Employee climbed onto 48" x 60" feed conveyor to check bearings on idle roller. He knelt down on the conveyor frame then onto the belt to reach over to check a bearing. The belt twisted under his weight and since he failed to put on fall proctection and lifeline, he fell 10' to the ground, breaking his right elbow, 3 ribs and puncturing his lung. No equipment damage.
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December 14, 2005
ND · Coal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Center Coal Co-Div/General Industries Inc · Fall from machine
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