Employee was splicing wire when employee cut left finger knuckle with a cable splicer's knife.
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Showing all 17Employee struck right hand on drum of tail winch while swinging hammer.
Dredge operator was cleaning roots out of suction line and was closing the cover to the clean-out when a pry bar, employee was using to close the cover, slipped hitting employee in the left eye lid. Injury resulted in stitches only to the eye lid itself.
Pinched little finger on right hand while shoveling out from under the crusher, doctor lanced finger nail to reduce pressure on nail. Employee reported injury to manager after being terminated due to reductions.
HITTING BEARING WITH PUNCH AND HAMMER, PIECE OF BEARING CHIPPED AND EMBEDDED IN HIS BELLY, SENT TO HOSPITAL TO BE REMOVED.
Cut index finger on right hand while cutting a hose on a dragline. Injury took 13 stitches
Lifting a pipe with a chain hoist, chain slipped and the pipe smashed the left ring and middle fingers. Employee had choice to have finger grafted to chest for three months or have amputated at first knuckle, Employee decided to have middle finger amputated at first knuckle.
While cutting a piece of electrical wire, he was pulling the box blade knife upward to cut the wire. His hand and box blade knife slipped, cutting his upper right lip. ( Recieved Stitches Only)
While cutting a piece of conveyor belt, the knife closed itself cutting his right middle finger.
Operator was opening boxes with a razor knife, when a box fell hitting his arm and jabbed the knife into right leg. Operator received stitiches only
Operator was driving wedges in shaker screen with a hammer and missed the wedge and hit his thumb on the side of the shaker. Employee received 4 stitches.
Employee was tightening bolts on bearing housing and rachet broke.
CHISELING ON CONCRETE HIT ARM ON REBAR.
SWINGING HAMMER SIDE WAYS AND BACK STARTED TO HURT
WAS KNOCKING BEARING OFF OF SHAFT WITH HAMMER AND DRIFT BEARING SHATTERED AND A PIECE OF METAL LFLEW IN TO BEND OF ELBOW CUTTING LEFT ARM.
WAS PUTTING HAMMER HANDLE IN A HAMMER. WHEN DRIVING WEDGE INTO HANDLE, MISSED & SMASHED FINGER. WAS TAKEN TO DOCTOR AT FIRST HELP CLINIC. RECEIVED 2 STITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK.
TAKING COME A LONG OFF PONTOON. HAD A ROPE TIED IN CASE DROPPED IT. COME A LONG HAD SLACK IN IT AND SLAPPED IN NOSE AND MOUTH.