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Swinging a 14 lb hammer and pulled a muscle in his left shoulder.
Drill operator was using sledge hammer to break down chuck on the bit. While striking the chuck a piece of metal broke off and struck operator in the leg resulting in a laceration.
The employee was stripping electrical insulation from an electrical wire with a hook knife and cut his Left Thumb which resulted in a laceration and six sutures.
The employee was installing a satellite dish on a pole and while tightening a mounting bolt, the employees' hand slipped and the right ring finger knuckle caught the bolt which resulted in a laceration to the right ring finger knuckle.
Process Operator was using a wrench to loosen bolt, felt a pop in lower back.
An iron worker foreman, struck his left index finger with a four pound sledge, from a glancing blow to an alignment pin. This caused a crush injury with laceration that required sutures to close the wound.
While driving metal stakes into ground with sledge hammer, injured struck index finger on right hand causing minor fracture and skin laceration requiring four stitches to close wound.
EE was cutting bubble wrap with a razor knife, cutting towards him the razor contacted his left pinky resulting in a minor laceration.
Employee was using a knife to cut a rope and states that the knife slipped and cut his lt. little finger.
Injured employee was using a pry bar to re-align a guard and it slipped loose and hit him in the lip. Employee received stitches and was released to full duty.
Employee was cutting rubber flashing with a knife. He stabbed himself in the rt. hand with the knife.
Employee was attempting to free the powerstep from the locked position with a pry bar, when it released it threw him out of basket, landing on his head and knees.
Lube mechanic was striking shovel bucket dig tooth with steel hammer to drive the tooth off. A small shard of steel from tooth was sheared off & imbedded into the EE's leg. After the injury, only 1st aid & medical exam was provided. Multiple Drs advised EE against removal of the small steel splinter. At a much later date (5-3-11) EE had it removed as elective procedure.
Employee was using a pipe hook to adjust some pipe on the pipe truck. When he pulled on the pipe his right shoulder popped.
Employee cutting dripline with box cutter slipped and cut calf
EE was performing electrical connections at generator set when tightning the fitting with wrench the wrench slipped. EE injured left index finger as it was pinched between wrench and steel frame.
WHILE USING A 5'PRY BAR, TO MOVE A TIRE ON A GRADER, THE PRY BAR SLIPPED , EE LOST HIS BALANCE & TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE