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A NEW BRAKE SPIDER ASSEMBLY WAS BIENG LOWERED INTO PLACE ON A AXLE SHAFT OF A 85 TON HAUL PAC THE SPIDER SLIDE INTO PLACE WITH LESS RESISTANCE THAN EXPECTED PINCHING THE RIGHT INDEX AND LEFT M IDDLE FINGER OF EE.
OPERATOR WAS MOVING THE DRILL AND AS THE MACHINE CAME DOWN OFF A RISE, THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISASSEMBLING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE CRANE SWING SLIPPED ALLOWING THE HEAD PULLEY TO SWING FREE THE HEAD PULLEY STRUCTURE CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND BEL T STRUCTURE.
EMPL ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE ROCK JAM IN HYDROSTRKE FEEDER BY USING OVERHEAD CRANE AND HOOK.HOOK BROKE LOOSE AND SWUNG TO SIDE TRAPPING EMPL RIGHT HAND BETWEEN HOOK AND FEEDERR WALL.
TRYING TO UNTWIST CABLE OF OVERHEAD CRANE WITH RIGHT HAND ACCIDENTLY HIT HOIST BUTTON WITH OTHER HAND AND DREW 2 FINGERS INTO BLOCK OF HOIST.LACERATED ONE OF THE FINGERS.
EE\S EYES WERE BURNED BY EXPOSURE TO WELDING FLASH DURING HIS WORK SHIFT 6-23-83. HE DID NOT REALIZE HIS EXPOSURE UNTIL SEVERAL HOURS AFTER HIS SHIFT ENDED.