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Ran to turn plant off because it had stopped. Slipped in the mud and fell, straining back.
Working on rams when EE went to start pump motor. Rather than going down the proper way, he went over the railing, over generator set across fuel tank and fell 10' to the ground.
Assisting foreman to change bearing, required some hammering by foreman. Assunig a small metal piece punctured right forearm, cutting artery and creating lots of bleeding. Small puncture hole was taken care of to stop bleeding but arm swelled in puncture location. Took to ER.
After picking up a bucket of clips approx. 15 lbs EE extendid his left arm outward to another ee to pass it to him. His arm failed lost all strength in his arm in an extended position.
Kneeling while using a grinder, it got away from him, causing open wound of hip or thigh of left leg. Required tetanus injection and stitches.
Another employee hit victim's finger with a hammer while trying to knock pins out of the teeth of 700 trackhoe.
While repairing belts on crusher, hand slipped and hit fingers with bar. Injury was deemed to be not severe and employee did not report until June 13th.
A rock came over 950 bucket on load and wedged by window.Employee went to get it off and pinched fingers, causing a laceration on the fourth finger of the right hand, needing four stitches.
Miner was working at Jaw Crusher feeding rocks. A rock became dislodged and fell on miner's hand, crushing middle right-hand finger.
Worker was cutting on belt--the knife blade broke, slipped and cut webbing on left hand. It is assumed that the right tool was not being used for the job that needed to be done.
ROCK WAS STUCK IN JAW CRUSHER. BARRING IT OUT, THE EE GOT THUMB BETWEEN BAR AND TOP OF METAL PLATE. THUMB WAS CUT USED CROW BAR.