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TM was stripping wire insulation with a utility knife when the employee cut the pad of left thumb.
EE was loosening a cap to check oil on the Liebherr Drag Line when the crescent wrench slipped off and the hose clamp cut EE's left wrist. The cut was deep, EE received 6 stitches.
EE was standing on a platform installing a threaded plug in the motor junction box using a pipe wrench. They had their left foot up one step on motor platform and right foot on the platform EE was standing on and while pulling the pipe wrench towards them they felt a pop and discomfort in right knee. Become a recordable on 12/1/2022 when cortisone shot was received.
Employee was removing an excavator tooth shank from the excavator bucket. Employee air arced existing welds and EE struck the shank with a 16 lb sledge hammer. The hardened steel sledge caused a piece of hard facing to chip off of shank and embedded in right thigh. Had foreign body removed on 8/18/17 with stitches - 1 day lost time.
The dredge bucket ladder chain had walked off the ladder flat idlers. To realign the chain back on, employee used a 4x4 to lay between rock gravel and chain which will force chain back on. As he was holding the 4x4 his left ring finger was mashed against the chain. Laceration - received stitches (3).
EE was shoveling off the cat walk when he struck the side and his forward shoveling motion was abruptly stopped causing injury to left wrist.
CHANGING A SPRAY BAR NOZZEL, HE WAS LYING OVER A TUBE PULLING ON A PIPE WRENCH WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS UPPER STOMACH, LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT WITH A RATCHET WHEN RATCHET SLIPPED MASHING HIS LEFT PRIMARY FINGER BETWEEN RATCHET AND WALL.