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HE WAS HELPING MOVE A GEAR BOX, WHEN THE SHAFT HE WAS HOLDING BROKE, SNATCHING & SPRAINING HIS RIGHT HAND. AFTER REST DID NOT HELP THE HAND TO HEAL, SURGERY WAS PERFORMED ON 4/18/02 TO REATTAC H A LOOSE LIGAMENT IN THE HAND.
WAS TIGHTENING THE TENSION ROD AT THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN THE ROD BROKE, AND THE TORQUE EXTENSION HANDLE END RAKED ACROSS HIS HAND CAUSING A DEEP LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES TO CLOSE.
EE WAS LIFTING SCREENS INTO PLACE ON THE BOTTOM DECK OF #2 SCREEN.
EE WAS RAISING THE BALL LATCH ON THE GREASE TRAILOR WHEN HE TOOK PIECE OF STEEL PIPE AND TRIED TO KNOCK THE LATCH UP. WHEN HE DID HE SMASHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE THREE WAY HITCH.
PAD EYE ON JAW PLATE PULLED LOOSE NA DHIT EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF NECK REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A ROCK FROM THE TAKE UP PULLEY. EE WAS STANDING ON THE GROUND WITH LEFT HAND HOLDING THE PIPE THE TAKE UP PULLEY WEIGHT OPERATES IN. HE SIGNALED FOR THE BOLT TO BE B UMPED AROUND WHICH SHOULD CLEAR THE ROCK. WHEN THE BELT (BOLT?) WAS BUMPED THE COUNTERWEIGHT SWUNG SIDEWAYS PINCHING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER.
INJURED PERSON WAS ASSISTING IN THE REMOVAL OF A MOTOR SHIV ON THE PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER. UPON DISASSEMBLY THE SHIV FELL TO THE GROUND PINCHING HIS LITTLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE SHI V AND THE GROUND.
INJURED WAS CARRYING A PIECE OF METAL TUBING TO BE USED FOR A SCALE GUARD. HE SLIPPED AND FELL AND THE TUBING (WEIGHING 60-80 LBS) LANDED ON HISLEFT HAND.
FELL THROUGH JAW CRUSHER APPROX 10' MOVABLE JAW WAS NOT STATIONARY-EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A WEDGE.