I.NAME BUILDING UP ROLLS ON CRUSHER WITH AUTOMATIC WELDING MACHINE OUTDOORS.SUN WAS SHINING AND HE DIDNT NOTICE HE WAS CATCHING FLASH FROM WELDING MACHINE.HAD DARK GLASSES ON AND WAS WORKING U NDER MACHINE MOST OF TIME UNAWARE HE WAS BURNING HIS EYES.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 10
- Years on record
- 1983–1988
- Latest incident
- Feb 1988
Reportable incidents
10 on file1988 · 1 incident
1987 · 5 incidents
I.NAME STEPPED 2UT OF THE DOORWAY OF QUARRY SHACK & TWIST ED HIS LEG HE DIDNT THINK TOO MUCH OF IT AT FIRST NEXT DAY PAIN WAS MUCH WORSE & BY SAT.HE COULDNT WALK HE WENT TO DR.ON SAT.DR.SAID THAT HE HAS A S9VERE MUSCLE PULL & NEEDS TO BE OFF OF IT FOR AT LEAST UNTIL 122187
EMP WAS TIGHTEN3NG A NUT WITH A WRENCH ON TOP OF THE CRUSHER, WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE CUT A GASH IN THE KNUCKLE OF HIS RING FINGER ON L HAND. HE WENT TO THE DR AND HAD 3 STITCHES TAKEN. HE WAS T OLD HE COULD GO3BACK TO WORK. HE WON'T BE USING HIS HAND TOO MUCK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS
HE WAS LIFTING 5 RAILROAD TIE AND GOT A PAIN IN HIS SIDE
WAS CHANGING SC9EEN ON SECONDARY. HE WAS WALKING ALONG THE CATWALK OF MACHINE. THE WELD FROM CATWALK TO MACHINE BROKE. HE GRABBED THE RAILING, BUT FELL AND SWUNG AGAINST THE MACHINE AND HIT AN ANGLE IRON 2N THE MACHINE. HE BROKE 3 RIBS AND BRUISED THE CHEST WALL.
I.NAME TIGHTENI3G BOLT WHILE WORKING ON TRUCK.USING RATCHET WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.LEFT FRONT TOOTH CHIPPED.HE CAME IN AND CALLED DENTIST AND WENT DOWN AND HAD IT CAPPE D.BONE ABOVE FR2NT TOOTH WAS CRACKED.
1986 · 2 incidents
A LIMB GOT HUNG3UP IN THE JAW OF THE BREAKER & HE COULDNT PULL IT OUT ALONE I.NAME CAME OVER TO HELP HIM TUG ON IT & I.NAME WAS BEHIND HIM & AS THE LIMB PULLED FREE IT STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH & KNOCKED HIS T9ETH OUT
THEY WERE TAKIN1 A LIFT CYLINDER OUT OF A FRONT END LOADER. THEY BOUND UP THE CYLINDER TREYING TO GET IT OUT WITH THE HOIST AND THEY HAD TO USE PRY BARS TO LOOSEN IT AND HE PULLED TOO HARD
1985 · 1 incident
A BOLT HAD WORKED SELF LOOSE ON THE BREAKER ADD THE WORKER WENT TO TIGHTEN IT. HE PULLED TO HARD WITH THE WRENCH AND PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS UPPER RIGHT ARM.
1983 · 1 incident
HE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON HIS TRUCK, USING A HEAVY HAMMER AND SIMPLY DROPPED IT ON HIS FOOT.