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EE WAS USING A FORKLIFT TO DUMP MUD ON SHALE PILE. EE HIT CUT WHILE IN REVERSE AND LOST CONTROL. EE PUT MACHINE IN FORWARD GEAR AND SLAMMED INTO SHALE PILE, STRIKING HEAD AGAINST STEERING WHEE L.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS WORKING ON A CHUTE NEAR THE KILN WHICH WAS ADEQUATELY GUARDED. THE EMPLOYEE CLIMBED AWAY FROM THE GUARDED PLATFORM ON THE TOP OF THE CHUTE TO GET A BREAK FROM THE H EAT. THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE THE BELT LOCKED OUT. THE EMPLOYEE LOST IS BALANCE AND REACHED INTO THE MOVING MACHINERY. EMPLOYEE DID NOT FOLLOW PROCEDURES. EMPLOYEE WAS IN NON-ROUTINE WORK AR
EMPLOYEES WERE DISMANTLING SHED WHEN INJURED ENTERED THE AREA TO REMOVE EQUIPMENT. A FORKLIFT THAT WAS USED TO REMOVE THE EQUIPMENT BRUSHED AGAINST THE SUPPORT LEG & IT COLLAPSED. THERE WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF SNOW ON THE ROOF AT THE TIME. THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR.