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EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN NUT ON BOLT ON MOTOR BASE, WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF NUT, EE FELL BACKWARDS AGAINST HANDRAIL AND CRACKED 3 LOWER RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING CHISEL WITH PLIERS. OTHER EMPLOYEE HIT CHISEL. PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF CHISEL HEAD AND EMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE RIGHT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SOME ANGLE IRON & WAS BRACING IT WITH A PRY BAR AND THE ANGLE IRON SLIPPED AND FELL ON EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SHIN LEAVING A SCRAPE AND FELL TO THE LEFT FOOT FRACTURING A BONE. R ETURNED TO WORK WITH SOME RESTRICTIONS.
EE WAS CUTTING A RUBBER HOSE WITH A KNIFE, WHEN HE CUT THE PALM OF HIS HAND AND WRIST. HE RECEIVED NINE STITCHES.
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON ROCK BREAKER ATTACHMENT, WRENCH SLIPPED OFF LARGE NUT, CAUSING STRAIN, PULLING MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING THE TGRIZZLEY BELT & THE PRY BAR BROKE LOOSE STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN JAW AREA ON RIGHT SIDE EMPLOYEE HAS NO FACIAL CUT OR BRUISE BUT POTENTIAL INTERIOR NERVE DAMAGE TO RT SIDE OF FACE MAY NEED FURTHER MEDICAL CARE FOR OBSERVATION OR MORE THAN OBSERVATION
TAKING BROKEN BOLTS OF HOUSING ON LARGE SHAKER TABLE LUSING HAMMER & CHISEL, HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON, PIEACE OF METAL WENT IN BETWEEN TOP PART OF GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE. TRIED FLUSHING OUT WITH E YE WASH, WOULDN'T COME OUT. TOOK HIS TO HUTCH CLINIC.
THEY WERE CLEANING OUT SHAKER BED WITH PICKS AND AXES WHEN HIS LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING. ABOUT 8:00 AM IT WAS HURTING HIM REALLY BAD, ALSO HIS RIGHT LEG HAD NUMBNESS.
WHILE REPLACING BELTS ON LOADER THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE FRONT OF THE PULLEY EE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL ON HIS BACK
WHILE HOLDING SHAFT TO DRIVE ON BEARING, HE MISSED SHAFT AND HIT INJURED ON THE LEFT SHOULDER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELTING WITH A KNIFE & IT SLIPPED & CUT INTO HIS LEFT THIGH TWO SUTURES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE CUT
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A CHAIN JACK TO MAKE REPAIRS TO THE STAND ON A COMPRESSOR.THE STRAIN OF PULLING ON CHAIN JACK CAUSED PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.HE HAS SEEN A DOCTOR AND IS TO BE OFF WO
EE WAS DIGGING UNDER THE PRIMARY CRUSHER TO UNPLUGG THE SYSTEM AT THE CHUTE WORK BETWEEN THE CRUSHER 168-003 AND THE CONVEYOR 128-002 OFF THE SIDE OF THIS CHUTE A LARGE STONE 300 TO 350 LBS CA ME OFF ONTO EE S LEFT LOWER LEG. EE HAS COMPOUNDFRACTURE TO BOTH BONES ABOVE HIS LEFT ANKLE. AND SCHEDULED FOR REPAIR SURGERY THIS SAME DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SKIRTBOARD RUBBER ON THE #2 CONVEYOR. HE WAS STANDING ON A 16 FOOT STEP LADDER ALONG SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR BELT, THE WRENCH SLIPPED HE WAS USING AND HE FELL APPROXIMATELY 12' BACKWARDS OFF THE LADDER, LANDING FLAT ON HIS BACK TO THE GROUND. X-RAYS SHOW HE HAS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT ELBOW, AND BRUISES TO HIS BACK.
WHILE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS ON GATES ON WASH SCREENS WITH A PRY BAR, BAR SLIPPED AND CUT THE TIP OF HIS RIGHT THUMB, ALMOST SEVERING TIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREEN AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, TIGHTENING DOWN A NUT TO THE BOLT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE OIL TANK, BRUISED IT FROM HITTING. EMPLOYEE THEN ON 8-7 W ENT TO THE DOCTOR AND ON THAT DAY HE GOT A PRESCRIPTION TO REDUCE INFLAMMATION.
CHANGING SCREENS ON SHAKER TABLE. TOOK 8 FOOT TENSION BAR OFF SCREEN, BENT OVER TO PICK UP BAR AND POPPED HIS BACK OUT.
TIGHTENING BOLT WITH WRENCH HIT IT GLANCING BLOW WITH HAMMER AND IT CONT ON TO THE HAND THAT WAS STEADYING SELF WITH
EMPLOYEE WAS MAKING REPAIRS TO THE NORTH CRUSHER AT THE SECONDARY CRUSHING PLANT. HE DROPPED A KNODKER CRUSHER WRENCH AND IT HIT HIM ON THE ARCH OF HIS FOOT. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE. DIAGNOSIS IS BADLY BRUISED ARCH (AREA RIGHT BEHIND STEEL TOE OF SHOE) ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. IB PROFEN WAS PRESCRIBED BY THE DOCTOR FOR PAIN.
CUT HIS RIGHT INNER THIGH WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED WHILE CUTTING RUBBER FLASHING.
AS EMPL WAS GETING SAMPLE OF SAND WITH TEST TUBE PILE OF SAND SHIFTED & HE PULLED TUBE AS FEET MOVED & HE TWISTED BACK.
PUTTING IN WEDGE ON PIN TO CLOSE LID ON DISCHARGE OPENING AND HAMMER SLIPPED OFF SIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ROLLING 10" DRAINPIPE WITH CROWBAR, WAS CROOKED IN MIDDLE, PIPE FLIPPED BACK ON HIM, AND JERKED AGAINST BAR.
EMPL TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH WRENCH TO CHANGE SCREENS ON SECONDARY CRUSHER.WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND EMPL WENT FORWARD MEETING EDGE OF SCREEN TO FRONT TOOTH.
TAKING FITTING OUT OF HOSE WITH SCREW DRIVER SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND BACK OF THUMB.