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Employee was sliding a 30 lb pillow block bearing onto a shaft. Employee was wiggling it when it popped into place, pinching the tip of employee's right little finger between the bearing and the frame.
Employee was loading heavy pieces of steel into the back of a pickup when EE felt pain in the lower back.
Employee was doing yard clean-up when the wind blew something into the left eye. Foreign object removed next day at clinic.
Employee was changing the cutting edges on the bucket of the front end loader. While loosening one of the bolts, it spun in the hole and cut palm and middle finger of left hand. Twelve stitches.
Employee was using a chain "come-along" to raise a pipe into position to bolt it onto the collar of another pipe. The chain slipped off the pipe and cut right middle finger. Five stitches.
A group of employees were using bars to get rocks unstuck from a cone-shaped bin. A rock fell on employee's bar. Employee's hand flew up against the bin and employee's finger was cut. Six stitches.
Employee and a coworker were going to splice two ends of a power cord for a hand grinder together. They were stripping the wire when the coworker's knife slipped and poked into the employee's forearm. Three stitches.
Employee was climbing up and out of a rock crusher. The place he grabbed to pull himself out was sharp and he cut his left little finger. Four stitches.
Employee was climbing down a ladder from a platform next to a conveyor. He missed the last two steps and fell about two feet (landing on his feet) to the ground jarring his lower back.
Employee was using a man lift to change the gear box on a material conveyor. The man lift door came open and he fell approximately 12 feet to the ground. Ten stitches in scalp.
Employee spent about six hours working outdoors that day. Wind-chill was about -20 degrees. Some of his work required removal of his heavy gloves and working with lightweight ones. Went to doctor on 4-29-14, frostbite on tip of right index finger.
EE was loading haul trucks, his loader bucket was full of material. A large rock came over back of the bucket, falling into the cab, braking the windshield, and hitting his right hand and forearm.
Employee was climbing down from his haul truck. He slipped and fell about seven feet to the ground.
Employee was cutting a 2" hose with a utility knife. The hose slipped. The knife slipped and he cut his left little finger. Four stitches.
EE was welding in the box of a haul truck. A piece of slag flew into his left eye.
Employee was loading an oxygen tank onto the welding truck. The tank slipped and smashed his left little finger against the tank rack.
EE was changing rollers on a conveyor. He scraped his right elbow on a piece of metal. One week later it was swollen with infection.
Employee was using a grinder on a machine part. A piece of metal flew up into his left eye.
Employee was unplugging rocks from a discharge screen on a rock crusher. When the rocks went through, the lid slammed down on his left index finger.
EE was cutting conveyor belting with a utility knife. The knife slipped and cut his right little and middle fingers. Stitches required.
EE was repairing the jaw crusher. He was straightening out one of the grizzly bars with a sledge hammer. A rock fell through from above him somewhere. It hit him above his left ear and knocked his hard hat off.
Employee was using an air compressor to blow debris off his clothes. Foreign objects in both eyes. Employee was wearing eye protection.
Employee was pulling on a bungee cord, when the hook straightened (unbent), flew up and split his lower lip. Five stitches.
THE EMPLOYEE INVOLVED WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WORK ON A DRILL AT THE QUARRY SHOP. THEY WERE USING A 48" PIPE WRENCH, WHICH SLIPPED & STRUCK HIM ON HIS LEFT KNEE. IT REQUIRED (2) STITCHES.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A CONCRETE BLOCK WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT GROIN AREA. INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR ON 5/14/05.
IT WAS VERY WINDY ON 3/7/05 AND THE EMPLOYEE HAD WORKED OUTSIDE ALL DAY. THAT NIGHT HIS EYES STARTED HURTING, SO HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE DOCTOR SAID THAT BOTH OF HIS CORNEAS WERE SCRATCHED, POSSIBLY FROM SAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING THE BELT ON A TUNNEL CONVEYOR WHEN HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST IT.
EE WAS CLIMBING UP ON A SHAKER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL.
EE WAS HOLDING A PIPE THAT ANOTHER EE WAS HITTING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE SLEDGE MISSED THE MARK AND HIT THE EE'S RIGHT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHILE STANDING ON A MAN-LIFT. HE WAS RAISING THE LIFT WHEN IT JERKED AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON THE PLATFORM ABOVE HIM.
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF RUBBER BELTING WITH A KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS LEFT THIGH, REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.