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While closing the spring-loaded lid on the pulverizer, an employee's hand slipped, causing the handle to pop up and make contact with their lip, resulting in 3 stitches
An Employee was removing the sample prep baghouse blower to replace bearings that had gone bad. As the employee was using an Allen wrench to loosen the Allen bolt in the bushing, the wrench slipped causing the employee's hand to hit a bolt resulting in a laceration that required medical treatment.
Technician was attempting to bleed off stored energy before servicing an Ingersoll Rand air compressor. A 2" air line came apart and struck the technician in the torso causing multiple contusions and a broken rib.
An employee received a small fracture in the tip of the ring finger on the right hand when helping unload an empty folding core bin. The finger tip was caught in the folding door of the bin.