KNOCKING TOOTH OFF DRAG BUCKET WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND B.T.O. HAMMER. PIECE OF TOOTH CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO OPERATORS LEG.
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Showing all 25SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN CHUTE & SPAGE-CUTTING RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER
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WAS CUTTING RUBBER BELTING FOR SKIRT RUBBER. HE WAS CUTTING THROUGH RUBBER BELTING WITH UTILITY KNIFE AND JAMMED KNIFE INTO HIS UPPER RIGHT LEG CAUSING LACERATION.
CARRYING A COME A LONG INTO TUNNEL, WHEN COMEALONG SLIPPED OUT OF HAND, HE JERKED IT TO GET BETTER GRIP, AND HOOK HIT TOOTH.
WHILE TRYING TO HAMMER A WEAR PLATE IN PLACE, HE WAS GETTING HIMSELF IN POSITION AND HIT HIS SHIN ON A CROSS BEAM.
CHANGING HAMMERS IN ROTER FOR CRUSHER. HOLDING THE WRENCH TO LOSEN BOLTS FOR WEDGES. EE HAD HIS HAND BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE ROTOR, INSTEAD OF PUTTING WRENCH AGAINST THE ROTOR. INJURING RIG HT HAND.
WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON DRY MILL SCREENS. HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE DECK TIGHTENING BOLTS WHEN SOMETHING GOT IN HSI RIGHT EYE.
WHILE TRYING TO DISLODGE A ROCK IN TAIL PULLEY ON CRUSHER FEEDER BELT, THE HEAVY STEEL BAR SLIPPED AND WHILE TRYING TO HANG ONTO THE BAR, IT STRAINED RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE LARGE ROCK FROM PRIMARY CRUSHER WHILE POKING AT IT A PIECE OF STONE HIT RT EYE CAUSING ABRASION
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING UP ON THE CONVEYOR ROLLERS TO LEVEL THEM UP.THE BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION.FIVE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO SEW UP CUT.
CHIPPING RUST FROM DERRICK TO BE PAINTED.PIECE OF RUST FLEW INTO LEFT EYE.DID NOT HAVE SAFETY GLASSES ON AS HE WAS TOLD.
DRIVING STEEL PLUG INTO SONE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER HAMMER HIT GLANCING BLOW AND SLIPPED OFF HIT LEFT FOOT.
SPLITTING TAWNEY STONE WITH WEDGER AND HAMMER, HAMMER HIT THUMB.
HELPING TO MOVE CHANNEL MACHINE TRACK. OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING UP TRACK SO BLOCKING COULD BE MOVED. BAR SLIPPED LETTING TRACK FALL ON HIS HAND WHICH WAS BETWEEN TRACK AND BLOCKING.
WHILE RE LINING319-B FEED CHUTE, HOOK FROM HOIST SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ABOVE RIGHT EYE CAUSING LACERATION.
TIGHTENING BOLT3BENEATH CRUSHER APRON, A PIECE OF RUSTY METAL FELL INTO RIGHT EYE.
HOOKING ON TO L5RGE SANDSTONE BLOCK WITH LARGE HHOOKS CAUGHT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN STONE AND HOOKS.
SETTING SAWS ON3 #8 GANG DRIVING KEYS AND MISSED KEY CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND STEEL KEY.
EMP WAS TRYING 7O CLEAR A PLUGGED HOPPER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHILE HITTING THE HOPPER OVER HIS HEAD WITH THE HAMMER, HE STRAINED HIS BACK
USING HAMMER AN8 STEEL CHISEL TO GET CUTTING BLADES OUT OF BREAKING MACHINE, MISSED CHISEL AND HIT LEFT THUMB WITH HAMMER
TRYING TO GET L5RGE BOULDER OUTOF CRATE PLACING CABLE UNDER BOULDER WHILE LIFTING FELT PAIN IN MY RIBS STONE WEIGHT APPRLX 100 TO 150 LBS
DRIVING PINS IN3TEETH OF DRAG BUCKET PIECE OF STEEL CHIPPED OFF AND LODGED IN CHIN
MECHANIC WAS STRIKING PIN FROM LIFTING ARM ON 275 MICH LOADER WITH 416 SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OFSTEEL PARTICAL BROKE OFF FROM SLEDGE AND EMBEDDED IN LEFT INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS TIPPING OVER A 55-GALLON DRUM CONTAINING GRINDING BALLS WITH A COME-A-LONG. HISLEFT ARM AND SHOULDER WAS JERKED FORWARD WHEN THE BARREL SLIPPED CAUSING A DISOLOCATION OF HIS LEFT SHOULDER.