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Employee was holding hand wrench while another employee was attempting to remove nut from a bolt. The hand wrench slipped & spun around, hitting the injured employee in his right hand, resulting in a sprain of the right hand.
Employee was lifting & pulling with heavy wrenches, resetting the die and rollers on Mill #3. Employee strained upper & lower back.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO REMOVE ELECTRICAL WIRES TO TAKE EQUIPMENT OUT OF SERVICE. INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS CUT.
EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON COAL CENTRIFUGE. TORQUE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND CAME DOWN ON THUMB, PINNING THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH AND MACHINE GEAR BOX, RESULTING IN DISLOCATION OF RIGHT TH UMB.
EE WAS USING A WRENCH TO OOSEN A NUT ON A CONDITIONER PADDLE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE, CAUSING A LACERATION ABOVE THE EYE AND OUTSIDE OF THE RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS HOLDING BREAKER BAR AND SLID HAND DOWN TORE-ADJUST THE BAR TO THE NUT. A CO-WORKER STRUCKTHE BAR WITH A PIECE OF WOOD TO ADJUST IT, AND STRUCK THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WITH THE WOOD. FINGE R LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.