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Employee was using digging bar where rock was lodged in chute at Primary plant. Rock dislodged, hit digging bar and smashed employee's left pinky finger. Employee has to wear finger splint until cleared by Doctor.
Employee was changing out motor on #1 Conveyor. EE was using a pry bar to help lift motor when bar slipped letting motor fall on tip of finger causing fingernail to pop off and cutting tip of finger.
Employee was putting teeth on a 988 Cat Loader. He was using a hammer to knock pin clips in when he hit the tooth with hammer causing a piece of metal to chip off and enter employee's upper leg. As of now its still not decided if they will remove or leave metal in.
Employee was standing on crusher platform using a digging bar to try and dislodge a wedged rock in jaw crusher feeder when bar slipped catching his finger between the bar and handrail. This caused a laceration to tip of ring finger on right hand requiring 8 stitches.
Employee and a co-worker was using hammer to clean out a box at old pugmill, co-worker went to hit box, hammer glanced off angle iron, came back and hit employee in eye with hammer. Safety glasses broke and cut employee above eye, requiring stitches.
Employee was using a hammer to tighten cheek plates in jaw, when eye that was holding cheek plate broke off, striking employee in lower right arm, causing a bruise.
Employee was taking cheek plates out of jaw using a hammer and wedges, wedge slipped and either wedge or cheek plate mashed his finger
Employee was using a sledge hammer to put side rail on screen; went to hit side rail, handle of hammer caught causing him to miss the intended target and strik his right index finger.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER DUMP TRUCK ADJUSTING CLUTCH WHEN DIRT AND METAL SHAVINGS FELL IN AROUND EMPLOYEE'S SAFETY GLASSES INTO EYES. EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR WHERE 3 SMALL PIECES OF METAL WERE REMOVED FROM EYE.
INJURY OCCURRED WHEN INJURED WAS REMOVING BAIL ON DRILL HAMMER USING A WRENCH SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR THIS PURPOSE AND A 2# HAMMER HANDLE BECAUSE HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING BAIL TO MOVE. WHOLE DRILL HAMMER TURNED INSTEAD AND BECAUSE IT WAS NOT RESTING ON THE GROUND FELL CATCHING INJURED'S FINGER BETWEEN 2# HAMMER HANDLE AND WRENCH. INJURED IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A FULL RECOVERY.
EE WAS HELPING TO PUT SCREENS IN, EDGES OF SCREEN NEEDED TO BE TRIMMED OFF, WHILE USING A KNIFE TO CUT EDGES OFF, KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER.
EE WAS USING A BELT KNIFE TO CUT A SECTION OF BELT FOR SKIRT RUBBER, KNIFE BINDED INTO BELT BEING CUT, EE PULLED WITH FORCE, KNIFE CAME OUT AND STRUCK EE INHIS UPPER LEFT LEG, CAUSING A LACERA TION THAT REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS CLEANING TOP OF PUNCH PLATES ON #1 SHAKER, AS HE HIT ROCK IT BUSTED IN SEVERAL PIECES AND CAME BACK AND HIT EE ON HIS RIGHT LEG AT THE SHIN AREA. EE DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 10-31-01.
EE WAS USING A WEDGE TO GET ROCK OUT OF JAW CRUSHER WHEN A PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF WEDGE AND STRUCK HIS CHIN. DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 10/2MISSING 2 DAYS OF WORK GOING TO DOCTOR.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A METAL BAR AT JAW CRUSHER TO GET ROCK LOOSE WHEN ROCK SLIPPED, HIT BAR PUSHING HAND INTO HAND RAIL AND CAUSING A CUT AND PINCH TO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB. HIS THUMB REQUIRED ONE STICH.
DOING REPAIR WORK ON OUR CASE SKID LOADER. EE WAS USING A BAR TO TRY AND UNLATCH BUCKET, THE BAR SLIPPED AND EE FELL FORWARD STRAINING HIS BACK.
EE WAS TRYING TO GET BEARING OUT OF OLD SHAKER SCREEN (NOT IN USE). EE WAS USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL, HE HIT THE CHISEL WITH HAMMER, THE CHISEL FLEW UP AND STRUCK THE EE IN THE CHIN CAUSING A LACERATION.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HOOK TO PULL ROCK UP TO PUT WEDGE UNDER TO DISLODGE ROCK IN JAW CRUSHER, WHEN HE FLET PAIN TO HIS LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS LEFT HAND.