Employee was moving mullite from under #1 cooler with Bobcat Skid Steer, when he dumped the bucket of mullite onto surplus pile, steam was created causing second degree thermal burns of less than 2 inches in diameter to right arm and right leg and first degree burns to right side of face.
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Showing all 9Employee was using the bobcat to clean up feed around the sawdust blower. He scooped up a bucket of feed, then tilted the bucket back, causing hot feed to flip back into his boots, causing first and second degree burns on his legs and ankles.
Employee was crushed under a magnet hopper chute. Chute had been set upright on one end and toppled over after lifting hook was removed. Chute is 10" wide and 114" tall.
While operating Eclid R50 haulage truck, steering tightened causing vehicle to veer into right-side roadway drainage ditch. As employee attempted to correct vehicle direction, steering wheel snapped to the right catching right arm in steering wheel resulting in pain in right hand/arm area.
While Straightening bag on moving conveyor, got right arm caught in conveyor intake chute. (robotic bagging plant under construction)
EE stooped down behind manlift to put object in box, when manlift, being operated by another EE, moved less than one foot in reverse. Struck rear left foot of injured EE, resulting in bone fracture. Manlift travel alarms were working at the time of the accident.
WHILE USING A FORKLIFT TO SET A FOAM INSULATION TANK UPRIGHT - THE TANK SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TANK HANDLE AND THE FORKLIFT FORK.
HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN ROLLER & BAG DURING BAGGING OPERATION.
WHILE TAKING ROOTS OFF CONVEYER BELT, ROCK CAUGHT RIGHT RING FINGER UNDER SMALL HOLD DOWN WHEEL.