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EE WAS REAPRIING A FROZEN PUMP HOSE. HE WAS TRYING TO CUT THE HOSE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED OFF HOSE, CAUSING EE TO CUT HIMSELF ON THE UPPER RT. LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING FROZEN ROCK OUT OF A JAW CRUSHER WITH A PICK.
TRYING TO BREAK LOOSE A BOULDER LODGE IN CRUSHER, WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVLEING LIME FROM UNDER TE MAIN BELT LINE HWEN HE HIT SOME HARD MATERIAL AND JAMMED HIS SHOULDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE PRIMARY CRUSHER, CRUSHING LIMESTONE, WHEN THE CRUSHER JAMMED BECAUSE OF A BOULDER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE THE BOULDER WITH A PRY BAR. THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING THE HAMMERS IN THE HAMMER MILL. HE WAS DRIVING A BOLT & FELT HIS LOWER BACK PULL.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOISTING DOWN THE DUST CONTROL SYSTEM ON THE DRILL & GOT HIS RT FOOT UNDERNEATH THE SYSTEM RESULTING IN TWO BROKEN BONES IN HIS RT FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A WORE OUT UJOINT TO BREAK IT LOOSE FROM THE DRIVE YOKE, SO HE COULD REPLACE IT.
55061S ASSISTING REPAIRING THE MOTOR OF A 980B FRONT END LOADER. HE WAS PRYING THE MOTOR OVER WITH A LARGE PRY BAR. WHEN THE MOTOR MOVED, THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND THE EE LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS M 24128ED BETWEEN THE HOOD AND THE PRY BAR.
I.NAME HAD BELT STOPPED AND WAS REACHING WITH HANMER TO HIT ROLLER.THE ROLLER WAS ALMOST TOO HIGH TO REACH.AS HE STRETCHED AND SWUNG AT ROLLER HE MISSED ROLLER AND FEET SLIPPED CAUSING FALL AN D LANDED ON RIGHT SIDE.
INJURED WAS BUILDING UP AND HARDFACING A SECONDARY CRUSHER'S HAMMERS. A PIECE OF WELD SLAG POPPED OFF THE HAMMER AND FLEW BEHIND HS WELDING HOOD AND GLASSES AND LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE.
THE EE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY A BOULDER LOOSE. SAMLLER MATERIAL HAD LODGED ON THE SLOPED HOPPER WALL A ROCK APPROX. SLID DOWN AND HIT HIS RIGHT FOOT.
THE EE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE A BOULDER OUT OF THE FEEDER THROAT TO ALLOW IT TO FEED INTO THE CRUSHER. HE APPARENTLY LIFTED TOO MUCH.