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THE COMPANY HAD RENTED 2 CRANES TO DISMANTLE A CONVEYOR. THE CRANES WERE SUPPORTING GANTRY AND CONVEYOR FRAME. ONE MAN WAS STANDING ON CATWALK AND ONE MAN WAS INSIDE FROAME OF CONVEYOR CUTING LAST BOLT FROM GANTRY WITH A CUTTING TORCH. WHEN LAST BOLT WAS CUTG LOOSE THE 70 FT RUSTED CONVEY FRAME COLLAPSED IN THE MIDDLE. CUTTING TORCH WAS SWAYING AROUND, AND THE MEN WERE BEING SHAKE
THE EMP WAS HEL1ING ANOTHER EMP WHO WAS WELDING ON BACKING SHIM FOR THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. WHILE HE WAS HELPING, THE I NJ EMP RECEIVED WEDLING FLASHES IN BOTH EYES
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING THE DRAGLINE, WHEN HE ALLEGES HE WENT TO KNUCKLE IN THE DRAGLINE AND FELT HIS BACK SNAP POP BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES. HE CHANGE JOBS WITH LOADER OPERATOR TO SEE IF HE COU LD FINISH THE D5Y, BUT HE COULD NOT. HE SUFFERED UPPER BACK AND NECK PAIN WITH ASSOCIATED HEADACHE AND PAIN HWICH EXTENDS INTO THE CHEST AREA.CAUSING PAIN WHEN BREATHING.
EMPL BREAK WEDG9D MATERIAL TO ALLOW MATERIAL TO FEED INTO CRUSHER.ROCK LYING ON REAR DOME AREA.WHILE BREAKING WEDGED ROCK,ROCK LYING ON DOME SLID AND CAUGHT EMPL RIGHT ANKLE.PRECAUTIONS TAKEN SUPT ASSISTING3EMPL.ROCK LYING ON DOME CHECKED FOR STABILITY AND DETERMINED OK.WHEN ROCK BROKE IT FELL INTO CRUSHER AND STARTED BREAKING CAUSING VIBRATIONS LOOSENING ROCK ON DOME CAUSING IT T
EE WAS INSIDE HOUSING OF COMPELLER CRUSHER USING AN ACETLENE TORCH HEAT ING A NUT WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS USING AN AIR WRENCH TO LOOSEN UP A BOLT HOLDING A BAR ON THE CRUSHER IMPELLER SHAFT. WH ILE IN THE CONFINED AREA THE EE WAS CLOSE TO THE WORK & A SLIVER OF STEEL APPARENTLY CHIPPED OFF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT & WAS BLOWN INTO THE EYE BY THE AIR FROM IMPACT WRENCH. EE WAS WEARIN
TIGHTENING TEETH ON DRAGLINE BUCKET.BRAKE RELEASED,DROPPING BUCKET ON LEFT FOOT.SUFFERED BADLY BRUISED LEFT FOOT BEHIND TOES.WAS WEARING STEEL-TOED SAFETY SHOES,