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Electrican tighting up the guywire for overhead electric line and the guy wire insulator snap into, two parts and one part fell onto EE's lower left arm and cut the skin and left a deep cut.
Employee was pulling a rock out that was wedged between the primary crusher frame and some grease lines. When he dislodged the rock, it fell and pinched the little finger of his left hand against a steel cross member.
EE was jacking & cribbing the Cat 990 Loader to remove the rear end. Sliding wooden blocks under the loader he ran a splinted in palm of hand. He pulled exposed splinter out & continued to work the rest of the day(Friday). He came back Monday & his hand was swollen. He reported the accident & asked to go to a doctor to see if some of the splinter was still in the hand.