PEDERNAL PLANT Metal/Non-Metal

EE WAS CHANGING FILTERS ON THE AC4000 PORTABLE CONE CRUSHER, THE FILTER WAS STUCK SO HE WIGGLED IT TRYING TO GET IT UNSTUCK. WHEN THAT DIDN'T WORK HE LEANED ON IT WITH HIS ARM. HIS ARM SLIPPED , STRIKING THE LATCH WITH HIS WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEAM-CLEANING A TABLE IN THE SHOP. HE STOOD THE TABLE ON END TO CLEAN THE BOTTOM. THE TABLE FELL AND HIT HIS HEAD.

DRIVER WAS HAULING ROCK FROM THE MINE TO THE RAILROAD LOADOUT FACILITY. WHILE EXITING THE TRUCK TO OPEN THE TRAILER DUMP GATES THE DRIVER SLIPPED ON THE TRUCK STEPS CAUSING HER BODY WEIGHT TO SHIFT TO HER LEFT ARM. HER LEFT ARM WAS HANGING ONTO THE DOOR HANDLE. THE WEIGHT SHIFT SPRAINED THE DRIVER'S LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEES HAD REMOVED THE WASH SCREW AT THE SIDING & HAD COMPLETED THE REINSTALLATION OF THE CONVEYOR. A CO-WORKER WAS MOVING THE BACKHOE OUT OF THE WAY, WHILE EE WAS STANDING UNDER THE WASH S CREEN, WHEN A ROCK THAT WAS WEDGED IN THE TRACKS OF THE BACKHOE POPPED LOOSE & STRUCK EE UNDER HIS LEFT EYE BENEATH HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

EE WAS WELDING A LINER ON THE BED OF A HAUL TRUCK OVER A PERIOD OF A WEEK ON A DAILY BASIS. EE WAS WEARING A WELDING HOOD WHILE HE WAS WELD-ING. TWO OTHER EE'S WERE WELDING ON THE LINER AT THE SAME TIME WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED THE FLASH BURN.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING MECHANIC IN REMOVING A PIPE ON TRACK HOE, WHEN THE PIPE CAME LOOSE, EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE FRAME AND PIPE.

EE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO INSTALL V-BELTS ON THE JAW CRUSHER FEEDER. HE THREW THE V-BELTS TO THE TOP KNOCKING OFF A PROPANE BOTTLE WHICH STRUCK HIM BETWEEN HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER & THUMB.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM TAIL PULLEY WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF METAL ON HIS LEFT HAND. CONVEYOR WAS NOT RUNNING AND LOCKED OUT WHEN ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER OIL PIT GRATING. ONE SIDE OF GRATING CAME UP AND EMPLOYEE AND GRATING FELL INTO PIT. THE CORNER OF THE GRATING HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS LOWER RIGHT SIDE CUTTING HIM.

SHOT WAS LOADED BUT ENDED UP WITH 2 OVERLOADED HOLES INT HE BACK ROW DUE TO EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION, CREATING EXCESSIVE FLYROCK. BLASTERS WERE 750' TO THE BACK AND SIDE OF THE SHOT. WHEN SHOT WA S FIRED AS PLANNED, FLYROCK WENT IN THEIR DIRECTION. THEY DUCKED BEHIND A PICKUP BUT A ROCK (5-6 LB) HIT THE BLASTER IN THE LEG ABOVE THE ANKLE.

EMP WAS DIGGING UNDER A HEAD PULLEY WHEN HE CUT HIMSELF ON A SCREEN GUARD.

EE TRIPPED AND FELL OFF A CONVEYOR BELT LANDING WRONG ON HIS LEFT FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OF BOBCAT & HYPEREXTENDED HIS LOWER LEFT CALF MUSCLE

AFTER CLIMBING ON TOP OF HAULPAK FRAME TO SHUT OFF HEATER VALVE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB OFF WHEN SHE LOST HER BALANCE & FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HER RT SIDE

EE WAS WALKING AROUND LOADER ON BACK COUNTERWEIGHT HE STEPPED ON BATTERY COVER LOOSING HIS FOOTAGE AND FELL OFF THE LOADER LANDING ON THE GROUND ON HIS RIGHT SIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO OFFICE, THE SIDEWALK WAS ICY AND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED, FALLING BACKWARDS, AND STRUCK HER HEAD ON A CROSS TIE.

