GRINDING ON PROCESS LINE - FOREIGN BODY IN EYE. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
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Showing all 21EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS DRILLING TO INSTALL AN ANCHOR IN THE CONCRETE FOR FAN 080 WHEN THE DRILL BIT CAUGHT THE REBAR AND TWISTED THE DRILL IN HIS HAND.
THE BULK WAS HHIGH ON STD SO EMPLOYEE WAS PATTING THE BAG BY HAND. WHEN DOING OS HE GOT HIS FOOT ON TOP OF THE TOE GUARD CAUSING IT TO GET CAUGHT UNDER THE BAG PLACER WHNE IT WAS COMING DOWN .
WHILE EE WAS CHANGING THE RUBBER GASKET ON THE ROTEX SCREEN COVER, ON THE #2 STD LINE, THE S HOOK WHICH THE COVER WAS BEING HELPED UP BY, GAVE WAY AND THE COVER DROPPED DOWN STRIKING EE ON THE HEAD CAUSING A NECK INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A BAG OUT OF BAG SEALER AND GOT HIS FINGER IN A PINCH POINT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE PIECE OF BAG FROM AN AUTOMATIC BAGGER & CAUGHT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN A CUT ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING A MIXER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.
WHILE STANDING ON A LADDER, EMPLOYEE LIT A WELDING TORCH. WHILE CLIMBING THE LADDER, THE TORCH SLIPPED BURING TWO KNUCKLES AND THE BACK OF HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DOWN A TREE WITH A CHAIN SAW WHEN HE CUT THE TREE IT MOVED OFF OF THE STUMP STRIKING HIM IN THE RIGHT INSTEP
EMPL WAS LIFTING A JACK HAMMER ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTABLE AT THE TIME HE WAS DISAGNOSED AS A RUPTURE AND WAS REPAIRED IN NOVEMBER
EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING PRODUCT AND DUST FELL IN HIS LEFT EYE BEHIND HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING A PIECE OF METAL AND A PIECE BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO HIS EYE FROM THE SIDE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EMP WAS CHECKIN1 WACO SCREEN TO SEE IF IT WAS PULUGGED AND STUCK HIS HAND IN BOTTOM OF SCREEN AND HAND WAS STRUCK BY COUNTER WEIGHT
EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING AND CHIPPING CAST IRON IN THE BELT OF #2 EVAPORATOR WHEN A CHIP OF METAL MUST HAVE FLEW UP INTO EMPLOYEE\S RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTICE ANY IRRITATION UNTIL HE WENT TO BED THAT NIGHT. HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY AND A SMALL EMBEDDED PARTICLE OF METAL WAS REMOVED FROM EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING NO.2 AUTOMATIC SEWING STATION AND WAS FOLDING A SACK WHEN HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE ELECTRIC BOX BEHIND HIM AS HE WAS STRAIGHTENING UP. EMPLOYEE SEVERELY BRUSIED HIS RIGHT ELBOW, REQUIRING A SLING FOR HIS RIGHT ARM. HE WAS ALSO PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO BAG STACKING OPERATION AT 800 P.M. EMPLOYEE STARTED PACKAGING AT 810 P.M. AND BY 830 P.M. WAS COMPLAINING OF BACK PAIN SENT EMPLOYEE TO DR WHO DIAGNOSED MILD BACK STRA IN AND DISPENSED PRESCRIPTION DRUG EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON LIGHT DUTY.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BAG QUIDES INSIDE OF AN AUTOMATIC PALLETIZER WHEN THE MACHINE ENERGIZED ALLOWING THE RAKE TO RETURN TO ITS START POSITION. WHEN THIS OCCURRED IT PINNED THE EYMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE RAKE AND THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE THE EMPLOYEE HAD NOT LOCKED OUT THE MACHINE.
EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE IN RECUTTER FRAME IN CAN LINE AREA WHEN DRILL BIT HUNG UP IN HOLE CAUSING DRILL TORQUE TO TWIST HIS HAND WITH A SHARP QUICK MOTION. EE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION 3-16-84. EE FRACTURED BONE IN PALM OF RIGHT HAND WHICH EXTENDS FROM RING FINGER RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON THE BUCKET OF A SCOOP WHEN THE POWER GRINDER CAUGHT ON EDGE AND THREW THE DISK INTO HIS LEFT THIGH (ABOVE KNEE). THE BOTTOM OF THE BUCKET IS VERY HIGHLY POLISHED AND S LICK, CAUSING UNSTABLE FOOTING.
EMPLOYEE WASIN PROCESS OF UNJAMMING CRUSHER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TOSSED A SMALL PIECE OF ORE NEAR CRUSHER OPERATOR. OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO CATCH PIECE OF ORE CAUSING CUT TO FINGER. CUT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BLOCK PRESS. MOLD BOX HUNG UP WHEN COMING DOWN TO START CYCLE. EMPLOYEE RAN IT BACK UP AND DOWN AND ALSO USED AIR TO BLOW OUT LOOSE SALT, WHICH WAS CAUSING MOLD TO JAM. AT THIS TIME, EAST BRACKET WHICH HOLDS CHUTE UP BROKE, LETTING CHUTE FALL ONTO EMPLOYEE\S LEFT WRIST.