IMERYS' FORKLIFT OPERATOR DRIVING FORWARD COULDN'T SEE IN FRONT DUE TO SIZE OF FORKLIFT LOAD. FORKLIFT STRUCK PEDESTRIAN/CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHO WAS INJURED UPON BEING CAUGHT UNDER MOVING FORKLIFT. IMERYS' OPERATOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN DRIVING LOADED FORKLIFT IN REVERSE INSTEAD OF GOING FORWARD WITH LOAD.
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Showing all 7EE WAS WALKING DOWN RAMP AND WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY FORKLIFT. FORKLIFT OPERATOR DID NOT SEE HIM AND WAS LOOKING AND HONKING HORN AT ANOTHER LIFT. INJURED EE WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK OF HEELS.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PALET OF CLAY THAT WAS STUCK ON #8 BAG CONVEYOR ROLLERS WHEN HE WAS INJURED. EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE INJURY AS SOON AS IT HAPPENED. HE DID NOT REQUEST TO GO TO THE DOCTOR UNTIL JANUARY 5, 2004.
EE WAS PERFORMING HIS NORMAL JOB DUTIES-HE WAS SHIFTING TRACKS & THE CAR (RAILROAD) HE WAS RIDING CAME INTO CONTACT WITH NEXT RAILROAD CAR CAUSING HIM TO BUMP HIS HEAD ON THE RAIL & LACERATE HIS RIGHT EAR
EE WAS COLLECTING SAMPLE FROM A CAR ON #1 TRACK. WHILE ON TOP OF CAR THE TRAIN TOOK OFF WITH HIM ON TOP. THE JOLT KNOCKED EE ONTO HIS SIDE CAUSING EE TO BRUISE HIS RIGHT HIP. EE WAS TIED OFF W ITH FALL PROTECTION. THE RAIL CAR DID NOT PULL TOTALLY OUT FROM UNDER HIM. LIGHT DUTY.
EE WAS ON FORKLIFT LSOING SPOTTER TRAILER WHEN THE LANDING GEAR ON THE TRALER COLLAPSED CAUSING EE TO STRAIN BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LOAD AN EXPORT CONTAINER AS HE WASPLACING CARBOARD INSIDE THE CONTAINER THE FORKLIFT RAN OVER HIS FOOT.