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WHILE USING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND BRO TO REMOVE A STUCK BEAMING PAVE WAS HOLDING THE BO AT AND ANGLE AND A PIECE BROKE OFF IN WENT INTO HIS LEG.
WHILE HELPING REPAIR A CRUSHER.EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BOLT TO INSTALL LET DOWN DRIVE.UPON REMOVING FIRST BOLT A GEAR FELL WITH THE WRENCH STILL INTACT STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT KNEE AND SHIN.TH E SHAFT WAS BROKEN BEHIND THE GEAR LETTING IT FALL.HE RECEIVED A BRUISED RIGHT KNEE AND SHIN.
HE WS HELPING CLEAR SOME ROCK FROM A PLUGGED DISCHARGE CHUTE. IN THE PROCESS ONE ROCK FELL FROM THE CHUTE AND STRUCK HIMON THE HAND. BRUISING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE BACK SIDE NEAR THE BASE OF THE THUMB.
I NAME WAS REMOVING A PIN FROM THE CABLE ANCHOR ON THE ROCK BREAKER HE WAS USING A BOLT TO DRIVE THE PIN OUT WHEN HE STRUCK THE PIN IT FLEW BACK INTO HIS FACE BREAKING SOME OF HIS TEETH
WHILE CLEANING OUT THE PULLEY HOPPER HE WALKED BEHIND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS SHOVELING THE END OF THE HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
EE WAS REMOVING3A STUCK ROCK FEOM THE SIDERAIL OF A SCREEN DECK. HE STRUCK THE R OCK WITH A HAMMER. THE ROCK FLEW LOOSE & STRUCK HIM ON THE RT LEG IN THE SHIN AREA. IT CUT APPROX 1 1/2" PL ACE IN HIS LEG.3HE WAS TAKEN TO MED CENTER & RECEIVED 4 STITCHES. NO LOST TIME.