While digging out a crusher, some rocks fell and struck the employee's hand and injured the left thumb.
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Showing all 11Employee strained their back while moving electric motor on a pallet on shelving in warehouse.
Employee was moving a large rock from haul road and felt a strain to left arm while moving rock.
Stained shoulder while bending rebar. Felt "pop" in shoulder. Next day shoulder was tender and hurt on rotation or lifting. Went to WorkFirst for evaluation and treatment. Did not miss any time or days of work.
Employee was manually turning crusher sheave, when sheave slid off crusher shaft and pinched 2 fingers between shaft and sheave upper flange. 1 finger broken and 1 finger dislocated on right hand of employee
Employee was removing 54" roller (approx 200 lb) from belt structure. When it let loose, employee had trouble controlling the roller and it pinched his finger against structure.
Employee was handling 12"x 48" x1" thick steel plate trying to position it to weld in when his finger became caught on edge.
Employee was standing near other ee's making a belt splice and a object flew in behind his glasses into his left eye.
EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING A 2"X 12" PIECE OF WOOD & A SPLINTER WENT THRU HIS INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A 55 GAL DRUM AND CUT FINGER ON SHARP EDGE.
EE WAS PLACING SCREEN CLOTH IN SCALPER SCREEN. SCREEN FELL ON RIGHT HAND.