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EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE OVERHEAD DOORS AT THE END OF THE SHIFT.LOOSE DIRT AND DEBRIS FELL OFF OF THE DOOR AND FELL ON HIS HEAD,FACE AND IN THE EYES.HE FLUSHED HIS EYES WITH WATER BUT THERE WA S A PIECE LODGED IN HIS LEFT EYE.HE WAS TAKEN TOTHE EMERGENCY ROOM AND HAD A PIECE OF METAL REMOVED.EYEWAS PATCHED FOR 24 HOURS.

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BESIDE MECHANIC WHILE HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER ON A TRACK.WHEN MECHANIC HIT THE TRACK A PIECE OF METAL HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF NECK.AT FIRST HE THOUGHT THERE WA S JUST A SMALL CUT AND HE PUT A BAND-AID ON IT.LATER HE THOUGHT HE COULD FEEL SOMETHING IN THE CUT AND AFTER WORK HE WENT TO THE DR..HE HAD X-RAYS WHICH TAKEN SHOWED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL TH

OPERATOR BACKED3ROCK TRUCK OVER THE END OF FILL HE WAS MAKING TO BE USED A S A ROAD. THE TRUCK WHEN IT WENT OVER THE EDGE TIPPED UP ON BACK WHEELS SILLING THE LOAD AND THEN SPINNING SIDEWAYS IT CAMT TO RES7 AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FILL A DISTANCE OF APPROX. 20 FT OPERATOR AT FIRST SHOWED NO SIGNS OF INJURY BUT AFTER ABOUT 1 HR. COMPLAINED OF DIZZINESS AND FELLING FAINT. HE WAS TAKEN

OILER ATTEMPTED TO OIL TRAVEL CHAIN WHILE MACHINE WAS WORKING-OPERATOR DID NOT KNOW THAT OILER WAS OFF THE MACHINE. OPERATOR SWUNG MACHINE STRIKING THE OILER.

OPERATOR PULLED MACHINE UP TO THE RAMP LEADING DOWN TO THE BENCH. APPARENTLY HE TOOK THE MACHINE OUT OF TRAVEL, LEAVING IT IN NEUTRAL WITHOUT ENGAGING DIGGING DOGS TO HOLD IT. HE THEN ATTEMPTE D TO SWING THE BOOM WHICH RESULTED IN THE MACHINE MOVING ON ITS OWN. THE MACHINE THEN RAN DOWN OVER THE FACE OF THE CUT AND LANDED ON THE PIT FLOOR. THIS RESULTED IN THE OILER BEING THROWN CL