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EE WAS CHECKING FUEL PRESSURE ON A FORKLIFT WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND ENTERED THE FAN AREA OF THE MOTOR. THIS CAUSED 3 LACERATIONS TO THE HAND AND FINGER AREA RESULTING IN 12 STITICHES.
EE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT. HE STOPPED TO EXIT THE LIFT & TIE A SUPERSACK IN FROM OF HIM TO THE LIFT. WHILE HE WAS TYING THE SACK THE LIFT MOVED FORWARD STRIKING & PINNING HIM BETWEEN THE LI FT & THE SUPER SACK. THE LIFT WAS RUNNING WITH PARKING BRAKE DISNEGAGED & FORKS APPROX 9 " OFF THE GROUND EE STATED HE HAD PUT LIFT IN NEUTRAL.LIFT TRAVELLED APPROX 3FT BEFORE STRIKING EE FLO
EE WAS OPERATING A SKID LOADER LOADING A TRUCK. THE LOADER TILTED FORWARD, THE EE PUT HIS HAND OUTSIDE THE LOAD CAGE ONTO THE TRUCK. AS THE LOADER TILTED FORWARD, THE CAGE CAUGHT HIS RT. INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE TRUCK.
STUDENT DRIVER WAS OPERATING UNDER COMPANY TRAINERS SUPERVISION WHEN HE SAW A MOTOR-GRADER WORKING THE HAUL ROAD INTO MINE. THE DRIVER GOT OVER TO RIGHT SIDE OF TIRES CAUGHT IN DITCH. THE T RUCK TRAVELED APPROX 90' BEFORE STRIKING A CULVET WHICH CAUSED A 1/4 TURN ROLL OVER.
EE TRIED TO FLIP A 50# BAG OF CLAY OFF OF A CHAIN CONVEYOR. AS HE REACHED FOR THE BAG HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ON THE CONVEYOR. A LACERATION RESULTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING EQUIPMENT & CHUTES EE OPENED A DOOR TO CHECK CHUTE & MATERIAL & TRASH BLEW INTO HIS EYE
EMPLOYEE MOUNTED RAILROAD CAR & WAS USING THE HAND WHEEL WHICH CONTROLS THE HAND BRAKES. HE DID NOT GRASP WHEEL FIRMLY ENOUGH & HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF CAUSING ELBOW TO STRIKE CAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON REAR OF BUMPER OF SERVICE TRUCK TO REPACE THE WATER PUMP ON TRACTOR WHEN THE VIBRATION OF THE RUNNING TRACTOR CAUSED THE TRUCK TO SETTLE LOWER CAUSING THE HITCH TO SLI DE UNDER TRACTOR PINNING THE EMPLOYEE'S FEET BETWEEN TRACTOR & TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON A FORKLIFT INSIDE RAILCAR. THE LIFT SHIFTED AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHEN THE LIFT ROCKED.
LINING CONVEYOR (TRAVEL)SLOW MOVING BELT EMPLOYEE THOUGHT THAT HE COULD CUT STRING FROM CONVEYOR BELT WHICH WERE WRAPPED AROUND SHAFT & BEARING HAND CAUGHT & SQUEEZED BETWEEN TAKE UP BEARING & TAIL ROLLER
HE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES. DUMPING DROP OUT HOPPERS, USING KD FORKLIFT. AS HOPPER WAS DUMPED, SOME DUST FLEW BACK ON HIM GETTING INTO HIS EYES. HE WAS WEARING GLASSES. HE GOT DUST I N HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STRAIGHTEN A JAMMED BAG IN A CONVEYOR WHEN SHE CAUGHT HER HAND BETWEEN THE BAG AND THE CONVEYOR BELT.
EMPLOYEE TURNED HIS FORKLIFT SIDEWAYS ON A DOCKHBOARD AND WHEN THE FORKLIFT JERKED HE STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS HAD TO HAVE MEDICAL TREATMENT SINCE 12/30.
EMP HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF FRONT END LOADER AND GOTTEN ON TRACTOR TO LEVEL UP FOR TRUCKS TO DUMP. EMP WA> RUNNING TRACTOR PARALLEL TO WALL HE HAD BEEN LOADING OUT OF. WALL BROKE AND TRACTOR T
EMPL WAS CHANGING V BELTS ON #9 EIMCO REVERSING SCREW WHEN THE TIMER ACTIVATED THE MOTOR HIS INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS R HAND WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND THE BELT CUTTING OFF THE LAST JOINT OF THESE FINGER
PREPARING BYPASS SYSTEM TO RUN LIGHT WEIGHT MATERIAL. EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING TEMPORARY WALL BY PUSHING IT. CAUGHT FINGER NAIL BETWEEN WALL AND BOBCAT.
