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THE EMPLOYEE ST5TES HE WAS STANDING ON THE GORIUND PLACING ANVILS IN HOLDER BY HAND. THE ANVIL HOLDER TO THE RIGHT HAD A SHARP EDGE ON IT. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE LOWERED THE ANVIL INTO THE SLOT NEX T TO IT HIS THU4B CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SHARP EDGE.
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS OPERATING A DUMP TRUCK HAULING STONE TO THE PUG MILL WHEN HE RAISED THE BODY OF THE DUMP TRUCK HE NOTICES THAT THE CHAIN ON TAILGATE WAS CAUGHT SO HE TRIED TO PULL CHAIN OUT & CAU1HT HIS FOREFINGER BETWEEN CHAIN & TAILGATE WHICH TORE OFF HIS FINGERNAIL
EMP STATES HE W5S TIGHTENING DRILL BIT IN THE DRILL HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HITTING THE TABLE EDGE AND CUTTING THE THIRD FINGER ON RIGHT HAND
EMPLYEE STATES 2E WAS IN STANDING POSTION WITH BEARING HOUSING IN HANDS AND WAS PREPARING TO REMOVE SHAFT BY DROPPING HOUSING ON SECTION OF BOARD PLACED ON FLOOR. WHEN HOUSING WAS DROPPED ON FLOOR, HE HELD 2IS HANDS INSIDE BEARING HOUSING OPENING AND PACKING FLANGE. SHAFT CAME LOOSE AND FLANGE SLIPPED UPWARD LOOSE SHAFT.
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS LAYING ON THE BOTTOM DECK OF THE SCREEN, REMOVING THE SIDE PLATES. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE HIMSELF FROM THE SCREEN HE CONTACTED THE SHARP EDGE OF THE HEAD OF A S IDE RAIL BOLT W3TH HIS RIGHT FOREARM, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPL RAISING TR6CK BODY AND HEARD AIR LEAKING.HE OPENED TRUCK DOOR TO LOOK OUT AND WIND BLEW DOOR SHUT ON HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT WHILE SITTING IN THE SEAT AND ENGAGING THE MASTER CLUTCH, THE DRAG RELEASED UNEXPECTALY AND STRUCK HIM IN THE SHIN.
EMPL STANDING IN FRONT OF ELEC PANEL IN BATCH ROOM CHANGING SWITCH WITH RIGHT HAND ON TOP OF COVER LID AND LEFT HAND UNDER LID WHEN HINGE BROKE,SMASHING FINGER BETWEEN LID AND BOTTOM LIP ON EL EC PANEL
HE WAS STANDING ON RACK LEVEL SIDE OF FORK TRUCK LUBING RACK TILT PINS PIN ON THE SIDE WAS LUBED AND PRECEEDED TO LUBE OTHER SIDE MECHANIC REACHED ACROSS BETWEEN TRUCK FACE AND RACK BAR TO LUB
EMPL REPRIMING 10\\ FREDERRICK IRON AND STEEL QUARRY PUMP.HE NOTICED PUMP HAD LOST ITS PRIME.HE WALKED UP TO PUMP ON EAST SIDE OPENED RELIEF VALVE ON TOP OF PUMP TO RELEASE WHAT AIR IT CONTAIN ED.THEN TOUCHED STOP BUTTON STOPPING PUMP IN ORDER FOR IT TO FILL UP WITH WATER SO IT COULD BE RESTARTED.HE STOOD 15\ AWAY ON WEST SIDE OF PUMP WHEN SUCTION LINE BLEW OFF AND HOT WATER BLEW B
EMPL FEEDING JAW CRUSHER AND LARGE ROCK HUNG IN CRUSHER.HE LOWERED WEDGE BETWEEN ROCK AND CRUSHER TO FREE UP ROCK.PRESSURE ON WEDGE CAUSED WEDGE TO COME LOOSE AND FLY OUT OF CRUSHER.HE HAD HAN D HOLDING CABLE TO OTHER END OF WEDGE.CABLE PULLED HAND INTO FACE AND KNOCKED OFF HARD HAT.WHEN WEDGE CAME BACK DOWN IT HIS HIM ON TOP OF HIS HEAD.
