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Employee was changing a suspension spring on a vibrator. While prying it away from the chute with a slate bar, the bar slipped allowing employee to fall backwards onto another vibrator. This caused an injury to the employee's knee.
Member was hammering on the clean coal silo load-out chute trying to unplug the chute. He felt a pain in his right arm above his elbow. Member did not miss any days of work until surgery was required on 10/8/2010.
Member smashed his finger with a hammer causing him to receive stitches to his left ring finger.
EE WAS SUPERVISING THE CONTRUCTION CRESO AS THEY ATTEMPTED NEED OVER OF THE D10 DOZER FROM THE EMBANKMENT THE DOZER CAME OFF IT STRACKSON THE RIGHT SIDE. WHEN AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO RETRACK H, THE CHAIN CLIMBED UPON THE SPROCKET, SHEARING OFF A SMALL PIECE OF METAL WHICH STRUCK EE ON BOTH ARMS. HE REQUIRED 3 STITCHES.
EE WAS HELPING REMOVE A 25 HP 284T, 150 LB MOTOR FROM THE REFUSE SCREEN. HE WAS STANDING NEAR THE BASE OF THE SCREEN TO REPOSITION THE BOTTOM AS OTHER USED COME-ALONGS TO LIFT IT UP AND AWAY. AS THE MOTOR MOVED THE HOOK PULLED THROUGH THE EYE BOLT IN THE MOTOR, ALLOWING IT TO DROP TO THE SCREEN BASE. EE'S HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE FRAME.