Employee jumped off forklift. Forklift was in neutral but still running. Employee said he failed to set the emergency brake. He reached across the forklift to grab something and accidentally hit the armature, putting the forklift into reverse and running over his foot.
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September 17, 2015
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Ione Minerals · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
January 12, 2010
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ione Minerals · Struck by falling object
EE was adjusting the height of the personal fan that blows on the employee as they work sacking the clay. The fan fell on his left hand, cutting the thumb.
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