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3045 HIGHWAY NO 13, ST PAUL, MN 55121
Standard 19100022 A01
Standard 19100215 B09
Standard 19100178 L
Standard 19100106 D06 IV
Standard 19100106 E02 IVD
Standard 19100178 P01
Standard 19100107 G02
Standard 19100219 D01
Standard 19100212 A03 II
Standard 19100107 E09
Standard 19100107 G07
Standard 19100106 E02 IVA
Standard 19100107 G03
CAUGHT IN CHAIN & PULLEY OF FORKLIFT
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING THE WRONG TYPE OF FORKLIFT. HE WAS USING A 544. HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN USING A 644 OR 844. THERE WASN'T ENOUGH TILT ON THE CARRIAGE TO COMPL ETELY DUMP A CONTAINER OF SCRAP METAL. THE OPERATOR CLIMBED ABOUT 12 TO 15 FEET UP TO THE CONTAINER, JUMPED IN, AND REMOVED THE REMAINING SCRAP. AS HE WAS CLIMB ING OUT OF THE CONTAINER, HIS FOOT, SITUATED ON THE CONTAINER RIM, SLIPPED. HE G RABBED AT THE FRONT SECTION OF THE MAST (CHAIN NEAR PULLEY). THE UNIT SLIPPED, C AUSING HIS RIGHT HAND TO BECOME JAMMED IN THE ROLLER (PULLEY) AS THE TOWER DROPP ED. THE TOWER HAD BEEN DROPPING FOR MANY MONTHS. TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES HAD REPORTE D THIS PROBLEM TO THE MECHANIC AND TO MANAGEMENT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE.
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