EE ATTEMPTED TO JUMP UP ON A WORK TABLE IN THE SHOP AND SWING HIS LEFT LEG UP FIRST AND HURT HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FAST AND LOOKING AT THE GROUND WHILE EXITING THE TUNNEL AT THE ATSF LOADOUT OUT. EMPLOYEE WALKED DIRECTLY INTO A CONVEYOR FRAME, WHICH STRUCK HIM IN THE CENTER OF HIS HA RD HAT. EMPLOYEE BROKE TWO TEETH WHEN HIS JAW SLAMMED SHUT AND SPRAINED HIS NECK.

PUSHING AND LIFTING A SET OF DUALS OFF THE MAINLINE OF THE SNATAFE RAILROAD. WHILE LIFTING INJURED BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE EXTERIOR MIRROR ON HAUL TRUCK SIDE. HE ATTEMPTED TO PRY ON THE MIRROR WITH AN OPEN-END WRENCH WHICH SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE EYES CAUSING A LACERATION RE QUIRING TWO SUTURES.

EMPL WAS REMOVING CAB MOUNTING BOLT ON RIGHT SIDE OF LOADER AND WAS REACHING IN FOR A NUT WITH A WRENCH WHEN HE LOST BALANCE ,FELL OFF MACHINE LANDING ON THE GROUND ON RIGHT SIDE HIP.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRILL BIT ON DRILL WHEN DRILL GAVE WAY & HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN WRENCH & DRILL TABLE

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYE TAKE A PIECE OF METAL UP TO THE SCREENS, WHEN HE PUT METAL DOWN AND STRAIGHTENED UP HE FELT LOWER BACK PAIN.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN A 16 INCH I BEAM WITH 2 6INCH I BEAMS WELDED AT 90 DEGREE EE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL UNDER ONE OF THE SIX INCH BEAMS.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING OFF OF 225 TRACKHOE, LOST FOOTING AND BALANCE, SPRAINING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING DRILL STEEL IN RACK AND HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN BETWEEN TE DRILL STEL AND THE CONTROL BOX.

EMPL WAS HELPING WLEDER HE WAS HOLDING PIECE OF PIPE & PIPE SLIPPED OFF OF BLOCK & FELL ON EMPLS LEFT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP STABILIZER WITH GRINDER FOR DRILL, A PIECE OF METAL WENT TO INTO EMPLOYEES EYE CAUSING IRRITATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS OFF LOADING 50# BAGS OF ANFO INTO A STORAGE TRAILER AND SOMEHOW SPRAINED HIS BACK.EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO THE END OF THE SCHEDULED SHIFT.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SCREEN OUT OF A TRUCK. HE DROPPED THE SCREEN TO THE GROUND, ON THE WAY DOWN THE SCREEN CAUGHT HIS LEG, CUTTING EMPLOYEES LEG.

WHILE SETTING BRAKES ON RAIL ROAD CARS HIS PANTS GOT HUNG UP AS HE ATTEMPTED TO FREE HIMSELF HE LOST HIS FOOTINNG AND FELL TO THE GROUND

EMPL WAS ASSISTING IN PUTTING ON CONVEYOR BELT HAD COME APART AT LACING. IN PROCESS EMPL WAS USING ROPE TO PULL BELT OVER HEAD PLLEY BELT SLIPPED, EMPL'S HAND WAS TRAPPED AGAINST HEAD PULLEY EMPL REACTED PULLED HAND UP CUASING IN JURY TO RIGHT HAND.

EMPL WAS TAKING OFF ROTO CHABER, BRKE POT FROM TRUCK WHEN SAFETY CENTER SPRING CAME OFF HIT EMPL ON LEFT FRONT HIP CAUSING INJURY.

AS EMPLE WAS WALKING UP LADDER HIS RIGHT LEG HIT STEP CAUSING INJURY.

EMP. WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT WEDGES, AS HE WAS KNOCKING WEDGES OUT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, HE WAS HANGING HIMSELF OFF THE SIDE OF JAW WITH ONE HAND AND SWINGING HAMMER WITH THE OTHER H E PULLED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

AS EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF DISLODGING A BOULDER OUT OF JAW WITH THE USE OF A SLEDGE HAMMER-A CHIP OF ROCK FLEW OFF AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS RIGHT KNUCKLE CAUSING CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF CLEANING UP SHOP WHEN HE PICKED UP A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL HE FELT PAIN IN THE MIDDLE BACK.

