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While working on welding plate lid into chute, plate lid slipped off and hit R ring finger of employee causing a partial amputation between plate and angle iron. After evaluation surgeon decided to complete amputation at 1st knuckle and close up amputation.
Cleaning threads on a bolt using an impact-wrench and an open-end wrench along with penetrating oil when open-end wrench slipped in hand under power from impact wrench striking the face
Was changing cutting edge on a bobcat WL130 put EE's hand under bolt to engage in lock when it spun and it cut EE's index and mid fingers. 12 stitches were necessary to fix.
Employee was cutting a doorway in a cargo container with a hand grinder. The steel pinched the wheel and the grinder slipped hitting EE in the leg requiring 5 staples.
A boulder got stuck in the jaw crusher. Employee attempted to pull the boulder free with a log chain and loader. When employee attempted to hook the chain, the boulder slipped, pinning him between the jaw and the boulder.
The employee was welding on a plate of steel. He leaned on the plate and got a splinter of metal in his elbow. He removed it with his finger. There were no witnesses to this incident, and the employee did not report it to his supervisor until 10/13/05.
While traveling up a ramp on a crane, ee lost traction and coulnt regain it. Crane was backed 20' into the berm & left rear wheel rolled up on the berm tipping the crane over and threw ee thru the window open top cab roof that was in an open position. crane is a front wheel drive with non rops cab and no seat belt
EE LIFTING A HEAD OFF OF A 3412 ENGINE WITH ON ELECTRIC CHAIN HOIST AND CHAIN. HEAD WAS NOT BALANCED AND THE CHAIN SLIPPED PINCHING THE EE HIT HAND BETWEEN THE CHAIN AND THE HOOK ON THE ELECTR IC HOIST.