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Changing a bearing using a come along. The bearing jerked, which in turn jerked the arm of the employee. Causing pain to EE's right shoulder.

Replacing the dog bones on VSC 5040. 2 person job. One was holding the bolt with a crescent wrench while the other was using a ratchet to tighten the bolt down. The wrench caught and pinched the Millwrights finger between the wrench handle and the framework, cutting EE's right index finger. Took employee to Urgent Care Clinic where EE received 10 stitches.

Employee was changing a bucket tooth. The employee struck the tooth with a hammer and a piece of the tooth come off and struck them in the lower chest.

A bearing was being tapped into place on a head pulley shaft using a hammer and a chisel when a small portion of the chisel cutting edge chipped off striking an employee 6 feet away in the right chest. The piece was removed requiring two stitches to close the wound.

Employee was stripping wire for main feed when his hand slipped and the knife struck his thumb resulting in two stitches.

While cutting up cardboard boxes to place in the recycling bin the associate cut his left hand with a utility knife. The resulting injury required three stitches to close the wound.

While cutting banding off of a pallet of bags with a utility knife the employee's hand slipped causing a cut requiring three stitches on his left hand fore finger.

The associate was using a pipe wrench to assemble a 2.5" water line for the plant water truck. When he applied pressure to the wrench it slipped off the threads causing his fingers to strike the back of the truck while still holding the wrench resulting in a fracture to his finger and lacerations.

The injured ee was opening a rail car door. He pulled on a large steel bar he was using & felt a pain in the groin area. He went home. Went to ER & discovered a heart flutter. Then they discovered 2 pre-existing hernias. They also noticed a twisted testicle. Surgery was performed to correct everything. Notified on 11/6/06 of surgery on the testicle & is charged as a LTA.

The injured ee was working on a cooler. He was taking off the guide rings for the timing belt sheave. He put a screw driver in behind the ring. The screw driver sliped and cut finger on the guide ring. He recieved stitches to his left hand-ring finger.

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 4-15-03. WAS NOTIFIED ON 4-21-03 THAT THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE INDIVIDUAL BELIEVES IT HAPPENED WHILE BRUSHING/SCRUBING TESTING SCREENS VIGOROUSLY. SHE EXPERIENCED SEVERE CRAMPING WHILE PERFORMING THIS TASK. SHE DID SOMETHING TO HER MUSCLE OR NERVE IN HER LEFT UPPER BACK. SHE IS ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

THE INJURED WAS ON A BAGGING PLACING BAGS ON SPOUTS. HE STARTED A CONVEYOR CHAIN AND IT BECAME STUCK. HE SHUT THE POWER OFF AND USED A CROW BAR TO BACK THE CONVEYOR UP THE BAR SLIPPED. HIS HAN D FELL INTO A SHARP PBJECT AND CUT INTO THE TOP SIDE BEHIND THE LITTLE FINGER. HE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES AND WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY.