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Employee was changing the liner on the HP300 cone on the newly acquired crushing equipment. During this activity EE was swinging a 12lb sledgehammer to loosen or tighten the mantle to the head. Employee had an MRI and on 1/29/25. EE was given the results that EE has a torn rotator cuff.
While attempting to remove a race from the tail pulley shaft on the feed belt by standing on a pry bar to lift the tail pully from the frame, EE's foot slipped off the bar causing EE to fall forward to the ground and landing on left elbow. EE said that EE dislocated a shoulder when elbow/forearm contacted the ground causing pain in shoulder.
Employee sprained back while doing work he had not done for 6 mos to 1 year.
Two employees were loosening the nuts for the mantle on equipment. Employee 1 was holding the wrench on the bolt and employee 2 was holding the ratchet on the bolt head, as employee 2 was moving the ratchet employee 1 lost his position and ended up pinching his fingers between the wrench and equipment. Pinched tip of left index finger requiring 2 stitches.
Employee was adjusting a tail pulley with a one inch driver ratchet. He was pulling the ratchet toward him and the ratchet went into "neutral". Caused employee to smash his finger between the ratchet and the angle iron. Ratchet was determined to be faulty. Employee's 5th finger has fracture.