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EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MINOR REPAIR WORK ON THE PEBBLE PACKER. THE OLD HYDRATE PLANT; AS EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON A LOADING SPOUT. HE STRUCK HIS HAND WITH THE HAMMER, & THE LOADING SPOUT FEL L ON HIS HAND. EMPLOYEE'S LACK OF SKILL CAUSED THE ACCIDENT.
ROUTING MAINTENANCE ON ROAD GRADER USED WRENCH TO LOOSEN NUTS BU FAILED TO USE PROPER TOOLS AS A RESULT THE EMPL SUFFERED BACK STRAIN NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF INJURY TO EMPL
INJURED WAS IN PROCEWS OF BREAKING TIGHT DRILL STEEL LOOSE. HE HELD TONG WRENCH IN LEFT HAND & SIMULTANEOUSLY OPERATED CONTROL LEVER WITH RIGHT HAND. IN ORDER TO DO THIS PROPERLY HE MUST REACH INSIDE DRILL CAB TO ROTATE LEVER. AS HE STRETCHED TO DO SO HE STRAINED BACK.
INJURED WS USING BAR & HAMMER TO LOOSEN DIRT THAT HA D LODGED ON TAILEND OF CONVEYOR. AS SHE SWUNG HAMMER TO HIT BAR SHE MISSED & CONTACT FINGER AGAINST FRAME OF CONVEYOR.
THE INJURED WAS STANDING ALONGSIDE GATE NO.12 IN THE NO.1 TUNNEL. HE USED A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK THE LARGER LUMS OF MATERIAL THAT WERE COMING OUT. AS HE CONTACTED THE LUMP OF MATERIAL HIS LE FT HAND (WHICH WAS AT BOTTOM OF HANDLE) SLIPPED AND STRUCK A BELT ROLLER, CAUSING INJURY TO HIS MIDDLE FINGER.
THE INJURED WAS STANDING ALONGSIDE THE S-4 CONVEYOR, POSITIONED SO THAT HE COULD SHOVEL SPILLAGE BACK ONTO THE BELT. AS HE DID SO, THE SHOVEL HANDLE BROKE DRIVING A PIECE OF WOOD FROM THE HAN DLE INTO HIS WRIST.
INJURED WAS LOWERING SUCTION HOSE WHIT A WINCH. CABLE CLAMP WAS USED TO HOLD CABLE TO DRUM. AS HE LOWERED SUCTION HOSE HE REACHED TO RELEASE CLAMP & IT FELL FREE. WEIGHT OF SUCTION HOSE PUL LED CABLER CAUSING CRANK HANDLE TO STRIKE EMPL ON MOUTH.
THE INJURED WAS USING APICK TO LOOSEN MATERIAL AROUND THE MULI-MULL FEEDER.AS HE STRUCK THE MATERIAL HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
THE INJRED WAS TIGHTENING NUTS ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
THE INJURED WAS STANDING ALONG SIDE THE 30A CONVEYOR BELT, POSITIONED SO THAT HE COULD DROP THE TROUGHING ROLLERS-HE USED A 5' BAR TO LAY-OVER THE TROUGHING ROLLERS TO FREE THE BELT. AS HE DID SO HE EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE INJURED WAS STANDING ALONGSIDE THE #1 SCREEN IN THE CWS BUILDING, POSITIONED SO THAT HE COUD SWING A SLEDGEHAMMER THROUGH THE SCREEN HOLE IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOOSEN THE ROCK. AS HE DID SO, T HE HAMMER AFTER HITTING THE ROCK, BOUNCED OFF THE ROCK AND HIT HIS FINGER.
INJ STANDING ALONGSIDE TUNNEL GATE,POSITIONED SO THAT HE COULD MANUALLY PULL GATE DOWN.USED BOTH HANDS TO PULL DOWN GATE.WHILE PULLING DOWN GATE,HAND SLIPPED OFF COME-ALONG AND CONTACTED CONVE YOR ROLLER IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE CHAIR.