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EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING FOR AIR FLOW OF AN AIR CONDITIONER ON A CATERPILLER. THE COVER OF THE DUCTWAS NOT IN PLACE. EMPLOYEE'S FINGER CONTACTED THE FAN CUTTING TIP OF HIS FINGER.
EE WAS ASSISTING 3 OTHER EES SPLICE THE "HORIZONTAL" CONVEYOR BELT. A STEEL PLATE WAS ATTACHED TO ONE END OF THE BELT, THERE WERE ALSO 2 BELT CLAMPS ATTACHED, ONE ON EACH END OF THE BELT. THE BELT CLAMPS WERE PULLED TOGETHER USING COMALONGSAND A LOADER PULLING A CABLE ATTACHED TO THE PLATER. THE STEEL PLATE BROKE LOOSE FROM THE BELT STRIKING THE EE.
HELPING TO ALIGN CONVEYOR BELT ON EAST SIDE OF STACKER THE CONVEYOR MUST BE RUNNING TO DO SO SMALL PARTICLES OF LIMEROCK WERE AIRBORNE & BY PASSED EMPLOYEES GLASSES & GETTING INTO EYES
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING UNCRUSHED LIM ROCK INTO LANDSING CRUSHER, A ROCK WAS STEDED PAST THE SAFETY CHAINS, FROM THE CRUSHER HITTING THE LOADER IN THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD THEN FELL INWARDS ONTO THE OPERATOR CAUSING FRAGMENTS OF GLASS TO FLY.
EMP PULLED FURL3TRUCK ALONG SIDE DRAGLINE TO UNLOAD CLENAING SUPPLIES WHEN HE GOT BACK IN TRUCK HE PUSHED IN CLUTCH TO START TRUCK STARTED ROLLING BRAKES FAILED HE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK BEFORE I IT WENT IN PIT,3HE LANDED ON TRACK OF 4600 DRAGLINE, HURT RIGHT HIP
EMPL DIGGING OU7 UNDERNEATH TAIL PULLEY ON PORTABLE CRUSHER FEEDER BELT.ROCKS FELL FROM OVERHEAD AND HIT EMPL ON TOP OF HARDHAT SIDE OF HEAD AND IN BACK OF LOWER NECK CAUSING STRAIN ON TENDON IN NECK. 3