Hit his finger with a slate bar while working on the belts.
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Showing all 21Refuse bin gate was frozen. While using a hammer to free the gate, he struck the ring finger on his left hand.
Employee stated that while cutting a piece of suction hose, the knife slipped and he cut his thumb.
Employee stated that while using a slate bar to unlatch a beam, the bar slipped out and struck him on the arm.
Putting insert in miner and a piece of hammer broke off and went into knuckle on right hand.
Shoveling belt EE hit the belt with shovel and the shovel kick back into shoulder and arm.
While making belt splice and cutting beltline. EE cut his left hand with knife
Approached a stranger around the seed trailer, asked him to leave, he pulled out a knife and cut him in the stomach.
While using a slate bar to hold a jack up, he felt pain in his back.
While jacking up the front of the tailpiece, the jack flew out striking him on the side of the face.
While moving a tailpiece across the track, foot got hung on the track jarring the tailpiece up, the jack flew out from tailpiece striking him on the leg.
While swinging a hammer to break down a tire, the hammer hit the rim, causing him to jam his wrist.
Employee stated that while swinging a sledge hammer, he lost his balance, slipped and injured his back. (Started missing work on 3/28/10).
Employee stated that while striking a conveyor chain with a hammer, a piece of metal chipped off the chain and went underneath the bottom of his safety glass, striking him in the eye.
While striking a belt knocker with a hammer, a piece of the hammer chipped off striking the employee in the left wrist.
Was using a pry bar to scoot an end bit off truck.
Employee stated that while making a belt splice a chip of metal broke off from mailboard and struck him in the corner of left eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses.
Employee stated that while cutting a piece of mine belt the knife slipped off and cut his arm.
Cutting belt with utility knife blade broke cut right hand had to have 3 sitches.
AFTER THE MANBUS DERAILED, EE WAS JACKING IT UP TO SLIDE IT BACK ONTO THE RAILS WHEN THE JACK SLIPPED OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE KNEE.
WHILE WORKING ON A TAILPIECE USING A SLATE BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED AND JAMMED THE LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE STRUCTURE.