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WHILE REMOVING FROZEN MATERIAL FROM DRY PLANT CONVEYOR A FROZEN PIECE BROKE OFF WHILE I WAS PUSHING ON IT. MY HAND ROLLED ONTO ITS SIDE BREAKING MY SMALL FINGER ON MY LEFT HAND.
WHILE REPLACING A BELT EE SAFETY GLASSES BROKE. HE INFORMED ME IMEDIATELY. WHILE I WENT FOR ANOTHER PAIR EE ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL THE WORK AREA. HE STRUCK SOME FROZEN AGGRYRATE WITH A HAMMER CAUS ING SOME DIRT TO FLY UP AND HIT EE IN THE FACE AND LEFT EYE. WE TRIED TO FLUSH HIS EYE UNSUCCESSFULY. WE TOOK HIM TO THE PAC CENTER WHERE THEY PUT A PATCH OVER HIS SCRATCHED EYE AND PRESCRIBE
WHILE REMOVING EXCESS MATERIAL FROM UDNER CONVEYOR WHILE PULLING MY HAND OUT I RUBBED ALONG THE BOTTOM OF CONVEYOR CATCHING MY THUMB ON A BURR AND CUTTING MY THUMB.
WHILE CUTTING A SECTION OF BELTING THE KNIFE SLIPPED FREE AND CUT HIS HAND HOLDING THE BELT, STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE LACERATION.