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EE AND OTHER COMPLETED SCALING 79W & ON AND WERE LEAVING THE MUCKPILE. EE STEPPED ON A LARGE ROCK WHICH SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIS FOOT CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO THE MUSCKPILE, LANDING ON HIS B ACK.
#1 CONVEYOR TIAL PULLEY WAS JAMMED WITH A ROCK. BELT WAS LOCKED OUT AND TAIL PULLEY GUARDING REMOVED. USING A STEEL BAR & HAMMER, EE BROKE UP THE ROCK. STORED TENSION IN THE CONVEYOR BELT, TUR NED THE TAIL PULLEY. EE'S LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE FRAME & THE STEEL BAR.
TWO MECHANIES AND A HELPER WERE MOVING A GEAR BOX AND HEADPULLEY ASSEMBLY INJTO A LOADER BUCKET. AS THE ONE MECHANIC STABLINED THE GEAR BOX THE OTHER TWO MEN WERE PUSHING THE ASSEBLY INTO THE BUCKET. THE GEAR BOX ROTATED ON THE SHAFT. THE MECHANIC TRIED TO CATCH IT. HIS ARM WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND GEAR BOX BROUED LEFT WRIST.
MECHANIC WORKIGN WITH HAND TOOLS DEVELOPED CARPUL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH HAND INJURED WAS OPERATED ON 1-21 FOR RIGHT HAND AND MARCH 10 94 FOR HIS LEFT HAND. NO LOST TIME. RESTRICTED DUTY.
REPEATED USED OF HANDS WITH TOOLS AND LEVERS RESULTE DIN CARPUL TUNNEL SYNDROM. HIS RIGHT WRIST AD HAND WAS OPERATED 1-11-94, HE DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME. HE WILL BE ON RESTRUCTED DUTY FOR 8 WE EKS
CLEANING AROUND BELT CONVEYOR. NOTICED GUIDE ROLLER NOT TURNING. PICKING UP ANGLE IRON TO HIT ROLLER. CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING. ANGLE IRON CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER WAS ROLLED FROM THE EMPLOY EES HAND STRIKING HIM IN THE FINGER.
INSTALLING DOORS IT SLIPPED CRUSHING FINGER REQ 3 SUTURES POSS FRACT