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Employee was trying to pry a rock loose from tail pulley. Pry bar slipped or dislodged and struck employee in left side of face and head. Hard hat and safety glasses being worn.
Employee was using sledge hammer to loosen hammer shoe in crusher. When struck, the shoe broke and metal shrapnel hit employee in hand and arm. Employee had stitches in right hand and left forearm.
Employee tightening hammers on crusher. Ratchet slip and pinched finger between ratchet and crusher
Employee cut finger while cutting conveyor belt.
Repairing conveyor belt, cranking on ratchet hoist, hoist failed, EE lost balance and fell backwards landing on tailbone and right hand.
Accidental impact of pry bar during maintenance on crushing plant
Employee replacing bearing on plant. While using hammer, small piece of steel lodged in eye.
Employee was cutting flashing with box cutter. It slipped and cut right hand.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING HOPPER. LARGE STONE ROLLED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S PRY BAR. PRY BAR STRUCK LEFT LEG FOLLOWED BY STONE STRIKING PRY BAR AND BREAKING LEFT LEG.
EE WAS USING A PIPE TO EXTEND A WRENCH, WRENCH EXTENSION BROKE, PIPE STRUCK TOE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE HAD PREVIOUS FRACTURE IN LEFT ARM. EMPLOYEE HAD STOPPED SEEING HIS DOCTOR AND HAD NOT RE-SPLINTED AS REQUESTED BY HIS DOCTOR. EMPLOYEE DID NOT INFORM EMPLOYEE THAT HIS ARM WAS NOT HEA LED. EMPLOYEE STRUCK A LARGE ROCK WHILE SHOVELING AND RE-FRACTURED LEFT FOREARM.
WHILE REMOVING U-JOINT STRUCK CHISEL WITH HAMMERAND PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN LEG.