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While changing a belt on a roller, employee was checking alignment of belt by pulling through roller, momentum pulled fingers of right hand in contact with roller causing injury.
Employee was draining a valve, was still liquid inside, when opened splashed on employee.
employee was pulling (with great force) on a wrench and hand slipped striking a stationary valve beneath area where they were working
Caustic leaking from a pipe, splashed up onto employee's pant leg, employee did not report this until 13 Nov 2019.
employee breaking apart a flange, bolts undone, used pry bar to separate, some residual liquid escaped through small area and sprayed employee in eyes and face, ppe in place
Employee was running conduit when employee bumped the junction box, disturbing wasps, employee was stung on L wrist.
employee was closing bottom of primary valve with turn bar, began spraying caustic, employee jumped to dodge spray, dropped turn bar on L foot, all PPE in place, was treated onsite, cleaned, ice wrapped, ibuprofen, after a week 09/12/2019, bruising and swelling diminished, still painful, trip to occ med shows small fracture of L great toe
Employee was with spreading hot Alumina to prep it for vacuuming. EE was using a 3" straight edge rake, to pull the material towards EE to spread it out. As EE did this, the material came towards EE like a wave and "blew" at EE causing it to go at EE's leg and run down into EE's boot, causing 2nd and 3rd degree burns to the top of EE's right foot to just above EE's ankle.
employee was walking on a ramp, there was a small amount of bauxite on ramp, EE stepped on it causing EE's knee to twist, it was not determined that EE required surgery until 9 October 2019. This employee did not report injury until 8/8/2019, EE has worked all but one day (4 Oct 19). EE is currently working full capacity. Surgery is not scheduled as of yet.