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FEED WAS COMING DOWN THE CHUTE INTO MILL FEED BIN & WAS TRYING TO STICK & STOP UP & HE WAS HITTING IT WITH THE HAMMER AND ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS THUMB
LIFTING IRON STRAINED BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE LOADER TO CLEAN THE WAREHPUSE AREA. HE REPORTED HE NOTICED SOME SORENESS IN HIS LEFT KNEE AND LATER SWELLING OCCURRED IN THE KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FOR AIR FLOW ON THE COOLING FAN OF AIR COMPRESSOR. HE STUCK HIS FINGER IN THE RADIATOR FAN.
EMPL WAS INSTALLING PULLEY ON SHAFT OF SEPERATOR IN MILL. WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED & EMPL HIT ELBOW CAUSING SORENESS IN ELBOW.
WHEN STEPPING OFF FOOT PLATFORM HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING DOWN ON A HANDLE THAT OPENS DAMPER ON MILL EXHAUST FANS.
CATCHING BAGS T2 STACK ONTO A PALLET AS BAGS WERE COMING OFF BELT CONVEYOR
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A STEEL BAR TO DIRECT FLOW OF ORE TO MILL A LARGE MASS OF ORE BROKE LOOSE CAUSING AN UPWARD MOTION OF THE STEEL BAR PULLING THE EMPLOYEES RT ARM AND INJURING HIS SHOULDER
PRESSURIZED LINE WITH MATERIAL IN IT CAME LOOSE BLOWING MATERIAL ON EMPL.PUSHING HIM INTO TANK SUPPORT BRUISING LEFT HIP AND SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING IN A SHALLOW PIT AND WALKED UP INCLINE FROM PIT AND STEPPED ON A SMALL ROCK CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL TO HIS KNEE.
INSECT BITE
CLEAR WEATHER EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM DOCK TO BARGE DECK APPROX 3-4 FEET
EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN LADDER TO GET TO THE BARGE DECK. WHEN HE TOOK THE LAST STEP HIS ANKLE TURNED AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED.
DRY SUNNY WEATHER. ACCIDENT HAPPENED INSIDE OF OUR WAREHOUSE. INJURED WAS RE-STACKING BAGGED MATERIAL. DOCTOR DESCRIBED INJURY AS MUSCLE SPASMS.
TRYING TO CLEAR PLUGGED MILL BY OPENING DOOR TO HOUSING TO ALLOW OUTSIDE AIR TO BE SUCKED THROUGH EXHAUST SYSTEM.DOOR PULLED AWAY AND SLAMMED SHUT CATCHING EMPL RIGHT THUMB.