Employee was standing on a 8 inch channel and lost footing and reached up and grabbed what they thought was the structure but was the screen perch they were getting ready to weld and it fell and hit their leg and smashed it between the perch and a support beam.
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Showing all 5Taking bolts out of a steel liner when liner came loose and struck left wrist. (surgery on 12/28/2017).
Employee was getting into an excavator and turned the wrong way and felt sharp pain in middle of low back. Treating with chiropractor.
Employee had been grinding and welding and then wiped his face on shirt sleeve, after which he felt something in right eye. Treatment received where piece of steel was removed and two prescriptions given
Injury was sliding a 6 ft long rail into a chute when his hands slipped off the rail and his right ring finger was pinched between rail and chute. was wearing leather gloves.