EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT AN EMPTY BAG WAS GOING ACROSS THE AUTOMATIC BAG REJECTOR I REACHED TO GET THE EMPTY BAG THE REJECTOR REJECTED ANOTHER BAG IT CAUGHT MY THUMB BETWEEN WHEELS ON THE REJECTOR A ND ROLLERS 3
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Showing all 16EMPLOYEE STATE:4Y HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE IMPACT SOCKET AND BOLT WHEN THE IMPACT BOUNCED OFF OF THE BOLT.
I WAS WELDING A3LEAK ON AN OLD PIPE WORKING OVERHEAD IN CLOSE QUARTERS I DID NOT FEEL IT HAPPEN I DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING IN MY EYE UNTIL ABOUT 6:00 PM LAST NIGHT
EMPLOYEE STATEM9NT I WAS MOVING A BAG OUT OF MAGAZINE RACK WHEN THE BAG MISSED A CYCLE AND CAUGHT FINGER ON SOMETHING WHEN I PULLED IT OUT
EMPLOYEE STATES I WAS USING AIRLESS PAINT GUN WITH RUSTOLEUM SPEEDY DRY PRIMER AND 150 THINNER THE GUN STARTED PLUGGING UP I PUT GUN IN THINNER TO CLEAR IT THEN RAN FINGER IN FRONT OF NOZZLE THINKING I COULD CLEAR IT IT PUNCHED HOLE IN FINGER
EMPLOYEE STATEMENT I ACCIDENTALLY CUT MY THUMB WITH A BOX CUTTER.
THREAD BROKE ON THE SEWING MACHINE. I WAS RETHREADING AND MACHINE STARTED HITTING MY FINGER.
HOLDING GUARDS WHILE WELDER WAS WELDING THEM.EYES WERE HURTING SO WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM.
HE WAS STANDING BY THE STRETCH WRAPPING MACHINE. HE WENT UP TO WRAP THE TOP LAYER. HE CROSSED HIS LEG (TOES ON PLATFORM) AND THE MACHINE CAME DOWN AND CAUGHT HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE PLATFORM AND CARRIAGE.
I WAS RUNNING AN IMPACT, TAKING A DOOR OFF THE HEATER. THE PIN FLEW OUT OF THE IMPACT AND WENT INTO MY THUMB
SANDBLASTING TRUCK TO PAINT IT.TOOK GOGGLES OFF AND METAL SLAG FELL INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A BAG ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE PALLET, ANOTHER BAG CAME DOWN AND HIT KNEE. THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH PACKING MACHINE KICKING OUT BAGS EARLY. SACK SEWER WAS DOUBLE BAGGIN
I WAS WORKING ON DUST COLLECTORS. USING CUTTING TORCH TO HEAT A PIECE OF METAL. TOOK GLOVE OFF TO LIGHT A CIGARETTE. BRUSHED TORCH ACROSS HAND.
I WAS WELDING AND GOT A FLASH BURN OF MY EYES. RIGHT EYE IS WORSE. THE WIND PROBABLY BLEW SOMETHING INTO MY EYES, TOO.
EE STATEMENT: THE CRANE OPERATOR WAS MOVING A 30\X6" PIPE. I SIGNALED HIM TO RAISE IT. HE RELEASED THA BOOM BIT NOT THE WENCH CABLE. THE WENCH CABLE BROKE. THE PIPE FELL & HIT ME ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. I FELL INJURING MY RIGHT HIP & LEG.
THERE WAS NO FEED COMING OUT OF THE CHAIN GATE; EMPLOYEE PULLED THE LUMP LOOSE WITH HIS LEFT HAND. AS HE PULLED IT LOOSE, HE HEARD THE SAMPLER KICK ON. HE TRIED TO GET HIS ARM OUT BUT COULD NO T DO SO IN TIME AND SAMPLER CAUGHT HIS ARM.