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The Employee was trying to remove a loader tooth for a bucket, when the employee used a hammer to hit the tooth a piece of the tooth broke off and flew into the employee's leg.
Employee was helping pull a conveyor belt on when the rope broke, hitting EE on the right side of the face. Diagnostic only thru 2/15. Released for light duty on 2/18/2016.
PLANT OPERATOR WAS CHIPPING ON A HAMMER ON THE SPOKANE CRUSHER. WHEN EE APPROACHED AREA IN HIS PICK UP TRUCK TO DELIVER BOLTS. SOMETHING FLEW INSIDE CAB STRIKING HIS IN EYE. THOUGHT HE HAD REM OVED OBJECT, HOWEVER, PAIN INCREASED AND LATER SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR EYE INJURY.
EE TIGHTENING BOLT ON ROCK CRUSHER. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF AND HE FELL BACKWARDS HITTING HANDRAIL. HE CONTINUED FALLING BACKWARDS AND CAUGHT FULL WEIGHT OF BODY ON LEFT WRIST EXTENDED BEHIND H IMSELF TO BREAK FALL ONTO WALKWAY.
WHILE STRIKING A TRACK RAIL WITH A HAMMER, A PIECE OF THE RAIL CHIPPED OFF AND STRUCK LEFT HAND CUTTING NEAR THUMB.