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WHILE TIGHTENING THE GRATES ON THE MILL THE BAR SLIPPED DOWN FORCING HIS RIGHT THUMB DOWN, CAUSING A SPRAIN.
SPLICING A NEW CONVEYOR BELT A BELT CUTTER WAS HANDED I NAME BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN THE CUTTER BLADE SLID ALONG CUTTER STRIKING INJURED'S RIGHT AND CUTTING PALM PALM REQUIRED TWO STITCHES T O CLOSE LACERATION
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WIRE BRUSHING AROUND BOLTS ON CUTTING EDGES OF BULLDOZER, A FLAKE OF RUST BLEW INTO LEFT EYE. WASHED EYE IMMEDIATELY AND IRRITATION NOT THOUGHT SERIOUS UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS LA TER.
STANDING IN A BIN UNDER A CONVEYOR & REACHING U TO REMOVE A RET URN IDLER HE DROVE ONE SIDE & THE OTHER SIDE SLIPPED OUT OF H IS HAND & HIT HIS HEAD KNOCKING OFF HIS HAT & GLASSES
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS3THAT WHILE POUNDING ON BLOW BARS AT PORTABLE CRUSHER A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF BAR AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT LEG BETWEEN KNEE AND ANKLE. HE CAME IN TO OFFICE TO REPORT INJURY AND WAITED UNTIL A0TER WORK TO GO TO EMERGENCY. METAL PIECE HAD TO BE REMOVED SURGICALY.
WHILE KNOCKING 4UD OFF SNUBBER PULLY OUR EMPLOYEE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN A SHOVEL AND HANDLE AND ANGLE IRON. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WERE STITCHES WERE REQUIRED ON HIS FINGER. HE RETU RNED TO WORK TH5T DAY.
EMPLOYEE CLAIMS3THAT HE MISSED HIS TARGET WITH HAMMER AND THE OVERSWING RESULTED IN HIS HAND HITTING AGAINST SIDE OF CRUSHER.
I,NAME CLAIMED 4HILE USING WRENCH TO REMOVE BOLTS FROM SKIRT BOARD THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT AND STRUCK RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND. HIS RIGHT HAND SLAMMED INTO THE SIDE OF THE SCREEN.
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 REACHING OUTWARD ATTEMPTING TO FREE A STONE WITH A PRY BAR WHEN HE APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS BACK.
EMP WAS USING P2RTAPOWER ON GEAR REDUCTION BOX WHEN THE PORTAPOWER SLIPPED, WEDGING EMP RT RING FINGER AGAINST SHAFT UNDERNEATH. EMP FINGERNAIL WAS REMOVED AND SMALL SKIN GRAFT WAS REQUIRED TO CLOSE THE TIP O0 THE RING FFINGER
THE EMPLOYEE WA8 FREEING A CRUSHER OF LARGE STONE WHEN H IS LEFT HAND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN THE CRUSHER BODY AND A LARGE STONE, BRUISING HIS HAND.
INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS PUTTING WEDGES IN MAGNESIUM OF AN EL JAY CRUSHER HE SWUNG WIDE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND IT GLANCED OFF OF THE CRUSHER STRIKING EMPLOYEES LEFT FOOT EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING HI S STEEL TOED SA0ETY SHOES AT THE TIME
DURING WEEK PRIOR TO DEC 2 FELT TINGLING PAINFUL SENSATIONS IN LEFT ARM,WRIST WHEN SWINGING HAMMER OR MALL AND USING HAND TOOLS.DISCOMFORT INCREASED PROGRESSIVELY AND PAIN PLUS SWELLING PREVEN TED WORKING .