INJURED BRUSHED CHUNK OF CLINKER OFF CLINKER BELT CONVEYOR. CHUNK BOUNCED OFF WALL AND LANDED BACK ON RETURN SIDE OF CONVEYOR. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO GRAB CHUNK AGAIN AND PINCHED THUMB AND MID DLE FINGER BETWEEN CHUNK AND CONVEYOR SUPPORT.
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Showing all 5INJURED WAS OPERATING SCRAPER IN AREA WHERE EXCAVATOR UNLOADS & DUMPS CLAY (SCRFAPER PICKS UP CLAY & MOVES IT TO STOCKPILE) EXCAVATOR OPERATOR FAILED TO SEE SCRAPER & DUMPED A BUCKET-LOAD OF CLAY ONTO SCRAPER CAB BREAKING SCRAPER WINDSHIELD & CAUSING LACERATION TO INJUREDS LEG
INJ DRIVING MAI3TENANCE VEHICLEINTO SECONDARY CRUSHING AREA TO PICK UP ANOTHER EMPL AS HE APPROCACHED AREA APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STRIKE STEEL STAIRWAY.MAX.SPEED O F HAULSTERS IS 10-15MPH VEHICLE WAS IN 2ND GEAR AT TIME AND LIKELY TRAVELING LESS THAN 5MPH.
INJURED WAS MANUALLY CLOSING BOXCAR DOORS TOPREPARE CARS FOR LOADING. ONE CAR DOOR HAD CLOSED TO WITHIN 6" OF LATCH WHEN IT STUCK AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED FULLY BY HAND. INJURED THEREFORE MOV ED ONTO CLOSE DOOR IN NEXT CAR WHILE SECOND EMPLOYEE POSITIONED FORKLIFT INSIDE 1ST CAR TO PUSH DOOR CLOSED. INJURED HAD JUST RE-ENTERED AREA OUTSIDE 1ST CAR DOOR WHEN SECOND EMPLOYEE CONTACTE
INJURED WAS USING A WOODEN BLOCK TO BLOCK THE WHEEL OFA COAL CAR AND POSITION IT FOR UNLOADING. WHEN CAR WHEEL CONTACTED BLOCK THE BLOCK TWISTED AND PINCHED INJURED\S LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN BLOCK AND GROUND.