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The teammate was attempting to dump the hopper. EE was unable to access the containers on the paved, North Side of the lot. As EE tried to reverse the forklift to align with the hopper, the back tire came off the pavement and became stuck in the mud. EE tried to maneuver the fork truck out of the mud with the load lifted and the forklift turned over.
Employee reached into the conveyor prior to making sure he engaged the E-stop and that the air was released. The conveyor cycled and pinched his left middle finger.
While the Operator was talking he lowered his hands and the belt pulled his hand in between the free roller and the conveyor. As a result, the top of his left hand was scraped.
Forklift driver did not see EE. EE was struck from behind with a pallet of filled product, knocked him down and pushed him across floor - foot caught under pallet.
EE heard a noise coming from an overhead conveyor. He walked over to the head pully of the conveyor & looked up. A small fragment of metal fell from the head pulley of the conveyor and struck the EE in the right eye. The head pulley of the conveyor had slid over against the frame causing a shearing action of metal.