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Employee got a piece of debris in right eye. Employee was using an angle grinder to cut bolts from the broken elevator buckets in order to install new ones. They were wearing safety glasses. They said their eye was irritated but didn't think they needed medical attention. They reported the next morning, they wanted to go to urgent care. Urgent care physicians removed the debris.

Employee was using an air hose to blow off equipment when employee felt something go in left eye, employee was taken to the clinic where eye was flushed and was given prescription eye drops.

While holding a rubber hose at an open end with gloved right hand, and another person operating a pressure washer with tip of wand at the same end of rubber hose, the wand tip came into close proximity of the hand, penetrated the glove and cut the thumb. Two sutures were used to close the wound.

EE was breaking a rock with a hand held pneumatic hammer when the rock split his hand slipped and was caught between the two halves. His hand was slightly bruised and was taken to the doc for evaluation. He was given pain meds and told to return to work. He went to the clinic the next day for DA test and was put on restricted duty for 5 days.

Operator was breaking a salt rock with a pneumatic hammer - the rock broke causing the operator to shift trapping his finger between the hammer and the conveyor side rails. Mashed left middle finger tip which required medical attention.

EE & co-worker were cutting up an old elevator housing to be disposed of when sparks from cutting metal landed on right arm causing EE to move quickly, cutting right forearm on sharp piece of metal. Sutures were required.

Employee was inspecting bearing noise on pre-stretch roller when ring finger on left hand was caught by roller & mashed the end of finger & tore the skin. Finger required sutures. Employee is on restricted work duty.

Employee was cleaning the #2 bag shaker. While holding the shaker up with a button and cleaning the salt off shaker he let go of the button and caught his left finger in between the v-belt and the metal grooves on the shaker. He pulled his finger out quickly and it took off half the nail.

EMPLOYEE STATED, WHILE STRETCHING HIS ARMS OUT, RIGHT THUMB WENT THROUGH GUARD ON CIRCULATING FAN & CUT HIS THUMB (THUMB REQUIRED 10 STITCHES).

EE WAS WORKING ON OPEN MOUTH BAGGER AND GOT FINGER PINCHED.