EMP WAS DOWN AT THE PLANT HE R AN TO TELL THE LOADER OPER. SOMETHING AND THERE WERE SCREENS LAYING ON GROUND AND HE TRIPPED OVER THEM.

EMPLOYEE WAS DOWN IN THE PIT SHOVELING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION AT THE JAW BELT, STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF FILLING WATER TRUCK TANK WHEN HIS CAP FLEW OFF AS EMPLOYEE GRABBED FOR HIS CAP HE SLIPPED OFF STEP HE WAS STANDING ON MISSED SECONDARY STEP HE FELL ON ROCK THE ROCK ROLLED AND EMPLOYEE TWISTED LOWER BACK

EMP. WAS CUTTING A PC. OF DRILL STEEL LOOSE FROM CEMENT WALL. IT BOUNCED BACK, HAD TOO MUCH TENSION, THE TENSION FROM DRILL STEEL HIT HIM ON THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING WELDER WELD THE C58 PAN FEEDER AT THE PIT THE REFLECTION OF THE STEEL CAUSED IRRITATION IN BOTH EYES

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF LOWERING SPOOL OF CABLE OFF BACKHOE WHEN RIGGING CAME LOOSE HE GRABBED CABLE AND SET IT DOWN WHEN HE STOOD UP HE FELT STRAIN IN STOMACH

EMPLOYEE WAS UN6OLTING HOOD ON LUBE TRUCK WHEN HE GOT IT UNBOLTED HOOD KICKED OFF KNOCKING EMPOYEE DOWN HE SLIPPED & LANDED ON TIRE GUIDE HOOD FELL ON TOP OF EMPLOYEE

EMPLOYEE WAS RE7URNING FROM SIDING ON ONE WAY SECTION DUE TO POOR VISABILITY HIS PICKUP HIT A ROCK BARRIER OVER GAS LINE TAP

EMPLOYEE HAD FU9L ON SOLES OF SHOES, LOST FOOTING CLIMBING BACK INTO TRUCK, AFTER FUELING HIT ANKLE ON SIDE RAIL.

EMPLOYEE WAS DI1GING UNDER BELT, WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM CATWALK AT JAW HITTING HIM ON SHOULDER BLADE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING STRIPS OF METAL TO FEEDER IN SHOP. ANOTHER WELDER WAS WELDING THE SAME FEEEDER. A SPARK FROM OTHER WELDER GOT IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GO3NG DOWN TO THE TUNNEL WHEN HE GOT DOWN TO THE STEP HE MISSED IT AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE

EE WAS MOVING R3R CARS DOWN ONTO THE LOADOUT SITE THE CARTS WERE ROLLING A LITTLE TOO FAST WHEN CONNECTING THE ABRUPT STOP CAUSED THE MAN TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE & BUMP HIS HEAD.

EE WAS ATTEMPTI3G TO REMOVE A DRILL BIT WITH A 60" PIPE WRENCH. THE ROTATION WAS ENGAGED SLIGHTLY & T HE WRENCH BECAME JAMMED ON THE BIT TRAPPING EE WRENCH & DRILL CRUSHING HIS LOWER ABDOMEN.

EMP WAS IN T HE3PROCESS OF INSTALLING A KING PIN ON FRONT END OF THE TRUCK, HE HIT THE KING PIN WITH A HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL FLEW HITTING HIS ARM CAUSING THE METAL TO GO 1 INCH INTO THE SKIN OF RT ARM 3

EMP WAS IN THE 1ROCESS OF DIGGING WITH A PICK, THE ICK SLIPPED CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND CAUSING IT TO BE CUT

EMP WAS IN THE 1ROCESS OF MAKING A TORCH CUT, HE STATED CLIMBING OVER THE FRAME WHEN HE WAS DONE, HIS FEET WERE WET AND HE STEPPED ON THE FRAME CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF CLOSING THE DOOR ON THE R47,HE REACHED AROUND THE OUTSIDE AND SWUNG THE DOOR FORWARD TO SHUT IT THE DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE SO HE SWUNG IT HARDER CATCHING HIS RIGHT T MIDDLE FINGER3IN BETWEEN THE DOOR CAUSING HIS FINGER TO BE CUT.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS O F SERVICING THE GENERATOR, WHEN HE WAS LEAVING THE GENERATOR HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL INJURING HIS ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF PRYING OUT ON FAN SHROUD AND THE RADIATOR FELL ON EMPLOYEES HAND INJURING HIS LEFT THUMB

EMP WAS IN THE3PROCESS OF UNPLUGGING THE SPLITTER CHUTE WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS BACK ON A ROCK INJURING HIS PELVIS

EMPL CLEANING O6T TUNNEL.BOARD WALKWAY HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR CLEANING PURPOSES.EMPL STEPPED BACK AND FELL IN OPEN WALKWAY CAUSING INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT AN ELECTRICAL STARTER AS EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OUT THE STARTER THE EMPLOYEE ARCED A SCREWDRIVER FROM A HOT LEAD TO THE GROUND CAUSING A FLASH FIRE

EMPL CLIMBING ONTO TRUCK TO CHECK WATER LEVEL IN WATER TANK WHEN HIS FEET SLIPPED OFF FUEL TANK CAUSING EMPL TO FALL ON HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING 55 GALLON BARRELS (EMPTY) ONTO A FLAT BED TRAILER WHEN HE FELT A PINCH ON HIS LOWER BACK. THE LIFTING CAUSED A LOW BACK STRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING HARDENED BACKING MATERIAL OFF CONE CRUSHER MANTLE WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL WHEN A PIECE OF HARDENED MATERIAL CAME OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING HIS TEETH

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING DEBRIS FROM UNDER OVERHEAD CONE CRUSHER WHEN A ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON LOADER, AS HE PULLED HIMSELF UPHE DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF REMOVIING EXISTING BOLTS FROM FEEDER CHAIN TO REPLACE FEEDER FLIGHTS USING AN IMPACT WRENCH HOSE BLEW OFF IMPACT WRENCH & HIT EMPLOYEES SAFETY GLASSES LENS SHATTERED & SCATTERED GLASS INTO EMPLOYEES EYE

EMPL LIFTING FEEDER FLIGHTS FROM SHIPPING DOCK UNTO HIS VEHICLE WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING THE BACK DOOR ON THE PRILL MAGAZINE.AS THE EMPLOYEE UNDIDTHE LOOKS AND TOUCHED THE LATCH,THE LATCH HIT EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE MOUTH.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRUCKING WASTE MATERIAL FROM PIT. AS EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING ON TO HAUL ROAD, THE LEFT TIRES ON THE TRAILER RAN OVER A DIRT PILE, CAUSING THE TRUCK AND TRAILER TO LEAN TOO FAR TO TH E RIGHT THUS TURNING OVER.

EMPLOYEE WASIN THE PROCESS OF WINTERIZING THE CLEANER STEAM, THE STEAM CLEANER SOLUTION (MANTEK 1000) SPLASHED ON HIM CAUSING BNLISTERS AND BURNS ON HIS SKIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A GRINDER ON THROUGH-SHAFT HOUSING ON REAR END OF A HAUL TRUCK.AS EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING THE SHAFT DOWN, FRAGMENTS OR GRINDER SHAVINGS LODGED IN EMPLOYEE\S EYE.THE DAY WAS WI WINDY AND EMPLOYEE WAS USING SAFETY GLASSES.

AS EMP WAS DRILLING AN ICH AND A HALF PLUG VIBRATED OFF THE HAMMER ON THE DRILL

EMPL CLIMBING DOWN,SLIPPED OFF WET LADDER ON CONE CRUSHER ONTO WET GROUND AND SLIPPED AGAIN.IT HAD BEEN RAINING.FALLING TO GROUND AND CAUSING INJURY.

EMPLOYEE & OTHERS WERE IN THE PROCESS OF TEARING DOWN A SCREENING PLANT ELECTRICAL CABLES HAD BEEN BURIED IN THE PROCESS OF SCREENING EMPLOYEE PULLED BURRIED CABLES OUT OF THE GROUND. AS HE P ULLED THE CABLES HE FELT HIS LOWER BACK POP

EMPL IN PROCESS OF CHANGING OUT SCREENS ON MESABI SCREEN WHEN SLIVER OF STEEL OFF SCREEN RAIL CALAMP ENTERED EMPL RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EMP WAS ASSISTING THE JAW OPERATOR IN DISLODGING A LARGE BOULDER. THE EMP WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BEAT ON THE BOULDER AS EMP STRUCK THE BOULDER THE BOULDER CHIPPED. THE CHIP OF ROCK STR UCK EMP ON THE GLASSES SHATTERING THEM A PIECE OF GLASS CUT THE EMPLOYEES EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING JAW OPERATOR IN DISLODGING A LARGE ROCK IN THE JAW. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY THE ROCK WHEN THE ROCK GAVE WAY FLIPPING BAR OVER AND STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE UPPER RIGHT THIGH CAUSING INJURY.

