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THEY WERE DRILL3NG FOR CLAY AND THE AUGER WAS URUNNING I.NAME WAS CLEANING OFF THE EXTENSION BAR ON THE AUGER HIS LEFT GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE BOLT ON THE AUGER AND JERKED HIM AROUND FRACTURING BOTH BONES IN 5OWER LEFT ARM I.NAME IS A COLLEGE STUDENT AND WAS HIRED FOR SUMMER WORK ONLY 9-8-87 WAS HIS LAST DAY HE QUIT ON 9/8 BECAUSE HE HAD TO REGISTER FOR COLLEGE ON 9-9-87
HE WAS MOVING W2ODEN PALLETS WITH A FORKLIFT. ONE OF THE PALLETS SLIPPED OFF THE STACK AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT KNEE.
HE CHANGED A TI9E ON 1254 MACK DUMP TRUCK USING STANDARD EQUIPMENT BY HIMSELF. HE HAD BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY BY SUPERVISOION NOT TO BHANGE TIRES BY HIMSELF HE SAID HE COULD NOT ANYONE TO HELP. H E SAID HE MENTI2NED THIS TO HIS SUPERVIOSR I NAME BUT THIS INFORMATION WAS NOT TURNED IN TO THE OFFICE. HE DID NOT LOSE ANY WORK TIME THAT DAY HE CAME INTO THE OFFICE ON 5-14-86 APPROX. 1000
DRILLING FOR CLAY ON GUS PRESSON PROPERTY NEAR MCKENZIE TN.HE WAS TAKING PIECE OFF PLATFORM ON DRILL RIG.FOOT SLIPPED OFF DRILL RIG AND PLATFORM CAME UP AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT FOREHEAD JUST JUST ABOVE RIGHT EYE LACERATING FOREHEAD AND REQ 6 SUTURES.
HE WAS USING THE PRESS IN THE SHOP TO PRES A HUB ON A TRUNION TIRE HE HAD A PIECE OF METAL ACROSS THE TOP OF THE HUB THE METAL BROKE AND HIT HIM ONLEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD LACERATING IT AND REQ REQUIRED STITCHES
EMPLOYEE INJURED BACK ON BAGGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MILL OPERATOR ON SECOND SHIFT AS THE DRYER HE WAS WEARING COVERALLS HE GOT TOO CLOSE TO THE TURN TABLE AND HIS CLOTHES GOT CAUGHT DRAGGING HIM INTO A BRACE POST
HE WAS WORKING IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP HELPING I.NAME TO REPAIR #1914 CLAY SHREDER. I.NAME STARTED GRINDING ON THE METAL BEFORE I.NAME KNEW HE WAS GOING TO START. I.NAME WAS APPROX. 7FT. AWAY BUT A SPARK HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE. PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN LEFT EYE. HE USED EYE WASH ON 6/27 & 6/28 AND WENT TO DOCTOR ON 6/29/84. THE DOCTOR REMOVED THE METAL. CORNEAL FB-OS LEFT EYE.
REBUILDING TRUCK BED ANOTHER EMP WAS WELDING JEFF RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO EYES
HAND CAUGHT IN DUST COLLECTOR AIR LOCK AND CUT 3 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND
EE WAS OPERATING DRILL RIGG & HANDLING AUGERS WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST SHARP EDGE OF ONE OF THE AUGERS THEREBY LACERATING HIS LEFT HAND JUST BELOW LEFT THUMB.