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Employee was taking a guard off of the screening plant conveyor that is a part of the sand system. When taking off the guard, right hand was between the framework. The guard went across right hand causing some skin to get scrapped off the top of ring and middle finger.
Employee was holding a piece of angle and flipped it upside down to hold it in place to tack weld. As EE flipped it over, EE's wrist felt a pop and sharp pain that ran up to EE's elbow.
EE left an open drink by the tool room and went to work elsewhere. A second employee used Permatex Super Penetrant near the open drink and left to work elsewhere. When EE later took a drink, EE stated EE tasted the Permatex. Employee reported feeling nauseated and motion sick. Employee was taken to urgent care, where EE was evaluated and released with no restrictions.
When completing a daily inspection on the little impact crusher, the right door was opened and there was some dirt and rock on top of the door that fell into the hinge area and kept the door from opening all the way past center. As the material settled, the door closed unexpectedly. Employee had reached in prior and the door closed on the tip of right thumb.
Employee was lifting a 4' x 5' screen cloth to the elevated shaker screen. When the employee released the screen cloth, it moved as it settled into place, causing EE's hand to move with the screen as it settled into place. This caused the sheet metal web attached to the screen cloth to cut the outside palm of EE's hand.
EE was picking up 3 boxes of filters. The boxes were sitting on a piece of concrete about knee height. EE lifted all 3 boxes and felt a pain in groin area.
Climbed down step ladder to retrieve a screw driver and reached up and grabbed rung on step ladder to climb back up and a hammer fell off the dump truck box and hit the top of right hand causing a displace fracture of middle Phalanx middle finger.
While cleaning up, putting away tools, one drop and bruised left eye lid. Sent in for a medical evaluation as a precaution. First aid treatment only - non recordable.
After installing a new floor for log washer chute, a two foot piece of angle iron was tack welded into place and needed to be removed. Tack was small and just needed to be wiggled to break loose. Employee wiggled and pulled back on the weld. When it broke free, the end of angle iron hit right cheek and caused a small laceration requiring two stitches.
Installing a Drive Belt Guard. Lifting it into place had to raise above 4 foot height to fit over drive sheave. Employee felt a muscle strain and pop in his right hip/abdonimal/groin area.
Pulling on a conveyor belt sideways to get 2 conveyor belts to come together to put a splice together and felt his shoulder pop.
Caught little finger on ladder of loader step when coming down ladder to go into office. Broke right little finger.
Bent over to pick up a tow cable and felt sharp pain in lower back. Was stuck in the mud at silt dump site and the cat came over with the tow cable to pull him out. 1" cable dropped and when I bent over to pick it up off the ground I felt a sharp pain in the lower back.
On the 7th was pulling on a fire hose and twisted body while pulling. Hose stuck and it pulled him back jerking his back.