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EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 575 BOB CAT SKID STEER. AS HE WAS LEAVING THE MACHINE HE BUMPED THE BUCKET PEDAL WITH HIS FOOT, CAUSING THE BUCKET TO MOVE DOWN AND TRAP HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE FRAME OF THE MACHINE.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE INTERNATIONAL TD 25 BULLDOZER, WHEN IT OVERHEATED. HE BROUGHT IT DOWN THE HILL TO LET IT COOL OFF AND TO CHECK THE ANTIFREEZE. EMPLOYEE ALLOWED THE MACHINE TO CO OL OFF FOR A SHORT TIME THEN TRUNED THE CAP TO THE FIRST NOTCH. NOTHING HAPPENED AND HE LET IT S ET A WHILE LONGER. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CAP, THE CAP FLEW OFF AND THE ANTIFREEZE SPRAYED OUT.
EMPLOYEE SLIPPE8 WHILE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER TO GET OFF 988 LOADER.
WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS ADJUSTING THE POWER SCRAPER ON THE REFUSE CONVEYOR, A BURR ON THE SHAFT GRABBED THE SLEEVE OF HIS SHIRT. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE PULLED AND TWISTED TO FREE THE SHIRT, HE TORE TWO MUSCLES ON HIS3UPPER RIGHT TRUNK.
EMPL LIFTED ROL5ER FELT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK SANAP JUST BELOW LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.
EMP WAS SPLICIN1 CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE OPENING A BARREL OF BELT CLIPS, THE UTILTTY KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYES RT THIGH JUST ABOVE THE KNEE
UNBLOCKING PRIM5RY FEED CHUTE EMPL SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING RIGHT HIP AGAINST GRATING AROUND GEAR BOX.
EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING MATERIAL WITH D-8 DOZER. WHILE BACKING UP, THE REAR OF THE MACHINE SLIPPED OVER THE EDGE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO JAR BACK.
WHILE STANDING 2N SUMP TO UNBLOCK REACTION CHANBER OF SERPAC THE SCREENING ON TOP OF THE S UMP FELL THRU. AS H E FELL EE HIT BOTH KNEES ON A PIECE OF 4" ANGLE INSIDE OF THE SUMP.
EMPLOYEE WAS HA3GING A CHAIN ON 988B BUCKET WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE AND LEFT ARM HIT BUCKET WHILE FALLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT BUNKER SLIPPED OF BELT WHICH LEADS TO BUNKER AND WENT TO GRAB ONTO AN ELECTRICAL BOX WHICH WAS NOT FASTENED ONTO BUNKER. RESULTED IN TWISTING RIGHT SHOULDER.
EE HAD A PIECE 2F METAL IN VICE & BENDING IT BY HAND TO SEPERATE IT. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BECAME SEPERATED FROM LARGE PIECE & LODGED INTO EES LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING IN THE CHANGING OF THE SIEVE BANDS (SCREENS)
EMPLOYEE HAD ONE FOOT ON STEP OF MACHINE AND OTHER FOOT ON THE OF MACHINE TIRE LIAS WET AND EMPLOYEE SLIPPED OFF AND FELL.