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CLIMBED DOWN A LADDER TO GET SOCKET RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED PUTTING ALL WEIGHT ON LEFT KNEE. LEFT KNEE BENT INTO TEARING CARTILAGE.
EE WAS ON FORKLIFT WHEN HE NOTICED A PALLET CONTAINING A 2000 LB BAG OF CELESTITE SHIFTING & STARTING TO FALL. EE JUMPED OFF HIS FORKLIFT AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE PALLET OF CELESTITE FR OM ITS FALL
INDIVIDUAL WAS FILLING BAGS WITH BARITE USING ST REGIS BAGGER, WHEN A PAPER BAG BURST, CAUSING BARITE TO SPILL IN THE WORK AREA. ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE FLOW OF BARITE, INDIVIDUAL WAS SPRAYED I N THE FACE AND EYE WITH BARITE.
EMPLOYEE NOTICED TIGHTENING OF MUSCLES IN MOVE OF BACK ON 1-10 & 1-11. REPORTED FOR DUTY ON 1-15-97. EE EXCUSED HIMSELF FROM DUTY DUE TO BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE WAS STACKIGN 50# BAGS DURING ABOV E MENTIONED PERIOD.
LARGE ROCK HAD BECOME LODGED IN HOPPER SCALPING GRATE. EE STRAINED BACK MUSCLES WHILE REMOVING ROCK. EE COMPLETED SHIFT ( AND WEEK), WITH DISCOMFORT. RETURNED TO WORK ON 12-29 AND 12-30. ASKED FOR MEDICAL ON 12-30. PLACED OFF WORK ON 12-310 96.
EE NOTICED BRIDGING AT TRANSFER POINT FROM APRONFEEDER TO INCLINED BELT CONVEYOR. DEENGERGIZED APRON FEEDER ONLY. WHILE DISLODGING OBSTRUCTION A ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE INCLINE BELT [ENERGIZED] & STUCK HIS HAND. HAND WAS BETWEEN OBSTRUCTION ROCK & DECENDING ROCK.
EMPLOYEE FAILED TO FOLLOW COMPANY LOCK-OUT PROCEDURES FOR REPAIRING PLUGGED SCREW CONVEYOR. THE SCREW CONVEYOR WAS ENERGIZED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY CLEAR THE PLUG WITH A 24" PIPE WRENCH. THE WRENCH WAS TWISTED FROM EMPLOYEE'S HAND RESULTING IN A BROKEN RIGHT HAND REQUIRING A PLATE TO BE SURGICALLY IMPLANTED.
REPLACING BOLTS IN TRANSISTION PIPE ON TOP OF MILL. A POINTED SPUD BAR WAS BEING USED TO ALIGN HOLES. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE WAS NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT. HE FELL ABOUT 14' TO THE FLOOR AND L ANDED ON HIS FEET. THE RESULT WAS A FRACTURED HEEL BONE.
ELECTRIC IGNITER ON FLASH DRYER WOULD NOT ENERGIZE BURNER, WHILE CHECKING WIRE FOR FAULT SYSTEM ENERGIZED AND CAUSED OPERATOR TO RECEIVE ELECTRICAL JOLT RESULTING IF FALL FROM STEP LADDER ON W HICH HE WAS WORKING. OPERATOR RECEIVED ABRASIONS TO BOTH ELBOW AND MUSCLE STIFFNESS AND SORENESS, OPERATOR WAS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FOR TEST AND ABSERVATION TO ENSURE THERE WERE NO SERIOUS IN