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Employee was feeding the crusher with a front end loader. He applied the brakes too quickly and injured his lower back.
EE WAS STANDING BETWEEN RETURN CONVEYOR AND A SKID STEER - 2 FT. CLEARANCE. SKID STEER OPERATOR BEGAN TO BACK UP, UNAWARE EE WAS BEHIND HIM. EE TRIED TO MOVE WHEN HE HEARD THE BACK-UP ALARM, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE SKID STEER PUSHED EE AGAINST THE CONVEYOR. A COWORKER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE SKID STEER OPERATOR.
THE INJRED EE WAS RIDING ON THE FRONT OF A FORKLIFT WHEN THE OPERATOR/WITNESS LOWERED THE BOOM, STRIKING THE EE IN THE HEAD. RIDING EQUIPMENT IS PROHIBITED BY COMPANY POLICY. THE INJURED EE WA S WEARING A HARD HAT AND SAFETY GLASSES. TO THE BEXT OF COMPANY KNOWLEDGE, THE ACCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVED SKILLS, PROFICIENCY, TRAINING OR ATTITUDE.