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EMPL WAS SHROING PIECE OF IRON WHEN FORKLIFT OPERATOR LOWERED LOAD & CRUSHED FIRST FINGER. HE REPORTED TO FIRST AID WHERE FINGER WAS DRESSED & HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO LOCAL DR FOR TREATMENT. FOR KLIFT OPERATOR WAS REPRIMANDED & TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER POSITION.
I,NAME WAS USING THE 922 LOADER TO CLEAN OUT A HOLE IN THE PLANT ROAD BY THE RAILROAD CROSSING. HE PULL THE LOAD UP THE RAILROAD TRACK AND STOPPED WITH HIS BUCKET ON THE TRACK. THE TRAIN WERE COMING WITH HIS HORN BLOWING. I,NAME NEVER DID MOVE. THE WITNESSES SAW THIS AND STARTED WAVING AND HOLLERING AT HIM. HE NEVER MOVE. THE TRAIN HIT THE BUCKET AND KNOCKED THE LOADER AROUND. SHA
INJURED AND FELLOW LOADER HAD LOADED A HOPPER CAR AND THE INJURED GOT ON THE CAR TO BRAKE IT AS IT WAS PULLED OFF THE SCALES BY A ROPE PULLER AS IT ROLLED DOWN THE TRACK IT STRUCK A CAR IN FRO NT OF IT AND THAT CAR STARTED TO ROLL THE INJURED GOT OFF HIS CAR AND R AN TO CATCH THE FRONT CAR THAT HAD STARTED TO ROLL HE GOT ON IT AND SET THE BRAKE AS HE DID SO THE BACK CAR HIT THE FRO
EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FIRST LEFT HAND FINGER BETWEEN A LOADER BUCKET AND WASTE BIN WHILE HAULING TRASH.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH HOT BIN CHUTE IN THE COUPLER AREA WHEN DUST BLEW OUT OF THE HOT BIN CHUTE AND GOT CLINKER DUST IN HIS EYES.
THE INJURED WAS TURNING THE OIL-VALVE ON THE CRUSHER ELEVATOR WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF THE ELEVATOR AND HIT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER AGAINST THE VALVE.
OPERATING START3STOP BUTTONS ON CONVEYOR FRAME PACKING MACHINE-CAUGHT SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN SHAFT COUPLING AND GUARD ON SHAFT. LITTLE FINGER BROKEN AND MASHED-PIN PUT IN FINGER TO SET BONE. 3
ANOTHER EMPLOYE9 WAS USING A CHERRY-PICKER TO LIFT FAN WHILE INJURED WAS GUIDING IT. THE FAN DID NOT LIFT. INJURED WENT TO BREAK IT LOOSE WHEN IT CAME LOOSE BY ITSELF STRICKING HIM ON THE SH IN. 3
INJURED WAS OPERATING A WINCH TRUCK AND LOOKING OUTR OF THE WINDOWM, A TAG LINE HAD BEEN TIED TO THE TRUCK AND A METAL BAND THAT THE WINCH WAS HOISTING. THE TAG LINE BROKE AND SNAPPED BACK AN D HIT THE INJURED IN THE EYES.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT HAULING BRICK INTO KILN WHEN FORKLIFT BROKE THROUGH A PLATFORM BEING USED TO BRIDGE A GAP BETWEEN BRUCK AND SHELL. INJURED WAS JERKED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS, PU LLING A MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
INJURED WAS OPERATING 992 LOADER IN QUARRY WHEN THE LOADER BUCKET STRUCK A SOLID OBJECT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST HIS BACK.
CROSSING A RAILROAD TRACK APPROX 15\ BELOW THE REGULAR ROAD AND THE TRUCK FRAME CAUGHT ON THE TRACK-THE INJURED, A PASSENGER IN THE TRUCK, WAS THROWN FORWARD AND HIS HEAD STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD
INJ WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT WHEN HE DROVE AND RAN FORKS INTO A CONCRETE DRAINAGE DITCH COVER AND ALLEGELY JOLTED HIMSELF AND HURT RT SHOULDER AND NECK AREA
INJURED WAS INSPECTING A CONVEYOR BELT. HE NOTICED AN IDLER WAS NOT TURNING. HE TOUCHED IT AND IT TURNED PULLING HIS HAND BETWEEN IT AND THE BELT.
HE WAS LIFTING COOLER GRATES FROM THE BACK OF A TRUCK WITH A FORKLIFT. AS HE BACKED AWAY FROM THE TRUCK THE LOAD TIPPED FORWARD THROWING HIM FORWARD & UP & HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE FORKLIFT.
HE WAS LOADING CEMENT BAGS ON A FLOAT USING A FLEXOVEYOR. HIS FELLOW WORKER FAILED ATO CATCH A BAG COMING DOWN THE FLEXOVEYOR AND AS MR. NUANEZ TURNED TO CATCH ANOTHER BAG, THE LOOSE BAG FELL AND STRUCK HIM ON THE KNEE.