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REPAIRS TO THE 1RIMARY CRUSHER WERE COMPLETED, TOOLS & EQUIPMENT WERE BEING PICKED UP, A WELDING MACHINE HAD ITS LEADS RUN OUT TO THE CRUSHER. THE NEGATIVE (GROUNDING LEAD) WAS ROLLED UP AND S TORED ON THE MA7HINE THE POSITIVE (ELECTRICALLY CHARGED) LEAD WAS LAYING ON A MATAL WALK WAY, THE WELDER WAS RUNNING (ON LINE)
WHILE TIGHTENIN1 BOLTS ON AN AIR TRACK THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT HEAD & I.NAME'S R/EL BOW STRUCK AGAINST SOME IRON
40 TO 50 LB SAN8STONE ROCK FELL FROM 10 FT OVERHANG AND STRUCK LEFT SHOULDER OF EMPLOYEE
AT 0400 HOURS T2E LLIGHT PLANT AT TOP OF SURGE PILE WAS NOTWORKING EMP BACKED INTO AREA TO DUMP LOAD FROM 769 CAT ROCK TRUCK OVER EDGE OF SURGE PILE HE MISJUDGED THE RT SIDE OF PILE TRUCK FLIPPED E3D OVER END ONCE AND ROLLED SIDEWAYS ONTO ITS WHEELS. DRIVER WAS EJECTED AND BECAME TRAPPED (LEFT ARM ONLY) UNDER ROCKS TRUCK IS CONSIDERED TOTALED BY MAINTENCE
WHILE BRINGING 7HE DRILL STEEL OUT OF THE HOLE THE COU PLER UNIT WHICH CONNECTS THE DRILL STEEL TO THE HAMMER CAME LOOSE FROM BOTH THE STEEL AND THE HA MMER. THE COUPL9R FELL AND STRUCK THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE CAUSING A POSSIBLE FRACTURE
HYDRAULIC RAM F9OM DRILL FELL OFF MACHINE AND STRUCK HIM ON HEAD CAUSING LACERATION IN CENTER OF FOREHEAD, RENDERED HIM MOMENTARILY UNCONSCIOUS. PER EMP APPARENTLY A BOLT SHEARED OFF ONE SIDE AND THE WELD BR2KE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRACJET
STITCHES WERE R9QUIRED FOR A LACERATED 1ST FINGER OF LEFT HAND WHEN FINGER WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK ROCK WAS BEING THROWN UNDER THE TRACK OF AN AIR TRACK
I NAME WAS WOR5ING IN A CONFINED AREA WITH I NAME,THEY WERE CUTTING /WELDINGIRON.I NAME WAS PUTTING HIS CUTTING GLAGGES ON,I NAME MOVED HIS CUTTING TORCH WHEN I NAME COULD NOT SEE THE MOTION AND PASSED HIS 2AND IN FRONT OF THE CUTTING TOURCH.RESULTING INJURY.3DEGREE BURNTO THE LEFT HAND.
WAS CARRYING A BUCKET OF GREASE UP LADDER AT THE 2 CRUSHER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A STEP OF THE LADDER STRAINING ANKLE.