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ROCK FELL OFF CONVEYER ONTO ROCK BOX, WHICH EE HAD HIS HAND. ROCK STRUCK HAND CRUSHED MIDDLEFINGER.
INJURED WAS DRIVING ON MURFREESBORO ROAD AND SPENCE LANE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A STATION WAGON AND IN TURN STRUCK ANOTHER TRUCK WHICH CAUSED WHIPLASH AFFECT AND LOSS OF MOTION IN NECK AND B ACK.
EMPL WAS BENDING OVER WHILE SHOVELING SPILLAGE UNDER CONVEYOR BELT. 3" STONE TOPPLED FROM CONVEYOR BELT FROM 10' UP HITTING EMPL IN RIGHT SIDE OF LOWER BACK. BELT IS GUARDED BY SIDE BOARDS I S UNKNOWN HOW STONE WORKED ITS WAY OUT BUT WE HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE IT DIDN'T. EMPL WENT TO DR LATER THAT NIGHT.
CRUSHER OPERATO9 NOTICED THAT A DROP POINT HAD STOPPED UP AND SHUT DOWN TO CLEAR IT HE DID SO AND RESTARTED HIS BELTS NOT NOTICING THAT I.NAME HAD CLIMBED UPON ONE OF THE BELTS TO HELP HIM CL EAR THE BIN WHE3 THE BELT STARTED I.NAME JUMPED FROM THE BELT 5 FT HIGH AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST THE TAIL PULLEY GUARD HE RECEIVED 8 STITCHES TO THE REAR OF HIS HEAD CRUSHER OPERATOR ADMIT
OPERATOR WAS DESCENDING GRADE FROM CRUSHER RUN PILE & COULD NOT SLOW MACHINE SUFFICIENTLY TO COMFORTABLY NEGOTIATE ROUGH GROUND. LOWER BUCKET INTO GROUND TO STOP. MACHINE STOPPED ABRUPTLY THR OWING OPERATOR AGAINST STEERING WHEEL. BRUISING CHEST.
THE INJURED USED A SHOVEL TO CLEAN PACKED MATERIAL FROM RUNNING BELT IDLER ROLLER-AGAINST SAFETY REGS & CO POLICY. THE SHOVEL WENT BETWEEN THE BELT & ROLLER CRUSHER THE HANDLE TO MOVE VIOLEN TLY. THE SWINGING AHNDLE PINCHED THE MANS RT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE FRAME CAUSING A BAD BRUISE & MINOR LACERATION.