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Mechanic was working on excavator when a cylinder fell and struck his foot. Three bones in foot broken, chipped vertebrae in neck, and small contusion on head from fall.
Employee was cleaning out a pipe on the mud press when he cut his finger. He ended up getting 6 stitches, but did not miss any time from work.
The ground was muddy from precipitation the night before.
fueling up excavator...stepped off track onto the ground and felt a pain in the neck.. while fueling up the pain worsened
The employee was changing a screen in the wash plant. He dropped it and it cut the tip of his finger as well as his fingernail. Employee finished working the rest of the day and part of the next(Friday) until his doctor's appt. The doctor cleaned it and wrapped it and gave him prescriptions for Augmentin and Vicatin. The employee returned to work on Monday.
WATER PIPE BUSTED, HITTING HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS SUSPECTED THAT EE SLIPPED WHILE STANDING ON A BUCKET, HE TRIED TO STOP THE FALL BY GRABBING A PVC PIPE, THE PIPE BROKE & HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HEAD RESULTING IN A MILD CONCUSSION. HOWEVER, EE REPORTED THAT THE PIPE SHOOK WHEN HE OPENED THE VALVE & THE PIPE BROKE KNOCKING HIM TO GROUND.