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Mechanic moving a classifier from its housing when it got hung on a vertical I-beam on the lifting eyehole as it twisted coming out of the housing. Mechanic placed their hand on the motor to push away from the beam. Space was too tight for a pushstick. The lifting chain shifted as twisted and caught right thumb between the motor and chain. 6 stitches.

Mechanic was cleaning out a dust collector hopper on 6/6/19. EE was using a deadblow hammer to hit the discharge cone. EE used the hammer for about 30 minutes. Later that day they felt tightness in the right elbow, and reported to supervisor. Employee attempted to treat at home using ice/heat and rest, but aggravated injury bagging paper bags on 6/19/19.

The employee was trying to unplug a pipe by striking it with a sledgehammer. When he hit the pipe the hammer twisted causing injury to the employee's right wrist and elbow.

Employee was sawing off a section of reinforced rubber hose. On the last cut throught the hose, the sharp end of the spiral wire sprung out and punctured employee's work glove on his left palm. This caused a laceration on employee's left hand.

Employee was trying to free a sheave from a shaft with a porta-power and a hammer. During the process the porta-power broke free and struck him in the forehead.

Employee was performing a routine maintenance task of changing the shaft bearings on a dust collector. Employee was tapping the bearing to lossen it from the mounting shaft when the bearing race splintered and a small fragment of bearing steel struck him in the chest.

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH LIFTING WITH A HOIST AND THE PULLING ACTION ON THE ROPE CAUSED A MINOR STRAIN TO EE RIGHT SHOULDER, DUE TO PERSISTANT PAIN, EE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL EVALUATION AND PLACED ON RESTRICTIVE DUTY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY

EE WAS STRIKING PRODUCT TANK WITH SMALL SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN MATERIAL, WHICH ACTION CAUSED A MINOR LOWER BACK STRAIN. DUE TO PERSISTANT PAIN, EE WAS TAKEN FOR MEDICAL ATTN. 9/23/03. EE WAS PROVIDED MEDICATION & RETURNED TO WORK.