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Routine maintenance, while loosening a bolt with a wrench, felt hand pop in left wrist. Felt like it was from a prior fracture 3 years earlier. Went for medical evaluation found employee had only a sprain.
Mechanic was removing an ID tag from a hydraulic hose with a pocket knife, the knife slipped and he punctured his left palm of hand.
Using a come-a-long, tool broke hitting employee in the head.
Plant operator was trimming a belt splice clamp on conveyor belt, knife slipped cutting his leg.
Individual was hammering on metal segment on a CAT D8N dozer when a piece of metal broke and hit him in the neck. Just a cut at the time, later on at 1:30PM he notified his superintendent. When he went to the doctor after his shift 3:00PM and was found that a small piece about the size of a needle had to be surgically removed. This was done on 6/25/13.
Employee was adjusting metal gate on a screen unit. Adjustment required a pry bar to be used to move the gate, the bar slipped and employee tried to catch the gate causing his little finger to be caught under the gate.
Removing drive pulley from motor with a come-a-long when metal wedge from the pulley plate broke, striking the EE in the face.
Individual was using a 'sledge hammer' to straightened a access step on a mobile piece of equipment. When hitting the surface of metal step to be straightened, individual's left index finger came between the hammer handle and metal bracket.
Injury occurred when replacing a conveyor belt, individual was trimming excess rubber from belt splice area when knife slipped, cutting individual in left arm.
ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE 3" PIPE COUPLING FROM FRONT OF WATER TANK MOUNTED ON PETERBILT TRI-AXLE WATER DISTRIBUTION TRUCK. STANDING BETWEEN TRUCK CAB & MOUNTED TANK WITH LEFT FOOT ON TRUCK FRAME & RIGHT FOOT PRESSING ON THE HANDLE OF A 36" PIPE WRENCH, JAWS SLIPPED CAUSING LOSS OF BALANCE & FALLING, BUTTOCKS/ PELVIS HITTING TRUCK FRAME FIRST THEN LANDING IN SITTING POSITION ON GROUND.
WAS SLINGING SLEDGE HAMMER, AND IT SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO HIT SIDE OF STONE BIN.
HE WAS CUTTING A MINE BELT WITH BOX CUTTER. IT SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT ARM.
SLIPPING TIRE ON 35 TON TRUCK,, FELT SHARP PAIN IN THE LOWER RIGHT ABDOMEN NEAR GROIN AREA