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OPERATING FACE LOADER REPORTED SHARP PAIN FROM FINGERTIPS TO SHOULDER MUSCLE CRAMP RIGHT ARM RIGHT HAND USED TO OPERATE LIFT AND TILT CONTROL LEVELS.

KILN OPERATOR WAS REMOVING A PIECE OF SCALE CAUGHT IN THE #2 COOLER FEEDER TRAY WHILE IT WAS NOT RUNNING. HE HAD HIS LEFT ARM LEANING ON THE TRAY WHILE REMOVING THE SCALE. THE FEEDER STARTED U P AUTOMATICALLY AND PINCHED HIS LEFT ARM BETWEENTRAY AND COOLER HOUSING. THE RESULT WAS A BRUISED ARM, SMALL LACERATION, SMALL ABRASION.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING NO. 2 COOLER DISCHARGE BELT CONVEYOR REDUCER. HE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE REDUCER DRIVE GUARD. THE BACK SIDE OF THE GUARD WAS MISSING EXPOSING HIS HAND TO THE BELT AN D PULLEY. THE MOVEMENT OF THE PULLEY SPRAINED THE RIGHT THUMB.

TWO EE WERE USING THE BOOM TRUCK TO LOWER A WASTE HOPPER INTO THE KILN BASEMENT. THE INJURED EE WAS CROUCHED ON THE BED OF THE TRUCK WITH HIS LEFT HAND AROUND THE BOOMS LIFTING PIPE. AS THE TR K BACKED INTO POSITION THE LFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE PIPE AND A STEEL COLUMN. AN APPROX. 1"X1/4 SECTION OF SKIN AND FLESH WAS GOUGED ON THE BACK OF THE LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATEMPTING TO UNPLUG A BUCKE TELEVATOR CHUTE WITH A WOODEN SHOVEL HANDLE. THE ELEVATOR WAS RUNNING WHEN IT CAUGHT THE HANDLE FORCING THE METAL SHOVEL AGAINST HIS FACE.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING SOUTH NO. 2 COOLE RPOCKET. WHEN RECIPROCATING PANFEEDER MOVED IT PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN PAN AND COLLER SLIDE HANDLE.