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THE EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FEED HOPPER ON THE TOP OF THE CRUSHER #AG41 WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE CRUSHER AND HE ALSO FELL TO THE GROUND,RECEIVING A CONTUSION TO H IS LOWER RIGHT BACK.
EMPL STANDING ON CONVEYOR BELT FROM SCREENING PLANT FEEDER.USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT BELT TO MAKE GUARD FOR FEEDER.KNIFE SLIPPED AND STABBED CALF OF HIS LEFT LEG.
INJURED WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH AND STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK. INJURED WAS FEELING QUITE WELL AND RETURNED TO WORK BUT WAS REFERRED TO PHYSICAL THERAPY AND IN THIS TREATMENT WAS ASKED TO LIFT AND MOVE 75 POUNDS AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD TO BE TAKEN TO HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AND ADMITTED.
WHILE LOOSENING PLUG ON END DUMP DIFFERENTIAL I.NAME WAS EXERTING A LOT OF FORCE WHEN PLUG CAME LOOSE HIS ARM WAS BANGED AGAINST A HYDRAUILIC RAM
INJURED WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELTING WITH A LINOLEUM KNIFE WHEN HE HAD TO PULL WHEN THE KNIFE GOT STUCK RESULTING IN THE KNIFE CUTTING THRU & THEN BECAUSE OF THE EXTRA FORCE APPLI ED GOING INTO THE INJUREDS RIGHT UPPER MUSCLAR AREA OF HIS THIGH REQUIRING SUTURES.
INJ WAS WORKING AT VARIOUS DUTIES THRU OUT THE DAY AND USED A SLEDGE HAMMER AFTER GETTING OFF WORK SHIFT AND GOING HOME RIGHT WRIST BEGAN TO HURT AND THE PAIN AND SWELLING CONTINUED THROUGHTOU NIGHT THIS SAME WRIST WAS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN PRIOR YEAR
INJURED AND CO-WORKER WERE REPLACING SAFETY SCREEN COVER OVER FEED OF MAIN JAW CRUSHER AND WERE HAVING TO PRY COVER INTO POSITION TO INSERT HOLDING BOLTS WHEN PRYBAR LOST CONTACT WITH INSIDE O F JAW CAUSING BAR TO FREE ITSELF AND STRIKE INJURED ON THE RT SIDE OF HIS JAW WITH HIS FIST AROUND BAR WHICH CAUSED HIS TEETH TO SCRAPE AGAINST EACH OTHER RESULTING IN A SMALL CHIP