EMPLOYEE WAS UN-HOOKING CAT HEAD FOR CARS WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND CAUGHT HIS RING FINGER BETWEEN THE CAT HEAD AND THE CAR FRAME CAUSING A FRACTURE TO THE END HOINT OF HIS FINGER. E MPLOYEE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK.
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Showing all 3EMPLOYEE WAS UNHOOKING A WIRE PULL ROPE FROM A DOZER AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. 0N 7/17/00 HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION AND IS TO BEGIN THERAPY ON 7/24/00 FOR THIS EVENT. THEREFORE IT IS A MEDICAL OCCURENCE ONLY. HE WILL NOT BE AWAY FROM WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN REMOVING DRAW ROCK FROM THE TOP OF THE MINER. AS THE ROCK WAS SLIDING OFF FROM THE MINER, HE GOT HIS HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND DOOR ON LAUNCH VEHICLE. THE EMPL OYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES. SUTURES AND A FINGER SPLINT FOR THE FRACTURE IS THE TREATMENT RECEIVED.