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EE was using a grinder on a worn baffle when his arm came in contact with a sharp edge which produced a laceration.
EE was cutting corners off 1" thick steel plate when the cut section dropped more quickly than expected, landing on the floor and on his boot just behind the steel toe protection.
While transporting the hydraulic puller to the non-drive side of the FMC screen, the arms of the puller shifted striking the right hand with the screw part of the puller.
Employee was burning, grinding and welding inside a ball mill. He thought he had experienced a welding flash during this work session. The following evening he was so uncomfortable he went to an emergency room where it was learned that he had a piece of metal in his eye and it was removed.
Employee was drilling holes in concrete floor to remount safety gate. Drill locked up causing severe sprain of left thumb.
While cleaning around a mill, employee was using a small jack hammer and the GAP vac truck. Lower side started hurting, like a pulled muscle would feel.
A rock wedged in slef-cleaning tail pulley of picking belt - Secondary Crusher. Stuck 3' long chipping hammer steel into pulley to try to dislodge rock. Pulley grabbed the steel and pulled ee's hand down and crushed it between the steel and bearing. Ee stepped on emergency pull cord and the belt stopped.
WHILE GRINDING & CUTTING OF AN ELEVATOR SHAFT TO REMOVE SPROCKET A PIECE OF METAL OR GRINDING MEDIA FLEW INTO EE'S EYE