THE CONE CRUSHER FEED HOPPER WAS PLUGGED WITH ROCK, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE STEEL PRY BAR TO LOOSEN ROCKS WHEN HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER.
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Showing all 19EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING SKIRTING OF THE KOLMAN RECLAIM CONVEYOR, WAS HOLDING THE BACK SKIRTING WITH HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE RUBBER AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE TOP BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND 2ND INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A SERVICE TRUCK WITH 54" SAND SCREW FLIGHTS (CAST IRON), A PIECE OF ONE OF THE FLIGHTS BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
TRIMMING RUBBER BELT ON CONVEY KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATED HAND AND RESUT 5 SUTURES IN PALM OF R HAND
EMPL WAS INSTALLING NEW CHEEK PLATES. WHILE DRIVING WEDGES PIECE OF RUST CAME OFF LOOSE CHEEK PLATE & LODGED INTO EMPL'S FINGER. EMPL DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT & NEXT DAY IT WAS INFECTED. EM PL THEN REMOVED PIECE OF METAL RUST & WENT TO DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING CARPENTRY WORK IN THE LUNCH ROOM AND OFFICE TRAILER. WORKING WITH TRAILER STEPS AND ONLY USING HAMMER AND RAZOR KNIFE. THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE LUNCH 1100 RIGHT THUMB WAS PAINF UL AND BECAME NUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG WATER HOSE TO CLEAR MATERIAL FROM CONVEYOR AND WHILE HOSING THE MATERIAL A ROCK FLEW OUT HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD ON THE RIGHT EYEBROW.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING CHUNKS WITH BELT WIPER AND STRUCK HAND ON SUPPORT NEAR WIPER
EMPLOYEE WAS LO4ERING ELECTRIC MOTOR AND IT PROVED TO BE TOO HEAVY AND THE MOTOR FELL AND WHEN HE TRIED TO STOP IT HE WAS PULLED DOWN WITH IT
EMP WAS REMOVIN1 CRIBBING FROM UNDER PIONEERSCREEN WHEN HIS LEFT HAND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WITH A PIG BAR ON THE BACK OF HIS HAND
EMP WAS ADJUSTI3G A CRUSHER AND AN ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE USE OF A HEAVY HAMMER
EMP WAS ADJUSTI3G SPRING ON VIBRATING SCREEN AND A SPRING GOT LOOSE AND STRUCK HAND AS IT FELL INTO THE WORK AREA
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING OFF CAT WALK AREA WHEN HE SCOOPED SHOVEL INTO PILE AND SHOVEL HIT ROCK THAT WOULD NOT MOVE IN GRATING AND TWISTED RIGHT WRIST.
EMPL REMOVING D3RT BUILD-UP FROM CHUTE WHEN LARGE CHUNK OF DIRT FELL FROM SIDE AND PINNED HIS LEFT FOOT BENEATH IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS UN7LOGGING ROCKS FROM THE CONE OF THE TAIL PULLEY WHEN THE POLE HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER
ANOTHER EMPLOYE9 WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AS I.NAME WAS HOLDING THE WEDGE, THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE WEDGE AND HIT I.NAME ON THE THUMB
EMP WAS SWINGIN1 SLEDGE HAMMER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON SCREENS, DRIVING IN WEDGE BOLTS AND HE SMASHED HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING BAR, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE BAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER MISSED THE BAR HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND.