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WHILE USING A 4" GRINDER TO CLEAN HANDRAIL, EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF GRINDER. THE WHEEL CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE CAUSING A HALF-INCH LACERATION ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER. GRINDER WAS PROPERLY GUARDED, SWITCH WAS OF NON-LOCKING TYPE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HANG UP FROM THE PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER USING A ROCK WEDGE. THE WEDGE KICKED BACK DRIVING THE WEDGE HANDLE INTO THE OPERATOR'S CHIN CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE ROCK FEEDER. WHILE ATTEMPTING THIS TASK, THE ROCK SHIFTED CAUSING THE EE TO SHIFT HIS WEIGHT TO HIS RIGHT ARM TO KEEP EE FROM FALLING DOWN. TH IS ACTION CAUSED THE EMPLOYEE TO INJURE HIS SHOULDER.
EE WAS PULLING A STEEL CABLE UP TO A PLATFORM WHEN HE SUDDENLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.
EE WAS SITTING ON A STEEL PLATE SECURED BY A CHAIN HOIST. THE HOIST SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO FALLDOWN INTO A CHUTE. HE RECEIVED 2 STITCHES IN HISRIGHT KNEE.
EE WAS WELDING IN THE JAW FEEDER. HE WAS UNAWARETHAT HIS WELDING HOOD WAS FAULTY, THUS CAUSING HIS EYE INJURY.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR OFF A BELT. THE EE GRABBED A LARGE STONE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE IT FROM THE CONVEYOR, THE ROCK SHIFTED FALLING ON THE EE LEG.
OPERATOR WAS LOADING IN A MUCK PILE, AS HE WAS BACKING UP FROM THE PILE A ROCK WENT UNDER THE BUCKET. WHEN THE LOADER CAME OFF THE ROCK IT CAUSED THE MACHINE TO SHIFT FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THIS CAUSED THE OPERATOR TO STRIKE HIS HEAD AGAINST AMETAL BOX INSIDE THE CAB OF THE LOADER.
WAS WORKING ON DUST SUPPRESSION SYSTEM FOR THE PRIMARY CRUSHER FROM A PORTABLE LADDER. EE LOST HIS FOOTING ON THE PORTABLE LADDER HE WAS WORKING ON AND FELL CAUSING HIM TO FRACTURE HIS RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN A SCREEN THAT HAD BLINDED OVER WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER. WHILE DOING SO THE EMPLOYEE SLID HIS SAFETY GLASSES TO THE LOWER BRIM OF HIS NOSE, CONTINUING TO CLEAR THE SCREEN THE HAMMER THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING STRUCK SOME MATERIAL THAT FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE EYE.
WHILE WELDING, WIND BLEW DEBRIS IN LEFT EYE UNDER WELDING HELMET. USED EYEWASH ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT OCCASIONS; EYE IRRITATED AND DEBRIS STILL IN EYE. AT THIS POINT, SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT ELECTRICAL CABLE THAT HE HAD JUST UNROLLED. EMPLOYEE IMPROPERLY ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE CABLE AND CAUSED HIMSELF TO STRAIN HIS BACK.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR A SET OF JUMPER CABLES WITH A RAZOR KNIFE, WHILE DOING SO THE KNIF SLIPPED CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE EE'S LEFT PALM. (STITCHES WERE REQUIRED)
A LARGE ROCK HAD STOPPED THE ROCK HOPPER UP AT THE PRIMARY. THE EMPLOYEE HAD WENT DOWN TO TRY TO MOVE SOME SMALLER STONES SO THAT HE COULD GET TO THE ONW CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WHILE MOVING THE STONES ONE SHIFTED AND STRUCK HIS LEGS.
