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Maintenance worker was changing HSI hammers. When EE was rotating the roster to change the third hammer, EE's foot was pinched between a new hammer and the main frame, fracturing EE's foot.
Employee was trying to remove entangled conveyor from pulley on QH331 Cone. Employee was using a pipe wrench to turn the pulley belt, when ee hand slipped catching ee finger in between the pulley and the guard. This resulted in a cut right index finger.
Employee was grinding slag off a piece of 1/2 in metal plate, when a particle passed through the gap of employee's safety glasses and face getting stuck in eye.
Track roller had come off of Drill Rig. While attempting to reinstall the roller by hitting it with a hammer, a small fragment of metal came off cutting through the employee's glove and cutting EE's left finger and imbedding under skin.
Employee was priming the water pump, he had to disconnect the hose from the pump to empty any water that had been trapped inside. The hose was elevated and placed gravity pressure on the water inside the hose. When he tried to remove the water the gravity pressure caught him off guard and he stumbled backwards and fell. He tried to catch himself with his right hand.
Employee #1 was guiding cheek plates into QJ341, Jaw Crusher. Employee #2 was using a hammer to drive in cheek plate. Employee #2 made a miss swing of the hammer, causing employee #1 to be struck in the forehead. Resulting in a laceration.
While attempting to pull the latches to disconnect the pole attachment from the Bobcat S250, slipped & twisted trapping knee on the back side of the pole attachment, causing a pulled muscle around the knee.
Working on QJ340 Jaw adjusting pressures with the webteck. The webteck blew a valve hitting employee's right hand and index finger.
Cutting bolts off a shaker and a piece of slag blew in his ear. Shaker is scrap metal, not sure on its product information.
Employee was lying under a crusher replacing a bearing. I piece of metal fell from the bearing got into his right eye.
Employee was getting off the haul truck and missed a step. The employee fell and hit his head.
Employee was removing a guard over the top of the Jaw crusher to clean out loose rock. Employee caught his right elbow on an open door, cutting it.
Employee was sitting on the muck pile in the Link Belt 330LX feeding the Jaw Crusher. By accounts, the Extec Screen Plant stopped and was overflowing with material. It appears that EE tried to climb out of his equipment to turn the jaw off, slipped and fell 12 - 15 feet down the muck pile. He was found unconcious and given first aid by co-workers until help arrived.
EE was feeding the crusher with the excavator. He dumped a load of rock in the feeder. It appears a rock hit the chains in the crusher displacing them allowing another smaller rock to exit the crusher hitting ee in the forehead, while he was in the excavator.