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EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE THE DRIVEN SHEAVE ON CONE CRUSHER. AS THE SHEAVE WAS BEING HOISTED BY A CRANE THE CHAIN ATTACHED TO THE SHEAVE BROKE DROPPING SHEAVE. THE SHEAVE THEN FELL OVER O N EMPLOYEE S FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING LAGGING ON DRIVE PULLEY OF BELT CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING WELDING SHIELD 11 LENSE STRAY FLASH PROBABLY REFLECTED OFF CONVEYOR BELT BEHIND HIM AND ENTERED THRU THE BAC K OF SHIED DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS EMPLOYEE STATEDHE WAS UNWARE OF STRAY FLASH ENTERING SHIELD.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A JACKHAMMER FOR APPROX. 2 HOURS AND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK AT THE END OF THE SHIFT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING WINCH CABLE OFF OF CORNER BITR OF LOADED STONE BARGE WHEN THE SLACK IN THE CABLE WAS TGAKEN UP BY THE WINCH OPERATOR & EMPLOYEES FINGERS WERE C AUGHT BETWEEN BIT & CABLE
EMP WAS USING ELECTRIC JOINER PLANTER SAW TO PLANE A 4 FT BOARD. END OF THE BOARD AWAY FROM THE BLADE KICKED UP, CAUSING THE OTHER END TO GOT DOWN INTO THE BLADE CUTTING HIS THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS EX1OSED TO ULTRA VIOLET(WELDER'S)LIGHT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING TO REPLACE TRACK ROLLER ON HYDRAULIC BACKHOE THE BOOM WAS BEING USED TO RAISE TRACK FRAME WHILE THE ROLLERS WERE BLOCKED WITH TIMBER EMPLOYEE WAS ALIGNING BOLT HOLES ON R OLLER WHEN THE 2YDRAULIC PRESSURE ON BOOM LEAKED DOWN AND HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND TIMBER
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING DROPBALL CRANE A PC.OF ROCK FLEW BACK & STRUCK WINDSHIELD & A SLIVER OF GLASS CUT EMPLOYEES HAND A METAL GUARD FOR WINDSHIELD WAS NOT BEING USED IT HAS SINCE BEEN MODIFI ED & PUT IN P5ACE
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS CHECKING FOR AN AIR LEAK IN THE PALLET LIFT ON THE PALLETIZER. THE LIFT CYLINDER CAME DOWN ON THE LEFT ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING MOTOR GRADER, DRESSING UP ENTRANCE TO PLANT.HE BECAME DIZZY AND IN A SEMI-CONSCIOUS STATE HE FELL OUT OF THE CAB OF THE GRADER AND FELL ON HIS FACK AND RIGHT SHOULDER. ER. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG THE HYDRAULIC WRENCH ON UNIT 312,ROCK DRILL,TO DISCONNECT ROTARY HEAD FROM DRILL STEEL.HE WAS TRYING TO POSITION THE HEIGHT OF THE WRENCH AS THE DRILL OPERATOR WORKED THE CO NTROL LEVER.THE3WRENCH MOVED SUDDENLY AS THE DRILL OPERATOR PUSHED THE CONTROL LEVER AND THE INJURRED EMPLOYEE'S FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND A SIDE PLATE ON THE MAST.EMPLOYEE WAS
GRINDING SLAG O0F INSIDE OF ANGLE IRON WITH PORTABLE SIDE GRINDER.DISK HUNG ON,SLAG JUMPED UP AND KICKED BACK AND CUT LEFT WRIST.
EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE HE WAS 'BURNING' A SECTION OF METAL WITH A CUTTING TORCH, A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL INTO HIS OVER SHOES.