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The employee was using a torch to cut a piece of metal off of a loader bucket when the metal struck his nose causing a laceration.
Employee was cleaning around plant with a small hand controlled compact mini-loader (Dingo) and backed it into his right leg bruising his foot and ankle.
Employee was installing screens on pep screen. Two other employees were told by the employee installing the screens to hand it to him and release it. When the two employees released the screen, the employee inside grabbed it and it slipped out of his hands and down onto his right leg pinching it between the screen and the cross member of the pep screen.
EE was using a 1-1/2" impact wrench, his hand slipped on the wrench and the locking pin punctured his right hand with a small puncture between fingers.
Primary operator was greasing Jaw crusher. Mechanic was working on rock breaker. He did not realize that the breaker was under hydraulic pressure or that he was below greasing. He was checking a leak on a hydraulic line and when the hydraulic oil leaked out the hammer lowered and pinched operator who was below. No broken bones or internal injuries to operator.