While conducting Pre-Shift Inspection on equipment, engine compartment door abruptly fell smashing left hand thumb.
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Showing all 4Supervisor was loading water transfer pump fittings into the bed of pickup truck and cut left thumb requiring 3 stitches.
While 2 individuals were unloading poly pipe from bumper pull trailer, 1 individual had poly pipe side at the same height as top rail on trailer. Other individual at other end pushed poly pipe forward towards the other individual instead of lifting directly up, causing pipe end flange to smash individual's right hand ring finger between top rail on trailer and poly pipe flange end.
While climbing ladder to enter his maintainer, employee reported straining his lower back.