Employee was loading wire into the back of a truck, the wire caught on an obstruction causing it to spring back. The wire struck the employee's right pinky finger. Causing an oblique fracture to the right pinky finger. Currently the employee is working on restricted duty.
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Redpath USA Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
September 20, 2015
MT · Metal/Non-Metal
belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor
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Redpath USA Corporation · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Miner was replacing striker bar on jumbo, when flushing head slipped and impacted right ring finger. Miner received a fractured finger and five stitches.
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