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Employee was lifting slipsheets when he felt sharp pain in his lower back.
EE WAS PERFORMING LAB TESTS. AFTER DIGESTION OF THE BONE MEAL SAMPLES, EE WAS RINSING THE LID OF THE VESSEL USING A 2:1 NITRIC ACID SOLUTION WITH A SQUIRT BOTTLE. THE BONE MEAL AND NITRIC ACID SPLASHED UP, CAUSING SEVERAL SMALL ACID BURN SPOTS ON HER FACE. THE BURNS WERE CLASSIFIED AS SECOND DEGREE BURNS.
Employee was attempting to lube throttle linkages with a can of WD40, when retracting his hand he came in contact with a fan blade. He cut his left palm area and the tip of his left thumb, requiring 17 stitches.
EE WAS UNLOADING DRUMS FROM A PICKUP TO BE USED TO CATCH OIL BEING DRAINED FROM THE ROLLER MILL.AS HE SET THE DRUM DOWN, & TURNED IT, HE RECEIVED A 2CM LONG LACERATON TO HIS RIGHT THUMB
EE WAS SHOVELING CALCIUM CARBONATE INTO A HOPPER AND HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY.
EE WAS UNFOLDING A LADDER AND PINCHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN TOP STEP AND RAIL.
TWO EMPLOYEES WERE PLACING A WALK GRATE. ONE DROPPED HIS END SO THE OTHER EMPLOYEE'S END SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND ONTO HIS RIGHT INSTEP. INJURY WAS A CONTUSION.
EE'S LEFT KNEE BEGAN TO SWELL IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS SHIFT. HE ALLEGES IT WAS CAUSED BY KNEELING WHILE WORKING ON THE CRUSHER SYSTEM. IT IS QUESTIONABLE AS TO WHETHER OR NOT IT IS WORK RELATED B ECAUSE OF THE DIAGNOSIS.
EE WAS TAKING INFORMATION FROM A CLASSIFIER MOTOR TAG PLATE WHEN DUST PARTICLES FELL FROM ABOVE.SOME OF THIS MATERIAL GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE. A SMALL PIECE OF METAL BECAME INBEDDED IN HIS EYE.