and reported injury. The day before the Mechanic was using a 3 pound hammer to pound a wedge in McCawber dome valve to loosen seal. Supv called plant nurse to talk to mechanic Employee is following up with Doctor today

Employee was pulling an MCC Starter bucket and forgot to unscrew one securing screw. When employee tried to pull bucket ee strained neck and shoulder. Employee did not report until ee saw doctor because ee had other issues with back and neck that may had been the problem

Electrician working in electric shop complained of shortness of breath and lung issues after smelling other maintenance employees torching on a roll steel. Initially he though it was a cold or virus triggered his issues but issues have not gone away. He now is thinking an exposure to dust particulates triggered his symptoms.

Employee was sitting in lunchroom waiting to punch into work. Employee had heart attack and Plant ERT began CPR and attached AED to victim. Employee was shocked twice and became conscious again. When 911 arrived employee was talking and doing fine. Ambulance took employee to hospital stints were put in. Employee was back to work on 11/10/2015. Non work related Heart Attack.

Employee was emptying out 2 QT sly bin and using 3 lb sledge hammer. As he was pounding on bin he felt a pain in his right shoulder and back. Went to doctor on 05/28/2015 and has slight tear in shoulder. He believes it is from this incident. Now he is on light duty and therapy.

Employee was pulling wires (working off of a ladder) and while pulling the wires the ladder shifted. A few minutes later the employee felt a strange sensation in the navel area. Check with doc and said to do nothing at time over past years he has had pain and now had hernia surgery.

Maintenance employee working on Gyro crusher looking up in ceiling and some dust and debris fell in eye while wearing safety glasses. Employee flushed eye right away. On Saturday 8/31/2013 employee went to doctor and had small metal sliver removed because eye did not get better.

While driving 813 Haul truck employee experienced low back pain and numbness in legs during normal job duties. Operating conditions normal as any other day. Employee noticed that the seat was at its end of life and hand no more cushion over some parts of the seat. Employee reported injury on 08/15/2013 and went to doctor because pain increased. Employee is now off work.

Maintenance Mechanic was adjusting an extension ladder that was leaning up against the #601 Rock Breaker when his right foot slipped on ground. When he felt foot catch he wanted to protect his knee (which he just recently had replaced) and he fell to his hip breaking the top ball portion of his femur. This was a fall from same level.

driver picked up wheel chock felt pain in left lower back. Was ok until sat 24th and he woke up with a lot of pain went to doctor and he was wrote of work for one day. then sedentary for until next visit. Prescription meds administered as well

A Supervisor was getting out of pick-up near the white quarry garage and he slipped and fell breaking his lower left leg.

Hearing STS 25 DB shift

Hearing Loss STS greater than 25dba.

STS Hearing Loss 25dba shift from baseline.

Employee strained back while performing clean up activities.

Employee strained his back when wind blew door of grader into him. Went to doctor was prescribed medication.

Mechanic caught foot and tripped on floor protectors located in the quarry garage. As employee turned to leave shop his foot caught the edge of the belting and caused him to fall onto the rubber. Employee's right forearm was sore as a result. Did not go to doctor immediatly

During normal work tasks employee strained low right back. The 2 tasks that contributed to the injury were; 1)Scraping snow balls off of stacker hopper bars while reaching out from catwalk. 2 )While cleaning out catwalk around 10 conv. tightner employee was shoveling and was prying a frozen chunk of mud and rock and felt a significant sharp pain in right side of low back.

Using the Grader to plow snow from the quarry haul road. He felt a loss of hydraulic pressure in the machine. The operator stopped the machine immediately to investigate issue. As he stood up in the cab and turned around the employee stated his foot got hung up on the cab door threshold causing him to fall out of the machine onto the ground (landing on knees/legs).

Employee went to close dump truck tailgate and crushed ring finger on right hand requiring 14 stitches.

Installing liner with winch and snatch block. Pulling liner into position. Left hand placed on winch cable. Load jumped further than expected and burr on cable caught glove pulling tip of left pinky finger in snatch block. Crush injury of tip of left pinky finger.

Employee was in the 900 loader cleaning out under the 11 grade bin. When employee turned his head to back up he felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck. Went to doctor, got prescription medication and on restricted duty.

