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EE HAD GUARD RA3SED & FASTENED IN OVERHEAD POSITION IN ORDER TO CLEAN SPILLAGE FROM AROUND CONVEYOR. WHILE SHOVELING HE RAISED UP & HIT HIS HEAD ON GUARD.
FOREMAN WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE A PIECE OF FLAT SCRAP METAL FROM DISCHARGE CHUTE UNDER PRIMARY CRUSHER. HE WAS USING PRY BAR WHEN THE PIECE OF FLAT SCRAP METAL CAME LOOSE. CRUSHED STONE STARTE D TO FLOW CAUSING THE END OF THE PRYBAR INSIDE CHUTE TO BE FORCED DOWN AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING THE OTHER END OF PRY BAR, WHICH I.NAME WAS HOLDING ONTO, TO BE FORCED UP PINNING FINGER BETWEEN
EE WAS ALTERING A WRENCH BY SAWING A NOTCH OUT OF BOX END 7/16". SAW JERKED IT OUT OF HIS HAND & SAW BLADE CAUGHT HIS HAND.
WHILE CLEANING OUT THE BUILD UP UNDER SCREEN BODY, THE BUILD UP GAVE WAY ALL AT ONCE CAUSING EMPLOYEES HAND TO BE STRUCK WITH BAR FORCING FINGER INTO BOLT ON SCREEN SIDE PLATE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING WORN OUT PADDLE ARMS FROM MAIN SHAFT, USING A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF RUST FLEW OFF, ENTERING HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BELT PREPARING FOR SPLICE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING SIDE OF RIGHT LEG REQURING THREE STITCHES