EMPLOYEE GOT HUG UP ON CAT DOZER WITH HIS RING. AS HE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT. SLIPPED CAUSING INJURY.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING DOWN A WELD ON A BUCKET, HE WAS USING SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BEARING WHEN HE SMASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER RIPPING FINGERNAIL OFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING A ROCK WHICH WAS LODGED IN JAW CRUSHER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN THE ROCK WAS HIT A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE OFF FLEW UP AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE FOREHEAD CAUSING INJURY

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING PADS ON D9H DOZER - AS HE LIFTED PAD- HIS BACK GAVE CAUSING SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE HAD SUCCESSFULLY UNJAMMED A ROCK FROM JAW IN THE PROCESS HE WA SPULLING A RIPPER TOOTH ON A CHAIN WHICH IS USED AS A TOOL WHEN A ROCK FELL ON TOOTH CAUSING IT TO CHIP THE CHIP OR FRAG MENT OF ROCK FLEW OUT AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT EYE CAUSING A CUT AND BRUISE ON EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING A BOULDER FROM JAW WHEN BOULDER CAME LOOSE FROM JAW IT HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER LEFT LEG

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BARREL OF OIL WHEN HE SLIPPED ON MUD AND FELL FLAT ON HIS BACK

AS EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE JAW CRUSHER A ROCK FROM THE JAW CRUSHER HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE CAUSING INJURY TO EYE

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC LINE ON A 988B LOADER AS HE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER HE SLIPPED ONTO THE GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO BACK

IN THE PROCESS OF INSPECTING AN OIL LEAK ON THE LOADER THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME OIL HE SLIPPED BETWEEN THE ARM HYDRAULIC CYLINDERS AND GOT HUNG UP CAUSING THE INJURY

IN THE PROCESS OF DIGGING OUT MATERIAL FROM THE JAW CRUSHER A LARGE ROCK ROLLED OVER ON HIS LEFT FOOT CAUSING THE INJURY

AS CLAIMANT WAS FEEDING THE JAW CRUSHER WITH THE LOADER, HE GOT A SHARP PAIN ON HIS UPPER LEFT SIDE, HIS LEFT ARM NUMBED, AND HE GOT EXTREMELY WEAK.

AS CLAIMANT WAS TURNING INTO DUMP AREA, THE LOAD APPARENTLY SHIFTED AGAISNT THE TURN, THUS ROLLING THE TRAILER AND TRUCK OVER, AND PINNING CLAIMNAT IN THE CAB CAUSING INJURY.

AS CLAIMANT WAS WALKING DOWN HTE JAW CRUSHER LADDER, HE SLIPPED ON GREASE THAT HAD ACCIDENTLY FALLEN ON THE LADDER, & HE FELL ABOUT 5\ TO THE GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LEFT ANKLE.

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN AN OVERSIZED ROCK BLOCKED THE JAW OPENING THE CLAIMANT USING A RIPPER BOOT TIED AND SUSPENDED ON A CHAIN LOWERED IT INTO THE JAW TO HELP LOOSEN THE BOULDER THE CHAIN CAME OFF AND THE RIPPER BOOT WENT DOWN FURTHER UNTIL IT WAS STRUCK BY THE JAW WHICH WAS IN MOTION THE RIPPER BOOT FLEW UP OUT OF THE JAW AND STRUCK THE CLAIMANT IN THE FACE

REMOVING 2" DIA PIN WITH 12 TON JACK. PIN RELEASED SHOOTING OUT LIKE A BULLET HIT LOADER AND BOUNCED BACK GRAZING HEAD OF FOREMAN. DID NOT BREAK SKIN, BUT STARTE GETTING HEADACH HE FINISH REP AIRING LOADER AND WENT HOME.