While throwing out shards of metal a piece of metal got caught on the employee's glove, ripping it causing a small piece of metal to become embedded in employee's hand
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February 27, 2025
NJ · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Braen Aggregates LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
January 30, 2020
NJ · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Braen Aggregates LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
Employee was attempting to place take-up bearing onto shaft then the bearing slipped and pinned miner's middle finger between concrete floor and bearing resulting in a fracture of the tip of the miner's middle finger. No surgery necessary, light duty accommodated.
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