EE WAS REPLACIN O RING ON THE PIT SHOVEL. WHEILEWORKING ON THIS THE EE REACHED OVER TO GET A HYDRALIC HOSE WHE HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB UP ONTO THE JAW PITMAN TO PERF9RM MAINTENANCE ON THE SHAFT OF THE JAW PITMAN. IN DOING SO, WHILE THE EE WAS REACHING FOR A HAND HOLD HE ACQUIRED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE MAIN ROCK CHUTE, UNDER THE MAIN ROCKER SHAKER IN THE PLANT WAS STOPPED UP. TWO EES LOCKED OU THE NECESSARY EQUIPMENT & WHILE OBSERVING THE SITUATION, EE PLACED HIS HAND ON THE ROCK CHUTE. IN DOING SO, THIS CAUSED THE ROCK TO SHIFT. ALSOA LOOSE STONE CAME DOWN & STRUCK EE ON HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER & PINKY FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE SERVICE TRUCK, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF TO UNSTABLE GROUND. THIS UNSTABLE GROUND CAUSED HIS ANKLE TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNJAM A ROCK IN THE ROCK BOX USING A PRY BAR.. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DO THIS THE ROCK FELL THRU INJURING EE'S RIGHT ARM & ELBOW
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REFUEL HIS PIECE OF MOBILE EQUIPMENT. EE WAS IMPROPERLY ATTEMPTING TO CLIMB LADDER TO LOADER WITH THE FUEL NOZZLE WHEN HE INJURED HIS BACK.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE ROCK BREAKER WHEN HE BECAME OVER HEATED. EMPLOYEE DID NOT LOOSE CONTIOUSNESS.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE GENERATOR TRAILER TO CHECK THE FUEL WHEN THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING AND BANGED HIS KNEE.
OPERATOR HAD ATTEMPTED TO POSITION DRILL OVER ROCK WHERE HOLE WAS LAID OUT; HE TRIED A DIFFERENT APPROACH THAT INVOLVED SLOPED TERRAIN. AT THIS TIME, THE DRILL TIPPED OVER TO CURB (RT. HAND) SIDE WITH OPERATOR IN CAB. IMPACT OF CRASH THREW OPERATOR AGAINST INSIDE OF CAB.
MANAGER WAS ENTERING THE SCALE HOUSE OFFICE WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A WET AREA OF CERAMIC TILE. HE THEN FELL TO THE FLOOR ON HIS RIGHT KNEE AND RIGHT HAND. THIS CAUSED HIM TO INJURE HIS HIP AND LOW ER BACK.
WHILE EXITING TRACKHOE, STEPPED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN A DISCHARGE BOX, MEASURING A HEAD PULLEY FOR A GUARD. HE SLIPPED AND OTHER EMPLOYEES GRABBED HIM TO KEEP HIM FROM FALLING. IN THE PROCESS HE INJURED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TEAR DOWN A CONE CRUSHER. WHILE PULLING THE CRUSHER BOWL WITH A CABLE, THE CABLE GOT STRUCK. THE EE THEN ATTEMPTED TO FREE THE CABLE WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT UP BETWEEN TH E CABLE AND THE CRUSHER. EE DID RECEIVED STITCH ES IN HIS FINGER.
EE WAS DISMOUNTING OFF OF A 235C ROCK BREAKER, WHEN HE STEPPED OFF THE ROCK BREAKER HE STEPPED ONTO SAME SMALL STONES, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE AND FOOT.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SET A CONCRTERWEIGHT ON A CONTRACTORS BACKHOE. WHILE IN THE PROCESS THE CRANE TIPPED. THE EE HAD THE CRANE IN THE TRAVEL POSITION WHICH OVERRIDES THE SAFETY DEVICES ON TH E MACHINE. ALSO THE CRANE WAS SET UP ON UNLEVEL GROUND AT AN UNLEVEL POSITION. THIS ACCIDENT CAUSED THE EE TO EE HIS WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC LINE ON A PIECE OF HEAVY MACHINERY. HE USED A BOX KNIFE RAZOR BLADE ON A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE, SLIPPED, AND CUT FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT A 35 LB BELT CLAMP TO START LACING A BELT. HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT THE CLAMP IMPROPERLY AND FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS BACK.