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Electrician had the dredge control panel propped open. The prop failed causing the panel to slam down striking EE's left arm just above the wrist. Urgent Care assessed injury as a contusion with no broken bones and directed right handed duty only until follow up appointment to reassess the injury.
While installing a timing belt on a screen, the counter weight came down pinching employee's middle two fingers on left hand between counter weight and flange. Diagnosis: Open fracture; injury of nail bed of finger.
Employee was adjusting a feed chute to prevent spillage. The chute is suspended by two chains. When the employee loosened one chain, the chute swung over and struck employee in the head. Employee had left hard hat in the truck and was not wearing it.
Employee was assisting with maintenance activities. EE was lifting a pulley shaft out of the bed of a truck and dropped it on their foot.
3 employees were assembling conveyor sections to extend the field run. One section was not lined up properly. An employee attempted to pull it into alignment by hand & felt pain in his abdomen. He didn't immediately seek treatment. He later saw a doctor & was diagnosed with a hernia & will be scheduling surgery. He reported the injury on 5/23/14.
Employee was cleaning the spirals of a sand screw with a wire grinding wheel. A wire from the wheel broke off and struck his eye.
The employee was lifting bags of cement and felt pain in his back. He did not seek medical treatment at the time of the injury. On 10/14/2010 he saw a physician and was told to take a leave of absence to have back surgery.
EE WAS STANDING ON A CONVEYOR, REACHING AND EXTENDING HIS BODY TO LIFT CHAIN FALL TO JIB CRANE OVER THE CRUSHER BASE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY, BUT THE EE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION OR TAKE TIME OFF FROM WORK UNTIL MARCH 25TH.
WHILE FUELING LOADER, THE HANDLE ON THE NOZZEL STUCK, EMPLOYEE TURNED AROUND TO SHUT OFF PUMP, TWISTING BACK AND HIP.
EE WAS CHECKING THE WASH PLANT BEFORE START-UP, CLEANING THE FEED CONVEYOR AND ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A PIECE OF WOOD FROM THE BELT. THE EE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE HEADSTOCK & THE FEED BOX.