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Employee was backing up a forklift out of an aisle in the shipping warehouse, when the forklift was struck on the side by another forklift.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LUBRICATE THE ROLLER ON THE INCLINE CONVEYOR BELT, BUT FAILED TO LOCKOUT THE SYSTEM. THE EE WAS USING HIS RT. HAND TO LUBRICATE THE BEARINGS. HIS LEFT ARM & HAND WERE RESTING ON THE TOP OF THE GUARD & EE SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEFT HAND TO GO BETWEEN THE ROLLER & THE CONVEYOR BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING SNOW WITH A BOBCAT LOADER. THE BUCKET HIT THE RAILROAD TRACKS STOPPING THE BOBCAT LOADER INSTANTLY. THE EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT BUT HIS ABDOMEN HIT THE LAP SAFETY BAR. SEE ATTACHED LETTER.
EMPLOYEE AND A FORKLIFT MADE EYE CONTACT AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS WARNED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY. THE FORKLIFT DRIVER TURNED THE CORNER AND MISJUDGED HIS CLEARANCE FROM THE EMPL OYEE AND THE BACK OF THE FORKLIFT SWUNG AROUND AND FORKILFT DRIVER RAN OVER THE BACK OF THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ANKLE.
WHILE BACKING OUT OF ROTOPACKER BLDG W/FORKLIFT, EE BACKED FORKLIFT INTO BLDG SUPPORT CROSS BEAMS. THE IMPACT JARRED HIS NECK & HE HIT HIS HEAD ON STEERING WHEEL. HE DID HAVE HARD HAT ON BUT T HE IMPACT CAUSED THE ADJUSTMENT KNOB ON HAT TO BREAK & HAT FLEW OFF. HE HAD A LACERATION ON THE TOP OF HIS HEAD THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.