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Employee got a cut on EE's forearm from a razor blade attached to tubing being used to cut full filter bags for removal and changeout, resulting in 6 stitches
The employee was retrieving water from the warehouse to take to the pack house. While using a pocket knife to open the wrapping around the water bottles, the employee lacerated left index finger requiring the use of stitches.
On 04/07/22 the employee was closing a rail car door. On 04/18/22 the employee was evaluated by a occupational clinic and issued prescription medication. While doing so, a gear in the door slipped or the employee lost EE's grip of the metal bar EE was using as a tool to close the door with and EE's right knee struck the ground causing a contusion.
While trying to open #8 feeder in the reclaim tunnel with a metal bar; the bar slipped out of the employees hand and contacted left thumb causing a fracture.
Two maintenance mechanics were disassembling a bucket elevator. One mechanic was holding a punch in place with a tool holder while the other mechanic struck it with a sledgehammer. A piece of metal that had mushroomed around the end of the punch sheared off and cut the left thumb of the mechanic holding the tool holder. The EE received three stitches to close the wound.
Employee was in the breakroom and used a utility knife to remove a flash holder from safety vest that had been secured with a zip tie when employee accidentally cut left thumb. Employee received 3 stitches to close the laceration.
Employee was injured while installing a sprocket on a drive shaft in the maintenance shop. EE was striking the sprocket with a hammer when a piece of metal approximately 1/4" in size sheared from the sprocket and stuck into EE's right arm. EE received one stitch to close the wound. EE was wearing gloves, safety glasses and a hard hat.
The employee was using a hammer and punch to modify the mounting plate for an actuator at the electrical shop. As employee tapped the roll pin in place a piece of metal chipped off of the pin and became lodged in left fifth finger.
EE was chipping hardened cement off a conduit and a large chunk broke free and hit EE in the mouth. Medical treatment from dentist resulted in extraction of two cracked upper left teeth.
Metal burr came off of a sledge hammer striking the employee in the leg causing a half inch laceration.
Employee was using a sledgehammer to remove a jackhammer bit that was stuck. Employee missed the target and left hand struck the target. The result was a broken index finger on the left hand.
Employee was tightening a bolt when the wrench slipped causing employee's hand to strike a vertical beam. Employee has a fracture on the right hand.