Employee was adjusting a parking brake on a haul truck. He was using a pry bar that slipped and he fell back against the frame of the truck, fracturing his 10th rib.
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Showing all 3Employee was using a pry bar. The bar slipped and he hit his hand on the machinery he was prying on, causing a slight fracture to the back of his left hand.
EE WAS CLEANING OUT THE PRIMARY IMPACT CRUSHER, WHICH HAD STALLED, USING A PRY BAR. A LARGE ROCK ROLLED UNEXPECTEDLY, SMASHING HIS FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER ROCK. THE FINGER WAS CUT AND REQUIRED STITCHES.