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The employee was installing a discharge cover on a water pump. Once in position, the employee began to push the housing toward the pump. The pushing movement caused one of the chain hooks to twist allowing the hook to disengage. The housing dropped approximately 2 feet and struck the employee's right foot above the safety toe

A maintenance employee was injured while using a portable side grinder to cut a piece of channel. The cut-off wheel lodged in the cut and kicked back into the inside of left leg just above the knee. The laceration was deep enough to require stitches. The grinder had a guard installed and the employee had on all required PPE.

Employee was operating an industrial vacuum cleaner when an actuator failed, causing his index and middle finger to be smashed between the vacuum and the collection hopper. His index and middle finger on his right hand were broken between the fingernail and knuckle. He was treated at the ER and released the same day.

EE went to the doctor on his own time with back pain. The diagnosis was a bulging disk in his lower back. EE was off work on doctors orders from 6/22/2011 to 8/28/2011. On 9/7/2011 the doctor deemed EE's condition as work related. The doctor attributed the condition to vibrations from operating a dozer.