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Mechanic employee was using a 30mm wrench to tighten a jam nut on the drill when the wrench slipped off the nut and struck them in the face causing 2 lacerations on their lip and breaking 3 caps on teeth.
Employee was cutting crown bar rubber with a utility knife and they cut themselves on the upper left leg.
After the morning walk around with safety chare and tool box meeting the crew then completed stretch and flex. The crew was then instructed to change out used screens on the screen deck. When the last bolt was being tightened is when employee felt a sharp pain in his lower back.
This is an "Alleged Injury", this report may be amended upon further investigation. Injured was removing a pin from a tooth on a trackhoe bucket. Hitting the pin with a sledge hammer a small piece broke off and hit him in the left inner thigh. Causing a small cut/burn. Did not report or ask to be taken to a doctor until 2/2/09.
EE WAS CUTTING THE CONVEYOR BELT WITH A CARPENTER KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT THE PALM OF HIS LEFT HAND, REQUIRING SUTURES.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNCLOG/DISLODGE A LARGE CLUMP OF BASE COURSE IN A FEEDER BIN. HE WAS SUING A PRY BAR AND WAS PULLING AND PUSHING AGGRESSIVELY WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
ON NOV 21, 02 THE EMPLOYEE WAS TOLD HE WAS GOING TO BE LAID OFF ON 11/22/02. HE THEN STATED THAT HE HAD INJURED HIS SHOULDER SHOVELING ROCK AT THE CRUSHER ON 10/31/02 AND HAD NOT REPORTED IT PREVIOUSLY.
EE WAS HITTING SPLITTER BOX WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND TWISTED HIS BODY AND FELT SOMETHING POP.
EE WAS DISLODGING ROCK ON SCREEN ABOVE HIM AND BOLT ON TOP OF ROCK FELL BREAKING A FRONT TOOTH AND CUTTING KNUCKLE OF RIGHT FOREFINGER.