INJURED HAD REMOVED THE FLOOR COVERINGS FROM TE FLOOR OPENINGS INT HE FEED BUILDING AND BARRICADED THE AREA AROUND THE HOLES IN ORDER TO CLEAN THE 3 FLOORS IN THIS BUILDING. HE CAM EDOWN FROM THE 3RD FLOOR TO TAKE A BREAK ON THE 1ST FLOOR HE STEPPED OVER THE ORANGE BARRICADE FLAGGING THTA HE HAD PLACED AROUND THE FLOOR HOLE. HE THEN TRIED TO STEP OVER THE OPEN HOLE IN THE FLOOR.
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Showing all 7EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WITH A WRENCH WHILE STANDING ON A FLAT CONCRETE FLOOR. THE BOLT BROKE AND HE WAS OFF BALANCE AND FELL. I CONSIDER THIS A FREAK ACCIDENT WHICH WAS UNAVOIDABLE.
EMP WAS CHANGIN1 THE POSITION OF A TWO-WAY VALVE WHEN THE CABLE ON THE HANDLE BROKE MASHING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND
DRILL OPERATOR WAS DRILLING HOLE WITH A CORE DRILL. THREADS STRIPPED ONFITTING OF HIGH PRESSURE HOSE. SAFETY CHAIN BROKE. FITTING HIT OPERATOR ON HEAD AND KNOCKED HIM UNCONSCIOUS. OPERATOR WAS WEARING HARD HAT.
AFTER COMPLETING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE CALCINER COOLER, I,NAME DISENGAGED THE MANUAL CRANK HANDLE FROM THE DRIVE UNIT WHICH WAS LOCKED OUT. AT THAT TIME, I,NAME NOTICED THE CALCINER COOLER S TART TO ROTATE. IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ROTATION, HE RE-ENGAGED THE MANUAL CRANK HANDLE. THE FORCE OF THE ROTATION COOLER WAS TOO GREAT FOR HIM TO STOP, THEREFORE PULLING THE CRANK FROM HIS
STIELOW WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE R/R SCALE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON SOME SNOW WITH ICE UNDER IT & STARTED TO FALL CAUGHT HIMSELF SOON ENOUGH NOT TO FALL DOWN. HE THINKS HE WRENCHED HIS SHOULDER & BAC K WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF.
PIECE OF ROCK FELL FROM CEILING OF MINE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON HEAD AND SHOULDER