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Injured person reported at 3:00 p.m that at approx. 7:45 a.m. he was shoveling and his back started hurting. He continued to work and then later got off of his escavator to move a rock and he felt something pull in his lower back.
Moving pin to to align and put in excavator, the pin grazed up against employee's left knee/shin area.
employee cut right middle finger required two stitches and tetnus shot returned to work same day no lost time
Employee climbed up to get into the dozer (to begin operating it) and twisted right knee
Employee cleaning a water tank with a scraper. He had eye protection on. His eyes were irritated the following day. Dr. said he believed it to be conjuntivitus. Employee was released to full duty right away and given a prescription for eyedrops. I do not know if this is work related.
EE was cleaning out the feeder and a rock hit his finger
Employee was re-tarping in the plant area. A piece of baling wire used to tie off the tarp poked him in the right eye.
Employee was cleaning the hammermill when a co-worker stepped on the bearing causing one of the hammers to fall on the top of his left hand. Employee had a small abrasion on the top of his left hand causing tenderness to the top of his hand, two fingers, wrist and upper forearm.