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WHILE MUCKING OUT THE KILN, MATERIAL SLID DOWN HITTING THE BOBCAT & CAUSING EMPLOYEE INJURY.
EE WAS BACKING UP A FORKLIFT AND HIS LEFT HEEL WAS STICKING OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE FORKLIFT AND THE HEEL OF HIS SHOE STRUCK A STACK OF EMPTY WOODEN PALLETS. HE SUSTAINED A FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT FOOT.
BOBCAT SLIPPED OFF KILN RAMP CAUSING BRICKS TO` FALL ONTO EMPLOYEE AND BOBCAT.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING SKIDLOADER WHEN HE HIT A BUMP, JARRED HIS BACK RESULTING IN PAIN.
DRIVER EXPLAINED THAT HE FELT HE WAS PARKED ON A LEVEL SURFACE. WHEN RAISING THE BED HE FELT THE BED SHIFTING AND TRIED TO LET IT DOWN BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND THE CAB AND TRAILER TIPPED OVER. HE ALSO FELT THAT THE WIND CONTRIBUTED TO THIS. MY INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE SURFACE THE TRUCK WAS PARKED ON WAS UNEVEN, THE ROCK BEING DFUMPED WAS CLEAN AND DRY, THE GROUND AREA WAS SOLID
WHILE ADJUSTING THE FILL SPOUT ON THE DECORATIVE STONE BAGGER, EE'S LEFT PANT LEG GOT HOOKE BY THE CONVEYOR SPLICE, PULLING THE MATERIAL INTO THE 1/4" GAP BETWEEN THE GUARD AND THE CONVEYOR PU TTING PRESSURE ON HIS KNEE CAP. ALL NORMAL PINCH POINTS WERE GUARDED BY THE FACTORY. THE ROCK GUARD INVOLVED WAS ADDED ON SIT. WE DID NOT REALIZE WE WERE ACTUALLY CREATING ANOTHER PINCH POINT