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PULLING SCREEN ONTO TOP DECK OF SHAKER CAUGHT L MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN SHAKER & SCREEN CAUSING LACERATION
REPLACING CONVEYOR BELT IDLERS. EE WAS HELPING TO STAND IDLER UP IN POSITION. IDLER FRAME CAME DOWN ON HIS R INDEX FINGER PRODUCING LACERATION.
EE AND WITNESS WERE DISCONNECTING BELL TYPE PIPE COUPLING WHILE WORKING OFF TUG BOAT. EE'S RT. LITTLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TUGBOAT POST AND BELL COUPLING WHEN PIPE INADVERTENTLY SWUNG ARO UND.
STEEL DOOR (HATCH) CLOSED ON EE'S RIGHT HAND, IN TURN PRODUCING LACERATION TO RT. MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS TORCH CUTTING ON HOOK ROLLER ASMB. ON 6400 DRAGLINE. HE CUT THROUGH ASSEMBLYA DN OXYGEN PROBABLY FILLED ASSEMBLY. IT BLEW BACK FLAME AND GREASE INTO FACE OF EMPLOYEE CAUSING BUR N TO FACE AND NECK.
LOADING MANUAL GREASE GN WITH CARTRIDGE OF GRASE PULLED BACK SPRING HANDLE AND SET IN LOCK POSITION. TURNED GUN OVER TO LOAD AND HANDLE SPRUNG FORWARD. PIECE OF PLUNGER BROKE ONTO HIT HIM AB OVE LEFT EYEBROW. RESULTING IN CUT REQURIIGN 1 STITCH.
CUT RIGHT LEG WITH RAZOR KNIFE WHILE CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT.
LOADER AND MACK TRAVELING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS APPROACHING 90 DEGREE TURN. LOADER OPERATOR THOUGHT TRUCK WAS IN WRONG LANE. HE SWERVED TO LEFT AT THE TURN AS MACK TRUCK WAS COMING TO STOP IN CORRECT LANE. LOADER CLIPPED FRONT RIGHT OF MACK TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING FRONTEND LOADER DOWN WITH HIGH PRESSURE HOSE AT AGGREGATE PLANT. HE SLIPPED ON GROUND AND BROKE FALL WITH LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING CAN OF GREASE. HE PICKED UP GREASE PUMP AND APPARENTLY HIS FINGER WAS IN THE PISTON TRAVEL AREA. PISTON CAME DOWN AND SE VERLY LACERATED R INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AIRLESS SPRAY GUN, IT ACCIDENTLY DISCHARGED, RESULTING IN PENETRATION OF CLEANING FLUID (MINERAL SPIRITS) INTO LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.
TIGHTENING SHANK ON DRAGLINE BUCKET-HAMMER CHIPPED SENDING STEEL SPLINTER INTO EMPLOYEES LOWER LEFT CHEST AREA.
EE WAS GETTING IN CAT BACK ON LOWBOY WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ONTRACK EE FELL BACK TO GROUND BUT TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHEN MAKING CONTACT WITH GROUND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BRAKE BAND IN 2400 LIMA DRAGLINE. COME-A-LONG HOOK STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN FOREHEAD CAUSING LACERATION.
CHANGING TEETH ON 10YD3 HENDRIX BUCKET. TOOTH CHIPPED WHEN STRUCK BY HAMMER. CHIP IMBEDDED IN EMPLOYEE'S LEFT LEG.
EMPL HELPING TO CHANGE BLOW BARS IN CRUSHER.BAR SLIPPED AND HE TRIED TO STOP IT FROM FALLING.BAR LANDED ON TOP OF RIGHT RING FINGER.
EMPL CHANGING SLIDE LAGGING ON HEAD PULLEY.STARTED TO TURN PULLET BY V-BELT CATCHING FINGERS IN BETWEEN V-BELTS & SHEAVE.
WAS TIGHTING SET SCREW ON BEARING COLLAR ON TAILPULLEY TO PORTABLE CRUSHER. ALLEN WRENCH BROKE MAKING A CUT ON EMPLOYEE'S PALM AT BASE OF LEFT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TEETH ON BUCKET. HIT TOOTH WITH HAMMER CAUSING SMALL STEEL SPLINTER TO BACK OFF AND INBEDDED IN LEFT LEG CAUSING MINER CUT.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIHGTENING NUTS ON HUB TO CAT WHEEL LOADER WHEN RACHET APPERNETLY STRIPPED. EMPLOYEE HIT HEAD ON BUCKET AREA CAUSING LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOOKING UP CHAIN TO CAT BUCKET AND GOT HIS LEFT RING FINGER CAUGHT UP UNDER THE CHAIN. HEAVEY RAIN CAME AND EMPLOYEE PULLED AWAY SHARPLY CAUSING HIS RING TO RIP AND BRAK LEFT FIN GER.
