EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT WHILE STANDING NEXT TO & OVER THE CONVEYOR BVELTS TRYING TO PLACE A 2INX4IN PIECE OF WOOD AT DISCHARGE END OF THE FIRST CONVEYOR WHILE CONVEYORS WERE IN OPERATION EMPLOYEE S FINGERS WERE 1INCHED BETWEEN MOVING CONVEYOR & PIECE OF WOOD LOSING TIPS OF THIRD & FOURTH FINGERS ON LEFT HAND
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Showing all 17EMPLOYEE STATES3WHILE STANDING NEXT TO & OVER CONVEYOR BELTS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A 2INX4IN PIECE OF WOOD AT DISCHARGE END OF FIRST CONVEYOR WHILE CONVEYORS WERE IN OPERATION EMPLOYEES F INGERS WERE PIN7HED BETGWEEN MOVING CONVEYOR & THE PIECE OF WOOD
THE EE STATES T2AT HE WAS SQUATTING UNDER THE TRUCK CHECKING REPAIRS ON THE POWER TAKEOFF PUMP. HE COULD NOT TELL IF THE ROUND SHAFT WAS TURNING SO HE TOUCHED THE SHAFT WITH HIS LEFT HAND. HI S THIMB WAS CAU1HT BETWEEN THE 2 SHAFTS ON THE POWER TAKEOFF PUMP. IT TORE OFF HIS NAIL & SLIGHTLY FRACTURED HIS THUMB ON HIS LEFT HAND.
WHILE HAULING L2AD FROM PIT 1 ON HORSE-SHOE TURN STEERING LOCKED UP CAUSING TRUCK TO GO UP BANK AND OVERTURN ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.EMPL TOSSED ABOUT IN TRUCK CAUSING LACERATIONS AND BRUISES ON BAC K OF HIS HEAD A3D ON HIS LEFT THIGH.
EMPLOYEE STATES3THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUSH TWO 50 LB BAGS OFF A CONVEYOR BELT AT EYE LEVEL HEIGHT ONE OF THE BAGS FELL BACKWARDS EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF THE BAG AS A RESULT THE INDEX FING ER ON THE EMPLO2EES HAND WAS EXTENDED IN THE WRONG POSITION
EMPL OPERATING 5OADER WHEN ENGINE SHUT OFF.THEN LOADER STARTED TO DRIFT BACKWARDS OUT OF CONTROL DOWN 25% GRADE.AFTER STRIKING DRAINAGE DITCH LOADER TURNED OVER ON ITS SIDE.OPERATOR THROWN INS IDE OF CAB CAUS3NG MULTIPLE INJURIES.
EMPL MAKING RIG2T HAND-TURN WITH SAID VEHICLE PRIOR TO BACKING INTO DRIVEWAY WHEN HE STRUCK ROCK WITH LEFT FRONT TIRE CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL STRIKING RIGHT THUMB WITH SU PPORT SPOKE. 3
LOADER HE WAS O1ERATING SLIGHTLY TURNED.WHEN HE TURNED WHEEL,FRONT OF LOADER STARTED SHAKING VETRY BADLY THIS CAUSED HIM TO JAR HIS BACK.
EMP STATES HE W5S TRASNPORTING A 55 GAL DRUM OF 56% ACETIC ACID TO THE ACID PUMP STATION WITH A DRUM HAND TRUCK WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY CAUGHT HIS BABY FINGER BETWEEN THE HAND TRUCK HANDLE AND TH LID OF THE DRUM3HEATER BOX CAUSING THE LACERATION TO HIS BABY FINGER
EMPL WAS IN STANDING POSITION.LUMP OF MATERIAL WAS WEDGED IN GATE,EMPL TOOK SHOVEL HANDLE TO FREE IT.BELT CAUGHT END OF STICK FORCING HANDLE TO CATCH THUMB AND FORCED HAND INTO X-MEMBER CUTTIN G THUMB.
EE STATES HE WAS CLEAING SPILLAGE IDLER USING A SHOVEL W/A SHORT HANDLE WHEN THE MOVING TROUGHING IDLER CAUGHT HIS GLOVE PULLING HIS LEFT HAND OVER THE IDLER BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR CAUSING INJ URY TO HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE STATED PUTTING WIPER BRACKET BACK ON LOADER-HAD WIPER TURNED OFF THEN WIPER CAME ON AND SMALL SCREW ON BRACKET CAUGHT & CUT HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. THE WIPER MOTOR MALFUCIT IONED.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS BACKING HIS HAUL TRUCK UP TO END OF SURGE PILE WHEN THE WHEELS WENT OVER SURGE PILE ONTO QUARRY FLOOR. EMPLOYEE DID NOT HEAR WARNING TO STOP (C.B. RADIO & HORNS FROM OTH ER TRUCKS).
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS BACKING ONTO STOCKPILE AND WAS DUMPING MATERIAL WHEN THE RT REAR TIRE BEGAN TO GO DOWN THE TRUCK SLID DOWN THE PILE AND ROLLED OVER
EMP WAS BACKING UP TO THE EDGE OF STOCKPILE GOT TOO CLOSE RIGHT WHEELS OF TRUCK GAVE WAY, CAUSING TRUCK TO TURN UPSIDE DOWN TO BOTTOM OF STOCKPILE
EMPLOYEE STAES HE WAS SIGNING OUT ON LOG SHEET AT GUARD HOUSE WHEN AN AUTOMOBILE (NON-EMPLOYEE DRIVING) STRUCK EMPLOYEE AND THREW HIM INTO DRIVEWAY
EE STATES HE WAS DRIVING DUMP TRUCK UNDER BINS IN REVERSE. THE TRUCK RAN OVER SPILLAGE CAUSING HIS HEAD TO MOVE FORWARD AGAINST SIDE WINDOW TRACK CHIPPING HIS TEETH.