EE WAS USING DISC GRINDER IN CRUSHER FEEDER. GRINDER "GRABBED" SMALL PIECE OF METAL AND JERKED BACK HITTING EE IN UPPER LEG CAUSING A SMALL CUT. INITIALLY REQUIRED FIRST AIR ONLY. SLIGHT INFEC TION REQUIRED SUBSEQUENT DR. TREATMENT. DR. RECOMMENDED TIME OFF TO REDUCE POSSIBILITY OF ADDED IRRITATION DURING COURSE OF NORMAL DUTIES.
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Showing all 4EMP WAS USING K6BOTA TRACTOR TO CLEAN UNDER A CONVEYOR HE WAS BACKING IN WHEN HE MADE CONTACT WITH CONVEYOR WHICH PUSHED HIM FORWARD AND CAUSED HIM TO APPLY MORE PRESSURE ON THE TRACTORS REVER PEDAL THE TRACT2R LUNGED INTO REVERSE AND PINNED HIM AGAINST THE CONVEYOR EMP SUFFERED BRUISES TO HIS CHEST AND BROKEN RIBS
EMP WAS HOLDING3MATERIAL WITH LEFT HAND AND CUTTINT TORCH WITH RIGHT HAND HE BROUGHT TRHE TORCH FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND TORCH FLAME PASSED OVER HIS FINGERS CAUSING THIRD DEGREE BURNS EMP WAS NO WEARING WELDING3GLOVES
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND GRINDER ON A HAUL TRAILER. HE WAS GRINDING INTO A METAL SLOT, THE GRINDER GRABBED METAL AND EMPLOYEE LOST HIS GRIP, GRINDER FLIPPED AND CUT THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND REQUIRING SUTURES.