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EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING ON L.D. OF RUNNER SCREW CONVEYOR KNOCK OFF CLAMPS LID SLIPPED WHEN LAST CLAMP WAS REMOVED DUMPING EMPLOYEE INTO 16" SCREW CONVEYOR.
THE INJURED WAS CLEANING AROUND THE MASTER WET CONTROL ROLLER UNDER THE BELT. THE EE HAD SHORT HANDLED SHOVEL & WAS CLEANING THE KILN ROCK OFF THE CENTER FRAME WORK BETWEEN THE TOP & BOTTOM BELTS WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING. THE EES SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT & HE JERKED HIS LEFT HAND BACK & HIS ARM STRUCK AGAINST A SUPPORT BEAM. THE EES ARM WAS FRACTURED JUST BELOW THE ELBOW.
INJ HAD JUST REFUELED FORKLIFT BACKED FROM GAS PUMP CAUGHT LEFT FOOT BETWEEN FORKLIFT AND GAS PUMP GUARD POST.
WHILE INJURED WAS HOISTING LIMESTONE TO THE KILN PREHEATER, HE NOTICED A BUILDUP OF LIMESTONE RUBBING AGAINST THE CONVEYOR BELT THAT FEEDS THE PREHEATER ELEVATOR. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR TH E LIMESTONE SPILLAGE WITH A SMALL BAR AND WHEN THIS FAILED, HE LAID THE BAR ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME AND STUCK HIS HAND UNDERNEATH THE HEAD PULLEY GUARD AND ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR THE SPILLAGE WITH