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PUT FINGER IN CHAIN ROLLER PRY BAR SLIPPED IT SEVERED HIS FINGER
INSULATORS ON THE BACK OF SAFETY SWITCH BOX EVIDENTLY HAD CRACKED, AND WHEN HH PUSHED IN A PAIR OF FUSES IT WASN'T LONG BEFORE THE BOX CAUGHT ON FIRE.
HE WAS LOOKING DOWN INTO THE TUBE OF SUPERGLUE AND SQUEEZING IT AT THE SAME TIME AND SQUIRTED HIMSELF IN THE EYE.
THE OPERATOR FIRST USED A FRONT END LOADER TO PLACE WET MATERIAL INTO A HOPPER THAT IN TURN WOULD FEED A CONVEYOR BELT. DUE TO THE WETNESS, THE MATERIAL DID NOT FLOW PROPERLY. THE OPERATOR T HEN STOOD ON THE FRONT END OF THE HOPPER WITH A SHOVEL. THE OPERATOR PUSHED ALL OF THE MATERIAL IN THE FRONT OF THE HOPPER ONTO THE BELT. A LARGE AMOUNT OF MATERIAL STILL REMAINE DIN THE REA
WHILE REPLACING COVER FOR CONVEY THE COVER SLIPPED FROM OPER R AHND STRUCK L HAND. FINGERS
WHILE DRILLING AN OPEN PIT QUARRY A SMALL ROCK STRUCK THE VICTIM IN THE LEFT EYE.
WHILE REMOVING THE GUARD OVER A PULLEY ON AN ELEVATOR THE OPERATOR DROPPED THE GUARD ON HIS 3RD FINGER (RING FINGER) OF HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5RGING THE BATTERY OF A TOW MOTOR. HE ATTEMPTED TO START THE TOW MOTOR W CHARGE CABLES STILL ATTACHED TO BATTERY. APPARENTLY A SPARK OCCURED, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO BLOW UP.
I,NAME WAS BEAT3NG ON A FEED PIPE TO DISLODGE WET MATERIAL. THE HAMMER HANDLE BROKE. THE HAMMER BOUNCED BACK AND KNOCKED HIS FACE SHIELD OFF HIS HARD HAT. THE RESULT WAS A BRUISE AND CUT ON HS FOREHEAD. 3
I.NAME SAW DIRT3ON TAIL PULLY OF DRYER HOPPER.HE DECIDED TO CLEAN IT OFF WITH BELT RUNNING.HE HAD ON RAINCOAT WHEN HE PUT HIS ARM INTO CATCH DIRT,HE WAS WATCHING HAND BUT NOT SLEEVE OF COAT.TH E BELT PULLED I3 SLEEVE AND THEN HIS ARM.
I NAME WAS HELPING FROM MILL BY HAND, THEY WERE TURNING THE DRIVE BY HAND WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN HE FELL HIS THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN THE BELTS AND THE MOTOR SLEEVE.
EMPLOYEE, I.NAME WAS CHANGING THE RE-HAUL CABLE ON 80-D WHEN TRYING TO INSERT CABLE INTO WEDGE SOCKET HE LETT THE END OF THE CABLE SLIP AND HIT HIS EYE BROW.
I. NAME WAS STANDING ON A BUCVET WATCHING THE ELECTRICIAN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE A WIRE FROM A HOT BOX. THE ELECTRICIANS\S SCREWDRIVER SHORTED OUT TWO HOT WIRES, CAUSING AN ENORMOUS AR C, BURNING BOTH EMPLOYEES.
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A HOT 480 VOLT WIRE. HE STUCK A SCREWDRIVER INTO THE BOX AND SHORTED ACROSS TWO HOT LEADS, CAUSING A TREMENDOUS ARC. THE SCREWDRIVER TOUCHED TWO HOT WIRES OR GROUND ED AGAINST THE BACK OF THE BOX CAUSING AN ENORMOUS ARC, BURNING EMPLOYEE.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP A PIECE OF BANDING MATERIAL, HE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON IT. IT SPREMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP A PIECE OF BANDING MATERIAL, HE ACCIDENTALLY STEPPED ON IT. IT SPR ANG UP, STRIKING HIS FINGER. IT CUT THE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BELOW NUCKLE, REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.
HELPING PLACE FEED LINER IN STANDARD CONE CRUSHER. THE CABLE SLING HUNG AGAINST FEED BOX WHEN CRANE RAISED LINER CAUSING LINER TO JUMP FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
HE WAS PULLING A HOPPER COVER BACK INTO PLACE WHENTHE COVER CAUGHT ON A PIECE OF METAL HE LOST HIS GRIP ON THE COVER AND HIS LITTLE FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE COVER AND THE GROUND HE BROKE HIS LITTLE FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND
EMP WAS BACKING UP ON TOW MOTOR WHEN BRAKES FAILED HE THOUGHT HE WAS SHIFTING TO FORWARD BUT HE WAS IN R EVERSE AND CRASHED THRU A GUARD RAIL AND FELL ABOUT 3 FT TO THE GROUND AS HE WAS FAL FALLING HE ATTEMPTED TO GRAB THE RAIL CUTTING HIS HAND
DURING THE OPERATION IT WAS NECESSARY TO SHUT DOWN THE JAW CRUSHER & RE-POSITION A ROCK FOR CRUSHING. EE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LWOER BACK WHILE ASSISTING THE JAW CRUSHER OPERATOR IN THIS TA SK.