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A pry bar was used to loosen material on feeder and sides in a chiseling motion and employee's hand slipped being cut by the handle of the pry bar.
Subject was cutting the tail pulley loose from conveyor. Once bearings were cut loose the tail pulley shaft teetered the opposite direction pinning hand between it and hopper above.
Employee was in the process changing the final drive oil on Cat 769C haul truck. He was using a breaker bar to loosen drain plug. Pushing down on breaker bar, he said plug came loose causing a snapping sensation in his left shoulder.
REMOVING WARE LINERS OFF A CRUSHER ROTOR & THE CHISEL FLEW OFF & HIT HIS SAFETY GLASSES, BROKE GLASSES, & HURT HIS LEFT UPPER EYELID.