EMPL REMOVING GUARD ABOUT 8\LONG AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND CAME DOWN ON HIS RIGHT ARM.
EMPL PULLED 20\LEVER BACK AND SET PROP UNDER END OF IT,OPENING POT ON BIN.HE TURNED AROUND W/BACK TO LEVER FACING TRUCK.THE PROP VIBRATED OUT FROM UNDER LEVER,LEVER CAME FORWARD HITTING EMPL I N BACK OF HEAD KNOCKING HELMET OFF AND PUSHING HEAD FORWARD INTO MAIN SUPPORT BEAM CUTTING FOREHEAD.
EMPL PLACING ACETYLENE TANK ON SIDE OF WELDING MACHINE.LIFTING BOTTOM OF TANK WITH RIGHT HAND HOLDING TOP OF TANK IN LEFT ARM PLACING BOTTOM OF TANK ON THE RACK.THE TANK SLIPPED OFF OF THE RAC K CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN TANK AND RACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF TANK WHEN I WAS LIFTING CHAIN TO PASS THROUGH HOOK THE TANK MOVED PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE CHAIN PINCHING FINGERS BETWEEN CHAINS AND STEEL HOOK
T MAN EITHER SLIPPED OR LOST GRIP. THE INJURED TRIED TO CATCH PIPE WHICH WAS FULL OF MATERIAL AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PIPE AND A STEEL BRACING.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE AND SEVERAL MEN WERE LOCKING CHUTE INPLACE WHEN CHUTE CAME DOWN HIS THUMB WAS STILL IN THE TRACK
LOOKING FOR ITEM STORED ON SHELVING AND LIFTED PIECE OF WINDOW GLASS LYING FLAT ON UPPER SHELF 6\ OFF GROUND.GLASS THOUGHT TO BE PIECE OF METAL ,WOOD OR PLASTIC SINCE ONLY EDGE WAS VISIBLE.LAC ERATED RIGHT HAND THUMB AND REC\D 4 STITCHES.
PICKING GRINDING AGENT FROM HOPPER AND GOT LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN X-BAR AND IT LACERATED NAIL AND FINGER TIP.FINGER TIP HAD TO BE AMPUTATED.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS STANDING ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE FORKLIFT HOLDING THE BLOCK WITH HIS LEFT HAND TRYING TO BREAK THE CONNECTION WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE BLOCK MOVED AND HE CUT H IS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS FREEING UP LOCKED PUMP MOTOR. HE LINED UP PIPE WRENCH IN POSITION TO DO THIS. WRENCH FREED MOTOR BUT IN PROCESS WHILE LIFTING UPWARD RIGHT HAND CAUGHT SIDE OF FRAME CAUS ING A "L" SHAPE CUT IN BACK OF HAND. NINE STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE WOUND.
RESTACKING PALLET OF PLASTIC BAGS WHEN BAG STARTED TO SLIDE OFF PALLET AND HE CAUGHT BAG WHILE IN OFF-BALANCE POSITION.REPORTED INCIDENT BUT SAID BACK WOULD FEEL BETTER NEXT DAY.HAD SOME PAIN ON AND OFF SO DECIDED TO GET IT CHECKED BY DR.
SHOVELING MUD AND DIRT AWAY FROM PULLEY HE TRIED TO AVOID EFFORT
MAN WAS WORKING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION & LOST HIS HAT. AS HE WAS RETRIEVING HIS HAT ON HIS HANDS & KNEES & STOOD UP HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE CORNER OF T HE CATWALK.
EMPL WORKING WITH FELLOW EMPL AT RIP RAP MACHINE.DISCHARGE SHOOT AT REAR WAS CHOKED AND WAS USING SHOVEL TO PULL MATERIAL DOWN SHOOT.AFTER THINKING THAT SHOOT WAS CLEAR,EMPL STOPPED AND TALKED TO ANOTHER EMPL RESTING SHOVEL IN BOTTOM OF SHOOT.AT TIME LOOSE ROCK FELL FROM GRIZZLE PART OF MACHINE HITTING SPADE PART OF SHOVEL...BLOW FLIPPED HANDLE UP INTO FACE OF I.NAME.
