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An employee cut his left thumb while trying to cut drip tubing. the employee was utilizing a utility knife.
An employee was removing material from the top of a tail pulley conveyor guard, the employee had his left knee rested on the tail pulley guard and his right foot on the tow bar of that conveyor. The employees right foot slipped and contacted the ground causing the employee to twist his right knee. The employee's right foot was approximately 1' of the ground.
An employee was removing excess slag after a weld utilizing a wire wheel attached to a grinder. A piece of slag ricocheted and landed in the employees eye causing trauma to the cataract. The employee was wearing safety glasses and a face shield.
An employee got his thumb pinched by the forks of a forklift while spotting the forklift during a conyeyor move.
An employee was attempting to remove a dirt clump from a stacker conveyor, the employee was positioned at the tail end of the conveyor, standing above the dead pan. The employee lost his footing, fell onto the moving conveyor and was deposited of the end of the conveyor. The employee dropped approximately 4', resulting into a compression fracture to the L1 &L4 vertebrae.