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Employee was trying to remove a taper lock from a tail pulley using a hammer and punch. A small piece, the size of a pen tip, broke off the punch and stuck in left cheek. It was removed with tweezers and antiseptic wipes.
Employee was pulling and lifting rocks with a hooked tool to remove the jam. Originally diagnosed as a left inguinal strain, returned to normal duty as a truck driver. 7/16/14 follow up doctor's visit indicated aggravation of the injury, employee placed on temporary modified duty with restrictions on driving, lifting and repetitive bending.
2 Employees were attempting to re-attach a bypass chute on a screen plant with the assistance of 2 - 5' steel pry bars. When pressure was released on one bar, it caused the other to fall 48" +/- onto one employee's foot, just missing the steel section of his boots resulting in a contusion/laceration of the right foot and broken second toe.
EE was stripping wire using his utility knife, he was cutting toward his body instead of away from it. The knife slipped causing a laceration to his left thumb.
Employee was replacing teeth on a drag line bucket, loosened retaining bolt and hammered tooth with a steel hammer. A metal sliver splintered off and penetrated skin imbedding in the joint area of his left knee.
Pump used to fill water truck lost its prime. Employee was trying to remove the cap from the top of the pump to reprime it: pipe wrench slipped off and employee fell backwards onto the ground. Suffered a contusion to his left hip and elbow; Xrays show no broken bones. Restricted duty until Monday 09/20/10.
Power outage caused shorhead crusher to plug with rock. After clearing rock the sheave needed to be pryed with a crowbar so the crusher would start. Employee was holding the crowbar when it slipped and jammed his left little finger tip. Fractured left little finger tip and laceration.
A crew was hammering a bearing race to remove it from a shaft and a piece of metal flew off it and penetrated employee's forehead just above the left eye.