One employee was attempting to dislodge a rock in the top part of a cone crusher. the employee failed to lockout the feeder feeding the crusher. when the plant operator attempted to start the plant the feeder started spilling rock. The other employees noticed what happened and had the feeder turned off. A rock however did fall and strike the employee in the shoulder.
Trap Rock and Granite Quarries, LLC
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10 on fileOne employee was attempting to dislodge a rock in the top part of a cone crusher. the employee failed to lockout the feeder feeding the crusher. when the plant operator attempted to start the plant the feeder started spilling rock. The other employees noticed what happened and had the feeder turned off. A rock however did fall and strike the employee in the shoulder.
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