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The employee was cleaning a bin using a long steel tamping rod when the material inside the bin broke loose striking the steel rod. The rod fell down straining the employee's shoulder. This is now a lost time injury as of November 7, thus making it a recordable injury.
The injured was prying bolts down on bolt flange with a pry bar. His hands slipped and the pry bar struck him under his lip. This injury required sutures.
INJ WAS SPLICING A BELT WHEN HIS KNIFE SLIPPED & LACERATED HIS ARM. A RX FOR PAIN KILLER WAS PRESCRIBED THUS MAKING THIS REPORTABLE
THE EMPLOYEE WAS LOWERING A STEEL PLATE INTO A CHUTE. THE SLACK IN THE CHAIN HOLDING THE STEEL PLATE RELEASED ALLOWING THE STEEL PLATE TO FALL ON THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER FRACTURING IT.
THE INJURED WAS HOLDING A STEEL LINER PLATE WHILE THE SECOND EMPLOYEE WAS STRIKING IT WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER. THE STEEL LINER SWUNG LOOSE MOVING THE INJURED'S HAND INTO THE LINE OF THE SLEDGE HAM MER. THE SECOND EMPLOYEE THEN STRUCK THE INJURED'S HAND FRACTURING HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
THE MINER WAS IN THE PROCESS OF ADJUSTING A DIVIDER GATE WHEN THE CHAIN HOIST SLIPPED ALLOWING THE GATE TO FALL BACK ONTO HIS ARM. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES MAKING THIS A RECORDABLE INJURY .
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HIS RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS RIGHT WRIST. THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURES MAKING THIS A RECORDABLE INJURY.
THE INJURED WAS STRIPPING WIRE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE TOP OF HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING SUTURES.
THE EE WAS USING A RATCHET WRENCH TO REMOVE THE OIL PLUG ON A R-35 TRUCK. THE WRENCH SLIPPED & STRUCK THE EE ON THE LEFT HAND. THE INJURY CONSISTED OF A LACERATION REQUIRING FIVE STITCHES.
THE EE WAS USING A LSEDGE HAMMER TO STRIKE A PIN ON THE CUTTER HEAD OF THE DREDGE WHEN HE STRUCKHIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.
THE MINER WAS CUTTING AN AIR HOSE WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE MINER'S LEFT THUMB.
WHILE ASSISTING WITH FEEDER REPAIRS THE HOOK FOR A COME ALONG BROKE AND STRUCK THE EE ON THE HARD HAT AND NOSE AREA. THE INJURY CONSISTS OF A FRACTURE AND LACERATION TO THE NOSE.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BLOCK CABLE AND HAMMER SLID AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FINGER AGAINST TRUCK BED FRAME.
EE WAS ASSISTING A MECHAINC REMOVING A RIPPER ON DOZER. AS THE EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE PIN, A PIECE OF THE RIPPER BROKE OFF A STRUCK THE EE IN THE FACE AND CHEST.
WHILE USING A UTILITY KNIFE CUTTING A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELTING, THE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT THE E E'S RIGHT THIGH.
WHILE USING A IKNIFE TO CUT A CONVEYOR BELT THE EE CUT HIS RIGHT LEG.