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EE WAS STANDING ON A TAIL GUARD FOR A CONVEYOR TO REACHE THE HOPPER ABOVE. WHILE SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMEMR TO HIT THE HOPPER, HE SLIPPED STRAINING HIS RIGHT KNEE AND LATER COMPLAINED OF BACK PA IN.
CHANGING PIPE TO PUT ON A HAMMER. WRENCH SLIPPED AND FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND MAST.
EE WAS TRACKING A CONVEYOR BELT. HE NOTICED MATERIAL BUILD UP ON TABLE. HE TRIED TO REMOVE IT WITH A HOE. THE HOE GOT CAUGHT CAUSING LACERATIONS TO BOTH HANDS.
EE WAS OPENIGN A BOX WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS STOMACH. REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE ICE FROM CONVEYOR PULLIES. HE HE SWUNG THE HAMMER HIS RIGHT THUMB HIT A SUPPORT ANGLE OF THE CONVEYOR RESULTING IN LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE FOR A SKIRT ON SCALP ON BELT WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT LEG
A STEEL WEDGE WAS BEING REMOVED FROM BETWEEN THE BOWL & BOWL LINER ON A CRUSHER WHEN THE WEDGE WAS DISLODGED IT FLEW OUT & HIT EE AS HE WAS LEAVING THE AREA
MEN WERE DISASSEMBLING CRANE BOOM FOR TRANSPORTATION, THEY LOWERED BOOM ONTO A 40' FLAT BED. THEY HAMMERED OUT THE LOWER PINS & THE BOOM BUCKLED & HIT INJURED ON THE BACK.
EE WAS PUSHING HARD ON THE SHOVEL USED TO TAKE SAMPLES ANTICITATING ALOT OF RESISTANCE. WHEN THE SHOVEL PENETRATED THE COARSE STONE. THE SHOVEL WENT THRU THE REMAINDER OF THE MATERIAL EASIER. THAN EXPECTED. THIS PUT ALL HIS WEIGHT ON HIS LEFT LEG.
HE WAS CUTTING A RIB RUBBER TO INSTALL ON A VIBRATING SCREEN. HE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES.
HE WAS REMOVING FROZEN MATERIAL BUILDUP FROM A PAN UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE PULLING ON THE HOE THE MATERIAL MOVED AND THE HANDLE OF THE HOE STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT SOME OLD CONVEYOR BELT RUBBER WITH A UTLITLY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER. THIS REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS TRYING TO FREE UP A HYDRAULIC GATE AT THE COMMERCIAL PLANT WHEN SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER HE MISS JUDGED THE SWING & PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE & GATE
I.NAME HAD CLEANED OUT 2 TUNNEL GATES BY KNEELING INSIDE THEM AND PICKING & HOEING COMPACTED MATERIAL.ABOUT A 1/2 HR.LATER A PAIN DEVELOPED IN LOWER CHEST.STATED THAT THIS PAIN HAS HAPPENED BE FORE.
EMPLOYEE WAS SCALING COAL ASH DOWN IN 13 FT DIA ROTARY KILN. TO REACH THE SCALE RING THE MEN BUILD A 4' HIGH SCAFFOLD. HE WAS USING A 4 FT LONG BAR TO PRY THE SCALE LOOSE. A PIECE OF SCALE ABO UT 2 FT X 2 FT X 1 FT BROKE LOOSE AND FELL, HITTING HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
HE WAS ADJUSTING CRUSHER TIGHTING WEDGE PINS ONBCRUSHER WHEN HE GOT HIT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER ON LEFT HAND, REQUIRING 3 STITCHES BETWEEN THUMB & INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT COOLING TOWER HE RAKED DUST FROM AN OPEN DOOR AT BOTTOM OF THE TOWER UNSEEN BUILDUP LIME NEAR TOP OF TOWER BECAME DISLODGED FALLING OUT THE DOOR & INTO EMPLOYEE
I.NAME WAS CHINGING FLEXCO'S WHEN PIECE OF STEEL WENT IN HIS LEFT EYE. I.NAME WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT STEEL PIECE WENT UNDER FRAMES.
SHOVELING OFF PC#6 HAND SLIPPED AND HIT AGAINS T CONVEYOR BRUISED BONE ON RIGHT HAND BELOW PINKY
EMPL SWEEPING LIME DUST AT GROUND FLOOR OF OLD HYDRATE PLANT-SOUTH ELEVATOR.AS EMPL WAS SWEEPING,TWISTED BODY TO THE LEFT TO PUSH DUST INTO GRATED HOLE,FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
CUTTING OPEN A BOX,CALL CAME IN OVER THE RADIO.EMPL TRIED TO ANSWER CALL WHILE CUTTING BOX,KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING FINGER.REQ STITCHES.NO LOST TIME,NOT RESTRICTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING A THE SINTER FLUX PLANT CUTTING LINATEX TO,PATCH HOLE IN THE DUCT WORK.EMPLOYEE CUT TOQARDS HIMSELF WITH KNIFE.KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.IMPROPER AND UNSAFE CUTTING TECHNIQUES.