While opening the cone crusher a trapped rock flew out and hit employee on the arm and on his face. There was a bucket tooth lodged in the cone and it had stopped the rotation of the cone, so the outer liner was raised to free the tooth.
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August 22, 2011
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Lemoncove Granite · Struck by flying object
December 6, 2006
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lemoncove Granite · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms
Employee standing on catwalk when catwalk fell off the machine he was operating. This caused him to fall and he received 3 compression fractures to his lower back.
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