TIRE MAN FROM TIRE CENTER INC. WAS STANDING ON OUTRIGGER PUTTING OLD TIRES ON THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK WHEN HE ENGAGED THE WRONG LEVER. IN DOING SO, HIS RIGHT FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME AN D THE FOOT PLATE ON THE OUTRIGGER. IT TORE HIS BOOT AND TORE THE SKIN ON HIS ANKLE (LACERATION TYPE WOUND).
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Showing all 5ELECTRICIAN WAS WORKING ON JAW FEEDER AND STARTED STACKER BELT TO CHECK JAW FEEDER. NOT KNOWING TWO MEN WERE ON THE STACKER BELT. STACKER BELT HAD NOT BEEN LOCKED OUT. ONE MAN WAS THROWN ON THE SURGE PILE, THE OTHER WAS NOT INJURED. THE FOREMAN HAD COMPOUND FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ANKLE, RIGHT ANKLE WAS BROKE, RIGHT HAND WAS DISLOCATED, CRUSHED VERTIBRA IN HIS BACK.
HELPING REMOVE SKIRT BOARD FROM CONVEY. LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND PINCHED BETWEN METAL AND CONCRETE WALL RUNNING BESIDE CONVEY. REQ STITCHES T O CLOSE WOUND NO BROKEN BONE OR PERM DAMAGE
ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR DROP BOX HITTING VICTIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD. HIS LEFT EAR WAS CUT, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES, ALSO SLAPPING HIS NECK WHICH NEEDED NO TREATMENT.
INDIVIDUAL WAS DRIVING ON HAUL RAOD AND GOT A DUST PARTICLE IN HIS EYE.WHEN TAKEN TO CLINIC,IT WWOULD NOT FLUSH OUT.PARTICLE HAD EMBEDDED IN EYE LID AND HAD TO BE REMOVED.NO DAMAGE OR IMPAIRME NT RESULTED-NO-LOST TIME-OR REASSIGNMENT.