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CARELESSNESS WITH A RAZOR KNIFE

EE was changing a tail pully bearing. EE was holding the shaft up with a bar while cleaning it for reassembly. When bar slipped off of the shaft and pinched left index finger between shaft and conv. frame.

Cutting conveyor belt with a razor knife and blade slipped and cut EEs leg just above the knee.

The Employee was trying to remove a loader tooth for a bucket, when the employee used a hammer to hit the tooth a piece of the tooth broke off and flew into the employee's leg.

Employee was helping pull a conveyor belt on when the rope broke, hitting EE on the right side of the face. Diagnostic only thru 2/15. Released for light duty on 2/18/2016.

Cutting conv. belt with razor knife. Knife slipped and cut leg. Made small cut on left leg. Dr. put one staple in it.

While cutting a piece of conveyor belt with a box knife, the knife slipped and cut his arm requiring seven stitches.

While shoveling under the #2 impact crusher, from outside the frame and guards, the belt caught the shovel blade and snapped the fiberglass handle and cut the injured's thumb, requiring seven stitches.

Employee was changing screens and bumped his elbow. Employer was notified on 7/19/07.

PLANT OPERATOR WAS CHIPPING ON A HAMMER ON THE SPOKANE CRUSHER. WHEN EE APPROACHED AREA IN HIS PICK UP TRUCK TO DELIVER BOLTS. SOMETHING FLEW INSIDE CAB STRIKING HIS IN EYE. THOUGHT HE HAD REM OVED OBJECT, HOWEVER, PAIN INCREASED AND LATER SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR EYE INJURY.

EE TIGHTENING BOLT ON ROCK CRUSHER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HE FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HANDRAIL. HE CONTINUED FALLING BACKWARDS AND CAUGHT FULL WEIGHT OF BODY ON LEFT WRIST EXTENDED BEHIND H IMSELF TO BREAK FALL ONTO WALKWAY.

WHILE STRIKING A TRACK RAIL WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE OF THE RAIL CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK LEFT HAND CUTTING NEAR THUMB.