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I.NAME QUARRY F2REMAN WAS CLEANING ROLLERS ON CONVEYORS HIS FEET SLIPPED AND HIS LEFT ARM CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL AND TREATED HE SUFFERED A LACERATION ON THE LEFT ARM FT ARM. THERE W5S NO NERVE DAMAGE AND NO BONES BROKEN, HOWEVER HE WILL MISS SOME WORK. LOSS OF TIME-NOT DETERMINED AT THIS TIME.
CHAIN CAUGHT MI8DLE FINGER OF FIGHT HAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM CARRIER CHAIN. MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND WAS CUT OFF ABOVE THE OUTER KNUCKLE, ABOUT MIDDLE OF FINGERNAIL.
PICKING UP BLOCK OF WOOD SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND SKINNING AND BRUISING LITTLE AND RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND
VICTIM WAS PLACING PALLET COVER PAPER ON HOLDER WHEN ROLL STARTED TO SLIP. VICTIM TRIED TO REOVER ROLL AND PULLED MAIN BACK MUSCLE IN THE PROCESS. VICTIM IS BEDRIDDEN FOR TODAY AND MUST RETURN TO DOCTORS OFFICE MONDAY MORNING.
EMP WS HELPING LOAD I-BEAMS ONTO FLATBED TRAILER AND SHACKLE ON CABLE CAUGHT ON BEAM AND FLIPPED THE I-BEAM OFF OF THE TRAILER AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT. THE ACCIDENT RESULTED IN FRACTURES TO THR EE TOES ON THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT
EMP WAS REMOVING ROCK FROM CONVEYOPR THAT IS LOACATED OUTSIDE WHEN THE BELT STARTED TO MOVE RESULTING IN PULLING RT ARM INTO PULLEY BEFORE HE COULD REACT THE PULLEY HAD PULLED HIS ARM IN UP TO HIS SHOULDER RESULTING IN RT ARM BEING BROKE IN TWO PLACES ONE BREAK JUST ABOVE HIS RT WRIST AND THE SECOND BREAK JUST BELOW SHOULDER ON RT ARM SURGERY WAS REQUIRED TO SET THE BREAKS
INJURED WAS GRINDING ON A PIECE OF STEEL WHEN A PARTICLE OF SLAG ENTERED RIGHT EYE. THERE WAS NO PERMANENT DAMAGE TO EYE AND RELEASED EMPLOYEE BACK TO WORK.
EE WAS GOING DOWN TO THE MILL, SLIPPED & BROKE HER ANKLE.
INJUREDS RT ARM WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT & HEAD PULLEY WHILE APPLYING BELT DRESSING BY REACHING IN BACK OF GUARD WITH STICK DAMAGE SUSTGAINED SEVERLY COMPLEX DEEP LACERATION ON RT ARM
EMP WAS SAWING LUMBER TO MAKE CRIBS FOR SHIPPING OUT BOULDERS HE WAS USING A SKILL SAW THE SKILL SAW KICKED BACK RESULTING IN CUTTING THE EMPLOYEES LEFT LEG JUST ABOVE THE KNEE THE TENDONS WER E SEVERED REQUIRING SURGERY TO REPAIR DAMAGE