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EMPL CHECKING CONVEYOR DRIVE MECHANISM MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BY CHAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT TRANSPORTING PALLETS FROM STORAGE YARD INTOT HE PLANT. FOREIGN MATERIAL MOST LIKELY SAW DUST BLEW OFF THE PALLETS INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LEANING OUT OF THE WINDOW OF HIS HAUL TRUCK CLEANING MIRROR BED OF HIS TRUCK WAS STILL RAISED ABOUT 6 IN.IT CAME DOWN & STRUCK EMPLOYEES HEAD THIS CAUSED HIS MOUTH TO STRIKE THE D OOR THIS CAUSED A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER. HE CHOKED THE ENGINE DOWN AND THE LOADER BEGAN TO ROFLL BACKWARDS. HIS BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD AND HE JUMPED OFF THE MACHINE AND SEVERELY BRUISED HIS R IGHT HIP.
I,NAME WAS TRANSPORTING A SHAFT FROM THE MACHINE SHOP IN BIRMINGHAM TO THE PLANT. WHILE DRIVING, HE WOULD LOOK OVER HIS RIGHT SHOULDER TO MAKE SURE THE LOAD HADN'T SHIFTED. HE COMPLAINED OF A STILL NECK UPON RETURNING TO THE PLANT. DR. PRESCRIBED A MUSCLE RELAXER.
EMPL WAS OPERATING END LOADER MOVING OVERSIZED ROCK TO DROPBALL. LARGE ROCK FELL OUT OF BUCKET & CAUSED MACHINE TO BOUNCE. THIS THREW EMPL UP OFF SEAT & HE INJURED HIS BACK. PRESCRIPTION WA S GIVEN.
EMPL WAS DRIVING EUC TRUCK & HIT BUMP IN ROAD JERKED HIS BACK & EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HAULAGE TRUCK.HE WAS BEING LOADED WITH BOULDERS TO CARRY TO THE DROP BALL.A LARGE ROCK WAS LOADED & THE IMPACT JOLTED THE MAN.HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.HE SUFFERED A LU MBAR STRAIN AND WAS GIVEN MEDICATION.
I NAME WAS TURNING BAGS AT THE POINT WHERE BAGS DROP OFF THE CHAIN BELT ONTO THE RUBBER PRESS BELT. A BAG WAS IMPROPERLY POSITIONED HE REACHED TO TURN THE BAG. HE REACHED UNDER THE BAG AND GOT HIS FINGER CUT BY THE CHAIN BELT BENEATH THE 500 BAGGER.
EMPL MEASURING #9 PRODUCT SILO USING METAL LUFKIN MEASURE.SILO WAS EMPTY.EMPL LOWERED END OF TAPE TO BOTTOM OF SILO WHERE IT GOT TANGLED IN ROTATING FEEDER.IT BEGAN PULLING TAPE INTO IT.EMPL U SED FREE HAND TO PULL BACK ON TAPE.METAL EDGE OF TAPE SLICED END OF LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE7URNING TO THE MINE FROM CURSHER AREA HE FAILED TO LOWER THE DUMP BED ON HIS EUCLID TRUCK WHEN HE LEFT CRUSHER AREA BED STRUCK TOP OF MINE ENTRANCE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SE AT BELT EMPLOYE9S HEAD STRUCK STEERING WHEEL CAUSING A CUT TO THE FOREHEAD WHICH REQUIRED SEVEN STITCHES
DUMP TRUCK WAS 5OADED WITH STONE AND WAS APPROACHING THE SCALES TO BE WEIGHED WHEN THE THROTTLE HUNG OPEN (PER TRUCK DRIVER) THE TRUCK JUMPED FORWARD AND FELL OFF THE SCALES AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO TRUCK IS UNK3OWN AS OF THE DATE
EMPLOYEES WERE 9EPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT FRAME THAT HAD BECOME WARPED EMPLOYEE HAD COMPLET ED THE TASK & WERE GOING TO RUN BELT TO SEE IF IT WAS PROPERLY ALLIGNED WHEN THE BELT WAS STARTED T HE CONVEYOR MOV9D & PINNED INJURED MANS ARM BETWEEN CATWALK OF CONVEYORS HANDRAIL & THE SUPPORT HOLDING THE CONVEYOR UP
HE WAS TAKING A3SAMPLE OUT OF A SCREW CONVEYOR SAMPLING PORT. HE HAD THE TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER CLIPPED OFF AD THE BASE OF THE NAIL BY THE SCREW.
