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EE WAS HAMMERING THE OCUPLING ON DREDGE EE WAS HIT IN THE LEFT SMALL FINGER WITH A SMALL FRAGMENT OF METAL FROM THE HAMMER. HE WAS WEARIN GLOVES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT.
EE AND TWO OTHE REMPLOYEES WEE REPLACING SUCTION PIPE ON DREDGE, WHENN THE PIPE ROLLED AND CAUGH THIS THUMB BETWEEN THE PIPE AND HOIST CHAIN. PIPE WAS PROPERLY AND ADEQUATELY SECURED.
WAS WELDING ON TRACHOE, REMOVED HELMET TO BEAT ON AND SOMETHING SCRATCHED THE EE EYE. SAFETY GLASSES ARE PROVIDED WHERE NOT NOT WORN
INJURED EMP AND WITNESS WERE REMOVING A BEARING FROM THE ROCK SCREEN. VICTIM WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO HIT THE ROD WITH. HE MISSED THE ROD AND HIT HIS HAND.
EE WAS WALKING QUICKLY DOWN THE STEPS OF THE DREDGE. LOST HIS FOOTING SLIPPED, PUT HIS HANDS OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF ON HANDRAIL AND PUT ALL WEIGHT ON HIS HAND. FRACTURED RIGHT HAND.
INJURED EMPLOYEE & WITNESS WERE REMOVING LIGHT POST FROM CLASSIFIER TANK THEY DID NOT REALIZE HOW HEAVY IT WAS EE COULD NOT HOLD IT STEADY LIGHT POST TIPPED & PINNED HIS ARM AGAINST METAL SHEE T
WORKING ON CONVEYOR, SMALL PIECE OF GRADING FELL FROM CONVEYOR SUPPORT AND LANDED ON ARM.
EMPLOYEE USING PIPE MACHINE AT THE SHOP AREA AND GOT HIS THUMB CAUGHT AND RECEIVED BROKEN BONE IN THUMB.
REPAIRING PLANT WHEN MAN HIT THE BREAKER BOX WITH RIGHT HAND WHICH CAUSED A SHORT OR ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO EMPLOYEE,THROWING HIM TO THE GROUND.BOX WAS OPEN TO CHECK OUT PLANT.
HELPING MOVE CONVEYOR IN SHOP.MAN HAS HAD BACK TROUBLE BEFORE WORKING FOR OUR COMPANY.
WORKING ON WATER PUMP FOR 120 CLOADER THE MAN WAS TOLD TO WATCH FOR BLADES WHEN MACHINE IS STARTED HE MOVED HIS HAND TO GET A TOOL & THE FAN BLADE HIT HIS HAND