74339NG ROCK OUT OF JAW CRUSHER WITH CHAIN.
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Showing all 28WALKING AWAY FROM THE ROCK SCREW TWISTED HIS FOOT
EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING HIS POST TO GO HOME FOR THE EVENING & FELL THROUGH A HATCH ON THE CATWALK FLOOR OF THE SIMPLICITY WET SHAKER & HIT HIS HEAD ON THE GUARD AROUND THE LADDER
WHILE WORKING ON THE GOLDEN GATE FEEDER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE ON THE GUARD RAILS.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A CLIPA DN USING A CHISEL TO DO SO. HE STRUCK THE CHISEL WITH A HAMMER CAUSING THE CHIP TO SHATTER AND A SMALL PIECE OF METAL STRUCK AND EMBEDDED INTO HIS CHEST.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FIX A SPRING LOADED HOSE REEL WHICH SPUN SUDDENLY.
EMPL WAS REMOVING 8" CHECK VALVE WHEN IT SLIPPED & SMASHED FINGER BETWEEN LARGE ROCK.
EMPL IS LOADER OPER.THE SHAKING AND JARRING FROM HITTING A COUPLE OF BIG BUMPS MADE HIS BACK HURT.
WHEN TRYING TO CLEAR ROCK FROM THE CRUSHER,HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS NECK.
HE WAS CLEANING THE BASE OF THE ROLLERS FROM DIRT WITH HIS HAND WHILE THE BELT WAS IN MOTION. HIS HAND WAS TOO CLOSE TO THE ROLLERS WHICH GRABBED HIS HAND AND WAS BURNED BY THE BELT.
EMPL REMOVING CLAY FROM CONVEYOR AND SMASHED LEFT MIDDLE FINGER ON ROCK.WAS TREATED AND IMMEDIATELY RELEASED TO FULL DUTY BY DR.
MOVING LARGE PIPE FROM ABOVE TO BELOW, IT WAS HEAVY, HE LOST HIS GRIP AND IT CUT INTO HIS HAND.
OPERATING LOADER AND SEAT WAS TOO FAR FROM THE THROTTLE.
MOVING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER
PUTTING BEARING ON PINION SHAFT. HEATED BEARING SO WHEN BEARING HOT TO USE PUNCH TO DRIVE ONE. HE DID NOT PUT SAFETY GOGGLES ON A PIECE OF CHISEL FLEW UP INTO EYE AREA.
EMPLOYEE INDEPENDENTLY DECIDED TO GO UPON CONVEYOR BELT TO THE GEAR AREA TO CLEAN OUT ROCKS. THE GEAR AS IT TURNED SMASHED TWO FINGERS.
IT HAD BEEN RAINING FOR A COUPLING DAYS SO THE GROUND WAS WET. HE WAS TURNING OFF THE FUEL ON THE MOTOR OF THE OFF ROAD 85TON WABCO TRUCK WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE FENDER HIS CHIN HIT THE FENDER KNOCKING EXISTING CAP OFFOF A TOOTH.
WHILE CLEANING CLAY OUT OF SMALL LJ CONE BY POUNDING WITH A MALLET ONE FINGER GOT HOOKED ON ROCK GUARD.
I WAS ADJUSTING3THE SPEED ON THE L OWER PLANT OF BELTS, A ROCK FELL FROM THE BELT AND HIT ME ON MY HEAD ABOVE MY RIGHT EAR, KNOCKING MY HARD HAT OFF. I WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIENCIOUS FOR A M MINUTE. I GOT A31 1/2 INCH CUT ABOVE MY RIGHT EAR
HE WAS SIPHONIN1 DIESEL FUEL OUT OF GALLON BARREL THROUGH A HOSE AND THE FUEL COME OUT OF THE HOSE BEFORE HE EXPECTED IT TO AND HE STARTED COUGHING AND SAYS HE SWALLOWED ABOUT ONE HALF CUP. H E VOMITED SEVER5L TIMES AND FEELING LIGHTHEADED.
THAT MORNING TH9 LOADER OPERATOR I.NAME CALLED THE 3 WELDERS INTO THE UTILITY TRAILER TO TALK TO US ABOUT WHO WAS IN CHARGE OF THE WELDERS. HE STARTED TO GET LOUD SO I, I.NAME DIDNT WANT TO HE AR AND I STARTE8 TO WALK OUT OF THE MEETING TO GO BACK TO WORK. HE I.NAME GRABBED ME BY THE SHIRT AND SHOVED ME AGAINST THE UTILITY TRAILER WALL HURTING MY LEFT SHOULDER
I.NAME WAS DIGG3NG WITH A SHOVEL WHEN HE TRIPPED AND FELL CAUSING TO TWIST HIS ANKLE
EMPLOYEE WAS IN8TRUCTED TO USE BREAKER BAR TO TURN PULLEY TO FREE LODGED ROCK. TRIED TO DO THIS MANUALLY, CAUSING BELTS TO SNAP-CRUSHING AND CUTTING HIS HANDS IN THE PULLEY. CRUSH INJURY.
I WAS PRYING A 5ARGE ROCK WITH A BAR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND SMASHED MY FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND A STRUCTURE MEMBER OF THE CRUSHER
I WAS MANNING 2NE OF THE CONES THE CONE GOT CLOGGED WITH A LARGE ROCK I HAD TO HAMMER A PIECE OF METAL INTO THE ROCK TO GET IT TO GO DOWN THRU THE CONE THE BAR MOVED AND I HAMMERED MY FING ER 3
I.NAME WAS WATE9ING DOWN THE MAIN ROAD IN THE WATER TRUCK AND CAME BACK AND WATERED DOWN BLOGRENS LOWER PLANT NEXT TO SCALE HOUSE WHEN BLONGRENS LOADER OPERATOR PUT HIS BUCKET DOWN AS HE CAM E BY HE RAISED 2IS BUCKET UP AND STARTED BACKING UP WITHOUT LOOKING BACK HIS BACK PART OF LOADER COLLIDED WITH FRONT OF WATER TRUCK
I WAS GOING TO 1UT COME COOLANT IN THE RADIATOR BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE RADIATOR WAS RUNNING HOT AS I TOOK THE RADIATOR CAP OFF I FELT THERE WAS TOO MUCH PRESSURE UNDER THE CAP BUT I COULD NOT H OLD IT DOWN DUE3TO EXTREME HEAT SO I LET GO AND JUMPED OFF THE LOADER BUT I COULD NOT GET FAST ENOUGH THE HOT WATER BURNED MY RT HAND AND RT STOMACH AND CHEST
WATER SPEWED FR2M RADIATOR BURNING LEFT ARM AND LEFT LATERAL CHEST