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SCRAPING MATERIAL OFF GRIZZLEY ON POWERSCREEN, GOT OFF LOADER TO SHOVEL OUT TAIL PULLEY UNDER GRIZZLEY. WHEN HOPPER WENT EMPTY THE VIBRATION INCREASED AND A 6" TO 8" CLAY BALL FELL OFF THE SID E OF THE GRIZZLEY AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THESIDE OF THE HEAD.
EE WAS CUTTING A BOLT WITH A TORCH WHEN THE HOT BOLT FELL INTO A CRACK IN THE EE'S BOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING DG WITH BULLDOZER, BACK OVER A ROCK AND HIT HIS SHOULDER AGAINST THE BACK OF THE DOZER.
EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FOLDED BACK HEAD END OF CONVEYOR WHILE DISCONNECTING THE SLINGS FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR THE CONVEYOR FELL SOME MORE WITH THE EMPLOYEE UNDER IT TRAPPING HIM IN BETWEEN HEAD P ULLEY SECTION & CONVEYOR FRAME HE WAS SITTING ONHEAD PULLEY GUARDS (1 /4IN STEEL) FELL ON HIS SHOULDER
WHILE LIGHTING CUTTING TORCH FOR REPAIRMAN, A BACKFIRE IN TORCH CAUSED HOSE TO BURST NEAR LEFT WRIST. THE FLAME BURNED A SMALL AREA OF THE WRIST BELOW THE THUMB PAD. THE TORCH WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON REMOVING THE SPEED SWITCH RETURN ON 5.1 CONVEYOR. HE WAS USING THE CUTTING TORCH, CUTTING OVER HIS HEAD. AS HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING UP WHILE RUNNING A GRADER, AND IT HIT A ROCK AND JARRED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ON TABLE ON TOP OF ROCK CRUSHER WHEN THE GRINDER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND TRAVELLED UP HIS ARM PAS AND OVER HIS GLOVES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT OUT SNUBBER PULLEY AND A PIECE OF HOT SLAB WENT INTO HIS RIGHT EAR CANAL. EMPLOYEE HAD TO LAY UPSIDE DOWN TO CUT PULLEY OUT.
EMPL WAS OPERATING A R/T DOZER WORKING YELLOW FILL MATERIAL AT THE NORTH SIDE FILL CANYON EMPL WAS PUSHING MATERIAL FROM STOCK PILE ONTO NORTH SECTION OF PAD WHEN HE WAS EXECUTING A LEFT HAND RADIAL TURN HIS BLADE HIT A HARD SECTION OF THE GROUND AND THE L CORNER BIT DUG IN CAUSING THE DOZER TO JACK-KNIFE HE WAS USING HIS L ARM TO STEER AND HAD HIS L HAND ON STEERING KNOB WHEN THE
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LIGHT JACK HAMMER SCALING MUD FROM THE CHUTE TO THE CONE CRUSHER AT COMPLETION OF TASK HE NOTED THAT HIS LEFT ELBOW HAD SOME SORENESS BUT THOUGHT LITTLE OF IT THE NEXT AM HE DID A SIMILAR TASK WITH THE JACKHAMMER AND AT COMPLETION OF THE JOB SORENESS AND PAIN HAD TRAVELED UP INTO HIS LEFT SHOULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WELD WHEN A PIECE WENT INTO LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BURNING TORCH AT THE RODDECK AREA A PIECE OF SLAG FELL INTO HIS PANT CUFF WHICH WAS CREASED AT THE TOP OF HIS BOOT IT BURNED THROUGH HIS PANT AND FELL INTO HIS BOOT WHICH CAUSED A BURN
WALKING BY SCRE9N AND AROCK KICKED OUT AND HIT HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS W9LDING WITH TWO OTHER MEN ALSO WELDING
EMPL CLEANING W9LD AND METAL POPPED FROM WELD AND LODGED IN RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING REPAIR WET DECK AND A PIECE OF METAL SHAVING STRUCK HIS LEFT EYE
EMP WAS WELDING3AND RECEIVED FLASHBURN IN BOTH EYES
EE WAS USING A 4ACK HAMMER TO CLEAN A CHUTE WITH A WALL OF SOLID DIRT. A CHUNCK OF DIRT FELL ON HIS FOOT.
EMP WAS INSIDE 7HE HOPPER BURNING A HOLE IN THE SIDE WHEN SOME HOT SLAG ROLLED OUT OF THE HOLE ONTO HIS BOOT, BURNING THROUGH THE BOOT ONTO HIS FOOT