Employee was cleaning up some scrap metal and he was lifting a metal cabinet when the cabinet fell and it fell on his finger. When the cabinet fell it put a deep cut in his finger.
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Showing all 4Reassembling V-screen driveshaft. While adjusting tension on a lift plate using overhead crane, lift plate unexpectedly shifted and pinched tip of thumb under a large nut used to hold lifting plate.
Working on Kawasaki loader. Pinched thumb in battery box area of loader. Finger bled due to minor laceration which required stitches provided at local medical clinic by attending physician.
CHANGING SIZE ON CRUSHER. PINCHED TIP OF RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN CONTROL & CRUSHER.