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Weather was cold at 36 degrees. Crew was rebuilding crusher cone. Employee tripped and fell on un-leveled ground and hurt right shoulder.
Removing grease lid from barrel. EE cut right index finger on edge of grease barrel. The barrel was on crusher service truck. EE received five stitches on right index finger.
Unbolting chute while sliding it into place it slipped pinning hand between chute and hoper below. Put bandage on hand & went back to work. EE called me Sunday 3/25/12 to tell me he was going to have his hand x-rayed. I had no notification he was having problems till Sunday.
He was working at the pit line area, flinging 2x4 wood boards out of the way. A splinter from one of the boards entered the underside skin of his left hand middle finger. He removed splinter right away on 7/7/09, but on 7/16/09 it looked infected so he went to doctor on 7/16/09, after work. It was cleaned & antibiotic prescribed.
Wind blowing - cutting pipe with saw. Wind blew a sliver into right eye. Doctor dug it out.
Worker removed guarding attempting to clean tail roll with shovel.
The conveyor that the employee was on was wet. When he stepped down to get to the walkway his foot slipped on railing causing him to loose balance, falling to the walk about 3 feet from belt.
Climbing down of feed belt #16 at tailend, twist lower back and strained lower back. belt was damp but not a factor. just stepped or twisted wrong way.
Employee was clearing brush. He rammed a cottonwood ple through window of track excavator. While he was cleaning the glass out of hinges on excavator pulling rubber that broke free sliced elbow (right arm) on broken glass windshield. Cut was 2 1/2 inches and required 13 stitches at hospital.
VICTIM WAS RAN OVER BY TRUCK AFTER MANUALLY RELEASING WHEEL BRAKES.
EE STEPPED DOWN FROM LOADER, FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK, LATER FELT NUMBNESS IN GROIN AREA. WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM AT HOSPITAL AFTER COMPLETING WORK SHIFT. DID NOT MISS ANY WORK SHIFTS.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN HILL FROM FEEDER TO JAW AND CAUGHT EITHER HEEL OR TOE OF LEFT BOOT ANDFELL ON HIS LEFT SIDE. HE LANDED 5 TO 7 FEET FROM WHERE HE TRIPPED. HE STRAINED AND BRUISED HIS NECK AND BACK.
STRAINED RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND WHILE PULLING CONVEYOR BELT AROUND TAIL PULLY
CHANING BOTTOM TRACK ROLLS ON D9-2 ON D9 CATERPILLR. BRACE THAT WAS HOLDING TRACK FRAME SUSPENED BROKE, CAUSING TRACK FRAME TO DROP, PINNING RIGHT HAND UNDERNEATH AIR WRENCH. AND SMASHING HA ND.
EE REPORTED HE WAS CLEANING UNDER JAW CRUSHER CONVEYOR WITH HAND SHOVEL. TWISTED WRONG & FELT SHARP PAIN IN GROIN AREA. EE DID NOT REPORT INCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL MAY 9, 2000 WHEN EE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. SEE ATTACHED.
WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WITH A HAMMER. REPLACING A SPROCKET. WHEN HITTING SPROCKET WITH A HAMMER A SMALL PIECE OF METAL APPROX. 3/16" FLEW OFF SPROCKET & LODGE IN LEFT FOREARM.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A ROCK STUCK IN CRUSHER JAW BY PLACING A CHAIN & HOOK AROUND IT WHEN ANOTHER ROCK FELL FROM FEEDER LANDING ON HIS LOWER BACK & HIPS. HE DID NOT WAIT UNTIL AREA & EQUI P. WAS SECURE BEFORE HIS ATTEMPT TO FREE THE ROCK.
WAS CHANGING SCREEN ON SECO FINISH SCREEN MIDDLEDECK GRABBED UPPER FRAM TO PUSH SCREEN OUT WITH FEET WHEN HE FELAT A "POP" IN FOREARM
HE WAS CHECKING FOR BLOWN FUSE IN FUSE BOX WITH PROBE TESTER WHEN HE INSERTED TESTER THERE WAS A FLASH EXPLOSION AND HIS HANDS WERE BURNED, THIS WAS IN THE ELECTRICAL HOUSE FOR THE CRUSHER.
INDEPENDENT OWNER/OPERATOR/TRUCK DRIVER WALKED BEHIND HIS PUP TRAILER AND AGAINST A STOCKPILE OF SAND.GOING TO CLEAN THE TOP OF TAILGATE OFF.PLACED HIMSELF IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THE SAN D SLUFFED FROM THE TOP COVERING HIM. WAS WITHOUT OXYGEN 7-10 MINUTES BEFORE BEING UNCOVERED AND GIVEN FIRST AID.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON HANDS AND KNEES CLEANING UNDER THE TAIL PULLEY OF THE CRUSHER LIKE HE DOES EVERY MORNING.GRABBED A ROCK TO THROW OUT AND SHARP PAIN STARTED IN GROIN AND RIGHT SIDE.
SHOVELING UNDERNEATH CONV BY ROCK WHEN ROCK FLEW OUT OF CRUSHER AND STRUCK HIS HEAD BEHIND L EAR BELOW HARD HAT Y
SLIPPED ON STEP COMING OUT OF TRAILER AND HIT LEFT HIP ON FLOOR.