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EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTYING WATER OUT OF WATER TRUCK INTO WATER TANKER WHEN THE LEGS ON THE TANKER GAVE OUT, PINNING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN WATER TANKER AND WATER TRUCK.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING BARREL INTO LOADER BUCKET AND HIT LIP OF BUCKET WITH BARREL AND HURT HIS BACK. EE WENT TO E.R. AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING ON X-RAYS, SENDING HIM TO NEUROSURGEON. MAY HAVE AGGRAVATED OLD INJURY.
EE WAS STANDING ON THE BOTTOM GUARD OF ONE BELT WHILE TIGHTENING ONE BELT AND FELL 3 FEET ONTO HIS BACK. MAY HAVE CRACKED A VERTEBRAE.
CAUGHT FOOT IN D-RING USED TO LIFT GUARD OFF. REPORTED INJ FROM HOUSE 2 WKS EARLIER -COULD HAVE BEEN AGGRAVATED
SHOVELING UNDER A SCREEN AND OVER EXTENDED HIS RIGHT ARM CAUSING A TEAR IN HIS RIGHT ROTO CUFF.
EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY CLIMBED UP ON THE FRAME WORKOF #17-81 CONE CRUSHER FRAME. NO ONE SAW THE ACCIDENT BUT A SHOVEL WAS FOUND BY THE BODY IN THE CONE FEED BELT, AND THE VICTIM WAS FOUND IN THE TENSION PULLEY FOR THE UNDERCONE CONVEYER BELT. IT APPEARS THAT HE LOST HIS BALANCE OR TRIPPED AND FELL INTO THE MOVING BELT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING MATERIAL OFF OF A CONVEYOR FRAME WITH A SHOVEL. IT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT AND AN IDLER ROLLER WHICH CAUSED THE WORKER'S LEFT HAND TO HIT THE CONVEYOR FRAME.