WHILE WORKING ON CRUSHER, PRIMARY CONVEYOR BELT STOPPED. WE FIGURED IT WAS EITHER THE GEAR BOX WENT OUT OR A ROCK. CRUSHER WAS SHUT DOWN & BELT WAS NOT RUNNING. I WALKED OVER TO RETURN BELT & STUMBLED ON SOME LOOSE ROCKS, LOST MY BALANCE. I HAD PRY BAR IN MY HAND TRYING TO PRY A ROCK LOOSE IF NEEDED. THE PRY BAR FELL AGAINST RETURN BELT, BOUNCED & CAUGHT ME ON LEFT SIDE OF LEFT EYE
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May 19, 2003
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
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Duchesne County · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
June 6, 2000
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
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Duchesne County · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE CLIMBED IN THE CAT AND STARTED IT, CLIMBED OUT AND UPON STEPPING ON THE GROUND FELT HIS BACK MUSCLES PULL AND START HURTING.
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