Western Rock Fast PackMetal/Nonmetal

While removing an old piece of metal off the top deck of a discharge chute on a screening plant, the technician picked up the metal and it cut through the technician's glove and into finger causing a laceration.

IE & co-worker were inserting a new belt, the choke rigging on the old belt was not going to hold through the process. IE lifted up on the slack of belt & co-worker attempted to cut a hole using the fixed serrated blade on EE's Leatherman. As EE attempted to cut a hole and applied pressure, the blade slipped off and struck IE puncturing the leg.

Worker was shoveling at a screen plant. He felt a pain in his lower back. He continued his shift running a skid loader. He did not report the incident until the next day.

BACK BEGAN HURTING DURING A TWO WEEK PERIOD FROM THE WEEK OF 2-5-04 TO 2-11-04. AFTER HIS SHIFT ON THE 11TH HE WENT TO A DOCTOR. THE FOLLOWING MONDAU HE CALLED HIS SUPERVISOR AND TOLD HIM HIS BACK WAS HURTING & HE WAS GOING TO TAKE A FEW DAYS OFF. NEVER INDICATED HE WAS INJURED AT WORK UNTIL 3-1-04.

EE WAS REMOVING JAW DIE WEDGE WHEN THE PORTA-POWER CYLINDER SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS STEPPING OFF OF A BEL UNLOADER, SLIPPED ON A ROLLER, AND HIT RIBS AGAINST THE EDGE OF A LOADER BUCKET.