Taking brake rotor out of bell tractor and rotor slipped out of his hand and helpers hand causing rotor to fall and cut leg.
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Showing all 6Miner was fueling and greasing D8N Dozer to start stripping burden. He was bending over to grease ripper on the back of the machine, as he straightened up, he pulled a muscle in his lower back.
Was in lower part of dredge and was going up the stairs to the upper part of dredge when pulled a muscle in right leg and lower back.
EE STATES HE WAS LOADING A HOLE AND THE HOSE BECAME STUCK IN SOME LOOSE ROCK. HE WAS LIFTING ANDTWISTING THE HOSE WHEN HE HEARD HIS SHOULDER "POP"
HAD CUMALONG HOOKED TO A CRANE AND OTHER END HOOKED TO EYELET ON PIPE. HE WAS WRATCHEDING UP THE PIPE WHEN THE WELD ON THE EYELET BROKE. CAUSING THE CUMALONG HOOK TO HIT HIM ON TOP OF HEAD.
BENT OVER GRINDING ON A PIECE OF METAL, AND WHEN STOOD UP HIT HEAD ON SHARP OBJECT.