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Employee was using an angle grinder at the plant during the maintenance shift. The grinder kicked back causing the employees thumb to strike a sharp piece of metal resulting in a laceration on thumb. Laceration received 20 stitches.
EE and another EE were putting strut on a R-35 Euclid Truck and EE was jacking the front of truck up and the jack jumped out from under truck catching his hand between truck and jack and broke first finger and maybe second finger on left hand.
EE was cleaning screens in a PEP Screen.EE was finished cleaning and was climbing out of screen when his pant leg hooked on a piece of metal in the discharge chute, pulling his groin muscle.
EE WAS HELPING BUILD A SET OF STEPS FOR OUR DOCK. THEY WERE CUTTING AND WELDING METAL-PIECE OF METAL GOT IN HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS POURING AIR LINE ANTI-FREEZE INTO AFITTING ON THE AIR LINE GOING TO THE AIR COMPRESSOR. TRAPPED AIR IN THE LINE CAUSED IT TO BLOW BACK INTO HIS FACE. HE WAS WEARING GLASSES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HEATING A PIECE OF METAL, A PIECE OF RUST OR SOME LIME WENT INTO EYE.