ATEEMPTING TO TURN WATER TRUCK AROUND AT BACKHOE AREA. TURNING RADUIS WAS TOO SHORT. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP & PULL FORWARD AGAIN THE ENGINE STALLED. THETRUCK ROLLED OVER THE SIDE OF THE R AMP. THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. ALL SIX WHEELS LOCKED UP BUT THE ROAD WAS SLICK FROM WET CONDITIONS. EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING SEAT BELT.
EMPLOYEE REACHE8 BETWEEN A CONVEYOR BELT TO REMOVE A PC.OF METAL WHEN HE PICKED UP METAL IT STRUCK THE BELT & CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN CONVEYOR FRAME & PC.OF METAL INJURY WAS TO THE EMPLOY EES LEFT HAND I7 REQUIRED 13 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND
I NAME WAS TRAV9LING DOWN A RAMP IN THE NEW YORK MINE WHEN THE STEERING FAILED IN THE TRUCK I WAS DRIVING. I RECEIVED WHIP LASH TYPE INJURIES WHEN THE TRUCK STRUCK THE WALL AT 5 MPH.
THE INJURED MAN3GOT ONTO A BELT TO SERVE IT.HE DID NOT LOCKOUT THE MAIN SWITCH.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STARTED THE BELT NOT KNOWING THAT SOMEONE WAS ON THE BELT.THE INJURED MAN'S LEG WAS TRAPPED BETW WEEN THE BELT A3D BELT AND SCRUBBER.
EE HAD BEEN CAL5ED TO UNCHOKE THE BLOWER ON THE MILL. AFTER STARTING THE BLOWER HE STEPPED OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. UPON RETURNING HE DID NOT HEAR THE BLOWER RUNNING. ASSUMING THAT IT WAS CHOKE D AGAINHE ATTEM1TED TO REMOVE GUARD COVERING THE V-BELT DRIVE. I.NAME DID NOT CHECK TO SEE IF THE MOTR WAS RUNNING NOR DID HE LOCK OUT THE EQUIP BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE GUARD. THE TIP
INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEAR THE END OF A CHERRY PICKER BOOM BEING USED TO MOVE A SCRUBBER DRUM BACK INTO ITS PROPER RUNNING POSITION.BOOMWHILE BEING MOVED SLIPPED WHEN THE DRUM ROLLED,A AND FELL 20\ AND PINNED INJURED MAN\S LEFT HAND ON TOP OF A METAL GUARD.EMPLOYEE LOST LEFT FINGER AND LEFT RING FINGER DUE TO THE ACCIDENT.
I NAME WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC IN REPAIRING A GEARHEAD IN THE UPSTAIRS OF PLAT 3 A 6 IN CPIPE IN WHICH DUST FLOWED DOWN INTO THE SCREW WAS PLUGGED WITH MATERIAL HE SHUT DOWN THE SCREW FEEDING PIPE BUT FAILED TO DEENERGIZE THE ROTARY FEEDER HE OPENED DOOR ON PIPE AND WAS USING HIS HAND TO REMOVE PLUGGED MATERIAL HE PLACED FINGERTIPS INTO THE STILL TURNING BLADES OF ROTARY FEEDER
EMPL DESCENDING GRADE INTO STOCKPILE AREA.HIS BRAKES FAILED AND HE TURNED INTO STOCKPILE TO STOP IT.UPON EXAM OF VEHICLE,LEAKINGBRAKE LINE WAS FOUND.TRUCK WAS PUT OUT OF GEAR AND EMERGENCY BRA KE WASNT ENGAGED.IT WAS IN WORKING ORDER.EMPL DIDNT GEAR VEHICLE DOWN.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FEED ON FEED BELT FOR #4 RAYMOND MILL. EMP. PLACED HAND ON THE BELT CONVEYOR THINKING IT WAS THE SKIRT-BOARD. WHEN THE BELT STARTED UP, HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PULLED BETWEEN THE BELT CONVEYOR AND A ROLLER. THERE WERE LACERATIONS TO THE PALM AND BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND WHICH REQUIRED STITCHES.