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I,NAME & OTHER 9MPLOYEE WERE TRAVELING BY GOLF CART TO THE SHOP WHEN THE CART BECAME BOARD DOWN. WHILE PUSHING THE GOLF CART, I,NAME NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM BENEATH THE SEAT. WHEN I,NAME RAI SED THE SEAT TO3INSPECT, A BATTERY EXPLODED IN HIS FACE.
WHILE RESTTING 5 FLOATING PUMP, THE BANK STARTED CAVING OFF; I,NAME, REACHED OUT TO HELP ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THAT WAS FALLING & IN DOING SO, HURT HIS RIGHT ARM.
WHILE GAUGING THE OLD TEETH OFF OF A WASHER LOG A PIECE OF HOT METAL ROLLED OFF THE LOG ONTO I.NAMES PANTS LEG IT BURNED THROUGH THE PANT LEG AND FELL INTO HIS BOOT CAUSING A SEVERE BURN ON TH E INSIDE OF HIS RT FOOT
I.NAME WAS CUTTING A BAND STRAP LOOSE WHEN THE END OF THE BAND SNAPPED AROUND & CUTTED HIM ON THE BACK OF THE HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CATCHING TAILING SAMPLE WITH A DIAPPER. HE ALLOWED THE DIPPER TO GET TOO CLOSE TO THE DOWN PIPE WHICH CARRIES THE WATER AND SAND BELOW. THE POWER OF THE WATER PULLED THE DIPPER DO WN HARD CATCHING THE EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE AND THE EDGE OF THE TAILS BOX.
I NAME WAS OPERATING VEHICLE 612 ON THE LONESOME HAYNSWORTH ROAD WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE OPERATED BY II NAME PULLED FROM A PARKING LOT EXIT DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THE ONCOMMING 612 VEHICLE. COLL ISION INMEDICATELY OCCURED. MINOR INJURY TO HIS LEFT LEG OCCURRED A CAST WAS APPLIED.
WHILE INSTALLING BELTS ON A HAMMERMILL, I.NAME WAS USING A WRENCH TO WORK THE BELTS FROM ONE GROOVE TO ANOTHER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OUT STRIKING I.NAME IN THE MOUTH, CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION O HIS UPPER LIP
I NAME WAS WRAPPING A CHOKER AROUND A PIPE ON THEWEST CYCLONE FEED DISCHARGE LINE AND HIT BACK OF HAND ON BURIED PART OF WORN PIPE DEEP ONE AND HALF INCH LACERATION ON L EFT WRIST
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WRAPPING A CHOCKER AROUND A PIPE ONA CYCLONE. FEED DISCHARGE LINE AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HAND ON A BURRED PART OF WORN PIPE. SMALL LACERATION-LEFT HAND-4 STITCHES.
I NAME WAS WALKING TO THROUGH THE FIELD TO THE FLAT CREA TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A HOLE AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE. ANTERIOR TALOFIBULAR LIGMAENT TEAR, CAST APPLIED.
I.NAME WS WORKING ON A CLOGGED PINCH VALVE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE THE VALVE BY USING A PIPE THE PIPE SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO PINCH HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND RAILING SEVERELY CRUSHING TIP OF HIS FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN CONVEYOR HUTTLE WITH A WATER HOSE WHEN SHJE NOTICED THE HOSE WHEN SHE NOTICED THE HOSE BEGINING TO SLIP OFF THE FAUCET NIPPLE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE HOSE FARTHER BACK ON THE NIPPLE, BUT IT CAME OFF AND SHE JUMMED HER HAND AGAINST THE END OF THE NIPPLE.
INJURED WAS PRYING ON JAMMED HOIST CABLE AT POINT SHEAVE ON #1 DRAG WHEN CABLE BECAME FREE IT MOVED APPROX 3 FEET A COME-ALONG CHAIN THAT WAS CONNECTED TO CABLE TIGHTENED PINNING EMPLOYEES HAN D AGAINST CENTERE PIN ROLLER
INJURED WAS PERFOMING MAINTENCANCE WORK ON #4 SWING MOTOR AT #2 DRAGLINE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON LUBRICATING OIL SPILLED ON THE FLOOR AND STRUCK SHIN ON A GEAR UNIT.
INJURED WAS REPAIRING AIR CYLINDER ON A BIN GATE. WHEN REMOVING THE LAST BOLT, THE SHAFT WAS NOT SECURED, DROPPING ON THE EE\S LEFT HAND.
EE WITH CO-WORKERS WERE MOVING OLD FLUME SCREENS FROM THE WASHER BUILDING. INJURED WAS LOCATED ON LEVEL BELOW CO-WORKERS WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY AN OLD SCREEN THAT WAS BEING THROWN D OWN TO THE LEVEL HE WAS POSITIONED ON.