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Employee was using a tool to remove frozen material from a conveyor. Struck hand on framework injuring thumb.
Employee dropped pry bar and caught on rotary valve which pinned their finger between the pry bar and cyclone flange.
Employee punctured leg with utility knife.
EE was placing shims on a dryer trunnion. EE was working from a ladder and was about 6 feet off the ground. The wrenches EE was using slipped and EE lost EE's balance. EE fell from the ladder and landed on EE's feet, but received a stress fracture in right heel.
EE was cutting piece of skirting with safety knife. Skirting moved and EE cut left forearm with knife resulting in laceration. EE received 3 stitches resulting in MSHA reportablity.
EE was cutting flexible sealing tape into stripes to repair a leaking pipe. The utility knife slipped and lacerated EE's finger.
EE was closing valve under slurry tank using 2' pipe wrench for leverage and felt a pain in back. EE was seen by a doctor and returned to full duty with a follow-up a week later. At follow-up, EE was referred to a physical therapist for an evaluation. On April 30th the EE attended the first of 6 PT sessions, thus constituting MSHA reportability.
Employee lost grip on the sledge hammer and handle struck another employee on the left eyebrow
Employee was guiding a walkway into place. Employee pulled on the come-along holding the walkway to free it up when hand popped. The walkway had hung on a brace. Employee experienced no pain in hand but lost gripping ability.
Employee was using a sledge hammer when it slipped striking his right thumb causing a fracture.
Employee was using a pipe wrench when it slipped, striking his right middle finger causing a fracture.
Employee was tightening screw when screw-driver slipped cutting his left thumb
Employee was cutting open a box and cut left palm below the thumb which required 4 sutures.
Employee struck left shin with a 2 pound sledge hammer on 5/15/12. On 5/21/12 employee went to the emergency room and was given an antibiotic prescription to treat Cellulitis.
Employee was cutting a piece of hose and cut left thigh which required 8 sutures.
Employee was holding onto a elbow fitting that attaches to the unloading valve under a rail car. The second employee attempted to strike the upper part of the fitting with a hammer when the first employee left hand was hit, which the employee received four stitches in the left hand-little finger.
Employee was repairing skirting and cut thumb which required four sutures.
Employee was in the plant removing an bolt from a segment on the drive shift, the employee was using a hammer and chisel to remove a bolt. The employee got a piece of metal in the left eye, the employee was wearing eye glasses. The metal was removed by the ER doctor. Employee did return to work.
While stripping old wires, knife slipped and hit finger
Employee lacerated hand requiring 4 stitches while cutting through a zip tie.
Employee was scraping build up from the socket liner to locate the lifting holes using a putty knife. As he moved his hand around the socket liner he cut the small finger on his left hand on the edge of the liner. Three sutures were required.
Employee was using a small pinch bar to position radiator cover on Front End Loader. Bar caused laceration on right hand, which required sutures. No Time Lost.
Employee was rapping out an aerator chute with a hammer, when she missed the chute and struck her right hand, resulting in a fracture and laceration to her right index finger.
Employee was using a bar to open the slide at the bottom of a rail car. While he was using the bar it bounced up and hit his finger on the left hand.
EE WAS CUTTING APIECE OF BELT IN THE STOCKROOM USING A UTILITY KNIFE. THE ROLL OF BELT WAS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION, THE ROLL TIPPED OVER AS HE WAS CUTTING THE BELT & CAUSING THE ROLL TO HIT THE EE HAND. THE KNIFE STRUCK EE IN RIGHT ANTORIN THIGH
Employee and partner were replacing section of cable. Employee was holding cable while his partner was cutting with a hacksaw. His partner cut through the cable and the hacksaw struck employee in the upper lip resulting in a laceration which required stitches.
Employee was using a J-wrench (40 - 50 lbs) to break the lock on the thread between the hammer and the back head on the drill. He was using the supports of the broom as a block to push the wrench against, and was next to the cab when the wrench broke loose under pressure and shot back at him, striking him in the nose. This resulted in a laceration and a fracture to the nose.
Ee was shoveling granules from hot elevator pit into elevator chute. a bracketed 90 degree piece of metal used to divert granules was not in it's proper place and ee bumped the diverter and it fell, striking him in the right foot, resulting in a contusion.
EE was cutting plasting banding on packing material with a pocket knife and punctured his leg right above the left knee with a pocket knife. EE did receive 4 sutures.
EMPLOYEE AND PARTNER WERE CHANGING #6 ROLL BEARING. EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO POSITION BEARING INTO PLACE WHEN HE FELT STRAIN IN LOWER BACK. THIS HAS RESULTED IN A LOST TIME INJURY.
EE STATED HE WAS UNPLUGGING CHUTE BY HAMMERING A BAR INTO THE BLOCKAGE WHEN HE MISSED THE BAR AND HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN A LACERATION.
EE STATED HE WAS OPENING THE PAINT VALVE ON #4 TANK WHEN HE FELT A POP IN HIS LEFT BICEP. THIS BECAME A LOST TIME ACCIDENT WHEN EE BEGAN LOSING TIME ON 7/8/03.
THE EE WAS USING A 6" SOCKET TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON THE JAW CRUSHER. AT COMPLETION OF THE JOB, THE EE MANUALLY LIFTED THE SOCKET FROM THE BOLT. THIS RESULTED IN A STRAIN OF THE LOWER BACK. LIFTIN G EYES ARE PROVIDED FOR USE WITH A HOIST, BUT WAS NOT USED BY THE EE. THIS INJURY BECAME A LOST TIME INCIDENT ON AUGUST 5, 2002.
EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE A KEY INTO THE FLYWHEEL OF #3 EE WAS HOLDING THE HAMMER WITH HIS LEFT HAND BACK ONT HE HANDLE AND HIS RIGHT HAND NEAR THE HEAD AT THE HAMMER AS HE SWUNG T HE HAMMER THE BACK OF THE HANDLE CAUGHT ON THE FLYWHEEL, FORCING THE HAMMER SO THAT THE HEAD MISSED THE KEY AND HE SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HAMMER HANDLE AND FLYWHEEL.
EE & ANOTHER EE ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN A 4" PIPE WITH A 90DEG ELBOW ON ONE END. AS EE TURNED THE PIPE WITH A 24" PIPE WRENCH, EE THUMBS WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ARC ELBOW & AND ADJACENT WALL CUTTING HIS THUMB
EE WAS HOLD THE 3' LIFTING CHAIN TO THE ROLL FEED BOX. AS HE CENTERED THE CHAIN ON THE HOIST HOOK EE INSTRUCTED OTHER EE TO RAISE THE HOOK AS THIS WAS COMPLETED THE CHAIN SHIFTED CUTTING EE'S THUMB \