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Employee was opening a pallet of super bags by cutting the plastic band with EE's pocket knife. When the knife cut through the strap, it then punctured EE's left arm.
while shoveling spillage material from concrete floor felt pain in lower back
while working on truck frame using a 10 pound hammer knocking string loose felt pain in lower right side
While assisting fellow employee trying to hammer out a 3/4" dia. bolt out of slot with 2 lb. hammer, hammer hit left middle finger and broke finger.
He was chasing threads on left jaw die bolt. Thread chaser slipped and right hand hit frame.
CHANGING V BELT USING A COME A LONG TO LIFT MOTOR MOTOR SLIPED FELL ON RIGHT HAND.
EE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF A 6" CHANNEL CONVEYOR USING A 2 LB HAMMER HITTING SIDE OF CHUTE TO DISLODGE FROZEN MATERIAL. HE HAD BEEN DOING THIS FOR APPROX 5 MIN. WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FEL L 66" TO CONCRETE FLOOR HITTING HIS HEAD.