Van Buren PitMetal/Nonmetal

Employee was changing a bearing on a tail pulley that snapped forward and cut left pinky finger.

Shop area - employee was carrying part of a steel blocking when his right knee popped.

Employee was tightening a bolt on excavator bucket with 3/4"" impact wrench. His finger got caught between bolt and h-link causing a gash on left middle finger. Employee was taken to the nearest hospital where his finger was stitched.

Employee was putting the guardrail back on a loader. The rail slipped and cut the employee's left index finger.

Cutting on El-Jay screener - a piece of slag fell down into left top of boot causing a burn to the ankle area. Removed boot, administered first aid and employee was taken to the doctor.

Employee was cutting a screen with a grinder. The grinder slipped and cut his finger.

Employee was cleaning up floor pit with a loader. He hit a rock which stopped the loader - seat belt came lose and the employee hit his head on the windshield and his stomach hit the steering wheel causing some bruising.

Employee was replacing O-ring of steering cylinder with 14mm wrench and it slipped off bolt, right hand jerked back hitting against the corner edge of metal frame on the loader. Employee could not open his hand afterward and was told to go to the doctor.

Employee was driving a loader and hit a pothole and claims his back hurts. He went to the doctor but has continued working full time.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN UP A PISTON ON THE WIRE WHEEL SIDE OF THE SHOP BENCH GRINDER. THE TOOL REST WAS BROKEN OFF & ONE WAS ON ORDER. THE GRINDER SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN USED. EE WAS HOLDIN G PISTON BETWEEN HIS 2 HANDS & PISTON GOT CAUGHTIN THE WIRE BRUSH & CAUGHT THE TIPS OF HIS FINGERS

TURNING A LOADER WHEEL OVER- FLANGE OF WHEEL SLIPPED - FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN FLANGE AND WHEEL AND RIGHT FINGER WAS LACERATED.

OPERATOR USED HIS FOOT TO TRY TO MOVE A STUCK PIECE OF ASPHALT AND IT KICKED BACK AT HIM PINCHING HIS ANKLE EITHER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF ASPHALT OR BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER AND THE ASPHA LT.

THE WELDER WAS USING ELECTRIC GRINDER AND A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

EE STEPPED OUT OF HIS TRUCK HE TOOK A COUPLE OF STEPS AND WENT DOWN AT THE TIME HE WENT DOWN HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN SHOOTING DOWN HIS LEG LIKE HIS HIP WENT OUT OR HIS LOWER BACK WENT OUT.

ADJUSTING A TAIL PULLEY AND WRENCH CAME OFF AND GOT ON TAIL PULLEY THEN HTI MY HAND.

MOVING STEEL BEAMS, TURNED AND SEEMED TO TWIST LEFT LOWER BACK.

CHAIN SADDLE ON BUCKET OF LOADER PULLED ON CHAIN TO ALIGN SADDLE W/PICK POINT BUCKET APPROX 10' OFF GROUND WHEN CHAIN SADDLE PEEPLED OFF BUCKET EDGE AND FELL TOWARDS HEAD AREA AND IN THE PROCE SS OF WARDING OFF THE BLOW W/RIGHT ARM ELBOW WAS IMPACTED RECEIVING THE DAMAGE.

LIFTING AN DINSTALLING HYD MOTORS ON 980 C WHEEL LOADER IN TIGHT CONFINED AREA.