EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A SOCKET FROM AN AIR WRENCH THAT WAS LAYING IN A TOOL BOX. AS HE PULLED ON SOCKET IT CAME BACK STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH CHIPPING TWO FRONT TEETH.
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Showing all 17EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING UP A DRUM OF ANTI FREEZE AND INJURED LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE SAW HIS PERSON AL PHYSICIAN AND HAD BEEN RECEIVING TREATMENTS FOR LOW BACK PAIN. TREATING PHYSICIAN ARE NOW RECOMMENDING SURGERY FOR RUPTURED DISC.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOWER A GATE ON A SURGE BIN WHEN THE GATE CLOSED SMASHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SOME LARGE TIMBERS WHEN ONE FELL OFF OF ANOTHER SMASHING EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN THE GROUND & A TIMBER
EE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND CRUSHER WHEN HE BUMPEDHIS ARM ON TAHE CORNER OF A SCARP OF EXPANDED METAL RESULTING IN A LACERATION ON THE OUTSIDE OF R FOREARM NEAR THE WRIST. 3 STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS REMOVING TRANSMISSION PAN WHEN IT FELL CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE PAN AND THE "A" FRAME. LACERATION OF LEFT INDEX FINGER AND A FRACTURE OF HIS LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS SORTING THROUGH A PILE OF SCRAP IRON AND PARTS LOOKING FOR A SPRAY BAR. HE RAN HIS HAND INTO THE END OF THE QUARTER INCH DIAMETER ROD BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER. THE WOU ND REQUIRED FIVE STITCHES AND A TETNUS SHOT.
EE BUMPED HEAD ON SUPPERTING STRUCTURE LACERATING EYEBROW.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING A GRATE IN THE HAMMER MILL WHEN THE GRATE SLIPPED DOWN CATCHING THE EMPLOYEES HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM THE CHUTE AREA OF CONVEYOR WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS RING ON THE CHUTE.THE RING CUT HIS FINGER REQUIRING FIVE STTICHES TO CLOSE.
LOADER WAS LOCATED IN THE SHOP AREA AND WAS UNDER REPAIR. EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING NEXT TO LOADER WHEN THE REMOVED CYLINDER FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S LITTLE TOE OF LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING THE WINDOW ON THE LOADER. THE WINDOW SLIDES AND IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. WHEN THE WINDOW BECAME FREE IT CLOSED ON THE EMPLOYEE'S THUMB. THE TIP OF THE RIGHT THUMB WAS L ACERATED AND THE BONE BROKE.
MAN WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF PLANT AND CAUGHT RING ON EDGE OF CATWALK TEARING SOME HIDE OFF SIDE OF FINGER.
HE WAS CLEANING OUT IMPACT BREAKER WHEN A ROCK ROLLED DOWN AND ROLLED ON HIS ANKLE BREAKING A BONE IN IT.
THE EMMPLOYEE WAS TURNING A V BELT THAT HAD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN ON THE DRIVE OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER. HIS LITTLE FINGER BECAME CAUGHT BETWEEN THE V BELT AND THE SHEAVE. THIS WAS BEING TURNED BY HAND NOT BY THE POWER OF THE MACHINE.
THE MAN WAS CHECKING RADIATOR AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL HOT. WHEN HE REMOVED THE CAP, THE STEAM AND WATER BURNED HIS LEFT ARM BETWEEN THE ELBOW AND HAND.
MAN WAS UNLOADING SCREENS WHEN ONE OF THEM SLIPPED OFF AND CUT HIS ARM.