ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE WRAP PULLEY AND ADJUST THE PULLEY IN ORDER TO TRAIN THE BELT ON THE CONVEYOR. THE PINCH POINT GUARD HAD BEEN DISLODGED TO GAIN ACCESS PULLEY. CONVEYOR WAS IN MOTION A T THE TIME.
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Showing all 8REPLACING BELT WITH NEW BELT,CLAMP CAME LOOSE OF CONVEYOR BELT HITTING I.NAME ON RIGHT ELBOW.
WHILE CLEANING DIRT OFF BELT PULLEYS WRENCH GOT CAUGHT RIGHT ARM IN BARREL PULLEY, CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING.
STANDING IN WET CONCRETE ALL DAY WITH REGULAR WORK SHOES APPARENTLY CAUSED ALKALI BURNS ON LEFT FOOT WHERE SHOES RUBBED CAUSING INFECTED BLISTERS.
WHILE PLACING R2CKS ONTO CONVEYOR BY HAND, EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR A ROCK ON THE GROUND WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE CONVEYOR AND STRUCK LEFT THUMB AGAINST ANOTHER ROCK.
USING WRENCH TO3TIGHTEN BOLT ON WHEEL LOADER WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT CAUSING EMPL TO SUDDENLY MOVE FORWARD AND STRIKING RIB CAGE AGAINST FRAMEWORK OF LOADER CAUSING BRUISE TO LEFT SIDE OF RIB
WHILE USING HYD9AULIC JACK TO LEVEL ROCK CRUSHER JACK FAILED PINCHING THUMB WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING SHIM UNDER LEVELING LEG
WHILE CLIMBING 8OWN FROM WHEEL LOADER SLIPPED AND TURNED LANDING IN A SEMI-SQUATTING POSITION ON THE GROUND