EE was exiting the office and reaching to close the front door when another employee saw the door ajar and went to close the door. When the other employee closed the door EE's left middle finger and left ring finger pinched in the door and caused fracture of distal phalanx and finger lacerations with complication.
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Showing all 4Removing gear box from concrete sand stacker when ee got hand caught between the gear box and adjacent handrail causing lacerations to three fingers and a fracture in first joint of index finger on left hand
Employee was changing a roller on a conveyor. He was havnig trouble getting a nut off of a bolt which held the roller. When the nut cam loose, the roller came loose and employee tried to hold it from falling.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OVERSIZED ROCK FROM CONVEYOR. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE ONE ROCK A SECOND ROCK STRUCK HIS THUMB.