Employee states he was cleaning built up material out of a catch hopper on a conveyor line with a shovel when a rock hit his hand.
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Showing all 11Employee states he was tightening a bolt on the shaker screen and the bolt broke causing the wrench to strike him in the nose.
Employee was removing a lid off of 120lb can of grease with a screw driver. As he was removing the lid the screwdriver slipped lacerating his middle finger on his right hand.
Employee was striking a U joint with a hammer on a Terex Scraper when a piece of metal came off of the U joint entering his right index finger.
Employee states he was driving a hinge pin into an ejector pan with a sledge hammmer.
Employee states he was driving a groung rod with a hand held tool designed for this task, when he hit himself in the head.
Employee was replacing flooring at the primary plant. The employee was using a pry bar to move a steel plate when he felt pain in his back.
Employee hit his left ring finger with a hammer trying to knock a pin out of a roller.
CLEANING ROCK OUT OF TAILPULLEY, PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HIS HAND HIT THE FINS IN THE PULLEY, CUTTING HIS LEFT POINTING FINGER.
WHILE USING A PRYBAR TO ALIGN A ENGINE GOING INTO A BACKHOE, THE PRYBAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PRYBAR AND THE ENGINE.CONTUSION AND LACERATION TO THE LEFT LITTLE FINGEER AND BROKE THE END OF FINGER.
USING A 6'PRY BAR TO FIX PROBLEM IN FEEDER, BAR SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS LT. THIRD FINGER BETWEEN BAR & FRAME.