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WORKER STEPPED DOWN FROM A TRAILER ONTO A 1"X4" NAIL TO PLYWOOD AND TWISTED ANKLE, SPRAING IT TRAILER APPROX. 2 FT HIGH.
WHILE LOADING STEEL PLATE INTO LOADER BUCKET BUCKET WAS TILTED BACK AND WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PLATE AND BACK OF BUCKET.
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BREAK ON OVERSIZE ROCK IN A JAW WITH A JACKHAMMER HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL CATCHING HIMSELF ON THE SIDES OF THE ROCK BOX WITH HIS ARMS.
WORKER CUT A SHAKER SCREEN TO SIZE WITH A TORCH SHORTLY AFTER HIS WRIST CAME IN CONTACT WITH HOT END WHEN PLACING THE SCREEN IN THE SHAKER.
OPER BOB CAT SCOOPING UP CRUSHER TAILINGS ROCK CAUGHT UNDER LLIFT PEDAL RAISING BUCKET LOAD LOWERED SO FAST HE WAS THROWN AGAISNT BAR HITTING RIBS
THE JAW CRUSHER BECAME JAMMED WITH A LARGE ROCK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE THE ROCK USING A STEEL WEDGE ON A 4FT PIECE OF CHAIN.THE WEDGE POPPED UP STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE SIDE OF THE F ACE.
WHILE DOING REPAIR WORK ON 245 CAT EXC. VICTIM LOST FOOTING AND GRABBED LOOSE DECK PIECE FALLING TO THE GROUND THE METAL DECK PIECE FELL ONTO RIGHT LEG BREAKING BONES.
EMPLOYEE WAS FITTING & HOLDING METAL PIECES FOR WELDING & RECEIVED INADVERTANT ARC FLASHES
WHILE DOING AIR-ARC GOUGING UNPLANNED CONTACT WITH FRAME WHILE WELDING HOOD NOT POSITIONED CAUSING ARC FLASH
WHILE INSTALLIN1 NEW DRIVE V-BELTS HAND BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN PULLEY AND FRAMEWORK CAUSING SWELLING AND ABRASION.
WHILE GREASING 5OADER BOOM FEET SLIPPED CAUSING KNEE TO BE INJURED
SOME MUD HAD BU3LT UP ON HEAD PULLEY OF 3 BELT UNDER 1 SCREEN, CAUSING BELT TO RUN TO THE SIDE I NAME WAS ATTEMPTING TO SCRAPE MUD OFF, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED, CAUSING HIS ARM TO BE PULLED INTO BELT AND HEAD 1ULLEY. RIGHT ARM WAS PINCHED AND TWISTED.