Employee experienced an average of 25 decible shift greater than last baseline

Employee was diagnosed with Carpal tunnel several years ago (10+) Most recently in Dec. 2008 he reported pain using a 1" impact wrench to adjust the trunions on the dryer during a pinion chan ge. The job required him to use the impact wrench for 3-5 minutes at a time on and of for about 1/2 hour. Now he is going out for surgery.

While pulling the hood open on the peterbuilt truck, felt a pain in his right shoulder. Hood was slightly stuck, so he pulled harder to get the hood open. Sent driver to to see nurse and recommended ice. Driver stated it is only 20 degrees outside, so every thing is pretty stiff on truck.

While drilling a hole in no. 2 oil tank cover with a milwaukee 1/2 inch drill. The bit caught and the drill spun causing strain on left thumb.

Employee punched out from work. While driving home he left parking lot and was driving on paved quarry road. Almost hit deer and crashed bike. Employee suffered scrapes bruises to head face and arms and was brought to ER by ambulance. He returned to work on July1.

Driver was getting out of truck and slipped. He grabbed on to the handle on outside of vehicle with left hand to prevent falling. Employee heard pop in left shoulder. Strained left shoulder.

The employee saw her own doctor to investigate a sore shoulder that she thought might be related to sleeping. The doctor suggested that it might be related to work. When the employee heard that information, she remembered driving the secondary waste truck over unpaved roads at Greystone were particularly rough due to frost heaving. Workers comp has said it is work related now.

1 1b conveyor belt started on fire. Not sure of exact cause at this point. Belt stopped and motor kept running. Fire Dept was called. Fire lasted appoximatly 30 minutes. No one was injured or entrapped.

Employee was cutting used mantel steel off with a plasma torch. Employee doesn't know at what point in the cut, that the eye felt like something was in it. Employee was wearing safety glasses and welding helmet at the time. At time employee did not go to doctor. Several days later he did. Was given eye drops

He climbed up on vehicle using handle and foot slipped. Employee continued to hang on handle. Felt a (pop) strain in right bicep muscle.

Mechanic was removing transfer case from 992 weld truck. When transfer case was supported by jack and ready to be lowered, the transfer case shifted slightly. He pulled his right hand back towards his body and caught a sharp edge or burr on the underside of the front part of jack. The employee lacerated the right thumb palm of hand requiring 10 stitches.

Driver stepped out of truck and his foot slipped off of the truck step. Twisted his back.

On loaded trip with finish truck, he crossed over train tracks to slow and jarred his back. This happened about 6pm on 6/14/07. He reported it on 6/20/07 when treating it himself didn't work. (ice & aspirin). At the time he didn't think it was anything to worry about, but pain did not go away.

Picking up dryer flight and felt a strain in low back. Was informed by nurse that he was being treated by a chiropracter. No lost or restricted time. Just went to chiropractor a few times and adjustments were needed.

Employee was conducting an inspection of truck outdoors and slip on some ice and strained right knee. he returned to work and just found out on 4/5/07 that he needs to schedule surgery for torn miniscus. Employee is still working full duty at this time

While straightening a flange with a hammer, the hammer bounced back and hit employee's lower lip. Cut lip. 2 stitches.

While tightening chain with OH crane to lift roll steel he got left middle finger caught in between the chain and the hook causing finger to be crushed/lacerated. Employee was taken off work for one day and was put on restrictions.

He was lifting concave plates at gyratory when he felt pain in his lower back. He did not seek medical treatment until 9-28-05 and was put on lost time.

He was on ladder trying to position skirt plate when he felt pain in his lower back. Employee went to chiropractor on 9/16/05. No restrictions.

EE WAS REMOVING A 70LB JUNCTION BOX THE BOX FELL & HE TRIED TO CATCH IT. THE BOX LANDED ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. HE PULLED HIS FINGER OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE BOX & THE FINGER BROKE. EE REC'D STITCHES & A SPLINT.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DOOR ON #885 CAT HAUL TRUCK, THE DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON THE OVERHEAD CANOPY. HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH HIS NECK AND WAS TREATED BY A CHIROPRACTOR OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. HE REPORTED THIS ON 3-8-04. HE IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR A STRAINED NECK, BUT HAS NO RESTRICTIONS AND HAS NOT LOST ANY TIME.

