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Employee was loosening bolts on an electric motor in order to tighten the V Belts, the ratchet & socket slipped and he mashed his thumb.
Employee's were cleaning up under Jaw Crusher, co-worker was throwing shovel full of muck out from under Jaw when his shovel struck the injured EE's hand causing a cut to 2 fingers.
Employee was working on replacing a hydraulic cylinder on an underground drill. While driving the pin in the cylinder mount, a piece of the pin hit him on the right leg.
WHILE USING A PRY BAR ON A ROCK THAT WAS JAMMED IN A BELT TRANSFER POINT, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO SMASH HIS FINGER AGAINST A ROCK. HE BROKE THE TIP OF HIS LEFT RING FINGER .
ADDING 40' PIECE OF PIPE ON LAKE BEHIND DREDGE. THE WRENCH THE EE WAS USING SLIPPED ON BOLT BEING TIGHTENED AND CAUSED BOAT TO SHIFT AND EMPLOYEE FELL INTO FLOOR OF BOAT. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIMSE LF ON HIS HANDS IN FLOOR OF BOAT.
EE WAS PULLING BEARING HOUSING OFF OF A FINISH SCREEN WHEN IT UNEXPECTEDLY CAME LOOSE AND FELL ON HIS CHEST.
WHILE TIGHTENING DOWN TENSION ROD ON JAW CRUSHER, ROD BROKE AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT SHIN. TOOK HIM TO EMERGENCY ROOM; NO IMPAIRMENT, ABLE TO RETURN BACK TO WORK.