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WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE A HYDRAULIC LEAK IN THE ROCK BREAKER, THE HOSE FROM WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FORM, BURST AT THE SAME TIME TH EMECHANIC REACHED TO FIND THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. THE PRESSURE ESCAPING FROM THE OIL LEAK CUT HIS THUMB, PUSHING OIL INTO HIS THUMB AND HAND.
INDEPENDENT HAULER WORKING BY CONTRACT WAS CLEANING OLD ASPHALT FROM RAISED TRAILER WHEN ASPHALT FELL FROM TRAIELR IN ONE LARGE PIECE. DRIVER WAS STANDING AT BACK OF TRAILER, AND HARDENED ASP HALT FELL ON HIS LEGS. SEVERING RIGH LEG BELOW KNEE AND CRUSHING LEFT LEG.
INJURED WAS REPLACING HOSE ON PLANT-CRESCENT SLIPPED & LEFT WRIST HIS HYDRAULIC PUMP.
WAS WORKING ON THE 980 LOADER TOLD THE MECHANIC NOT TO MOVE THE MOTOR BUT HE DIDNT HEAR ME THE CRANK SHAFT MOVED THE HYDRAULIC PUMP CAUSING IT TO CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING ON HIS BACK. HE HAD REACHED BEHIND AND UNDER THE GUARD TO CLEAN UNDER THE BELT. HE CAUGHT HIS ARM BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND THE ROLLER.
AN OVERSIZED ROCK GOT STUCK IN CRUSHER. HE REACHED INTO TRY TO DISLODGE ROCK. BLADE OF BUCKET AND CHAIN SEVERED LEFT THUMB AT FIRST JOINT. THE FINGER WAS SEWN BACK ON AT THE HOSPITAL EMERGE NCY ROOM.
UNCLOGGING ROCKS THREW OUT ROCKS HIT ON HAND
STEPPED ON WET REBAR AND SPRAINED ANKLE.