Employee was replacing screens, screen slipped out of hand
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Showing all 4Employee was organizing a tool trailer, EE stood a sprocket up on it's side, attempted to it up
Employees were changing a sprocket on crusher feeder. Sprocket slipped, lacerating the pinky on left hand requiring stitches.
EE was trying to stop the belt & another ee ran and turned belt off by releasing a lever & turning key off. Another ee gave ee a knife to cut the belt to remove ee right arm that was in tangled in tail pulley. Notified superintendent by mobile phone who called 911. EE assisted ee to pickup wrapping arm in coat. Met EMS on county road I in Donley County.