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Employee was patching a chute with a piece of plastic poly board. A co-worker was power drilling from inside chute while Employee was holding poly board in place on the outside. Employee instructed driller to drill top first, inadvertently drilled bottom holes causing injury to Employee's left wrist. Employee sent to Hand/Wrist specialist, where it was cleaned up and sutured.

Employee was using a Stihl chainsaw clearing trees. Chainsaw kicked and hit EE's left thigh causing wound/abrasion.

Employee was at the crusher spraying inside of chute with 115 psi. The hose tip was just inside the chute door. Something broke loose above and it fell down hitting tip of the hose which caused employee's arm to go downward causing bone fractures in left arm.

Employee was using a magnetic drill when the bit broke, causing the mag drill to spin loose and smashed employee's right thumb. INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 5/30/17 WHEN EMPLOYEE WENT BACK TO DR AND NEW XRAYS SHOW A BREAK - RESTRICTIONS BEGAN ON 5/30/17.

Employee was working on a Needle Scaler and was cutting the needles with a cut off wheel. The cut off wheel grabbed and jerked causing a laceration to the employee's (L) forefinger.

Employee was using a hand grinder with a 4" cutoff wheel to cut an opening on an electrical box when the grinding wheel caught a corner, broke apart, and kicked the grinder back, striking the employee in the left hand, just below the base of his pinky finger causing a laceration.

Employee was welding and had a steel hopper raised and secured with nylon straps. One of the straps failed causing the hopper to shift. Something hit the employee on his welding hood or shield causing injury.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING IN POSITION A PIECE OF WATER PIPE ON ONE END AND THE CRANE WAS HOLDING THE OTHER SO THEY COULD BE WELDED TOGETHER. THE END THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING DROPPED DOWN 6" TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE'S PINKY FINGER TO GET BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE GROUND, CAUSING LACERATION.

Employee was using wheel grinder on a piece of plate steel. Foreign object in right eye.

EMPLOYEE WAS TEST RUNNING A 1710 CUMMINS ENGINE WHEN A FREEZE PLUG BLEW OUT STRIKING HIM ABOVE THE BROW AND SPEWING HOT LIQUID OVER EMPLOYEE'S NECK, HEAD AND ARMS.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING IMPACT CRUSHER DOOR & KNOCKING OFF SLAG. THAT EVENING HE THOUGHT HE WAS SUFFERING FROM FLASH BURN. HE WENT TO THE EYE CLINIC & HE HAD A PIECE OF FOREIGN OBJECT LODGED IN HIS RT. EYE.

Employee was using power saw to cut a piece of plywood when he felt something in his left eye. (EE was wearing safety glasses).

EMPLOYEE WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT THE LEGS OFF A CONVEYOR. THE LEG FELL DOWN HITTING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FACE AND THE EAR. THE RIGHT EAR RECEIVED A LACERATION AS WELL AS A BURN FROM THE HOT METAL.

EE WAS SPOT WELDING A PIECE OF PLATE STEEL. HE SLID OVER ROLLING HIS LEG OVER THE PLASMA CUTTER, CAUSING IT TO TURN ON AND BURN HIS LEG.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR CHISEL TO REMOVE HAMMERS FROM CRUSHER. A PIECE OF THE BIT BROKE OFF AND LODGED IN HIS CHEST.