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SUPERVISOR WAS HAMMERING BREAKER BAR INTO PLACE ON CRUSHER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT KNEE. THE DR. EXAMINED IT AND CLEANED IT OUT. ON MARCH 26, 1996 EMPLOYEE WE NT BACK TO DR. AND DISCOVERED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL IN HIS KNEE AND SCHEDULED HIM FOR SURGERY TO REMOVE IT LATER IN THE DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TIRE WITH TWO OTHER PEOPLE. THE TIRE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING EMPLOYEE'S FOOT AND LANDING ON IT.
EE WAS RUNNING TO TURN OFF A CONVEYOR WHEN HE STEPPED ON A ROCKS AND TURNED HIS ANKLE.
SMASHED FINGERS BETWEEN FALLING ROCK AND ROTOR ON MISSOURI ROGER 4654 IMPACTOR.
HIT BUMP IN ROAD WHILE STOCK PILING MATERIAL WITH FRONT LOADER. SHOCK ABSORBER ON SEAT IN CAB FAILED. PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
PINCHED FINGERS IN PULLEY WHEN REPAIRING SPLICE IN CONVEYOR BELT.
CLEANING ROCKS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER, HAMMER BJOUNCED OFF OF BAR, STRUCK ON HEAD
HE WAS PULLING AN ELECTRICAL WIRE ON THE CEDAR RAPIDS HAMMERMILL AND FELT A PULL IN THE GROIN AREA.
HE WAS CHISELLING A BEARING OFF TAIL PULLEY SHAFT. THE CHISEL SLIPPED AND HAMMER HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BREAKING IT AT FIRST KNUCKLE.
I.NAME LIFTED A 100 POUND BATTERY INTO A V16 AND PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK (LUMBAR STRAIN).
INJURED WAS LOADING A TRUCK WITH THE 966 CAT LOADER AND TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK BEHIND HIM AND NOW HIS MUSCLE SPASMS AND A PINCHED NERVE IN HIS NECK.
INJURED WAS WELDING AND DIDN'T NOTICE HE WAS GETTING FLASHBURNS ON HIS SHINES SINCE HIS PANTS HAD SHORTENED UP.
DYNAMITE MAN WAS BLASTING ROCK AND A PIECE OF FLY ROCK COME THROUGH PROTECTIVE BARRIER AND HIT HIM IN THE R ARM EXTENSIVE BRUISING TO R ELBOW
HE WAS LOADING A CRUSHER WEIGHT ONTO HIS TRUCK TO TRANSFER IT TO CRUSHER. AS HE WAS LIFTING WEIGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND BACK.
I.NAME WAS CLEANING OFF IDLERS ON POWER SCREEN AS IT WAS RUNNING & IT PULLED HIS RT.ARM INTO CONVEYOR IT SEVERLY BRUISED HIS RT.ARM & WILL STAY IN HOSPITAL OVERNIGHT FOR OBSERVATION
I.NAME WAS WALKING OUT OF SCALE HOUSE AND LOST HIS BALANCE STEPPING ON A ROCK AND FELL DOWN BRUISING RT SHOULDER
GREASING THE FE9DER WHILE IT WAS RUNNING, HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB UNDER A ROLLER.
HE WAS REMOVING3THE IN PLATE FROM SCREEN AND WAS WORKING IN AN AWKWARD POSTION WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.
USING HAND GRIN8ER ANDA SMALL PIECE OF METAL ENTERED RIGHT EYE ON CORNER WHERE SAFETY GLASSES DIDN'T COVER.
EMP WAS GRINDIN1 WELD SLAG AND THE GRINDING WHEEL THREW A FLAKE OF SLAG INTO EYE. SAFETY GLASSES WERE BEING WORN AT THE TIME BUT SMALL FLAKE ENTEREN EYE FROM SIDE
EMPL TIGHTENING3CHAIN BINDER ON FLATBED TRUCK AND FELT SOMETHING PULL.