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EE WAS PULLING ON A METAL SKIRTING BRACKET ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE IT. HIS HAND SLIPPED AND STRUCK THE METAL BELT GUARD CAUSING A LACERATION.
EE WAS CHANGING A 50 LB. DRILL BIT. THE DRILL BIT FELL UNEXPECTEDLY CATCHING THE EE'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE BIT AND A PIECE OF METAL ON THE DRILL DECK.
LAB EE'S WERE MOVING EQUIPMENT FROM A CONEX TO THE LAB. EE WENT TO ROLL OUT A CRUCIBLE SHAKER. THE LID HAD BEEN WEDGE OPEN BY A SHELF IN TRANSPORT. SHE PUT HER LEFT HAND ON THE LID, SO SHE COU LD LOWER IT WHEN SHE MOVED IT. SHE HAD PUT HER RIGHT HAND IN THE HINGE AREA & WHEN THE SHAKER MOVED, THE LID WAS TOO HEAVY FOR HER TO HOLD UP AND LID FELL ON HER RIGHT THUMB