Employee was standing on a piece of metal used as a temporary scaffolding. They were lowering a wear plate 2' X 3' X 3/8" from above when the scaffolding moved causing them to drop the plate from above, striking them on top of their head.
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Showing all 5Leaning a big sprocket towards elevator it started to fall EE tried to stop it.
EE was stepping over a stack of I beams when one rolled on their left foot and shin.
Employee walked in the shop just as the bolt broke from the forklift tire hitting them in the left cheek and cracked the cheek bone.
EE was taking a forklift tire apart while it was still infalted the rim popped up and hit EE's left hand and wrist broke left thumb and wrist.