Removing the belt wiper on the conveyor feeding the gravel plant screen. While removing the 2nd bolt holding the wiper, the wiper fell down and pinned employee's hand by pinching it between the wiper and frame.
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Showing all 3After adjusting of parking brakes, while climbing up stairs on a Caterpillar 980H wheel loader, operator jammed left hand into the handrail.
EE was changing our the screens on the gravel plant. The incident occurred while removing the 1/4" screen. He has continues to work, but was determined at a doctors appointment 5/7/15 that hernia would be repaired surgically in June.