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Employee was trying to drive out a drive chain link pin. The pin shattered and a piece of it cut the top of his right hand - seven stitches.
Employee was installing 1'x 4' urethane screen panels, pounding them in place with a hand sledge hammer. He struck himself in the hand with a mis-directed blow.
USING A JACK AND BLOCKS TO RAISE A SAND STACKER, EE'S SHOULDER BECAME SORE. HE THOUGHT IT MIGHT GET BETTER AFTER USING IT, BUT IT KEPT HURTING SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR TO HAVE IT CHECKED. EE WAS OFF 1 DAY AND RETURNED WITH RESTRICTIONS OF LEFT-HANDED-WORK-ONLY UNTIL HE HAS AN MRI.
WHILE WORKING UNDER A 88-B DRAGLINE CRANE, HELPING TO LOOSEN SOME BOLTS, THE WRENCH BROKE. HE STUMBLED BACK TWISTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE CAUSING A BAD FRACTURE.