WHILE LINING UP BOLTS ON A CONVEYOR BELT WIPER, A BOLT GOT STUCK AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO HIT THE BOLT WITH A ROCK. THIS CAUSED THE WIPER TO BOUNCE AND PULL HIS LEFT HAND IN BETWEEN THE WIPER AND CONVEYOR BELT, SEVERELY CUTTING TWO FINGERS ANDTHUMB OF LEFT HAND.
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Showing all 7PULLED A MUSCLE IN RIGHT CALF WHIEL STANDING ON TIP-TOES.
EMPLOYEE WAS GREASING A MACHINE AND STEPPED OFF OF THE CONVEYOR ONTO A FROZEN PIECE OF SAND CAUSING HIM TO SLIP AND HIT HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND A MACHINE AND SLIPPED ON A PATCH OF ICE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE FALLING.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING STEPS ONTO MACHINE AND MISSED A STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACKWARDS 5 FEET TO THE GROUND. EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIP AND LEFT ELBOW.
LOST FOOTING WHILE GREASING LOADER. FELL OFF CATWALK TO GROUND. HIT LEFT BREAST BONE AND RIGHT RIBS.
42957 SCREWDRIVER.SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED OUT OF HAND,BURNED UP HIT EMPLOYEE'S TOOTH.