A large piece of metal had lodged in the cone crusher North while trying to remove the metal, the crusher turned and smashed the employee's thumb against the bowl.
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Showing all 13The employee was working on an impact crusher internal parts, when removing the main curtain hanger left side came loose the right side broke landing on his hand. There was no way to see the broken side of the shaft holding up the curtain. The right side hanger should have held.
He strained his back loading powder monkey with 50 lb bags of ANFO.
While doing maintenance on an impact crusher, the ee got his foot stuck behind. the rotor, when the rotor came lose and started to turn it broke his foot.
EE REACHED INTO A DRAWER AT THE JAW OPERATORS BUILDING & CUT HIS HAND ON A 2" BAND THAT WAS BEING STORED FOR OUR WATER HOSES.
WHILE MOVING A 55 GALLON DRUM OF OIL APPROX 6 INCHES TO A 2 WHEELED DOLLY, EE PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
WHILE DRILLING A BLAST HOLE THE DRILLER DROPPED A STEEL OUT OF THE CAROSEL. IN TRYING TO LIFT DRILL STEEL BACK INTO RACK THE DRILLER PULLED HIS BACK MUSCLE.
EE WAS CLEANING UP BY HAND AROUND PLANT, PITCHED A ROCK INTO A CHUTE, MISSED, TRIED TO CATCH ROCK, ROCK FELL ON LITTLE FINGER.
WAS PULLING GEAR OFF OF SHAFT ON POWER TAK OFF AND FINGER BECAME LODGED BETWEEN SHAFT & GEAR. THE BELT THAT DROVE GEAR HAD MORE TENSION ON IT THAN ANTICIPATED.
INJURED WAS RUNNING A LOADER CLEANING FACES WHEN THE CUTTING EDGE CAME OFF. HE BENT OVER TO LOAD CUTTING EDGE INTO BUCKET AND PULLED BACK THE CUTTING EDGE WEIGHS ABOUT 65 LBS.
EE WAS SHOVELING AROUND PLANT WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK.
MAN WAS INSTALLING DRAIN PIPE, WHILE TRYING TO LINE PIPE HIS FINGER SLIPPED, INTO THE CONNECTION. PIPE SLIPPED TOGETHER WITH FINGER IN THE CONNECTION.
REPAIRING P4 CONVEYOR BELT, EE STATES, IS WHEN HE THINKS HE HURT HIS BACK.