While attempting to rotate a drain assembly down to empty waste oil from the mobile mining unit sump, employee pinched thumb between the assembly ball valve and I-beam flange causing a fracture and laceration to the left thumb
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Showing all 6Mechanic was asked to bolt pipe to sump which is a routine task. Employee was attempting to position the 6" diameter piece of rubber flex hose to valve when they felt pain in right shoulder.
Operator was transferring 50lb bag of floc from pallet to discharge hopper when left foot slipped causing them to twist upper body. Became reportable injury on 07/10/20 after follow-up medical visit.
Shift supervisor suffered a fractured foot while attempting to change out a 30-gallon drum of grease on a fuel trailer. A second employee was lifting the drum from the ground and inadvertently let it go while the supervisor was pulling from the trailer platform. Drum struck supervisor's foot behind the toe protection of supervisor's safety shoes.
Lab Technician was opening a cabinet to get a rain coat and the cabinet fell over on the Technician's leg. Cabinet had been moved from its original position by a contractor and was not re-secured to the wall.
Following the grand opening ceremony for this facility, which has not been commissioned, an employee lacerated his left thumb while removing a banner from a wire fence located outside of the dry mill property. The employee received stitches to close the wound.