I NAME WAS PERFORMING NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR REMOVING A BEARING RACE FROM A SHAFT A PRY BAR WAS USED TO RELEASE THE BEARING I NAME WAS PULLING THE PRY BAR TOWARD HIM WHEN THE ANCHORED END OF THE BAR SLIPPED & RELEASED CAUSING THE BAR TO H IT HIM IN THE EYE THE JOB REQUIRED NO TRAINING & MINIMAL SKILLS PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR LESSONED THE SEVERITY OF THE BLOW
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Showing all 5EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING A GRADER AND SHUT IT OFF ON AHILL TO TALK TO SOMEONE-THE GRADER RAN DOWN THE HILL AND THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED.
GETTING OFF DRA1LINE AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
I NAME HAD PULLED UP TO THE DRAGLINE TO LOAD AND WAS PARKED APPROX. 10 FT FROM THE EDGE OF THE EMBANKMENT. HE WAS CLEANING HIS WINDSHIELD AND FELT THE TRUCK MOVE. THE EMBANKMENT GAVE AWAY. HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND, THE TRUCK ROLLED INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT.
MR. CATES WAS OPERATING A LOADER, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE DIED, THE BRAKES FAILED, THE LOADER WAS ROLLING DOWN THE HILL AND MR. CATES JUMPED FROM THE LOADER AND HIT THE GROUND. FRACTURED RIGHT LEG IN TWO PLACES-BROKEN LEFT HEEL.