#1 CONVEYOR TIAL PULLEY WAS JAMMED WITH A ROCK. BELT WAS LOCKED OUT AND TAIL PULLEY GUARDING REMOVED. USING A STEEL BAR & HAMMER, EE BROKE UP THE ROCK. STORED TENSION IN THE CONVEYOR BELT, TUR NED THE TAIL PULLEY. EE'S LEFT HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE FRAME & THE STEEL BAR.
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Showing all 5CLEANING AROUND BELT CONVEYOR. NOTICED GUIDE ROLLER NOT TURNING. PICKING UP ANGLE IRON TO HIT ROLLER. CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING. ANGLE IRON CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLER WAS ROLLED FROM THE EMPLOY EES HAND STRIKING HIM IN THE FINGER.
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS WORKING ON A CAT U-JOINT REPAIR.MACHINE WAS NOT BLOCKED AND ROLLED SEVERAL FEET BEFORE OPERATOR STOPPED IT.PORTION OF UNDERSTRUCTURE OF CAT STRUCK THE OPERATOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING #2 PAYLOADER LOADING BUCKET. WHEEL SPUN A ROCK OUT FROM UNDER CLAY ALLOWING LOADER TO SNAP OPERATOR SIDEWAYS.
RIDING IN REAR BASKET OF POWDER TRACTOR.DRIVER TOOK OFF AT FULL THROTTLE THEN JAMMED ON BRAKES.EMPL WAS JERKED FORWARD AND BACK ADN SUFFERED WHIP-LASH TYPE INJURY TO HIS BACK.HAS HISTORY OF BA CK PROBLEMS.