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EMPLOYEE WAS USING A METAL SCRAPER TO REMOVE EXCESS GLUE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE GLUE POT AND CUT HER LITTLE FINGER, EITHER ON A METAL BUR OR GLUE BUR. CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING DAMAGED SALT CANS OPEN WITH A BOX CUTTER KNIFE TO RECLAIM THE SALT.AS HE WAS CUTTING THE TOP OF THE CAN,HE PULLED ON THE KNIFE HARD ENOUGH TO CUT NOT ONLY THROUGH THE CAN, BUT ALSO HIS THUMB.CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING PALLETS AND ONE OF THE 1" X 4" FACING BOARDS HAD A PIECE OF A STRINGER STILL ON ONE END. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE FACING BOARD WITH HIS LEFT HAND, HITTING AT THE PIECE O F STRINGER WITH3A HAMMER. EMPLOYEE HIT HIS LEFT THUMB WITH THE FACE OF THE HAMMER, PINCHING HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE HAMMER AND THE EDGE OF THE BOEARD. EMPLOYEE WAS PRESCRIBED 250 MG. KEFLEX.
EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENING A 2 IN X 1 IN REDUCING BUSHING INTO A 2 IN TEE WHICH WAS PLACED IN A VISE IN MACHINE SHOP WITH A 24 IN PIPE WRENCH THE PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BAC KWARDS PUTTING 5 STRAIN ON HER LEFT LEG
EMPLOYEE WAS AT7ACHING HOSE CLAMPS TO A 3/4 HOSE HOLDING THE HOSE IN HIS HAND AND TIGHTENING THE HOSE CLAMP WITH A SCREWDRIVER AS HE WAS ATTACHING THE LAST HOSE CLAMP THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED O UT OF THE SLOT 3N THE CLAMP AND PUNCTURED EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND THIS PUNCTURE BECAME INFECTED REQUIRING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 5\ STEEL BAR TO LOOSEN FINESALT IN A FINE SALT BIN. A SMALL WALL OF SALT FELL, CATCHING LOWER END OF STEEL BAR, FORCING IT TO SWING. UPPER END OF BAR SWUNG OPPOSITE DIRECT ION, HITTING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH AND SPLITTING HIS LOWER LIP AND LOOSENING AND CHIPPING A TOOTH. CUT TO LIP REQUIRED STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WRENCH AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF THE NUT CAUSING THUMB TO BE STRUCK BETWEEN SCOOP FRAME AND WRENCH. FRACTURED TIP OF BONE ON RIGHT THUMB.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN REPAIRING WINDOW PANES. THIS INVOLVED CHIPPING OLD GLAZING COMPOUND FROM THE FRAMES. THE FRAMES WERE RUSTY AND IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE RUST CAME FROM THIS JOB. EMPLOYEE NOT ICED AN EYE IRRITATION THAT EVENING AND WAS SENT TO DOCTOR THE FOLLOWING DAY. DOCTOR REMOVED FOREIGN PARTICLE BY DISSECTION.
EMP WAS CLEANING UP IN MILL SCOOPING SALT FROM UNDER THE AROUND BELTS WHEN HE PULLED BACK WITH SHOVEL HE BUMPED HIS LEFT ELBOW ON FRAMEWORK IN MILL EMP BRUISED ELBOW ON 3-8-83 EMP WENT BACK TO DR AND WAS PLACED ON 1 DAY LI-GHT DUTY
WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT HEAND HIT PROTRUDING BOLT