THE EE WAS WALKING UNDER A FEED CONVEYOR TO CHECK SOME OF THE EQUIPMENT AS HE WAS UNDER THE CONVEYOR A ROCK ROLLED OFF THE CONVEYOR FALLING APPROX. 10 FT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
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Showing all 23HE HAD BEEN DOING VARIOUS JOBS DURING THE DAY CUTTING, GRINDING AND WELDING STEEL. LATER IN THE EVENING, HE NOTICED HIS EYE STARTING TO HURT. BY THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS IN CONSIDERABLE PAIN.
THE CAUSE IS NOT EXACTLY KNOWN. EMPLOYEE DOING A LOT OF BENDING OVER WHILE REPLACING ROLLS IN THE CONVEYOR. SOME MINOR LIFTING OF BELT WAS INVOLVED TO BE ABLE TO INSTALL ROLLS. ALSO HELPED ROL L UP AN OLD PIECE OF BELTING THAT HAD BEEN REPLACED.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2" WATER HOSE TO CLEAN AND BUILD UP UNDER OUR WET SCREEN. HE STEPPED ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL THAT GAVE WAY CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE. HE FELL FORWARD AND STOPPED HIS FALL WITH HIS HANDS. THE HOSE WAS UNDER ONE HAND HIS LEFT AND THE FREE END OF THE HOSE CLAMP HOLDING THE NOZZLE TO THE HOSE PUNCTURED HIS PALM.
EMPLOYER WAS INSIDE WEIGH HOPPER OF BATCH PLANT. AFTER FINISHING HE ATTEMPTED TO GET OUT BY JUMPING UP TO EDGE OF HOPPER TO CLIMB OVER, HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF AND HIS HEAD HIT THE BRACKET ON T HE DUMP ATE THAT THE AIR CYL. ATTACHES TO AND CUT HIS HEAD.
USING HAMMER BEND SECTION OF ANGLE BACK IN PLACE INDEX FINGER HIT BY HAMMER
WAS UNLOADING A DRUM OF ANTI-FREEZE FROM PARTS RUNNERS PICK UP BY LAYING DRUM DOWN IN BED AND ROLLING OFF ONTO A TIRE. LATER THAT DAY AND THE NEXT FEW DAYS MUSCLES IN NECK AND BACK BEGAN TO HU RT AND RESTRICT MOVEMENT.
EE WAS REMOVING WORN TOOTH OFF LOADER BUCKET. HIT TOOTH WITH A HAMMER TO DISLODGE HIS HAMMER HIT THE VERY BACK EDGE OF THE TOOTH WITH THE EDGE OF HIS HAMMER HEAD AND KNOCKED OFF A FRAGMENT OF THE TOOTH WHICH SHOT DOWN. PIECING HIS LEVIS ANDINTO HIS RIGHT THIGH.
WAS GRINDING STEEL AND SOME GRINDINGS FLEW INSIDE WELDER HOOD.
OPERATOR WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAB OF HIS MACHINE AND STUBBED HIS FOOT ON A RIB OF THE CAT WALK THAT WAS PROTRUDING SLIGHTLY BECAUSE OF A DENT TO THE CATWALK.HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL OFF MACHINE,LANDED ON HIS FEET APPROX 7 FEET DOWN FROM CATWALK.SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS INVOLVED IN HELPING PUT NEW TEETH ON THE BUCKET OF A 988 CUT LOADER. TOOTH WAS IN PLACE ON SHANK, EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING TOOTH UP WITH HIS LEG WHILE TRYING TO INSERT RETAINING PIN, PIN WOULD NOT GO IN. EMPLOYEE EXAMINED PIN AND FOUND IT HAD A BURR ON IT. HE ATTEMPTED TO TURN AROUND TO THE GRINDER TO REMOVE THE BURR. WHILE STILL HOLDING TOOTH TO BUCKET WITH HIS LEG, IN TU
SOME GRINDING OF METAL HAD BEEN DONW I N THE SHOP AREA AIR BORNE PARTICLES OF METAL STEEL WERE FLOATING IN THE AIR WITHIN THE SHOP I NAME WAS IN AND AROUND THE SHOP AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BOLDERS FROM GRIZZLY TO DRY SCREEN PLANT AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE TRYING TO LIFT ONE OUT FROM BETWEEN THE GRIZZLY BARS.
METAL ENTERED EYE WHILE REPAIRING CRUSHER WAS SEARING WELDER HOOD.
GETTING OUT OF 1IT TRUCK.SLIPPED AND FELL OFF WALK.
WAS POUNDING RO7KS OUT OF THE FEEDER HIT ON IT CHIPPED & FLEW & CUT NY WRIST.
HYDRAULIC HOSE 6ROKE CATCHING LOADER ON FIRE EMPLOYEE USED FIRE EXTINGUISHER TO PUT OUT FLAME CHEMICALS BLEW INTO EMPLOYEES FACE AND EYES.
OPERATING LOADE9 WIND WAS BLOWING SOMETHING BLEW IN EYE.
WAS GETTING OUT3OF CAB OF TRUCK AND MISSED THE STEP ON THE CATWALK AND FELL OFF CAT WALK
ELECTRIC MOTOR 6URNED OUT (WENT TO GROUND) WHILE WORKER HAD HIS HAND ON THE FRAME WORK OF CONVEYOR BELT.
CUTTING AND WEL8ING ON WET PLANT
CLIMBING LADDER3TO LOADER CAB-SLIPPED.
INJURED RESULTED IN NO PERMANENT DISABILITY NO TIME LOST FROM WORK.