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EE was taking cutting edge off blade of dozer blade slid off behind EE and when it fell it struck another cutting edge on the ground & a chip flew out & struck EE in the back of left leg above knee puncture back of left leg above of knee
Employee was uncoupling a discharge hose from a tank. The employee did valve out the tank but when he uncoupled the hose, the hose pressure squirted warm water on his right forearm. Employee rinsed his arm with cold water. Did not seek medical attention and returned back to work at full capacity.
Employee was climbing down a ladder from a conveyer when his right knee popped. He continued to work and today 02/01/2008 he went to the doc to get it checked. He was released back to full duty and is taking anti inflamatories for this.
Employee was standing on one end of a utility water line when his co-worker applied air to the line to blow the line out. When air was introduced to the line, the line moved knocking employee's feet out from under him. The end of the hose struck the employee in the back. He was sent to the clinic for precautionary measures & was released back to full duty.
Employee was flushing a pump with water that pumps a soda-ash slurry. When employee finished flushing he uncoupled the hoses and got some spray behind his safety glasses in his left eye. His eyes were flushed and he went to the ER for precautionary measures. He is released to full duty no restrictions.
Labor tech caught right hand on sheet metal, cut through his glove, recieved small cut and got 2 stiches.
Lifting channel beam, it was too heavy and dropped on hand.
Employee was working day shift 6:00am to 6:00pm on the 21st. The neck above the crusher plugged with coal, employee was trying to dislodge a piece of coal when another piece rolled down and pinched his left hand. The pinch caused the skin to split between thumb and index finger on left hand. The injury required 9 stitches. The employee returned to work the next day.
Cutting I-beam, he lifted his hood and felt a foreign body in his right eye.
SETTING PANEL IN CORE VESSEL, HOOK SLIPPED, PANEL FELL STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT.
Picking up Prebar pier cage-Cage got to close to his face and tie wire cut his chin.
Reached back to flip beam over on grating. Heard popping in arm. Surgery 5/27/05.
SITTING ON COLUMN WAITING FOR BEAM TO FLY IN, WIND CAUGHT BEAM AND PINNED FOOT BETWEEN COLUMN AND BEAM