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Employee was opening bags with knife and cut EE's shin
Working on bend pulley on overlay conveyor, load shifted and caught maintenance workers index finger. EE was able to pull finger out of the glove, but the tip of the finger was bleeding and first aid did not stop it. Doctor visit confirmed tip of finger was fractured, but did not stitch or glue the finger. A splint was placed, no work restrictions.
The employee was using a spud bar attempting to dislodge jammed rocks from primary crusher jaws, when a large rock fell from top of pile, striking the bar causing it to swing and hit him in the right side of head. The employee was diagnosed with a slight fracture to the lower jaw bone.
The employee was cutting out a plastic backing plate for a wet location electrical box. He held the plate in his left hand while using a utility knife with his right hand to cut out the tabs. The knife cut through the plastic tab and continued down and away from his body but contacted the tip of his left index finger all in one motion. The laceration needed four stitches to close.
EE was installing a screen frame in the wet mill using an open end wrench. The wrench slipped off of the bolt head and EE's hand struck the edge of the frame creating a laceration wound that required eight stitches to close.
EE WAS DOING SOME CLEAN-UP WORK, BREAKING UPART SOME PALLETS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. HE HIT A PALLET BOARD THAT BROKE AND FLEW UP, HITTING HIM IN THE MOUTH AND CUTTING HIS LOWER LIP.
EE WAS PULLING ON A 3/4" DRIVE TORQUE WRENCH TIGHTENING THE REAR WHEEL LUG NUTS ON 769-C CAT HAUL TRUCK AND FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS BACK.