Employee was using a pry bar to remove mud buildup from a roll inside a rock spreader. A conveyor belt that runs thru the spreader was in operation when this was being performed. The employee did NOT shut down & lock out the conveyor belt. No guard was in place where pry bar was used. Employee received a fracture of right hand. Hand was pinned between bar & spreader frame.
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Showing all 12Developed a cough after inhaling fumes coming from Systech while loading railcars. Went to doctor on 11/4/05 and was released with no restrictions. Cough still existed so he saw a throat and lung specialist on 11/29/05. He was prescribed medication at this time therefore making this a reportable incident.
A ROTORY FEEDER WAS LOCKED UP ON F.N. DUST COLLECTOR. EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE IT. HE PUT HISFINGERS ON DRIVE CHAIN & IT JUMPED A TOOTH & PINCHED HIS FINGERS BETWEEN CHAIN & SPROCKET. POWER WAS OFF & FEEDER WAS LOCKED OUT. FRACTURE TO 3RDFINGER & LACERATIONS TO 2ND & 3RD FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.
HYDRAULIC SYSTEM IN NEW 980 G LOADER - IF GIVEN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WILL RESULT IN A QUICK ANDSNAPPING JERK OF THE MACHINE AND THE OPERATOR INSIDE. THIS CAUSED A STRAIN TO EE'S NECK, TREATME NT - CHIROPRACTIC MANIPULATION.
EE WAS WORKING IN CLINKER COOLER IN THE THROAT SECTIONL. OTHER EE WERE HAULING KILN BRICK OUT OF THE KILN IN SKID LOADER. A BRICK FELL FROM THE LOADER BUCKET AND THRU A GAP IN THE RAMP, STRIKI NG EE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BACK. DR EXAMINATION ON 8-8-94 RESULTED IN A DUTY RESTRICTION OF NO LIFTING.
EMPLOYEE REACHED TO SET THE PARKING BRAKE OF THE FORKLIFT HE WAS OPERATING AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE WAS TREATED BY A CHIROPRACTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY.
EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON INSIDE OF LOADER WHEN CROSSING AN UNEVEN GROUND AREA.EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 05-04-93 BUT DID NOT REPORT THIS TREATMENT TO EMPLOYER UNTIL 09-21-93.
54736YEE TWISTED NECK WHILE TURNING TO LOOK BEHINE WHEN BACKING UP LOADER. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 8/3/92. NO FIRST AID GIVEN. EMPLOYEE REPORTED CONTINUING NECK STIFFNESS AND PAIN ON 8/2 51920AND WAS TREATED BY A CHIROPRACTOR.
EMPL WAS MONITORING FLOW OF MATERIAL THROUGH AN INSPECTION PORTAL. PORTAL GUARD HAD BEEN REMOVED PRIOR TO ACCIDENT. DUSTPAN WHICH WAS LEFT ON CONVEYOR VIBRATED INTO PORTAL. EMPL ATTEMPTED TO R ETRIEVE DUSTPAN HIS HAND WAS IMMEDIATELY SEVERED
EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING KILN DUST IN THE 35 TON DJB TRUCK UNIT. THE TRUCK WENT INTO A SKID AND RAN THE UNIT INTO THE BOULDER BARRIER. INJURIES WERE A CUT TO THE FOREHEAD AND THE BACK OF THE HEAD. THE INJURIES REQUIRED STITCHING.
CRUSHER HAMMER WEIGHING APPROX 375-400LB WAS TIPPED OVER BY MOVING FORKLIFT AND FELL ONTO THE LEFT FOOT OF VICTIM RESULTING IN A CONVOLUTED FRACTURE
EMPLOYEE WAS HOVELING CLINNKERS INTO A HOIST BOX. THE HOIST BOX WAS HOOKED TO THE BOOM ASSEMBLY OF A PAYLOADER. WHEN COMING OUT OF CROUCH POSTION FROM SHOVELING HE STRUCK THE BACK OF HEAD AN D NECK ON THE BOOM ASSEMBLY. BRUISED BACK OF HEAD AND LEFT SIDE OF NECK.