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Employee was tightening a bolt on screen with a socket wrench. The Wrench slipped and slammed hand into the side of the screen. Employee seeked medical attention to ensure it was not broke.
Employee was helping free a boulder caught in the jaw crusher and smashed hand while using a sledge hammer causing an open wound on hand. Employee went to hospital to get it dressed.
Employee was cutting a rubber skirt board for a crusher unit conveyor when then knife slipped and cut employee's inner thigh on employee's leg. Received 3 stitches and was back to work the same day.
Employee was cutting rock conveyor belting with a utility knife when the knife slipped resulting in a laceration between the thumb & index finger of EE's left hand.
Employee was releasing a chain binder from a load of crusher equipment. The binder twisted causing his right index finger to be crushed against the trailer frame and also resulting in a laceration that required sutures.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING BUILD A BRACE FOR A CAT WALK WHEN THE WRENCH HE WAS USING TO TIGHTEN A NUT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.
SLEDGE HAMMERING HEAD WIPE ON CRUSHER CONVEYOR. HAMMER SLIPPED FROM HAND. LEFT HAND PULLED INTO WIPE RESULTING ON PARTIAL AMPULATION OF LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE SMASHED RIGHT ELBOW CHANGING SCREENS ON CRUSHER WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT.
SLEDGE HAMMERING BOULDERS, FOREIGN OBJECT IN RIGHT EYE.
A ROCK SHOOK OFF THE CONVEYOR AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK WHILE HE WAS SHOVELING ROCK UNDER THE CRUSHER.
HE WAS USING A WRENCH AND A PRY BAR TOGETHER TO LOOSEN A BOLT AND PULLED TOO HARD AND SNAPPED HIS BACK.