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EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK GRIZZLEY BARS LOOSE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, WHEN HE ACCIDENTLY HIT HIS FOOT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ROCK FROM THE SANDPIT CRUSHER WITH A PRY BAR, WHEN THE PRY BAR SLIPPED, KNOCKED HIS HARD HAT OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN ASH PUMP TRYING TO REMOVE A 1 1/8IN NUT THAT WAS RUSTED ON WITH A WRENCH THE WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE CAUSING A CUT LIP & TWO CHIPPED TEETH
CLEANING GRIZZLEY OR ROCK - HIT ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER - FRACTURED ROCK. PIECE FLEW UP STRIKING RIGHT EYE.
CUTTING OPEN A BAG OF POLYMER WITH UTILITY KNIFE,IT SLIPPED OUT OF EML HAND.TRIED TO CATCH IT AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.
LOADING 3/4 ROCK FROM BUNKERS WEIGHTED CABLE BROKE,SMASHED RIGHT LITTLE FINGER AGAINST DOOR.THIS RESULTED IN CRUSH INJURY,LACERATION AND FX OF RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.
WHILE CLEANING GRIZZLEY BARS IN SAND PIT,CRUSHERMANS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN SLEDGE HAMMER HANDLE AND GRIZZLEY BARS.
WHILE ASSISTING FELLOW EMPLOYEE TO REPLACE A TOOTH ON LOADER, IN TRYING TO INSTALL TOOTH ONE EMPLOYEE USED A HAMMER TO TAP TOOTH TO ALIGN HOLES, WHEN STRUCK TOOTH A METAL FRAGMENT SPLIT OFF A ND FLEW INTO EMPLOYEES HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING FEEDER HOPPER IN PIT AS SWUNG SLEDGE HAMMER AT BACK OF HOPPER EMPLOYEES THUMB HIT ANGLE IRON THEN SLEDGE HAMMER HIT HOPPER
EMPL INSTALLING AN OVERHEAD I BEAM FOR ROLLING HOIST ON READY MIX PLANT.USED HANDLE END OF SHOVEL AS WEDGE TO HOLD ONE END OF I BEAM IN PLACE WHILE SECURING BEAM.SHOVEL FELL OUT AND HANDLE STR UCK EMPL IN FOREHEAD BETWEEN EYES CAUSING LACERATION.
EE WAS TIGHTENING A COME-ALONG WHEN THE CABLE BROKE WHICH CAUSED HIM THE LOSE HIS BALANCE & FALL FROM THE CRUSHER WHICH HE WAS STANDING ON.