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EE WAS USING A CROW-BAR TO DISLODGE A ROCK THAT WAS STUCK IN A PULLY. AS EE PULLED ON THE CROW-BAR HE LOST HIS FOOTING CAUSING THE CROWBAR TO STRIKE HIM IN THE GROIN
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BACKWARDS PULLING A LARGE HOSE TO CONNECT TO A WATER PUMP WHEN HE TRIPPED ON SOME ROCKS ON THE GROUND AND FELL ON HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER PUSHING ROCKS THAT HAD BEEN BLASTED FROM A HILL WHEN A ROCK CAME LOOSE FROM THE FACE OF THE HILL AND FELL EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOREARM.
EE WAS ASSISTING WITH REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT. EE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT THE BELT & AS HE CUT THROUGH THE BELT THE KNIFE CUT HIS RIGHT THIGH.
EMP HAD USED A BLOW TORCK TO CUT OFF A PIECE FROM A FROMT END LOADER BUCKET. AS EE WAS REMOVING THE PIECE OF METAL IT STRUCK HIS FINGER AGAINST THE BUCKET.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING NEAR A CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS MOVING ROCKS TO A ROCKPILE. A ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE CONVEYOR AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS LYING ON HIS BACK CUTTING AMETAL BAR OVER HIS HEAD IWH A TORCH. WHIEL CUTTING BAR SPARKS FLEW IN BETWEEN EMPLOYEE'S EYES AND PROTECTIVE GLASSES.
WHILE SHOVELING A MOUND OF WET DIRT IN THE QUARRY'S TUNNEL, THE SHOVEL STRUCK AN OBJECT CAUSING SHOVEL TO BOUNCE BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE UPPER RIGHT THIGH.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A FRONT-END LOADER POURING OIL INTO THE LOADER'S ENGINE. AS EMPLOYEE STARTED TO MOVE HIS FEET TO GET DOWN FROM THE LOADER, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND SCRAPED AGAINST T HE SIDE OF THE LOADER.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A CONVEYOR BELT TO REMOVE TWO FLAT ROCKS THAT WERE LODGED IN A HEAD PULLEY. THE EMPLOYEE SIGNALED THE CRUSHER OPERATOR TO TURN OFF AN ADJOINING CONVEYOR SO HE COULD E VEN A LOAD OF ROCKS IN A PILE. THE CRUSHER OPERATOR MISUNDERSTOOD AND TURNED ON THE CONVEYOR ON WHICH EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING CAUSING HIM TO FALL ONTO PILE OF ROCKS.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH SETTING UP A CRANE BY PLACING A BLOCK OF WOOD TO SERVE AS A SUPPORT FOR THE CRANS OUTRIGGER. WHILE SETTING BLOCK IN PLACE, EMPLOYEES THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN OUTRI GGER AND THE BLOCK OF WOOD.