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Had wrench resting on left shoulder for leverage. Pushed upward with arm and shoulder, felt a pop in shoulder then pain.
Employee positioned their upper body between the belts to knock a rock loose from tail pulley and belt using a hammer. When rock was freed stored up energy caused the belt to move in an unexpected forward motion catching the employee's hands between the belt and the pulley. Employee locked out the breakers but conveyor was not blocked from motion.
Work was being performed on screens. Employee 2 was on an upper level shoveling off material to the ground and employee 1 walked under the area where employee 2 was shoveling material off to. Employee 1 had a small rock make contact with rib cage. No medical was requested at time.
Employee was using a pry-bar to dislodge a rock and their hand slipped and hit a piece of metal which sliced the right hand pinky finger.
Using a wrench and hammer to remove a scraper from a reject conveyor
Employee smashed finger against concrete wall behind tail pulley while adjusting the belt using a ratchet. Was on modified duty for two days and then released to full duty.
Employee cutting belt with knife and cut right hand pointer finger.
The employee was disconnecting the road widener machine from the front of the loader boom. The left coupling pin got stuck and he was using a hammer and a large bolt to knock the pin loose. As he struck the bolt, the pin freed up, and the finger he was holding the bolt with was pinched between the couplers cutting his finger. He received stitches from this incident.
Employee was replacing a conveyor belt. The new belt was being pulled on by using ropes. While pulling the new conveyor on, one of the ropes broke, striking the employee in the face, causing lacerations to the right side of his face and chin.
Box cutter blade was stuck while cutting belting. When EE pulled the blade free, his hand slipped and cut the knuckle of left thumb with blade.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WET CONVEYOR BELTING. SAID THE CUTTING BECAME EASIER TOWARDS THE END OF THE CUT SO THE KNIFE CUT THROUGH EASIER THAN EXPECTED AND HE STABBED THE KNIFE IN HIS LEG.
EE WAS REMOVING OLD WEAR PARTS FROM INSIDE THE CRUSHER. HE WAS HITTING ON CAST STILL INNER WHEN A PIECE OF COASTING HIT HIM IN THE EYE.