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EMPLOYEE LIFTED A 60 LB ELECTRIC MOTOR CAUSING A STRAIN IN HIS BACK.
EE WAS WORKING ON THE WELDER TO REPAIR IT WHEN HE REMOVED THE GUARD TO CHECK ON A STUCK GOVERNOR CONTROL. HE REACHED UP TO FREE THE ROD AND HIS FINGERS SLIPPED, CAUSING THEM TO GET CAUGHT IN T HE FAN. EE SUFFERED NEAR AMPUTATION AND COMPOUND FRACTURES OF HIS INDEX FINGER AND MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING HIS SUPERVISOR FREE A BLOCK ON A CRANE. THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT RING FINGERGOT BETWEEN THE CABLE AND BLOCK CAUSING INJURY.