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HE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL OUT OF THE CHUTE FEEDIGN VF-7 FROM BIN A. CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR STARTED THE MAIN PLANT BC-15 WHICH FEEDS BIN A. HE HEARD THE CONVEYOR START AND SLID DOWN THE CH UTE AND JUMPED OUT OF THE FEEDER. IN DOING SO, HE HIT THE HOT METAL HE HAD BEEN CUTTING AND BURNED HIS ARM. BURN TO LEFT UPPER ARM.
DOWN SHIFTING CAUSED TRUCK TO JERK EMPLOYEE IN THE SEAT
WHILE BACKING ONTO STONE PILE, THE WHEELS OF THE TRUCK GOT IN A BIND TRYING TO STRIGHTEN THE WHEELS HURT RIGHT SHOULDER.
WHILE BACKING RD-12 TO PRIMARY CRUSHER, THE STOP GAVE AWAY ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO ROLL BACK INTO PRIMARY CRUSHER. WHILE TRYING TO PULL TRUCK OUT OF SRUSHER, USING A CHAIN ON A LOADER, A CHAIN HOOK CAME LOOSE HITTING HIM IN THE ABDOMINAL AREA.
WHILE OPERATING3L-12 LOADER HAD PROBLEMS WITH BRAKES. HAD CAT MECHANIC TO WORK ON THEM. STARTED TO LOAD CAR ON UNIT TRAIN BRAKES FAILED LOADER RAN INTO SIDE OF CAR. CAUSING I,NAME TO BE THROWN INTO STEERING 4HEEL.
CLEANING UP BET4EN THE ROLLERS ON THE TAILEND OF CONVEYOR BC0 USING A ROUGH PIECE OF METAL TRYING TO FREE A STRUCK ROLLER. THE ROLLER STARTED TURNING PULLING THE PIECE OF METAL THROUGH HIS RT HAND. LACERA7ION OF PALM RT HAND, LACERATIONS TOP OF RT HAND
TRAVELING DOWN 9AMP INTO QUARRY WITH A LOAD OF STONE.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE DOZER WAS GOING INTO QUARRY AHEAD OF HIM THE TRUCK WAS IN SECOND GEAR,HE TRIED TO BRAKE.BUT HAD NO BRAK ES AND THE TRUC5 BEGAN TO TRAVEL FASTER.HE THEN SHIFTED FROM SECOND TO FIRST AND THE TRUCK BEGIN TO SLOWING UP,SO HE PULLED UP EMERGENCY BRAKE BUT THE TRUCK DIDN'T STOP.AT THAT TIME HE SHIFTED
EMP WAS TRAVELI3G DOWN RAMP INTO QUARRY ON WATER TRUCK HE WAS APPLYING BRAKES TRYING TO SLOW THE TRUCK DOWN WHEN ALMOST AT BOTOM OF RAMP THE AIR WENT OUT O N BRAKES HE TRIED TO SHIFT TO ANOT ANOTHER GEAR TO3TRY TO SLOW DOWN THE TRUCK AND AVOID GOING OVER INTO QUARRY TO NEXT LEVEL HE AMDE A TURN TO THE LEFT AT THAT TIME THE FRONT SPINDLE SNAPPED CAUSING RIGHT FRONT WHEEL TO BREAK O