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While splicing cable, helper moved cable causing knife to slip and causing laceration to right top of hand, between thumb and index finger. Required four stitches with follow up with Ortho specialist.
Raking under belt, pulled back and elbow came in contact with with bolt. Causing small chip in right elbow.
Cutting bands off bacon skins, band sprung back hitting inside of wrist. Small cut/puncture on right wrist. Required one stitch.
Temporary staffed labor (C2605) was pumping diesel fuel when they used a knife to cut away an obstruction. The knife slipped cutting their left palm.
While installing a horizontal pin on the pan line, prying up on the snakehead with a prybar to line up the pin, prybar came loose hitting the right eye on safety glass. Pushing the lens against the right eye.
EE was cutting a rubber hose with a knife, when almost cut thru hose, the hose rolled causing knife to cut the palm of the right hand, requiring sutures.
Prying on ice jam with pry bar, bar slipped pinching finger between pry bar and side rail of chute.
An employee was releasing a com-a-long with stored energy, the com-a-long released jerking his arm/shoulder. X-rays were taken and nothing broken. Upon the employee's follow-up visit with the doctor on 05/13/2013 a prescription for medication was given for inflammation and pain.
Employee was stripping cable to make a splice when his foot slipped in the mud causing the knife to slide off cable cutting index finger.
Employee was assisting in making a belt splice when he moved too close to other employee using a hammer to pound in belt nails. When employee drew back to swing, the hammer hit other employee in the safety glasses cutting above eye.
Hooking up structure trailer to Getman using a handy man jack. Trailer was very heavy and hard to jack. Hooked up Getman and was trying to lower the trailer onto Getman, when employee slipped causing the jack handle, which was under pressure, to strike him in the shin.
Employee was removing bit inserts from the shear drum with a porta power and a pry bar when the pry bar came loose striking employee in the mouth breaking tooth and lacerating upper lip.
Employee was using a come along to move equipment and the chain broke and hit him in the back.
employee was trimming a cable with a razor knife, the knife slipped and cut right pointer finger.
Employee was tightening bolts on stage loader when a metal cover was bumped and swung down and smashed fingers. Right pointer finger and right middle finger.
Employee was struck by another employee with a hammer while working to splice conveyor belt. Smashed middle finger of left hand. Dr. treatement for a fractured finger.
Employee states he was using a chainfall and pc. of angle to lift a chute. The come-a-long got stuck on the floor & when it came loose it smashed employee's right hand between the floor and the chute. Medical treatment was received and employee returned to work the next day.
Employee was pounding wedges for a roof support, swung hammer and hit hand.
Employee states he crawled under conveyor frame work to reset a string line, when a co-worker hit the leg of support jack with a hammer to align the frame. The east end of the assembly fell approx 2 ft, striking employee in lower back, left side. Employee missed 4/14-4/18. Returned to restricted duty 4/20/09.
The injured person was holding a roof bolter cable for his partner that was skinning the cable back when the knife slipped and cut the right pointer finger at the first knuckle.