EE WAS POUNDING ON A BEARING HOUSING WITH AN 8 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO REMOVE THE BEARING FROM THE SHAFT, AFTER ABOUT THE FIFTH TIME HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE ASKED FOR A SUGAR COOKIE WHILE ON BREAK SO SOMEONE UNEXPECTEDLY THREW ONE TO HIM HITTING HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. HE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT EYE LID AND A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT PUPIL. THE CUT SKIN FROM THE EYE LID HAD TO BE REMOVED AND HE RECEIVED PRESCRIPTION OINTMENT FOR HIS EYE. NO RESTRICTIONS.

WHILE AIR ARCING ON A LOADER BUCKET A FOREIGN BODY ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. HE RECEIVED CORNEAL ABRASION AND WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS.

EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF 992G LOADER WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED SLIGHTLY CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE WAS TAKEN OFF WORK AND WILL UNDER GO KNEE SURGERY.

WHILE UNPLUGGING ROCK IN THE BOTTOM OF THE GYRATORY CRUSHER,ROCK BROKE FREE AND HIT EE ON THE LT. KNEE. EE IS USING CRUTCHES AND WAS GIVEN TIME OFF FOR HEALING.

EE WAS JAMMING A ROD UP A PLUGGED MATERIAL CHUTE WHEN MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE & HIT HIS HAND AGAINST THE CONCRETE FLOOR. HE RECEIVED A CONTUSION TO THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND WAS GIVEN RESTRI CTIONS.

WHILE WELDING IN A DIESETER SCREEN WITH ANOTHER EE FOR MOST OF THE MORNING THE WELDER-MECHANIC RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES. THE EE DISCOVERED THIS ABOUT 11:30 PM AT HOME. HE STATED THAT HE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN HE INCURRED THE FLASH. HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS AND WAS GIVEN PAIN MEDICATION AND RESTRICTIONS OF NO WELDING FOR TOW DAYS.

DRIVER STRAINED LEFT HAMSTRING WHILE TRYING TO SUPPORT HIMSELF WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 7-25-02. PHYSICAL THERAPY WAS PRESCRIBED.

WHILE HAULING A LOAD OF WASTE WITH THE DUMP TRUCK THE SEAT BOTTOMED OUT WHEN THE TRUCK DROVE OVER A POT HOLE AND THE DRIVER STRAINED HIS BACK. THE DRIVER IS CURRENTLY RECEIVING PHYSICAL THERA PY BUT IS NOT ON RESTRICTIONS.

MECHANIC WAS RE-INSTALLING A BOLT ON A RADIUS ARM. HE WAS HOLDING A LOCKING NUT WITH A WRENCH WHILE HE WAS TIGHTENING THE BOLT A STEEL SLIVER ENTERED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THIS SLIVER HAD T O BE REMOVED BY A DOCTOR AFTER RECEIVING TWO SHOTS OF NOVICANE.

WHEN REMOVING ONE OF TWO TRAMP CYLINDERS FROM A PALLET, THE PALLET TIPPED CAUSING THE OTHER CYLINDER TO ROLL OFF ONTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOOT. HE RECEIVED A FRACTURED TOE AND A LACERATION HE WAS WEARING STEEL TOE SHOES.

AFTER SHOVELING CRUSHED ROCK FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS EMPLOYEE'S BACK WAS SORE. LATER THAT NIGHT AT HOME HE WAS PUT ON WORK RESTRICTIONS AND MEDICATION.

WHILE GETTING DOWN FROM WORK AREA ON BLAST HOLE DRILL THE MECHANIC CUT HIS RIGHT HAND ON A HOSE CLAMP. THE LACERATION REQUIRED NINE STITCHES.

WHILE WELDING ON THE BUCKET OF THE #992 CAT LOADER WELDING DEBRIS SHOT UP UNDER THE HELMET AND SAFETY GLASSES OF THE MECHANIC AND ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE. HE RECEIVED A SCRATCH TO HIS LEFT CORNEA . EYE DROPS WERE PRESCRIBED. NO RESTRICTIONS.

WHILE REPOSITIONING A 3/4 TON COMEALONG ABOVE THE 48 CU. FT. PUGMILL, EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLEIN HIS RIGHT LOWER BACK.

