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Employee strained back while picking up a piece of angle iron.
Injured was taking out the garbage. When he pushed down on the garbage can liner to compact the contents a tin soup can lid penetrated the bag cutting his hand.
Employee was holding on to the drive end of a pump while another employee was turning the pump impeller into the shaft. The employee's fingers got pinched when the impeller seated down on the shaft.
Employee was lifting the dogbone while walking backwards and his knee locked up.
2 employees were removing a guard. Turned left to place guard on floor grating and felt a pop in his mid back. Body mechanics was the contributing factor of the injury. The guard was small and light weight.
Employee putting side cutters (approximately 25-30 lbs.) on backhoe bucket, felt pain to lower back.
Injured was removing a bad magnet by hand from rev 1 lower deck with help from a co worker. They lost control of the magnet. Injured attempted to try and regain control causing what was believed to be a strained shoulder. Injured didn't feel medical attention was necessary at the time. Note: 4-8-15 notification was given that the injured would undergo surgery for a torn labrum.
Smashed "R" middle finger between 300 lbs. magnet and other magnet
While climbing down the ladder of the excavator, his back tightened up causing leg pain and numbness
Employee was tying wire on rebar and while finished tying one piece his Left arm slid across the rebar and put a laceration in the forearm area.
Employee was helping remove ice from an 8" poly pipe that was elevated 3' off of floor when the ice moved the pipe hit him in the right knee causing a knee sprain
The employee was lifting the hood on the Cat Challenger tractor while performing his daily inspections and his back started to spasm causing tightness in his low back.