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PALLETIZER MIS-COUNTED BAGS CAUSING 5 BAGS TO BE LOADED O PALLET BY HAND. AS EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO MOVE BAG IN PLACE, A CATCH CAUGHT HIM IN THE BACK.
AFTER CLOCKING IN AND LEAVING THE CLOCK ROOM HE FAINTED AND HIT HIS HEAD ON A DRAIN PIPE. HE HAS WHAT APPEARED TO BE MINOR BRUISES AND ABRASIONS TO LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD AS A RESULT OF HIS FAL L. DOCTOR FOUND AT THIS TIME A HEART CONDITION THAT WAS CAUSING THE FAINTING SPELLS.
WHILE MOVING FILING CABINETS FROM ONE BUILDING TO ANOTHER HAND SLIPPED OFF CABINET WHEN MOVING INTO POSITION. CABINET SHIFTED HITTING LEFT SHIN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING A WILFLEY PUMP FOR A NEW GASKET HE WAS CLEANING OLD CAULKING OFF THE FALLOW PLATE WITH A SCREW DRIVER WHICH SLIPPD HE HIT HIS THUMB ON THE PUMP RUNNER CUTTING THE TOP SI DE OF HIS THUMB.
WHEN REMOVING #2 MILL PINION SHAFT BEARING CAPS TO INSPECT & RE-GREASE EMPLOYEES STARTED REMOVING NORTH BEARING CAP BOLTS WERE REMOVED & EMPLOYEE HOOKED CHAIN FALL TO THE CAP & LIFTED IT UP OF F THE BEARING TO MOVE IT OVER FOR INSPECTION AT THIS POINT THE TROLLEY HOIST & CHAIN FALL CAME OFF THE END OF THE RAIL STRIKING EMPLOYEE
ON 08/23/88 EMPLOYEE CLIMBED LADDER ON END OF BULK RAIL CAR.WHEN HE STEPPED OFF LADDER TO GET ON TOP OF RAIL CAR HIS RIGHT KNEE HIT ON END OF RAIL CAR.AT THIS TIME HE CONTINUED ON WITH HIS JOB .ON 09/01/88,HE REPORTED SWELLING ON HIS KNEE AND STATED IT HAPPENED FROM THIS INCIDENT.
THE #25 PREMIER MILL AND WAS JOGGING THE AGITATOR TRYING TO UNPLUG THE DISCHARGE AFTER 5 TIMES THE INTAKE HOSE BLEW OFF UNDER PRESSURE HOT PRODUCT AND MEDIA HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE AND UPPE R BODY THIS RESULTED IN FIRST DEGREE BURNS FROM WAIST UP MOSTLY LEFT SIDE SCRATCHED LEFT EYE SKINNED ELBOWS AND KNEES