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I,NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO CHAIN DOWN CONVEYOR BELTS AT THE END OF HIS SHIFT. I,NAME WAS DESCENDING A SET OF STEPS ON AN ELEVATOR CAT WALK WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.
I NAME AND W NAME WERE ATTEMPTING TO MEASURE A BLOCK OF LIMESTONE ADJACENT TO THE HIGHWALL FACE WHEN A SMALL SECTION OF THE SAFETY BENCH APPROX 500LBS FELL WITHOUT WARNING STRIKING I NAME ON H IS HEAD AND BACK
THE INJURED WAS REPAIRING AN ALTERNATOR ON THE TAILGATE OF HIS SERVICE TRUCK.WHEN HE LIFTED THE ALTERNATOR OUT OF THE VICE HE TURNED TO SET THE ALTERNATOR ON THE GROUND,TWISTING HIS ABCK AND A GGRAVATING A PREVIOUS INJURY.
HE WAS CLEANING AROUND GUARDED CONVEYOR WHEN A ROCK ALLEGEDLY FELL FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT AND STRUCK SUBJECT'S LEFT FOREARM. HE WAS TOLD TO CLEAN FLOOR ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CONVEYOR AND NO T TO DO ANYTHING UNSAFE. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES
I NAME WAS HELPING A WELDER TO CONSTRUCT A CATWALK. HE WAS HOLDING SOME ANGLE IRON WHILE THE WELDER WAS WORKING. THE WELDER WAS SHIPPING THE WELDED IRON AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW THEN BOUNCE D OFF THE ANGLE AND STRUCK INJURED IN HIS LEFT EYE. Y
EMPLOYEE TOLD OTHER MAN TO KEEP PLANT OPERATING AND HE WENT UP THE BELTWAY TO CHECK SOMETHING. EVIDENTLY HE NOTICED SOMETHING WRONG AND LEFT THE CAT WALK ON RIGHT SIDE OF BELT. NO WITNESS TO ACTUAL ACCIDENT. UNABLE TO TALKE TO INJURED MAN AT PRESENT TIME. RIGHT LOWER ARM CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR AND WAS SEVERED. HELD SAFETY MEETING TO STRESS PROPER SAFETY PRACTICES.
INDIVIDUAL WAS CHANGING A ROCK GUARD ON A 245 CAT BACKHOE HE WAS USING A RATCHET TO LOOSEN NUTS HOLDING THE ROCK GUARD BACKHOE NEEDED T O BE TURNED TO ALLOW CLEARENCE FOR A BLAST WHICH WAS R E ADY TO BE SET OFF IN THE PIT AREA WHEN BACKHOE WAS LET DOWN TO TURN HIS RT.HAND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE RATCHET & THE LEFT SET OF TRACKS ON THE BACKHOE HE R ECEIVED LACERATIONS ON THE RIGHT H
EMPL WAS DRIVING TRIAXLE DUMP TRUCK HAULING CRUSHED ROCK TO STOCKPILES. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF DSMOUNTAING FROM TRIAXLE WHICH HE WAS DRIVING WHEN HE STEPPED ON ROCK APPROX. 10" IN DIAMETER. OCK SHIFTED BECAUSE OF FROZEN GROUND CAUSING EMPL TO FALL & INJURE HIS LEFT ANKLE.