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EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF CONVEYOR. HE SAID LADDER WAS IN USE AND HE DID NOT WANT TO WAIT- TORN LIGAMENTS IN KNEE.
MOVING CRUSHER TO NEW LOCATION-WORKER WAS LOADING SCREENS WHEN ONE FELL OFF TRAILER 3 CUTS TO HIS NECK.
HYDROLIC HOSE CAME OFF OF D-8 SPRAYING FLUID ON TO MANIFOLD IT CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED OPERATOR.
EE WAS TIGHTENING JAW BOLT ON CRUSHER WHILE HITTING WRENCH WITH A HAMMER HE HIT ELBOW ON CRUSHER FRAME.
EE WAS CHANING THE BAR ON DRIVE HAMMER. CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND METAL PLATE ON DRILL. CUT THUMB AND BROKE BONE REQUIRING SURGICAL TREATMENT.
WORKER WAS SERVICING A LOADER WHEN CLIMBING DOWN LADDER SLIPPED OFF LADDER RUNG AND FELL APPROX. 4 FEET. LANDED WITH STIFF LEGS AND JARRED SPLEEN.
REPAIRING L-JAY IMPACT CRUSHER, USING FRONT END LOADERS A BACK UP. BUCKET OF LOADER DROPPED APPROX 5 INCHES SLAPPING WORKER ON BACK.
WAS USING PROPANE WEED BURNER TO MELT ICE IN WATER TANK, FLAME WENT OUT LITE BURNER AND THE PROPANE THAT HAD BUILT UP WHILE BURNER WAS OUT EXPLODED AND THREW EMPLOYEE ABOUT 20 FEET, INTO THE A IR. INJURING ARM, FACE, BURNS, CUTS TORN MUSCLES.
BENT DOWN AND KNEE POPPED OUT.
WHILE HE WAS TIGHTENING A SCREEN,RAIL BOLT,THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE HIT ANOTHER BOLT WITH HIS WRIST CUTTING HIS WRIST.
INJURED EMPL WAS CLEANING SMALL ROCKS & DIRT OUT FROM UNDER CONVEYOR & WAS HIT BY FALLING ROCK THAT CAME FROM TOP OF JAWCRUSHER DUE TO OVER LOADING BY LOADERMAN. ROCK HIT EMPL ON SHOULDER CAUS ING INJURY.
LIFTING ELEC MOTOR STRAINED BACK.RETR WORK 10-6-88 STRAINED BACK AGAIN LIFTING ANVIL TO PUT IN CRUSHER UNIT.
FELL FROM CRUSHER HIT HEAD