EMPLOYEE WAS DRAINING OIL TO SEVICE VEHICLE. OIL HIT DRAIN PAN ADN SPLASHED INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.
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Showing all 15A MECHANIC WAS ADJUSTING HYDRAULIC CHUTE RAM AND ASKED THIS EMPLOYEE TO HOLD PRESSURE DOWN ON FLOP CHUTE. EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING DOWN WITH BOTH HANDS ABOVE HIS HEAD WHEN THE FLOP CHUTE CAME DOWN AND TOGETHER AND SEVERED BOTH OF HIS THUMBS. LEFT THUMB SEVERED AT 1ST KNUCKLE, RIGHT THUMB AT NAIL BED.
BLOWING DUST AND ABRASIVE MATERIALS IN SHOP AREA.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING WASHPLANT,SLIPPED WHEN CROSSING OVER MOTOR FROM INCLINE BELT TO T BELT;TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING SHOP HOIST TO LIFT THE "HEACHACHE RACK" BACK ONTO THE LOADER. AN EYE BOLT SHEARED, DROPPING THE RACK TO THE FLOOR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE LOADER WHEN THE RACK FELL , IT STRUCK HIS LEFT ARCH, FRACTURING HIS MEDICARPAL.
EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE WALKING UP FEEDER BELT ON WASH PLANT. CLIMBING UP CONVEYOR TO SERVICE EQUIPMENT, HE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE, ALTHOUGH HAND RAIL WAS BEING USED.
REPAIRING BELT PULLEY -GAVE SIGNAL TO START PULLEY-PULLEY DID NOT MOVE-MAN ON GROUND DID NOT SEE SIGNAL TO TURN OFF-TRIED TO HAND TURN PULLEY-ELECTRICITY WAS ON-SO PULLEY KICKED OVER CATCHING FINGER IN SAID PULLEY.
EMPLOYEE IS EXTREMELY OVERWEIGHT. HE WAS INSTALLING AN ELETRICAL LINE IN A THREE (3) FOOT TRENCH. HE TRIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND LANDED WITH ALL HIS WEIGHT ON RIGHT ARM.
TOOK ROCK OUT O0 CONVEYOR FRAME AND COAT SLEEVE GOT CAUGHT ON ROLLER.
WELDING ON EQUI1MENT AND A CAN CLOSE BY BLEW UP.
TURNED ON PRESS6RE WASHER, HOSE BLEW OFF AND SPRAYED CHEST AND KNEE.
WAS MOVING RAIL9OAD TIES AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN BETWEEN THEM.
UNHOOKED PRESSU9E LINE AND STEAM SPRAYED OUT BURNED WRIST.
COMING DOWN LADDER WRONG WAY AND HIT HEAD ON CAT WALK.
OPERATOR CLIMBING DOWN LADDER STEPS ROCK HIT ANOTHER ROCK ON FEEDER AND RIOCHETTED OFF FEEDER HITTING OPERATOR IN LOWER BACK.