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NOT SUSPENDING/BLOCKING CYL ARM PROPERLY. COLD, NOT WEARING PROPER GLOVES. SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR HELP, EQUIPMENT TO HEAVY FOR ONE PERSON TO WORK ON.
TWO EMPLOYEES CHANGING AUGER SEGMENTS ON A PUGMILL AS THEY WERE LIFTING A SEGMENT INTO PLACE IT ROLLED TO ONE SIDE PINCHING EERT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE SEGMENT & THE PUGMILL CROSS BRACE HIS INDEX FINGER WAS SPLIT OPEN & REQUIRED STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND
EE WAS DOING QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLING OF LIMESTONE. SHE WAS TAKING MATERIAL OUT OF A MECHANICAL SHAKEN TO WEIGH. SHE BENT OVER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE HAUL ROAD WHEN HE RECIEVED A LOWER BACK STRAIN. HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS BACK SUPPORT BELT AND HE WAS NOT USING PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUES AS INSTRUCTED. THE ROCK WAS TOO HEAVY AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN MOVED BY A LOADER.
CLEANING UP AROUND SHOP PICKED UP A PIECE OF METAL HURT HIS BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING CHAIN ON BUCKET OF LOADER TO LIFT ANOTHER UNIT. EE ON CHAIN CAUSE TEH EMPLOYEES HAND AND CUT OPEN.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ELECTRICAL WIRES AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE HAD BE9N LOADING DYNAMITE OFF A TRUCK & CARRYING TO THYE BLAST BOXES.EMPLOYEE PROCEEDED TO POWER SIDE BOARD ON POWDER TRUCK,DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS FAIRLY HEAVY & TRIED TO CATCH IT ON I TS DOWNWARD PAT2.