Employee was adjusting the impellor on the dredge gravel pump. Employee was using a piece of metal as a wedge to help break loose the pump knock out ring that stuck. After striking the metal wedge with a hammer a sliver of metal became imbedded in the employees left hand. Discomfort did not occur until the following day when treatment was requested.
While repairing the car body of the radial stacker, the I/E was maneuvering a new section of steel box into place, which was balancing on the radial frame I beam. While re-rigging, the the load shifted causing the I/E end to rise quickly, causing his hand to become caught in a pinch point. The employee suffered the amputation of his left pinky from incident.
It appears EE was applying belt dressing to head pulley of moving conveyor on rock plant. He got too close & was pulled into the head pulley. He was flipped over the conveyor & into the log washer. The log washer was not running at the time. His fall into the log washer was about 4 feet. EE has two laceration to the head, major lacerations to rt arm & possible broken bones.