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EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING TO MOVE A PIECE OF MEAD BOARD (CARDBOARD) FROM MOVING ROLLERS WHEN HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BY ROLLER CUTTING THE FINGER REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS MANNING THE MAIN ENTRANCE GATE. A VEHICLE ENTERED THE PLANT AT PERIMETER, TURNED AROUND AND TRIED TO EXIT AT A HIGH SPEED. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN THE ROADWAY SIGNALLING FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. HE WAS FORCED TO JUMP OUT OF THE WAY OF THE VEHICLE AND IN DOING SO TRIPPED AND FELL SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE.
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GETTIGN TIRE INFORMATION OFF OF A TIRE ON A DUMP TRUCK WHEN THE PICKK-UP BACKE DOVER HIS RIGHT LEG.
ATTEMPTING TO TAKE SAMPLES FROM TAILING SILO. HAND BECAME CAUGHT IN FEEDER CHUTE. LACERATION TO MIDDLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND.
POOR JUDGEMENT TOOK TRANSMISSION OUT GEAR ON DOWN HILL GRADE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN FAIR AMOUNT OF MUD & WATER CAUSING BRAKES TO NOT OPERATE EFFICIENTLY TRUCK ROLLED ON ITS SIDE OPERATOR WAS BRUI SED ON LEFT LEG & BACK XRAYS INDICATED NO NEGATIVE RESULTS
BACKING UP IN SHED WITH LOADER HIT BAD PLACE EXPER BURNING IN LOWER BACK
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES FRONT-END LOADER TIRE RAN OVER LUMP OF CLAY ON STOCK PILE, ROCKED THE LOADER SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT AND THEN LEFT. EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THIS MOTION CAUSED SHARP PAIN TO HIS LOWER BA CK AND LEGS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO LUNCH AND ENCOUNTERED A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WHO WAS OPERATING A FORKTRUCK, SHE BEGAN A CONVERSATION WITH THE FORKTRUCK OPERATOR. THE FORKTRUCK RAN OVER THE TOES OF HER LEFT FOOT. SHE SIMPLY GOT INVOLVED IN HER CONVERSATION AND GOT TOO CLOSE TO MOVING EQUIPMENT. BRUISE TO LITTLE TOE OF LEFT FOOT.
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WHILE OPERATING ORE HAUL TRUCK WAS EXITING THE MINESITE WITH LOAD OF CRUDE ORE. TEH ROAD WAS ROUGH FOLLOWING A RAIN. THE TOOL COMPARTMENT UNDER THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OPENED ,AND THE EMPLOY9E WHILE STILL DRIVING REACHED OVER TO CLOSE IT. WHILE REACHING OVER TO HIS RIGHT AND BENDING DOWN SLIGHTLY, TRUCK STRUCK A ROCK JARRING THE FRONT END.
TRYING TO LIFT 44" BLIND OUT OF SPILLWAY WITH 1/2" I BEAM WITH 3" PIPE LEGS PULLING ROPE WITH TRUCK 3" PIPE BROKE LOOSE AT FOOT WELD AND PINNED INJURED AGAINST GUARD RAIL.
EMPLOYEE WAS DROPPING HOPPER CAR DOWN FOR LOADING BRAKES ON HOPPER WERE RELEASED CHAIN WAS CAUGHT ON ROD THAT APPLIES BRAKES HOPPER CAR WAS MOVING T OO FAST AND THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF CAR AND FELL TO GROUND COMPOUND FX OF LOWER LEG & ANKLE WAS THE END RESULT
OUTRIGGERS ON TRUCK WERE LET DOWN WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE TRUCK
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES DRYER DISCHARGE SCREW WAS PLUGGED EMPLOYEE OPENED INSPECTION DOOR TO CHECK ORE FLOW INSERTED HAND INTO SCREW TH TROUGH MOVING SCREW CAUGHT FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SET OF TRACKS RAILS - HOOKED CHAIN TO TRACTOR TO PULL SLACK OUT. CHAIN BROKE - PIECE CAME OFF AND HIT IN BOTTOM OF LIP. KNOCKED 2 TEETH LOOSE, BROKE O NE TOOTH LAC. IN AND OUTSIDE OF MOUTH