Installing counterweight pulley on field conveyor. Tele-handler and come-along holding pulley on either side of conveyor. Come-along cable snapped. Pulley swung back and struck middle finger of right hand.
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Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Struck by flying object
Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Trimming a piece of rubber to fit a conveyor transition chute with a utility knife. The knife slipped and cut the top of the left hand.
August 27, 2012
IL · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Boulder got stuck in jaw crusher. Had to use a pry bar to remove boulder.
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