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THE EE WAS PUTTING A STEEL CABLE AROUND A STONE BLOCK AS CABLE WENT UP EE PULLED ON CABLE TO KEEP CABLE AROUND THE BLOCK. CABLE WENT UP TO FAST & RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE & THE STONE BLOCK.
WAS BREAKING UP CONCRETE IN A NON- MINING AREA WIHT A TRACK HOE ( TEARING DOWN AN OLD DRYER)
EMPL WAS OPERATING DOZER IN REVERSE, WAS TURNED AROUND IN SEAT WHEN HE PLACED DOZER IN FORWARD GEAR & JOLTED HIMSELF WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GEAR ENGAGED.
SAW LIFT WAS IN A BIND-TRIED TO BREAK LOOSE HIT FINGER AGAINST PIECE OF STEEL.
EMPL WAS GRINDING PLANER TOOL WITH HAND HLD GRINDER. GRINDER KICKED BACK & CUT RIGHT LEG 2" ABOVE KNEE. LACERATION REQUIRED 8 STITCHES.
STANDING BY WATCHING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WELD ON MACHINERY AND RUST GOT IN EYE.
EMPLOYEE DID NTO IMPLEMENT THE MECHANICAL DEVICE USED TO LOCK-OUT THE PLANNER BED. EMPLOYEE STOPPED THE BED OF THE PLANNER AND WENT TO ADJUST THE TRIP LEVER. EMPLOYEE THOUGH THAT THE BED HAD STOPPED, BUT IT WAS STILL MOVING AND HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND RING FINGER BETWEEN THE TRIP AND THE TRIP LEVER.
EE WAS OPERATING A OVERHEAD CRANE THE EE WAS PUSHING THE LOW GEAR LEVER. THE LEVER LODGED AND THE EE PUSHED THE LEVER FORWARD TO UNLODGE THE LEVER UNLOADGED AND THE LEFT HAND QUICLY WENT FORWA RD SMASHING AND CUTTING THE MIDDLE FINGER OF THELEFT HAND AGAINST THE METAL CRANE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OFF SAW CART WITH SHOVEL AND THE TRAVELER WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STONE AND DID NOT SEE EMPLOYEE NOR DID EMPLOYEE SEE TRAVELER.THE STONE HIT EMPLOYEE IN UPPER LEFT SHOULDER CUTTING IT.
EMPL DETAILING LIMESTONE WHEN IT BROKE,FELL ON EMPL FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON DUAL RIP SAW CONVEYOR HOOKING UP A SLAB.THE SLAB MOVED SIDEWAYS WHEN IT WAS BEING LIFTED OFF AND IT LANDED ON EMPLOYEES FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLANEING STONE AND HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SIDE STOCK CATCHING RIGHT RING AND LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN SIDE STOCK AND TOP TOOL.
EMPLYEE WAS REMOVING BELTS ON QUICK COOL FAN MOTOR AND CAUGHT HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY, CUTTING THE END OFF JUST BEHIND THE NAIL ON LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING D-8 DOZER TO THE LEFT SIDE OF CAB.HIOS FOOT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING HIM TO FALL FEET FIRST TO THE GROUND.WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HE FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE DOZER TRACK.INJU RY WAS ABRASION TO HIS BACK AND A MINOR CUT TO THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.EMPLOYEE FAINTS AT THE SIGHT OF BLOOD.HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR SHOCK.
I NAME WAS LOOKING THRU SIGHT GLASS OPENING A RUSH OF AIR OUT THE SIGHT GLASS OPENING AND HOOD BLEW DUST INTO HIS FACE AND EYES EMPLOYEE WAS N OT AT HIS ASSIGNED WORK PLACE HE WAS NOT BEING TR AINED INTO ANY OTHER JOB AND HAD NO REASON IN PERFORMING HIS ASSIGNED DUTIES TO BE LOOKING INTO ANY KILN.
EMPLOYEE WAS WA5KING AROUND KILNS. DUS BLEW IN BOTH EYES.
I NAME HAD PUT 5IR BAGS UNDER A LEDGE TO GET STONE TO TURN OVER AND THEN WENT TO AIR UP. HE WAS STANDING ABOUT 5 FT AWAY WHEN THE BAG SPLIT. IT HAD 120 LBS OF AIR PRESSURE IN IT. THE AIR HIT A LEDGE OPPOSITE3OF IT AND SHATTERED STONE AND DIRT ALL OVER HIM. MULTIPLE ABSRATION ALL OVER LEFT SIDE FROM SHOULDER DOWN TO LEGS.
CLINKER CAME OUT OF THE VIBRATOR AND MASHED HIS LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE STRAP TO THE AIR BAGS AT THE QUARRY AND THE AIR BAG TOOK OFF IN THE AIR AND IT RIPPED HIS PALM AND CUT HIS LAST TWO FINGERS AND BARELY NICKED HIS WRIST DIAGNIS IS HE WENT TO HAVE THREE STICHES IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND.
HELPING TO GET BLOCK ON TRUCK,PIECE OF STONE CHIPPED OFF BLOCK AND HIT EMPL IN CHEST.-CONTUSION TO CHEST AREA,POSSIBLE RIB FRACTURE.
MR THOMAS WAS CLEANING OUT AIR LOCK FEEDER ON A KILN HE DID NOT CUT FEEDER OFF AND CUGHT HIS HAND AND FINGERS IN THE MACHINE