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MOVING STEAM CLEANER INTO OFFICE (TOMINIMIZE FREEZING OF WATER) AND STRAINED MUSCLE IN BACK.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP INTO THE EUCLID TRUCK TO MOVESTOCKPILE. AS HE WAS CLIMBING HE RAISED HIS HEADAND HIT BOTTOM CORNER OF TRUCK BED CUTTING TOP OF HIS HEAD.
WAS WELDING WEAR PLATE TO BUCKET OF 235C EXCAVATOR. PLATE WAS TACK WELDED TO BUCKET FINAL WELD WAS STARTED WHEN PLATE CAME OFF STRIKING EE ON LEFT SIDE OF CHEST, CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN PL ATE AND CHEST.
EE WAS IN SHOP REPLACING TEETH ON 988B CAT LOADER BUCKET. HE HIT ONE OF THE TEETH WITH A HAMMER TO LOOSEN IT. A PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN HIS RT KNEE.
EE WAS RESTACKING BAGS ON THE TRUCK WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL OFF THE TRUCK ONTO A ROCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CONVEYORS FROM FLATBED TRUCK. HE JUMPED DOWN TO THE GROUND, LANDING WITH HIS HEEL ON A ROCK.
WAS CLIMBING OUT OF GRAVEL WASHER SLIPPED ON CATWALK FOOT STUCK UNDER BOTTOM RAIL BODY WENT FORWARD OVEREXTENDING KNEE
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE CRUSHING AND SCREENING PLANT. THE NORDBERG OMNICONE CRUSHER BEGAN MAKING AN UNUSUAL NOISE. A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL AND THE DRILL BIT FROM A TAMROCK ROCK DRILL HAD MAD E THEIR WAY INTO THE CONE CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING THE CRUSHER WHEN THE STEEL AND BIT POPPED OUT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS FACE CAUSING CUTS, BROKEN BONES AND SWELLLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING AN OFF ROAD DUMP TRUCK ON WILLIAMSVILLE STONE COMPANY PRIVATE HAUL ROAD. AFTER HE DUMPED A LOAD OF MATERIAL, HE TRAVELED ON THE HAUL ROAD, WHICH PASSES UNDERNEATH A BRIDGE . THE BED OF HIS TRUCK, WHICH HAD NOT BEEN LOWERED, CAUGHT THE "I" BEAMS OF THE BRIDGE. THIS CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO COLLIDE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE HAUL TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS MAHUALLY ALIGNING CONVEYOR BELTING ON CONVEYOR IDLERS WITH (2) OTHER EMPLOYEES HE OVEREXERTED HIS BACK PULLING THE BELT TAUT
EMPLOYEE WAS ON A 16' EXTENSION LADDER WORKING ON A GAS FURNANCE IN THE CEILING WHEN HE FELL ONTO A CONCRETE FLOOR. HE HAS MULTIPLE INJURIES, A BROKEN RIB, CRACKED SHOULDER BLADE, LEG BONE FRA CTURED, FRACTURED PELVIS BONE AND VARIOUS OTHER CUTS AND BRUISES.
EMPLOYEE WAS THROWING MUD OFF MATERIAL BELT AND HE SAID SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS SHOULDER AND ARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CROW BAR TO TRY TO REMOVE A ROCK THAT WAS HUNG UP IN THE TAIL PULLEY OF A CONVYER THE BAR MISSED THE ROCK AND HE RAMMED HIS HAND INTO THE SCREEN GUARD THAT GAURED THE TAIL PULLEY. THE CONVYER WAS STOPPED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. MASHED FINGERS AND A TORE OFF FINGERNAIL.
EMP WAS HELPING PRY A 18:00 X 25 TIRE BACK ON WHEEL OF A TEREX , BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN RIBS.
I.NAME WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREENS ON AN UNIVERSAL SCREEN AND ONE OF THE RAILS WAS DROPPED AND ONE END HIT HIM ON THE LEG AND MADE A SMALL BRUISE ON IT
AT END OF WORK 8HIFT EMPLYEE WAS GETTING OFF WORXX TRUCK, CAUGHT RING ON PIECE OF METAL, TORE THE UNDER SIDE OF HIS RING FINGER. HAD TO CUT RING OFF
WORKING ON CRUS2ER,CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING EUCLID END DUMP HAULING MATERIAL AWAY FROM THE PLANT. HE WAS STANDING ON THE PLANT STEPS AND STEPPED BACKWARDS, MISSING THE EUCLID STEPS. HE FELL AGAINST THE EUCLID WITH H IS LEFT SHOULDER.
WHILE DRIVING EUCLID END DUMP OUT OF QUARRY, DRIVER LET EUCLID PULL DOWN IN SECOND GEAR AND COULD NOT GE IT INTO FIRST BEFORE EUCLID STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. DRIVER TURNED EUCLID INTO ROCK W ALL TURNING IT OVER. DRIVERS BACK HIT TOP OF EUCLID CAUSING SOME BRUISES. X-RAYS SHOW NO BROKEN BONES.
DRIVER SAID HE HURT HIS BACK PULLING THE DUMP LEVER ON HIS DUMP TRUCK THAT HE WAS DRIVING