EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF UNPLUGGING JAW CRUSHER BY USING WEDGES TO PUT BETWEEN BLOCKED UP STONE & MOVABLE PART OF JAW CRUSHER. WEDGES ARE ATTACHED TO 6' RODS ON CABLES & LOWERED INTO JAW TO GI VE BLOCKED STONE SOMETHING TO HIT ON. WEDGE BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN STONE & MOVABLE JAW & SHOT UP PUSHING ATTACHED ROD UP INTO HIS HAND. EE DIDN'T REPORT INJURY THEN BECAUSE IT DIDN'T BOTHER H
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Showing all 4HE WAS PULLING DRILL STEEL FROM HOLE WHEN COUPLING FELL OFF TOP OF DRILL STEEL AND STRUCK HIM ON HIS RIGHT FOOT POSSIBLY FACTURING BONE ION THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.
WE HAD JUST STARTED UP AFTER FREEING A JAM IN THE ROLLERCONE CRUSHER A STONE FELL FROM THE LIP OF THE BIN OVER THE ROLLERCONE ABOVE 20\ AND HIT THE INJURED ON THE BACK OF HIS HARD HAT
I.NAME WAS PUTTING WHEEL CHOCKS BEHIND WHEELS WHEN COMPRESSOR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. HE TRIED TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING ANG HOSE SNAPPED AND CAUGHT HIM IN THE FACE.