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WAS ON DRY DIRT STEPPING UP INTO A STEPPED PICK UP TRUCK. LEFT LEG GAVE OUT AND HE FELL TO GROUND.
WHILE THE EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A CONTAINER OF DETONATORS WITH A PAIR OF WIRE CUTTERS, THE CUTTERS SLIPPED CUTTING HIS INDEX FINGER CAUSING LACERATION TO THE FINGER.
DRIVER WAS LEAVING PIT TO DUMP AREA AT TOP OF HILL WHEN HE NOTICED A FLASH THAT HE THOUGHT WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE GEAR SELECTOR. HE STOPPED ON THE HILL TO CHECK THE SHORT AND THE TRUCK MOTOR DIED. THE TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL AND STRUCK THE HIGHWALL, TURNED ON ITS SIDE AND THE DRIVER FELL OUT.
VICTIM WAS WALKING AND GRINDING ON METAL BAR IN WASH PLANT. SLIVER OF STEEL LOGDED IN LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GOGGLAN AT THE TIME.
ENTERING PIT TRUCK CAME OUT OF GEAR, HE KILLED ENGINE JUMPED FROM TRUCK BRUISING R LEG AND R HIP
OPER GETTING CHAIN FROM TOOL BOX ON DOZER WHEN TOOLBOX LID CLOSED ON RIGHT THUMB.WENT TO DR 6-18-90.
MECHANICS W NAME AND I NAME WERE PREPARING TO INSTALL NEW HEADS ON 455 DOZER THEY WERE REMOVING METAL GASKETS WHEN I NAME CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON THE OLD GASKET
I NAME WAS HELPING REPAIR A BROKEN PIPE WHEN HE DROPPED A 2 FOOT SECTION OF PIPE ON TOP OF HIS FOOT
MOVING CHERRY PICKER MACHINE RAN OUT OF FUEL LOST ALL POWER STEERING CONTROL AND OPERATOR JUMPED OFF AND SLIPPED ON ASPHALT HURT HIP AND LEG CRACKED PELVIS
U NAME WAS OPER5TING CRUSHER HE REACHED ONTO THE BELT TO REMOVE A PIECE OF GOB WHEN A PIECE OF COAL ROLLED BACK DOWN THE BELT STRIKING THE OPERATORS RIGHT HAND
EMPLOYEE STOOD UP ON MACHINE WHILE MACHINE WAS ON MOTION TO CHECK IF ANY TRFFIC WAS COMING FROM HISRIGHT WHEN HE STOOD UP HE LOST HIS BALANCEFALLING FROM THE MACHINE THE LEFT REAR WHEEL PASSE D OVER HIS BODY
SHUT INDEX FINGER AND LITTLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND IN TUNER DOOR.