CHANGING CROSS MEMBERS IN WET SCREEN. HAMMERING ON CROSS MEMBERS WHEN RUST CAME LOOSE FROM SIDE OF CROSS MEMBER AND HIT IN LEFT EYE.
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Showing all 13USING WEDGE TO GET ROCK THROUGH CRUSHER 7 STRAINED BACK.
RAISING MOTOR @ PLANT II FEEDER W/ COME-A-LONG WHEN EYE ON COME-A-LONG BROKE HITTING HIM IN THE BACK OF HEAD.
CUTTING HOLE THROUGH BELTING FOR PATCH WITH UTILITY KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.
3 EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING MOTOR MNTS. BOLTS ON TOP OF SHAKER SCREEN DRIVER. 1 EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO MOVE THE FLYWHEEL WHILE INJURED EMPLOYEE GUIDED THE DRIVE BELT ONTO FLYWHEEL. AS W HEEL WAS BEING MOVED, INJURED EMPLOYEE GOT TIP OF FINGER BETWEEN FLYWHEEL AND BELT.
DRIVING PIN INTO DROPBALL W/HAMMER MISSED PIN. HIT LH MIDDLE FINGER. CONTUSION TO LH MIDDLE FINGER. BONES NOT BROKEN. BRUISE ONLY PUT IN SPLINT FOR 3 OR 4 DAYS NO FRACTURES. REMOVE SPLINT 3 TO 4 DAYS RETURN TO ER IT PAIN PERSISTS.
EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK DOWN BLOW BARS IN PRIMARY CRUSHER AND HIT HIMSELF ON LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TO UNPLUG CHUTE IN JAW. BAR SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE SAID HE HAD A WEDGE BETWEEN A ROCK AND TE JAW TRYIG TO PRY ROCK FREE, WHEN IT MOVED THE WEDGE BOUND UP PULLING MUSCLES IN SHOULDER.
SHOVELING RAISED UP AND SCRAPPD BACK BONE
HELPING ADJUST CONE CRUSHER HTE PRY BAR HE WAS USING SLIPPED, SMASHED THIRD FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE BUG BOLTS OFF A WHEEL. THE BAR SLIPPED, HIT EMPLOYEE CHIN. CUTTING A DEEP SLASH.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING ROCK GRAVEL AND PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE EYE.