HOPPER WHERE EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING FROM, BECAME CHOKED UP, HE JUMPED DOWN IN THE BED OF THE T RUCK TO UNCLOG HOPPER, IN DOING SO, WHEN STONE BROKE LOOSE HE COULDNT GET BACK UP ON THE SHIELD OF TRUCK SO HE TURNED AROUND WHEN HE LOOKED UP, A SMALL FRAGMENT OF STONE HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE
HE WAS IN A KNEELING POSITION WITH HANDS ON TOP OF METAL WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED CUTTING PALM OF RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CROUCHING TO PULL HUB FROM THE SPINDLE. HUB WAS ON A TRANSMISSION JACK AND IT SLIPPED WHEN THE ABOVE AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PULLED IT FREE, CAUSING THE HUB TO TWIST, CATCH ING EMPLOYEE\S FINGER BETWEEN THE HUB AND THE JACK.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS INSTALLING A REAR DIFF IN A MIXER WHEN HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN LINKAGE AND FRAME OF JACK
EMP WAS 1/3 UP STEPS TO CRUSHER & WAS HOLDING ONTO THE RAILING AS HE CLIMBED A PIECE OF SHEET METAL WAS LAYING AGAINST HANDRAIL. EMPLOYEE CUT HIS HAND ON METAL
EMP STATES HE & 2 OTHER MEN WERE LIFTING SCREEN & PANEL OUT OF SCREEN. THE 2 MEN ON ONE SIDE LIFTED THE SCREEN ONTO EDGE OF SCREEN SIDE PLATE, AND HE DIDNT GET HIS END UP HIGH ENOUGH & GOT FIN GERS CAUGHT BETWEEN SIDE PLATE & PANEL
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING PIECES OF SCRAP METAL IN DUMPSTER WHEN EDGE OF ONE PIECE OF METAL CAUGHT HIS ARM AND CUT IT
EMP STATES HE WAS REMOVING A LOOSE ROCK FROM SLEEVES HE DROPPED IT BETWEEN IMPELLAR AND BARS TO ROCK BOX BELOW ROCK HIT IMPELLAR AND BOUNCED ONTO HIS FOOT
MANUALLY FREEING JAMMED CONVEYOR ON BIRD CENTRIFUGE THREE EMPLOYEES WERE MANUALLY ROTATING THE CENTRIFUGE IN THE DRIVE DIRECTION INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE MIDDLE AND BOTH GLOVED HANDS WERE P INCHED BETWEEN TWO BELTS AND THE MOTOR SHEVE
EMPLOYEE STATES HE PICKED UP A 50 LB. BAG OF LIME FROM CONVEYOR, TURNED TO THE LEFT, TOOK A STEP BACKWARD AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO PUT BAG DOWN, A SHARP PAIN DEVELOPED IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD PROPERLY LIFTED A SMALL (10X10X8) ROCK FROM THE DRILL HOLE SITE AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TOSSING THE ROCK TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE WORK AREA WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK
THE INJURED MAN WAS STANDING ON CATWAY, SLIDING THE SCREEN DOWN THE 6X14 FROM A HELPER, IN DOING SO HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON THE HIS LEFT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE SCREEN HE WAS SLIDING & A PI ECE OF ANGLE IRON SUPPORT ON THE SIDE OF THE 6X14.
STANDING NEXT TO ELEVATOR IN CROUCHED POSITION HOLDING 4\ ROUND ROD AGAINST OUTSIDE SPROCKET.ANTOTHER EMPL WAS STRIKING ROD WITH 25 LB MAUL TO MOVE SPROCKET ON SHAFT. DIDNT MAKE SOLID CONTACT WITH ROD CAUSING MAUL TO GLANCE OFF TO SIDE AND HIS MOMENTUM CARRIED MAUL ONWARD STRIKING EMPL GLANCING BLOW TO HEAD.