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EE WAS LOOSENING COMEALONG OFF TAIL PULLYE SHAFTSHAFT POPPED UP AND JERKED COMEALONG CAUSING HANDLE TO STRIKE EE UNDER LEFT EYE.
EE WAS SHOVELING HOT SAND FROM THE DRYER AND SOME SAND GOT INTO HIS SHOE CAUSING A BURN ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE BAGGING CREW WAS BAGGING THE EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO PRY OPEN A SCREWGATE WITH A PRYBAR. THE PRYBAR SLIPPED & THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND WAS PINCHED WHEN IT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE LID OF THE C ONVEYOR BELT FRACTURING & CUTTING THE LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS INSTALLING A SAFETY SHOWER IN A COUNTER TOP LOCATED IN LAB. WHEN HE WAS LEAVING PLANT AREA TO GO TO CAR HIS EYE STARTED TO HURT. HE WAS HOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHILE INSTALLING IT DR REMOVED FOREIGN BODY DISCIPLINE TO FOLLOW. HE WORKS TUES -SAT SCHEDULE.
I.NAME PERFORMING MAINTENANCE WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION ON A CLAY VALVE.WAS SLIGHTLY BENT OVER FOR 20-30 MINUTES.HIT BACK HURT AFTERWARDS.STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPL WAS SETTING BRICKS INSIDE FLUID BED DRYER BELOW GRID OTHER EMPLS WERE WORKING ABOVE HIM ON TOP OF GRID. THEY WERE HAMMERING WEDGES IN ABOVE HIM & GLOB OF SAND WAS KNOCKED LOOSE OFF WALL O VER EMPL. EYE WAS SCRATCHED BUT NOTHING EMBEDDED
EE WAS UNPLUGGING SLURRY LINE BY PONDING ON STEEL LINE WITH HAMMER. SAND AND WATER WAS SPRAYING OUT HE DOESNOT RECALL EXACTLY WHEN SAND WENT INTO EYE HIS EYE DID NOT HURT UNTIL THAT NIGHT.
REACHED IN HOPPER SHOVELING SAND PUNCTURED HAND WITH HANDLE
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING 10" SLURRY LINE WITH A HAMMER TO UNPLUG SAND. THE SAND CAME UNPLUGGED AND CAME OUT WHERE COUPLING HAD BEEN LOOSENED. EMPLOYEE RAN TO GET AWAY WHEN SAND KNOCKED HIM DOWN. H E GOT UP AND DOVE BEHIND A PILE OF SAND. EMPLOYEE WAS ASKED IF OK. HE SAID YES, BUT AS TIME WENT BY, ELBOW BEGAN TO BOTHER HIM. HE WENT TO DR.
CHIPPING SLAG WITH WELDERS CHIPPING HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL BROKE FROM THE HAMMER & ENTERED THE BACK OF EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND