EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING CARB LINKAGE ON WELDING MACHINE.THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO CONTACT THE FAN BLADES.THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WHICH IS NECESSARY FOR THESE ADJUSTMENTS.EMPLO YEE HAS LACERATIONS AND BREAKS IN FOUR FINGERS.HAS BEEN PUT ON LIGHT DUTY.
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Showing all 14THE INJURED EMPLOYEE MADE WELDS WITHOUT THE USE OF HIS WELDING HOOD. EMPLOYEE WAS IN VOILATION OF COMPANY SAFETY POLICY AND SAFETY TRAINING. THERE WERE TWO WITNESSES TO THE INCIDENT.
EMPL WORKING ON FLASH FLOC TANK RAKE PREPARING MOTOR SHAFT FOR RE-INSTALLATION OF RAKE.EMPL CLEAN SHAFT WITH RAG WHILE SHAFT WAS TURNING.RAG CAUGHT ON SHAFT TURNING RAG ONTO SHAFT.PART OF IT W AS WRAPPED AROUND EMPL LEFT THUMB,LAST DIGIT OF LEFT THUMB WAS SEVERED.
EMPLOYEE SET DO4N RUNNING GRINDER. GRINDER KICKED BACK CAUSING AVULISON LEFT FOREARM ABOVE WRIST.
EE WAS INSTRUCT9D TO USE 48" PIPE WRENCH WITH CHEATER TO REMOVE DRILL BIT FROM DRILL STEEL INSTEAD OF DRILL BASKET. WRENCH SLIPPED DRILLER RAISED DRILL STEEL TORQUE ON STEEL SPUN WRENCH STRIKI NG EE TOT EH GR2UND. EE STRUCK GROUND WITH HEAD & LOST CONSCIOUSNESS. POSSIBLE CONCUSSION & BODY FRACTURES.
LOOSE MATERIAL 8LOUGHED FROM DEAD BED AREA AT GYRATORY CRUSHER PINNING EMPLOYEE TO MANTLE-FRACTURED HIP.
OUR DRILLER SEN7 THE ROD MAN UP THE MAST TO CHECK O-RINGS INSTARTER TUBE. HE PUT THEM IN AND WAS GUIDING THE TUBE BACK IN STEEL.HIS FEET WERE ON THE MAST WHEN OUR DRILLER LET THE HEAD DOWN. T HE CHIEV'S ON T2E HEAD CAUGHT HIS FOOT AND SMASHED IT.
WHILE WELDING 10 INCH PLASTIC PIPE, THE END FLEW UP OUT OF THE MACHINE STRICKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HIP CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS, HITTING HIS HEAD ON A TRACTOR.
EMP WAS LOWERIN1 TRUCK BED AFTER MECHANICAL REPAIR WHEN BOX FREE FELL TO THE FRAME OF TRUCK CAUSING MULTI PLE INJURIES
IN OPERATING BU5LDOZER,BOUNCED OVER LOW PILE OF FROZEN MATERIAL CAUSING LOW BACK STRAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A CHAIN ON A DRILL COLLAR CHAIN SLIPPED CAUSING TWO FRACTURES AT THE BASE OF RIGHT THUMB THE INJURY REQUIRED SURGERY
THE WELDER I NA4E WAS USING APPARENTLY ICED UP ON THE AUTOMATIC IDLE HE WENT OVER OPENED THE DOOR WITH THE ENGING RIMMING AND HAND WENT INTO FAN CUTTING FINGERS ON LEFT HAND THE DOOR IS TO BE CLOSED WHEN WE5DER IS RUNNING AND APPROIATE SIGN WAS IN PLACE.
WELDING 3
OPERATING DOZER3