EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING, HE WAS GOING UNDER CONVEYOR AND HIT HIS HAND ON THE CONVEYOR CAUSING HIS HAND HAT TO FALL OFF. EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP HARD HAT, RAISED UP & HIT HIS HEAD ON CONVEYOR BEFORE HE GOT HIS HAT BACK ON. CAUSED LACERATION ABOVE, WAS TAKEN TO ER WHERE HE REC 3 STITCHES ON FOREHEAD.
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Showing all 5EE WSA KNOCKING SAND OFF WIPER ON THE CONVEYYOR WITH A HAMMER, THE WIND WAS BLOWING AND BLEW SAND OFF THE CONVEYOR INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.
WAS REMOVING HUB FROM THE PUMP WITH A SCREWDRIVER. THE SCREWDRIVER BECAME DISLODGED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE LOWER LIP, REQUIRING THREE (3) STITCHES.
THEY WERE TIGHTENING THE BELT WIPER ON THE #1 SCREEN DECK. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT & HIS RIGHT HAND SLAMMED INTO CORNER OF PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. RESULTING INJURY WAS GANGLEON CYST ON UPP ER PORTION OF RIGHT HAND. DR. SAYS CYST CAN BE REMOVED AT ANYTIME. CYST MUST BE REMOVED TO CORRECT PROBLEM.
HOOKING UP A CHAIN TO THE COUNTERWEIGHT ON THE DREDGE BUCKET.THE COUNTERWEIGHT (600LBS) WAS AGINST THE BACKHOE BUCKET.AFTER HOOKING THE CHAIN,THE COUNTERWEIGHT ROLLED OFF THE BACKHOE BUCKET.IN JURED'S FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND THE HOOK ON A COME-A-LONG.1ST BONE FRACTURED-LITTLE FINGER,RIGHT HAND SMASHED AND CUT BY CHAIN.