Employee was using a sledge hammer to beat screen rails and clamp bars. He began experiencing pain in his right wrist.
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Showing all 5Employee was using a pair of pliers to cut a piece of rubber from a float. The piece of rubber broke free and the employee hit himself in the mouth with the pliers.
Employee was pulling up on a wrench to loosen the bolts on the plates for a jaw crusher. Later that day the employee began experiencing pain in his lower back.
Employee was using a pry bar on a belt wiper to get the wiper to work properly. He began experiencing a burning sensation in his neck along with muscle spasms in the neck and back.
EE WAS USING A RAZOR KNIFE TO CUT THE COVER OF A WIPER. THE KNIFE SLIPPED & LACERATED THE PALM OF EE'S LEFT HAND.