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Employee was un-banding precut structural steel. When the bands were cut, the steel shifted and a piece landed on the top of the employees foot. Frature of third metatarsel bone of right foot.
The employee was using a bar to pry up on a pulley shaft. They had a motor and gear box suspended from a come-a-long and the lifting eye broke. When the motor and gear box dropped, the employee's finger was caught between the pry bar and the conveyor rock box. (Fracture of the right ring finger)
Employee was using a Razor knife, the blade slipped and it cut his R thumb.
Employee was removing a steel liner from a chute using a pry bar. The pry bar slipped hitting the employee in the face.
Employee was clearing a clogged material chute, he hit a large rock slab with a hammer and small peice of dirt flew up and went under his safety glasses and got into his eye. (superficial injury of cornea)
Ee developed callous on right hand from using hand tools. Callous is impinging on movement of right little finger.
Employee was shoveling around conveyor, shovel hit conveyor belt and kicked it back striking the employee on the left forearm. Left forearm contusion.
EE WAS OPENING A DOOR ON AN EXPANSION CHAMBER (1ST STAGE- 7TH HOUR). USING A PRY BAR, HE WAS PULLING AGAINST A STUCK HINGE. THE BAR SLIPPED, HE STEPPED BACKWARD & TWISTED HIS FOOT, FRACTURING A BONE IN HIS LEG.
EE WAS LOOSENING THE NUT ON A DRAW CYLINDER FOR THE GRAVEL BED FILTER SYSTEM. HE WAS TURNING A NUT WITH A WRENCH. THE NUT CAME TO THE END OF THE THREAD AND THE SHAFT FELL PULLING THE WRENCH DO WN, CRUSHING HIS FINGER.
WHILE EE WAS CUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT THE RAZOR KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF BELT, CUTTING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.
EE CUT THE BACK OF HIS HAND WITH A PUTTY KNIFE WHILE CLEANING THE WAX OFF OF A CEMENT MOLD IN THE LAB AREA.
CLEANING OUT GRIZZLY. HE HIT HIS SMALL FINGER ON ONE OF THE RAILS WHILE USING A BAR TO CLEAN BUT BUILT UP MATERIALS.
EE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE USING A HEAVY HAMMER OVERHEAD IN THE FINISH MILL.
WHILE CLEANING CONE CRUISHER @ BASE PALNT WITH IRON BAR THE CONE CRUSHER CUASED THE BAR TO COME UP AND HIT HIM UNDER THE CHIN.
EE WAS INVOLVED IN LABOR WORK AND PLANT MAINTENENACE. WHILE GREASING A HEAD PULLEY, THE HOSE ON THE GREASE GUN GOT STUCK ONT HE ZERK FITTING. THE EE REACHED AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVE MOTO R TO FREE THE HOSE, WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ONTHE DRIVE SHAFT NEXT TO THE MOTOR. EE JERKED HIS HAND AWAY FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT, AND CUT HIS HAND ON THE EDGE OF HEAD PULLEY GUARD.
EE CUT THUMB W/ KNIFE WHILE CUTTING RUBBER BELT SHEET.
CUTTING THE VACTOR HOSE WITH A SHARP KNIFE.
EE WAS USING A KNIFE TO SCRAPE MATERIAL OFF OF ABOLT. THE KNIFE FOLDED UP ON HIS FINGER CAUSING LACERATION.
ON 12/21/00 INJURED WAS ON PROPERTY TO REMOVE A B.E. MODEL 38B RUBBER TIRED TRUCK CRANE/CLAM SHELL MACHINE. THEY REMOVED THE BOOM & SHIPPED IT OUT. THEY THEN BEGAN TO REMOVE COUNTER-WEIGHT. TH ERE WERE 2 STUDS SECURING WEIGHT THAT WERE RUSTED. THEY SPLIT NUTS W/TORCH & USED PIN & HAMMER TO BREAK OFF. THE WEIGHT FELL 6' ONTO INJURED LANDING ON THIGHT/LEG. 911 CALLED, EE CONCIOUS/TAL
EE WAS WORKING AT BARE PLANT WHEN A ROCK GOT SDTUCK. HAD TO BREAK IT WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND BAR AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER. EE DID NOT VIOLATE ANY SAFETY RULES DURING THIS INCIDENT.
EE WAS USING REMOVEABLE CHUTE HANDLE. THE HANDLE CAME OFF AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE CHIN.
EE SMASHED HIS R. PINKY FINGER WITH A RATCHET WHILE WORKING ON A FEEDER.