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THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BOX RAIL CAR. THE CAR DOOR ON THE CAR WAS NOT COMPLETELY OPEN. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE DOOR STOP. WHEN THE RAILCAR MOVED FORWARD AND CONTACTED ANO THER CAR, THE DOOR SLID THE REST OF THE WAY OPEN (TOWARD THE STOP) SMASHING THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE STOP.
HE WAS CRUSHING ORE WHEN A LARGE ROCK BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE TAIL PULLEY AND THE CONVEYOR FRAME. HE TRIED TO FREE THE ROCK WHEN HE STRAINED HIS ARM.
STACKING BAGS ONTO PALLET. FOOT WAS BETWEEN PALLET AND STEEL BEAM. FORK LIFT PUSHED PALLET AGAINST FOOT. FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PALLET AND STEEL BEAM.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE TURNED TO THE LEFT TO BACK UP THE DOZER AND HIT A ROCK ON THE RIGHT SIDE CAUSING HIM TO HIT THE SEAT WITH HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE OVERSIZED ROCKS STUCK IN FEEDER CHUTE OF PRIMARY CRUDE HOPPER. HE WAS STANDING ON CONCRETE SLAB ON NORTH SIDE OF #2 CONVEYOR AND WAS USING A LONG ROD TO POKE AT THE MATERIAL IN THE CHUTE. HE MANAGED TO GET SOME MATERIAL TO GO THROUGH AND WHILE HE WAS STILL PIKING AT THE MATERIAL ABOUT AN 8 INCH ROCK ROLLED DOWN THE CONVEYOR, BOUNCED OFF,
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE MATERIAL RAW ORE FROM SIDE FEEDER.H EWAS ABLE TO LOOSEN SOME MATERIAL AND ALLOWED IT TO GO UP THE CONVEYOR.THE MATERIAL WAS ABOUT HALF WAY UP THE CONVEYOR LENGT WHEN A BIG ROCK STARTED ROLLING BACK DOWN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND STRUCK THE LEFT AHND WHILE HED WAS HOLDING ON TO THE STEEL STRUCTURE.