Employee was moving a 55 gal drum off a spill control pallet on a pallet jack. During the move, the pallet jack moved and the drum tipped forward; the employee did not engage the brake. The employee subsequently strained his neck and shoulder. Employee had neck surgery 2 yrs ago. As a precaution he was taken to hospital; a CAT Scan revealed no injury other than a strain.
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June 26, 2015
NY · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Barton Mines Co LLC · Struck against a moving object
Barton Mines Co LLC · Struck against a moving object
EMPLOYEE CUT FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WHEN PLOW TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING TIPPED ON ITS SIDE.
Barton Mines Co LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING AN OVERHEAD HOIST WHEN A CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND HIS ARM AND CAUSED HIM TO PULL A MUSCLE IN HIS ARM/SHOULDER.
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