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TWO EE WERE REPLACING BOTTOM HALF OF GUARD ON PRIMARY CRUSHER BULLGEAR ONE END HELD BY CRANE, OTHER EE WAS HOLDING TAGLINE TIED TO OTHER END. INJURED WAS HOLDING BOTTOM SORNER OF GUARD. THE GU ARD HUNG ON THE BULLGEAR. WHEN OTHER PULLED THE ROPE, IT CAME LOOSE AND FELL ABOUT 6" AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT WRIST BETWEEN GUARD AND GEARBOX.

EE & 2 OTHER EE'S WERE TROUBLESHOOTING THE ROW & USNER & STRIPPING CYCLES ON 10 EAST PALLETIZERTHE EQUIPMENT WAS LOCKED ON THROUGH THE OEM SAFETY CIRCUIT AN EQUIPMENT FAUL TRIGGERED THE ROW PUSHER CAUSING IT TO PINCH EE AGAINST THE ROW STOP. SCRAPED L/HAND & BRUISED KIDNEY

WORKING TO CLEAR PRODUCT OUT OF TRANSPORT PIPE #15 BAG HOUSE. HAD REMOVED ELBOW FROM PIPE AND PLACED ON GROUND. EE REACHED OVER IN FRONT OF PIPE AND BLOWER WAS TURNED ON BLOWING DUST INTO FACE AND EYES. SAFETY GLASSES WERE KNOCKED OFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEAR THE SEWING SYSTEM AND THE BAG CLOSER AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. THE LINE RESTARTED AFTER A STOP AND AN OVERFILLED BAG WAS CONVEYED THROUGH THROUGH THE CLOSING BELT ASSE MBLY. INJURED REACHED FOR THE TOP OF THE BAG WITHOUT LOCKING OUT THE MACHINE AND PULL IT BACK TO PREVENT JAM. WHEN HE REACHED THE TOP OF THE BAG THE TIP OF HIS LEATHER GLOVE BECAME PINCHED.

EE WAS BETWEEN FILL TUBES ON PACKAGING LINE, ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE BAG SUPPORT PEDESTAL. HE PLACED HIS HANDS IN THE PINCH POINT. SWITCH TRIGGERED, BAG-EJECT MECHANISM CAME DOWN ON THUMB. LAC ERATION TO TOP AND SIDE OF THUMB. EE WEARING LEATHER GLOVES.

A PIECE FO HARD MATERIAL WENT THROUGH THE ROLL MILL CAUSING THE ADJUSTING MECHANISM TO RELAX ANDOPEN UP. EMP'S MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND DROPPED IN BETWEEN THE ADJUSTING CAM AND VERTICAL TUBE SUPPORT. EMP'S FINGER WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE CAM AND TUBE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ALONE CUTTING DOWN OLD DUST COLLECTOR PIPE. PARTNER CALLED AWAY TO ANOTHER JOB. PIPE NOT SECURED BY TYING OFF. PIPE SEPARATED WHILE CUTTING, STRIKING EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING CU TTING TORCH OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND. LIT TORCH FELL INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT GLOVE. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED 2ND DEGREE BURN ON BASE OF LEFT THUMB AND WRIST.

PUTTING SHEETING ON, EE RAN DRILL BIT THROUGH KNEE.

HE LAYED THE GRINDER ON THE GROUND IN THE WRONG POSITION THERE WAS A ROCK UNDER THE GRINDER PRESSING THE SWITCH IN THE ON POSITION WHEN HE PLUGGED THE GRINDER INTO THE ELECTRIC IT STARTED UP T HEN SPUN AROUND & WENT ACROSS THE TOP OF HIS FOREARM

EE WAS ASSISTING COWORKER, THE WELDER, WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS EYE.

EE WAS TAKING ELECTRICAL BOXES OFF OF AN EXISTING PROCESS PLANT (TEXACO-DIATOMITE PLANT) 18 MILES FROM TAFT, WAST OF MCKITTRIC). HE WAS USING 7" MILWAUKEE GRINDER, THE GRINDING WHEE CAUGHT MET AL, CAUSING THE GRINDER TO KCIK BAC, LACERATING EE'S LEFT WRSIT/FOREARM.