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WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BEND STEEL TO MAKE A SKID TO MOVE HOPPER, CHAIN SLIPPED OFF AND GRAZED INDIVIDUALS RIGHT SIDE OF RIGHT LEG AT THE KNEE.
PERSON PINCHED MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN TWO PIECES CONCRETE SPOKITTING END OF FINGER TO HAVE STITCHES PUT IN FINGER.
WHILE CLEANING HOPPER EMPLOYEE WAS SCRAPING CHUTE WITH SCRAPER AND HIT TOP OF HOPPER WITH LEFT HAND. WENT TO HOSPITAL THINKING IT WAS BROKEN. EVERYTHING OK ACCORDING TO DOCTOR.
EE CAME TO WORK COMPLAINING THAT HIS BACK WAS BOTHERING HIM. SAID HE WOKE UP WITH A BACKACHE SATURDAY MORNING AND IT WAS HURTING TOO MUCH TO WORK. WENT DR.'S ON MONDAY AFTERNOON. BACK WAS NOT BOTHERING HIM WHEN HE LEFT WORK ON FRIDAY WHEN WE CLOSED DOWN FOR THE WEEKEND. SAID HE MAY HAVE DONE IT LIFTING ROCK OUT OF CRUSHER.
EMPL REMOVED SAFETY SHIELD FROM FACE WHILE PLACING SCRAP STEEL IN SCRAP BIN AND HIT LEFT CHEEK ON FACE WITH HOT END CAUSING BURN TO FACE.EMPL NOT TAKING EXTREME CAUTION IN WHAT HE WAS DOING.
A SMALL WELD BR2KE ON CONTROL LEVER THAT RAISES & LOWERS SCREEN DECK ON PEP SHAKER ALLOWING SHALT TO SPIN AS DECK WAS BEING LOWERED THROWING LEVER AGAINST INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND CUTTING IT.
INSPECTING DRIVE CHANE ON CONVEYOR NOTICED IT WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF WENT TO SHUT MACHINE OFF AND AS HE DID SO CHAIN CAME OFF UPPER SPROCKET AND FELL DOWN HITTING HIM IN LEFT ELBOW LEAVING SM ALL CUT.2 HRS LATER WHILE TIGHTENING A BOLT BLOOD VESSEL IN LEFT ELBOW RUPTURED WHICH LEFT HIM VERY WEAK.RESCUE SQUAD TOOK HIM TO HOSPITAL.