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Employee was about to throw trash from back of pickup truck. When EE lowered the tailgate there is a battery terminal underneath where the tail gate comes down, and EE's left middle finger got pinched between the tailgate and a battery. EE decided to be seen on 7/29/24 and was placed on restrictions.
While lifting the cutting edge to put back onto the loader bucket, the chain supporting the cutting edge broke. The cutting edge came down onto EE's thumb smashing it.
Employee had a prior surgery done years back. While lifting 5 gallon buckets the scar where employee had surgery hurt and was red and swollen.
Shoveling when ee twisted and heard a pop in back.
Employee was shoveling/loading holes for blasting when he felt a pop in his right hand. As time went by it began to hurt - the next day 10.16.12 his thumb began to swell and was difficult to move. Decided at this time to seek medical attention.
Employee was looking for a piece to his grease gun that had fallen into a pile of scrap metal. When he lifted a piece of metal, it caught his glove and caused him to drop the metal on his hand which cut his right 3rd and 4th fingers requiring sutures.
Employee was removing a 15 Hp motor from a conveyor belt, when the motor slid and hit him on the right arm.
Employee was shoveling around the AC screen deck in very windy and dusty conditions and something blew into his left eye. He did not seek medical attention until 11/3/06.
Employee was trying to remove an electrical cable from under the conveyor belt while lowering the belt to the ground and set the conveyor on his right foot.
Employee was adjusting a crusher belt when a rock fell from the JCI screen deck landing on his left hand.
EE WAS SERVICING EQUIPMENT AND DUST/ DEBRIS IN HIS LEFT EYE. SUPERVISOR FLUSHED EYE ON 7-1-03. ON 7-2-03 THE EYE WAS STILL BOTHERING EE AND WE TOOK HIM IN FOR TREATMENT 7-2-03.
EMPLOYEE, CHANGING ANVILS AND SHOES ON FEED DISK OF ROCKEATER AT CRUSHER, STRAINED HIS BACK AND NECK.
LANDING AREA NOT CLEAR, DOOR HEAVY AND DIFFICULT FOR ONE PERSON. RETAINING CHAINS DIFFICULT TO FASTEN WITH ONE HAND.
EE WAS GREASING EQUPMENT & ROCK FLEW OFF ELJAY HITTING EE ON HEAD
EE WAS REPAIRING A TIRE. WHEN REMOVING TIRE FROMA VOLVO LOADER HE STRAINED HIS SHOULDER