EMPL WAS CLOSING DOOR ON DRAGLINE MANITOWAC G400 WHEN DOOR JUMPED TRACK CATCHING EMPL R INDEX FINGER BETWEEN DOOR AND FRAME
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON STEEL CABLE & LOST HIS BALANCE AS HE WENT TO CATCH HIMSELF HE PULLED EXTRA HARD CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN
WELDING OVERHEAD IN CRUSHER WHEN HHO T SPARK FELL INTO EMM L. EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING PISTON IN REAR SUSPENSION CYLINDER CAT 709 TRUCK WHEN CYLINDER FELL ON EMPLOYEE S HAND LEFT SMASHING RING FINGER AND CUT ING SAME.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN SEAT OF OPERATORS GOB AND HAD LEFT HAND ON DOOR FRAME. AS HE MOVED THE MACHINE FORWARD THE DOOR CLOSED ON HIS HAND BREAKING THE SMALL AND RING FINGERS RING FINGER REQUIRED 9 ST ITCHES.
EMPL WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING BELLY PAN. WAS LOOSENING ALL BOLTS EXCEPT ONE WHEN REMOVING 2ND TO LAST BOLT APPARENTLY LAST BOLT BROKE ALLOWING PAN TO FALL & CATCH EMPLS RIGHT INDEX FINGER TI P BETWEEN PAN & GROUND.
EMP. WAS USING FLAT DISC GRINDER WHEN TOOL CAUGHT A CORNER, CAUSING TOOL TO FLIP OUT OF HAND RESULTING IN LACERATION TO LEFT FOREARM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING DOWN FROM HIS MACHINE, IN DOING SO HE STEPPED ON TO THE TRACKS THAT HAD GREASE ON THEM CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND FALL.
WAS WELDING SKI9T BOARD RUBBER ON PLANT WELDING WAS OVER HEAD SLAG FROM WELD DROPPED INTO WELDERS BOOT
STANDING NEXT T2 DRAGLINE BUCKET WHICH HAD LARGE CHAIN DRAPPED OVER SIDE.A LOADER DROVE OVER CAI///CHAIN CAUSING IT TO DRAW TIGHT OVER I.NAME CHEST.
EMPL HELPING TO3REPAIR DRAGLINE WHEN CLIMBING DOWN FROM MACHINE HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AROUND PLANT AREA AND WAS STRUCK IN THE HEAD BY A ROCK THAT FELL FROM AN OVERHEAD CONVEYOR
EMPLOYEE WAS AR2UND SHOP AREA GETTING LUBRICANTS FOR THE DRAGLINE. ACCIDENTLY WALKED INTO A PIECE OF SHARP STEEL SLATE.
I NAME WHO IS A3WELDER WAS REPAIRING A DUMP SOCKET ON A DRAGLINE BUCKET IN DOING SO HE HAD TO STAND ON THE TOP OF THE SOCKET TO REACH IT HE SLIPPED AND FELL FROM THE BUCKET FRACTURING HIS RIB
I.NAME -HAUL TRUCK DRIVER-WAS HELPING INSTALL NEW DRIVE BELTS ON IMPACT BREAKER.IN DOING SO,BELT SLIPPED CATCHING FINGER UNDERNEATH IT CUTTING TIP OF FINGER.
I.NAME A MAINTENANCE MAN ON OUR PRIMARY PLANT WAS WORKING ON THE SHAKER TIGHTENING BOLTS ON THE RAILS WHEN HE STOOD UP HE HIT HIS FACE ON AN OVERHANGING SCREEN RAIL
I.NAME WAS HOLDING HYDRAULIC MOTOR IN PLACE WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLIDE MOTOR IN PLACE USING A PRY BAR THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE MOTOR TO SHIFT AND WEDGE I.NAMES FINGER IN BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND BRACKET
I.NAME WAS ALIGNING A TRANSMISSION INTO PLACE, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO PLACE CATCHING HIS FINGER.
I NAME WAS DRAGLINE OILER, WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON THE CAR BODY OF THE DRAGLINE, AND THE WRENCH HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT STRIKING HIM IN THE FACE.
I NAME A DRILL RIG HELPER WAS STANDING BY THE DRILL RIG AFTER SETTING UP MACHINE FOR WORK. MOMENTS AFTER THE OPERATOR STARTED DRILLG FACE A HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE BROKE STRIKING HIS FACE.
I NAME LOADER OPERATE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE BROKEN DRAGLINE CABLE HE PICKED UP THE END OF THE CABLE TO MOVE IT AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
I,NAME WAS HELPING TO CHANGE A CABLE ON A DRAGLINE. HE SLIPPED IN A SPOT OF GREASE, SHIFTING HIS BODY WEIGHT SUDDENLY AND AWKWARDLY ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT, SEVERLY STRAINING THE TENONS IN HIS RIG HT FOOT.
PHILLIP THERION, A PLANT WORKMAN, WAS NOT WEARING HIS HARD HAT WHEN HE CRAWLED UNDER A SECTION OF CONVEYOR TO RETRIEVE A DROPPED WRENCH. A TWO-INCH BY TWO-INCH STEEL PLATE FELL FROM THE WORK AREA ABOVE(ABOUT 4 FT.) AND STRUCK PHILLIP ON THE HEAD.
PIASECKI A HAUL TRUCK DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE TRUCK S TRANSMISSION. HE LEFT THE TRUCK CAB & WAS TIPPED OFF THE TRUCK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED.