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Employee was picking up a heavy battery with his right arm, (the battery was stuck). His arm popped and crackled when he first lifted it out of the battery box. He said it didn't feel right and it hurt immediately.
No Accident report was turned in until 10-8-09 Injury came in on that day and wrote the following report. While changing hammers or lid liners, picked up a liner and felt a sharp pain in the left arm.
Employee was getting out of stockpile truck when he hit his finger on something sharp, and he cut his finger.
EE WAS SHOVELING OUT UNDER 2" BELT THE GUARD ON THE BELT HAD A ROUGH EDGE & HE HIT IT WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THIS CAUSED A BUT BETWEEN THE THUMB & THE INDEX FINGER. THIS TOOK 4 SUTURES
SMASHED FINGER IN TAILGATE.