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Employee was adjusting a drive belt by rocking the belt 1/4 turn increments when tip of finger caught between belt and pulley resulting in laceration - finger tip
While positioning a cutting edge prior to installation, cutting edge slipped onto employee's finger.
Customer truck driver caught his left thumb in his truck tailgate. He was instructed to stay in his cab.
Mechanic was removing "U" joint and the cap fell against his ear.
EE was on hands and knees pushing a 20lb floor jack into place when he felt a sharp pain in his lower back. At that time the ee also reported he had been seeing a chiropractor for a couple of weeks.
Pulled open drawer on computer table. Drawer stops broke, drawer fell onto right foot.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT OAK CRIBBING. HE BENT OVER INSTEAD OF BENDING KNEES AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
SPENT THE DAY REPLACING RETURN ROLLERS USING UNDERHAND MOTION AT OR ABOVE SHOULDER HEIGHT.
EE STEPPED DOWN TO NEXT LEVEL ON 44 TELSMITH CRUSHER, HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON A STEEL GUARD. GUARD WAS ON HIS BLIND SID. EE LOST HIS LT. EYE AT 18 MO. OF AGE.
REPORTED 1/17/02 CUMULATIVE INJURY TENDONITIS RT SHOULDER. REPETITIVE SHOVELING & PRYING OF MATERIAL. REC'D INJECTION OF PREDNISONE
EE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH BACK INTO TRUCK SEAT AND FELT A POP IN HIS KNEE. RT.
WHILE HAND SHOVELING, EE PIVOTED AND FELT BACK PAIN.
EE WAS LYING ON CREEPER AND MOVING UNDER TRUCK WHEN HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A LOW STEP. 4 SUTURES, SCALP.