While loosening a nut with a ratchet and socket, socket slipped off nut pinching right pinky finger between ratchet handle and the ground, lacerating finger.
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Showing all 14EE was prying a conveyor head pulley in preparation for assembly, the pry bar slipped and EE fell into conveyor frame, pinching and lacerating the tip of their right index finger.
While replacing a screen on wash plant another EE was using a pry bar to align the new screen, the other EE did not see EE's hand in the way and struck EE's hand with the pry bar causing a laceration between EE's ring and pinky finger of EE's right hand. 2 stitches at ER.
While cutting old belting with a utility knife, EE slipped and lacerated left thumb requiring 2 or 3 stitches.
EE complained about a sore right elbow 2 days later after unplugging a crusher feeder.
While nailing a splice template to a conveyor belt EE missed nail and struck his left thumb.
While disassembling a crusher a wrench on a bolt slipped off the bolt striking employee above left knee. Employee did not report that he was injured until 7/13/2015
While pounding wedges into crusher to disassemble it, a piece of the steel wedge broke off penetrating the employee's abdomen. Employee has a follow up outpatient surgery to remove the object.
While cutting conveyor belting with a utility knife the knife slipped cutting ee left thumb, required 2 stitches.
While removing obstruction from jaw crusher, lifting chain broke, cutting EE's finger.
Working on roller with another employee, placed in under a down swinging manual hammer. Hammer hit 4th ring finger
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON A ROPE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN A BIN. THE ROPE BROKE AND EMPLOYEE FELL ONTO THE WATER RETURN FOR THE SCREW.
EE WAS DRIVING SLACK ADJUSTER WITH A HAMMER AND PUNCH. HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE INNER KNEE.
EE WAS CHANGING STARTER SOLENOID WHEN HE TWISTED BACK DUE TO AWKWARD POSITION.