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Employee was attempting to roll a rock out from the crusher and in the process strained his lower back.
EE had been in a loader loading trucks and came to his supervisor complaining that something came off his shirt and got into his left eye. He was then told to go get medical attention.
EE was replacing a casing in a pump and while lifting the pump casing the cable rachet puller broke, causing the pump casing the fall and strike the employee on the right ankle.
Employee was driving a loader behind the impact crusher to check the belts and in the process a rock was thrown from the crusher hitting the door glass and causing glass to break inside the loader. He got a piece of glass in his left eye.
EE WAS REMOVING MATERIAL FROM THE HOPPER CONVEYOR AND IN THE PROCESS HIS ELBOW ON SOME METAL WHILE SHOVELING.
EE AND CO-WORKER WERE STACKING SOME BOARDS IN THE SHOP AREA AND IN THE PROCESS EE PICKED UP TOO MANY BOARDS AT ONE TIME AND STRAINED HIS HAND AND WRIST.
EE WAS EXTRACTING RAW MATERIAL FROM THE NORTH WALL OF THE [PIT AND LOADING THE RAW MATERIAL ONTO THE TRUCK THAT COWORKER OPERATED. EE POSITIONED THE EXCAVATOR PARALLEL W/ THE NORTH WALL. AT ~1 415 COWRKER RETURNED FROM THE STOCKPILE AREA TO THE PIT AREA & NOTCIED THAT THE NORTH WALL HAD COLLAPSED & FALLEN IN ON THE EXCAVATOR. CALLED 911 & WENT TO RESCUE EE. EE WAS RESCUED & TAKEN T
EE WAS WATCHING AN EMPLOYEE MOVE A METAL CONTAINER AND IN THE PROCESS THE EMPLOYEE TURNED THE CONTAINER UP ON ITS SIDE CAUSING THE CONTAINER TO FLIP OVER. EE WAS UNABLE TO MOVE OUT OF TH EWAY WHEN HE REALIZED THE EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE CONTAINER AS HE TURNED IT UP ONTO ITS SIDE. THE CONTAINER THEN FELL ONTO EE'S TOE.