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Employee was un-banding precut structural steel. When the bands were cut, the steel shifted and a piece landed on the top of the employees foot. Frature of third metatarsel bone of right foot.
The employee was using a bar to pry up on a pulley shaft. They had a motor and gear box suspended from a come-a-long and the lifting eye broke. When the motor and gear box dropped, the employee's finger was caught between the pry bar and the conveyor rock box. (Fracture of the right ring finger)
Employee was clearing a clogged material chute, he hit a large rock slab with a hammer and small peice of dirt flew up and went under his safety glasses and got into his eye. (superficial injury of cornea)
Employee was shoveling around conveyor, shovel hit conveyor belt and kicked it back striking the employee on the left forearm. Left forearm contusion.
EE WAS INVOLVED IN LABOR WORK AND PLANT MAINTENENACE. WHILE GREASING A HEAD PULLEY, THE HOSE ON THE GREASE GUN GOT STUCK ONT HE ZERK FITTING. THE EE REACHED AROUND THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVE MOTO R TO FREE THE HOSE, WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT ONTHE DRIVE SHAFT NEXT TO THE MOTOR. EE JERKED HIS HAND AWAY FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT, AND CUT HIS HAND ON THE EDGE OF HEAD PULLEY GUARD.