WHILE REPLACING MOTOR AND REDUCER ON CONVEYOR #971, THE INJURED PERSON HAD POSITIONED HIMSELF UNDER THE UNIT AND WAS REMOVING THE BOLTS THAT WERE HOLDING THE UNIT IN PLACE. WHEN THE LAST BOLT WAS REMOVED THE UNIT DROPPED APPROX. 16" CRUSHING HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE MOTOR UNIT AND THE FLOOR.
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Showing all 7EE WAS PULLING 2 BALES OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT THAT WERE NOT CUT APART. HE REACHED TO PULL THE BALES OFF & WHEN HE REACHED UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELTBETWEEN THE FRAME & ROLLER, AND HIS FINGER WAS PULLED BETWEEN THE BELT & ROLLER. LACERATION TO FINGER
WHILE EE WAS GETTING OFF THE LIFT, COWORKER PULLED UP NEXT TO HIM. THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE OF THE FORKLIFT RAN OVER THE OUTSIDE OF EE'S LEFT FOOT. EE WAS WAS WEARING
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING RAILCAR WITH FORKLIFT WHEN HE WAS EXITING THE CAR, HE HAD HIS FORKS TOO LOWAND THE FORKS WENT OVER WENT UNDER THE DOCK PLATE. EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD WHEN FORRLIFT CAME TO S UDDEN STOP.
WHILE CLEANING IN AN AREA AROUND A CONVEYOR A CLOD OF CLAY FELL OFF, STRIKING EE ON THE HEAD. HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN TRYING TO EASE THE PALLET OFF THE FORK OF OF A FORKLIFT. SHE HAD HER HAND ON THE FAR CORNER OF THE SKID OF BOXES AS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING, THE HER HAND BECAME PINNED BETWEEN BOXES AND EDGE OFFORKLIFT.
EE WAS STANDING NEAL DOCK DOOR ONE READING HIS PAPERWORK FOR THE TRUCK TO BE LOADED NEXT. WHEN ANOTHER EE WAS COMING TO THE DOCK WITH A LOAD ON HIS FORKS AND DID NOT SEE EE AND STRUCK HIM ON T HE BACK RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BODY.