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EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS GRINDING ON METAL UNDERNEATH RAIL TIPPLE. SAYS HE DID HAVE SAFETY EYEWEAR ON, BUT METAL GOT INTO HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING MOUNTING BRACKET FOR LIGHT ON TOP OF DISCHARGE CHUTE OF RADIAL STACKING CONVEYOR(NEW INSTALLATION).BEARING MOUNTS BROKE WHICH NEED CHUTE ALLOWING CHUTE AND EMPLOYEE TO FAL L TO GROUND.EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BRUISES TO LEFT SIDE OF BODY AND FOREHEAD AND FRACTURED LEFT DISTAL METACARPAL.
INJURED WAS WATCHING MECHANICAL SAMPLER AT BIG SANDY RIVER TERMINAL. HE CHECKED SAMPLE CONTAINER AFTER APPROX 1 HR. AND THERE WAS VERY LITTLE COAL IN IT. HE TRIED TO UNCLOGG WET COAL FROM SA MPLE SAVE SHOOT WHEN CUTTER CAME ACROSS AND PINNED HIS 2 FINGERS IN THERE.
SAMPLEMAN WAS CLEANING AUTOMATIC SAMPLERS WHICH HE THOUGHT HE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY.HOWEVER AS HE WAS CLEANING OUT THE SAMPLER A PIECE STILL IN MOTION CUT HIS FINGERS.
THE INJURED WAS OVERSEEING SEVERAL CUTTING AND WELDING JOBS GOING ON SIMULTANEOUSLY.IN BETWEEN CHECKING ON JOBS HE LIFTED HIS PROTECTIVE HELMET FORGETTING TO LOWER IT AS HE APPROACHED A JOB.AS HE WAS NEARING THE WORK SITE,A STEEL FLAKE FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.MINOR TEMPORARY DAMAGE RESULTED.
I.NAME WAS ERECTING A NEW PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN THE CRANE SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS RT FOREARM WITH THE PIECE OF STEEL BEING LIFTED