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WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A RETURN ROLL WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A FLAKE OF STEEL CHIPPED LOOSE AND ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE
WORKER WAS OPENING R.R.CAR DOOR WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A METAL FLAKE DISLODGED & FLEW INTO WORKERS EYE, EMBEDDING ITSELF
WORKER HAS SUSTAINED A HEARING LOSS, DUE TO FREQUENT EXPOSURE TO NOISE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AT GRINDING WHEEL, WHEN A FLAKE OF STEEL FLEW INTO EYE & EMBEDDED ITSELF.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIR WORK ON ROCK CRUSHER, SETTING IN A SOCKET SEALING RING, WHEN RING SLIPPED ON LOCKS AND FELL ON EMPLOYEES FINGER.
WORKER WAS PULLING ON PRY BAR TO CLOSE R/R CAR DOORS WHEN THE STRAIN FRACTURED A RIB.
THE CONVEYOR BELTING AS SPINNING OUT DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS, MR.BLATCHFORD WAS ATTEMPTING TO SAND CONVEYOR, AS HE STEPPED FROM HIS LOADER ONTO THE CONVEYOR BELTING HE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE BE LT AND FELL ONTO THE CONVEYOR, SUSTAINING A LOWER BACK INJURY. HE HAS A PINCHED NERVE DUE TO A MISALIGNED VERTEBRA.
WORKER WAS CROSSING PIT YARD ON A THREE WHEELER HE CAME AROUND A PILE OF DIRT ANDIDNT SEE AN APPROACHING TRUCK IN TIME TO STOP WORKER ATTEMPTING TO AVOID A COLLISION SWIRVED TO THE SIDE AND IN SO DOING FELL FROM THE VEHICLE THE TRUCK RAN OVER HIS RIGHT LEG WORKER WAS HOSPITALIZED WITH COMPOUND FRACTURE
WORKER WAS OPENING RAILROAD CAR DOORS. ONE DOOR WAS JAMMED, WHEN WORKER PRYED DOOR OPEN THE MATERIAL LEAVING CAR CAUGHT WORKER\S ARM PULLING HIM INTO HOPPER BELOW. WORKER WAS BURIED UP TO HIS NECK IN GRAVEL.
WORKER WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN BETWEEN ROLLERS ON CONVEYOR WHEN HAMMER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & ROLLER PULLING WORKER HAND BETWEEN ALSO RESULTING IN LOSS OF MIDDLE FINGER.
WATCHING FOR FROZEN CHUNKS IN BATERIAL BEING FED INTO FEEDER.WIND BLEW SOME MATERIAL OUT OF LOADER BUCKET AND PARTICLES BLEW INTO WORKERS EYE.