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EE was hanging 4 cables along the side of screen feed. EE secured the cables with zip ties. EE hoisted the cables up in EE's left hand and as EE lifted the zip tie EE had just secured failed causing the cables to fall while EE was holding them just above shoulder height. The weight of the cables came down and rolled off of EE's hand towards EE's thumb causing it to bend backwards.
EE MANUALLY DUG OUT THE ROCKS FROM THE CONE DUE TO THE HYDRAULICS WOULD NOT CLEAR THE CONE. ONCE CLEARED, THE BOWL SETTLED. THE NOISE FROM THE BOWL SETTLING STARTLED EE, RESULTING IN EE MOVING FOOT DOWN PINNING EE'S FOOT AGAINST THE MANTLE.
Employee was assisting 2 others with lifting cables into place. The cable slipped from one of the other employees and said employee tried to hold the additional weight. Said employee then complained about pain in the groin.
Smashed right index finger while moving a rock.
The employee was working at Unit #2 6th floor 2nd stage Cyclone passing material into the man way. While passing a piece of plywood into the man way he wedged his finger between the man way and the piece of plywood.
Employee was pulling on a pulley toward him when the left hand got caught up.