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INJURED AND 3 OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE INSTALLING A REPAIRED HEAD PULLEY DRUM ON C-8 CONVEYOR ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. THE INSTALLATION WAS BACKWARD DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE DRU M AND THE UNCUT 3 PLY 42" CONVEYOR BELT. DURING THE LIFTING & PUSHING TO ALIGN THE DRUM SHAFT BEARINGS, THE LOAD SUDDENLY SHIFTED & MASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE DRUM & CONVEYOR FRAME.

THE GATE USED TO LOCK THE SECONDARY ENTRANCE TO THE QUARRY IS CONSTRUCTED OF 3 INCH X 5/16 INCH TUBE STEEL X 24 FT LONG HINGED ON END TO A 4 INCH DIAMETER X 1/4 INCH THICK STEEL PIPE AND THE O THER END HAS A WELDED STEEL HASP FOR LOCK OUT TOANOTHER 4 INCH DIAMETER STEEL PIPE WITH EYE LET. APPARENTLY SOME SETTLEMENT ON ONE OR BOTH ANCHOR POSTS HAS CAUSED MISALIGNMENT TO THE HASP EYE

INJURED WAS EXTRACTING A LARGE BOULDER THAT HAD LODGED IN CRUSHER CHAMBER THEN HE ENTERED THE CHAMBER TO CLEAN OUT THE REMAINING MAN-SIZED MATERIAL WAS PITCHING THE MATERIAL OUT OF THE CHAMBER ENTRANCE INTO THE WOBBLER FEEDER HOPPER & IN DOSO ONE OF THE ROCKS DIDNT MAKE IT OVER THE FIRST HOPPER & IN DOING SO ONE OF THE ROCKS DIDNT MAKE IT OVER THE FIRST FEEDER BAR & ROLLED BACK INT

INJURED WAS CROSSING FROM UNDER THE PRIMARY CRUSHER FRAME IN A CROUCHING MANNER AND AS HE ATTEMPTED TO RIGHT HIMSELF TO A VERTICAL POSITION, HE STRUCK THE BOTTOM SECTION OF A UNI-STRUT ELECTRI CAL CONDUIT SUPPORT THAT IS WELDED TO THE CRUSHER FRAME. THE 4 FT. CLEARANCE UNDER THE CRUSHER IS ADEQUATE FOR SAFE PASSAGE PROVIDING THAT ONE EXERCISES PROPER JUDGEMENT OF EXITING.

ON THE PREVIOUS DAY, EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE 1 1/2" WATER HOSE IN THE TUNNEL OF SECONDARY PLANT & FELT SOME DISCOMFORT IN THE LEFT SHOULDER REGION. THE FOLLOWING DAY, HE WAS PULLING ON ANOTHE R 1 1/2" HOSE PRESPARING TO CLEAN FROM UNDER THE DRY SCREEN & CONVEYOR WHEN HE APPARENTLY AGGRAVATED THE SAME REGION OF THE SHOULDER.

LIFTING BARREL OF OIL ON RACK FELT SOMETING POP IN BACK

INJURED AND ANO7HER EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING A 12 DRAWER MECHANICS TOOL BOX (FULL OF TOOLS) ONTO THE SERVICE TRUCK. DUE TO A SLIP OR MISHANDLING, ONE END OF THE TOOL BOX FELL AND SEVERELY CUT TH E TIP OF LEFT I3DEX FINGER.

I.NAME WAS HEAT3NG CRATER COMPOUND TO APPLY ON DRAGLINE GEARS APPLICATOR PAIL SLIPPED & SPILLED ON LEFT HAND FROM WRIST TO MIDDLE OF KNUCKLE ON THUMB.

EMPL PULLING RO7K OUT OF CRUSHING CHAMBER AND ROCK ROLLED DOWN ON RIGHT FOOT.

I NAME WAS HOLDING THE END OF A DRAG CABLE TO POT THROUGH THE WEDGE BLOCK AND TWISTED A LOWER BACK MUSCLE.

I NAME WAS UNDER A CONVEYOR SHOVELING WET SAND. STRAINED RIGHT HAND.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING DRAGLINE WITH A CAUSTIC SOAP. THE SOAP DRIPPED ON HIS HANDS AND LEGS CAUSING A CHEMICAL BURN TO BOTH.

INJURED WAS UNLOADING SCREENS OFF OF A PALLET WHEN THE PALLET SHIFTED CATCHING MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN SCREENS AND PALLET INJURED SUFFERED LACERATION TO MIDDLE LEFT FINGER REQUIRING 5 OR 6 STITCHES

PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK WHILE LIFTING BAGS OF CEMENT ON TO TRUCK.

PULLING ON CABLE BEING FED FROM GROUND.HAD ON RUBBER BOOTS WITH LIME AND WAS WARNED NOT TO ATTEMPT THIS JOB BUT PROCEEDED.WHEN SLACK DEVELOPED,EMPL LOST BALANCE FALLING TO GROUND.FRACTURED/BRO KEN BREAST BONE,EXTENT OF DAMAGE NOT YET KNOWN.