Employee went to tighten rock drill bit back up and collar closed on left thumb causing it to be caught between collar and bit.
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Showing all 10Employee was removing a 50 lb. bag from the roller conveyor and cut employee's ring finger on employee's right hand. Required 3 stitches.
EE was welding overhead on a chute in the Mill. EE stated while welding,sparks were falling on his shield and one came inside and under safety glasses into his right eye.4-29-08 he went to eye doctor and had a piece of welding slag drilled out.EE went for a follow up visit 4-30-08 No Lost Time
Employee was welding on the Mill 1 dryer, wearing safety glasses and a splinter piece of slag entered his eye.
Employee stated that he was grinding metal at his work station with a hand held grinder. As he was grinding he felt something in his left eye. He thought it was okay but on 4-11-08 he started to feel pain. He went to the E R and then to Doctor at Watertown Eye Center to have a piece metal remove from the eye. No lost time.
Employee was helping an electrician adjust a limit switch under a stretch wrap table. While turning the table by hand, his finger was caught between the table edge and the table roller. His right ring finger was cut and broken. He began missing time on 11-07-07.
Employee was stretchwrapping double stacked 1000lb super sacks. The top sack slipped off of the turn table bumping the employee into the control panel. He thought it was ok and finished the shift. The next day he experienced pain while breathing and coughed up blood. He went to the ER and was given an off work slip because of a bruised lung.
May 5th EE went to physician because he thought he had kidney stones. MD put EE on medication. On May 23rd physician took EE off work because of possible bone spur on lower spinal cord.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON #2 HARDING DUST LINE, SLAG HIT AND BURNED LEFT FOREARM. FOREARM BECAME INFECTED AND EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE DOCTOR ON SUNDAY MAY 18TH. REPORTED LOST TIME AS OF MONDAY MAY 19TH.
EMPLOYEE PUT HIS HAND ON A BAG ON THE DECK TO ADJUST A BAG. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF BAG ONTO THE ROLLERS, CUTTING HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND. HE RECEIVED 8 STITCHES.