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WHILE GETTING OFF OF THE CRANE EE SLIPPED AND FELL CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS RIGHT KNEE.
WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE A ROCK THAT HAD GOTTEN STUCK IN THE JAW IT SMASHED AND CUT EE FINGER BETWEEN IT AND THE SIDE OF JAW.
WHILE CORRECTING A CONVEYOR BELT ROLLER WITH A HAMMER MY BACK SWING CAUGHT A ROLLER TAKING MY HAMMER AND MY FINGERS AROUND IT.
CLIMBED INTO CHUTE WITH 8 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO OPEN GATE FOR CHANGING PRODUCTS AT CRUSHER AND AS HAMMERING FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK. IN ORDER TO OPEN GATE ONE MUST LIE ON SIDE AT AN ANGLE AND HAMMER GATE OPEN OR CLOSED.
OPERATING ROCK CRUSHER STOPPED FEEDER TO ALLOW JAW CRUSHER TO CLEANOUT AFTER JAW CLEARED EE BEGAN TO CLEAN GRIZZLY WHEN COUPLE OF ROCKS HAD FALLEN INTO THE JAW, ONE OF THEM WAS CRUSHED, IT FRACTURED, THROWING A CHUCK THROUGH THE GUARD AND HITTING EE IN THE EAR KNOCKING HIM BACK, LACERATED HIS RIGHT EAR.
LOADING CONVEYOR BELT, TIRES & DOLLYS ONTO FLATBED. EE CLIMBED ON TOP OF BELTS AND UNHOOKED CHAINS FROM LEG AND REHOOKED AT TOP OF BUCKET. WHEN HE TURNED HIS BACK TO GET OFF, WAS HIT IN BACK W ITH WHAT HE BELEIVES TO BE THE LEGAS AND KNOCKED FROM THE TRAILER.
PUMP RAN OUT OF FUEL, I CHECKED THE OIL, REFULED, STARTED PUMP, GOT OIL, AS I TOOK CAP OFF, PUT OIL IN CAUGHT FINGERS IN FAN.
CUT SMALL PIECE OF STEEL OFF SIDE OF ROCK CHUTE AND THE PIECE OF METAL FELL INTO RIGHT BOOT BY THE TIME HE GOT OUT OF AREA HE WAS WELDING IN AND GOT HIS BOOT OFF, HIS SOCK WAS ON FIRE,BURNING HIS FOOT. MAY NEED SKIN GRAFTS.
EE FELL STRIKING HIS HEAD ON CONCRETE FLOOR & DOOR JAM. EE WAS UNCONCIOUS WHEN REACHED BY OFFICEPERSONNEL. REGAINED CONCIOUSNESS BUT REMAINED CONFUSED. 911 WAS CALLED & HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSP WHERE HE SPENT THE DAY, RELEASED SAME EVENING. HAS CONCUSSION & FACIAL CUTS
HAULING ROCK TO CRUSHER, LARGE ROCK FELL OFF TRUCK, CALLED PIT LOADER ON CB TO COME REMOVE ROCK FROM ROAD, UPON NEXT RUN, ROCK STILL IN ROAD, GOT OUT OF TRUCK & TRIED TO MOVE ROCK BY HAND. MOV ED IT 4' TO 5', PICKED IT UP TO MOVE IT AGAIN & IT ROLLED BACK OVER MY FINGER. BRUISING THE BONE. FOUND OUT LATER THE PIT LOADER DID NOT HAVE HIS RADIO ON.
EE STEPPED ON A ROCK & BRUISED OR STRAINED FOOT. CONTINUED TO WORK, FINISHED SHIFT DID NOT GET PAINFUL UNTIL HE WAS OFF OF IT FOR A WHILE.
ON CATWALK ON JAW PLANT BETWEEN THE JAW AND THE FEEDER. FEEDING COLUMNAR ROCK AND VERY BONEY, BIG BASALT. A LARGE ROCK APX. 18"X18" FLEW OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON A ROCK ON THE HR DECK CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND TWIST HIS ANKLE (LEFT).
STICK PICKING CLAY BALLS FROM CONVEYOR BELT WITHA SHOVEL. SHOVEL GOT STUCK IN CLAY ON BELT AND PULLED OUT OF MY HANDS. SHOVEL HIT HANDLE ON INSIDE SHACK WALL, BOUNCED ON ITS WAY BACK UP AND ST RUCK MY FACE (CHIN, MOUTH AND NOSE).
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM EXCAVATOR, SLIPPED ON MUDDY TRACK, LANDED ON UNEVEN GROUND, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.
WORKER WAS DRIVER PIT TRUCK AT ALBANY PLANT, ENTERING PIT EMPTY WHEN WENT OVER LARGE BUMP AND WAS LIFTED OUT OF HIS SEAT, CAME DOWN HARD AND INJURED LEFT TESTICAL AND GROIN AREA.
CLEANING VSI CRUSHER WITH FIRE HOSE, SET HOSE ONPLATFORM & THREW HOSE UP ON TOP OF VSI. BALL VALVE ON COPPER NOZZLE HIT SOMETHING, TURNED ON HOSE. OUT OF CONTROL. HOSE & NOZZLE HIT EMP IN RT E YE THEN TURNED ITSELF OFF.
