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Employee was clearing out water pipes, he was pulling a stick out of the drain, the stick snapped back at him and caught him in the upper lip.
While moving a 55 gallon drum of oil onto the forks of a Bobcat the forks moved and tipped over the drum and pinned the employee's finger between the drum and another 55 gallon drum nearby.
The employee was helping to change screens on the crushing plant. The screen slipped and crushed his left finger between the screen and the spring on the vibrator.
The employee was moving an idler roller on the crushing plant and it fell and smashed the employee's finger between the idler roller and the man-lift.
Employee was attempting to break a corroded bolt free and his elbow hit a piece of steel.
Employee was bent over and twisting, moving the cribbing(8X8 block) when he felt a pull in his stomach.
EE was straightening up screens & organizing warehousing area. He injured his lower back area by picking up a screen. he was not in correct position and he twisted while pulling and lifting screen. the screen was 4' x 8' and weighty about 125 lbs
EE WAS LOADING A BROKEN SHEAVE INTO A LOADER BUCKET, SUPERVISOR, CAME OVER T HELP PUSH THE SHEAVE INTO THE BUCKET ON ONE SIDE AND IT FELL ONTO HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING A OIL BARREL AND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND CUT HIS FINGER.
EE WAS CHANGING THE SCREENS ON OCT 28, HE LIFTED A SCREEN INTO PLACE WITH A SCREEN HOOK. THE SCREEN BEVAME WEDGED AND HE TRIED TO FREE IT BY HAND. THE SCREEN SLID AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND THE SIDE RAIL. ON NOV 6TH HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TIGHTENING DOWN A SCREEN WITH AN OPEN ENDED WRENCH, IT SLIPPED AND SMASHED HISHAND AGAIN. HE REPORTED IT TO OFFICE.
EE CAME TO MANAGEMENT ON NOV 6TH TO REPORT THAT EITHER ON OCT 19TH OR 26TH WHILE WORKING ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF RELINING A STONE CHUTE. HE HAD REMOVED THE OLD CHUTE & WAS PULLING THE NEW LINER UP WITH A CHAIN. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK. SINCE THAT TIME HE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS IN BOTH HIS HANDS.
EE WAS SHOVELING STONE FROM SINGLE SCREW CRUSHER, HE HIT HIS PINKY FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL ON THE SCREW AND TORE OFF PART OF HIS FINGERNAIL.
EE BENT OVER TO LIFT AN OXYGEN TANK AND LIFTED THE WRONG WAS AND HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT.
EE WAS UNLOADING OIL DRUMS FROM HIS TRUCK, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND THE OIL DRUM FELL ON HIS FOOT.
THE PRIMARY CRUSHER HAD JAMMED WITH ROCK, HE WAS CLEANING OUT THE ROCK BY THROWING IT OUT OF THE CRUSHER AND A ROCK CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE ARM AND CUT HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE GARAGE AREA CLEANING UP, HE MOVED A SCALLPER COUNTERWEIGHT OUT OF THE WAY. IT HIT A BOLT ON THE FLOOR AND IT CAUSED THE SCALLPER TO FALL OVER AND HIT HIS FOOT. HE WAS WEARI NG STEEL TOED SHOES AT THE TIME BUT IT HIT ABOVETHE STEEL. BROKEN METATARSAL BONE IN HIS LEFT FOOT.