Employee was attempting to adjust a spring in the crusher. The spring was not seated properly in the spring seats. Employee reached with left hand and grabbed the spring. When employee grabbed the spring it moved smashing the tips of employee's ring and middle fingers.
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April 28, 2021
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rock Contractors Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
July 28, 2005
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rock Contractors Inc · Struck by falling object
HE WAS PULLING A KING PIN FROM A TRANSPORT TRAILER. THE NOSE OF THE TRAILER FELL AND SMASHED HIS LEFT HAND.
July 19, 2000
ID · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rock Contractors Inc · Struck against stationary object
CLEANING UP CRUSHER SCREENS. CUT BY WIRE ON SCREEN CLOTH.
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