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Employee was loading rail car. Employee released brake, then tried to reset brake. Brakes failed. Employee dismounted rail car injuring his left knee.
The injured was loading a truck using a conveyor when fine material lodged in his eye. He suffered a corneal abrasion and conjunctivitis.
EE OPERATING F/E LOADER TO CLEAN OUT MATERIALS ON RAMP, EE PUSHED DECLUTCH INSTEAD OF BRAKE JOLTED HIMSELF CAUSING BACK PAIN. TAKEN TO CLINIC 8-1-01 800 AM OBSERVATION ONLY. FOLLOW UP VISIT 8- 6-01-CLINIC ORDERED PHYS. THERAPY WITH LIGHT DUTY RESTRICTIONS. PS OPERATOR WAS WEARING SEAT BELT.
EE HIT HIS STOMACH ON THE STEERING WHEEL KNOB WHEN THE LOADER HIT A ROCK.
HAULING UNIT TO RUN LOADED ONE DIRECTION, EMPTY THE OTHER. MOTOR GRADER WORKING SAME AREA, CAME TO LOCATION IN MIDDLE OF ROAD, HAULING UNIT HAD TO PULL OFF. WENT TOWARD PIT INTO WATER DRAINAGE DITCH. VACATED MACHINE AT TIME OF IMPACT IN BOTTOM OF DITCH.
#7 CONVEYOR BELT HAD TRACKED OVER AGAINST THE FRAME AT THE LOWER BALANCE DUE TO MUD CAKED ON CONTER BALANCE PULLIES IN WAS EFFORT TO SCRAPE THE MUD OFF SO THE BELT WOULD TRACK WE USED A SCRAPE R BAR TO PULL THE MUD OFF THE BAR DID NOT HAVE ALARGE ENOUGH HANDLE TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE LEVERAGE IT WAS CAUGHT BY THE COUNTER BALANCE PULLEY & PULLED IN ALONG WITH MY HAND
TIRE MAN FROM TIRE CENTER INC. WAS STANDING ON OUTRIGGER PUTTING OLD TIRES ON THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK WHEN HE ENGAGED THE WRONG LEVER. IN DOING SO, HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME AN D THE FOOT PLATE ON THE OUTRIGGER. IT TORE HIS BOOT AND TORE THE SKIN ON HIS ANKLE (LACERATION TYPE WOUND).
ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON JAW FEEDER AND STARTED STACKER BELT TO CHECK JAW FEEDER. NOT KNOWING TWO MEN WERE ON THE STACKER BELT. STACKER BELT HAD NOT BEEN LOCKED OUT. ONE MAN WAS THROWN ON THE SURGE PILE, THE OTHER WAS NOT INJURED. THE FOREMAN HAD COMPOUND FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ANKLE, RIGHT ANKLE WAS BROKE, RIGHT HAND WAS DISLOCATED, CRUSHED VERTIBRA IN HIS BACK.
HELPING REMOVE SKIRT BOARD FROM CONVEY. LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND PINCHED BETWEN METAL AND CONCRETE WALL RUNNING BESIDE CONVEY. REQ STITCHES T O CLOSE WOUND NO BROKEN BONE OR PERM DAMAGE
SAME AS NO 25 ON C2.
ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR DROP BOX HITTING VICTIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. HIS LEFT EAR WAS CUT, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES, ALSO SLAPPING HIS NECK WHICH NEEDED NO TREATMENT.
I,NAME WAS DRIVING A 40 TONE TEREX HAUL TRUCK HE WENT OUT TO THE QUARRY PUMP AND THE TRUCK TURNED OVER IN THE SUMP HOLE CARELESSNESS ON DRIVERS PART.
EMP WA> STANDING ON CLAY BY 1 FEEDER BOX TRYING TO BREAK FREE LG PC OF CLAY. FELL DOWN CHUTED ONTO BELT . HE WENT UP CONVEYOR BELT ABOUT 10 FT AND HIT HAND ON RAIL A(D L. SHIN R. KNEE GETTING OFF BELT. WITNESSED . INITIALLY EMP WAS CHECKED AND NOTHING SIGNIFICANT FOUND IN WYA OF INJ. HOWEVER AS IMES GOES BY HE SEEMS TO COMPLAIN OF MORE DIFFERENT AREAS OF PAIN.
INDIVIDUAL WAS DRIVING ON HAUL RAOD AND GOT A DUST PARTICLE IN HIS EYE.WHEN TAKEN TO CLINIC,IT WWOULD NOT FLUSH OUT.PARTICLE HAD EMBEDDED IN EYE LID AND HAD TO BE REMOVED.NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRME NT RESULTED-NO-LOST TIME-OR REASSIGNMENT.
EMP WAS DRIVING3ROCK WAGON, HIT A BUMP, AND HIS BACK STARTED HURTING
EMP WORKING ON 05 CLAY BELT DRIVE NOT BLOCKED ANOTHER EMP TURNED SWITCH ON CATCHING I NAMES MIDDLE FINGER RT HAND REQUIRED STITCHES
EMPL OPERATING MACHINE HOISTING ANOTHER EMPL UP TO WORK ON EQUIP.HE WAS LOOKING UP WHILE DOING THIS HAS A STIFF NECK.
DRIVING LOADER INTO PIT UNDER KILN STEAM BURNED HIM.
CUTTING GRASS IN APPLE ORCHARD WHEEL OF TRACTOR FELL INTO HOLE JURKING STEERING WHEEL THROWING EMPLOYEE FROM TRACTOR.