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Employee was loosening bolts with an impact and wrench. Wrench slipped and hurt his middle finger. Employee didn't mention the injury until next day. X-ray shows no break but MRI has been ordered to check for tendon damage.
Employee was loosening the bolts to open the impactor door. He didn't realize he hurt himself and reported the injury on 3/12/2014. Diagnosis was left shoulder strain. On restricted duty and receiving physical therapy treatments.
Employee was cleaning out a lime surge bin and a chunk of packed lime fell on his hard hat. He told his supervisor but declined medical attention and went home. He decided to go to the local hospital ER that evening for evaluation without telling anyone. They performed a scan for a concussion but found nothing wrong. Employee did not file claim until 11/11/08.
Employee was tightening a bolt. Wrench slipped and middle finger of left hand was struck between wrench and a piece of metal. A laceration/avulsion resulted requiring stitches.
EE was removing a u joint and hit his own left hand with a hammer, resulting in a laceration that required 8 stitches.
EE WAS HOLDING A PUNCH WITH CHANNEL LOCKS WHILE COWORKER WAS HITTING THE PUNCH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, BUT EE HAD BLOOD COMING FROM RIGHT WRIST AREA. X-RAYS REVEALED A SLIVER OF METAL EMBEDDED. ORTH. SPECIALISTS DECIDED NOT TO REMOVE SINCE REMOVAL WOULD CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE. RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 3 WEEKS.
EMPLOYEES WERE REPLACING BELTS ON THE FINISH SCREEN. THE ELECTRIC MOTOR WAS PULLED BACK WITH A LOG CHAIN AND A COME-ALONG AND IT SLIPPED AND SWUNG INTO THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S CHEST CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT RIB CAGE AND LUNG.
EE WAS HELPING UNPLUG THE CONE CRUSHER WITH A STEEL ROD. HE HAD HAD PREVIOUS SURGERY ON HIS WRIST AND HE COMPLAINED THAT IT WAS HURTING AGAIN. HE WAS SEEN BY ORTHOPAEDIC DR WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF EXACERBATION OF RIGHT WRIST. HE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED LIFTING, PUSHING, OR PULLING.
EE WAS CHAINING DOWN THE DRILL WHEN THE CHEATER PIPE BROKE, CAUSING THE PIPE TO REBOUND AND STRIKE HIM ON THE FOREHEAD. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 10 STITCHES.
EE WAS STRIKING DRILL STEEL WITH A HAMMER AND A CHIP OFF THE HAMMER EMBEDDED INTO HIS CHEST. IT WAS REMOVED WITH FLUROSCOPY AND TWO STITCHES CLOSED IT BACK UP.
EE WAS CLEANING OUT IMPACTOR CHUTE WITH A SHOVEL AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE CHUTE.
EE WAS USING KNIFE TO STRIP WIRE TO PUT OFF A SHOT AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM REQUIRING STITCHES.
EE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT ON A LOADER WITH A WRENCH AND IT SLIPPED, SMASHING HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE WHEEL.