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Employee was in the process of changing the bucket on the skid loader bucket. During this process the bucket came off of the mounting tab while in the air and the bucket came down on employees right foot
Guard fell on the back leg.
back injury
Installing drive belt around sheave and cut finger on edge of sheave
laceration to right forearm, above wrist, (12 stitches) due to expanded metal guarding on cone crusher feed opening
Aluminum ferel coupling pushed off end of 4' lay flat hose,which struck employee in right ankle.
Independent non-employee tri-axle driver reported to scale house with 3 severed finger tips on right hand. Driver pulled to dump off area, proceeded to lighten loaded material. Driver was cleaning off tailgate, middle, ring and pinky finger tips were pinched between body and tailgate of truck, resulting in removal of finger tips. Driver was transported to local ER by lab tech.
Employee was removing a drive shaft from a pickup truck, when EE's hand slipped off and got caught in the universal joint and put a deep cut on EE's pinky finger.
Mechanic was working in a cramped space on Cat 769 on top of engine compartment. twisted and injured back while lifting engine lid to perform repairs.
While working the track mounted portable crusher/screen plant back into operating position with the remote control box, a rock fell from the portable plant striking the insured on his head cutting his scalp. He said his hard hat had fallen off previous to him moving the plant and that he did not put it back on.
Quarry laborer strained a muscle in his lower back while shoveling built up crushed stone during plant cleaning.