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EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AND PICKING UP SCRAP METAL AND TIN. THE GRASS HAD GROWN UP AROUND THE AREA SO HE DIDN'T SEE A NAIL STICKING UP. HE STEPPED ON THE RUSTY NAIL WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSIN G A MINOR PUNCTURE WOUND BUT FELT LIKE A TETANUS SHOT WAS NEEDED.
HE WAS TRYING TO CUT A HOLE IN CONVEYOR BELT WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE WHEN IT CLOSED. IT CUT THE FIRST FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
MAN WALKING AROUND CRUSHER AND LOST HIS FOOTING ON LOOSE ROCK HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW ON ROCK WHEN HE FELL CAUSING PAIN AND SWELLING IN HIS ELBOW AND ARM DRS DIAGNOSIS WAS CELLULITIS ELBOW