Employee was helping replace UHMW chute liner. Injured e/e was holding liner in place inside chute while other e/e was outside chute drilling holes for mounting hardware. As he drilled through the liner, the drill bit entered into employee's left wrist resulting in left wrist trapezium avulsion fracture and puncture wound.
Employee was in shop fabrication splash guards for deslime feed bock to sieve from used belting. He was kneeling on the floor trimming the edge of fit, with a utility knife. The knife slipped and cut his right knee. He was treated on site then transported to the hospital where he received 6 sutures. He returned to work on his next scheduled shift.
Employee was co-worker were replacing hold down strips on a vibrating screen. A support tube was between the two, separating their view. Employee reached under the tube to reposition the hold-down strip and the co-worker struck his ring finger with a sledge hammer.
EE WAS WASHING DOWN THE SCREENHOUSE WHEN HE STEPPED INTO A TRAP DOOR OPENING WHICH WAS LEFT UNCOVERED. HE FELL IN TO HIS WAIST. HE SUFFERED A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS LEFT LOWER LEG FROM THE OPEN GRATING AND REQUIRED 9 STITCHES. HE ALSO RECEIVED A SCRAPE AND BRUISE ON HIS RIGHT SIDE WHICH REQUIRED NO MEDICAL ATTENTION.
EMPLOYEE HAS COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS, ACHING, TINGLEY FEELING IN BOTH HANDS AND ALSO A LOSS OF STRENGTH IN BOTH HANDS. THIS ILLNESS HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. THIS IS A RES ULT OF REPETITIVE MOTION DURING NORMAL WORK ACTIVITY. THIS IS AN OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.