Employee was trying to unjam the hopper at sand plant by hitting it with a hammer. He did not see the rock on top. The vibration knocked the rock off and hit him in the head causing a concussion and a bruised spinal column.
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Showing all 3Employee was cutting a torn piece off the primary conveyor belt. His knife slipped and cut the top of his left hand.
Employee was cleaning his loader bucket. A rock was wedged between loader bucket and cutting edge. Employee was using a bar to knock it out. When the rock popped out the cutting edge popped back knocking the bar back against the bucket with his hand between bar and bucket.