Employee was doing maintenance work on a wing pulley by using a sledgehammer when a small piece of metal hit their eye.
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Showing all 6Was replacing a lagging on belt when the metal bar slipped from EE's hand and fell forward hitting EE's cheek.
Gloves were not worn.
Condition was wet and raining.
Minor - Cutting conveyor belt and knife slipped.
Tightening bolts that were loose on the side of a cone. There was little space to move and when he reached and leaned over more and pulled back he put lost of pressure on his back and thats when his side and lower back hurt.