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VICTIM WAS CLEARING TREES AND BRUSH WITH BULLDOZER TO BUILD PONDS. A TREE LIMB SNAPPED BACK FRO M BLADE AND FELL THROUGH THE DOOR, STRIKING VICTIM IN HEAD, CAUSING CUT ABOVE LEFT EYE THAT RE QUIRED SIX (6) STITCHES.
VICTIM WAS ATTE4PTING TO DISLODGE A LUMP THAT HAD JAMMED THE CRUSHER. VICTIM HAD MISTAKENLY TURNED OFF THE CONVEYOR INSTEAD OF THE CRUSHER. AS THE PRYBAR BROKE THRU THE COAL THAT HAD JAMMED, T HE END OF THE B5R CONTACTED THE MOVING CRUSHER, CAUSING THE OPPOSITE END OF THE BAR TO BE JERKED FROM THE VICTIMS HANDS, AND STRIKING HIM IN THE HEAD & SHOULDERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING THE CUTTING EDGE FROM THE BUCKET OF THE HOUGH 400 LOADER. LEFT SIDE HAD BEEN REMOVED WITH NO INCIDENT RIGHT HALF WAS BEING CUT WITH 2 FEET TO GO WHEN IT SUDDENLY SNAPPED O FF AND FELL STR3KING VICTIM ONT HE RIGHT FOOT, JUST ABOVE STEEL TOE OF SHOE.
ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE BROKEN DRILL STEEL FROM DRILL, HAD A GIB PIPE WRENCH ON DRILL STEEL TO HOLD IT WHILE SOMEONE ELSE TURNED THE TOP OF. WHEN HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS APPLIEDC TO SPIN THE TOP OFF, THE WRENCH KICKED OFF STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN MOUTH.