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Employee was standing next to another worker. The other worker struck a sledge hammer against a machine sprocket. A sliver of metal dislodged and struck the injured employee on the left cheek. There was a small laceration.
Employee had kiln dust blow into his eyes. He subsequently asked for medical care and was given prescription eye drops by the treating physician. Diagnosis was eye irritation.
Employee was using a hooking tool to move a rock lodged inside of a machine. When he pulled on the tool, his right hand struck a metal guard rail smashing his thumb, breaking the tip joint of his thumb.
Ee was using a metal pry bar to move rocks that were bridged in a secondary cone crusher. He jerked to pry a rock loose and strained his right shoulder. after monitoring his condition for a few days, he decided to receive treatment at a clinic. he was placed on modified duty and returned to work without loosing time from work.
EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO RELEASE A FITTING FROM A MACHINE. THE FITTING RELEASED AND THE WRENCH HANDLE STRUCK EE OTHER HAND AND MASHED IT AGAINST THE EDGE OF A FLANGE. EE RIGHT RING FINGER TIP WAS SEVERELY MASHED CAUSING FRACTURE WITH A CONTUSION, SPLINT AND THREE SOUCHERS NEEDED EE WAS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY ON THE SAME SHIFT
A "SPIDER" BUSHING WAS BEING REMOVED FROM THE SECONDARY CRUSHER. A COME-A-LONG WAS BEING USED & WAS UNDER TENSION. THE COME-A-LONG SNAPPED AND HIT THE INJURED AS HE WAS WALKING BY. THE SAFETY LATCHES ON THE COME-A-LONG WERE IN ORDER. TAKEN FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, REMOVED FROM DUTY, CAST TO BE APPLIED ON 6/26/03 AND RETURN TO DUTY.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT BACK IN PLACE WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RELEASED A COME-A-LONG THAT WAS HOLDING THE FRAMEWORK WHERE THE BOLT WAS LOCATED. THE COME-A-LONG SNAPPED AND STRUCK THE TIP OF THE FINGER INFLICTING A LACERATION THAT TOOK 4 SUTURES TO CLOSE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASED TO WORK AFTER TREATMENT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO UNLOG A PIPE BLOWLINE AND FAILED TO SEE WHEREHE HAD HIS LEFT HAND POSITIONED. HE STRUCK HIS LEFT HAND THUMB WITH HAMMER, SUSTAINING A CONTU- SION AND FRACTURE TO VERY TIP OF LEFT THUMB; THEWOUND WAS CLEANED; FINGER GUARD APPLIED; FOLLOW-ING DAY TAKEN TO CLINIC TO HAVE PRESSURE UNDER NAIL RELIEVED; X-RAYS SHOW FRACTURED THUMB TIP.