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EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A SCREEN IN SHAKER AND AS HE BENT BACKWARDS TO FIT THE SCREEN INTO THE SHAKER HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
WHILE CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH RT HAND SLIPPED OFF SCREWN RAIL & HIT BROKEN SCREEN CLOTH WITH 5TH FINGER ONE STRAND OF SCREEN CLOTH PUNCTURED THROUGH WORK GLOVE & FINGER
TILTING BRAKE CALIPER OUTOF THE WAY, SO HUB & ROTOR COULD BE REMOVED. EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING 12 O'CLOCK CALIPER BACK INTO POSITION TO CHANG EPIVOT POINTS, CALIPER SLIPPED AND SMASHED EKMPLOYEE S' FINGER BETWEEN IT AND THE ROTOR.
LARGE SLABS OF CONCRETE WEDGED IN TRAIELR OF #7643. STANDING ON THE GROUND THE SLABS WERE ABOUT 8F T HIGH WITH DIRT PILED ON TOP OF SLAB FORMING A PEAK SOT HE CHAIN SLID BACK DOWN CAUSING DIR T TO SLIDE MAKING A DUST STORM. HE COULD NTO SEE CHAIN SLIDING AND THE HOOK HIT HIM.
ELMPLOYEE WAS ASSEMBLING TRASMISSION CLUTCH COMPONENT TO SUPPORT SHAFT, COMPENT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND PINCHED LEFT HAND PALM SIDE AT 4TH AND 5TH FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING GEAR TO HUB ASSEMBLY PAST FORKLIFT, THE GEAR TIPPED OVER CUTTING HIS RIGHTRING FINGER BETWEEN THE GEAR AND FORKLIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OIL LEVEL IN TANK OF CRUSHER WHEN 2IN WATER VALVE BLEW OFF OF 8IN PIPE WATER PRESSURE BLEW OFF EMPLOYEES SAFETY GLASSE CAUSING WATER TO GO DIRECTLY INTO EMPLOYEES EYES CA USING INJURY TO H IS EYES
EMPLOYEE WAS ANSWERING T ELEPHONE AT MAIN CONSOLE & HEARD HIGH PITCH NOISE WHICH HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY FINALLY CAUSING PAIN IN THE EMPLOYEES EARS
NOT A NEW ACCIDENT-AGGRAVATION OF PREVIOUS INJURY. DOCTOR PUT EMPLOYEE OFF WORK FOR ONE DAY.
ON TOP OF POWER SCREEN SHAKER CHANGING THE TOP SCREEN HOLDING ENTRY END UP WITH L HAND TO CLEAR BOTTOM OF FRAME FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN SCREEN AND FRAME Y
EE WAS LOOKING THRU OLD SCREEN FOR PARTS FOR SCRUBBER AND GRABBED A SHARP SCREEN, LACERATING HIS RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A FRAYED RUSTY CABLE OUT OFTHE FEEDER &THE CABLE PUNCTURED HER RT ARM ABOUT THE WRIST
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING AROUND PLANT DOING VARIOUS JOBS, CUTTING TIGHTENING BOLTS, ETC., WHEN FOREIGN BODY ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE.