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EE WAS PRYING A ROCK LOOSE IN A REVERSE FEED BOX, WHILE REMOVING THE SMALLER MATERIAL, HE FREED THE BIG ROCK THAT WAS LODHGED IN THE BOX. THE ROCK CAUGHT EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING NORTH BOUND ON A NORTH BOUND ONLY HAUL ROAD IN POURING DOWN RAIN. EMPLOYEE SAW PAYHAULER COME AROUND THE BEND TOWARD HIM, WRONG WAY, AND SWERVED RIGHT ONTO THE BERM OUT OF THE WAY. PAYHAULER DRIVER SAID HE FORGOT ABOUT THE TRAFFIC DIRECTION CHANGE ADN DROVE SOUTHBOUND. MUD PUDDLE SLPASHED OBSUCRING HIS VISION AND HE DID NOT SEE THE CAT 773 IN FRONT OF HIM.
EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A CRUSHER, AFTER COMPLETING THE MAINTENANCE, EE WAS PICKING UP HIS TOOLS WHEN HE SLIPPED ON FROST WHICH CAUSE HIM TO FALL. WHILE FALLING EE TRIED CATCHING HIMS ELF WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THIS CAUSED EE'S WRIST TO BREAK.
WENT TO WORK AWAY AND FOOT GOT STUCK BETWEEN TIRE AND GROUND AND AS HE FELL HIS ARM HIT THE MANLIFT WHICH CAUSSSED THE INJURY.
THE WIND BLEW A DOOR SHUT AT THE LANDFILL GARAGE AND EE'S RIGHT HAND RING FINGER WAS IN THE DOOR JAM. THE DOOR SMASHED HIS FINGER, EE DID FIRST AID ON HIS OWN FINGER 7 THOUGHT IT WOULD E ALRIG HT, BUT HE THEN WENT TO THE DR ON THE 12 WHEN HE CAME BACK HE HITIFIED ME OF GOING.
LANDSLIDE FROM ADJOINING LANDFILL ENCROACHED ITO MINING AREA PUSHING MINE MACHINERY NORTH INTO HIGHWALL CAUSING EXTENSIVE AMAGE TO ALL EQUIPMENT NO EMPLOYEES WERE PRESENT AT SITE WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED.
REMOVING WORK MATERIALS FROM BED OF TRUCK THE MATERIAL BEING UNLOADED WAS PROTRUDING PAST THE END OF THE TRUCK BED.
ROCK CHUTE WAS PLUGGED, CLIMBED DOWN FROM CHUTE AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.