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A 350# CASTING FELL ON EES LEG WHEN THE RIGGING FAILED. HE HAD PASSED A 1/4" CABLE THRU 2 BOLT HOLES IN CASTING & SECURED IT WITH ONE CROSBY CABLE CLAMP. HE FAILED TO USE CORRECT NUMBER OF CL AMPS & DID NOT CHECK TO MAKE SURE CLAMP WAS TIGHT AFTER STARTING TO LIFT THE CASTING.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE BEARING BOLTS ON FINISH MILL 4, ELEVATOR 1. THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF OF ONE OF THE BOLTS CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO SLIP AND FALL TO THE FLOOR GRATING. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE ON THE GRATING.
EMPLOYEE REPORTED HE WAS PRYING A BURNED OUT MOTOR FROM THE FRAME OF THE SOUTH MONORAIL CRANE OVER FINISH MILL 6 WITH A HEAVY PRY BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO TWIST HIS BACK H E WAS REPORTEDLY STANDING ON A LADDER AT THE TIME TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE MOTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING CHUNKS CHUNKS W/HAMMER. WHILE HOLDING CHUNK W/LEFT HAND AND POUNDING W/RIGHT HAND, CHUNK MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY AND LEFT FINGER WAS STRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR WHILE INSTALLING ELEVATOR CHAIN AND BUCKETS CM5 WHEN HE NOTICED A LUMP ON HIS WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON PRY BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH
EE WAS INSTRUCTED TO LOWERING A BOOM ON LIGHT PLANT. AS EE WAS LOWERING BOOM, EE LET GO OF THE CRANK THE LOCK WAS NOT IN PLACE & THE CRANK BEGAN TO SWING AROUND, AS EE ATTEPTED TOG RAB THE C RANK, HE WAS HIT IN THE K NEE BY THE CRANK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE A CHUTE THAT WAS TO BE CONNECTED TO A BUCKET ELEVATOR IN THE D3 MILL BUILDING WHILE POSITIONING THE CHUTE BY HAND WITH THE HELP OF LIFTING DEVICE EMPLOYEE F ELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK
WHILE LIFTING A PRIMARY SCREEN HOUSING WITH 2 PULL LIFTS, A 3-TON ON THE WEST SIDE AND A 11/2 TON ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE SCREEN HOUSING, INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP ON THE HANDLE OF 11/2 TON PULL LIFT. THE HANDLE BROKE OFF FROM THE PULL LIFT CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL BACKWARDS STRIKING HIMSELF AGAINST A GUARD RAILING.
EMP WAS SHOVELING IMPACTOR BASEMENT AND CAUGHT FINGER ON HANDRAIL WHOLE USING SHOVEL
WAS WELDING C CLIPS IN THE TOWER 1A WAS CHIPPING RUST OFF CEILING TO WELD ANCOR IN PLACE THE CHIPPING WAS DONE OVERHEAD DUST FELL INTO EYE
WITH DUST BUILD-UP BOLTS GET BURIED.3/4\\ AND 1\\ BOLTS GET TOO TIGHT AND HARD TO BREAK LOOSE.
HE WAS INSTALLING AN AIRSLIDE UNDER CM7 SEPARATOR THEW AIRSLIDE WAS SUPPORTED FROM A ONE TON CHAIN FALL THE CAHIN FALL WAS SUPPORTED BY A 3/8 IN WIRE ROPE SLING CHOKER WIRE SLING WAS CO CONNECTED AT BOTH ENDS WITH CLEVISES ONE CLEVIS WAS ATTACHED TO A 3/8 IN PAD EYE THE OTHER TO A SHORT PIECE OF UNISTRUT WELDED ONTO THE SEPARATOR WITH 2 1/4 IN STRAPS AIRSLIDE WAS IN POSITION