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Cutting scrap steel in yard, employee stepped on a piece of protruding steel from a cable and suffered minor puncture wound to foot. Tetnaus shot given and prescription to avoid infection.
Attempting to remove the track pin from the linkbelt backhoe (company # 9127) the employee hit the pin with a sledge. A piece of metal broke loose and struck his left thigh, causing a puncture. Metal was removed and prescription given.
Attempting to change out 2'x1' drettant screen on was plant, employee needed to dislodge screen with swinging 16 lbx sledge, employee missed objective/target and hand hit corner of z cross bratice. as a result, he suffered a laceration and broken pinky finger.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN A NUT ON THE MICHIGAN LOADER 270. THE RATCHET BROKE & EE LOST BALANCE, SLIPPING & ROLLING ANKLE. MEDICAL ATTENTION GIVEN (X-RAY & PRESCRIPTION MEDS). NO LOST TIME.
EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO UNPLUG A MATERIAL CHUTE. EE MISSED HIS MARK. THE HAMMER HANDLE STRUCK THE EDGE OF THE CHUTE, HIS RT. INDEX FINGER WAS STRUCK BETWEEN THE EDGE OF THE CHUTE AND THE HAMM ER HANDLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING THE HOUSING OF AN AIR FILTER, WHEN HIS RATCHET SLIPPED OFF A NUT. EMPLOYEERECEIVED A CUT ON HIS RIGHT HAND (BACK OF HAND)
EMPLOYEE WAWS USING A PRY BAR TO LINE UP BOLT HOLES ON A CUTTING EDGE. EMPLOYEE REMOVED ONE HANDFROM THE BAR TO INSERT A BOLT, THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIS UPPER LT SIDE LIP.