EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNHOOK A CHAIN WHICH FASTENED A CONVEYOR TO THE BLADE OF A DOZER METHOD USED TO MOE THE CONVEYOR AROUND THE PIT WHILE UNHOOKING THE CHAIN THE BLADE OF THE DOZER FLOA TED DOWN AS THE DOZER IDLED & WAS CAUGHT EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN BLADE & CONVEYOR SMASHING EMPLOYEES FINGER RESULTED INSURGERY ON HAND & PINS WERE INSERTED IN FINGER
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Showing all 3HE WAS SWEEPING OF A FRONT END LOADER TO REPAIR IT WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL OFF LANDING ON SOME AMORE ICE & BROKE HIS LEFT LEG
HOPPER WAS BEING HYDRAULICLY LOLOWERED TO TRAVEL POSITION AND WASNT MOVING AS FREELY AS IT SHOULD.EMPL STEPPED UP ON FRAME AND GAVE IT A TUG TO HELP MOVE IT ALONG.WHEN HE PULLED IT HE ALSO LEA NED FORWARD -HOPPER MOVED WITH SLIGHT JAR HITTING HIM ON SIDE OF HEAD AND ARM BREAKING ARM AND CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON AXLE AND UNDERCARRIAGE.