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EMPLOYEE WAS ON LADDER WHEN THE PIECE OF SHEET METAL HE WAS PUTTING INTO THE BIG CONE SWUNG AROUND. HE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH IT AWAY, TWISTING HIS BACK. CORNER OF METAL HIT HIM ABOVE THE LEFT HIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IN THE BIG CONE CRUSHER, AND WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL INTO THE CHUTE AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AN AIR IMPACT WHILE BENT OVER BACKWARDS ON CRUSHER, SAFETY BELT WAS ON AND RECEIVED SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER JAWS DOING MAINTENANCE, ROCK MATERIAL DISLODGED STRICKING HEAD, SHOULDER AND WRIST (RIGHT) BROKEN AND CHIPPED BONE.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON BELT ON ROCK CRUSHER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE DUMPED ALOAD OF ROCK ON TOP OF HIM, UNWARE THAT MAINTENANCE WAS NOT FINISHED, CAUSING BRUISES TO LEFT HIP. E MPLOYEE WAS HOSPITALIZED OVERNITE FOR OBSERVATION, AND RELEASED THE FOLLOWING MORNING.
WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE ON FEED CHUTE, CAUGHT SLEEVE ON CORNER AND PULLED EMPLOYEE SNAPPING LEFT WRIST CAUSING A FRACTURE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ONTO LOADER AND BUMPED RIGHT SHIN BREAKING SKIN AND GOT BLOOD POISIONING
EMP WAS CHANGING DRILL STEEL PUTTING ON NEW BIT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SCREW NEW BIT ON STEEL AND STEEL UNSCREWED FROM HAMMER AND FELL ON HAND SMASHING LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER BETWEEN B BIT AND ROCK