All MSHA-reportable accidents at Syar Industries, Inc operations in 2013. Fatalities appear first.
While cutting steel in a band saw a small amount of steel particles built up close to the blade drive pulley. Employee lift guard and went to clear build up with finger, saw blade caught glove and pinched index finger tip of the left hand on edge of saw frame.
Parking area had material added to it in the a.m. raising the truck level so that final step to ground was about 3'.
The lab Tech was walking into the lab and tripped on rubber floor mat. We repositioned the mat away from the entrance to reduce the trip hazard. EE fell onto concrete floor straining or spraining left wrist. He was placed on modified duty.