EMPLOYEE WAS FEEDING MATERIAL TO CRUSHER WITH LOADER. AS HE WAS READY TO DUMP A LOAD OF MATERIAL INTO THE CRUSHER, THE BACK END OF THE LOADER RAISED UP AND SWUNG AROUND. THE MATERIAL BERM GAVE WAY AND THE LOADER ROLLED DOWN THE HILL LANDING UPSIDE DOWN. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SLIGHT SCRAPES AND BRUISES.
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Showing all 14EE WAS TIGHTENING NUTS ON JAW CRUSHER WITH SOCKET WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED SMASHING MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN WRENCH AND JAW CRUSHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING NEW LAGGING ON SHUT OFF CONVEYOR TO IMPACT CRUSHER. AS HE STRAIGHTENED UP TO GET OFF THE CONVEYOR HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING COMPENSATOR FROM CRUSHER, USING A HAMMER TO DISLODGE A NUT. THE HAMMER DEFLECTED OFF THE RIM OF THE CONE, CAME DOWN STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND, BRAKING HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING CAP OVER AIR POT (SPRING LOADED) TO CHANGE RUBBER DIAPHRAM ON 175 MICHIGAN LAODER, SPRING RELEASED CAP WHICH HURLED UP STRIKING EMPLOYEE ABOVE RIGHT EYE BROW. EMPLOYEE RQUIRED STITCHES TO GASH IN HEAD ABOVE RIGHT EYE.
WORKING ON HOT PLANT CLOSING LID ON CONV FINE SAND FROM OFF LID BLEW IN FACE AND EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING DOWN CATWALK MATERIAL WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON IT.INJURED EMPLOYEE CHANGED POSITIONS AND SAW FLASH FROM WELDER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CONE OF CRUSHER, CUT RIGHT THUMB ON PIECE OF METAL ON CRUSHER.
EMPLOUYEE WAS FEEDING CRUSHER WITH DOZER ON STOCKPILE-WIND BLEW FOREIGN PARTICLES INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.
EMPL WAS TAKING BRAKES OFF 980 LOADER TO CHANGE HE TOOK PLANITORY GEAR OFF & SET IT ON BENCH. PLANITORY GEAR SLIPPED OFF BENCH & ONTO EMPL'S LEFT FOOT. LEFT FOOT WAS BROKEN.
EMPL WAS OPERATING CRUSHER HE MOVED ROCK WITH RIGHT HAND LARGE ROCK CAME OFF CRUSHER BELT SMASHING HAND.
EMPL WAS PUTTING NEW WARE PARTS ON IMPACT CRUSHER. CHECKING WARE PARTS ALIGNMENT WITH HAND. ADJUSTMENTS TO ALIGNMENT USUALLY MADE WITH HAND HELD HAMMER. ANOTHER EMPL USING HAMMER HIT INJUR ED EMPL'S FINGER WITH HAMMER.
EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON A PULLEY FOR THE CRUSHER-A PARTICAL (METAL) FLEW UP AND INTO RIGHT EYE.
EMP WAS CHANGING A ROLLER ON THE CRUSHER AT TIME OF OCURRANCE HE WAS PRYING A NUT OFF THE CRUSHER WITH A WRENCH THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND THE EMP FELL OVER BACKWARDS OFF THE CRUSH HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE