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EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING METAL CHIPS FROM THE BORING BAR WHEN A CHIP APPARENTLY WRAPPED AROUND HIS FINGER AND CUT HIS FINGER WHEN THE EMPLOEYE PULLED HIS HAND BACK.THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING PLIERS AN D WEARING LEATHER GLOVES AT THE TIME OF THE INJURY.
WIRE ROPE CHOKER WAS HOOKED TO DOZER TO PULL OUT OF MUD. EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK ON THE NOSE BY THE CHOKER AS SHE WAS UNHOOKING IT FROM HER MACHINE. THE CHOKER WAS HANGING IN A SLIGHT BIND WHICH CAUSED IT TO FLIP WHEN SHE PULLED IT OUT OF THE HITCH. EMPLOYEE'S NOSE WAS FRACTURED AND LACERATED. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE FOLLOWING SHIFT BUT SURGERY WAS RECOMMED TO SET THE FRACTURE
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO OPEN FEEDER GATE ON CHUTE @E5CONVEYOR.HE WAS USING A PRY BAR AND WHEN THE GATE OPENED,HE FELL FORWARD HITTING HIS MOUTH ON AN ANGLE IRON BRACE THAT WAS INSTALLED IVE R THE GATE,THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LACERATION TO HIS LOWER LIP REQUIRING SUTURES AND CHIPPED A FRONT TOOTH THAT WILL REQUIRE REPAIR.
WHILE CUTTING WIRE BROKE SKIN ON RIGHT PALM OF HIS HAND JUST BELOW FIRST DIGIT REPORTABLE INFECTION RESULTING FROM THIS INJURY.
CAUGHT LEFT THUMB BETWEEN WRENCH & STRUCTURE OF CONVEYOR BELT CAUSING LACERATION TO THUMB & CHIPPED BONE ON LEFT THUMB
SLIPPED WITH WRENCH AND CHIPPED A TOOTH.
SMALL CHIP OF STEEL FROM SHOVEL BUCKET BECAME EMBEDDED IN EMPL RIGHT ARM.
USING KNIFE(CUT7ING TOOL) TO REMOVE SERIAL NUMBER SECTION OF HAUL TRUCK TIRE KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION TO SECOND JOINT OF 5TH DIGIT RIGHT HAND.(LITTLE FINGER) LACERATION REQUIRED 4 STIT CHES DURING MED3CAL TREATMENT AT CAMPBELL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOM.
EMPLOYEE CUTTIN1 SECTION OF HOSE WITH KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION TO SECOND JOINT INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND.
EMP REPAIRING & BUILDING CONCRETE FORMS HAMMER SLIPPED HITTING LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING FRACTURE TO FINGER
EE WAS WORKING W/ A 2ND EE REPLACING A COVER ON A BE SHOVEL I.NAME NEEDED COVER HIT W/ HAMMER TO ALIGN BOLT W/ THREADS. I.NAME MISSED CONTACT POINT W/ HAMMER CATCHING I.NAMES LEFT THUMB BETWEE N HAMMER & BOLT HEADS.