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While operating loader on rough terrain, the operator braced self with right arm on the window frame, causing a strain in EE's arm.
Employee was performing metal grinding operation in maintenance workshop. Employee was wearing safety glasses, full face shield, gloves and hearing protection. Employee had irritation in employee's eye upon completion of shift. Went to ER the next day, small fragment removed.
Employee was walking back from checking something outside and while returning, ee slipped on ice and fell to the ground causing lumbar strain with disc inflammation.
Our employee was attempting to step off trailer onto truck chassis when knee bucked, causing ee to fall to the ground. This resulted in a fracture of the shaft of the right fibula.
Employee was grinding on angle with handheld grinder on Fri 2/6/15. He finished his shift and went home. The next evening (Sat 2/7/15), his eye began to hurt and went to the ER at 2am on Sun 2/8/15. He had piece of metal in right eye. DR removed metal and polished cornea. He said DR suspected the metal could have been in his eye lashes before getting into his eye on Saturday
Employee was not using proper safety equipment to get to an inspection door and then when reaching into door some hot sand came out landing on him. His reaction to getting hit with the sand resulted in employee jerking backwards off where he was standing falling a few feet to the ground. This resulted in minor burns to arms, a twisted ankle & a broken foot.