Employee was positioning a diesel heater into place after fueling. As EE released the handles and went to stand up, EE felt EE's back slip and a numbing sensation in EE's lower back and leg.
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Showing all 6Employee was assisting in installing a tail pulley guard after replacing the conveyor belt. While trying to line up the bolt holes, the guard shifted and pinched left pinky finger, requiring stitches.
Two employees were replacing guarding on the side of a conveyor. The guard slipped and pinched the left index finger between the guard and frame work, resulting in need of stitches.
Employee was assisting in changing the diester springs and pinched their left middle finger between the spring and diester frame.
Employee was doing maintenance on Dryer-100 where employee smashed the tip of thumb between a steel plate and drive chain.
Miner was assisting in the removal of a HDPE pipe from wet-processing equipment. As the pipe was being lifted, the load shifted, pinching the miner's right thumb between the load and the equipment's structure.