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Climbing up into Moxy articulated truck and felt something tear in left knee.
Foreman was tightening an air line on a truck with a wrench. He felt something pop in his back, EE went to the Chiropractor & found out that he dislocated 2 ribs, which were put back into place at that time.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP A EXTENSION LADDER, WHEN EE STEPPED UP ON THE TOP PART OF LADDER IT SLID DOWN CATCHING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN RUNGS AND BRUISED THE TOP OF THE HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A PIN FROM A CONVEYOR WHILE TAKING DOWN A SCREEN PLANT & THE PIN COCKED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN PIN & FRAME TAKING A CHUNK OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE 3RD FINGER ON T HE BOTTOM.
UNHOOKING LIFTING CABLE CLEVIS FROM CONVEYOR, WHEN PIN IN CLEVIS WAS REMOVED, CABLE RELEASED TENSION STRIKING HAND AGAINST ANGLE IRON FRAME ON CONVEYOR.
WHEN MATERIAL IS DAMP, CHUTE ON SCREEN MACHINE BUILDS UP AND NEEDS TO BE CLEANED OUT. SHOVELING OUT CHUTE MUST HAVE SLIPPED OFF SHOVEL AND UP INTO COUNTERWIEGHT OF SCREEN ON THE SCREEN MACHINE .
EE WAS STARTING DISABLED BY JUMPING THE BATTERY. HE WAS HOOKING JUMPER CABLES TO THE SERVICE UNIT WHEN THE BATTERY EXPLODED CAUSING THE BATTERY TOP TO COME OFF HITTING EE IN THE FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO WAS DOWN OFFICE BUILDING. WHILE DOING SO, WHEN HE WAS REMOVING THE HOSE, THE FITTING AND HOSE DISCONNECTED BLOWING HOT WATER INTO EMPLOYEES FACE. CAUSING FIRST DEGR EE BURNS AND SOME BLISTERING TO CHEEK.