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Another employee was using a maul to strike a metal wedge positioned between two flanges during disassembly work under a tank in the V2 area of the alumina plant. While striking the wedge, a fragment broke off and traveled approximately 15 feet, striking and penetrating the injured employee in the shoulder/neck area while the employee was working nearby.
Operator reported that operator's right shoulder was hurting from beating on tanks tonight and operator couldn't lift arm.
Operator was opening a 2-inch valve to catch sample when EE swung the mull and miss the valve handle and hit EE's right little (5th) finger.
Operator was changing cloth on the # 3 filter and struck their L Index Finger with the hammer.
Employee was cutting rope for filter cloth and accidentally cut Left 4th finger.
While scaling, a piece of scale fell overhead and punctured through EE's right glove.
Operator was working on A2 PAP, swinging a maul when operator felt a sharp pain in back.
While employee was putting together a SEN for tk 76 to be put back in service, worker was tightening fittings and pipe wrench slipped striking EE's left ring finger, immediately felt pain.
Employee was attempting to open tk 67DOV with a sledgehammer when they felt discomfort in their wrist
Employee was descaling the #9 press when spicket broke off and EE was contacted with caustic on EE's face and body.
Operator was using a maul to open the manual beater on tk35 DOVw when they felt a pop in right elbow and pain.
Employee was opening the gate on the pan feeder. The gate was jammed. Employee forcefully pulled down to release the gate. Upon attempting to free the gate, employee smashed left pinky finger between the valve wrench handle and the panfeeder frame.
Employee smashed their left index finger with hammer/maul.
OPERATOR WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CHECKING SEN. WHILE USING MAUL TO MAKE ADJUSTMENT, EE MISSED TARGET AND SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER ON THE LADDER STAND.
Employee was unplugging spout with a maul and while swinging the maul EE's left hand contacted a support beam that was nearby. Upon further inspection after removing glove EE noticed a laceration on left pinky finger.
Employee was scaling inside #2 tray when employee felt a burning sensation on right index finger.
While removing a hose from a steam rig using a maul, operator's hand struck the bolt that sticks up on the coupler for the Boss fitting on the steam hose. Operator felt discomfort and reported the incident to supervision.
After closing the screen box on zero cone pump, employee set the maul down when EE felt a sharp pain in EE's back.
Employee engaged a 9-ton come along when a welded lug on the press shell gave way. The detached parts of the lug struck the employee in the chin/neck area resulting in a laceration.
Employee was setting up an eliminator on a valve on the south primary feed tank suction and the eliminator fell off the valve smashing employee's finger.
MINER WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO OPEN A VALVE WHEN THEY SMASHED RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND VALVE CAUSING A CONTUSION & FRACTURE TO THAT DIGIT.
Using a pry bar inserted into the notched holes of the barrel of a capstan fitting to open a gate. Employee applied force with the pry bar it bent and rotated causing the employee to lose their balance and fall onto the lime loading grating. During the fall EE's right arm braced the fall. EE's arm struck the grating and slid into the opening causing a fracture to the right ulnar.
Employee was using screw driver it slipped off the screw head. Employee was no wearing gloves, hands were sweating and the top of left hand caught a corner of the sheet metal panel they were working on causing a laceration.