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Employee was performing some maintenance work using a grinder and got something in his eye.
Employee was walking in quarry and tripped and fell on left shoulder due to uneven surface. Employee has now been diagnosed with a rotator cuff tear. At this point, our employee will continue to work his regular duty job but may have surgery this winter.
EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON A CRUSHING PLANT WHEN BLOCKING SLIPPED & CAUSED MACHINE PART TO FALL & HIT EE'S HAND. EE RECEIVED A LACERATION TO HIS RT. MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT INJURY TO OFFICE UNTIL 9/28/04 AFTER HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR. HE SAID ABOUT 3 WEEKS PRIOR HE STEPPED ON A PIECE OF SCREEN WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE ON THE CRUSHER WHEN HIS LEG WENT THROUGH. HE DOESN'T REMEMBER THE DATE. THE KNEE STARTED TO BE REALLY PAINFUL AND SWOLLEN SO HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 9/26/04.
EMPLOYEE DOING MAINTENANCE WORK ON MOTOR. HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND FRAME. HIS HAND GOT TWISTED AROUND BY THE MOTOR. CUT ON RIGHT HAND, SPRAINED 4TH FINGER RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING THE BREAKER WHEN HE PUT HIS HAND ON THE BELT. WHEN HE PUT WEIGHT ON THE BELT IT FORCED THE COUNTER WEIGHT TO SHIFT MOVING THE BELT AND PULLING HIS HAND INTO JAW. RIGHT HA ND ALL FOUR FINGERS INJURED.
EE STATES THAT WRENCH SLIPPED OFF NUT WHEN HE WAS TIGHTENING A SPRING ELBOW SLAMMED INTO SIDE OF EQUIPMENT.
EE STATES THAT HIS KNEE STARTED HURTING FOR NO APPARENT REASON AND KEPT GETTING WORSE. KNEE STARTED TO SWELL.