Worker was spraying belt dressing on #67 belt. During the process of this operation the worker dropped the spray can. As a reflex he reached for the can as it was falling and pinched his right pinky finger between the belt and roller causing an injury to the pinky finger that required a skin graft to repair.
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Showing all 8Employee was exiting a company pick-up truck when he twisted wrong and felt pain in his back. He strained his lower back.
EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAYING CONVEYER BELT WHEN SPILAGEON CATWALK SHIFTED UNDER HIS FOOT CAUSING HIM TO GET TOO CLOSE TO HEADWHEEL, LEFT INDEX FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN HEADWHEEL AND CONVEYER BELT, E E PULLED HIS FINGER.
CHECKING ANTIFREEZE IN THE ENGINE OF A FRONT ENDLOADER WHILE ENGINE WAS HOT, IT BOILED OVER AND BURNED LT. FOREARM (2ND DEGREE BURN).
WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE IN FEEDER EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN THE METAL FRAME OF THE FEEDER AND TORE ROTATOR CUFF OF LEFT SHOULDER.
OPERATING WATER TRUCK; COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS INRIGHT WRIST & HAND GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE.
EMP PERFORMING REGULAR MAINTENANCE TO PLANT. DROPPED WRENCH INTO BIN FULL OF COARSE AGGREGATE. TWISTED KNEE ON MATERIAL AFTER GOING TO RETRIEVE.
EMP WAS CLIMBING ONTO TEMP CATWALK, LOST BALANCE AND FELL ONTO KNEE.