Employee was in the process of removing the cutting edge bolts from the bottom of a John Deere 324G skid steer, with leather Tillman gloves using a Milwaukee half inch impact. While removing the second bolt it spun, and caused a burr on the bolt to cut EE's ring and middle fingers on the bottom of EE's right hand. Employee was taken to clinic and received 14 stitches.
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Showing all 10Employee was tracking the trommel plant to the pit. Something popped and struck the employee on the middle finger of the left hand.
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Employee was using a wire wheel on a rusted piece of metal when employee felt something go into eye, underneath safety glasses. Employee flushed eye but still felt something in there. Went to clinic, where they removed a piece of metal and issued prescription antibiotics.
Employee was adjusting impact crusher and one employee was raising and lowering cylinder and other employee was turning nut. When the one employee turned the nut the other employee pushed lever to lower cylinder, the other employee stuck hand back in quickly to re adjust and smashed two finger tips
The employee was using a 8" hand held grinder to square up the excavator bucket pin boss face. When grinding employee got a piece of steel in left eye. Employee received medical treatment to have it removed.
EE had driven wedges between bucket and cutting edge while torching off bolts. The cutting edge sprang forward and caught the ee in the knee. This caused bruising and swelling in his knee later that evening.
Changing the bolts on cutting edge using an inpact wrench, bolt spun and cut 2 fingers.
WHILE CUTTING A TREE LIMB WITH A 20" BAR CHAIN SAW, EE ACCIDENTALLY CUT HIS LEFT BIG TOE, WHICH REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.
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