AFTER FIRST START UP THE TRAP PLUGGED AND THEY HAD TO SHUT DOWN, CLEAN OUT AND RESTART. UPON RESTART THE ALARM WAS SOUNDED AND A CHECK FOR ALL CLEAR SIGNAL WAS DONE. THERE WAS A MISCOMMUNICATI ON RECEIVING ALL CLEAR. EE WAS STANDING ON BELT WHEN RESTARTED. HE LOST FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND. LANDING ON LARGE ROCK JUST REMOVED ON THE BACK OF HIS HEAD, NECK, SHOULDER AND LEFT SID
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Showing all 2I NAME WAS CLEANING AROUND A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE NOTICED AN OVERSIZED ROCK WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELTING AND FRAMEWORK. HE THEN DECIDED TO TRY TO REMOVE THE ROCK WITHOUT SHUTTING OFF THE BE LT. IN DOING SO HE TRAPPED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROCK AND FRAMEWORK HE INSTINCTIVELY PULLED HIS HAND CUTTING THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER. ACCORDING TO REGULATION THE CONVEYOR SHOULD HAVE BEEN TURNI