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Cleaning oversized rock out of grizzly bars at the pit hopper. Swinging 10 lb hammer lost footing, slipped and landed on his motorola radio and a piece of steel causing a large hematoma to the right buttock.
Coming down the 3/4-O ramp, the weight in the loader bucket caused the loader to light weight on the rear tires. The bottom of the bucket contacted the ground forcefully jolting the operator and he hit the left side of his head on the cab of the loader.
EE WAS REPLACING THE GRINDING WHEEL ON HIS 4" GRINDER WITH A 40 GRIT SANDING WHEEL IN ORDER TO ROUGH UP A PIECE OF STEEL TO PUT DOWN NEW RUBBER. THE SANDING WHEEL CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE OLD PIECE OF RUBBER. GRINDER JUMPED OUT OF C0NTROL & CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND.
LIFTED WELDING HOOD TO CHIP SLAG OFF A WELD.
FELL OFF THE BED OF THE BOOM TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED AROUND THE CONTROL PANEL FOR THE HOIST. MUDDY GROUND CONDITION & HE DIDN'T CLEAN SOLES OF BOOTS OFF ENOUGH, CAUSING HIM TO SLIP.
EE ACCESSED TANK FROMT HE FRONT, CRAWLING AND STRETCHING OVER BRACES AND SHOULDER HAVE BEEN WORKING FROM THE SIDES POSITION OF HIS BODY CAUSED SEPARATION OF RIB FROM CARTILAGE.