EMPLOYEE WAS USING PRY BAR TO DISLODGE ROCK CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER & CONVEYOR BELT. BELT CAUGHT AHOLD OF BAR & THREW IT BACK TOWARDS EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE AND HIS HEAD HIT A LADDER. EMPLOYEE HAS A BRUSIED JAW & A LUMP ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD. TAKEN TO CLINIC WHERE HE WAS EXAMINED, HAD X-RAY OF JAW. NO BROKEN BONES. HE IS OFF WORK 12/11 DUE TO SHIFT CHANGE.
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Showing all 5CLEANING DRAG CHAIN IN HOPPER. THE MACHINE WAS NOT TURNED OFF. THE CHAIN CAUGHT EE'S GLOVE PULLING HIS HADN UNDER CHAIN.
CLEANING SKID STEER LOADER. EMPLOYEE WAS BETWEENBUCKET AND LOADER FRAME. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO LOADER AND ACCIDENTLY MOVED LEVER CAUSING THE BUCKET TO PINCH EMPLOYEE'S LOWER LEG. X RAY TAKEN NEGATIVE FRACTURE. PRESCRIPTION GIVEN FOR PAIN. RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 3 DAYS.
OPERATING CASE MINI-LOADER HIT BUMP CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HEAD ON TOP OF PROTECTIVE CAGE.
2 MEN WERE LOADING A R/R CAR. THEY RELEASED THE BREAK & BEFORE THEY COULD GET THE CAR STOPPED IT RAN INTO ANOTHER CAR.