DIXIANA MINEMetal/Nonmetal

The EE was doing clean up when a clay ball rolled off the feeder and rolled down the berm and hit their left wrist.

After replacing drum, shaft, bearings, and repairing belt splice, ee was testing adjusting and cleaning when accident occurred. Guard off, & belt energized, ee attempted to remove loose sand from edge of belt, in frt of drum, when glove came in contact with edge of drum, pulling him into contact with edge of drum with right bicep, inflicting open wound(skin), 5"" long.

Employee was sitting normally in a chair inside scale house. The chair broke and he fell to the floor. He weight over a period of time apparently stressed the center shaft which allows the chair to pivot, thus causing a clean break of 1"" diameter threaded shaft.