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Employees were changing 8'x 24'screen. The counter weight was being heated and employee stepped forward to give instruction when the counter weight came loose and struck employee in the right leg.
Employee was drilling a hole in conveyor belts to be used on a screen. The drill bit bound up while drilling and caused the drill to twist suddenly injuring the employee's wrist. Employee did not report the injury until 07/16/2019.
Employee strained his back due to being bent over while welding.
While doing repair work on a conveyor, the cutting torch slipped from the worker's hand. The torch landed on top of his work boot and burned him.
Worker was cutton on an uneven surface, he slipped and the torch crossed over his gloved hand and as a result he received a burn to his hand.
OPERATING HAMMER DRILL, DRILLING ON A CONCRETE CULBERT, EE WAS IN A SIDE WAYS POSITION WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA AS WELLAS HIS BACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE.