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Employee was cutting some rubber and the knife slipped off the rubber hitting his hand. Knife cut approximately 1 inch laceration in right hand near the thumb.
Swinging a sledge hammer on some ice buildup over the conveyor base when he lost grip of the hammer, causing his left pinky finger to be smashed in between the hammer and the frame. he reports the bottom half of his fingernail is "popped back" with a "blood blister" noted to the side of the affected finger.
While chaining down a backhoe, the chain binder snapped closed on his hand and slipped. The left small finger was caught in the chain.
Using a pry bar to line up bolt holes on rubber hose for dredge pipe line, pry bar pinched right middle finger, required stitches.
WHILE DOING REPAIRS ON THE CRUSHER, THE EMPLOYEE (CRUSHER FOREMAN) WAS CUTTING OFF A WASHER WITH A HACK SAW, WHEN HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE WASHER, CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS LEFT RING FINGER.
EE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON A FRAME THAT WERE VERY TIGHT AND HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.
THE CRUSHER WAS SET UP IN SCOTTS BLUFF, NE AND THE EE WAS USING A STEEL ROD TO UNPLUG MUDDY ROCK IN THE SPLITTER CHUTE WHEN HE TWISTED AND STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK- HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TRE ATMENT UNTIL 12-11-02.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A RATCHET HOIST TO PULL ON A 6 INCH HOSE, THE HOOK ON THE HOIST SLIPPED OFF THE ANCHOR POINT.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS PULLING ON A COME-ALONG, TIGHTENING & STRETCHING THE BELT WHEN THE COME-ALONG CABLE BROKE, CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE & FA LL OFF THE LADDER, FROM ABOUT 6 FEET. HE HAD SOME MINOR CONTUSIONS & ABRASIONS & STRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST. RETURNED TO WORK ON 4/10/01 WITH NO RESTRICT. RETURNED TO DR ON 5/10 & NOW HAS RESTRI
THE EE WAS PULLING 0N A PIPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN A 3" FITTING, WHEN THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO STIRKE HIS FOREHEAD ON THE METAL FRAME OF THE DREDGE. THE MINER LACERATION NEEDED STITC HES.
THE EE WAS PRYING A BEARING FROM THE STUB SHAFT ON THE DEWATERING SCREW TO REPLACE IT. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO TWIST & JERK HIS NECK & SHOULDER, CAUSING A STRAIN.
THE EMPLOYEE WA SPULLING ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS FOR A 12" DIAMETER SAND LINE PIPE, WHEN HE FELT A STRAINING SENSATION IN HIS LOWER INTESTINAL TRACT OF HIS LOWE ABDOMEN. DURING A LATER OW EL MOVEMENT, THERE WAS A MASIVE BLOODY DISCHARGE. THE EMPLOYEE WA TREATED AT THE SIDNEY, NE HOSPITAL WE HAVE NO MEDICAL INTO AS OF YET, LOST TIME?
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO KNOCK LOOSE MATERIAL INTO THE ROCK WASHER. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS HIS SHOULDER MUSCLES WERE STRAINED, WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 3/24/00.
THE EE HAD CHANGED THE SPROCKET SEGMENTS ON A CAT DOZER & WAS TIGHTENING SOME BOLTS WITH A LARGE RATCHET WRENCH WHEN THE RATCHET WRENCH SLIPPED & STRUCK HIS TIGHT LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE DOZ ER TRACK. THIS CAUSED A BONE FRACTURE IN HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.