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Employee was working on carrier feed hopper guard. While another employee was using grinder to remove the guard. Employee pulled and guard popped "snapped" out striking employee and forehead causing skin to be open at point of impact.
Employee used leverage, via pushing by hand, to break a 4.5" PVC pipe, upon breaking the pipe flipped up and struck the employee in the mouth causing a laceration on the lower lip.
EE was entering the skidsteer when EE's phone fell out of EE's pocket. It fell on the bucket step into a corner. EE sat down and went to pick it up quickly and when EE pulled hand up noticed the left index finger was bleeding. When EE flexed the finger EE noticed the severity of the cut and it started bleeding profusely.
Employee was opening the lid on a pneumatic truck. The lid on the handle was tight and employee exerted a good amount of force to get it to open and felt something pull in shoulder muscle. Employee called and said employee wanted to take pain medication and see if it felt better. After about an hour the pain was not getting better and we decided to take employee to get checked out.
Employee got sand in EE's right eye while performing housekeeping duties. Was treated onsite with first aid measures, then taken to an offsite facility for evaluation where EE received an eye drop prescription.
Weather was sunny and damp. Employee was replacing springs on the duster in the dry plant when a metal plate slipped and smashed EE's hand between the metal plate and the metal structure.
Blisters on feet due to friction inside of boots. Blisters infected - Cellulitis.
Employee was loading rotex balls and screens into the skid steer when EE twisted at the waist and strained back.
EE was helping assemble an excavator. Attempting to attach arm to boom with a steel pin (273.25 lbs.). Pin was held in place with a nylon strap. Pieces were misaligned. The EEs began to remove the pin and pieces shifted, causing the injured EE's finger to be pinched between the pieces, causing soft tissue injury. EE was treated for degloving of the distal phalanx of fifth finger.
The injured employee got EE's left thumb caught between a forklift mast and a fork causing a laceration to the left thumb.