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.
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Showing all 6EMPLOYEE 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.
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.
WITH DUST BUILD-UP BOLTS GET BURIED.3/4\\ AND 1\\ BOLTS GET TOO TIGHT AND HARD TO BREAK LOOSE.