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WHILE REMOVING A SECTION OF CONVEYOR BELT FRAME THE FRAME FELL STRIKING THE RIGHT SHIN & ANKLE.
INJURED WAS HOLDING AWOODEN LADDER IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION WHILE INJURED WAS CUTTING IT TO LENGTH WITH AN AIR SAW. SAW KICKED BACK STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT SHIN AREA OF HIS LEG.
JACKLEG LEANED AGAINST RIB. PARTNER BUMPED AND IT FELL OVER ONTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT, BREAKING 5TH METALARSAL BONE.
1050-107#127B EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED BARRING DOWN AND HAD STARTED TO DRILL. SLAB CAME DOWN FROM BACK AND STRUCK RIGHT FOOT, CAUSING HAIRLINE FRACTURE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING METATARSAL BOO T.
OLDER SAW WITHOUT KICKBACK BAR BEING USED TO CUT TIMBER.SAW HAD TRIGGER RELEASE.CHAINSAW KICKED BACK AND CUT EMPL ON SHOULDER.REQUIRED 40 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE CLIMBING LADDER IN RAISE. VENTILATION BLEW RUST OFF LOADER INTO RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS REMOVING A BAR HOLDING THE E-22 MUCKER BUCKET IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, WHEN HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED. HE HAD RAISED THE BUCKET AND WAS PULLING OUT THE BAR WHEN AIR PRESSURE BLED OFF ALLOW ING THE BUCKET TO COME DOWN ON THE BAR. THE LITTLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE TRACTION MOTOR CONTROL.
JACKLEG LONGHOLE STEEL BROKE WHILE DRILLING UP HOLE STEEL 12' FELL OUT OF HOLE HITTING EMPL ON LEFT THUMB & RIGHT ANKLE.
CLEANING A BALL MILL FEEDER WITH AN AIR LANCE. MAN LAID AIR LANCE DOWN ON GRATED FLOOR. MUST HAVE LAID IT ON AIR VALVE. LANCE CAME ALIVE, WHIPPED UP AND STRUCK HIM ON THE EAR.
WAS DRILLING ROOF BOLT HOLES. PICKED UP JACK LEG DRILLING MACHINE AND STRAINED BACK. REPORTED AT END OF SHIFT. HE SAID HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK. WORKED LIGHT DUTY 3 DAYS. WENT REGULAR DUTY ON THE 13TH. HE CLAIMS HE DID IT AGAIN. AGAIN HE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK.