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RAIL WAS OFF SCRREN AND EE GOT OFF LOADER TO REPLACE RAIL. EE LIFTED RAIL AND STRAINED BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL AT THE SCRAP METAL PILE. WHEN THE METAL WAS CUT, EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACKWARDS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE METAL AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO HIS BACK.
EE WAS CLEANING A BORE HOLE TO PREPARE A BLAST SITE; ROCK FELL FROM HIGH WALL STRIKING EE CAUSING BLUNT FORCE TRAUMA TO EE'S RIGHT ARM.
SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER TAIL PULLEY. EE TOLD SUPERVISOR THIS WAS AN OLD INJURY WHICH REOCCURED FROM TIME TO TIME.
GPF-SILICOSIS.
EMPL WAS WORKING ON CRANE HAD TO CRANK PONY ENGINE TO START CRANE MOTOR WHILE CRANKING PONY ENGINE STRAIN LOWER PART OF BACK.
WORKING AT PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER WHEN BELTS STOPPED RUNNING WENT TO RESET SWITCHBOX TO START BELTS RUNNING ATIN WHEN SWITCHBOX BLEW UP CUASING FIRE & ELECTRICITY TO BURN LEFT HAND & ARM.
CRANE OPERATOR 4AS USING HEADACHE BALL TO BREAK BOULDERS FLYROCK STRUCK LEFT LENS OF SAFETY GLASSES,BROKE LENS OUT OF GLASSES FRAME AND LENS AND ROCK STRUCK LEFT EYE OF OPERAOR SEVERED BLOOD V EIN OF OPERATOR2S LEFT EYE.
DRILLING WITH A3R TRACK;WENT OFF THE HILL TO SERSET & 10' SECTION OF AIR TRACK.STEEL,LOADED THE STEEL WENT BACK TO THE AIR TRACK STEEL,LOADED THE STEEL WENT BACK TO THE AIR RRACK WHILE UNLOADI DED THE STEEL O0F THE PICK-UP ONE SCLE OF THE STEEL SLIP EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HOLD OF THE STEEL WENT TO HIS KNEE.
RUNNING AIR TRA7K PULLING STEEL OUT OF HOLE USING LEFT FOOT T O HOLD GATES BACK STEEL SLIP CAUGHT LEFT FOOT BETWEEN GATES & HAMMER
RUNNING AIR TRA7K CHANGING STEEL TRYING TO REMOVE COUPLING AND STRIKING BAR, PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF STUCK IN LEFT LEG.
OPERATOR WAS GETTING OFF LOADER 988-B WHEN CABLE LADDER SLIPPED AND OPERATOR FELL TO GROUND ON LEFT KNEE
CHANGING FLAT TIRE ON POWDER TRUCK COMP. #725 TAKING SPARE TIRE OFF COMP TRUCK TIRE SLIP AND HIT RIGHT KNEE CAP.
BEND OVER TO PICK UP TOOLS AND BOLTS, STRAIN LOWER PART OF BACK.
TAKING HOSE OFF AIR COMPRESSOR HOSE SLIP AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF BACK
USING A BAR TO TIGHTEN CONE CRUSHER BAR SLIP MASH INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS AGAINST CONE CRUSHER LEFT HAND SURGERY ON FINGER AND GER AND BANDAGE
CLEANING ROCK & MUD OUT OF PUG MILL. PIECE OF ROCK FLEW OUT AND STUCK IN LEFT EYE & CUT LEFT EYEBALL.