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The Dozer Operator was working the slope when he trammed over a rock which resulted in the operator being twisted causing a back sprain.
Employee was performing clean-up at the portable crusher.
Employee was attending annual safety retraining. During lunch break, two employees were "horse playing". EE attempted to pick up another employee and throw him over his shoulder. Both employees fell to the ground, causing EE to dislocate his hip.
Employee was servicing an escavator with hydraulic oil. The employee was standing on the tracks of the escavator when he lost his footing and fell to the gound. The employee landed on his shoulder. The bone in the shoulder was cracked, but not broken.
The employee was replacing the sieve screen holder on the cyclone refuse bin. His foot slipped and employee hit his chin on the sieve holder. The cut required 11 stitches.
Employee was using knife to cut plastic zip tie. Knife slipped & cut approx 2" in length to left thumb/wrist. First-aid; Hospital ER; sutures to close wound & Tetanus injection.
Cutting pvc pipe with skill saw, possible shavings buildup prevented guard from functioning properly, after cut on pipe made employee was placing saw down and cut leg when crossed upper thigh.
Employee stated he was descending stairs, stepped from stair to floor, lost his balance and he fell causing him to sprain his ankle.
Lowering of tools (chain hoist) from a raised location to floor, when employee lost footing on platform and fell approx 2 ft. to floor. Sustained dislocation of left ankle and hairline fracture of bone in left foot.
EE was performing factory campaign on an HD785-7 truck exhaust system, when the swivel socket he was using, broke. A piece of the broken tool cut his left palm. He received 5 stitches to his palm.
Employee was servicing road grader. Pressurized grease hose burst injecting grease into right index finger and right index palm ares. First aid on site, ER exam then surgery to remove grease from wound area.