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Sharping a machete in a vice. Employee had a hand held sharpener and was pulling it across the blade. Employee's hand slipped off the sharpener handle and the right bottom ring and little fingers hit the blade.
Employee was performing maintenance on palletizer, making adjustments to turntable. Employee pulled on wrench to loosen a bolt on the bearing & felt a pinching pain in neck & shoulder; reported incident to supervisor on 05/30/17 because pain was still present. Employee was scheduled off work on 05/31/17 & went to clinic for checkup (no time was lost from work).
Employee was poking product through chute; pole kicked back and injured shoulder.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A BIN SCREW AND PINCHED LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE ANGLE AND THE MOTOR.
EE WAS IN THE MAINTENANCE SHOP HELPING TWO OTHEREMPLOYEES WORK ON THE CYLINDER OF A LOADER. THEYWERE TRYING TO TURN A 4" NUT ON THE CYLINDER USING A 4" PIPE ON THE END OF THE WRENCH TO HELP TU RN THE NUT. THE NUT CAME FREE AND THE PIPE FELL OFF OF THE WRENCH AND HIT TOP OF INJURED'S FOOT.