WHILE RUNNING M5TERIAL THROUGH SCREW CONVEYOR THE SCREW BROKE IN HALF.THE INJURED DUE TO POOR JUDGMENT TRIED TO PUSH THE MATERIAL TOWARD THE MOVING PART TO DISLODGE.HE PUSHED TO CLOSE TO THE S CREW.HE PULLED 3T OUT IMMEDIATELY.HIS LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER WAS SEVERED.
EMPLOYEE REPORT9D HE WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT A BAG THAT WAS GOING UP THE BAG FLATTENER AND SOMEHOW HIS ARM GOT CAUGHT IN THE TENSION ROLLER
EMPLOYEE WAS PU7TING THE LABEL ON A FINISHED PALLET. HE CLIMBED UP ON TO THE CONVEYOR. HE STEPPED BACK AND HIS FOOT TRIPPED THE ELECTRONIC EYE ON THE EXIT CONVEYOR FROM THE STRETCH WRAPPER THA T STARTED THE E3IT CONVEYOR RUNNING. AS HE PUT HIS FOOT DOWN ON THE EXIT CONVEYOR IT SHOVEL HIS FOOT BETWEEN THE GRAVITY ROLLERS AND THE EXIT CONVEYOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST5CKING ON #4 BAG MACHINE WHEN A BAG BECAME LODGED ON THE CONVEYOR.WHEN HE REACHED TO FREE THE BAG HIS GLOVE CAUGHT ON THE BRUSH PULLING HIS ARM BETWEEN THE BRUSH AND THE CONVEYO R HEAD PULLEY. 3
WHILE DROPPING 5 HOPPER CAR THE EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE BRAKE WHEEL SUPPORT WHEN THE HOPPER HIT THE CAR AHEAD OF IT
WHILE OPERATING3THE FRONT END LOADER,DUST AND DIRT FROM #2 KILN GOT INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES.TO DOCTOR FOR REMOVAL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING UNDER #2 DROP OUT WITH BOBCAT-CLAM SHELL OPENED RELEASING HOT TA DUST-CAUSING BURNS ON SHOULDER ARMS & LEGS
EMPLOYEE WAS AD4USTING ACCELERATOR LINKAGE WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING.HAND HIT ENGINE FAN LACERATING FINGERS.FINGERS 2,3,4,&5 OF RIGHT HAND AND SUTURES 2,3,AND 5.
WHILE PACKAGING3MAN PUT HANDS UNDER BIN (SHOULD HAVE PUT HANDS IN BIN) AND FORKS ON FORKLIFT CAME UP AND HIS LOWER ARM WAS PINCHED BETWEEN RESULTING IN THE ARM BEING BRUISED
THE ACCIDENT RE8POSNSIBLE FOR THIS DELAYED INJURY HAPPENED WHEN THE LOADER SLID OFF OF A DIRT ROAD INTO A DITCH THROWING MINER OFF TO THE GROUND. NO APPARENT INJURIES OCCURRED AT THIS TIME. AP PROX. TWO MONTH8 LATER, THIS MINER WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LEFT HIP AND LEG, AND WAS ADVISED TO STAY AWAY FROM WORK. DURING HIS ABSENCE, HE FURTHER INJURED HIS BACK AND BECAME WORSE. HE
WORKER ALLEDGEDLY RECEIVED INJURY OF LOWER BACK WHILE DRIVING TOWMOTOR.
ACCIDENT HAPPEN AT OPEN STRIP PIT MECHANIC FOR JORDAN TRUCK SERVICE-SERVICE TRUCK ROLLED FORWARD PENNED BOTH LEGS BETWEEN TRUCK & D-8 DOZER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL JUNE 1 & RELEASED JUNE 3 1985 DOCT OR SAID TO STAY OFF WORK FOR 5 TO 6 WEEKS
EE WAS DRIVING PAYLOADER TO LOAD UP BUCKET WITH ORE. PAYLOADER TIPPED FORWARD & EES LEG HIT THE DASHBOARD.
WORKER STEPPED INTO PATH OF TOWMOTOR IN WAREHOUSE & SUSTAINED BRUISED NAKLE.
INJ EMP WAS EXITING 12 EMICO BLDG AS HE STEPPED OUT LOOKING BACK INTO THE BLDG SHOP TRUCK NO 97 IN TRANSIT TO MACHINE SHOP DROVE BY AND THE LEFT FRONT TIRE WAS DRIVEN OVER HIS RT FOOT INJURY SUSTAINED WAS FRACTURE