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EE was using a sledge hammer to straighten door frame. hammer glanced off frame and thumb and handle struck the corner of the frame.
Employee was digging out a screw and lacerated right hand receiving stitches.
One employee shot another employee. Investigation pending.
employee was cutting hose to move truck, was attempting to cut hose with safety knife when it slipped and cut hand
Swapping bucket tips from bucket to another. Struck bucket retainer lock with hammer and chard of metal broke off striking employee in right knee.
Employee was in breakroom before EE's shift started and was opening a container with personal knife and accidentally lacerated EE's wrist.
Equipment operator was using a pry bar to clear jam at crusher when bar slipped and they smashed finger requiring 14 stitches.
An operator lacerated and fractured finger while closing a Victaulic valve using a hammer. The operator missed the valve handle with the hammer striking the tank with the hammer. After the hammer head struck the tank the travel of the handle continued pinning the operator pinky finger between tank and the hammer handle. Operator removed glove to find the finger lacerated.
Employee was assisting in removing material from the "short" belt. While doing so, employee felt a pain in lower left leg. Employee reported the injury the following day. Diagnosis strain on 6/25, no treatment, and returned to full duty. Recheck on 6/26/19, prescribed physical therapy which classifies it as medical treatment.
2 of our Drivers got into an argument. It escalated to pushing & shoving. The one cut the other in EE's hand with a pocket knife.
Employee was using a 10 lb. hammer to help product flow on a bin when he felt pain in his right arm. Employee was diagnosed with a right bicep tendon strain/tear and placed on restricted duty.
Two maintenance employees were attempting to tighten a pressure gage, both were using wrenches. One wrench slipped and struck the injured employee over the right eye, resulting in small cut. Injury was treated at local ER, 3 stitches were required.
Employee was attempting to clear a rock hung up in the crusher feeder with a steel pry bar. The bar slipped and caught his left thumb between the bar and the edge of the crusher box. Cut to end of thumb and chip to bone in the last joint. Thumb was x-rayed, bandaged and placed in splint.
Employee was using a 3.5 ft long steel rod to hammer on the side of the pelletized feed hopper in an attempt to free up the feed stored inside. While swinging the rod the employee felt a sting in his lower abdomen. Doctor determined he had a hernia which will be medically repaired.
Employee was holding a metal rod while another employee was striking with a hammer trying to free up a machine part. Hammer struck employee's pinky finger on his right hand, resulting in two small fractures
Employee was using a hoist and a come-a-long to lift and position a air sifter. The come-a-long slipped pinching his right index finger.
Employee was using a come-along to lift a roll of conveyor belting. Other miners attempted to slide the roll into position. The come-along slipped out and the chain struck the injured employee in the head. Required 6 stitches in his left earlobe and 3 stitches behind his left ear.
Employee was attempting to break a rock in a metal chute with a steel bar and a hammer. While striking the steel bar with the hammer, his right index finger was struck by the hammer. Hairline fracture to tip of finger.
Employee was working on an airlock, hit pinky finger on left hand with hammer. Cut to tip of finger, requiring 4 stitches. Returned to work full duty.
Employee was using a hammer and punch to remove a bolt. Hit punch, piece of bolt broke off and stuck into left hand. Bolt fragment was removed at local Emergency Room. Employee returned to work same day with no restrictions.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PLOW TIPS ON AN ANVIL. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING THE TIPS, HIT PLOW TIP AT AN ANGLE CAUSING TIP TO TWIST. TWISTING ACTION PULLED BACK MUSCLE OF EMPLOYEE HOLDING TIP.
CUTTING OPEN SILICONE CAULKING TUBE WITH UTILITY KNIFE.
EE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TRYING TO LOOSEN A FEEDER MOTOR. THE WRENCH SLIPPED, STRIKING HIS FOREHEAD JUST BELOW HIS HARD HAT. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL ER, GOT 5 STITCHES & RETURNED TO WORK.
REMOVING NUT OFF AIR VALVE TO SOUTH SILO SPOUT WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK LEFT SIDE OF JAW, CAUSING FRACTURE TO TEETH.
EMPLOYEE TRYED TO PRY A ROCK OUT OF CONE CRUSHER WITH A STEEL BAR. HE SHUT DOWN C1 BELT BUT DID NO.
EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING TENSION ON FLYWHEEL COUNTERWEIGHT WITH A PRY BAR, WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INSERTED BOLTS IN HOLES. THE WEIGHT OF THE FLYWHEEL/COUNTERWEIGHT SHIFTED AND THE BAR SLIPPED STRI KING THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE FLYWHEEL AND THE BAR.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CUT A RUBBER HOSE WITH POCKET KNIFE WHEN BLADE FOLDED, CUTTING FINGER.