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Injured was working in area of moving conveyor belt. Injured got right arm caught between troughing idler and belt.
Hoist cable slipped with oxygen tank when raising tank off 7th floor of plant with hoist. It came back and hit employee on head.
Injured alleged he was setting rock off of rock crusher and experienced pain in his left shoulder. Worked 9/13/06 & was off 9/14 & 9/15.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF ROTARY BREAKER THAT WAS BEING DISMANTLED (APPROX. 11 FT. ABOVE THE GROUND). HE WAS CUTTING SCRAP METAL USING WELDING TORCH. HE STEPPED ON THE PIECE JUST CUT AND IT BROKE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND (BACK STRAIN).
INJURED STATED HE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR AND WALKED AROUND HEAD END AND CAUGHT CORNER OF ANOTHER CHUTE, CUTTING HIS LEFT EYE LID.
Employee was pushing coal to raw coal feeder with a dozer when he pushed into a cavity causing coal to slide in around the dozer keeping him from backing up or open the doors until the coal was removed. Employee was not injured, equipment was not hurt.
Employee was climbing up a hillside that had been grubbed. He began to slip and grabbed some loose slate rock to stop his slide. The rock cut two fingers on his right hand as he slid.
INJURED WAS PULLING WIRE THROUGH CONDUIT INTO JUNCTION BOX.
EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS CHIN ON AN OXYGEN REGULATER GUAGE CAUSING SMALL CUT ON UNDERSIDE OF CHIN.
INJURED WAS APPLYING STONEHAND TO THE SANGAVE 08 A PAN WHEN THE WET PRODUCT SEEPAD THROUGH HIS CLOTHES AND ON TO HIS WRIST CAUSING IRRITATION.
WELDING BEAM IN TIGHT AREA OVERHEAD WHEN HOT SLAG SPARD FELT IN TO LEFT EAR.
IN PROCESS OF HOISTING SUMP ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY BECAME LODGED OR HUNG EE PLACED HIMSELF BETWEEN HOISTED LOAD AND DOORAY LOAD SHIFTED CATCHING EE S LEFT LEG.
EE WAS HELPING TO PULL THE SWING AWAY JIB, BACK ONT HE MAIN BOOM OF A 150 TON CRANE EE WAS USING A 3/8 POLY ROPE TO PULL THE JIB IN BY HAND, THE ROPE BROKE BETWEEN EE AND OTHER THE ROPE SLIPPE D THRU EE S HAND. HE RECEIVED LACERATION TO HIS RIGHT THUMB AND FOUR FINGERS OF HIS OF HIS LEFT HANDS. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE ARH MEDICAL CENTER E.R. FOR TREATMENT.
WHILE WALKING ON DRY GROUND, EE MISSTEPPED AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. EE WAS SENT TO DR. OFFICE FOR EXAM ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
EE UNLOADING SKIRT BOARDS FROM A FLATBED TRUCK. HE SLIPPED, FELL OFF TRUCK AND LANDED ON SKIRT BOARDS, STRIKING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER AND SIDE.