GREEN CARBIDE WHEEL ON BENCH GRINDER SHATTERED WHEN OPERATOR TURNED BENCH GRINDER ON HE WAS GOING TO SHARPEN A CARBIDE TOOL FOR PLANER BENCH GRINDER HAD ALLGUARDS IN PLACE PIECES FROM GREEN WH EEL STRUCK OPERATOR IN LEFT FOREARM & LACERATED IT 2 STITCHES WERE TAKEN AT ROUND ROCK HOSPITAL
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Showing all 11WAS UNLOADING STONE BLOCK FROM SAW WHEN AN APPROX. WT. OF A PIECE OF THE BLOCK BROKE OFF FALLING ON LEFT FOOT.
WHILE REPLACING THE FAN ON AN ENGINE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED ON A BOLT, RESULTING IN INJURY TO THUMB. ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING WHILE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT.
EMPLOYEE TOOK HIS GLASSES OFF WHILE GRINDER WAS STILL RUNNING. WHEN HE SET IT DOWN A PIECE OF STEEL HIT HIS EYE.
FOREIGN OBJECT REMOVED FROM EYE.
TRYING TO LIFT A STONE APPROX WEIGHT 90 LBS RESULTING IN A STRAINED BACK MUSCLE.
EE STATES HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A ROCK AND IT SLIPPED AND LANDED ON THE SIDE OF HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ROCKS WITH FORLIFT, ATTEMPTED TO UNLOAD THE ROCK AND IT SHIFTED, PINNING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE FORKLIFT AND THE ROCK.
EMPLOYE WAS PULLING CABLE FROM UNDER A BLOCK. THE CABLE SLIPPED AND HE LOST HIS FOOTING, HIT RIGHT SIDE OF HIS BACK ON FRONT END LOADER, THEN FALL TO GROUND.
LIFTING PC OF STONE, STRAINED BACK
CUTTING WITH SKILL SAW THE LUMBER STARTED TO FALL EMP PLACED HIS HAND UNDER THE SAW TRYING TO PREVENT IT