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EMP WAS OPERATING A MANLIFT TO FACILITATE PAINTING BY CONTRACTOR. BOTH MEN WERE IN MANLIFT BEING RAISED TO PAINT A PORTION OF NEWLY INSTALLED STORAGE SILO. EMPS BOTH KNEW THEY WERE OPERATING I N VERY SMALL WORK SPACE. BACKET MOVED FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON, AND EMP BECAME TIGHTLY WEDGED BETWEEN A CONVEYOR CROSS BRACING AND A HANDLE ON MANLIFT FRAME. CONTRACTOR ABLE TO RELEASE EMP.

EE WAS WALKING ON ESTABLISHED WALKWAY UNDER \3B52 CONVEYOR WHILE THE CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING. A PARTICLE OF MATERIAL FELL BETWEEN HER GLASSES AND INTO HER RIGHT EYE. EE WAS WEARING HER HARD HAT A ND SAFETY GLASSES. EE'S EYE BECAMED IRRITATED ON 9-23-96, HOWEVER SHE DID NOT REPORT THE PROBLEM UNTIL 9-24-96.

AT 10:00 A.M. EE, A MINE EQUIP OPERTOR, WAS IN JURED WHILE INSPECTING THE FAN BELTS ON A TEREX HAUL TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS PARKED OUTSIDE OF THE SHOPE AND A MECHANIC HAD JUST INSTALLED A FAN FO R THE CAB AND WORKED ON THE CB.ALSO THE TRUCK NEED A TIRE CHANGED.ANOTHER EE STARTED UP THE TRUCK;FAN BELTS PULLED EE FINGERS INTO PULLEY & PARTIAL DE-GLOVED FINGER & AMPUTATION OF 2 FINGE

EE WAS STRUCK BY A FORKLIFT CAUSING HER TO FALL AND STRIKE HER HEAD AND BUTTOCKS. EE WAS CARRYING CARDBOARD SLIP SHEETS FOR LINE 105, WHICH BLOCKED HER VISION OF THE FORKLIFT. THE FORKLIFT DRI VER DID NOT NOTICE EE IN HIS PATH.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN CRUSHER FEED HOPPER FAILED TO LOCKOUT MACHINE PER COMPANY POLICY. CAUGHT ARM IN CONVEYOR BELT, WRAPPED INTO HEAD PULLEY.