3 EMPLOYEES WERE IN A MOTOR BOAT USING A CLEVIS TO REPOSITION THE LUFTING DREDGE. INJURED AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WERE PULLING CABLE. SPLICE/CLAMPS JAMMED WITH CLEVIS CAUSING BOAT TO STOP SUDDENL Y AND PROPEL EMPLOYEES BACKWARD. INJURED SPUN AROUND TO GRAB FOR SIDE OF BOAT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN THE RIGHT LOWER BACK AREA.
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Showing all 4BELT THAT BAGGED MATERIAL ROLLS ON BECAME MISALIGNED. INJURED EMPLOYEE & SUPERVISOR TRIED TO REALIGN BELT. AS INJURED EMPLOYEE PUSHED BELT AWAY FROM HIM, HE TRIPPED THE AUTOMATIC EYE FOR THE KICKER. THE KICKER RELEASED & CAME DOWN ON HISHANDS.
54736YEE WAS GREASING A CONVEYOR BELT MOTOR BEARING IN A KNEELING POSITION.A LOADER OPERATOR LOOKED AT BELT TWICE BUT COULD NOT SEE VICTIM.OPERATOR GAVE OK TO START CONVEYOR.INJURED EMPLOYEE W 12038ROWN BACKWARD ONTO GRIZZLY BARS.
INJURED WAS SHOVELING OUT #3 CONVEYOR CLEARING CLOG. WHEN FINISHED EMPL WAITED & WATCHED AS SYSTM WAS RESTARTED. EMPL WAS STANDING NEXT TO #3 CONVEYOR BELT WHICH WAS MOVING HE WAS WATCHING TO SEE IF #2 CONVEYOR WOULD START. LARGE ROCK APPROX 6-8" ROLLED OFF #3 BELT & STRUCK EMPLS RIGHT INNER LEG KNEE AREA BRUISING IT.