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Employee was cutting belting using a Razor knife; knife slipped and he received a cut to the left thumb.
Employee painting at reclaim feeder; snake of unknown species bit employee on lower left leg through pants. Employee taken immediately to ER where he was given a tetnus shot, antibiotics, and pain meds and kept under observation for several hours. Bite never swelled/showed any signs of infection. Employee missed no time, returned to work on scheduled next morning shift.
While moving a garden sprayer containing naturalizer (a cleaner/degreaser)closer to the binder catch wagon, the hose came off while under pressure and sprayed the naturalizer in his eye. Was taken to Princeton Hospital ER where eye was washed out and he was given a prescription for eye drops and 2 pain pills. No time was lost.
Slipped on wet floor while using a squeegie to clean up spilled material, injured right shoulder trying to prevent fall. Employee reported injury, did not seek medical attention until October 14. 2006 when he was taken to hospital with shoulder pain. He has not missed any work hours due to this injury, as to date.
EE dislodging object in beltline using pry bar. Pry bar contacted moving part, pinning EE's thumb & hand against frame of machinery, causing severe laceration to right thumb & minor laceration to ring finger. While trying to remove trapped right hand, left hand became injured by pry bar; minor lacerations to left middle & ring fingers, with dislocation to left middle finger.
Opening a bag of caustic soda, a puff of dust from the bag caused a small particle to blow under safety glasses into right eye. Flushed out, went to emergency room to be checked. Other than redness and sore, there was no damage or impairment.
Grinding on metal plate at the east reclaim hopper wall, got metal in left eye.
Employee was carrying repair parts across the catwalk on the Synfuel #1 to infeed crossover and missed the step down. Fell and hurt left knee. Emplyee did not initially miss any work, or go for medical treatment. Went to doctor on October 14,2005; doctor drained fluid from knee and put on light duty for 10 days.
Employee working on step ladder, missed step while descending, causing him to fall aproximately 4-5 feet. Received abrasion to the left leg below the knee. Employee was taken to emergency room. Debridement of skin at injury site, and application of dressing and bandages.
Climbing ladder and ladder fell with him.
Installing guard, removed bolt, motor/speed reducer assembly rotated striking employee. Employee received fracture to left ankle and non displaced fracture of one vertebrae.
Employee stepped off skid-steer loader onto uneven ground and sprained lower back.
Electrcian erected ladder; extension 14' base 5.5' from wall. Man proceeded to climb ladder to tie off, when ladder slipped, causing man and ladder to fall apx. 7' to concrete floor. Mans hand was pinned between ladder & floor, servering rt thumb from hand. Man was wearing harness but had not yet reached top to tie off. First aid administered, ambulance required
Employee cleaning pug mill, as he exited, mill door closed on hand mashing thumb on right hand.
Employee was unloading asphalt truck. Believed truck to be empty. Took hose off without shutting valve on truck. Truck was not empty which resulted in asphalt flowing from valve onto employee.
Helping to align skirt board on feeder bin, foreign material fell into safety glasses and got in eye. On site first aid. Hospital ER for object removal from eye.
Employee sensitive to sunlight, barriers failed to protect from exposure due to repeated removal of gloves-caused sunblock to wear off, allowing overexposure.
Supervisor removing pinion shaft of Dodge Gear Reducer. He applied heat via torch, gear released under force striking his right forearm. Received laceration. He also received 1st degree burn to hand when the grease ignited. It was determined the accident occurred due to the employee inadvertently placing his arm in front of the shaft and gear while he applied heat to gear shaft
EE WAS FILLING KEROENE HEATERS USED TO APPLY HEAT TO BELTS. THE SKIDSTEER LOADER W/FORK ATTACHMENT BEING USED TO RAISE KEROSENE TANK TO RAISED HEATERS. AFTER EE RAISED TANK INTO PLACE HIE EXIT ED SKIDSTEER LOADER. WHILE EXITING, HE STEPPED ON ICE, LOST BALANCE AND FELL INTO FORK ATTACHMENT STRIKING HIS RIB CAGE.
EE WAS USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF 'FLOOR TILE. KNIFE BLADE SLIPPED CUTTING THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. GIVEN FIRST AID AT JOB SITE. TOOK EE TO EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE SUTURES WERE APPLIED TO CLOSE THE WOUNDS. 5 SUTURES TO THE THUMB AND 6 SUTURES TO THE INDEX FINGER
PORTABLE BAND SAW WAS BEING USED TO CUT A SHAFT INTO TWO PIECES, THE EE REACHED TO CATCH THE CUT SECTION OF SHAFT AND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SAW BLADE. FIRST AID ADMINISTERED, EE COMPLETED SHIFT. EE WENT TO DR NEXT DAY. THE EE WAS WEARING GLOVES.
EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING A PIECE OF METAL INTO PLACE TO BE WELDED THE METAL SLIPPED FROM UNDER THE PORT-A-POWER USED TO HOLD THE METAL, STRIKING EE ON THE CHIN.