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EMPL WAS PICKING UP STEEL BED IN SCREEN AND PULLED LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING HARD ON GEAR SHIFT TO TRY TO FREE MACHINE FROM BEING STUCK. HE JAMMED HIS RIGHT WRIST.
OPERATOR WAS ASSISTING PERSONNEL FROM MILLVILLE IRON WORKS HE WAS ON ONE END OF A 12 IN I BEAM HELPING TO LINE IT UP SO IT COULD BE WELDED WHEN EMPLOYEE PICKED HIS END OF THE II BEAM UP HE FEL T A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RT SIDE
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING PUSHING OFF LARGE LUMPS OF FROZEN CLAY FROM FEED BELT CONVEYOR TO PREVENT THEM FROM GOING INTO THE WASH PLANT. A LARGE LUMP OF THE MATERIAL FELL ONTO THE EMPLOYEE S FOOT.
EMP WAS ASSISTI3G IN CLEANING OUT OF HEAD FEED BOX. A LARGE TREE STUMP HAD BEEN FED INTO THE BOX. WITH ASSISTANCE OF FELLWO EMP THEY HAD PLACED THE STUMP ON THE NEARBY WALKWAY, AS THEY START TO PUCH THE STU4P OVERBOARD, PART OF THE STUMP PROJECTING OUT HIT EMPLOYEE
EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING A 4'X12" PIECE OF H-BEAM INTO A BUCKET OF A FRONT END LOAER.AFTER THROWING THE METAL IN THE BUCKET, IT BOUNCED BACK AND DROPPED TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WORKIN1 ON THE DISMANTLING OF STEEL STRUCTURE. FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE REACHE8 INTO TOOL DRAWER FOR A WRENCH & JAMMED LEFT HAND.
EMPL ASSTING IN3REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF SET OF CONVEYOR ROLLERS ON ASPHALT HORIZONTAL CONVEYOR.
EMP WAS ASSISTI3G IN REMOVING A P12438HE25 BEND PULLEY AFTER REMVOING THE BOLTS EMP WAS PULLING THE BEND PULLEY FROM THE CONVEYOR FRAME BY GRASPING THE BEARING END OF THE PULLEY THE PULLEY DRO DROPPED SUDDENL2 AND PINNED EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND AGAINST THE FRAME AND BEARING OF BEND PULLEY
TWO EMPLOYEES, I.NAME & I. NAME 2 WERE CLOSING THE PLANT GATE. I.NAME WAS PROPELLING THE PIPE STYLE GATE BY WALKING & PUSHING WITH HIS BACK NEXT TO THE GATE. I.NAME 2 WAS BENDING OVER PICKING UP THE CHAIN & LOCK T O SECURE THE GATE. AS THE GATE WAS CLOSING IT STRUCK I,NAME 2
EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE V-BELTS OF A SHAFT ON A 66" SAND SCREW BY HAND TO GET TO BOLTS THAT WERE TO BE REMOVED FOR NEEDED REPAIRS. EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK IN SO DOING.
LIFTING BAGS ON PALLET MOVED WRONG WAY