Thiele Kaolin Company safety activity

Two employees were operating a drill rig and breaking it down to move to another location. The banjo box was being lifted from the ground into a vertical position for transport when the cable broke and the banjo box fell, striking the employee injuring EE's right leg, nose and face.

Employee was holding the corner strap on a metric ton bag to assist the forklift operator with picking up the bag when their finger was caught between the strap and fork.

Employee was core drilling. The rig shifted slightly while drilling, which caused the barrel to catch the mud pan as it was being extracted. The mud pan struck the employee on the left knee.

An employee had made multiple trips up and down tank stairs to swap tanks and began feeling ill. They went to the Lab and laid their head on desk when another employee observed them and asked a manager to come over and assess. The manager assessed and took employee to ER for evaluation. Employee was treated for dehydration.

While prying the bearing loose, EE's right pinky finger was caught between the prybar shaft and the metal edge of the "top-head" on the right. EE's pinky was smashed causing a laceration. EE was taking to the emergency room and received stitches.