WHILE USING A 3/4 IMPACT WRENCH TO REMOVE A BOLT FROM A CAT HAUL PIN, DEBRIS WAS BLOWN INTO THE MECHANICS FACE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT LATER HE HAD TO HAVE SOME RUST REMOVED FROM HI S LEFT EYE AND HE WAS GIVEN PRESCRIPTION EYE DROPS.

WHILE TAKING A SHOWER EMPLOYEE PUSHED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING FOR ABOUT THREE HOURS PRIOR TO TAKING HIS SHOWER.ON 4/27/01 HE HAD THE METAL TAKEN OUT BY AN OPTOMETRIST, EYE DROPS WERE PRESCRIBED.

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN SEEING A CHIROPRACTOR FOR AN ONGOING NECK PROBLEM FOR THE PAST 3 OR 4 YEARS. DURING THE VISIT HE HAD MENTIONED THAT HE WAS INSTALLING GAS LINES WITH A PIPE WRENCH AND FELT PAIN IN HIS NECK.THIS IS NOW A NEW INCIDENT HE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTIONS.

WHILE BEING LOADED BY THE 992G LOADER THE BUCKETCAME DOWN ON THE BOX OF THE CAT 773B HAUL TRUCK.THIS JARRED THE DRIVER CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD ON THE AIR CONDITIONER UNIT. HE RECEIVED A LA CERATION THAT NEEDED 10 STAPLES TO CLOSE. HE WASWEARING A SEAT BELT.

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN #935 MAC DUMPTRUCK, EE'S LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE TIRE CAUSING A SPRAIN. EE DID NOT FALL AND IS NOT SURE IF HIS FOOT WAS INJURED ON THE TIRE OR WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE P AVEMENT. HE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTIONS FOR APPROX. 5 DAYS.

AFTER WALKING OUT OF 108 TUNNEL EE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. SPRAIN RIGHT ANKLE WITH 3 DAYS RESTRICTED DUTY.

WHILE UNPLUGGING CHUTE WITH A METAL ROD THE SUPERVISOR STUCK HIS HAND UP PAST THE PNUEMATICALLY OPERATED GATE. THE GATE THEN CLOSED ON HIS RIGHT WRIST CRUSHING IT. THERE WAS NO FRACTURE BUT TH ERE IS POSSIBLE NERVE DAMAGE SUPERVISOR IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM IH TRACTOR AND STEPPED ON A FLOOR CREEPER FELL TO THE FLOOR AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE. HE WAS PUT ON 2 DAYS OF RESTRICTED DUTY.

AFTER CUTTING A HOLE IN A BRICK WALL TO INSTALL A VENT PIPE EE BRUSHED OUT THE CONCRETE DUST. THE DUST WENT INTO HIS EYES. ON 3/17/00 HIS RIGHT EYE WAS VERY IRRITATED. HE WENT TO THE DR AND WA S DIAGNOSED WITH AN ABRASION TO THE RT CORNEA. EYE DROPS WERE PRESCRIBED.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAC WELD A NUT ON TOP OF SOME CONE STEEL. HE LINED UP THE NUT & THE WIRE FEED PUT HIS WELDING SHIELD DOWN, HE STARTED TO WELD THRU THE WIRE BACKED UP HE HIT THE FEED AGA IN WITHOUT CHECKING HIS ALIGNMENT THEN THE WIEREWENT THRU HIS GLOVE & INTO HIS LEFT THIRD FINGERON 2/29 HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN INFECTION & TREATED

EE WAS WALKING AROUND 1B CONVEYOR HEADSECTON TO INSPECT RETURN IDLERS. HE NOTICED THAT SOMEONE HAD NOT REPLACED THE 24" X 24" GRATING TO THE ACCESS TO THE PLATFORM BELOW. INSTEAD OF REPLACING THE GRATING, HE WALKED ON A 9" LEDGE BETWEEN THE HEADSCREEN AND THE FLOOR OPENING WHILE HE DID THIS HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED, THEN HE HIT HIS LEFT SHIN ON GRATING, LACERATION REQUIRED 4 STITCHES

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING OUT A SIDE RIAL IN THE SCREENER HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER ON 3-1-00 HE SAW A DR AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A STRAIN. NO RESTRICTIONS. ON 3-28 HE HAD A RECHECK AND PHYSICAL THEROPHY WAS PRESCRIBED AND FURTHER TESTING WILL BE DONE.