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WHILE INSTALLING A 20' SECTION OF FIELD CONVEYOR. THE CHAIN HOLDING THE SECTION TO THE FORKLIFT SLIPPED-PAUSING THE SECTION OF CONVEYOR TO DROP DOWN ON EE S RT FOOT.
THE EE WAS REMOVING A ROCK THAT WAS STUCK IN THEHEAD PULLEY OF CONVEYOR #5. IN THE PROCESS OF REMOVING THE ROCK THE CONVEYOR KNOCKED THE ROCK AGAINST HIS RIGHT HAND PUSHING IT AGAINST THE META L ON THE GUARD. THE RESULT OF THIS WAS SOFT TISSUE INJURY OF THE RIGHT THUMB.
EE WAS ENTERING THE THIRD CURVE IN THE THIRD BENCH WHEN EH 769 CAT HAUL TRUCK TIPPED OVER ON ITS SIDE. EE ONLY SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, SORE MUSCLES AND STIFFNESS THROUGH HIS BODY.
EMP WAS TURNING V BELT PULLEY BY HAND IN ORDER TO MAKE REPAIRS TO SANDSCREW SHAFT ASSEMBLY. EMP DID NOT REALIZE THE AMOUNG OF TENSION AGAINST THE V BELTS. SHAFT ROLLED BACKWARDS PULLING HIS FI NGER INTO THE PINCH POINT ON THE PULLEY.
HE SAID HIS BACK WAS INJURED BECAUSE HE WAS DRIVING TOO FAST AND THE HAUL ROAD WAS BUMPY. HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT.
WASHING UNDER CONVY ROCK FELL OFF CONVY HIT HIM IN BACK BRUISED
#1 CONVEYOR BELT AT THE JAW CRUSHER WAS STOPPED BECAUSE IT WAS OVERLOADED BY ROCKS EMPLOYEE HAD TO PUT PRESSURE ON BELT & IT STARTED UP EMPLOYEE LEFT LEG ANKLE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & SUPPOR T BEAM
DIGGING IN PILE PILE FELL ON LOADER GLASS POPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM CAUSIG SM CUTS ABRASIONS ON HANDS AND FACE.
EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF A MOVING HAUL TRUCK AS IT WAS PREPARING TO BACK UP TO JAW FEEDER.
EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE DUMPING ROCKS FROM HIS TRUCK THE HYDRAULIC FITTING BROKE ON THE TRUCK CAUSING THE BED OF THE TRUCK TO FALL AND JAR HIS BACK
ROLLER WASN'T -EMPLOYEE WAS TAPPING ROLLER WITH A PIECE OF METAL TO GET IT GOING-ROLLER STARTED UP; THROWING METAL AWAY & PULLED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE CONVEYOR BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS UP IN BOOM OF TRUCK WHEN A LEVER WENT BAD IN THE TRUCK AND OTHER EMPLOYEE COULDNT CONTROL BOOM CAUSING BOOM TO PUSH HIS ARM AGAINST LIGTH POLE SCRAPED ARM AND BRUISED CHEST
EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING OFF OF GAURD, HE DROPPED A BOLT AND REACHED BEHIND THE GAURD TO GET THE BOLT, CAUGHT HIS HAND IN THE PULLEY AND CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
BODY WAS CAUGHT3BETWEEN A FORK LIFT A TRAILER WHEN FORKLIFT ROLLED & SQUEEZED HIS ABDOMINAL AREA.
EMPL OPERATING 3W6.BRAKES HARD TO MASH.AFTER CONTINUOUSLY MASHING BRAKE HE SPRANG HIS BACK.
I NAME WAS HAUL3NG CROSSTIES ON THE LOWBOY. A CROSSTIE LODGED BETWEEN THE TRAILER AND THE TIRE. I NAME AND LOADER OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO FREE THE TIRE BY RAISING THE TRAILER WITH THE LOADER BUC KET. THE LOADER3BUCKET SLIPPED DROPPING THE TRAILER, WHICH BOUNCED, MASHING I NAME RIGHT FOOT BETWEEN THE LOADER BUCKET AND THE TRAILER.