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Employee was cutting plywood with a 7-1/4" Circular Saw when their left hand was placed too close to the operating saw. The blade struck their left hand pinkie finger severing the tip of the finger just past the last knuckle closest to the finer nail.
Miner was rebuilding a guard on our VSI plant. They were using a grinder to cut a weld to remove a section of the guard to repair when the grinder they were using skipped of the weld and hit them in the thigh. It cut lower thigh about 3/4" deep by about 4cm in length. It require 5 stitches and the miner went back to work the same day. No impairment or future damage.
Miner was welding mesh on a guard when the 4x8 material stacker had a 4x8 rock fall and hit EE's welding helmet then EE's head, knocking off EE's welding helmet. EE has a 3/4" laceration to the top of the head.
Cut by grinder
Employee was breaking boulders when a rock fragment penetrated the protective screen and struck his forehead. The rock caused a small cut.
EE was welding on the man shut on a sorter and chipped slag off weld. The slag hit him in his eye. He went to the doctor on the same day and his eye had inflamation, second degree burn to his left eye lid.
EE was guiding the crane operator where they were placing a chute assembly. They first attached the front end and began to lower the back against the screen. The cable became slack and he assumed it was in place. He started to unhook and the chute slipped and landed on his foot.
He was using an air compressor to dry parts and a piece of rust blew under his safety glasses into his right eye.
He was standing next to the rock crusher with his hand on the hand railing. A rock popped out of the crusher and landed on his hand.
EE RECEIVED MINOR CHEMICAL BURNS TO TOP OF HANDS WHILE PRESSURE WASHING EQUIPMENT. UNKNOWN CAUSE; POSSIBLY ZEP CLEANER, GREASE, OIL, DIRT. CONSULTED MSDS. SENT EE FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.
While securing wood strips to a metal container with a drill. Metal shavings were carried by the exhaust of the drill passing thru the underside of eye protection, entering the left eye. Attempted to flush eye clean with eye wash provided in first aid kit.
REFLECTION FROM WELDING CAUSED FLASH BURN. HE HAD EYE CHECKED BY DOCTOR AND ANTIBIOTICS PRESCRIBED.