August 11, 1988
WY · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Guernsey Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
A NEW CONVEYOR BELT HAD BEEN INSTALLED, BUT TENSION WAS NEEDED ON THE BELT TO INSTALL FLEXCO FASTENERS. A PAIR OF PLIERS WAS CLAMPED ON TO THE BELT TO HOLD THE BELT. A CABLE COME ALONG WAS T IED TO THE PLIERS. THE PLIERS CAME LOOSE, TRAVELED UP THE BELT AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE NOSE.