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WHILE REMOVING BATTERY CABLES FROM THE 966 LOADER A SPARK CAUSED THE BATTERY END TO BLOW UP BLOWING DIRT UNDER EE SAFETY GLASSES & INTO HIS EYES
REMOVING BROKEN ELEVATOR BELT FROM TOP OF ELEVATOR FOR REPAIR
WHILE USING PUNCH BAR TO UN-CHOKE GREEN ORE CRUSHER. PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
WHILE USING PINCH BAR TO UNCHOKE GREEN ORE CRUSHER PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK.
WHILE CLEANING UP IN CRUSHER AREA AFTER CHOKE-UP HE TOUCHED FEEDER PAN WITH RIGHT INDEX FINGER, CUTTING IT, RECEIVING 2 STITCHES.
36635R DRIVE REPAIR WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED ON COOLER COOLER & DRIVE WAS LOCK-OUT THE MAINTMAN NEEDED TO TURN COOLER HE WENT TO DRIVE TO ROTATE COOLER THE COOLER BELTS CAUGHT HIS THUMB CUTTIN 70002REAKING IT
WHILE PUTTING BELTS ON ID FAN EE GOT HIS LITTLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE SHIEVE.
WHILE CLEANING UP IN CRUSHER PIT HE BUMPED A 2IN DISCHARGE PIPE THAT RUNS FROM SUMP PUMP UP & OUT OVER WALL AT CRUSHER PIT END OVER WALL BROKE OFF CAUSING MAIN PIPE TO DROP DOWN KNOCKING HIM D OWN & HIS SAFETY HAT & GLASSES OFF BROKEN END FELL FROM TOP OF PIT (10FT) & STRUCK HIM ON TOP OF HIS HEAD
WHILE PUNCHING OUT GREEN ORE CRUSHER WITH BAR IT WAS RAINING & BAR WAS SLICK WITH MUD & WATER. BAR SLIPPED OUT HANDS & FELL INTO CRUSHER. IT KICKED BACK & HIT HIM ON HAND BETWEEN FOREFINGER & THUMB.
WHILE PUNCHING OUT GLEEN ORE HOPPER WITH PUNCH BAR APPARENTLY ALLEGEDLY SPRING HIS WRIST