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TM was in the process of cleaning up after a job. TM threw used liner over handrail. Handrail gave way causing team member to fall to the ground, approximately 20 feet.
Team member was shoveling aggregate spillage. When they went to take another scoop they hit something hard, breaking the shovel and injuring their left groin area.
Team member was on hands and knees moving a screen. When the team member moved, felt a sharp pain in lower back.
While attempting to manually flip the spindle of 988F Loader with a fellow worker to drain the oil from the brake packs, it slipped off the forklift forks and struck EE's arm.
Removing rear differential fill plug from a 777G. Tried pushing down on breaker bar plug and it didn't move. Felt popping in right shoulder and shooting pain down right arm.
Team Member was cleaning the screen chute by hand. While unloading rock out of 4209 discharge a large rock shifted and hit the back of Team Member's right hand. Originally first aid only. Team Member did not seek medical treatment until 11/26/18.
Team member was changing a roller with the help of another team member. As the team members turned the frame sideways on its back to change the roller out, the frame fell and caught the team member's thumb bending it over.
Team Member picked up several pieces of steel with both hands while wearing protective gloves, but the steel cut through the gloves and lacerated the left thumb.
IT Team Member from Corporate Office was at the Quarry to install a 60+ lb UPS unit. Team member was sliding the UPS unit into a closet and right pinky finger was caught in the line of fire and bent back. IT Team Member reported the injury on 2/27/16 to Manager.
While placing cribbing under the dredge a rail road tie shifted and smashed the tip of left middle finger
Team member was rotating pump drive sheave by hand to check for contact with guard when finger became caught between sheave and v-belt.
Team member didn't seek doctor until 12/8/14. He was dumping material from floor sweeper hopper into dumpster. Hopper (21"x10"x10") started to slip from team member's grasp. He felt pain when he tried to regain control of the hopper.
Team member reporting feeling pain in lower back when pull cord halted or recoiled while starting trash pump motor. Did not seek medical attention until 4/10/14. Returned to work with restrictions same day.
The contractor EE was repairing a conveyor belt. The EE was pulling back a section of rubber/top cover from the conveyor belt's damaged area. A section of the top cover broke loose abruptly resulting in a backwards motion of the contractor EE's Right Arm/Elbow, subsequently the Right Arm/Elbow made contact with a piece of metal which was part of the structure in the work area.
Injured worker lacerated the index and middle fingers of his left hand when fingers were caught between the bearing housing being lowered onto a pallet by an overhead hoist and a nearby maintenance workbench when the load shifted. Lacerated fingers required sutures.
While opening transmission service door away from his body, Team Member's left middle finger became caught between door handle and surface of service door, resulting in fracture to tip of middle finger.
While handling a light fixture, it started to fall. The injured worker caught it with his right hand. The fixture had sharp edges which cut his index finger and bruised his middle finger.
Employee reported he was working under gear box when dirt fell into left eye. He was wearing safety glasses. Dirt entered in gap between safety glasses and face. He flushed eye with water about 20 minutes later. Eye became irritated over the next two days. Employee reported eye irritation at start of shift to supervisor on 12/20/2012. Corneal abrasion to left eye.
Team Member was climbing ladder to access head pulley drive area of conveyor. When he reached for ladder's railing, he jammed his right little finger into ladder's rung support iron. His finger was fractured.