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WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THE WHEEL BROKE OFF THE AXLE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE CONTROL OF HIS TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE HAD STEPPED UP ONTO 6" CHANNEL TO EXBAND HIS REACH TO GRAB SOMETHHING. THE CHANNEL WAS WET & MUDDLY CAUSING HIM TO SLIP THUS TWISTING HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HOE TO DRAG SOME MATERIAL OUT FROM BEHIND SOME PIPES AT CRUSHER #3. HE STATED HE HAD HIS FEET AT ODD ANGLES THEN TWISTED.
AS EMPLOYEE COMPLETED A U TURN THE WATER TRUCK ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS TOP
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE SHOVELING HIS LOW BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
EMPLOYEE WELDING A PIECE OF 4" PIPE ON PIPE STANDS WENT TO TURN OVER WELDING LEAD CAUGHT PIPE STAND TIPPING IT OVER CAUSING PIPE TO HIT TOP OF FOOT.
INSTALLING RUBBER SKIRTING 1/2"X4" AT BOTTOM OF FEED BOX WHILE LYING ON BACK-FELT SOMETHING PULL.
STANDING ON WALKWAY FOR LARGE ROCK OUT OF FEEDER. BAR SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE MID LOWER RIGHT LEG.
ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR CRUSHER CAVITY BY ON-SCREWING ADJUSTMENT RING USING CRUSHER ADJUSTING HYDRAULICS, COME-ALONG AND CABLE ATTACHED TO ADJUSTING RING AND TO BASKET OF 988 LOADER. LOADER HAD TE NSION ON CABLE PIN GOING THROUGH CLEVIS HOLDING CABLE TO BUCKET PULLED OUT RELEASING CABLE WHICH STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN HIP AND SHOULDERS. EMPLOYEE WAS APPROX. 30-40' AWAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO CLEAN MATERIAL OUT OF FEED HOPPER. ON ONE THRUST HE CAUGHT AND WEDGED HIS FINGER AGAINST SIDE OF FEED HOPPER.
EMPL PULLING SCREEN CLOTH WITH HAY HOOK UP TO SCREEN DECK ,FELT SOMETHING PULLING HIS BACK.WEIGHED 20 LBS.
CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH ON SHAKER. DROPPED SCREEN. IT FELL HITTING CALF MUSCLE AND PUSHED IT AGAINST SPRAY BAR, BRUISING CALF MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OFF WALKWAY. SLIPPED ON ROCK FELL AND BUMPED LEFT KNEE. EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF SORE KNEE THE FOLLOWING DAY. REPORTED ACCIDENT. SENT TO MEDICAL CLINIC FOR PRECAUTIONARY X- RAY WHICH WAS NEGATIVE. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK, NO FUTHER COMPLICATIONS.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE DRIVING EULID HAUL TRUCK, PIT AREA HAD LARGE POT HOLES AND THE RIDE WAS VERY ROUGH & BUMPY WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY TO MID BACK.
SEE ATTACHED-US3NG TRUCK-2 AXLE-DUMPING SAND.WHILE BACKING UP SLIGHT INCLINE,UNKNOWN TO EMPL REAR AXLE TIRE WAS FLAT.EMPL RAISED BED TO DUMP LOAD THE REMAINING PART WAS IN TAILGATE AND IT CAUS ED TRUCK TO TIL7 AND TURN OVER ONTO PASSENGERS SIDE.EMPL CLIMBING OUT OF CAB JUMPED OUT OF DRIVERS SIDE AND SUSTAINED MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS TO LOW BACK LEFT LEG AND HIP.
SEE ATTACHED-US3NG BOOM TRUCK TO MOVE BELTS FOR PLANT REPAIR.STEPPING OFF BOOM TRUCK RIGHT FOOT MISSED STEP SLIPPED AND TO PREVENT HIMSELF FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND HE PLACED ALL WEIGHT ON LE FT KNEE. 3