WHILE GETTING OUT OF PIT TRUCK I MISSED OFFSET BOTTEM STEP. PUTTING ALL MY WEIGHT ON MY LEFT ANKLE * KNEE TWISTING IT TO THE LEFT TO WHERE I COULDN'T PUT WEIGHT ON IT FOR A FE MINUTES AND NOW HURTS TO WALK. SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A TIP ON A TORCH WITH A CRESCENT WRENCH WHEN THE NUT CAM ELOOSE, THE WRENCH SLIPPED PAST AND CUT HIS FINGER RIGHT ACROSS HIS KNUCKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING MAIN LINE CABLE ON YARDER WHEN THE TOWER COLLAPSED & TIPPED THE YARDER OVER ON ITS SIDE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY AN UNKNOWN OBJECT IN THE HEAD ALSO WAS THROWN OFF TE MACHIN E AS IT TIPPED OVER
YEMPLOYEE WAS HEPIN GTH EOPERATOR CHANGE AMAIN LINE CABLE ON THE YARDER. THE TOWER COLLAPSED AND TIPPED OVER THE YARDER. THE EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN OFF THE MACHINE AND STRUCK THE GRAVEL SURFAC E.
WORKING ON 2ND STATION, ON 4 INCH WATER LINE TRYING TO PULL LINE BACK UP CATWALK AFTER PUTTING FITTING ON. FITTING CAME OFF AND WENT TO THE GROUND AND AT SAME TIME EE HAD TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING.
WORKER WAS ON ELEVATED WALKWAY WORKING ON CRUSHER WHEN HE TURNED AROUND HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROX. 6-8' TO THE GROUND.
CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT LEFT THUMB REQUIRING STITCHES
CHANGING SCREENS LIFTING & OR PULLING CAUSED STRAIN TO RT CHEST
MOVING A NEW PULLY ON SHAFT TO ALIGN PULLEY SLIPPED OFF END OF SHAFT & PINCHED EMPLOYEES RIGHT INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL X-RAYED AFTER BLOOD DRAINED F ROM UNDER NAIL. FINGER IS BROKEN. CLEAN BREAK WAS SPLINTED & EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK.
EMPL WAS PUSHING ON A 5'PRY BAR. EMPL WAS PUSHING HARD W/HIS UPPER BODY, GAVE AN EXTRA SHOVE & FELT PAIN IN HIS SIDE. NEXT MORNING EMPL WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN & WENT TO DOCTOR. EMPL HAS CRACKED RIBS.
PAINS WHEN PULLING ON PIPE WRENCH PAIN WENT AWAY THEN WHILE CLEANING SPRAY BARS ON WET SCREENS IT REOCCURRED
WAS GETTING OFF BOBCAT AND WAS A BURR ON HANDLE AND RIPPED INTO MY FINGER. FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS CUT TO BONE REQUIRING STITCHES AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM OF MERIDIAN PARK HOSP. IN TUALATIN, OREG ON.
WAS ALTERING A ROCK CHUTE. OTHER EMPLOYEE AND HG
SLIPPED ON ROCK OUTSIDE AND TWISTED LEG
THE WATER CANNON CARRIAGE WAS LOWERED TO REST ON THE BOTTOM OF THE POND SO THE HOISTING CABLE COULD BE REMOVED FROM THE WINCH. HE WAS COILING THE EXTRA LINE OFF THE WINCH (30') INTO HIS LEFT H AND. THE CARRIAGE SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE FROM RESTING PLACE UNDERWATER AND JERKED THE COILED CABLE OUT OF HIS HAND WRAPPING AROUND ARM 1 1/2 TIMES, CABLE TIGHTENED, FLIPPED HIS ARM LOOSE.
ADJUSTING OVERSIZE ROCK FOR ENTRANCE INTO CRUSHING CHAMBER PINCHED THUMB
WEATHER-RAIN,STEADY DOWNPOUR ALL DAY.OPERATING TRACKHOE.WHEN FINISHED PARKED MACHINE AND STEPPED OUT ON MUDDY WET TRACK.SLIPPED ,STEPPED BACKWARDS FALLING BACKWARDS OFF MACHINE.THERE ARE NO ST EPS TO ASSIST IN ENTERING OR EXITING MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A HAMMER AND ANOTHE EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING WITH ANOTHER HAMMER TO DRIVE A WEDGE BAR OUT ON CRUSHER ROTOR. A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF Z-BAR AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EY E AND BECAME EMBEDDED THERE.
EMPL WAS LOADING BLASTING HOLES WITH DYNAMITE WHEN SHORTLEY THEREAFTER GOT A BAD NITROGLYCERIN HEADACHE TOOK ASPRIN AND WAITED AWHILE HEADACHE GOT WORSE NECK WAS VERY STIFF WENT TO HOSPITAL
PULLING TROUGHING ROLL INTO POSITION CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND ROLL -THUMB- RIGHT HAND.
WORKER WAS INSTALLING A GREASE HOSE ON THE CONVEYOR BY HANGING OVER THE SIDE HE HAD BRACED HIMSELF WITH HIS LEG AT SOME PART HE SLIPPED AND CAUSED HIMSELF INJURY TO HIS LEG
I.NAME WELDING ON CONVEYOR.HE STOOD UP AND HIT HEAD ON A CONVEYOR GUARD.
WAS STRUCK IN THE NOSE BY A METAL BAR WHILE MAKING AN ADJUSTMENT TO THE PIONEER ROCK JAW CRUSHER THE METAL BAR IS NOT A PART OF THE CRUSHER BUT AN ADJUSTMENT TOOL
DRIVING A EUCLI8-FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT, SENDING ROCKS & DEBRIS INTO CAB WHICH BROKE THE MIRROR-OPERATOR HIT WITH ROCKS AND GLASS IN FACE AND EAR.
PULLING SCREEN 0ROM CRUSHER WIRE BROKE FELL BACKWARDS 11 FT TO GROUND LANDING ON HEAD AND SHOULDERS DISK COMPRESSION , EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING DAY