EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLT GROOVES FOR SKIRTING WITH A BELT KNIFE ON CONVEYOR AND CUT THROUGH SKIRTING INTO FINGER.
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Showing all 12EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING LARGE PIN PUNCH. CO-WORKER WAS DRAWING OUT PIN BY STRIKING PIN PUNCH WITH HAMMER. ERRANT BLOW CRUSHED THE END OF HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE HAD HOOK ATTACHED TO A RUSTY PIECE OF METAL TO BE LIFTED THAT WAS CUT LOOSE WHILE LIFTING METAL PIECE HOOK PULLED THRU IRON DUE TO METAL BECOMING BOUND CAUSING HOOK TO FLY UPWARD & ST RIKING EMPLOYEE ON RT SIDE OF FACE AT THE MOUTH AREA
EMPL WORKING ON LOADER DRIVING BUSHING FROM BUSHING BORE WITH 10 LB SLEDGE HAMMER AND 4' PUNCH. THE END OF THE PUNCH LOST CONTACT WITH THE BUSHING,HIT END OF PUNCH WITH HAMMER,DROVE HAND AND P UNCH INTO SHARP EDGE OF BELL CRANK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING AND TWISTING IN AN AWKWARD POSITION WHILE REMOVING AND INSTALLING SCREENS BETWEEN DECKS.
54736YEE CLEANING MUD OUT OF 4FT CRUSHER WITH A 6FT CROW BAR BAR CAME BACK & HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE EAR LACERATING IT
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON SPLICED CONVEYOR AND SLIPPED OFF CONVEYOR FRAME #44 AND LACERATED HIS LEFT HAND REQUIRING SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING DRIVE COMPUND ON PRODUCTION LOADER #5218 AND NOTICE A PAIN IN HIS CHEST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING SOCKET SEALING RING ON 3 FT. CRUSHER USING A SCRAPER. THE SCRAPER HIT A SHARP EDGE ON SOCKET SEALING RING CAUSING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER TO SLIP HITTING THE SHARP EDGE OF RING LACERATING HIS FINGER.
USING HAMMER ON BUCKET TEETH,PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO WRIST.
EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE KUE-KEN JAW CRUSHER WORKING, HINGE PIN CAP AND SOCKET WAS STUCK ON HEAD OF BOLT, HE PULLED ON THE SOCKET WHEN IT BROKE LOOSE IT SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN SOCKET AND FRAME FOR CATWALK.
EMPLOYEE WAS BARRING JAW PLATE AND THE BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIS TEETH.