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Employee was "dredging" water away from a piece of equipment with his right heel when his left leg gave away and he fell to the ground. Two bones were broken above the ankle.
CUTTING PIECE OF STEEL ABOVE HIS HEAD & IT FELL ONTO HIS HEAD & CUT IT.
WORKING UNDERNEATH CRANE, TURNED AND FELT PAIN.
CHANGING CAB MOUNTS ON DUMP TRUCK IN GARAGE. CABWAS HELD UP BY STEEL BAR, BAR SLIPPED, FINGER WAS SEVERED. ACCIDENT OCCURED IN TRUCK REPAIR SHOPNOT MINE.
REMOVING SHIEVE FROM ELECTRIC MOTOR. EE WAS HOLDING PUNCH OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING PUNCH WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. A PIECE OF SLEDGE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM ON FACE.
PLANT OPERATOR WAS HOOKING STRAP AROUND BOULDER TO REMOVE FROM CRUSHER WHEN BOULDER ROLLED AND SMASHED FINGE RON RIGHT HAND. TIP OF FINGER WAS DESTROYED AND POSSIBLY MAY NEED SKIN GRAFT. THE RE HAS BEEN NO INFECTION TO DATE.
EMPL WAS STRAIGHTENING V-BELT ON JAW CRUSHER WHILE I TURNED IT OVER MANUALLY. AFTER STRAIGHTENING BELT EMPL WAS CHECKING IT WHEN BELT ROLLED BACK & CAUGHT THUMB. I WAS LATER INFORMED BY INJURE D THAT HE WAS PULLING V BELTS WHEN HE CAUGHT THUMB.
THE PLANT WAS IN OPERATION WHEN I,NAME ATTEMPTED TO GREASE THE DRIVE GEARS OF THE GRAVEL SCREW. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE GEARS. HE LOST THE FINGER TIPS OF THE LAST THREE FINGERS ON THE RIGHT HAND DOWN TO THE 1ST KNUCKLE.