EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING CODE WHEEL ON THE POLYBAGGER WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE STATIONARY ROLLER. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND BECAME WEDGED IN A MOVING CONVEYOR BRUISING HIS HAND. HE DID NOT HAVE ANY BROKEN BONES. HE DID RECEIVE MEDICATION TO ELIMINATE THE PAIN.
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Showing all 8EE WAS HAULING PALLETS OF BAGGED CLAY DOWN A RAMP IN THE PLANT. HE WAS USING A FORKLIFT. HE HIT A BUMP AND JARRED HIS BACK. EE COMPLETED THE REST OF THE DAY ON THAT SAME JOB.
EE WAS USING A FORKLIFT TRUCK. ONCE HE FINISHED, HE PARKED IT BUT FAILED TO SET PARKING BRAKE. FORK TRUCK BEGAN TO ROLL, SO EE JUMPED PARTIALLY BACK ON THE TRUCK AND HIS ARM KNOCKED THE TRUCK IN GEAR, PINNING HIS LEG BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND ASTEEL SUPPORT POST. THE IMPACT CUT HIS LEG, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES. NO BONES WERE BROKEN. ONLY A CUT AND BRUISING OCCURRED.
EE WAS LIFTING PALLETS ONTO LOADING DOCK WITH FORKLIFT NOT EQUIPPED WITH A PROTECTIVE CAGE. AS HE PUT A STACK OF PALLETS ONTO THE DOCK, ONE CONTACTED THE OVERHEAD DOOR AND FELL ONTO HIS HEAD. EE WAS WEARING A HARD HAT AND SUSTAINED NO IMMEDIATE INJURY. HOWEVER, 1 WEEK LATER, HE NOTED NECK SORENESS AND WAS SENT TO COMPANY PHYSICIAN.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE BEGINNING TO ADJUST HE BRAKES, ONE EMPLOYEE STARTED TRUCK ENGINE TO BUILD UP AIR ON BRAKE SYSTEM, THE TRUCK WAS IN GEAR AND ROLLED FORWARD, THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER TH E TRUCK WHEN IT ROLLEDFORWARD, DIFFERENTIAL HITTING EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS MOVING BAG OFF POLYBAG OUTFEED CONVEYOR TO PUT ON CHECK WEIGHT SCALE WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS KNEE ON SUPPORT STEEL THAT HOLDS CONVEYOR.
I.NAME WAS LOA8ING A TRUCK WITH A FORK MACHINE WHEN TRUCK DRIVER ASSUMED TRUCK WAS LOADED AND DROVE OFF AS TRUCK PULLED AWAY THE FORK MACHINE AND OPERATOR WERE PULLED FROM TRUCK ONTO GROUND
EMP WAS HAULING3A LOAD OF CLAY FROM THE C UT TO THE DUMP. AS HE WAS TRAVELING OUT OF PIT ON RAMP THE DRIVE SHAFT BROKE. HE THEN ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN RAMP AND ROAD UP ON THE SIDE OF THE BERM. T HIS ROLLED VEHI7LE OVER ON SIDE