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EE was washing out a screen deck. As EE was performing this duty EE felt a pop in EE's back, causing pain.
Removing rock blockage from chute. A large rock slipped and thumb was under it and landed on another rock. Left thumb broken.
Employee picked up a 80 pound piece of steel and while holding it slid out of their hands and landed on top of boot. Employee stated that it did not hit the steel part of the boot.
Employee picked up a 80 pound piece of steel and while holding it, it slid out of EE's hand. The steel then landed on top of EE's boot. EE stated it did not hit the steel part of the boot.
Employee bent over to pick up his hard hat and when he stood back up to put it on he hit his head on the tail pulley on belt #3. He cut his head and had to have seven staples put in his head.
EE was picking clay off the belt and turned and hurt his back.
Employee was trying to move a 4" water pump which resulted in a groin strain.
Employee reached into a heater fan that he was working on to retrieve something that had fallen in. The fan came on and cut his 3rd finger on his right hand. The cut required stitches.
Employee was helping remove a rock from a truck tailgate. The rock fell out and the tailgate shut on the employee's hand cutting and pinching his two middle fingers on his right hand. He required 8 stitches in his fingers.
EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING A BAG OF FLOOR DRY INTO THE CONTAINER WHEN HE HAD A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
Employee was cleaning out rock chute when he hit his right wrist on the chute bruising it.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE A MOTOR AND HIS RIGHT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE FRAME.