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HE WAS CHISELING CEMENT BUILDUP OFF STEEL FRAME WHEN A PIECE OF THE CHISEL BROKE OFF & WENT INTO HIS LEG
EE SLIPPED AND PLACED HAND ON HAND RAIL. ALL OF EE S WEIGHT CAME DOWN ON HIS HAND AND TWISTED HIS ARM. LEFT ARM AND WRIST SWOLLEN SLIGHTLY AND ARM SPRAINED.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING FOLLOW PLATE FROM SLURRY PUMP, IT SLIPPED AND MASHED INDEX FINGER OF RIGHT HAND AGAINST PUMP SHAFT, CAUSING A GASH ACROSS BOTTOM SIDE OF KNUCKLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON SIDEWALK LEADING FROM GUARDHOUSE & SLIPPED ON ICE & HIT HIS THUMB CAUSING A SLIGHT SPRAIN TO BASE OF RT HAND THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STEPS AND SLIPPED FROM ONE LEVEL TO THE NEXT, RESULTS WAS A FRACTURE OF THE 5TH METATARCAL OF THE RIGHT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON BOARD GOING TO SCAFFOLD. THE BOARD GAVE WAY AND HE FELL INTO COOLER AND CUT HIS LIP AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND ELBOW. LIP REQIRED STITCHES.
EMPL WAS STANDING ON SCAFFOLD USING JACKHAMMER WHEN JACKHAMMER BIT BROKE & EMPL FELL.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING CABLE TRAY COVERS AND WAS GOING TO THROW COVER DOWN TO NEXT LEVEL WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL INTO THE COVER RESULTING IN A LARGE CUT TO BACK OF RT LEG REQUIRING ST ITCHES
PERSON WAS ATTE4PTING TO CUT A PIECE OF SHOESTRING TO HOLD HIS BOOT TOGETHER, KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING TOP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER
PERSON WAS REMO5ING BELT COVERS FROM HIGH ROCK BELT, SMALL PART OF BELT COVER HIT HIM ON FOREHEAD TWICE.
PERSON WAS WORK3NG ON THE NORTH END OF FINISH MILL SHAKING ON THE GRINDING AID FEED PIPE WHEN A SMALL METAL DOOR THAT WAS REMOVED TO CLEAN OUT NECK OF MILL FELL DOWN ONTO HIS LEFT SHOULD STRI CKING MOUTH CAU8ING CUT TO LOWER LIP (8 STICHES)AND BROKEN UPPER FRONT TEETH.
EMPL USING HAMM9R TO REMOVE SPROCKET WHEN PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF AND CUT HIS RIGHT ARM.
THUMB ON LEFT H5ND WAS CAUGHT IN DOOR OF BOBCAT WHILE WORKING ON IT. CUTTING THUMB, REQUIRING 10 STITCHES
CLEANING DUST C2LLECTOR AT KILN WHEN MATERIAL BROKE LOOSE AND CAME OUT ON HIM HOT DUST CAUSED 2ND DEGREE BURNS TO WRIST FOREARM ON RT ARM AND TO BACK OF NECK
EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING A PLUG FROM GEAR HOUSING WHEN THEBACK OF HIS HAND WAS STRUCK BY A NUT ONA HIGH SPEED GEAR REDUCER COUPLING. THIS RESULTING IN A CUT THE BACK OF EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR HAMMER IN THE CHAIN SECTION DURING A KILN REPAIR JOB A PIECE OF CASTABLE BROKE LOOSE AND FELL FROM ABOVE HITTING HIS LEFT HAND
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING GRASS USING A SWING KNIFE BLADE BLADE HIT A STUMP THAT WAS HIDDEN IN THE GRASS
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING EUCLID BED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SETTLED OUT BED MOVED DOWNWARD CATCHING HAND BETWEEN TRUCK BED AND PIN BAR
USING ANGLE GRINDER,GRINDER KICKED BACK HITTING HIM ON WRIST.
CUTTING PIPE WITH HACK SAW.HAND SLIPPED AND WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN SAW BLADE AND TOP OF SAW.
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADINGF A DELIVERY TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED ON SOME BOARDS IN TRAILER OF TRUCK BOARDS BROKE AND HE FELL THROUGH FLOORING OF THE TRUCK
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A GLASS DISH THE DISH IS THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN CRACKED. WHEN EMPLOYEE PICKED THE DISH UP THE DISH BROKE HER MIDDLE RIGHT FINGER AND FOREFINGER ON RIGHT HAND WERE CUT
EMPL FLARING RIVET.PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF FLARING TOOL AND WENT INTO LEG.CUT REQUIRED 4 STITCHES.