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THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED AS THE LABORER WAS ASSISTING OTHER PERSONS TO TIGHTEN AND ADJUST THE CONVEYOR BELT IN THE AREA OF THE HEAD PULLEY. AS HE WAS PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE BELT FOR SOME UNDETERMINED REASON HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST.
EE was attempting to remove the back door of the jaw crusher & when he pulled out the bolts, the door fell onto his right hand & pinched it between door & angle iron. Went to hospital and was treated & released for bruised right hand.
A LOADER OPERATOR, AFTER LOADING A 10-WHEELER DUMP TRUCK, ASSISTED THE DUMP TRUCK DRIVER IN FREEING A STONE WHICH WAS JAMMED BETWEEN THE BED OF THE TRUCK & THE TAIL GATE. AFTER FREEING THE STO NE, THE TAIL GATE PINCHED THE LOADER OPERATOR'S RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. NO SUTURES WERE REQUIRED. THE HOSPITAL GAVE HIM SOME LIGHT PAIN MEDICATION.
EE WAS REPAIRING A 20 FT VIBRATING FEEDER (WHICH WAS TAGGED OUT & LOCKED OUT FOR SERVICE) & WHILE PULLING ON THE DRIVE BELT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND HIS LEFT HAND POINTING FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEE N THE DRIVE PULLEY & THE BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SEAT TO INSTALL IT ONTO THE 175C MICHIGAN LOADER AND STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
WAS WORKING ON TOP OF CRUSHER AND WAS BENDING OVER RAIL TO PULL A BUCKET OF TOOL UP WITH A ROPE AS HE WAS PULLING THE ROPE HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHICH HE HAD ALBREADY INJURED FROM A PREVIOUS IN JURY AT ANOTHER PREIVOUS EE . EE CAME BACK TO WORK ON 2-28-02 BUT WENT TO HOSPTIAL ON 3-5-02 FOR TREATMENT. WAS OFF SIDE 3- & 5-02.
WHILE SHOVELING STONE THE EE SUSTAINED A STRAIN TO HIS GROIN AREA.
EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW ELECTRIC MOTOR ON A CRUSHING PLANT WHEN THE OTHER PERSON EE. WHO WAS HELPING HIM HOLD THE HEAVY MOTOR LOST HIS GRIP AND THE MOTOR FELL ONTO EE S LEFT RING FINGER AND CU T SAME REQUIIRNG STITCHES.