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EE was cutting an old belt to use as skirting boards for the tail end of the number 5 belt. The EE was using a box cutter to perform this task. The EE was cutting towards themself when the knife slipped and cut the EEs right mid-thigh (approximately 8 inches above the knee) leaving a 2 cm laceration.

Employee was refabricating metal on a dragline bucket. As they were breaking the metal loose the employee felt a "pop" and sharp pain in their left shoulder.

While trying to loosen a sheave, employee placed a block of wood against it. While still holding the block of wood a co-worker proceeded to swing the sledge hammer striking EE's finger & smashing it causing a fracture to his middle finger.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE WEDGES IN A CRUSHER THAT WAS BEING REMOVED AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT ARM.

Hot and muddy weather. working at splicing and cutting rubber belting he keep wiping persperation from his face. his eyes became irratated and washed them with eye. wash several time thinking it was only idrt. moring reported this againa and finally saught medical advice, found several metal objects embedded in his left eye

NO UNSAFE CONDITIONS EXISTED, EMPLOYEE SAID HE STRAINED HIS BACK REPLACING WIPERS ON WEST PLANT THOR CONVEYOR, EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS THAT HOLD RUBBER WIPER IN PLACE MOVED AND STRAINED BACK.

ADJUSTING CRUSHER BOLTS WITH HAMMER AND WRENCH. WRENCH SLIPPED AND FINGER GOT BETWEEN BOLTS AND WRENCH SMASHING FINGER.

IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A NEW CLASSIFER ON DREDGE III, THE EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH AN 1 1/4" COMBINATION WRENCH. WHILE PULLING THE WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING THE EE ON HIS L WOER LIP. THE INJURY REQUIRED THREE SUTURES AND CHIPPED A TOOTH.

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A CUT WITH A HACKSAW ON A DEFECTIVE BEARING. THE UNSECURED BEARING MOVED IN THE PROCESS AND THE BLADE OF THE SIMPLEMANUAL- OPERATED HACKSAW CUT THE SECOND FINGER OF THE EE'S LT. HAND.

PRYING METAL FORM OFF OF CONCRETE WITH PRY BAR, FORMS FELL ON LEG.

EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT THE RUBBER/WIRE STRAPS ON CONVEYOR BELTING AT THE OLD GRAVEL PLANT. HE WAS TRYING TO CUT IT IN ONE PASS, WHICH CAUSED THE KNIFE TO COME BACK TOO FAR AND TOO FAST, HITTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. THE KNIFE SLICED OPEN AND AREA APPROX. 3" LONG ON HIS RIGHT KNEE CAP.

EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING A LARGE OBJECT FROM FEEDER TUNNEL. HE WAS USING A PRY BAR PULLING ON IT WHEN THE OBJECT CAME LOOSE HIS HAND BECAME SMASHED BETWEEN A METAL OBJECT AND THE BAR CAUSING HI M TO SMASH HIS THUMB.

HE WAS PRYING OPEN A SLIDE DOOR ON AN AUGER WITHA PIPE. HE FELT LIKE HE PULLED A MUSCLE.

EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED, RUNNING OVER THE TOP OF HIS LEFT HAND. IT SLICED HIS INDEX FINGER, MIDDLE FINGER, AND RING FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND. HE WAS BLEEDING CONSIDERABLY, AND WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC IMMEDIATELY BY A FELLOW EE. THE CUT WAS CLEANED, HE RECEIVED 8 STITCHES, A METAL SPLINT WAS PLACED ON RING FINGER, AND ALL FINGERS WERE WRAPPED.

WHILE CUTTING CONVEYOR BELTING IWTH A POCKET KNIFE, EE CUT TOWARDS HIMSELF AND STABBED HIMSELF INT HE LEG JUST ABOVE HIS KNEE, WITH THE BLAD GOING DOWN TOWARDS THE BACK OF HIS KNEE CAP.

EE WAS ASSISTING IN MAINTENANCE PROJECT. A 2 15/16" SHAFT WAS LIFTED ONTO THE TAILGATE OF A PICKUP, AND A MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A TAPER LOCK BURSHING. THE INJURED EE WAS STANDING IN THE PROXIM ITY WHEN A SMALL CHISEL, BEING USED TO SPREAD THE TAPERLOCK SUDDENLY FLEW OUT STRIKING THE INJURIED EE.

WORKER WAS USING SLEDGEHAMMER TO TIGHTEN NUT ON TOP OF CRUSHER SHAFT & INJURED BACK

EE WAS REMOVING A BAD BEARING ON THE STONE PLANT WITH A HAMMER. HE WAS TRYING TO BREAK THE BEARING LOOSE FROM THE PULLEY SHAFT, AND A FRAGMENT OF METAL FLEW UP AND STRUCK HIS LEFT FOREARM. THE RE WAS A DROP OF BLOOD, AND HE THOUGHT IT JUST CUT THE SKIN. THAT NIGHT, THE ARM BEGAN TO ACHE AND HE NOTICE A KNOT AND SWELLING UNDER THE CUT. HE WENT TO THE MEDCENTER FOR XRAYS. EMBEDDED.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A SCREEN USING SCALER TO CLEAN SLAG AND WELD. HE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON AND WAS PREPARING WELD AREA. A PIECE OF MATERIAL WAS BLOWN IN BEHIND HIS GLASSES BY THE WIND. HE WENT TO EYE AREA, BRUSHED IT AWAY, THOUGHT IT WAS GONE. THE NEXT EVENING HIS EYE STARTED TO BECOME IRRITATED. WENT TO DOCTOR AND PRESCRIPTION WAS GIVEN.

JACKING ANGLE IN PLACE USING AN EXTENTION POST. PUT PRESSURE ON JACK AND JACK KREELED OUT STRIKING IN HEAD CUTTING HIS EYEBROW AND OPENING UP A WOUND THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.