AN UNLEVELED GROUND CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS KNEE.
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Showing all 21EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SHAKER. HE SLIPPED AND FELL APPROXIMATELY 9 FEET TO GROUND.
EE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER, DESCENDING A SLIGHT RAMP W/EXCESSIVE SPEED & HEADED TOWARD TOP EDGE OF QUARRY WALL. HE PULLED UNIT INTO REVERSE, KILLING ENGINE, & LEAVING BOTH STEERING & BRAKING SYSTEMS INOPERABLE. THE UNIT PROCEEDED AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE OVER PIT WALL, DESCENDING 26' TO BACK SIDE OF SHOT ROCK MUCK PILE.
EE STEPPING OFF CVRUSHER & TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE. RESULT: TORN LIGAMENTYS IN RIGHT FOOT & ANKLE.
CHECKING TO SEE IN CONE CRUSHER WAS IN RUNNING POSITION. HE WAS ON TOP OF CONE CRUSHER. AS HE TURNED TO DESCEND, HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
SETTING CONVEYOR BELT CHUTE FELL AND HIT EE ON HEAD ABOVE EYE. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY HAT.
HE WAS CHANING A DRILL THE STEEL DRILL CAME UNHOOKED AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEST.
ON FRIDAY 3-24-95 AT APPROX. 3:45 PM, WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE CONVEYOR BOLT ON CRUSHER, HE WAS ON TOP CHUTE HOLDING CHAIN WITH VISE GRIPS. WHEN HE PULLED ON CHAIN WITH GRIPS, THEY UNSNAPPED AN D CAUSED HIM TO FALL BACK, ABOUT 10 FEET TO GROUND.
WE WERE PULLING TRAILER WITH WELDING EQUIP. WHEN THE HITCH UNHOOKED FROM TRUCK. TRAILER GOT STUCK UNDER BUMPER OF TRUCK. HE GOT ON TOP OF BACK OF TRAILER AND TRUCK BUMPER. TRAILER SLIPPED AND WENT BACK UNDERNEATH TRUCK BUMPER AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT.
COMING DOWN LADDER TRIPPED FELL ON BOARD ON GROUND NAIL WENT THROUGH HAND
WHIEL CLEARING WORK AREA OF MESQUITE BRUSH THORN BRANCH WHIPPED LEG LEAVING THORN IN LEG. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 5/20/91 WHEN LEG BECAME INFECTED & HE HAD IT LANCED & THORN REMOV ED. NO LOST TIME.
PICKING UP ROCKS OFF RAMP AT CRUSHER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMPL WAS STOCKPILING CRUSHED MATERIALS WITH DUMP TRUCK. HE WAS GOING UP RAMP TRUCK STALLED & ROLLED BACKWARDS.IT HIT ANOTHER STOCKPILE AT AN ANGLE & SLOWLY ROLLED OVER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL CONVEYOR BELT UNDER SHAKER SCREEN, WHICH WAS AN AREA THAT WAS VERY HARD TO GET TO AND IT WAS TALKING THE HELP OF ALL AVAILABLE TO THREAD THE BELT ONTO THE CONVEYO R. EMPLOYEE JUST STRAINED TOO HARD CAUSING HERNIA.
TAKING OFF A HEAVY SPROCKET FROM THE MAIN FEEDER IT GOT TOO HEAVY FOR 2 MEN LIFTING AND IT FELL ON I.NAMES FOOT
JUMPED OFF FENDER ON TRUCK INSTEAD OF USING LADDERS.
BEND DOWN TO OPEN DOOR ON FAW CRUSHER TO BREAK ROCK WITH HYDROLIC HAMMER.
PICK UP ROCK SO HE COULD BACK UP
PICKING UP 1 1/2" DRILL STEEL 5\ LONG TO ADD ON TO MORE DRILL & TURN AROUND TO FAST.
CARL WAS UNLOADING OIL AND STQNDING INBETWEEN OIL RACK AND PICKUP ADAM WAS DRIVING PICKUP AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF CLUTCH AND COUND NOT STOP CARL WAS STANDING IN BETWEEN AND GOT HIT HE BRUISED B BOTH KNEES
INJURED WELDER WAS ON TOP OF CRUSHER SWITCH WAS THROWN TO POWER THE WELDING MACHINE SWITCH TO CRUSHER ROLLERS 3 HAD NOT BEEN TURNED OFF INJUREDS LEG WAS DRAWN INTO ROLLS MUTILATING RIGHT LEG A BOVE THE KNEE