EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A BRASS BUSHING FROM THE BASE OF #2 MILL. WHEN BUSHING FAILED TO COME OUT, HE THEN BEGAN TO CUT IT USING A HAND HELD GRINDER MOUNTED W/A FLAT DISC. HE POSITIONED THE GRINDER AND BEGAN CUTTING IT. THE OPERATING TRIGGER BECAME LOCKED IN THE RUN POSITION. HE THEN BEGAN TO REMOVE THE RUNNING GRINDER FROM THE HOUSING WHEN THE DISC STRUCK THE
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Showing all 16EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT HE WAS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH TIGHTENING A NUT ON #2 MILL ROLLER. WHEN HE WAS TAKING THE IMPACT WRENCH OFF, IT SLIPPED, HITTING HIS FINGER ON LEFT HAND, SPLITTING THE FIN GERNAIL.
JACK HOLLENBECK, WHO IS A CONTRACT MECHANIC ON HEAVY EQUIPMENT ALLEDGES HE WAS WORKING ON ONE OF BAROID DRILLING FLUIDS NORTHWEST SHOVELS #3278 REPAIRING TRAVEL GEARS AND AIR CYLINDERS UNDER T HE MACHINE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPLACE AN AIR CYLINDER WHICH HAD TO HAVE AIR APPLIED TO INSTALL WHEN HE APPLIED THE AIR THE SHAFT ON THE CYLINDER RETRACTED THEREFORE CATCHING THE FOURTH FNG
EMPLOYEE WAS BENCH WELDING IN MAINTENANCE SHOP WHEN WELDING SLAG FELL INSIDE HIS BOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING RUBBER BOOTS WITH HIS PANTS TUCKED INSIDE BOOT.
I NAME WAS WALKING THRU THE MAINT SHOP WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL & AS I NAME WALKED PASS A PIECE FLEW INTO I NAME RT EYE
EE WAS DRILLING FIELD CLAY SAMPLES WITH TRUCK MOUNTED CME DRILL ON UNEVEN GROUND-HE LOST HIS BALANCE-TO REGAIN BALANCE HE PLACED R. HAND ON DRILL CYLENDER. IT WAS COMPRESSING-PINCHING MIDDLE F INGER OF RIGHT HAND. OPENING WASN'T LARGE ENOUGH FOR FINGER TO SLIP INTO FULLY.
EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE WAS WORKING ON TROMMEL SCREEN WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TURNED SWITCH ON STARTING SCREEN CAUSING HIM TO FALL CATCHING HIM BETWEEN ANGLE IRON SUPPORT AND THE TROMMEL.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT HE WAS USING AN AIR HOSE TO DUST DOWN CHEMICAL PACKAGES AND HOSE BECAME LOOSE AND SLAPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT EYE.
I NAME WAS CHANGING THE PACKER-SADDLES FORM 50LBS TO 100LBS POSITION WHEN THE SADDLE HE WAS AJUSTING CHANGED POSITION PINCHING BOTH OF HIS THUMBS IN THE EQUIPMENT BRUISED ON THUMB AND TOOK THE SKIN OFF THE END OF THE OTHER THUMB
HE WAS MAKING HIS FIRST EQUIPMENT CHECK. FAN BELT DRIVE SQUEELING HE APPLIED BELT DRESSING SPRAY BELTS STILL NOISY. HE PICKED UP A HAND FUL OF BENTONITE OFF THE FLOOR BY THE GURAD, REACHED U NDER THE GUARD AND TOSSED IT UPWARD THE BELT DRIVE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND AND PULLED HIM INTO THE DRIVE ASSEMBLY.
EMPL WORKING WITH IMPACT WRENCH ON MILL TRANSMISSION.EXTENSION HANDLE CAME LOOSE STRIKING ABOVE LEFT EYE.
I NAME WAS WELDING ON A CROWFOOT TOOL, WHEN IT FELL AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT, METATARSUS PORTION ABOVE STEEL TOE, FOOT SWELLED UP AND HAD A BRUISE SENT HIM TO DR TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT.
EE ALLEGED THAT WHILE HE WAS USING AN AIR GUN WORKING ON THE DOZER HIS RIGHT HAND WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE AIR GUN & THE GROUND.
JAMES WAS LYING ON THE GROUND WELDING A PART OF THE WAREHOUSE LOADING DOCK. A PIECE OF WELDING SLAG POPPED AND HIT JAMES ON THE LEFT EAR. JAMES RECEIVED A BURN ON THE INNER PART OF THE LEFT EAR.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS TAKING MILL ROLLER APART USING AN AIR IMPACT WRENCH WITH THE SOCKET ON IT AND IT JUMPED OFF AND HIT HIM IN HIS RIGHT KNEE CAP
USING BENCH GRINDER WHEN HAND WAS PULLED INTO GRINDER,CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN SIDE GUARD AND GRINDING WHEEL.