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WHILE HOLDING A BOARD SUPPORTING A CONVEYOR BELT THAT THE CONNECTOR BOLTS WERE BEING CHISELED OF A SLIVER OF METAL FLEW FROM CHISEL INTO LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER. THE FINGER BECAME INFECTED AFTE R INITIAL FIRST AIDE RESULTING IN LOST TIME DAYS
WHILE CLEANING OUT A CONCRETE MIXER DRUM USING A JACKHAMMER, ONE PIECE DISLEDGE ABOVE HEAD & FELL STRIKING HEAD KNOCKING OFF HARD HAT & CUTTING HIS HEAD. THE CUT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES WHICH ARE CLOSE TO THE HARD HAT LINE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO WEAR HARD HAT SO LOST TIME HAS RESULTED.
INSTALLING NEW WIRE CLOTHS ON A SCREEN--IT WAS NECESSARY TO INSERT A PINCH BAR INTO THE BOLT HOLE TO PUSH THE WIRE CLOTH DOWN. WHILE WORKING OUTSIDE, THE BAR CAUGHT THE DRAW PLATER ALSO, PINCH ING THE EE'S FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING ROLLERS ON THE CONVEYOR BELT FROM THE LIFT. WHEN HE WAS REMOVING ONE ROLLER IT CAME LOOSE OFF IT'S BRACKET. CAUGHT THE ROLLER ON AN AWKWARD ANGLE WHICH CAUSED A RADIAL FR ACTURE OF HIS RIGHT ELBOW.
AFTER LOADING TRUCK EE BACKED THE LOADER HE WAS OPERATING IN TOWARDS THE VERTICAL SLOPE TO CLEANSOME SPILLAGE IN FRONT OF THE PILE. AS HE WAS PREPARING TO DUMP THE BUCKET, THE VERTICAL SLOPE G AVE WAY. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS BURIED & THE RIGHT WINDOW WAS BROKEN. THE EE RECIEVED A CUT ONRIGHT MIDDLE FINGE FROM THE BROKEN GLASS.
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO TAP A SIDE SKIRT BACK INTO PLACE ON A CONVEYOR. THE BAR HE USED HIT THE CONVEYOR SNAPPING IT UPWARD PINCHING HIS FINGER AND THUMB AGAINST A BRACE. THE SKIN AND NAIL WERE AF FECTED.
EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING DUMP TRUCK AND WENT OVER A HOLE ON AN UNPAVED ROAD THAT WAS REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES. THE PRESSURE CAUSED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND DOWN LEFT LEG.
EE WAS STANDING ON TRACK OF AIR DRILL AND WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE STEPPED ON A LOOSE STONE. THE STONE MOVED CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS LEFT FOREARM AND SHOULDER.