Removing hydraulic block to prep the excavator for welding. The hoses were tangled, and during an attempt to untangle, hand got pinched between the main frame and the block. Open comminuted fracture of proximal phalanx of finger.
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EE locked out and tagged out the impactor and was removing rocks. While removing the rocks he hit his right hand between the hopper and the rock. He did not go to the walk in clinic until Saturday, 7/21/12 to have the minor swelling checked out. There were no fractures in his right hand and received a return to work form with no restrictions.