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Employee was changing from 2" to 1" screen at sand & gravel plant. Hand was caught between the two screens in the process. Employee received an "open wound fracture" to the tip of his right pinky finger.
Ee was picking out large, oversized rocks from the conveyor belt feeding our processing plant. This job involved lifting the rocks off of the conveyor and throwing them off to the side. He stated that he developed soreness in his left upper arm us the day progressed. He went to the dr on 5/14/07 and was diagnosed with a ripped muscle and popped tendon.
EE had pulled open the lever which opens the silo gate on plant to load stock trk with processed material. When the trk was full, he pushed lever forward to close gate. While doing this he caught left middle finger between this lever and another one. He sustained an open fracture to left middle finger.