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HE WAS USING A RACHET AND CHEATER BAR TO LOOSEN BOLTS ON JAW CRUSHER THE RATCHET BROKE AND ALL OTHE FORCE OF THE BAR HIT HIM IN THE CHEST
TRAINING NEW OP9RATOR ON LOADER. BACKED UP 15 TO 20'FOOT FROM PILE THAT WAS BEING WORKED, AND STEPPED OUT OF LOADER ONTO GROUND. PIECE OF ASPHALT 24" TO 28" INCH DIAMETER ROLLED FROM PILE ONTO HIS FOOT. 3
I,NAME WAS CLEA3ING WINDOWS ON LOADER. WHILE MECHANIC WAS WORKING ON BATTERY UNDER DRIVER SEAT. LOADER WAS RUNNING AND BEGAN TO FREELY TURN CATCHING HIS FOOT AT PINCH POINT OF LOADER.
INJURED WAS WOR5ING ON WATER LINE IN QUARRY TRYING TO TAKE LOOSE NIPPLE FROM FLANGE OF6 INCH WATER LINE. USING A 48INCH PIPE WRENCH PULLED UP ON WRENCH TO BREAK LOOSE LINE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK. 3
HE WAS TYING BE5T WEIGHT ON BELT TIGHTENER AND WAS THROWN A SECURING CABLE,WHEN CAUGHT LOOSE END HIT HIM IN THE LEFT CHEEK BONE CAUSING AN ABRASION OF THE SKIN.AS A RESULT,REMOVALL OF SMALL PI ECE OF TRASH FR2M UNDER SKIN.
HE WAS BACKING 2UT OF PILE WHILE A SECOND LOADER WAS DUMPING INTO TRUCK AND A SMALL ROCK FLEW ACROSS AND THROUGH THE CAB OF LOADER STRIKING HIM IN EYE, CAUSING A SMALL ABRASION ON THE LEFT EY EBALL. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS R9MOVING ON OIL FILTER HOUSING FROM LOADER IT WAS STUCK AND WHILE TRYING TO PRY IT OFF AND FRAGMENT CHIPPED OFF AND WENT INTO EMPLOYEES EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING JAW CRUSHER. HE PICKED UP ABOUT A 200 LB. STEEL LINER AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. IT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE BRUSING AND SWELLING OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. 3
EMPLOYEE WAS PR2ING LOOSE A ROCK WITH A METASL BAR & THE BAR SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK & HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH
A SLEDGE HAMMER3FELL OFF THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER. HE GRABBED FOR IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND THE HAMMER HIT HIS FINGER.
DRIVE SHAFT CAM9 OUT OF QUARRY TRUCK, CUTTING BRAKE LINES INTO AND CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL TO VEHICLE. MULTIPLE INJURIES: CONTUSIONS AND LACERATION TO FOREHEAD AND LEFT LEG. BROKEN NOSE AND BA CK INJURY. 3
EE WAS TURNING 2VER AN EYE BEAM & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN IT & ANOTHER BEAM.