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Employee was removing a bolt from the under carriage the air gun kicked back which pinched the thumb between the gun and concrete floor. Resulting in nail pulled off of thumb open wound. 4 stitches to close cut
The worker was cleaning a shaft with grinder with a wire wheel when it caught a groove and bounced in to their face causing some abrasions
Employee was using chainsaw to cut and remove branches. Chainsaw became ensnared in crook of tree causing the chainsaw to pull backwards sharply. The chainsaw contacted employee's upper left thigh cutting it.
Drilling out part using a air reamer. Reamer jammed and spun around causing me to lose balance falling to the floor the reamer dislodged from the reamer bit hitting employee in the head causing a laceration and shoulder contusion
Employee was cutting bolts off of screening machine, grinder kicked back and cut the knuckle on left hand.
EE WAS WORKING ON A MAINTENANCE PROJECT IN THE SHOP WHEN A FOREIGN BODY BECAME LODGED IN HIS LT EYE. THE FOREIGN BODY WAS MOST LIKELY A METAL SHAVING THAT WAS THROWN FROM A HAND HELD GRINDER HE WAS USING. A LOCAL OPTOMETRIST REMOVED THE PARTICLE AND OTHER MATTER FROM HIS EYE USING AN ALGER BRUSH. THE MEDICAL PROCEDURE WAS SUCCESSFUL.
EE WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF STEEL WITH A HAND-HELD GINDER WHEN HE WAS STRUCK INT HE RIGHT EYE WITH A FOREGIN BODY. PRESUMABLY A SHOVING THE INJURED RESULTED IN A SCRATCHED CORNEA WHICH REQUIR ED THE EYE TO BE FLUSHED BY A LOCAL OPTOMETRIST.A PRESCRIBED MEDICATION WAS ALSO ADMINSTERED BY THE EE TO ASSIST THE HEALING PROCESS.