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EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE DOUBLER DECK SCREENS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE DOOR LIP & FELL TO THE CONVEYOR BELT BELOW. EE SEVERLY SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE GETTING OUT OF A BOBCAT LOADER. EMPLOYEE INJURED HIS LEFT HIP.
EE WAS LIFTING FORK ON FORKLIFT, WHILE SLIDING IT TO PROPER WIDTH, WHEN FORK FELL AND SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER AGAINST FORK HOUSING.
EE WAS JACKING CASTABLE OUT OF ROTARY KILN WHEN A PIECE FELL FROM OVERHEAD STRIKING HIM ON HIS RIGHT SMALL FINGER RESULTING IN A LACERATION. EE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND RECEIVED NINE STITCHES TO CLOSE LACERATION.
EMP WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT WITH A WRENCH ON SILO #1 CONTROL GATE. GATE WAS ON AUTOMATIC SEITCH INSTEAD OF OVERRIDE CAUSING THE BOLT TO RETURN TO ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THE FORCE TOOK WRENCH OUT OF EMP'S HAND AND REVERSED ON THE BOLT HITTING EMP ON BOTTOM LIP AND 2 TEETH WERE BROKEN.
EMP WAS LOWERING A STEEL PLATE ON WINCH WHEN CABLE BROKE AND HIT EMP ACROSS HIS LEFT EYE.
EE WAS LIFTING A TABLE OUT OF THE CRUSHER WHEN HE HAD SEVERE PAIN IN HIS ABDOMEN RESULTING FROM A RE-INJURY FROM A PREVIOUS HERNIA.
EE WAS KNEELED OVER DUST SCREW COVER WELDING NIPPLES ON THE SPRAYING SYSTEM. WHEN EE STOOD, HIS LEG TANGLED IN THE WELDING HOSE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS RIGHT KNEE.
VICTIM WAS CLEARING OUT THE SCRUBBER.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER ABOUT 20 FT ABOVE THE VICTIM.THE SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF THE EMPLOYEES HAND HITTING THE VICTIM ON TH E RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL ABOUT 14 FEET TO GROUND LEVEL INTO LOOSE EARTH.
EE WAS CUTTING SCRAP METAL WITH A TORCH WHEN A PIECE OF METAL WAS BLOWN INTO HIS EYE.
EE WAS WELDING/PLACING REBAR ON X13 CONVEYOR WHEN HE RECEIVED SEVERE FLASH BURNS TO BOTH EYES.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNSTOP THE PLANTS DUST SCREW WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND STEPPED INTO HOT DUST. THE DUST CAME OVER THE TOP OF HIS SAFETY BOOTS AND WENT DOWN AROUND HIS ANKLE.