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Employee and technician from Telsmith Company were pulling bearing out of 8x24 Telsmith shaker. Employee was adjusting impact wrench with help of technician. Due to numbers worn off wrench, socket flew off impact wrench hitting shaker and came back, hit employee in mouth. Note: at this time there was no injury. When employee went to dentist he found his false tooth was cracked.
Ee had been welding at night inside the bin at the rip rap plant. When the ee woke up the next day, he had a flash burn to both of his eyes. Ee reports that he was wearing a hood.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A ONE INCH IMPACT TO TIGHTEN LUGNUTS ON HIS HAUL TRUCK, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
Employee was drilling holes in to the side of a shaker with a magnetic drill when the drill turned loose. The drill crushed his 5th digit on his left hand in between it and the shaker. The injury required 10 stitches to secure the end of his finger.
GRINDING ON LOADER BUCKET. WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE SHIELD. FLIPPED UP FACE SHIELD AFTER STOPPED GRINDING AND DEBRIS FELL IN EYE.
GLOVE CAUGHT IN AUGER RESULTING IN LACERATION ONLEFT PALM, REQUIRED 3 STAPLES.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE TIRES ON LOADER. HE WAS MOVING THE JACK STAND AND PIN FELL OUT OF THE STAND, PINCHING THE POINTER FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. PIN SMASHED FINGER TIP, REQUIRING 6 STITC HES.
EE WAS TORCHING OFF A BEARING RACE ON A SHAFT. APIECE OF SLAG ENTERED THE BOTTOM OF THE TONGUE AREA OF HIS BOOT, BURNING THE TOP OF THE FOOT ANDBETWEEN THE 3RD & 4TH TOES.