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EE climbed into the chute of the packer system to lube the roller without locking out/tagging out packer. EE's left hand was caught between the conveyor and the closest roller.
Employee took guard off to check belt air from outside. The fan kept spinning and the employee put their hand on the belts to stop it, and fingers went between belts and sheave. Employee smashed two fingertips. Employee had gloves on and was locked out.
Employee was ripping rock with a dozer, when the dozer tracked over a rock and dropped. The employee's back started hurting, and they called their supervisor and went home for the day to go see a doctor. Employee has seen a doctor but states they have not gotten their paperwork from the doctor yet 07/25/2022
Employee was using a cutting torch when the torch started to back burn into the barrel. The employee removed the acetylene hose and attempted to clear the torch barrel with oxygen. The mixture inside the barrel was still lit and shot a fireball down the inside of the left glove. This gave the employee 2nd degree and 1st degree burns on the inside of their left palm.
While unclogging a pin mill, the employee accidently stepped on the remote switch lowering the pin mill lid on top of themselves, crushing them between the lid and the pin mill. This resulted in a fractured vertebre and a loss of sensation in the right leg.