Stone Splitters #3 Metal/Non-Metal

Worker was leaving at the end of the shift & saw a pin on an excavator track sticking out. They & another worker tried to reinstall pin with the forks of a skidsteer & the worker got a finger pinched between the fork & the track, causing partial amputation of finger.

Approximately 8:30 am, a worker was stacking rock onto a pallet when they smashed a finger tip. We bandaged finger & employee said they wanted to continue to work. EE worked until noon then went home. EE came to work the next day & told us they had gone to the ER later that evening to check it out. They gave EE a shot for pain, splinted the finger & sent them home.

The guys were packing up to leave for the day. They noticed co-worker not responding to them. They asked if he was ok, no response. Then he passed out. They called 911. He was transported to Sparks Hospital in Ft Smith, AR. Doctors 1st thought it was heat exhaustion, but now think it might be a blood clot or minor heart attack.