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EE WAS HELPING TO REPLACE/CHANGE OUT THE BUCKET ON THE 1570 BE DRAGLINE. HE WAS INVOLVED WITH CHANGING A REPAIR LINK ON THE DRAG CLEVIS WHEN HE REACHED IN TO CHECK FOR PIN CLEARANCE. AT THIS TIME THE CHAIN LINK ACCIDENTLY MOVED AND PINCHEDHIS LITTLE FINGER AGAINST THE CLEVIS. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED APPROX 12 STITCHES TO CLOSE THE WOUND.
THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN PULLING OUT A PIECE OF STUCK EQUIPMENT. HE WAS PULLING A LARGEW DIAMETER TOW CABLE FROM THE FOREMAN'S PICK UP. AS ONE END OF THE CHOKER PULLED FREE, IT FL IPPED AROUND PINCHING HIS THUMB AGAINST THE TAILGATE. THIS CAUSED A LACERATION AND CONTUSION TO HIS LEFT THUMB. NAIL HAD TO BE REMOVED.