#1 CONVEYOR TIAL PULLEY WAS JAMMED WITH A ROCK. BELT WAS LOCKED OUT AND TAIL PULLEY GUARDING REMOVED. USING A STEEL BAR & HAMMER, EE BROKE UP THE ROCK. STORED TENSION IN THE CONVEYOR BELT, TUR NED THE TAIL PULLEY. EE'S LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE FRAME & THE STEEL BAR.
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August 11, 1995
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
POWERED HAULAGE
Domtar Gypsum Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
March 25, 1992
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
POWERED HAULAGE
Domtar Gypsum Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
CLEANING AROUND BELT CONVEYOR. NOTICED GUIDE ROLLER NOT TURNING. PICKING UP ANGLE IRON TO HIT ROLLER. CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING. ANGLE IRON CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER WAS ROLLED FROM THE EMPLOY EES HAND STRIKING HIM IN THE FINGER.
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