When employee was grinding on pulley shaft, he rubbed his eye with his shirt sleeve causing a metal splinter to go into his eye.
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Showing all 4Pinched hand between cylinder shaft and the tail gate of service truck requiring two stitches.
Employee was drawing knife towards himself while cutting nubber, his hand slipped and he cut himself on his right thigh requiring a couple of stitches.
EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING THE SET SCREWS BEHIND THE FEED HOPPER TAIL PULLEY GUARD AND HIS RIGHT ARM SLIPPED AND HIT THE GUARD ON THE TAIL PULLEY CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND.