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Employee was cutting brackets when a gust of wind blew debris into his eye. Glasses and face shield were used.

Operator Error-Operator was backfilling area blind. View was blocked by injured employee

Cutting pointed ends on wood stakes. Skill saw kicked back and under Employee holding stake with left hand.

Employee was using a 4 inch grinder to cut a piece of flat metal for construction of an equipment guard; grinding wheel caught the sleeve of employee's shirt and pulled the grinding wheel into employee's left arm, resulting in an open wound requiring 7 sutures to close

Employee was clearing a plug-in in a binder rotary eeder. Airborne binder dust creates a potential explosion if conditins are right. Airborne dust was pulled into the dryer below by recirculation fan and was ignited by the dryer burner flames.

EE was using a flip hopper mounted on a forklift to dump trash in a large waste container. When the hopper was tipped, it rocked backward pinching EE's left pinky finger, resulting in a laceration and fracture of the tip of the finger.

Due to equipment malfunction, employee was manually lighting burner on dryer, dust and hot air from dryer irritated his eyes, resulting in a secondary conjunctive infection.

Contractor was cutting cross-brace loose on baghouse frame to remove and repair damaged duct work. The cross-brace was apparently twisted from being struck by a piece or mobile equipment. When the brade was cut loose, 14 swung around and struck the worker.

EE WAS PULLING A SMAPLE OF COARSE MATERIAL THRU A CLAMSHELL ON THE END OF A DISTRIBUTION PIPE IN THE SIZING AREA. HE WAS HOLDING THE CLAMSHELL OPEN WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND APPARENTLY PLACED HI S LEFT HAND INT HE OPENING. HE ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED AND HE LET THE CLAMSHELL CLOSE ON HIS HAND. HE INSTINCTIVELY PULLED HIS HAND OUT AND RECEIVED AN AVULSION BETWEEN THE KNUCKLE AND THE ARE

EE WAS SERVICING THE BOBCAT, CHECKED STARTER, STARTER ENGAGED, CAUGHT GLOVE AND PULLED FINGER INTO FLYWHEEL.