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EMPL STRINGING OUT WELDING LEADS AND SLIPPED OFF TRUCK AND STRUCK ANOTHER TRUCK AND CUT HIS LIP.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING DRIVE BELTS ON FEEDER ASSMBLY. HE HAD LOOSENED MOTOR BASE TO ALLOW INSTALLATION, WHEN BASE FELL, STRIKING HIS HAND.
CONDITIONS NORMAL NO SPECIFIC CAUSATIVE FACTOR EMPL WAS USING SHOVEL TO REMOVE SOME LOOSE MATERIAL FROM UNDER CONVEYOR WHEN LEFT SHOULDER BEGAN HURTING.
EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM A BUNKER TRUCK, SLIPPED ON RUNNING BOARD AND FELL AGAINST RUNNING BOARD. EMPLOYEE FELT SHE MAY HAVE HAD SOME OIL OR GREASE ON HER SHOES FROM EARLIER IN THE DAY.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER. HE WAS OBSERVED BY FOREMAN TO BE OPERATING EQUIPMENT ERRATICALLY, WAS RELIEVED BECAUSE OF EXTREME FATIGUE AND TOLD TO CLOCK OUT. EMPLOYEE BECAME INCREASINGLY D ISORIENTED, WAS DETAINED AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SUMMONED. EMPLOYEE DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A STROKE, WAS COMATOSE AT HOSPITAL. INJURY NOT CLEARLY JOB-CONNECTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING LEVER TO OPERATE BUNCKER GATE. WHILE PULLING BACK ON LEVER, SLIPPED ON LOOSE GRAVE, FALLING BACK AGAINST PROTRUDING BOLT. INJURY WAS DIAGNOSED AS CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK, SP RAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.
CLEANING OUT THE #4 CONE CRUSHER EMPLOYEE REMOVED THE SCREEN AND PLACED IT ON THE CONE DECK THEN HE TRIPPED ON THE SCREEN AND FELL TO THE METAL DECK WITH HIS RT KNEE STRIKING THE DECK
WAS ATEMPTING T2 JAR SOME ROCKS LOOSE FROM GRIZZLEY WITH PRY BAR. THE ROCKS BROKE LOOSE ALL AT ONCE AND HIS RT LEG WAS PINNED BY THE PRY BAR
WHILE SHOVELING3SAND IN HARD WIND, HE RECEIVED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL INTO LEFT EYE. THE PIECE OF METAL WAS IMBEDDED INTO EYE. HE DID NOT ADVISE HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 11 20 87 THINKING IT WOU WOULD GO AWAY.3EMP WAS WEARING REQUIRED GOGGLES AT TIME OF INJURY
WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO LIFT ROCKS OUT OF CRUSHER, RECEIVED PAIN TO THE LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO GET OUT OF WATER TRUCK AND IN DOING SO,HE SLIPPED ON THE RUNNING BOARD AND FELL TO THE GROUND FLAT ON HIS BACK.SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 07/06/87.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 ATTEMPTING TO BACK A MAINTENANCE TRUCK WHEN ONE OF FRONT WHEELS WENT INTO A H OLE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN HE CAUGHT HIS RT THUMB IN THE STEERING WHEEL & BROKE SAME HE HAS BEEN OFF3WORK SINCE THE ACCIDENT SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 032587
WHILE USING GRI3DER INSIDE OF BATCH DRUM AND WEARING A WELDING HOOD, A PIECE OF SLAG UNDER HIS HOOD AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE.
WHILE CUTTING B2LTS ON CONVEYOR WITH CUTTING TORCH,FIRE SHOT UP LANDING AND PIECE OF SLAG FELL INTO WELDERS RIGHT EAR.HIS RIGHT EAR WAS BURNED.
HE WAS SHOVELIN1 WASH SAND AND EXPERIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 WELDING ON A DOZER WITH A WELDING HOOD ON. A PIECE OF SLAG GET UNDER HIS HELMET AND HIS GLASSES AND BURNED HIS RIGHT EYE. HE WAS SEEN AT THE HOSPITAL AND RELEASED FOR FULL DUT Y THE NEXT DAY.3
FOREMAN AND OTH9R EMPLOYEES WERE PUTTING A NEW SCREEN ON THE ROCK PLANT. HE WAS TOLD TO REMOVE SCRAP METAL FROM THE #6 BELT. ALL PERSONNEL WENT BACK TO THE GROUND INCLUDING HIM. THE LOCKOUT WAS TAKEN OFF 5ND THE CONVEYOR WAS ACTIVATED. HE CLIMBED BACK UP AND WAS ON THE BELT WHEN IT STARTED. HE JUMPED TO THE PLATFORM AND STRAINED HIS LOWER LIMBAR.
WALKING ON CATWALK OF CONVEYOR BELT AND STUMBLED OVER FEET.AS HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH LEG,HE STRAINED IN GROIN AREA AND FELT PAIN.