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Employee was operating a loader. The right side window was open and employee was backing up and the right window slammed shut, breaking the glass. He then parked the loader noticing that he received a laceration to the right arm from the glass.
While cleaning rock from barge that the crane had missed or could not get. The employee was operating the skid steer loader when it caught on a weld in the barge and jolted the employee sideway causing employee to hit the right side of head on the R.O.P.S. cutting employee's right ear.
Employee was installing V-Belts, on a screw conveyor, when screw conveyor started and tried to run, pulling employees left index and center fingers between the V-Belts and the drive sheave. Employee was taken to hospital and found he had both fingers broken, lacerations, and missing finger nails from both fingers. Employee was treated and released from hospital.
EE WAS MOVING A PALLET OF BRICKI. FORK SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN FORKS AND BRICK RESULTING IN A CUT TO EE RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING DOWN HILL IN THE COMPANY GOLF CART. HE BEGAN TO ROUND A CORNER ON THE GRAVEL ROAD WHEN HIS WHEELS LOCKED AND THE CART TIPPED, PINNING HIS LEG AND ANKLE.
WHILE PICKING UP REJECTS, EE TURNED THE BOBCAT TO THE RIGHT TO TAKE THEM OUTSIDE. HE MUST OF BACKED UP TOO FAR. THE LEFT REAR SIDE HIT A SUPPORT BEAM AND THREW HIM AROUND IN THE BOBCAT. HE END ED UP WITH STRAIN OF THE NECK AND BACK.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE FEEDER AND NEEDED TO EMPTYTHE SCREW UPSTREAM FROM THE FEED. THE SPROCKET ON THE MOTOR CAUGHT HIS LEG AND BOUND IT UP.
INJURED WAS OPERATING A SKID LOADER ALL WEEK WHEN HE DEVELOPED PAIN IN RIGHT FOOT FROM OPERATING FOOT PEDALS.
WHILE WALKING BACK TO THE JOB TRUCK, DRIVERS FOOT SLIPPED OFF CLUTCH CAUSING IT TO JUMP FORWARD STRIKING EE IN THE LEG/KNEE AREA.
HE BROUGHT LOAD MILL SCALE. WHILE DUMPING THE MILL SCALE IT HUNG UP IN BED AND TRUCK AND TRAILERTURNED OVER.
THE LOADED HAUL TRUCK WAS COMING DOWN HILL WHEN CONTROL WAS LOST, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO BREAK UP AGGLOMERATEDSLAG BY DIGGING INTO THE BASE OF THE PILE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE LOADER BUCKET. DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF THIS TASK THE BACK END OF THE LO ADER LIFTED OFF THE PAVEMENT UNTIL SLAG FRACTURED CAUSING LOADER TO DROP BACK TO THE PAVEMENT. ALTHOUGH THE EMPLOYEE WAS BELTED IN THE RESULTING BOUNCE CAUSED HIS A WHIPLASH TYPE OF INJURY.
EMPLOYEE STATES WATER TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING HAD BRAKES (FAIL) GO OUT AND HE JUMPED OUT RECEIVING MODERATE INJURIES TO RIGHT SIDE OF BODY.
SMASHED RIGHT SMALL FINGER WHEN ROCK HIT CLAY SKIMMER. SKIMMER IS LIKE A SNOW PLOW ON A CONVEYOR.