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The employee was closing a crusher cover using a "porta power" hydraulic unit. The lines were connected from the "porta power' to the crusher cover lines. The crusher cover hydraulic line failed at the fitting and used a whipping action. The line hit the employee in the groin/ testicle area.

The employee was welding on an excavator bucket that had frozen material stuck in it. The material became loose and fell on the employee striking him on the head and torso. The employee was transferred to the hospital with cracked ribs and various cuts.

WHILE PERFORMING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, EE HAD GREASE INJECTED, FROM A PNUEMATIC GREASE LINE, INTO HIS LEFT THUMB. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. HE HAD SURGERY ON HIS THUMB TO EXTRACT THE GREASE.

EE WAS BURNING METAL. AFTER CUTTING THROUGH THE PIECE, 1/2 OF IT SLIPPED FROM TABLE FALLING TO FLOOR. AS IT FELL IT PULLED THE HOSES OF THE WELDING TORCH CAUSING TORCH TO FALL. EE GRABBED AT T ORCH, BUMPING THE OXYGEN VALVE OPENING IT UP. THIS CAUSED AN INCREASED FLAME. THE NOZZLE OF THE TORCH WAS POINTED @ LT ARM CAUSING BURN. WENT TO ER, GIVEN MEDS & ANTIBIOTICS, RETURNED TO WORK

AFTER A FOREIGN MATERIAL PASSES THRU THE IMPACTOR, THE EE WENT TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE. WHILE REMOVING THE 2" THICK STEEL WALL SECTIONS, ONE OF THE SECTIONS SLIPPED AND HIT THE EE'S RT. HAND. THE HAND SWELLED & WAS BLEEDING. THE EE WAS TRANSFERRED TO LOCAL ER. TENDONS DAMAGED & STITCHES FOR THE CUT. THE EE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT MORNING W/ 2 DAYS RESTRICTED DUTY.

WHILE EE WAS GRINDING CLIPS ON CONVEYOR BELT TO REPAIR BELT A PIECE OF THE GRINDING WHEEL BECAME LODGED IN HIS EYE. EE COMPLETED HIS SHIFT (AFTERNOON). THE NEXT ORNING HE WENT TO THE DR. AND H AD THE ITEM REMOVED. DR. APPLIED ANTIBIOTICS ANDEE WAS GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION FOR ANTIBIOTICS FOR THE FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.