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Right thumb was pinched between square hub bolt head and access removal slot wall in the cage mill housing, resulting in a laceration that required stiches.
While operating bagging machine, contract employee inadvertently pinched right thumb while adjusting the saddle of the bagging station.
Employee was using the welding machine to air arc/source a large dump truck bed and while leaning to one side a hot spark/slag piece hit his ear.
Employee was attempting to move his impact wrench when he contacted a hand rail causing numbness in his right arm.
EE, leadman maintence, smashed the end of his left index finger while replacing the bolts in 66" rollec mill journal. Seven stitches was required.
Team member and accompanying member were preparing to place a sprocket on a shaft. The keyway needed to be dressed so that the sprocket could be installed. A hand grinder was used and it slipped from the shaft and lacerated team member's finger.
Dust from grinding got under contact lens. Employee was wearing safety glasses. Notified 4/21/2006
Employee was using his finger to remove a nut that was stuck in the socket of an impact wrench when he accidently turned the impact wrench on. This drove the nut onto his left index finger.
Team member was cutting approx. 8 inches off a 4 foot piece of 8 inch pipe. the balance of the 4 foot piece fell from the pipe stand and landed on the team member's right foot.
Changing a blow line from 1 pipe to another. There was no air pressure on the line when the accident occurred. The line slipped off the pipe, whipped around and hit EE in the face. EE has a deviated septum; will have open nasal reduction surgery 08/10/04.
EMPLOYEE WAS LYING ON HIS LEFT SIDE USING A CUTTING TORCH TO BURN A HOLE IN THE GROUND. AS HE WAS BLOWING THE HOLE, A PIECE OF HOT SLAG GOT IN HIS EAR.
HIS FAILURE TO PROPERLY POSITION HIE FEET WHILE TURNING THE DRUM CAUSED HIS FOOT TO SLIDE BETWEEN THE DRUM AND THE CRUSHER WALL.
EE WAS OPERATING A PNEUMATIC HAMMER ON CEMENT. FLYING DEBRIS WAS ABLE TO ENTER RT EYE DESPITE EE HAVING ON SAFETY GLASSES
ROCK FALL FROM ROOF COLLAPSED CAB OF TAMROCK MINIMATIC DRILL KNOCKED EE TO THE FLOOR.