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Employee was changing screens. He strained his lower back while removing the screens.
The employee was helping change paddles in the log washer. He was inside the log washer and other employees were handing the paddles to him, he reached up to take a paddle and felt pain in his back. The employer wasn't notified of the injury until 2/29/12. The accident did not become reportable until 3/2/12 after seeing a doctor and being placed on work restrictions.
Employee was trying to dislodge material that was stuck in the impeller. On his last attempt the rock broke free and fell on his hand. The employee stated that he did not want to see a doctor. Nothing was done other than first aid. On 3/7/11 the employee seen a doctor. The accident became reportable at that time.
Employee was changing a bearing on a gearbox. He is not sure how or when he got hurt, but he thinks it happened after pulling and moving the gearbox. He told us that the accident happened on 12/15/08 however he did not report it to his supervisor until 12/18/08.
Injured employee was changing a bearing on a pulley. A chain that was being used came loose an hit the employee in the hand.
The injured employee was changing screens. He raised up and hit his head on a bar above him.
Employee was moving guards. When he pulled on one guard another slipped and hit his front tooth.
Injured employee was changing screens in the screendeck. When the employee was attempting to remove a wire screen from the screendeck, he pulled on the screen and felt a pain in his lower back.
Employee was lifting a 5 gallon bucket of oil and felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
Injured employee was mounting a cabinet on a shelf, his right thumb was smashed between the cabinet and the shelf.
Employee was changing oil in a gearbox. He slipped and hit his right side on a handrail.
Injured employee was installing a screen. He was using a hammer to knock the screen into place. He got sand or dirt in his eye
EE STATED THAT HIS BACK WAS SORE FROM SHOVELING.THIS INJURY WAS NOT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED IT IS BEING REPORTED NOW AS A RESULT OF A PART 50 INSPECTION.
EE WAS LAYING ON HIS BACK LOOSENING BOLTS ON THE UNDER SIDE OF A SCREEN. A SCREEN RAIL FELL OFF THE TOP OF THE SCREEN DECK AND HIT HIM IN THE RIBS. IT BROKE 2 RIBS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY .