EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A SPROCKET ON DOZER AND HIT IT WITH A HAMMER AND A CHIP FLEW OFF STRICKING THIGH OF EMPLOYEE.
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Showing all 10EMPLOYEE HELPIN1 ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WELD JAW TOGGLE ROD AND RECEIVED FLASH BURN RT EYE
EMPLOYEE POKING MATERIAL DOWN SIDE OF HOPPER WIRTH STEEL BAR. COMPLAINED TO DOCTOR AFTER LEAVING COLO. SAND PREMISES, OF BURNING SENSATION & NUMBNESS IN BOTH HANDS. EMPLOYEE PERFORMING THIS D DUTY FOR FIVE WEEKS PREVIOUS WITH NO COMPLAINT REGARDING BURNING AND/OR NUMBNESS.
I NAME WAS WORKING NEARBY AS SLAG WAS BEING CHIPPED AND PARTICLE FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING MUD CHUNK OFF BELT ON HPPER AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND ON HOPPER
TASKS PERFORMED B Y EMPLOYEE AGGREVATED CONDITION. TIME OR DATE OF OCCURRANCE UNKNOWN
AS EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING MUC CLODS FROM FEEDER BELT FELT PAIN IN BACK
AS EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE FEEDER TO THE CRUSHER HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE.
I.NAME PUTTING TAPE ON HEAD PULLY TO ALLEVIATE SLIPPING.3 MEN WERE WEARING EARPLUGS AND ENGINES RUNNING MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO HEAR.I.NAME ASKED (INJ EMPL)I.NAME TO TURN HEAD PULLY SO HE COULD ADD MORE TAPE.(OTHER EMPL)I.NAME WHO WAS BEHIND I.NAME THOUGHT HE SAID TO TURN ON POWER BOX AND I.NAME THOUGHT (INJ EMPL)I.NAME HAD ALREADY STEPPED BACK SO HE ACTIVATED POWER BOX.
AS EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A BEARING, SMALL SPECK OF METAL GOT INTO EYE. (R)