Employee was returning to work from break and attempted to enter the operators seat for packaging from the wrong side. Their foot slipped off the foot rest and they cut their right leg above the knee.
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Mostrando los 17Employee investigating why propane vaporizer wouldn't stay lit. Found low gas pressure to vaporizer main burner, turned off inlet gas valve and outlet gas valve to vaporizer. Then to check for blockage in the piping EE loosened plug at strainer to purge gas from vaporizer gas ignites this flash fire caused minor burns to employee. Source of ignition static spark.
Cleaning finished conveyor hopper/chute on roll crusher (crusher was turned off and locked out) while using a bar to clean dirt from hopper a large dirt clod fell down hopper chute pinching right hand between the bar and the chute causing cut on top of right hand.
Employee was leaving the breakroom as they closed the door a gust of wind caught the door knocking the employee off the steps. They fell to the ground injuring their arm/wrist. They came to the office to report the injury and we offered to take to ER for precautions due to age of employee and type of fall
Was opening the fines trailer to empty by turning a hand crank that pulls a chain to open door. Chain became tight and employee pushed harder on the crank and felt EE's back tighten up.
Injury to left hand tip of middle finger. Employee cleaning down spout of cyclone when pry bar slipped smashing finger
Finger was pinched between drive chain and sprocket on cat litter packaging conveyor belt. Operator failed to stop conveyor before cleaning debris from shaft.
Acute low Back Pain. Discomfort in lower back during routine maintenance.
Removing old steel trusses from kiln shed. Truss was falling and employee tried to grab the truss resulting in his hand between the truss and kiln. Kiln was not running at the time. The hand was not pinned in just hit briefly but with some force.
Due to a power failure ee was instructed to inspect the dust collection on mill #2. He rapped on the DC with a rubber mallet. Then he opened the conveyor below the DC and attempted to reach his hand under the outlet of the DC. His arm was caught between the flighting and the conveyor housing breaking his arm.
Employee was lighting #1 Kiln. He did not know gas was trapped in Kiln. When he lit it, it exploded.
Employee performing normal task, stepped down from frontend loader and heard right knee pop. Could not put weight on leg at that point. Torn Ligament.
Employee was attempting to move a 12" pipe and strained an abdominal muscle
DRIVER WAS OPENING TRAILER DOORS, HINGES WERE BROKEN AND WHEN DOOR WAS UNLATCHED, DOOR FELL AND EMPLOYEE CAUGHT DOOR WITH RIGHT ARM.
EMPLOYEE PARKED FRONT END LOADER NEXT TO HANDICAPPED RAMP FOR LOADER OPERATOR. EMPLOYEE EXITED LOADER AND STARTED DOWN RAMP. HE SLIPPED & FELL ON HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. AT THE TIME IT WAS RAINING & RAMP WAS SLICK.
EE HAND CAUGHT IN DRAG CHAIN WHILE APPEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROCK. EE DID NOT CUT OFF DRAG CHAIN. AS A RESULT CHAIN CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S GLOVE AND PULLED HIS HAND UNDER CHAIN. EE SUSTAINED LACERATIO NS TO HAND AND TENDON STRAIN.
WAS NAILING PALLETS WHEN NAIL POPPED UP AND STUCK IN EYE / WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM AND AFTER EXAMINATION SENT TO EYE SPECIALIST. REQUIRED IMMEDIATE SURGERY TO REPAIR EYE, SENT HOME NEXT DA Y. AT PRESENT TIME EXPECTED FULL RECOVERY.