Cargill Salt · Fall onto or against objects
EE WAS IN MAN BASKET ATTACHING J BOLTS ON ROOF OF MINE. OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO TRAM TO NEW LOCATION WITH BASKET ELEVATED. EQUIPMENT TILTED CAUSING EE TO FALL AGAINST HANDRAILING.
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October 7, 2003
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Cargill Salt · Struck against a moving object
EE OPERATING MOBILE CRANE FELT PAIN IN LOWER ABOMEN AREA WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. DIAGNOSED WITH SMALL HERNIA. DECIDED TO DELAY ANY SURGERY. ON 1-15-04 HAD LAPSOPIC SURGERY AND ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS.
Cargill Salt · Struck by rolling or sliding object
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UNDER 023 CONVEYOR TAKE UP USING A JACK HAMMER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A PLATFORM TO REMOVE SALT BUILDUP. PIECE OF SALT SLID AND STRUCK HIM IN THE RIGHT ARM.
Cargill Salt · Struck by powered moving object
DURING A BELT SPLICE AN EMPLOYEE WAS LACING THE MACHINE ON TOP OF BELT WHILE ANOTHER WAS ADVANCING THE MACHINE AND RAN OUT OF ROOM ABOUT HALFWAYACROSS. VICTIM CLIMBED ON BOARD, GRABBED FRAME O F SPLICE RIG, REACHED OVER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, AND PLACED IT ON TOP OF FRAME AS LACING WAS PROGRESSING. VICTIM'S THUMB WAS IN THE WAY AND THE TIP GOT SEVERED.
July 29, 2001
LA · Metal/Non-Metal
section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss
MACHINERY
Cargill Salt · Struck by falling object
UPON DRILLING PRELIMINARY HOLE DEPTH, DRILL HIT VOID WHEN DRILLING UP. THIS CAUSED DRILL TO HIT ROOF CAUSING A SMALL SALT SLAB TO CRACK AND FALL ON LEFT INDEX FINGER, APPARENTLY CAUSING A LACE RATION.
Cargill Salt · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE SUFFERED BROKEN LEFT HAND WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY HIT THE WRONG LEVER ON HIS ROOFBOLTER(CANNON). THE STEEL GUIDE CLAMP CLOSED ON EMPLOYEE'S HAND.
Cargill Salt · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS BEING TRAINING ON A NEW BELT SPLICE MACHINE. EMPLOYEE WAS PULLIN GDOWN UP ON SPLICE MACHINE LEVER WHEN SHARP PAIN WAS FELT IN SHOULDER.
March 12, 2000
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Cargill Salt · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
OPERATOR WAS FOLLOWING THE ROTATING TABLE OF THE STRETCHWRAP MACHINE TO MAKE SURE WRAPPING FILM STAYED ON THE PALLET. AS HE WAS RETURNING TO THECONTROL PANEL SIDE HE CAUGHT HIS FOOT IN THE RUB BER MAT AT THE OPERATOR'S STATION. THE MAT HAD A BUCKLE IN IT. THE TABLE CAME AROUND, STRIKING THE OPERATOR'S LEG. HE GRABBED THE PALLET AND ITTHREW HIM TO THE GROUND.
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