Sun Minerals, LLC Metal/Non-Metal

EE and co-worker were removing some old discharge pipes from the screening deck. EE made his 1st cut and handed the torch to co-worker to walk around the other side. When he walked around the pipe, he stepped in a hole where a 6 inch pipe had been cut out the evening before. When he stepped into the hole he twisted his ankle and fell against a hummer shaker.

EE was working as a loader operator when they called him to came help because the bags were hanging up on the rollers. While he was checking the palletizer, operator automatically hit the door closure switch trapping his foot under the bar. This resulted in a hairline fracture to one of his toes.

EE WAS WORKING ON THE COOLER. AS HE EXITED THE COOLER HE HAD HIS FOOT BRACED ON A PIPE. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL.

EE WAS USING A 2 LB. SLEDGE HAMMER TO GET THE TAIL PULLEY OUT OF THE VARIABLE SPEED BELT. THE END CAME OFF THE HAMMER AND THE MOMENTUM CAUSED HIS FINGER TO HIT THE END OF THE TAIL PULLEY. THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS RIGHT HAND WAS MASHED & LACERACTED. IT REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.

A CAADIAN GOSLING HAD A PIECE OF PLASTIC MESH TANGLED AROUND HIS BEAK. INJURED CAUGHT THE GOSLING WITH 2 CO-WORKERS AND REMOVED THE MEST. IN THE PROCESS INJURED TWISTED HIS ANKLE.

EE WAS PULLING ON HIS POCKET KNIFE TRYING TO CUTTHE STRINGS ON THE DECORATION. THE KNIFE SLIPPED& STUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM REQUIRED STITCHES RETURNED TO FULL DUTY SAME AFTERNOON

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE BAG DISCHARGER ON THE 787 FORCE FLOW VALVE PACKER TO ACCOMODATE 50 LBS BAGS. AS HE REACHED DOWN HE SLIPPED HIS RIGHT THUMB WENT UNDER THE BAG DISCHARGER AND HIS RIGHT SHOU LDER HIT THE START BUTTON.T HE BAG DISCHARGER CLOSE ON HIS THUMB. THE RELEASE BUTTON WAS PUSHED 3-5 SECONDS LATER. HIS THUMB WAS SEVERLY LACERATED.

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HE WAS REACHING INSIDE THE COOLER DISCHARGE, HOLDING UP A PIECE OF RUBBER SO IT COULD BE BOLTED IN.

EE AND COWORKER WERE FINISHING UP A REPAIR TO THE DRYER DRUM. THEY HAD PLACED 2 2X10 ABOUT 2" OFF THE GROUND TO PUT THEIR TOOLS ON. EE WAS COMING DOWN THE LADDER AND HE PUT ONE FOOT ON THE BOA RDS TO PICK UP A NUT. AT THE SAME TIME COWORKER STEPPED ONTO THE BOARD TO PICK UP A WRENCH. THE BOARD BROKE. EE'S WEIGHT SHIFTED AND HIS FOOT SLID DOWN,HIT THE CEMENT & BROKE THE SMALL BONE I

WE WERE FINISHING JOB. CHAIN HAD A KINK IN IT. WE KNEW IF WE STARTED THE EQUIPMENT THE CHAIN WOULD BREAK. W/EQUIPMENT LOCKED OUT, WE MANUALLY BACKED KINK OUT. EE WAS COMING DOWN LADDER & REACH ED TO BRING DOWN A PIPE WRENCH. THE TOP OF WRENCH DROPPED DOWN & CAUGHT SHAFT. SAND CAUSED DRUM TO ROTATE DOWN & SHAFT WAS TURNING. WRENCH CAUGHT ON SHAFT & WENT THROUGH(INTO) HAND BREAKING I