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EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A SLIME JACKER HE HAD LOWERED THE MOTOR BENT OVER TO CHECK ALIGNMENT OF COUPLINGS & WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF & HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON ELECT R ICAL WIR ING T ERMINAL O3 THE SIDE OF THE MOTOR
EMPLOYEE WAS S3TTING ON STEEL WELDING ON CHAINS IN DRAGLINE YARD. HIS CUSHION SLIPPED OFF THE STOOL & WHEN HE LEANED OVER TO PICK UP CUSHION, HE STRUCK FOREHEAD ON A PIECE OF PLATE IN RACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO CLEAN UP @ MASTER CONTROL STATION. OTHER EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO THROW BOLTS OVER THE SIDE WHEN ONE OF THE BOLTS RICOCHETTED OFF STRUCTURAL BEAM AND STRUCK I,NAME 2N FOREHEAD.
I,NAMEW WAS LYING ON HIS BACK UNDER TRUCK #324 REMOVING A PTO SHAFT FROM THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE SHAFT WAS BROKEN LOOSE IT FELL STRIKING HIM ON HIS LEFT CHEEK. A SMALL, ONE INCH, LACERATION RESULTED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WRAPPING A CHOCKER AROUND A PIPE ONA CYCLONE. FEED DISCHARGE LINE AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS HAND ON A BURRED PART OF WORN PIPE. SMALL LACERATION-LEFT HAND-4 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING DOWN CONVEYOR HUTTLE WITH A WATER HOSE WHEN SHJE NOTICED THE HOSE WHEN SHE NOTICED THE HOSE BEGINING TO SLIP OFF THE FAUCET NIPPLE. SHE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THE HOSE FARTHER BACK ON THE NIPPLE, BUT IT CAME OFF AND SHE JUMMED HER HAND AGAINST THE END OF THE NIPPLE.
WHILE CHANGING THE SCALS ON SHAKER SCREEN AT #3 SCREENING STATION MR DAVIS REMOVED THE COUNTER WEIGHT BY HAND & STRUCK HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE EDGE OF A METAL KEYWAY RESULTING IN 1 INCH LACERATION WHICH RECEIVED THREE STITCHES
EMPLOYEE WAS MANEUVERING RUNNER HANGER INTO POSITION WHEN THE CHAIN SUPPORTING THE HANGER UNHOOKED. RUNNER HANGER PINCHED EMPLOYEE\S LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE RUNNER AND THE RUNNER HANGER.
INJURED WAS REPAIRING AIR CYLINDER ON A BIN GATE. WHEN REMOVING THE LAST BOLT, THE SHAFT WAS NOT SECURED, DROPPING ON THE EE\S LEFT HAND.
EE WITH CO-WORKERS WERE MOVING OLD FLUME SCREENS FROM THE WASHER BUILDING. INJURED WAS LOCATED ON LEVEL BELOW CO-WORKERS WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE HEAD BY AN OLD SCREEN THAT WAS BEING THROWN D OWN TO THE LEVEL HE WAS POSITIONED ON.