3
matching records
Showing all 3
May 5, 2007
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects
After replacing the splice on a short conveyor, the EE was completing adjustments to center the belt. The guarding had been removed and the EE inadvertently came into contact with a return idler which caught his arm between the idler and the belt. A co-worker was able to free his arm and the EE sustained a minor strain the his arm resulting in restrictive duties.
May 5, 2003
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Unimin Specialty Minerals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS TRANSPORTING AN EMPTY IBC BAG ON FORKLIFT. HE WAS HOLDING TOP OF BAG W/HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST TOP OF ROPS OF FORKLIFT. BOTTOM OF BAG GOT CAUGHT UNDER FRONT TIRE OF FORKLIFT. WHEN THIS HA PPENED, THE WHEEL GRABBED BAG & PULLED IT OUT OF HIS HAND. AS THIS HAPPENED THE STRAP ON IBC BAG CAUGHT HIS FINGER AS THE TENSION TIGHTENED. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION & SIMPLE FRACTURE TO FING
Unimin Specialty Minerals Inc · Struck against a moving object
EE WAS DRIVING FORKLIFT ACROSS DOCK PLATE @ TRUCK LOADING DOCKS. THE TRUCK THAT WAS BEING LOADED WAS UNEVEN, CREATING A 2" RISE. WHEN THE FRONT WHEELS OF FORKLIFT HIT RISE, FORKLIFT STOPPED SU DDENLY, CAUSING EE TO LUNGE FORWARD & SUFFER LOWER BACK STRAIN. HE WAS WEARING SEATBELT. DUE TO PERSISTANT PAIN HE WAS TAKEN FOR MED ATTN 3/25/02. DIAGNOSED W/MINOR BACK STRAIN GIVEN MEDICATI
Showing all 3