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Removing tire from grader and twisted his left knee when he turned around.
Employee was setting in the yard truck on the passenger side when he turned right to get out of the truck. A sharp pain went down his left side of his lower back.
Employee was packing a new crusher bearing with grease. When he turn the bearing over he felt a burning sensation in his left hand. It pulled muscle in-between his pointer finger and middle finger on his left hand.
Employee was in the process of moving a brake rotor chamber with the shops overhead crane. When the safety chain slipped off rotor chamber and him above his right eye. He received 7 stitches. Came back to work same day.
Employee was in the basement of the plant on a ladder. Installing conduit when he lost footing and started to fall and caught himself with his left arm hurting his left shoulder. Employee worked until 10-9-13 then went off work.
Employee was changing a spring on screen #1 using a chain. Fall when the beam clamp on the chain fall pulled away from the beam and the chain fall fell and hit the employee on the back. It fractured 1 vertebra.
He was pulling on a 10" pipe to load for a gate post. Strained lower back.
Victim was looking up through grating to the floor above him. Worker above, knocked a small piece of metal into victims left eye. Went to ER to have it removed. No lost time.
Making belt move, laying top roller on rail, his grip slipped. Roller hit his left leg.
EE WAS WORKING ON BELT LINE MAKING A BELT MOVE WHEN A ROCK 2X2X6 IN FELL FROM ROOF HITTING HIM ON RIGHT FOOT CUTTING INBETWEEN #1 AND #2 TOE.
THE EE WAS TRYING TO FIX GUARDS ON OFF-SIDE OF MINER WHEN THE RUBBER RAIL FELL OFF & HIT ON TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
EE WAS PULLING ON THE MINER CABLE AND TWISTED LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING STRUCTURE GOING INTO BELT-HEAD WHEN HE & ANOTHER EMPLOYEE LIFTED ON BELT HEAD & THE OTHER GUYS MUST HAVE LIFTED ON IT TOO CAUSING EE TO CATCH LEFT THUMB BETWEEN IT. LA CERATED, (6) SUTURES.
THE EE WAS INSTALLING INSERTS IN THE RIPPER HEAD & STRAINED NECK.
THE EE WAS TRYING TO GET SLACK ON FEEDER CABLE BY PULLING IT, WHEN PAIN OCCURRED BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES ON RIGHT SIDE.
EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SETTING UP THE MINER. WHEN HE PICKED UP MINER CABLE TO MOVE IT OUT OF THE ROADWAY HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER LEFTSIDE BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING GUARD OFF OF BELT HEAD WHEN GUARD FELL ON LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BRACE. SMASHED FINGER REQUIRED 7 SUTURES ON TOP AND 12 ON BOTTOM.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING PIPE ACROSS FLOOR TO WHERE IT WAS TO BE INSTALLED AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS BETWEEN PIPE AND MAGNETITE SCREW SHAFT LACERATING INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. SUTURE S REQUIRED.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PLASTERING A BRATTICE & WHEN HE PUT MUD ON BRATTICE IT SPLATTERED INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING AND PULLING ON A RIPPER JACK ON MINER WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.