HE WAS WELDING SYNTRON PAN IN THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR SHOP WHEN HE APPARENTLY RECEIVED ARC BURN TO HIS RIGHT EYE.
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Showing all 15INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING WITH HIS TORCH. HE WENT TO REMOVE SOME SLAG FROM HIS TORCH AND BURNED HIS HAND.
WAREHOUSE #1, PACKAGING LINE: HE WAS RUNNING THE VALVE PACK ON LINE #306 WHEN SHE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HER BACK.
SHE WAS TALKING TO HER SUPERVISOR WHEN SHE PLACED HER HAND ON THE WRAPPER CONVEYING ROLLERS TO SUPPORT HERSELF. SHE PLACED HER HAND ON MOVING ROLLERS WHICH ENTANGLED IT BETWEEN THE ROLLERS.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE IN A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN THE DRILL HUNG FORCING MOVEMENT OF THE IRON AND LACERATING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.
EE WAS RETHREADING THE NEEDLE TO THE PACKAGING SEWING MACHINE. THE MACHINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN PROPERLY, HAD THE SELECTOR BAR BEEN PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION, THIS ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN ED. THE NEEDLE PUNCTURED THE SECOND FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND.
85061S DRILLING TABS ON THE DRILL PRESS LOCATED IN THE WELDING SHOP. HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.
EE WAS STACKING PALLETS ON PALLETIZER WHEN HIS HAND WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN PALLETS.
PKG.W/H #1-EMPL WAS ON 3 & 4 LINE AND A BAG HUNG UP IN DELIVERY PUSH RAM. TURNED OFF POWER BUT DIDNT TURN OFF THE AIR.USED FOOT TO KICK OUT THE BAG.AIR OPERATED RAM CAUGHT SIDE OF FOOT WHEN IT RECYCLED.
DEMONSTRATING NAIL GUN TOUCHD THE TRIGGER IT FIRED A NAIL
SHE WAS TAKING A WAD OF THREAD FROM LOOPER OF SEWING MACHINE,BUMPED THE SWITCH,CUTTING HER THUMB.
A BAG WAS HUNG IN THE ELEVATOR AND INJURED REACHED TO RETRIEVE BAG WITHOUT SHUTTING POWER OFF TO THE MACHINE.
WAS GRINDING WELDS ON A FABRICATION GUARD WAS GRINDING WITH THE WELD FOR SOME UNEXPLAINED REASON GRINDER WHIPPED AROUND AND CUT INTO TOP SIDE OF LITTLE FINGER
EMP WAS BUILDING AN ELEVATOR TOP IN MTCE.. WORK AREA. HE TUNED WORK TO WELD ON OPOSITE SIDE. IN TURNING WORK A PLATE CLAMP CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EMP IN FOREHEAD CAUSING A 2 CM LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING METAL LATHE METAL CURLS GOT IN WAY OF CUTTING BLADE EMPLOYEE INADVERTENTLY SWEPT AT METAL CURLS WITH LEFT HAND AND CUT MIDDLE AND LITTLE FINGERS