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Employee was drilling a hole and felt pain in left shoulder
two maintenance technicians were removing a wear plate out of hammermill B. While the employees were removing the first wear plate, the injured employee placed their left hand near a worn bolt head to hold the wear plate, while the other employee was utilizing an impact wrench to free up the nut.
Employee was using a hand held cordless drill when the drill bit lodged in the metal being drilled. Employees left wrist absorbed the torque effect resulting in a nondisplaced ulnar fracture of left wrist.
While cutting a coupling on the vertical band saw the coupling rotated in the maintenance tech's hand causing the sharp edge of the coupling to cut left middle finger.
EE using hand drill to drill hole in metal cabinet. Had discomfort in eye afterwards but did not report till next day. EE taken to medical provider. A foreign body was removed from right eye. Prescription given for prevention of infection. EE wearing safety glasses but admits to rushing & not considering hazard. EE returned to work same day. No restrictions.
The employee had 2 alarms within 5 minutes and went up to unjam the Canica crusher. As EE was holding the bar to push down the rock, the bar fell out of EE's hand and hit the spinning hammer table inside the Canica crusher resulting in the bar whipping EE's hand back against the framed metal chute.
Employee was using a grinder for demolition, grinder kicked back and cut employee's right hand.
Employee was raising the conveyor on line 6 when the air-ratchet slipped off the bolt, fell and caught his gloved hand between the ratchet handle and the frame, creating a laceration to the right pinky finger. The Hi-flex glove was not cut. The employee received 3 stitches and antibiotics to prevent infection.
EE was operating a packaging line and reached into a pinch point area of a check weigher and lacerated his left index finger. EE thought he saw an object that was not supposed to be there.
Employee was operating a metabo grinder cutting paddles off of a drag chain in the fab shop area. The drag chain shifted on the table causing the blade on the metabo to bind and kickback. When the metabo kicked back it struck the top of the employees left hand. The blade cut through the employees glove and into his hand.
She stepped in the area to pull out a bag that had jammed and the machine cycled and the support forks rotated up and lacerated the top of her right index finger causing an avulsion. Employee was treated at a local hospital where she received stitches and was discharged with no restricted duty.
Employee was cleaning the photo eye lens in the pail stop section of Line #1. The stop air cylinder extended and as it retracted, the employee's left ring finger was pinched and lacerated. The laceration required 4 stitches for closure. The air cylinder isolation valve was not locked out prior to the cleaning process.
On 10-23-07 an electrician was cutting holes in an electrical control cabinet. EE was using a grinder with a cut off wheel. The grinder kicked back and the blade touched the left index finger. EE was taken to Patient First and received 3 stitches, and returned to work that day.
Employee was assisting in repairs to Pin Mixer. Employee placed his right hand "In the Line of Fire" on the edge of the Pin Mixer Frame, as the Pin Mixer was rotated, his right index finger was struck by the moving Pin Mixer Tip- Laceration to Right Index Finger.
EE was working with a crew on a pin mixer and was in the process of identifing why it was hanging up. As other EE's were attempting to free the spinning shaft, it broke loose and spun towards the EE's hand, which was resting on the frame of the unit. One of the pins caught his gloved hand and crushed his right middle finger.
Employee was attempting to clear a pallet in front of the label applicator. She reached in front of the applicator to fix a label, and the next pallet started moving forward and pinned her between the applicator and the pallet. She was freed in a matter of seconds. She received two lacerations to the right cheek, requiring stitches.
Palletizer had a fault. EE went to see what fault was. Bags jammed in layer forming area. EE entered palletizer to clear jam. Didn't lock out palletizer. Load plates in open position. EE stood on top of pallet being loaded. Load plates closed on EE's legs. EE was taken to ER, given first aid treatment/diagnostic procedure. Diagnosed contusion to legs. Put on restrictions
Employee was feeding bags filled with product into the bag conditioner, when his left thumb was caught between two in feed pulleys. When he pulled his thumb out from between the pulleys, his thumbnail was torn off.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE WHY THE TILT TABLE ON LINE 3 WOULD NOT RELEASE BACK TO THE HOME POSITION. TABLE IS ACTIVATED BY PHOTO-EYES. AS THE EE BENT OVER THE TABLE & TOUCHED IT, IT SUDDEN LY RELEASED, STRIKING THE EE'S HARD HAT. THE IMPACT OF THE HARD HAT LINER CUT THE EE'S RIGHT BROW AREA. BROW AREA REQUIRED STITCHES.
EE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON IN AN OVERHEAD VERTICLE POSITION.JUST BEFORE THEDRILL BIT WAS TO EXIT OUT OF THE OTHER SIDE OF THE METAL, IT GRABBED OR BOUND UP CAUSING THE TOR QUE OF THE MOTOR TO TWIST IN HIS HAND FRACTURINGAREA OF THE RIGHT HAND, MIDDLE FINGER