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EE STATED THAT AS THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING A SPLICE IN 5-MAIN BELT THE BELT CLAMP SLIPPED AND AS HE STEPPED BACK HE TWISTED OR STRUCK HIS KNEE.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF STRIKING A TRACK RAIL PLATE WITH A TRACK HAMMER TO KNOCK IT INTO POSITION WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN BACK AREA.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE REMOVING BOLTS FROM A CONTACTOR BOX HE ENCOUNTERED ONE EXTREMELY TIGHT BOLT. AS HE APPLIED MORE FORCE HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK AREA.
EE STATED THAT HE WAS ASSISTING A SECOND EE MAKE A SPLICE IN A CONVEYOR BELT AND AS HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING THE TITAN SPLICE MACHINE THE SECOND EE STRUCK HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER. LACE RATION REQUIRED 3 SUTURES.
YEMPLOYEYE STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF REPAIRING HIS CAP LIGHT POUCH. HE REACHED BEHIND HIMSELF TO CUT THE POUCH WITH A UTILIY KNIFE AND CUT HIS LOWER LEFT ARM. HE RECEIVED 8 SUTURES .
EE STATED THAT WHILE PLACING A CEMENT BLOCK OVER A WALK THROUGH MANDOOR, A CO-WORKER STRUCK HIS HAND WITH AN AXE. EE RECEIVED A FRACTURE TO THE DISTAL OF LEFT INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS MAKING A SPLICE IN THE SECTION BELT AND WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF STRIKING THE STAPLE PUNCH WITH A HAMMER HE STRUCK HIS FINGER.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING A SMALL AIRLINE GOING TO THE SHOCK TENSION CONTROL ONT EH BELT SCRAPER AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER WITH A KNIFE. THE LACERATION REQUIRED 5 SUTURES
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE TOP OF APUMP HAD BEEN REMOVED IN ORDER TO WIRE SAME.THE TOP WAS SUPENDED WITH COME-A-LONGS AND WHILE PUSHING THE TOP INTO PLACE IT DROPPED CATCHING HIS LEFT OUTSIDE HA ND BETWEEN THE FLANGES.HIS HAND WAS LACERATED AND REQUIRED 5 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRIMMING A LOOSE PIECE OF BELT FROM THE BELTLINE & IN DOING SO HE CUT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THUMB & FINGER. LACERATEION REQUIRED 5 SUTURES.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE RASING A BELT WITH A COME ALONG IT SLIPPED THE EMPLOYEE STATES HE FELL AGAINST A BEAM.