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EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING WHEEL BARRELL AT TIME OF ACCIDENT, STEPPED ON CLINKER MATERIAL (ROCK) AND TWISTED ANKLE.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS POSITIONED ON A PERMANENT LADDER WITH HIS FEET APPROX. 11 FEET OFF FLOOR LEVEL. PLATFORM LEVEL WAS 14'. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ON THE PLATFORM UNPLUGGING A HOT CEMENT PRODUC T LINE. WHEN THE LINE CLEARED SOME OF THE PRODUCT BLEW OUT ON THE INJURED EMPLOYEE CAUSING HIM TO TURN LOOSE OF THE LADDER AND LAND ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR BELOW.
CHECKING FUEL TANK ON TOP OF DRILL UNIT, SLIPPED OFF FALLING BACKWARDS ON TAILBONE.
PIPE WRENCH CAUGHT IN ROTATING DRILL ROD PULLING AROUND HAND OF OPERATOR IN ROTATION. THE ATTEMPT WAS TO BREAK DRILL ROD WHILE ROD WAS ROTATING WITH A PIPE WRENCH.
OPERATOR WAS CLEANING OUT PACKING MACHINE WITH A VACUM SYSTEM. HE WAS ON 3RD PORT SUCKING MATERIAL OUT OF THE FILL TUBE VACUM. OPERATOR BUMPED THE CUT OFF VALVE. WHICH PINCHED LEFT THUMB UNDE R A PRODUCT FLOW CLAMP. DUE TO COLD WEATHER OPERATOR FELT NO PAIN AND THOUGHT HIS GLOVE WAS CAUGHT. HE PULLED GLOVE AND TIP OF THUMB OFF.
EE WAS INSTALLING BELTS ON A FAN SHEAVE AND CAUGHT THE END OF HIS FINGER AND MASHED IT.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS LINING UP A BEARING ON A SHAFT. ASSISTANT WAS SUPPORTING SHAFT WITH A CROWBAR. THE CROWBAR SLIPPED OUT AND THE SHAFT DROPPED ON HIS FINGER, WHICH REQUIRED 8 SITCHES.
EMPL HAD HEART ATTACK.SITTING DOWN WHEN CO.EMPL FOUND HIM.ASKED IF ALL RIGHT,AFTER A FEW MINUTES EMPL CAME TO STATED HE COULDNT SEE AND HAD PAIN IN HIS CHEST.THEN BLACKED OUT.CPR ADMINISTERED BY FELLOW EMPLS ALL THE WAY TO HOSPITAL.AMBULANCE CALLED 11:05,ARR 11:20.
COOLING WATER PUMP HAD ELECTRICAL PROBLEM AND SHUT DOWN. THE WATER COOLED AIR COMPRESSOR STARTED RUNNING HOT. REPAIRIMEN WENT AND STARTED THE PUMP UP, AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES NO WATER SHOWED UP. THE REPAIRMEN WENT TO THE COMPR AND DISCONNECTED THE HOSE TO SEE IF IT WAS GETTING WATER. HOT WATER SPRAYED OUT OF THE OCMPRESSOR AND BURNED ONE OF THE REPAIRMAN.
1 SCREW WAS LEFT IN SHEET METAL TO SECURE IT IN PLACE WHILE SCAFFOLD WAS BEING LOWERED. WIND SHIFTED & TORE METAL LOSE FROM SCREW. MILLWRIGHT WAS HIT ON HEAD FACE & SHOULDER. VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO DRS OFFICE.
LABORERS WERE EMPTYING HI-VAC HOPPER. AFTER EMPTYING, FIVE EMPLOYEES TRIED TO RETURN HOPPER BACK TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION. THE HOPPER WAS HUNG UP, AND THE FRAME WAS RAISED UP WITH THE HOPPER. A T THIS POINT, THEY DECIDED TO LET IT BACK DOWN. EMPLOYEE SHIFTED HIS POSITION AND FORGOT TO MOVE BACK OUT OF THE WAY AND HIS TOE WAS CAUGHT UNDER THE FRAME AND WAS CHIPPED.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING BAGS OF CEMENT WEARING GLOVES. HE LET HIS LEFT HAND GET TO CLOSE TO THE ROLLER ON THE CONVEYOR-IT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HIS HAND INTO THE BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TRACK MOOBILE AND WIND BLEW DUST IN THE EMPLOYEE' S RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS, ONE BAG FELL OFF PALLET TOWARD THE FLOOR AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH THE BAG, INJURYING HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING AIR ON SEAL, SMALL GUARD WASNOT IN PLACE, AND BLADES ON SEAL CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMP CLIMBED ONTO CONVEYOR BELT TO FREE A LODGED BAG OF MASONRY AND BELT WAS TURNED ON ACCIDENTLY EMP RT LEG WAS PINNED U NDER ROLL AND CHAIN CONVEYOR BELT EMP THEN LOST HIS BALANCE FELL BACKW WARDS WHICH BROKE RT LEG