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EMPLOYEE STRUCK BY MOVING ARM OF BALER. EMPLOYEE OPEN SAFETY DOOR ON MACHINE. HE WAS LEANING DOWN TO SPRAY THE TILT CHAMBER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS FACE AGAINST THE RAM.
EE WAS SQUATTING WITH BACK TWISTED, CUTTING SHAFT OUT OF AUGER. WHEN HE TIRES TO STAND UP, HIS BACK HURT AND HE COULD NOT STAND UP. STRAIN TO LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING EYE OF MACHINE W/SCALE SWITCH ON. SCALE ACTIVATED AND MASHED FINGER ON RIGHT HAND REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE AIR LINE IN RT HAND HE REACHED OVER THE LINE WITH LEFT HAND TO CUT THE AIR LINE OFF HIS RT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE CHAIN & PULLED HIS HAND INTO SPROCKEET LACERATIONS TO SMALL FINGER ON LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING METAL, THE METAL SLIPPED, PULLED THE LEFT THUMB NAIL OFF AND CUT TO THE SIDE OF THUMB.
EMPL WAS WORKING ON PAXALL SCALE. WHEN HE CUT AIR OFF TO LET PRESSURE OFF LINE AIR ESCAPING BLEW SOME LOOSE CLAY PARTICLES INTO EMPLS RIGHT EYE.
RUNNING RIBBON THRU NEEDLE ON MACHINE HAND SLIPPED NEEDLE WENT THRU FINGER
AS EMPL WAS FOLDING 10# BAGS TO GO INTO SEWING MMACHINE. HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF BAG & INTO BAG FOLDER CUTTING HIS INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE CHUTS 12IN.UNDER THE ROTARY AIR LOCK FEEDER BLADE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND CUTS TO THE INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS
EMP LEFT HAND S5IPPED OUT AND HIT THE SPOUT ON THE SCALE INSTEAD OF CATCHING THE BAG. 3 STITCHES
PULLED FINGERNA3L OFF FIRST FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WHEN THE BAMBAY DOORS CLOSED WHEN EMPLOYEE WAS EJECTING BAGS ON THE 25# STACKER.