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EMP WAS CHECKIN1 THE TENSION ON A BAG PACKER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ACCIDENTLY BUMPED THE START LEVER WHEN HE TURNED TO GET THE NEEDED TOOLS TO FIX THE BELTS., HIS HAND WAS PULLED INTO THE BELTS
EMPLOYEE MOVED 2IS SCRAPER INTO POSTION FOR THE PUSHER DOZER.THE DOZER LURCHED FORWARD OVER ROUGH GROUND AND HIT THE BACK OF THE SCRAPER HARDER THAN NORMAL.THE SCRAPER OPERATOR SAID THIS CAUSE D HIS INJURY. N2TE: DAYS OFF WERE BEFORE THE CLAIM WAS FILED AND DAYS OFF WERE NOT BACKED UP WITH A DOCTOR'S SLIP.
I NAME USING 535 RIDEO 10 PIPE WECH. THREADING 1/2 INCH PIPE HE THAN THE MECH OFF BLT DID NOT WAIT UNTIL MECH QUIT TURNING HE RELEATED CHICK AND PIPE FELL DOWN BETWEEN CHUCK AND FLOPPER AROUN D HIT HIS FING9R BETWEEN MECH AND PIPE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GO3NG TO CHANGE A BELT PULLEY ON AN AIR SEPARATOR EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE BELT GUARD BEFORE THE SEPARPATOR HAD COMPLETELY STOPPED SEPARPATOR WAS STILL TURNING ABOUT 10 TO 12 RPMS EMP LOYEE ATTEMPTED3TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP THE SEPARATOR BY PUTTING HIS LEFT HAND ON THE BELTS EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE PULLED INTO THE BELTS