Employee was cleaning a hopper when he cut his left 4th finger on wire mesh, he was taken to the clinic where he received stitches.
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Showing all 5While clearing a PVC pipeline with air the PVC pipe blew apart cutting the employee on his elbow.
While clearing a PVC Pipeline with air the pipeline blew apart, fragments from the pipeline cut the employees left arm, resulting in stitches.
Employee was changing wheels on a rail car, the crew lifted the car with the forklift and placed a stand under the rail car. While lifting the stand into place the employee felt a sharp, burning, pain in his groin area. Which lead to a hernia in the right side of his groin.
Employee lost his footing while repairing a pump, he reached out to catch himself then cut his left hand on the sharp edge of a rain gutter.