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EXCESSIVE SPEED3- POSSIBLE MECHANICAL FAILURE - POOR JUDGEMENT BY OPERATOR WERE THE CAUSE. OPERATOR SUFFERED BROKEN THIGH BONE AND SEVERELYE MEC DAMAGED KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING ON PLANK THROUGH STATIONARY ROUTER BOARD DICKEDL BACK WHEN A KNOT WAS INCOUNTERED PULLING LEFT HAND WHICH WAS ALREADY PAST THE CUTTING ZONE INTO THE ROUTER BLADES.
EE WAS WLAKING ACROSS SHOP YARD WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK PUTTING A KINK IN HIS BACK. EE CAN RETURN TO WORK OPN LIMITED DUTY. YARD HAS SMALL ROCKS IN IT APPROX 2" IN DIAMETER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING STRIPS OF WOOD ON A TABLE SAW-THE PIECE OF WOOD HE WAS USING TO PUSH THE WOOD HE WAS CUTTING BROKE AND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIT THE SAW BLADE CUTTING HIS FINGER.
SWEEPING FLOOR,PIECE OF METAL BLOWN INTO HIS EYE .EMPL WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
3"X12"X12\ BOARD FEL HITTING EE IN THE LEG.
I,NAME WAS TRYING TO PUT A LARGE ROTARY DRILL BIT IN THE SIDE BOX OF THE DRILL TRUCK, HE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TOOL BOX AND DRILL BIT.
I,NAME WAS HIT BY A SET OF COMA-ALONGS CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE SCAFFOLDING.
TRYING TO PULL A PIECE OF EXPANDED METAL FROM UNDER PILE
I.NAME WAS OPERATING FORKLIFT CARRYING A PIECE OF STEEL 24\X6\X1/4" WHILE TRANSPORTING THE STEEL SECTION A GUST OF WIND CAME UP & THE STEEL HIT I.NAME ON THE HEAD SHOULDER & BACK.
ADJUSTING THE JAW ON JAW CRUSHER WAS STANDING ON BELT WRENCH SLIPPED & CAUSED ME TO FALL.
COMING OUT OF SUPPLY ROOM TO WORK ON VEHICLE,STUMBLED AND FELL AGAINST WORK TABLE.
RETURNING INTO TUNNEL AFTER DUMPING ORE ON DUMP APPLIEC BRAKES IN ROUGH SPOT TO SLOW MACHINE FOOT SLIPPED OFF BRAKE PEDAL AND CAUGHT TOE END BETWEEN MACHINE AND DRIFT RIB OF TUNNEL