Employee was putting part of the crusher back together when his hand slipped and his finger scraped across an edge of a bolt causing a laceration.
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Showing all 4The employee was cranking up the tarp to the dump truck by hand when the handle slipped out of his hand. Due to the spring loaded nature of the tarp the handle spun quickly and hit the palm of his left hand causing a laceration.
DRIVER CLIMBED OUT OF VEHICLE ON TO LEVELING RACK; LOST BALANCE AND CAUGHT HIMSELF FROM FALLING JERKING ACTION PULLED LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING STRAIN
EE LOST BALANCE AS SHE WAS TURNING TO GET INTO CAB OF LOADER. WHEN SHE REACHED FOR LADDER, SHE CAUGHT HER FINGER BETWEEN LADDER AND STEP GRATE AND GOT HUNG UP ON LADDER.