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Employee was loading oxygen bottle used for cutting torch onto welding truck. While loading tank, the tank caught his finger and smashed finger causing fracture to tip of middle finger on right hand.
Two EE's were cleaning and oiling bearing housing with bearing inside from vibrating screen. Bearing housing was set up on its side and oil caused bearing housing to slip and fall over. Bearing housing caught end of thumb on right hand of EE, crushed/cut end of thumb on right hand.
UNCLEAR HOW STRAIN OCCURRED BUT EMPLOYEE FELT DISCOMFORT AFTER WASHING CONVEYOR #12 CSR.
Employee was lifting new screen and passing it to others when he felt discomfort in his left groin area.
EE WAS WALKING PAST A 5 GALLON BUCKET OF OIL AND WITHOUT STOPPING AND USING PROPER LIFTING TECHNIQUE SWEPT THE BUCKET UP SPRAINING HIS UPPER BACK.
EE ALONG WITH SUPERVISOR WERE MOVING A SMALL ROLL OF 48" CONVEYOR BELT ABOUT 120 FEET TOGETHER. AFTER THE CONVEYOR WAS IN PLACE EE TOLD EE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK WHICH WAS RADIATING DOWN HIS LEFT LEG, THIS WAS REPORTED IMMEDIATLY.
EE ALONG WITH THREE OTHERS WERE PLACING SOME POLY PIPE WHEN HE FELT IMMEDIATE PAIN AND REPORTED TO HIS FOREMAN. HE STATED THIS HAPPENS A FEW TIMES A YEAR DUE TO AN OLD INJURY.
EE WAS LIFTING AN OXYGEN CYLINDER WHEN HE FELT ASLIGHT PINCH, THINKING IT WAS HIS PANTS. NOTHINGREALLY HURT. WHEN HE GOT HOME HE WAS LYING DOWN,COUGHED & FELT A PINCH IN HIS LOWER STOMACH AREA
EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW CONVEYOR BELT. AS HE PULLED A ROPE ATTACHED TO TH4E BELTING, HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLES.