MECHANIC WAS ADJUSTING PRESSURE ON HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER. HE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON CYNLINDER BASE WHILE OPERATOR WAS LOWERING TRUCK BED. MECHANICS HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN CYLINDER BASE AND CLYINDER. MECHANIC LOST SOFT TISSUE PALMER AND MEDIAL ASPECT OF RIGHT THUMB WITH CRUSHED 1ST AND 2ND JOINTS.
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Showing all 11MAN WAS WORKING ON TOP OF BUCKET CONVEYOR APPROX 12FT8IN ABOVE GROUND FLOOR WORKING ON VEE BELT DRIVE EQUIPMENT WAS PART OF BALL MILL SYSTEM HE FELL SUSTAINED INTERNAL INJURIES WITH HEART ATTA CK
EE WAS DRIVING HAULAGE TRUCK DOWN INCLINE. BRAKES FAILED CAUSING DRIVER TO VEER INTO ANOTHER HAULAGE TRUCK WHICH WAS LOADED AND HAD STARTED UP INCLINE.
WHILE INSTALLING DOOR FELL OFF OF PLATFORM, LANDING ON RIGHT SHOULD AND RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING MACHINE WHEN A BOLT BROKE OUT OF THE LADDER CAUSING IT TO BREAK WHEN EMPLOYEE STEPPED UPON IT, CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL FROM THE LOADER ONTO HIS TAILBONE.
EMPL WORKING ON DEADMAN ,TIGHTENING IT HE CLAMPED IT BUT CLAMP CAME LOSE RELEASING CHEATER PIPE AND HITTING HIM RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD.
PUSHING LARGE BOULDER TO ANOTHER AREA IN QUARRY PART OF BOULDER BROKE OFF CAUSING THE MACHINE TO BOUNCE AND JARRING THE OPERATOR INSIDE THE CAB.
EMP. WAS GOING DOWN THE STEPS AND SLIPPED ON THE BOTTOM STEP, TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
DOZER OPERATOR 4AS OPERATING EQUIPMENT WHEN HE HIT A BUMP AND JOLTED HIM CAUSING HIM SEVERE PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON LEVEL AND CLEAR SURFACE WHEN HIS KNEE GAVE OUT AND HE FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING OUT OF END-DUMP AND SLIPPED AND FELL AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE.