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EMPLOYEE WAS SITTING IN HAUL UNIT WHEN ROCK FELL FROM CONE CRUSHER & HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING RIGHT FRONT TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING IMPACTOR. A ROCK FLEW OUT OF IMPACTOR HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE AND CHEEK. THE ROCK KNOCKED HIS SAFETY GLASSES OF AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE AND RIGHT SIDE OF NOSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING CRUSHER PARTS BY SCRAPING MATERIAL LOOSE & USING AIR HOSE TO BLOW OFF DEBRIS WHICH CAUSED DEBRIS(BELIEVED TO BE METAL) TO; GET IN EYE EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR 04-19-95 DAT E OF ACCIDENT WAS 04-17-95 RETURNED TO WORK 04-220-95
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OVERBURDEN WITH A SCRAPER, IN A PUSH-PULL COMBINATION WITH A DOZER. THE SCRAPER SEPARATED FROM THE DOZER THEN SLOWED AT WHICH TIME THE DOZER CAUGHT UP TO CONTINUE PUSHING AND BUMPED. THE BUMP JARRED THE SCRAPER OPERATOR'S BACK.
EE WAS INSTALLING V BELTS ON PUMP ENGINE AND HIS SHOULDER HIT THE STARTER BUTTON CAUSING THE ENGINE TO TURN OVER EE S LEFT HAND WAS HIT BY THE FAN PULLEY CUTTING OFF END OF MIDDLE FINGER AND B REAKING TWO OTHER FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON A HAMMER MILL IN THE SHOP. WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW IN HIS RIGHT EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES.
UDNER CHUTE CLEANING IT STONE FELL FROM CHUTE STRUCK ON LOWER BACK
OPERATOR OF HAMMER WAS POSITIONING ONTO ROCK STUCK IN JAW CRUSHER,BEING DIRECTED BY THE INJURED.HAMMER SLIPPED OFF ROCK STRIKING SAFETY RAILING BREAKING IT FREE AND HITTING THE INJURED IN THE MOUTH,CUTTING BOTH UPPER AND LOWER LIPS AND LOSING 2 TEETH.
EMPL WAS WELDING ON FEEDER AT CRUSHER PLANT & STOPPED TO CHIP SOME METAL SLAG. SPECK FROM SLAG GOT INTO EYE.
TWO WELDERS WERE WELDING A CHUTE OPPISITE EACH OTHER. ONE WELDER RECEIVED WELDING FLASHBURN TO THE EYES.
EMPLOYEE HAD DUMPED LOAD OF ROCK INTO HOPPER OF PORTABLE RIP RAP PLANT.A LARGE ROCK GOT HUNG UP AND HE WAS GOING TO ASSIST PLANT OPERATOR WHEN A PIECE OF ROCK BOUNCED OFF FLYWHEEL OF CRUSHER A ND HIT EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYEBROW.
EMPL WAS CHANGING SCREENS AT CRUSHER PLANT USING AN AIR IMPACT TOOL THE AIR HOSE POPPED OFF HITTING EMPL ON L CHEEK THE FORCED AIR FORM THE HOSE HIT CORNEA IN L EYE