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REPAIRING LOADER. SLIPPED AND FELL. GRABBEC CHAIN TO CATCH HIMSELF AND CAUGHT FINGER ON HOOK AT END OF CHAIN.

WORKER WAS BREKING AN OC\VERSIZE ROCK WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER ROCK CHIP STRUCK RT EYE DAMAGE WAS A SLIGHT SCRATCH ON EYE BALL NO LASTING DAMAGE GLASSES ARE PROVIDED & THIS EMPLOYEE ALWASYS WEARS T HEM EMPLOYEE COULD NOT EXPLAIN WHY HE DID NOT HAVE THEM ON THIS TIME

THE VICTIM WAS OWNER/OPERATOR OF A TEN-WHEEL PETERBUILT GRAVEL TRUCK. HE REGULARLY HAULED FINISHED PRODUCT FROM THE STOCKPILE AT THIS PROPERTY TO CUSTOMERS LOCATED ON THE WESTERN SLOPE OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT, THE VICTIM STOPPED HIS TRUCK ABOUT 20' FROM THE END OF THE SCALE WHERE THE LOAD WAS TO BE WEIGHED. A DOUBLE TRAILER WAS PARKED ON THE SCAL

EMPL & FOREMAN HAD BEEN WELDING ADDITIONAL FITTINGS ON PRTABLE FUEL TANKS. TANKS HAD BEEN FILLED WITH WATER DURING WELDING OPERATION. AFTER FINISHING WLEDING TANKS WERE BEING DRAINED & FOREMAN WALKED INTO SHOP TO WORK ON HOSES. FOR SOME REASON UNKNOWN TO US EMPL CLIMBED IN BETWEEN FUEL TANKS & EXPLOSION OCCURED CAUSING INSTAND DEATH. CAUSE OF IGNITION IS UNKNOWN.

UNLOADING STEEL & A PIECE OF STEEL <HEEL PLATE| FELL ON LEFT BIG TOE THEY WERE UNLOADING 10 SMALL PIECES OF STEEL BY HAND & 1 PIECE SLIPPOED OUT OF I NAME HAND & FELL ON HIS TOE

USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK A ROCK LODGED IN CRUSHER; SLEDGE HAMMER STRUCK THE SIDE OF THE ROCK CAUSING THE HAMMER TO S TRIKE FOOT.

WORKING ON A MOTOR ON THE PLANT, WHEN CLIMBING DOWN HE CAUGHT HIS RING ON A SHAKER SCREEN AND CUT HIS FINGER BADLY.

SIDE DOOR CAME UNLATCHED,HAND WAS HIT.

CARRYING PIECE 2F STEEL, WHICH SLIPPED IN HAND. BURR CUT AND PUNCTURED PALM OF RIGHT HAND.

I NAME AND I NA4E WERE REPLACING SHAKER SCREEN IN TO FRAME WORK, SCREEN SLIPPED INTO FRAME TO FAST FOR I NAME TO REMOVE HIS FINGER COMPLETELY. THE FINGER WAS CUT OPEN BY THE S CREEN. I NAME A ADMINISTERED FI9ST AID AND RETURNED TO W ORK. LATER IN WEK FINGER BECAME INFECTED

EMPLOYEE WAS PI7KING UP METAL PLATE LOST HIS FOOTING AND DROPPED THE PLATE ON HIS

I NAME STRUCK A3ROCK WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER AND IT BOUNCED OFF OF THE ROCK AND HHIT THE SIDE OF HIS RIGHT FOOT, BREAKING TWO BONES.

EMP WAS PULLING3A HYD. PUMP ON A LOADER - THE PUMP SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS FINGER

I NAME HE WAS P3CKING UPO A LOADER AXEL WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN HIS BACK AFTER THAT HE COULD NOT LIFT ANYTHING HEAVY.

EMPLOYEE WAS BR9AKING LARGE BOULDER IN JAWS OF CRUSHER WHEN ROCK FELL FROM FEEDER CHAIN ONTO RT FOOT

I.NAME BRIEFLY 9EMOVED HIS WELDING HELMET TO CHANGE THE WELDING ROD & A SMALL PIECE OF WELDING SLAG FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE

WEDGE SHOT OUT 2F BIG JAW AND STRUCK I.NAME IN THE LEFT CHEEK CUT HIS CHEEK AND FRACTURED JAW BONE

I.NAME RAN INTO3A STEEL BEAM RESULTED IN A CONCUSHION AND 2 CUTS TO THE FOREHEAD

I.NAME CLIMBING3UP SMALL BANK SLIPPED AND STARTED TO FALL.WHEN CAUGHT HIMSELF HE STRAINED AND TWISTED LOWER BACK.PULLED MUSCLE BESIDE SPINE.

WHILE CHANGING 8RILL STEELS HE TORE A CARTLIDGE IN HIS RIB CAGE.

WHILE PUTTING A3WHEEL ON THE SHAFT OF THE ROLLS I.NAME WAS HOLDING THE WHEEL A PIECE OF STEEL WHICH I.NAME WAS HITTING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER I.NAME SMASHED I.NAME HAND

I.NAME PRESSING3LARGE PULLEY OFF ROLLS SHAFT WITH JACK AND NEGLECTED TO TIE BACK PULLEY WHEN IT POPPED OFF AND FELL ON HIM.

ON AIR TRACK WA7ER LINE HOSE BLEW OFF AND HOSE HIT BEHIND RIGHT EAR.

I.NAME WALKING 7HROUGH MECHANICS SHOP WHEN SLIPPED ON OIL AND HIT WELDING BENCH FACE-FIRST WHICH KNOCKED OUT 2 FRONT TEETH.

CLEANING OUT SH2P AND PICKED UP SEVERAL 10'LONG BOARDS LAMINATED TOGETHER.

TIGHTENING BELT8 AND CAUGHT FINGERS.RIGHT INDEX FINGER SMASHED.

EMPL ROLLING CA3T OVER,CANT HOOK SLIPPED AND HIT HIM-HEAD.THIS HAPPENED AT THE SAW MILL.

#1 DECEASED FAILED TO FOLLOW STANDARD LOCK OUT PROCEDURE #2 WARNING HORN NOT OPERABLE #3 OPERATOR FAILED TO CLEAR ALL MACHINES BEFORE STARING PLANT. CRUSHED BETWEEN ROLLS FROM FEET TO CHEST.