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ON OCT 20, 2000 AT PRESHIFT INSPECTION FOUND AT PILLAR 107 THAT THE ROOF HAD FALLEN IN. THE APPROX SIZE OF HOLE LEFT FROM ROOF FALL IS 30' BY 60', THE AREA HAS BEEN SECURED BY FENCING AND DANG ERED OFF. KEEP OUT SIGNS ARE UP AND VISIBLE.
WHILE SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT, UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED, HE CUT HIS WRIST, REPAIRED STITCHES.
WORKING ON CATERPILLAR ARTICULATED D25C DUMP TRUCK. RELEASED PRESSURE ON A HYDRAULIC HOSE WHICH CAME DOWN ONTO HIS WRIST (LEFT) TRAPPING HIM FOR AN HOUR TO HOUR & A HALF. DAMAGED WRIST SEVEREL Y.
CLIMBING OUT OF A BOBCAT HE HURT HIS BACK STANDING UP. MUSCLES TIGHTENED UP.
A ROCK WAS LODGED IN THE JAW CRUSHER, BOTH TRUCK DRIVERS STOPPED TO HELP DISLODGE A ROCK OUT OF THE JAW CRUSHER. WHILE PRYING AGAINST THE ROCK A PRY BAR CAME LOOSE DROPPED THROUGH THE MESHED F LOORING HITTING THE FLY WHEEL, CAME BACK THROUGH THE FLOORING & STRIKED INJURED ACROSS THE CALF, CUTTING HIM.
TWISTED KNEE WHILE CLIMBING OFF LOADER, CARTILIGE AND LIGAMENT DAMAGE TO RIGHT KNEE.
I NAME IS JAW CRUSHER OPERATOR WAS TRYING TO /DID LIFT A LARGE ROCK & SEVERLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK HE STATED THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE BUT NOT AS SERIOUS HE WAS APPARENTLY LIFTING THE ROCK T WISTING HS BODY
HE WAS INJURED AS THE RESULT OF BECOMING ENTRAPPED BY SLIDING MATERIAL WHILE WORKING INSIDE A METAL BIN (ENCLOSED). THEY WERE ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A TRUCK FROM BELOW THE MATERIAL ATTACHED TO THE WALLS AROUND THEM (3 OF 4 WALLS HAD MATERIAL ATTACHED). THE SLIDING MATERIAL BURIED HIM COMPLETELY AND ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO HIS CHIN.
WAS TRAPPED IN FINISHED LIMESTONE MATERIAL.DRY;HIGH CALCIUM LIMESTONE (12 MESH TO 170).MATERIAL BROPE LOOSE FROM WALLS ENTRAPPING INJURED.
LARGE ROCK WAS JAMMED IN JAW CRUSHER. HE WAS HOLDING A BROKEN WEDGE ON A CABLE WHEN IT JERKED HIS SHOULDER. PULLED SORE MUSCLES IN SHOULDER, WORKED A DIFFERENT JOB UNTIL SHOULDER HEALED (TRUCK DRIVER).