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THE TWO MEN WERE REPLACING TEETH ON THE SHOVEL BUCKET RINKER WAS HOLDING A HAMMER IN A KEEPER PIN AND HERSHMAN WAS HITTING THE HAMMER WITH A SLEDGE A SMALL METAL SPUR CAME OFF OF THE HAMMER AN D IMBEDDED INTO RINKERS INDEX FINGER
THE EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PRY BAR TO REMOVE THE STUB SHAFT HOUSING ON THE BACK OF THE ENGINE OF AN R-50. THE HOUSING CAME OFF FALLING DOWN ON THE PRY BAR PINNING THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE PR Y BAR AND THE TIE ROD.
EMPLOYEE WAS PLACING STEEL SHIMS UNDER A CONVEYOR SUPPORT BY DRIVING THEM WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THIS IS THE PROPER METHOD TO LEVEL STEEL. EMPLOYEE STUCK HIS FINGER UNDER HAMMER. EMPLOYEE WAS E XPERIENCING SEVERAL MAJOR PERSONAL PROBLEMS DURING AT THIS TIME, WHICH IS BELIEVED TO BE THE RESSON FOR THIS ACCIDENT.