using a rachet wrench on a bolt and felt a pain in arm, was released full duty and the symptoms worsened. Employee was put off work on 6/10/2025
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Showing all 19Employee was loosening a nut with a wrench when the wrench slipped. The employee lost their footing and fell, the employee used their hand/arm to catch self and injured left wrist
Employee had fly metal imbedded in left upper inner thigh.
Employees pulling bars from cathode cells, injured employee's index finger was smashed as employee was pulling a bar and the adjacent bar was struck with a hammer by a co-worker. The employee's finger was smashed between the two bars resulting in a fracture.
Unsafe use of cutting tools resulting in a laceration to the left thumb.
The employee was holding a cathode bar with right hand and using wood harvesting tool with left hand to pry the cathode free from the anode insulator. As the cathode broke free from insulator, the cathode dropped, pinching employee's finger between the cathode bar and the cell bus bar.
EE was using a 5lb scraper when EE felt a sharp pain in lower right side of back as EE was making a combination of downward and off to the side motions. EE tried to work the pain out but it wouldn't get better.
Employee hurt right arm/shoulder swinging a jib clevis on a rope to throw down an embankment
While swinging a hammer right arm began to hurt.
Worker was driving the pin for a nuclear gauge with a small sledgehammer, and during the course of the swing, the sledgehammer struck the edge and deflected, causing a shoulder strain.
Employee was cutting radiator hose on 272 HT with a utility knife. The knife slipped and caused a cut on the right index finger.
Maintenance mechanics were removing rollers from a track dozer. Mechanic positioned himself approx 12' away while other struck the roller with 16lb sledge. When the roller was struck, a shard of metal broke off and struck the mechanic who had stepped back, striking his right cheek.
Employee was about,10-20 feet away from the 111 shovel as crew was working on replacing teeth on the dipper. One of the crew was using an 8-12 pound sledge hammer on the tooth in order to remove it. The hammer struck metal and a piece flew off striking injured employee in the left elbow.
EE cut lip with pry bar while removing belt tensioner.
Employee was changing teeth on an excavator and while trying to remove the pin he struck his thumb with a hammer.
Employee was removing a rock from under a 16" hdpe pipeline with a shovel. Ground had been softened by recent rains. While applying force on the shovel, it rotated, twisting the employee's leg. The twisting force caused the employees kneecap to rotate approximately 45 degrees coming to rest on the ouside of his left leg.
EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND WHILE PULLING ON A BAR. THE BAR BROKE FREE SMASHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE STACK OF BARS AND THE HE WAS PULLIGN ON. THE LACERAT ION REQUIRED SUTURES.
EE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT, AS IT BROKE IT STRUCK A CONDUIT PIPE STRIKING HIS HAND CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.
CHANGING A TIRE ON CAT LOADER, WORKER WAS DISMOUNTING TIRE WITH A RAM 1800 BEAD BREAKER POSITIONED ON BACK SIDE OF RIMBASE. TOOL WAS PROPERLY SECURED, BUT POPPED OUT STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. HAVE REASON TOBELIEVE THAT RIM SECTION FAILED CAUSING THE BEADBREAKER TO SLIP. HE WAS TREATED AT HOSPITAL FOR STITCHES, BRUISES AND BROKEN NOSE.