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EE WAS SHOVELING UP SPILLED ROCK UNDERNEATH THE SECONDARY CRUSHER PIT. HE WAS KICKING THE SHOVEL IN ORDER TO GET A SHOVEL LOAD OF ROCK. IN DOING SO, HE STRAINED THE MEDIAL COLLATERAL, RIGHT KN EE.
EE AND OTHER WERE REPAIRING AN 8 INCH PVC WATER LINE IN THE SINK FLOAT. A FLANGE WAS CLEANED AND EE PICKED UP THE PVC PRIMER AND BRUSH AND STARTED TO PRIME THE INSIDE PORTION OF THE FLANGE. EE TURNED TO FACE THE PIPE AT HEAD LEVEL WHILE OTHUER WAS BRUSHING AND SOME OF THE PRIMER SPLATTERED FROM THE BRUSH CATCHING EE IN THE FACE AND EYES.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE BUMPED ELBOW ON HOPPER WHILE SWINGING 8 LB. SLEDGE (ATTEMTPING TO UNPLUG ROCK FEEDER).
I.NAME HAD TAKEN AN ALTENATOR OFF THE DRILL RIG AND PLACED IT IN A VISE HE WANTED TO TAKE THE PULLEY OFF SO HE PUT A RATCHET ON THE PULLEY NUT AND WHEN HE PULLED THE RATCHET TO LOOSEN THE NUT THE PULLEY TURNED ALONG WITH THE ENTIRE ALTENATOR THE ALTENATOR CAME OUT OF THE VISE AND FELL STRIKING I.NAME JUST ABOVE THE KNEE CAP ON HIS LEFT LEG
I.NAME WAS UNPL6GGING THE WEST PEN CRUSHER THAT HAD A LARGE ROCK LODGED IN IT THE ROCK BROKE FREE & THE T-HANDLE OF THE POKING BAR CAME DOWN ON THE FINGER OF OPPOSITE HAND WHICH WAS AGAINST TH E FLANG EXCESS 2F THE OPENING
I NAME AND TWO 2THER MEN WERE PUTTING THE N. RAYMOND MILL BACK TOGETHER. THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING HALF THE SHELL BACK TOGETHER. TWO WERE G UINGING THE SHE5L INTO PLACE WHILE I NAME WORKED THE COME A LONG THAT WAS BEING USED THE HOIST THE SECTION INTO PLACE. THE COME A LONG HOOK SLIPPED OFF BOTTOM OF SECTION LETTING THESECTION FAL
I.NAME WAS HITT3NG THE FEEDER CHUTE TO THE RAYMOND MILL & IT HAD A HOLE IN IT WHEN THE MATERIAL LEG GO LAND PLASTER CAME OUT OF THE CHUTE AND ENTERED BOTH EYES
I.NAME IS A CRISHER OPERATOR. HE HAD ROCK BRIDEIN THE HOPPER AND HE WAS TRYING TO POKE IN DOWN WITH A LONG STEEL BAR. IN DOING SO, THE ROCK LET GO AND IT HIT THE BAR. THUS CAUSING HIS FINGER TO GET HIT BETWEEN THE BAR AND GUARD RAILING AROUND THE HOPPER.