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EE was operating forklift to load a pallet of material onto truck bed. When he moved forward he ran into the metal guard of the stretch wrap machine. Laceration required stitches, broken ribs.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A FORKLIFT TO LOAD WOODEN PALLETS ONTO TRUCK TRAILER. STACK OF PALLETS FELL BACKWARD AND EMPLOYEE THREW UP HIS HAND FOR PROTECTION. FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN PALLETS AND ROLLOVER CAGE OF FORKLIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A L-1000 LOADER. HE ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK WHEN THE TEETH OF THE BUCKET SLIPPED. THE BUCKET POPPED UP THROWING THE EMPLOYEE FORWARD. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT BUT SUFFERED A WHIPLASH TYPE EFFECT TO LOWER BACK. RESTRICTIONS BEGAN 9/15/04.
Employee was inspecting the forklift, but failed to turn it off. while he was trying to pull the floor pan out of the way to do the inspection, the fan blade struck his finger.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING FULL LOADING WATER TRUCK INTO THE SOUTH QUARRY (11 TO 11.5% GRADE) WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. EE TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICLE BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL. VEHICLE STRUCK SEVERAL MILL BLOCKS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED.
Ee was obtaining sample from bag when co-worker operating forlift attemtpted to move a pallet wall. Operator struck ee with pallet wall, pinning his right foot between pallet wall and marblemite bulk bag pallet.
EMPLOYEE WAS FLAGGING DRIVER OF PICKUP TRUCK INTO POSITION FOR MAINTENANCE ON TRUCK. TRUCK ENGINE REVVED UP AND TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS, KNOCKING EMPLOYEE TO FLOOR, THE TRUCK BUMPED INTO PARKED FORKLIFT CAUSING FORKLIFT TO ROLL ONTO HIS ARM.
EE WAS IN PROCESS OF RECLAIMING BAGS. HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN TWO HOPPERS. AS FORKLIFT DRIVER PREPARED TO MOVE ONE OF THE HOPPERS, THE NEXT HOPPER SLID FORWARD MASHING EE S FI NGER. REQUIRING SURGERY TO REMOVE PROTRUDING BONE.
PALLET FELL FROM FORKLIFT ONTO EE'S RIGHT FOOT. RESULT BROKEN TOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRAIGHTENING BAG OF MATERIAL ON CONVEYOR. RESTING RIGHT HAND ON CONVEYOR BELT, THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS RESULTING IN SEVERE BRUISING OF THUMB.
EMPLOYEE REACHED UNDER PREVENTATIVE DEVICE TO CHECK THE BAG STENCIL HEAD. FINGER WAS PINCHED IN MARBLEMITE BELT. A FLAP OR SKIRT HAD BEEN PLACED AT THIS BELT TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF INJURY. HE HAD REACHED UNDER IT. BELT SHOULD HAVE BEEN TURNED OFF.
EE WAS BEING TRAINED AS A STACKER. HE REACHED ON THE CHAIN BELT FOR A BAG OF MATERIAL; HIS GLOVE AND HAND WERE CAUGHT IN THE CHAIN BELT. RESULTED IN DISTAL AMPUTATION OF END OF RIGHT MID FINGE R. RETURNED TO WORK WITH RESTRICTIONS 9/17/02.
EE WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT. REAR WHEEL OF FORKLIFT DROPPED OFF 6" CURB. FORKLIFT OVERTURNED. EE SUFFERED BROKEN LT. FOREARM, SHATTERED LT. ELBOWAND BROKEN LT. ANKLE.
EE IS A TRUCK DRIVER IN THE QUARRY MINING DEPARTMENT . HE WAS GOING TO DUMP A LOAD WHEN HE APPARENTLY GOT TOO CLOSE TO EDGE OF ROAD. ROAD WAS SOFT FROM RECENT RAINS. HE LOST CONTROL OF TRUCK. TRUCK OVERTURNED.
EMPLOYEE HAD REMOVED THE CAP ON THE ROTARY AIRLOCK FEEDER TO INSPECT IT. HE WAS USING HIS FINGER TO CLEAN OUT THE OPEN SECTION. HIS FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FEEDER AND THE FEEDER HOUSING, PINCHING FINGER OFF AT FIRST KNUCKLE.
EE WAS STACKING BAGS WHEN HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT IN A BELT.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BAGS OVER ROLLERS, HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLERS.