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Replacing a screen on a five deck screen, failed to hook the bottom hook correctly. The screen jumped hitting employee in the right ear.
EE was walking down the stairs and EE's left boot got stuck on the rung. The boot slipped off EE's foot. EE put EE's boot back into the boot. The large toe nail hooked the safety toe edge. The toe nail pulled up and away from the skin.
Employee tried to start a fire in a furnace attached to a cyclone. EE decided to use gasoline to start the fire. EE opened the door because ee thought it had not ignited. It allowed air to rush in which caused the gas to ignite quickly. It burned right arm and slightly right cheek.
He reached up to release the garage door opener and the rod hit him in the forehead.
Bent over to pick up 2 gal bucket of coal - strained back.
Bent over to pick up wire, sprained back. Was given 5 days off to heal, managers decision.