Employee was working on a product spout in silo 1A and attempted to manipulate the limit switch in order to make the spout go down. EE had the guard off of the electric motor and when EE reached in to manipulate the limit switch EE's left forearm had contacted the cooling fans on the rear of the motor. This laceration required 19 staples to close the wound
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July 15, 2021
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
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High Roller Management LLC · Struck by powered moving object
Iron Oak West Texas LLC · Struck by falling object
2 miners in a scissor lift tacked a plate, went down to retrieve the welding lead, on the way back up at 16 feet the tacks broke the plate fell 4 feet on ee left arm causing a fracture. Plate was 3 inches by 11 and 3/8 inch. Was tacked at an elevation of 20 feet on 200 dryer. New mine site still in commencing at time of injury.
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