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EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE BOTTOM TAIL SECTION OF THE #3TRANSFER ELEVATOR. THE ELEVATOR WAS FULL OF MATERIAL. WHILE CLEANING THE ELEVATOR WITH HIS HAND, ELEVATOR BROKE FREE AND TURNED BACKW ARDS, CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.
EE BEGAN WORKING AT 0700. HE WAS OPERATING A FORKLIST. AFTER COMPLETING TASK (DUMPING HOPPER), HE EXPERIENCED SLIGHT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.(WHILE GETTING ON AND OFF TOW MOTOR). HE THEN WENT T O THE THIRD LEVEL OF THE FACILITY TO WORK ON THE DRY PULSE-ATR DUST COLLECTOR. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP TOOLS, PAIN WAS UNBEARABLE. FOUR YEARS AGO EE WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT INJURING SAME AREA.
EMP WAS USING AN AIR HOSE TO REMOVE BUILDUP OF DUST ON BELT ROLLERS WHEN HOSE BECAME CAUGHT BY CHAIN LINK BELT AND HIS RIGHT HAND WAS PULLED INTO PINCH POINT BETWEEN TWO OPERATING BELT CONVEYO RS. BELT WAS NOT STOPPED.
EE WAS CHECKING REASON WHY PRODUCT WAS NOT FLOWING AT PROPER RATE. BEAT ON CHUTE WITH HAMMER. FEED DID NOT IMPROVE. USED WRENCH, UNSCREWED 1" PLUG OUT OF BODY OF FEEDER AND STUCK FINGER THRU H OLE INTO MOVING AIR LOCK CHAMBER WHERE ROTATING ASSEMBLY CAUGHT AND CUT OFF FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATES THEY WERE BEING LOWERED ON A FORKLIFT WORK CAGE WHEN A V-BELT GOT CAUGHT BEHIND THE MAST CHAIN CAUSING IT TO ROLL OFF OF SPROCKET. FORKLIFT DROPPED 6' TO THE GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTING CONTRACTOR WHERE TO INSTAL QUARD TO PROTECT PINCH POINT. ELECTRICIANS CALIBRATING PACKER STARTED BELT PINCHING EMPLOYEE S FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS BEING LIFTED IN WORK CAGE BY FORKLIFT ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE A VALVE, RIGHT HAND WAS MASHED AT PINCH POINTS BY FORKLIFT.
REPLACING STENCIL ON R UNNING BELT, MASHED LEFT HAND BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT.