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WAS BUSTING UP 5 ROCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN HE HIT THE ROCK, THE SLEDGE HAMMER TURNED ONE DIRECTION AND HIS WRIST WENT IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
EMPL CUTTING PI9CE OF TAPE OFF NEW EXHAUST PIPE WITH PEN KNIFE WHEN IT CLOSED CUTTING LEFT THUMB
I NAME CLIMBED 6PON A LOADER TO WORK ON THE STEERING SHAFT AS HE WAS COMING DOWN OFF THE LOADER HE STEPPED ON A TIRE WHICH WAS WET HE HAD MUD ON HIS BOOTS AND WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE TIRE HE SLIPPED FALLING3TO THE GROUND ON HIS BUTTOCKS AS HE WAS FALLING HE HIT HIS BACK ON THE TIRE
I.NAME WAS OPER5TING A PIT TRUCK WHEN ENGINE STOPPED. I.NAME LOST CONTROL OF PIT TRUCK ALLEGEDLYFROM BRAKE FAILURE & T RUCK COLLIDED WITH DIRT BANK.
I NAME WAS ATTE4PTING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE BACK OF THE CRUSHER AND WHEN ROCK WAS DISLODGED IT FELL ON H IS BIG TOE
EMPLOYEE HAD RE4OIVED 4 BOLTS FROM BELLYPAN OF DOZER LEAVING 2 BOLTS THAT HAD BEEN PARTIALLY LOOSENED TO HOLD IT UP WHILE THEY WERE PREPARING TO HOOK UP COME-ALONG TO SUPPORT IT THE BOLT ON HIS SIDE STRIPP9D OUT ALLOWING PAN TO DROP HE TRIED TO PULL HIS HAND AWAY FROM IT BUT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS HAND TO BE PINCHED AGAINST THE FRAME SEVERING 4 FINGERS ON HIS LEFT HAND HE WAS STANDI
EMPLOYEE WAS JUMPING UP INTO A TRUCK TO WORK ON IT, WHEN HE DISLOCATED HIS KNEE. HE WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK IN PLACE ON HIS OWN. LATER THAT SAME DAY WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON A LOADER IT KICKED OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HAD TO PUT IT BACK IN PLACE FOR HIM. 7 DAYS LATER WHILE LOADING HOLES IT CAME OUT AGAIN AND THEY COULDN\T GET IT TO GO BACK. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TOOK HIM T
2 EES ENTERED MINUS 1" STORAGE BIN FROM THE TOP TO DISLODGE A HANGUP OF BRIDGED MATERIALS. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THE MATERIALS COLLAPSED ENGULFING BOTH EES. THE BIN WAS NOT
2 EES ENTERED MINUS 1" STORAGE BIN FROM THE TOP TO DISLODGE A HANGUP OF BRIDGED MATERIALS. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO T HE ACCIDENT. THE MATERIALS COLLAPSED ENGULFING BOTH EES. THE BIN WAS NOT COVERED & WAS EXPOSED TO EXTREME COLD & SNOW CONDITIONS.