Employee was cleaning out the grizzly with a sledge hammer when they were hit on the head with a rock that knocked their hard hat off, a second rock fell hitting them in the head
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Showing all 6Employee was cutting a rubber matt with a utility knife and knife slipped and cut the top side of EE's left arm by EE's wrist. required stitches
Tightening truss cable on a conveyor with a turn buckle and the turn buckle broke and cut his hand.
They were putting belt on conveyor. Chain came off of bar holding belt. Belt swung over and hit employee who was on a ladder and tipped him and the ladder over. Broke his left arm
EE was cutting a conveyor belt and the utility knife slipped and went into his leg just to the side and above the knee. EE was cutting belt in the rain. EE received 2 stitches.
Loosened bolts to drop jack. Jack fell by itself and hit on left shoulder see attached as to why not reported til now (Went to dr 7/24/06 for x ray-negative, mri 7/31/06 with result, physical therapy because he was still having problem with his left shoulder. Therapy start 8/21/06, go back to dr 9/14/06. Accident did not report until dr ordered physical thearpy)