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EMMP STATES HE WA> WORKING AT PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER INSTALLING A NEW TOGGLE PLATE. A THREE PART LINE WAS BEING LOWERED BY CRANE THROUGH A HOLE IN FLOOR WHEN A HOOK SNAGGED ON PITTMAN BREATHE R AND WAS DISENGAGED CAUSING IT TO FALL AND STRIKE EMP IN LOWER BACK AREA.
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PACKING MUD IN HOLE.WHERE DRILL WAS OPERATING DRILL BIT CAME DOWN ON EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT FRACTURING TOE AND CUTTING FOOT.DRILL OPERATOR THOUGHT INJURED PERSON WAS OUT O F WAY AND CLEAR OF MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE DRILL. AS HE WAS CHANGING THE STEEL, IT FELL OUT OF THE 2 ARMS THAT HOLD IT UP, STRIKING HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE WORKING DOWN IN JAW CRUSHER THE BLOCK BEING LET DOWN BY CRANE BUMPED LEFT KNEE CAUSING SPRAIN INJURED 2-23-88 WENT TO DR 2-24-88
(NAME)WAS REMOVING A BOLT FROM HOUSING OF SAND SCROOR.HE WAS HOLDING A CONTOR PUNCH USING A #2 MACHINE HAMMER.THE HAMMER GLANCED OFF PUNCH STRIKING HIS LEFT THUMB TAKING 5 STITCHES TO CLOSE CU T.
EMPLOYEE STATES3HE WAS HELPING CHANGE A TOGGLE PLATE AT PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN THE CHAIN SUPPORTING THE PLATE CAME LOOSE CAUSING PLATE TO FALL ONOT EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT
EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS HOLDING DOWN DRILL CENTRALIZER WITH HIS FOOT WHEN OTHER SIDE CAME OPEN CAUSING HAMMER TO STRIKE LEFT FOOT, CAUSING FRACTURE OF LEFT BIG TOE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SIGNALING DOZER OPERATOR WHILE HE WAS TIGHTENING OVER 66 FC THE NIPPLE WHERE YOU FASTEN HYDROLIC HOSE BROKE THUS RELEASING PRESSURE ON JACKS WHICH THREW A LOT MORE LOAD ON CAB AU AND IT SNAPPED.
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WS TRYING TO REPLACE THE STRIKING BAR ON THE DRILL STEEL AND THE BOOM AND THE HAMMER CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE STEEL AND STRIKING BAR.
EMP STATES HE WAS ON A STEEP GRADE IN PIT AND PUT HIS TRUCK IN REVERSE AND TEH ENGINE STALLED HE JUMPED OUT AND HIT HIS BACK ON ROCKS OR HAR GROUND
I WAS IN SYNTRON FEEDER CUTTING OUT STEEL TO BE REPLACED, AFTER CUTTING LOOSE, THE STEEL RICOCHETED AND HIT MY FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING THE STEEL WITH THE ROTATION MOVING THE HAMMER DROPPED TOO FAST PUSHING BACK UP IN THE PROCESS THE STEEL WENT TO TURNING SLAPPING MY HAND INTO THE CHANGE BAR