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EE WAS WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT, PUTTING ON NEW BRACKETS. HE WAS BETWEEN THE CLAMPS THAT WERE BEING HELD BY THE PULL ALONG. THE BELT WAS TURNED ON AND CLAMPS CAME UP, HITTING EE AND WEDGED THE EE BETWEEN THE ROLLERS.
EE WAS CHECKING THE AIR SYSTEM ON THE LOADER. THE ENGINE ON THE LOADER WAS RUNNING. SOMETHING MUST HAVE FELL INTO THE FAN THEN GOT BLOWN BACK AND HIT EE IN THE EYE.
HE WAS PULLING DOWN ON THE CONVEYOR BELT AND A ROCK CAME DOWN AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH, BREAKING A TOOTH.
HE WAS WORKING AT THE CRUSHER ON THE DISCHARGE FLASHING. HE WAS LOOSENING THE NUTS ON THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE FLASHING AND TAPPING THE FLASHING DOWN WITH A HAMMER. HE PUT THE HAMMER UNDER THE BELT AND PUSHED UP. THE HAMMER STUCK IN THE ROLLER AND WAS PULLED THROUGH THE ROLLER WHILE HE WAS STILL HOLDING THE HAMMER.