An employee struck finger with a hammer while using a drift pin to install a pinion gear onto a shaft. The employee struck the index finger on left hand. The employee's finger suffered a laceration/bruising and a broken finger tip bone during the incident. The employee was placed on restricted duty
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Showing all 5Employee was installing wear shoes on the product classifier. He was driving a stuck bolt with a hammer when he hit the shoe in front of the one he was working on. The hammer glanced off, striking his left thumb, causing a hairline fracture.
Employee was attempting to better the flow of material in the mill hopper by using a long rod to stab the raw ore. He changed the angle of the rod to reach a different spot in the hopper. His left ring finger struck the guard on a belt conveyor. The impact cracked his nail completely and pushed his cuticle and skin up to the root of the nail.
HE WAS CHANGING SHAFTS AND HANGER BEARINGS ON #2 SCREW. TOOK OUT BOLTS THAT HOLD SHAFT TO SCREW. PUT PIPE WRENCH ON SHAFT THEN TURNED ON MOTOR TO BREAK SHAFT LOSE FROM SCREW. THE SCREW CAME OU T OF PAN HITTING HIM IN THE RIGHT ARM AND PUSHED HIM INTO GUARD RAIL, HITTING HIS LEFT SIDE.
ORE CRUSHER OVER LOADED, WHILE CLEANING OUT CRUSHER WITH PINCH BAR SMASHED HIS RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN BAR AND CRUSHER PLATE.