EE was installing buckets on an elevator when the EE's right hand slipped off the bar causing the bar to fall. When this happened the EE tried to catch the bar as it was falling and it ended up smashing EE's middle finger on EE's right hand. This injury resulted in the EE having to get five stitches in EE's middle finger.
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Checking for a certain screen cloth size. The screens were standing on edge. The screens started to fall. Employee tried to catch the screen. The edge of the screen caught the tip of the ring finger on left hand. Finger was cut. It required 3 stitches to close the cut.