Employee was shoveling dirt on site.
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Showing all 7CHANGING FLASHING ON CONVEYOR BELT WITH BODY TWISTED.
Shoveling dirt from under tail pulley, bending and twisting while removing dirt.
HAD REMOVED SPEED REDUCER FROM CONVEYOR AND REPLACED BEARINGS. WHEN LIFTING SPEED REDUCER BACK INTO POSITION EE FELT PAIN IN LOW BACK.
STACKER CONVEYOR STALLED AND EMPLOYEE EXITED LOADER TO SHUT OFF POWER. IN DOIN SO HE TWISTED AND FELT LOWER BACK POP.
LOOSENING NUTS ON CONE HYDRAULIC LINE AFTER PRESSURE GAGE SHOWED ZERO PRESSURE. HYDRAULIC OIL SPRAYED INTO FACE & EE FELL. R EYE CORNEA ABRADED, NOSE, CHEEK & LIP SWOLLEN
FOR THE PAST 3 WEEKS EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED GROUNDPERSON JOB SHOVELLING DIRT FROM BELOW THE PLANT AND CONVEYORS. PRIOR MINE WORK WAS AS A LOADER OPERATOR/GROUNDPERSON. NO SPECIFIC EVENT RE PORTED BY EMPLOYEE.