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I've been gone since Feb returning on April 5th so this didn't get reported. EE was helping to align a shim under a pillow block bearing when the pry bar slipped while tightening the belts causing the pillow block bearing to drop on EE's left thumb. EE has a non displaced fracture of distal phalanx and laceration without foreign body damage to nail.
While the EE was shoveling material the shovel hit the floor then EE felt a pain in upper rt Arm/Shoulder causing a muscle strain.
EE was hammering off a bearing when a piece broke off and flew up into his face cutting his lip. He received four stitches and a chipped tooth.
Cutting on conveyor belt and knife slipped and cut index finger on left hand. 5 stitches.
Employee states he was pulling down on a ratchet with a cheater bar, as he was pulling down on the ratchet it slipped off the nut and it came back on his right finger tip. He sustained a Distal Phalanx (fractured finger tip)
# 1 feed chute to kiln was plugged with material. Took bar and tried to get material to go through and hit left hand on metal box around top of #1 feed chute cutting index finger. Went to ER got 3 stitches on index finger.
Employee was working on reducer. Trying to take bolt off. Another employee was using crow bar to hold lid open while injured tried to take bolt off when crow bar slipped and lid closed on his finger. Scratched and bruised right index finger.
Employee was rodding material above a head pulley. The head pulley caught the rod, twisting & bending his hand.
Employee was tightening a bolt on the #2 vibrator when the wrench slipped causing employee to fall backwards hitting right side of body on handrail, bruising abdominal area.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNCLOGGING A HOLE WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE HIT THE HANDLE OF IT AND FELT PAIN DOWN HIS ARM (ELBOW).
EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING WALKWAY IN KILN FLOOR WHEN BROOM HANDLE HE WAS USING BROKE, CUTTING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.
EE WAS CHANGING PINS ON A 621 SCRAPER-THE BAR GOT STUCK AND WHEN IT RELEASED IT FELL ON EES ARM.
EE WAS BENT OVER IN A SMALL AREA & TRIED TURNINGTO TIGHTEN SOME BOLTS WHEN HIS BACK POPPED.
EMPPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH PORTA POWER, IT FELL OVER ONTO HIS RIGHT TOE AREA.
EE WAS USING A PORTA POWER TO CHANGE A HAMMER ON A CRUSHER MACHINE. IT SLIPPED OFF HITTING HIM IN THE FACE. HE HAD SIX STITCHES ON LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD AND A CONTUSED NOSE BONE WAS NOT BROKE.
EE WAS WORKING MAINTENANCE ON A KILN TIRE & STRAINED THE JOINT IN HIS LEFT ELBOW.
LAST MAY OF 1999 EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF RIGHT SHOULDER PAIN CAUSED BY RODDING SHALE ABOVE HIS HEAD. DURING THIS TIME HE FAVORED HIS RIGHT ARM USING MORE OF HIS LEFT. HE NOW HAS THE SAME SYMPTO MS IN IS LEFT SHOULDER. AN MRI SCAN HAS BEEN SETUP.