EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING FROM UNDER 7.1 CONVEYOR AT HEAD SECTION BEHIND COUNTERWEIGHT WHEN HE CRAWLED UNDER THE BELT TO GET DIRT HE COULDN'T REACH. HE STARTED SHOVELING WHEN THE HANDLE OF THE SH OVEL CAUGHT IN THE RETURN ROLLER BEHIND HIM AND JERKED THE SHOVEL FROM HIS HANDS AND THE SHOVEL BLADE HIT HIM.
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Showing all 14ROCK FELL OUT OF THE BUCKET FELL AND STRUCK WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN LOWER L BOTTOM PORTION RE MAINED INTACT AND OPER DID NOT EMP INJ LATER LOADING TRUCK SM FRAGMENT OF GLASS STRUCK THE OPER IN EYE
EMPLOYEE PLACED HIS RT.HAND ON TOP OF GUARDED AREA & THE EQUIPMENT WAS OPERATED & MIDDLE FINGER WAS PINCHED ON RT.HAND NOTE EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE MAIN BELT KNOFE STATION
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING D-6 CAT DOZER - DOZING AND RIPPING. HIT SOME HARD CHUNKS SEVERAL TIMES WHILE BACKING - THEN GOT OUT TO STRETCH AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.
WHEN DRIVING BA7K TO THE PIT AREA, HE SWERVED INTO A SAND PILE TO AVOID A VEHICLE PARKED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE RAMP. HIS R ARM HIT THE REAR SAFETY WINDOW, BREAKING THE WINDOW AND CUTTING HIS R UPPER ARM 3
EE WAS DRIVING 3NTO PARKING LOT & HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN PARKING LOT.
000000050686030212 1211 EMPLOYEE WAS PASSENGER IN TRUCK F207, THE DRIVER, I NAME CLAIMED THE THROTTLE STUCK AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VECHILE AND STRUCK CONVEYOR IN WH
EMPLOYEE WAS RE7URNING FROM LUNCH IN TRUCK F207, HE CLAIMED THR THROTTLE STUCK AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT THE SUPPORT COLUMN OF THE CONVEYOR. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED APPROX. 75 FT FROM COLUMN TO3INSPECT A JOB, UPON STARTING TO TRAVEL TO SECONDARY PLANT, ACCIDENT OCCURED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING PRIMARY PLANT AND A ROCK FELL DOWN OFF OF A CONVEYOR AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A BAR TO FREE SOME ROCKS ON THE CONVEYOR BELT, ONE OF THE ROLLER BECAME FREE PULLING THEBAR AND THE EMPLOYEE'S HAND THROUGH THE CONVEYOR BELT.
MOVING DIRT WITH LOADER. BOUNCING OF LOADER CAUSED SHARP JOLTS.
MOVING DIRT WITH LOADER AND DIRT FLEW BACK INTO FACE AND EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT AND A LRGE ROCK (APPROX 10 TO 15 POUNDS) FELL OFF STRIKING THE SIDE OF HIS HARDHAT FACE SHOULDER AND HAND
EE WAS CHECKING THE BEARING TEMPERATURE WHILE THE SCREEN HEAD WAS OSCILLATING & IT PINCHED THE TOP OF HIS LEFT THUMB.