EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A CHAIN AROUND A ROCK TO BE LIFTED. HIS FINGER BECAME CAUGHT IN THE CHAIN WHEN CHAIN TIGHTENED AROUND ROCK.
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Showing all 7EMPL WAS SHOVELING SAND UNDERNEATH A SHAKER HEAD WHEN A ROCK CAME OVER THE SIDE AND LANDED ON HIS SHOULDER
WELDING ON 988B BUCKET, PIECE OF MATTER FLEW INTO EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PIECE OF STEEL UP IN PLACE FOR HIM TO WELD IN PLACE. RECIEVED WELDER BURN ON EYES.
WAS NOT WEARING A HARD HAT AND WENT OVER BY CRUSHER SCREEN TO GRAB A SHOVEL. A ROCK BOUNCED OUT OF THE SCREEN AND HIT ME ON THE HEAD AS I WAS WALKING AWAY. WAS NOT WEARING HARD HAT AND WENT OVER BY FIRST CRUSHER SCREEN TO GRAB A SHOVEL. A ROCK BOUNCED OUT OF THE SCREEN AND HIT ME ON THE HEAD AS I WAS WALKING AWAY.
I.NAME ON CATWA5K BY CONE,CHECKING ON CONE FILLING UP WITH ROCK.A ROCK BOUNCED OUT OF CHUTE AND HIT RIGHT HAND RESTING ON GUARD AROUND THE CHUTE.MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WAS PARTIALLY CRUSH
AN OPERATOR REM2VING WELDING HOOD AT THE SAME TIME TURNED AND GOT UP, THRERBY RUNNING INTO ANOTHER OPERATORS WELDING ROD. HE RECEIVED A FIRST DEGREE BURN ON HIS EYE.