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A mechanic was removing the hub, remaining blades, bearings, shaft, and belt sheave from a 72-in fan by hand. During the process of physically attempting to lift the assembly out of the fan, the mechanic strained his lumbar muscles.
A stuck pin was attempting to be dislodged during a rotary scaling head installation on an excavator/scaler. The former pin was being held to drive the new pin back out by an operator. When struck, the pin bounced back out, and struck the operator's right hand.
A scrap return idler was physically being thrown into a roll-off dumpster by a miner. The idler rolled off the edge of the dumpster and struck another miner on the top of his right foot. The miner was wearing metatarsal shoes so the injury was limited bruising, swelling, and pain.
A conveyor transfer had plugged and spilled material around the tail section. The area was being cleaned up by the production crew utilizing manual labor and a mini skid-steer. A 3-ft section slip-lock PVC piping was attempted to be pulled from an elbow to provide add'l working room. Unfortunately, the pipe slip-joint connection was stronger than perceived by the miner.
EE our Lab technician was removing sampling trays from the Gilson shaker. She did not have a firm grip on the tray and it came back towards the top of her right knee. The tray hit this area resulting in swelling and pain. She tried ice it but it was still swollen and it was hard to walk on.