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Employee (EE) was using a box wrench and impact to adjust a slide gate on a rock hopper. EE was standing on toes and right foot shifted slightly causing EE to squeeze down on impact gun which rotated the box wrench pinching the employees finger between the wrench and the steel chute. EE lost soft tissue on the tip of the left middle finger.
Employee was changing cutting edges on loader bucket when, they reached in to grab bolt from falling. While doing so the bolt head spun a cut into their hand.
Employee was going to change tip on torch. He walked through some welding fumes from another employee completing that task and became sick. Reaction to the fumes.
Operating dozer for past several months. Employee complains of upper back strain B/T shoulders.
Employee was cutting a bolt with cat off wheel on portable grinder when a piece of metal bounced up into his left eye. He was wearing face shield and safety glasses