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WHILE ADJUSTING CRUSHER SETTING ON #5005 CRUSHER COMEALONG CAME LOOSE & EMPL TRIED TO GET LOCKING PIN IN PLACE. LOCKING PIN CAUGHT IN TOP OF LOCING PLATE 7 COCKED SIDEWAYS CATCHING EMPL'S HAND BETWEEN LOCKING PIN & LOCKING PLATE.
ON 3-2-90 INJURED WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK TO RIP RAP PLANT. INJURED'S BACK STARTED HURTING FROM THE JOLTING. INJURED STATED TWO DAYS AGO (2-28-90) HE WAS CLEANING OUT CHUTE ON RIP RAP PLANT SHA KER. INJURED WAS USING A PICK AND/OR CROW BAR TO BREAK LOOSE THE HANG WHEN HE STRAINED BACK.
INJURED WAS IN MECHANIC SHOP. MECHANICS WERE INSTALLING A AXLE ON A CATERPILLAR RUBBER TIRE DOZER. INJURED WAS ASSISTING THE MECHANICS BY USING A PRY BAR TO ROLL THE AXLE UNDER DOZER.
INJURED & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE AT MAIN PLT IN THE BIN STRUCTURE OF 5406 SHAKER TO FABRICATE A CHUTE INJURED WAS USING RATCHET TO SUPPORT THE PLATE 4FTX6FTX1/2IN STEEL 550 LBS TO BRING INSIDE BIN STRUCTURE AS REAR CORNER OF PLATE CLEARED THE DOOR THE PLATE SHIFTED THE JERK ON THE RATCHETCAUSED HANDLE TO SWING AROUND & HIT INJURED HEAD
INJURED WAS IN 7HE PROCESS OF CHANGING A FEEDER LINER AT THE JAW CRUSHER HE WAS U SING A BAR AS LEVERAGE TO PICK THE LINER UP OFF GROUND WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND INJURED FEL FORWARD AND HIS F OOT WENT UNDER 7HE LINER AS IT FELL THE LINER WAS ABOUT 12 INCHES OFF GROUND
INJURED AND ANO7HER EMPLOYEE WERE INSTALLING A STABLIZER BAR ON TRUCK. INJURED WAS HOLDING A PLATE BY THE HANDLE AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING IT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. THE OTHER EMPLOYEE SWUNG THE SLED1EHAMMER HITTTING THE DRIVE LINE CAUSING THE HAMMER TO GLANCE OFF HITTING INJUREDS RIGHT HAND.
WHILE ANOTHER E4PLOYEE WAS CHANGING BIT ON CP DRILL USING A HAMMER TO LOOSEN DRIVE SUB A SLIVER OF METAL FLEW IN INJUREDS EYE INJURED WAS STANDING APPROX 5FT AWAY FROM EMPLOYEE USING THE HAMME R 3
INJ & ANOTHER E4PL PRIMING PUMP IN PIT.FOOT VALVE WAS HUNG OPEN ON PUMP.INJ USING PIECE OF WIRE TO PULL FOOT VALVE CLOSED WHEN WIRE BROKE.STUMBLED BACKWARDS LOSING BALANCE AND HIT HEAD AGAINST CRANE. 3
INJURED WAS CHI1PING A PIECE OF SLAG OFF A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG HIT INJURED IN RIGHT EYE.
INSTALLING SPEE8 REDUCER ON JAW FEEDER INJURED WAS HOLDING BOTH HANDS ON GEAR BOX SHAFT WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO KNOCK THE SHAFT IN PLACE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE MISSED AND HIT INJURE8S LEFT HAND
WHILE INSTALLIN1 A COUNTERSHFAT IN CRUSHER I.NAME WAS LOWERING SHAFT USING CHAIN H OIST AT ONE POINT CHAIN H OIST DID NOT CATCH TO RELIEVE PRESSURE & WEIGHT OF SHAFT KICKED THE HANDLE & HIT I NAME UNDER THE 7HIN
EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING ON WINCHES AT SECOND RAMP WHEN HE DEVELOPED A SHARP PAIN RUNNING UP AND DOWN EACH SIDE OF HIS BACK
EMP WAS USING A CABLE CUTTER ON DRAGLINE WHEN CABLE CUTTER BROKE FROM THE IMPACT OFF THE SLEDGE HAMMER AND A SLIVER OF METAL PIERCED EMPLOYEES FOREHEAD
EE WAS USING A WEDGE TO BREAK A BOULDER THAT WAS STUCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER. WHEN THE BOULDER BROKE THE CHAIN PULLED DOWN THE JAW & HIT EES LEFT THIGH.
LARGE BOULDER GOT CAUGHT IN JAW CRUSHER THE INJURED WAS POSITIONING A BOULDER HOOK ON THE BOULDER AND IT STUCK WHEN A HELPER ATTEMPTED TO PRY THE HOOK LOOSE WITH A STEEL BAR HOOK JUMPED LOO LOOSE AND KNOCKED THE BAR AGAINST THE INJUREDS LEFT THIGH
INJURED WAS CUTTING SOME RUBBER SHEETING WITH A KNIFE WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB