EE WAS STRUCK BY A LARGE ROCK WHICH CAME FROM THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW OF HIS CAB AND STRUCK THE RIGHT BACK SIDE OF THE SHOULDER AREA.
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Showing all 29EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE HOSES WHEN WAS NOT ABLE TO HOLD ON TO THE HOSE, FELL FROM AN UPRIGHT POSTION TO THE FLOOR LANDING ON HIS LEFT SIDE OF BODY. LEFT ARM WAS CRUSHED BY HIS WEIGHT
EE WAS UNSCREWING DRILL STEMS, PULLING BARS APART VCATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN BOOM AND BAR CAUSING PAIN TO HIS LEFT WRIST.
EE WAS DROPPING A LOAD OF MATERIAL ON JAW CRUSHER WHEN DRILLER OPERATOR ASKED EE FOR HELP IN MOVING A ROCK THAT WAS IN THE WAY OF MATERIAL FLOW, WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK, EE STEPPED ON THE ROCK INJURING KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING JAW CRUSHER OPERATOR TO REMOVE SOME ROCKS FROM JAWS.AS THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A ROCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN 2 ROCKS. ROCK SHIFTED AND CRUSH
EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTING A LOAD OF ROCK TO THE CRUSHER IN A PIT TRUCK. AS HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TO THE CRUSHER HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL, VEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STRIKING 2 B ERMS APPROX 80' APART. THE EMPLOYEE WAS EJECTED FROM TEH CAB OF THE TRUCK AT POINT OF FINAL IMPACT.
EE WAS PICKING UP A SPRINKLER THAT WAS STUCK IN THE MUD WHEN HE BENT DOWN HE INJURED HIS BACK.
EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE CHANGE SCREENS ON THE SHAKER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON WALKWAY. SURFACE WAS WET DUE TO THE RAIN.
EE WAS CHANGING TAIL PULLEY BEARING WHEN THE TAIL PULLEY SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS THUMB.
EMPLOYEE'S WERE CHANGING SCREENS ON 1313 PLANT AT THE TOP DECK. REMOVING SCREEN TO DROP TO BOTTOM. HOOK GOT CAUGHT ON HIS JACKET PULLING HIM OVER THE SIDE. FELL 10' DOWN WITH SCREEN LANDING ON TOP OF HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DECK PUTTING V-BELTS ON SCREEN 1. TRYING TO GET PULLEY TO GET A FULL TURN, SLIPPED AND CUT HIS KNEE.
SCREEN ON ROCK WASHER STOPPED. HE WALKED INSIDE VAN & OPENED FUSE BOX. THE FUSES WERE OUT, SO HEREMOVED ALL THREE FUSES. HE PUT 1 FUSE IN, AS HEWAS PUTTING SECOND FUSE, IT EXPLODED SENDING FLA ME OUT OF BOX.
EE WAS CALLED TO ROCK WASHER. ANOTHER COWORKER &EE WERE CHECKING FUSES WHEN COWORKER REPLACED FUSES ON STARTER, THE SECOND ONE EXPLODED SENDING FLAMES AND CAUSING EE'S EYES TO BURN.
EE WAS MOVING DRILL DOWN TO BE FUELD, WHEN HE GOT ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL AND THE DRILL FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE. EE ACCIDENTALLY JUMPED OUT FALLING ON HIS LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS WORKING ON A SCREENING MATERIAL WASHER & FELL, INJURING SHOULDER/BACK WITH MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.
WELDING IRON PLATE IN CRUSHER WHEN PLATE SIDE HITTING EE S FINGER RESULTING IN A LACERATION.
PICKING UP SCRAP IRON WHILE WAITING FOR TRUCK TOBE REPAIRED. WHEN LIFTING THE FELT A SLIGHT PAININ HIS STOMACH.
DUST BLEW INTO EYE(RIGHT) WHEN GONZALES WAS CLEANING SHEAVE ON 54" CONE CRUSHER(SHEAVE IS OVERHEAD).
THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS GOING UP A STEEP ROAD WHEN ENGINE DIED OUT. THE DRIVER THEN STARTED TO BACK UP THE TRUCK SLOWLY DOWN THE ROAD. AS HE WAS BACKING UPDOWN THE ROAD HE LOST SIGHT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD LOST CONTROL TRUCK TURNEDOVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.
WORKING AT CRUSHER AREA (SHOVELING) AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
WORKING ON CONVEYOR AND WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A ROCK THAT WAS STUCK(PRYING) THE ROCK CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE STOMACH, CAUSING HIM TO FALL 12 FEET TO THE GROUND.
THE AIR TRACK DRILL WAS BEING MOVED DURING WHIHC AN AIR HOSE SWUNG AND HIT THE HAMMER CONTROL LEVER CAUSING THE TRACKS TO LIFT IN FRONT. WHEN THE OPERATOR APPROACED THE DRILL, THE DRILL STEEL SLIPPED TRAPPING HIS FOOT.
EMPL WAS TURNING POWER OFF TO ONE OF CONTROL PANEL WHEN HE WAS INJURED.
EMPL CLEANING OUT UNDERNEATH HOPPER WHERE FRONT END LOADER WAS FEEDING MATERIAL INTO IT.A WELD ON SUPPORTING BRACE BROKE CAUSING ANGLE IRON TO STRIKE EMPL ON LEFT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PRYING BAR TO CLEAN OUT SCREENS ON SHAKER #2 WHEN SECOND EMPLOYEE HIT THE PRYING BAR A SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RT.HAND CAUSING BLEEDING & SWELLING O F EMPLOYEES HAND
EMP WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO MOVE LARGE ROCK WHICH HAD BECOME LODGED ON HOPPER STRUCTURE, ROCK CRUMBLED AND EMP SLIPPED AND HURT HIS BACK. DIAGONOSED AS BACK SPRAIN AND MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED
(CUT MIDDLE FIN1ER AND SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND ON STEEL FRAME OF WASH SCREEN WHILE SHOVELING SAND).
WHILE REPAIRING3HEADPULLEY FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF FRAME.
I.NAME FELL OFF SCREEN TOWER CATTWALK FELL AGAINST RAILING BROKE RAIL AND THEN FELL TO THE GROUND.