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WHILE GETTING BACK INTO BOBCAT, FOOT SLIPPED AND CONTROL LEVER TO BUCKET TILT, THE BUCKET-BROOM TILTED AND PINCHED RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN BUCKET AND FRAME CAUSING A SEVERE BRUISE TO ANKLE (NO FRAC TURE) AND SURROUNDING AREA.
WHILE DRIVING A TRACTOR OUT OF THE MINE, EMPLOYEE REACHED FOR CONTROLS CATCHING SHIRT ON ROOF BOLT PLATE CAUSING HIM TO HIT HEAD AGAINST TOP. THIS BROKE HIS HARD HAT AND THE SHARP EDGES CUT HI S CHEEK (RT) AND ABOVE HIS EAR. HE ALSO RECEIVED A CUT AND ABRASION TO CHIN.
WHILE LOADING ROCK DUST WITH A BOBCAT, THE LOAD WAS TOO HEAVY CAUSING BOBCAT TO TIP FORWARD. EMPLOYEE STRUCK CHIN ON MEATL FRAME OF CAB, CAUSING A 3/4" TO 1' LONG CUT.
WHILE CLEANING ON THE BELT WITH KUBOOTA TRACTOR CAUGHT & PINCHED FINGER (3RD FINGER DISTAL TIP) LEFT HAND CAUSING A FX TO THE TIP OF HIS FINGER
TO CROSS CONTINIOUS HAULAGE @ DESIGNATED CROSSOVER. EQUIPMENT WAS STOPPED (NOT TRAMMING) HAULAGE EQUIPMENT BEGAN TO MOVE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SLIP (BOOT WAS WET) EMPLOYEE CAUGHT & FOOT UNDER T RACK OF MBC. THE MBC RAN OVER THE END OF EMPLOYEES FOOT. CAUSING A FRACTURE TO RIGHT FOOT.
WHILE CROSSING UNDER THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR OF A MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR SYSTEM, THE CARRIER ON THE INBY SIDE DROVE INTO A DIP CAUSING THE BRIDGE CONVEYOR TO DROP DOWN STRIKING THE INDIVIDUAL IN T HE LOWER BACK. THE BLOW CAUSED A DISLOCATION OF INVIDUALS LEFT HIP.
WHILE STANDING NEXT TO MOBILE BRIDGE CONVEYOR VICTIM HAD END OF LEFT FOOT PAN COVER THRE COVEYOR CATS DROVE ON THE EDGE OF STEEL TOED BOOT CAUSING STEEL TO CRIMP DOWN ON EE CAUSING CUT & FX TO THE END OF THE BIG TOE LEFT FOOT
WHILE DRIVING A GETMAN SERVICE CAR TO BULK OIL STATION FOR REFILLING THE BRAKES FAILED CAUSED BY A SEPARATION IN A METAL LINE JUNCTION RESULTING FROM VIBRATION THE VEHICLE BECAME OUT OF CONTRO L & TRAVELED DOWN THE ROAD VICTIM EXITED THE VEHUICLE VICTIM STRUCK HEAD ON PAVEMENT AFTER LANDING
WHIILE OPERATING BATTERY SCOOP & MAKING TURN TO LEFT OPERATOR HAD HAND OUTSIDE OPERATORS CAB & LT 4TH & 5TH FINGERS WERE CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT.
THE INJURED WAS STANDING ON A RECLAIM BELT HITTING SILO WITH A HAMMER TO UNPLUG-ASKED PARTNER TO RUN VIBRATOR BUT TURNED WRONG SWITCH-STARTING BELT-HE WAS THROWEN ON ANOTHER BELT AND UNDER LOA D OUT INTO CHUTE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTIGN TO FREE FROZEN COAL FROM BED OF BELLY DUMP TRUCK WHEN DRIVER RELEASED AIR OPERATED GATES AND CUAGHT HIS FINGER BETWEENG ATES AND A CHUNK OF COAL. EMPLOYEE HAD A BROKE N FINGER AND THREE STICHES.
WHILE DRIVING TRACTOR THAT WAS PULLING PIECE OF EQUIPMENT, TRACTOR SPUN OUT (LOST TRACTION) AND BEGAN TO BOUNCE, WEDGING PERSON BETWEEN STEERING WHEEL AND TOP.
HE WAS DIRECTING THE MOVE OF AN S/C AND HE GOT HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER S/C.