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While operating a stand-on skid steer in reverse, the employee made contact with a piece of metal causing bruising to their right thigh.
While driving a manlift between plants the operator hit a rut and the manlift tire dipped, jarring the operator in the basket. The operator hit EE's hand on the handrail creating a non-displaced fracture of a bone in EE's hand.
EE was operating a one year old CAT 980H front end loader when the bolt holding the scissor mechanism of his seat sheared, releasing the seat suddenly with force upward, forward and then sideways.
Employee was attempting to move a pallet of bagged pigment around another pallet with an electric pallet jack. He pulled the pallet jack with a full load on it into a confined area while walking backwards. In the process, he pulled the pallet jack onto his right foot. He was taken for an x-ray, and diagnosed with a contusion. He was given restricted duty.
WHILE REMOVING A GEAR BOX AT THE HEAD PULLEY END OF AN INCLINDED BELT CONVEYOR THE INJURED, TIED BY HIS LANYARD TO THE HEAD PULLEY SHAFT, WAS KNEELING ON THE BELT. HE WAS PULLED DOWNWARD BY BE LT MOVEMENT & CONSEQUENTLY UPWARD BY THE LANYARD ACTING AS A WINCH. HIS RIGHT ARM WAS CAUGHT IN A STEEL STRUCTURE & WAS TORN AT THE SHOULDER.