When cycling the lever for the waste silo, the lever was pressurized and it pushed back and struck the employee on the left hand.
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Showing all 6The EE was performing housekeeping, when EE struck a crossbeam with head/hardhat and suffered a concussion.
The EE was lowering the sump mixer to the ground and was holding the impeller. The EE caught left fingers between the ground and the impeller blade, creating a laceration to the index and middle finger. The EE was wearing gloves at the time of the incident.
Employee was helping change out screens in a rotex screener and then helped with housekeeping around the dryer (shoveling sand). The next morning the employee stated that EE was having soreness in EE's back and wanted to see a doctor.
On February 3rd, 2022, at approximately 7:20AM an employee while working on a piece of equipment in the mobile shop had some sand particles get into EE's eye. EE used the eye wash station to try and clean it out. EE still had eye irritation and stated EE could still feel something in EE's eye. EE was taken to Floresville urgent care for first aid treatment.
Miner was inspecting a pump impellor and they slipped causing a laceration to finger.