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While attempting to remove a seized bearing from a shaft, the employee struck the bearing with a hammer. Upon impact, a chip from the bearing struck the employee under their safety glasses.
Employee got a cut on EE's forearm from a razor blade attached to tubing being used to cut full filter bags for removal and changeout, resulting in 6 stitches
The employee was retrieving water from the warehouse to take to the pack house. While using a pocket knife to open the wrapping around the water bottles, the employee lacerated left index finger requiring the use of stitches.
On 04/07/22 the employee was closing a rail car door. On 04/18/22 the employee was evaluated by a occupational clinic and issued prescription medication. While doing so, a gear in the door slipped or the employee lost EE's grip of the metal bar EE was using as a tool to close the door with and EE's right knee struck the ground causing a contusion.
The employee was using a hammer and punch to modify the mounting plate for an actuator at the electrical shop. As employee tapped the roll pin in place a piece of metal chipped off of the pin and became lodged in left fifth finger.
Metal burr came off of a sledge hammer striking the employee in the leg causing a half inch laceration.
The two employees were making adjustments to the nuts at the top of the separator. They were using a chain-fall to keep tension on the separator. A link in the chain-fall broke hitting two employees.
The two employees were making adjustments to the nuts at the top of the separator. They were using a chain-fall to keep tension on the separator. A link in the chain-fall broke hitting the two employees.
EE was working on a rotarty diverter when he hit his left thumb with a hammer, smashing his finger
EE was using a pry bar to move a switch gear. When applying force, ee pulled a muscle in his back
Employee was attempting to unplug a chute going to a bucket elevator with a piece of flatbar. The flatbar contacted a moving elevator bucket, causing the piece of flatbar to jar, causing a laceration to his rt. hand.
EE was trying to clear a plugged chute below the 1st stage cyclone when hot dust flowed out of the porthole. EE received 1st and second degree burns to both hands, wrists, and the back of his neck.
Employee was using a pry bar to free up a stuck diverter gate. The ram to the gate had been disconnected. Apparently, the gate became free and slammed against the pry bar pulling his forearm into the opening and crushed his forarm between the edge of the bin and gate. He suffered a broken radius bone above his RT wrist.
EE was securing a rail car with a wheel lock type pry bar. While positioning the pry bar, the rail car rolled slightly causing the pry bar to unexpectedly move in an upward direction, striking the EE under the right mandible, causing a laceration. EE recieved stiches at the local ER and returned to work.
Employee was attempting to unplug a rotary feeder with a 48" pipe wrench. The employee did not feel any discomfort at work but later started to feel pain in his neck/shoulder area.
EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING CABLE WITH POCKET KNIFE. HE WAS PULLING KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF. THE KNIFE CAUGHT ON CABLE AND WHEN HE PULLED HARDER IT FREED THE KNIFE AND CUT HIS HAND.
A head pulley was plugged with material and an employee was getting ready to clean the material out. The affected employee reached in from the opposite side to test the hardness of the material when the other employee rammed a bar into the material stricking the affected employee's finger.
Employee reached into his tool bucket and cut his middle finger on his right hand . He had left his knife open in the tool bucket .
Employee was tightening bolts with a socket wrench. The wrench slipped off of the bolt and struck the employee in the mouth.
EE WAS DRIVING A WEDGE INTO DOG ON DUCT WORK, APPROX. 8 INCHES FROM TOP. WHILE MAKING THE SWING, THE HAMMER STRUCK THE FLANGE DEFLECTING THE SWING AND CAUSED THE HAMMER TO HIT EE ON THE HAND.
EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE PULLING ON A WRENCH.
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A PILE OF MARL WHILE WORKING ON STAMLER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED AS HE WAS PULLING ON A PIPE WRENCH AND HE FELT A PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDER BLADES. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT P AIN CAME BACK LATER THAT DAY AND HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
EE WAS USING A LONG PIPE TO BEND BOLTS BACK & FORTH, BREAKING THEM OFF AT FLOOR LEVEL TO REMOVE A TRIP HAZARD CREATED BY THE STUDS PROTRUDING OUT OF THE CONCRETE PAD. DURING ONE SUCH EFFORT TH E PIPE SLIPPED ALLOWING HIS RT HAND TO CONTACT ANEARBY STRUCTURE MASHING THE LITTLE FINGER OF HIS RT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING SUTURES.