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Employee was wearing improper cut level of gloves when hammering metal on metal. Metal piece separated, cut through employee's glove and into the skin between two knuckles.
Maintenance employee was removing a tooth from the 992 loader. EE was striking the tooth with a hammer when a shard of the tooth flew off and struck EE on the inner thigh of EE's right leg resulting in the shard being embedded in EE's groin area.
A plant operator was changing the bearings on a field conveyor. EE was using a wrench to loosen a bolt. The wrench slipped off the bolt and the employee hit right elbow on the feeding trough. Injury was initially first aid. Management found out on 02/17/20 that employee was prescribed pain medication by a DR from this incident. Employee never got the prescription filled.
Plant manager was assisting employees with driving in a bushing on an excavator bucket. The plant manager was using a 20 lb sledge hammer to drive in the bushing. The next day the plant manager felt pain in the back and hands. Their hands also started to swell.
EE was cutting rubber with a razor knife when the blade came out of the knife handle cutting his left hand
Employee was losening bolts with a drive ratchet when he felt a burning sensation in his right arm near the bicep/elbow.
Employee was anchoring a piece of equipment with a "come- along" when the lifting mechanism broke causing the item to strike him in the left thigh resulting in a contusion.
Employee was attempting to remove a plastic cable tie from inside a haul unit when his box cutter slipped resulting in a laceration to his right thigh. Employee received 7 stitches as a result of this laceration.
Employee was tightening bolts on the primary plant, when he lost his footing due to muddy conditions. This resulted in him falling onto a conveyor which caused pain to his right knee.
Employee was using a prybar to install a roller on a dozer when he smashed his thumb between the roller and the equipment. At the time, the employee did not seek medical attention. It was not until 10/23/09 when swelling was apparent in his thumb that the employee wished to see a medical professional.
Employee alleges that while removing head bolts on a piece of equipment he hurt his back. Sought medical on 10/12/09 because he thought the pain in his back was a kidney infection.
Employee was using a small sledge hammer on wedges when he missed, stricking his right index finger, resulting in a contusion and a subungual hematoma.
Employee was pulling a drive shaft bolt from under a loader, when his wrench slipped and hit him in the mouth causing a chip to his tooth.
EE was driving a pin out a sheave on a piece of equipment (dredge) when a piece of metal was lodged under the skin.
On 2/06/09 employee was removing bucket teeth with a hammer when he noticed a laceration on his left forearm. Employee used first aid to care for the cut. On 2/16/09 employee realized that laceration had become infected and sought medical treatment, at which point the injury became reportable to MSHA.
EE was using a hammer to loosen and remove "teeth" from a dragline bucket when a piece of metal came up and hit the employee in the neck causing a laceration.
Injured was assisting another employee with replacement of bucket teeth on trackhoe. The teeth were loosened by cuts made by torch. As other employee struck a tooth, a piece of the tooth shot away and embedded into injured's right leg.
Employee was hitting wrench with sledge hammer to loosen bolt on the dredge table when he missed the wrench, hitting his left knee.
While holding wrench on clamp, co-worker was tightening clamp with impact wrench when employee's thumb was caught between wrench and clamp resulting in laceration of thumb requiring stitches.
EE WAS REMOVING PIN FROM TRACK HOE BY HITTING IT WITH BAR SECURED BY CHAIN HOIST. WHEN THE PIN WAS RELEASED EMPLOYEES FINGER WAS HIT BY THE BAR, RESULTING IN FRACTURE OF LEFT LITTLE FINGER
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE TAIL PULLEY WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND HET EE IN THE RIGHT SIDE/RIB CAGE AREA
EE was assisting co-workers while tightening bolt on dragline. He was holding wrench on bolt when co-worker missed the bolt and hit EE's left hand with hammer.
Co-worker was hitting part with hammer when a piece of the hammer chipped off and embedded into employee's right hand.
EE was changing out roller on conveyer when the wrench slipped, causing ee to hit thumb against angle iron, resulting in laceration to tip of left thumb.
EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF SKIRTBOARD RUBBER WHEN THE UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EE's LEFT INDEX FINGER REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A WEDGE INTO SLOTTED PIN ON PRIMARY SHAKER WHEN THE PIN POPPED BACK OUT IN A TWISTING MOTION RESULTING IN A LACERATION OF THE LEFT HAND.
AFTER WELDING NUT ONTO BOLT, WRENCH SLIPPED, CAUSING HIM TO TOUCH HOT BOLT.