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HE WAS MOVING A CRIB BLOCK ACROSS THE ROADWAY. THE RAMCAR OPERATOR SAW HIM MOVE THE CRIB THEN HE SAID HE THOUGHT HE MOVED OUT OF THE WAY. SO THE RAM CAR OPERATOR STARTED BACKING UP HIS TRAILER TILL HE HEARD HIM YELL STOP. THE TRAIL TIRE RAN UP AGAINST HIS LEG.
59339M WAS MOUNTING A HITCH ONTO A STACKER BELT CONVEYOR WHILE LIFTING ON THE HITCH THE STACKER MOVED & CAUSED EXTREME WEIGHT SHIFT & SUDDEN IMPACT TO VICTIM & AREA BEING LIFTED
55061S LOADING TIMBERS IN SCOOP & DROPPED A TIMBER ON HIS FINGER ON THE FRAME OF THE SCOOP & MASHED THE END OF HIS FINGER
VICTIM STATED HE WAS NEAR SCOOP WHEN A PIECE OF PIPE WAS RUN OVER BY SCOOP AND SWUNG AROUND AND HIT HIM IN LEG AND KNEE AREA.
ROCK REMOVAL FROM FEEDER/POSSIBLE HIP DAMAGE INABILITY TO WORK PROPERLY.
VICTIM STATES AS HE WAS PERFORMING HIS WORK DUTIES A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYE.
LOADING STRUCTURE IN SCOOP. BACK ACHE AND PAIN DOWN LEFT LEG.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BELT TOGETHER WITH COME-A-LONGS WHEN THEY SLIPPED CAUSING A SUDDEN PULLING MOTION TO EMPLOYEE.
VICTIM SLIPPED ON REDDOG PILE GOING TO CHECK FAN AND CHANGE FAN CHART.
VICTIM FAILED TO DISENGAGE BATTERY TERMINAL WHILE WORKING ON THE PLUG. HE THEN CAUSED THE POWER LEAD TO GROUND AGAINST THE FRAME GROUND OF PLUG CAUSING A STRONG ELECTRICAL ARC- BURNING BLISTER S IN PALM OF HAND.
WITNESS STATED VICTIM WAS ON HIS KNEES THROWING TIMBERS INTO BUCKE TOF SCOOP WHEN HE TWISTED HIS BACK AND FELL TO GROUND.
VICTIM STATED THAT HE WAS SHOVELING BELT UNDER CYCLONE AND SOME DEBRIS PUSHED A PIECE OF METAL OUT AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN ON THE STEP.
ROOF BOLTER OPER INSTALLING ROOF BOLT IN #1 ENTRY WHILE TORQEING BOLT,SMALL PIECE OF ROCK BROKE FROM ROOF STRIKING HIM ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.X-RAYS SHOWED SMALL BONE ON TOP OF FOOT WAS BROKEN.