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Employee was filling water tanks on back of truck. Water pressure was too high and employee lost control of hose causing them to lose balance and fell off the side of the truck. When employee fell they struck their head on the concrete knocking them unconscious.
Flipping piece of screen rail over to knock pins out. Rail fell causing hand to be pinched took glove off saw bloody finger and call for supervisor.
Was installing a tail pulley hopper and it fell and pinched right hand between hopper and guard. causing fracture and laceration to tip of middle finger.
Employee was on the 4th floor of the mill cleaning the 3' X 8'chute with a poking rod. He ran his hand into the end of the chute, penetrating the skin between his 2nd & 3rd knuckles. As it was a little deep he went to the hospital & received 6 stitches & a tetanus shot.
While moving oxygen tank it slipped on floor of utility truck and landed on finger, breaking it.
None, Steps were clean of debri, handrails were used in a 3 point contract left foot caught grib strut, twisting knee.
LOEANING ADROSS, THE FENDER OF AN R-22 EUCLID HAUL TRUCK, PICKED UP STARTER TO SET IN PLACE, AND NOTICED A PAIN IN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RIB CABGE. X RAYS REVEKED THAT FOUR RIBS HAD BEEN DISPL ACED. DID NOT KNOW THIS AT THE TIME. MENTIONED IT TO FOREMAN, BUT DID NOT SEEK HELP FOR SEVERAL WORKING IN SHOP DAYS. PERSONAL MATTER KEPT HIM FROM WORK FOR SEVERAL DAYS AND THE INCIDENT WENT