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Employee was changing light bulb. Reaching to change bulb and got off balance and fell forward onto gravel. Skinned his arms and hurt his right shoulder when he fell.
Employee on truck reached to pick up box, went to turn around and his left knee popped and he couldn't move leg.
Employee was stepping out of truck onto ground and twisted ankle.
Employee was doing cleanup work during lunch. He was down on his knees picking up 10 to 20 lb. rocks and throwing them out from under the crusher. Employee normally wears a brace around his waist but on this particular afternoon he did not have his brace on. Said he had left it at home. Hurt his lower back.
EE WAS CHANGING BUSHINGS ON CRANE BOOM, MADE A SUDDEN MOVE AND FELL OFF BOOM.
CHANGING SCREENS ON CRUSHER AND SLIPPED ON BELT.
EE WAS DUMPING OFF STONE AND PLANT AND SAW THE CRUSHER WAS STOPPED UP, SO HE GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK AND WAS RUNNING TO PLANT TO SHUT IT DOWN AND SLIPPED ON ROCKS AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS SHOVELING OUT IN THE TUNNEL AND TURNED A CERTAIN WAY AND HURT HIS BACK.
WAS GETTING A ROCK UNHUNG IN JAW CRUSHER WITH A WEDGE. THE CABLE THAT HE WAS PULLING ON HAD A FRAY IN IT AND IT PUNCTURED HIS POINTER FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. HE HAD GLOVES ON AT THE TIME.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING TORCH WORK ON JAW CRUSHER AND GOT FOREIGN OBJECT INTO RIGHT EYE. HE WAS WEARING PROTECTIVE GEAR, FLEW UNDER WELDING HAT.
EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON NORDBERG CRUSHER. NORDBERG HYDRAULIC CYLINDER SMASHED LEFT RING FINGER. FINGER WAS SMASHED AND SOME STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.
EE WAS GRINDING JAWS AT BOTTOM OF CRUSHER. FOREIGN OBJECT IN RIGHT EYE. WAS WEARING GLASSES.
EE WAS WASHING OUT UNDER THE CRUSHER, BENT OVER TO PICK UP ROD TO REMOVE SOME ROCK AND WHEN HE BENT OVER HIS BACK GAVE IN. SAID HE THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A MUSCLE. LOWER BACK HURTING.
WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK, CHANGING SCREENS ON SHAKER SCREEN. PICKED UP SCREEN TO SLIDE OVER AND PULLED LOWER BACK.
EE WAS WORKING ON FEEDER AND ANBOTHER EE CAME INTO THE FEEDER ACCIDENTALLY PUSHING A ROCK WITH HIS FOOT THAT FELL ON EE AND HT HIM IN THE HIP.