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INJURED WAS STANDING ON TEH FEEDER AND THE WIND WAS BLOWING AND A PARTICULE OF DUST BLEW IN HIS EYE. THIS HAPPENED AS INJURED WAS OVERSEEING EQUIPMENT. HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL LATER TAHT EVE NING TO HAVE IT CHECKED.
EE WAS PRESSING GEARBOX ONTO SHAFT WITH 20 LB JACK THE JACK SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO HIS RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING THE TAIL PULLEY ON THE YELLOW RETURN CONVEYOR WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED GETTING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TAIL PULLEY AND THE WRENCH CUTTING HIS FINGER OFF RIGHT BEHIND THE F INGERNAIL ON HIS LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER.
INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT THE FEEDER ON PRIMARY CRUSHER ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THE LOADER.HE SAW INJURED BUT DID NOT REALIZE HIS AHND WAS ON THE SECOND BAR AROUND THE TOP OF THE FEEDER AS INJURED WAS TRYING TO REMOVE CHAINS FROM AROUNDA LARGE STUMP IN THE FEEDER OTHER EMPLOYEE LET THE BUCKET ON THE LOADER DOWN AGAINST INJURED'S RIGHT HAND SMASHING THE INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING DIRT WITH A HAND SHOVEL FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AND IT WAS SPITTING SNOW. I STARTED TO STEP RIGHT WITH MY RIGHT FOOT, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. DOCTOR'S REPORT SAYS SPRAINED RIGHT ANKLE.
EMPL SHOVELING DIRT FROM PILE NEAR HOPPER AND PUTTING IT ON CONVEYOR A DISTANCE OF 20'. A ROCK HIT HIM ON OUTSIDE OF RIGHT KNEE CAUSING IT TO FOLD.WHEN HE FELL HE HIT INSIDE OF RIGHT KNEE CAUS ING SOME LIGAMENT DAMAGE.
EE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE CHISEL TO SEPARATE 2 PIECES OFIRON WHILE WORKING ON UNDER CARRIAGE OF CONVEYOR USING RIGHT HAND TO HOLD HAMMER THE WEIGHT OF HAMMER CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO HOLD CLOSER TO HAMMER HEAD THAN WITH NORMAL WEIGHT HAMMER AND HIS FOREFINGER ON RIGHT HAND GOT IN THE WAY.
THEY WERE UNPLUGGING CONE CRUSHER. MUST FIRST CLEAN COTTOM OF CRUSHER THEN ALL DEBIS MUST BE TAKEN OUT OF BOTTOM. THEREIS TOP SECTION OF CONE CRUSHER OF ABOUT 4" & 1" OPENING ON OPPOSITE SID E THAT CANNOT BE CHLEANED OUT EXCEPT BY ROLLING MECHAINISM OVER. 2N ATTEMPTING TO DO THIS ONE STUCK BAR IN DRIVE PULLEY SPOKE PRYING OFF BAR WHEN MECHANISM ROLLED OVER & BAR WENT DOWN SLIPP
THE INJURED WENT INTO THE TOOL TRAILER TO GET WRENCH AND PUMP. HE DENIES SPILLING OIL AND GREASE ALL OVER THE SHED. AT ANY RATE, HE HAD GREASE ALL OVER THE FEET, STATRED DOWN STAIRS THAT GO O UT OF TOOL TRAILER AND FELL LANDING ON HIS REAR SCRAPED BOTTOM ARMS. ALSO A ACUTE BACK SPRAIN.
WE WERE SETTING UP A CONVEYOR AT THE CRUSHING SITE WE WERE TRYING TO PUT THE HOPPER INTO PLACE BY THE TAIL PULLEY HOPPER HUNG UP SO INJURED PUSHED ON IT AT THE SAME TIME ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING IT LOOSE IT CAME LOOSE ALL AT ONCE PINNING THE WRIST BETWEEN THE HOPPER AND THE STAND IT SETS ON PUNCTURING THE WRIST ABOUT 1 IN ABOVE THE HAND APPARENTLY MISSING THE ARTERIES BONES
THE INJURED WAS STANDING UP ON THE GRIZZLY THROWING OFF ROCKS AND TRASH WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK SAME JOB HE HAS DONE FOR COMPANY FOR 10 MONTHS
RETURNED FROM PICKING UP COMPANY MAIL PUT LEFT LEG OUT OF CAR TO GROUND SURFACE & TWISTED KNEE
ANOTHER EMPLOYE9 WAS THROWING LARGE ROCKS OUT OF THE ROCK CRUSHER I.NAME WALKED TO WHERE ROCKS HAD BEEN THROWN OUT AND PICKED UP A ROCK WHEN ANOTHER ROCK HIT HIM BOUNCED OFF HIS HARD HAT AND HIT HIS LEFT S2OULDER
EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING SAND OUT FROM UNDER BELT SCALES DRIVE BELT IS PROTECTED WITH METAL SHIELDS EMPLOYEE STOOD UP UNDER WHEEL THAT TURNS THE CONVEYOR BELT THE SCALES ARE ON AND THE MOVING DR IVE BELT HIT HI4 IN THE BACK JUST ABOVE THE WAIST THERE WERE NO WITNESSES WAS NOT REPORTED IMMEDIATELY INJURY EXTENT UNKNWON
MY CREW AND I W9RE TAKING A CONVERYOR OUT OF THE LINE UP WHEN I NAME GOT HIS ARM PINNED BETWEEN A CONVEYORS.I TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL FOR X RAYS.THERE WERE NO BROKEN BONES.HE BRUISE HIS ARM & WRIST AREA. 3