EE WAS TRAVELING CATWALK ON CATERPILLER 235 EXCAVATOR THE UNIT WAS BEING FUELED AT THE TIME BY ANOTHER EE. THE OPERATOR ATTEMPTED TO STEP AROUNDEE FUELING EXCAVATOR & LOST FOOTING & FELL TO GROUDN
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Showing all 4EE WAS ASSISTING CHANGING PUDDLES ON A GRAVEL PLANT LOG WASHER. EE WAS RUNNING MAIN SHAFT BY HAND TO ALIGN NEXT ROW OF MOUNTS FOR PUDDLE INSTALLATION. WHILE EE WAS TURNING SHAFT HIS LEFT MIDDL E FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN PULLEY AND DRIVE BELT.
EE WAS EXITING LIGHT DUTY PICK UP TRUCK IN MUDDYRAINY CONDITIONS & SLIPPED & TWISTED LT KNEE. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED & THE EXTENT OF DAMAGES WAS NOT KNOWN AT THE TIME. FUTHER MEDICAL FOLLOW UPS RESULTED IN MEDICAL PROCEDURES
EE WAS CHOCKING WHEELS OF A RADIAL STACKER CONVEYOR BELT WITH A 1' X 1' X 3' WOOD CHOCK TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF THE CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE LIFTING AND PLACING CHOCK, EE CRUSHED LT INDEX FINGER BE TWEEN CHOCK AND CONVEYOR FRAME.