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Employee stated that they were walking from the Crusher control trailer to check on a conveyor roller that was making a squeaking noise, and slipped/fell, feeling immediate pain to their lower back area, radiating to their legs.
Crusher employee was pulling and coiling S/O electrical cord to store onto screen catwalk. Employee twisted while pulling and coiling the cord and felt a pop in his stomach
Employee was replacing belt clamps and cut palm of right palm requiring 6 stitches.
EE WAS USING A SHORT BAR TO PUSH IN A SWEEP. THE BELT CLIPS CAUGHT THE BAR AND PULLED IN HIS FINGER. FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND FRAME. EE FAILED TO LOCK-OUT EQUIPMENT. (AMPUTATION LEFT INDEX FINGER - DISTAL PHALANGE.)
EE WAS REMOVING MUD FROM ROLLERS ON THE TELESTACKER W/A HAMMER WHILE THE BELT WAS RUNNING. THE HAMMER WAS SUCKED IN BETWEEN THE ROLLER & BLET & THE EE WAS NOT ABLE TO LET GO OF THE HAMMER. THE EE'S RIGHT ARM & SHOULDER WERE SQUEEZED IN BETWEEN ROLLER & BELT. EE HAS A BRUISED RIGHT ARM/SHOULDER CUT BEHIND EAR & FRICTION BURN ON BACK OF SHOULDER.
EE WAS REMOVING SHAFT OUT OF PUMP TO REPLACE BEARINGS. WHILE PULLING SHAFT OUT, THE PUMP SLIPPED OFF JACK AND FELL, LANDING ON EE'S LEFT FOOT.
Loader was pulling on concrete block with a chain. the chain broke, causing a piece of chain link to strike ee in mouth.
PULLING ON PRY BAR, IT CAME LOOSE FROM THE BOLT STRIKING IN THE EAR, CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.
WHILE REMOVING WEDGES WITH HYDRAULIC RAM, IT PUSHED WEDGE OUT PINNING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST CRUSHER WALL.