WHILE LINING UP BOLTS ON A CONVEYOR BELT WIPER, A BOLT GOT STUCK AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO HIT THE BOLT WITH A ROCK. THIS CAUSED THE WIPER TO BOUNCE AND PULL HIS LEFT HAND IN BETWEEN THE WIPER AND CONVEYOR BELT, SEVERELY CUTTING TWO FINGERS ANDTHUMB OF LEFT HAND.
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Showing all 18PULLED A MUSCLE IN RIGHT CALF WHIEL STANDING ON TIP-TOES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A MACHINE AND STEPPED OFF OF THE CONVEYOR ONTO A FROZEN PIECE OF SAND CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND HIT HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND A MACHINE AND SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE FALLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEPS ONTO MACHINE AND MISSED A STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS 5 FEET TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIP AND LEFT ELBOW.
LOST FOOTING WHILE GREASING LOADER. FELL OFF CATWALK TO GROUND. HIT LEFT BREAST BONE AND RIGHT RIBS.
42957 SCREWDRIVER.SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED OUT OF HAND,BURNED UP HIT EMPLOYEE'S TOOTH.
LIFTING PUMP, BAR SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HEAD.
WAS OPERATING LOADER-WENT THROUGH A DIP AND TWISTED EMPLOYEES BACK.
CRAWLING OUT FROM UNDER VAN HARDHAT FELL OFF RAISED UP TO LOOK FOR IT AND HIT HEAD.
UNLOADING SCREEN FRAME DROPPED FRAME ON RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
LOADER OPER BRINGING BUCKET LOAD OF WOODEN BLOCKS TO USE AS BRACES AND TO SET THE PLANT ON BLOCKS WERE DROPPED ONTO EMP.
RELEASING CHAIN BOOMER SNAPPED LOOSE CAUGHT ARM PINNING R WRIST TO DOZER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING SCRAPER ON TOP OF STOCKPIER & LOST FOOTING EMPLOYEE FELL & SLID DOWN HILL ABOUT 25 FT
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN OFF OF THE MACHINE AFTER CHANGING THE SCREENS, SLIPPED AND FELL 2 1/2 TO 3 FEET ONTO THE CATWALK, HITTING HIS KNEE ON THE END OF A SPRAY BAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING MATERIAL OUT FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT, REACHED UP TO WIPE DIRT OFF OF HIS NECK. ARM WAS CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT AND ROLLERS. RICHT SHOULDER WAS BURNED, RIGHT ARM MUSC LES PULLED AND 6RUISED.
EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING IN THE SCRAPER, REMOVING OIL PAN WHICH WAS A 55 GALLON BARREL CUT IN HALF. EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER THE SCRAPER, BENT OVER AND PULLED ON THE OIL PAN TO MOVE IT OUT OF HIS WAY. STRAINED LOWE9 BACK.
EMPLOYEE DOING MAINTENANCE ON CRUSHER AND GRINDER KICKED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON LEG