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EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON THE CRUSHER IN THE SHOP AND HE FELL OFF LADDER OF CRUSHER - INJURING BOTH LEGS, SHINS, HIPS & KNEES. HE WAS MOUNTING A CONVEYOR BELT ON CRUSHER WHEN HE FELL OFF LADDER. CRUSHER WAS DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE WORK DURING WINTER.
2 EMPLOYEES WERE ON A MATERIAL CONVEYOR CUTTING OUT A PIECE OF BELTING. THEY WERE MEASURING TO SEE WHAT LENGTH REPLACEMENT THEY WOULD NEED WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THEM OFF. ONE EMPLOYEE CAUGH T HIMSELF BEFORE FALLING, AND THE OTHER, FELL APPROX 8 FEET LANDING ON THE GROUND BELOW. HE SUFFERED BROKEN RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING ON CRUSHER, NEAR JAWS, AND A PIECE OF STEEL GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE AND IT DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL WAKING THE NEXT MORNING.
EMPL GETTING OU7 OF FRONT LOADER AND SLIPPED,TWISTED RIGHT KNEE.
FOREARM WAS AT WASH PLANT ADJUSTING THE FEEDER. RUST PARTICLES FROM THE FEEDER FELL INTO HIS EYE AND SOME BECAME IMBEDDED. CAUSED IRRITATION TOLEFT EYE. DOCTOR REMOVED PARTICLES ON TWO DIFFER ENT DAYS.