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EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PORTRA POWER TO LINE UP BOOM SHEAVE BORE ON A 38B BUCYRUS ERIE CRANE PORTRAPOWER HEAD WAS PUSHING AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE BOOM WITH A CHAIN ATTACHMENT & CHAIN WRAPPED AROU ND THE BOOM POINT EMPLOYEE STOPPED THE PUMPING TO INSPECT THE BORE ALIGNMENT WHEN THE PORTA POWER HEAD SLIPPED OUT OF POSITION & STRUCK HIM

EMPLOYEE HAD ADJUSTMENT LOCK POST OF CONE CRUSHER TURN UNKNOWINGLY WITH TAPER KEY INSERTED AND PINCH FINGER TIP OF LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN HOPPER BOWL AND TAPER KEY WHILE HE WAS REACHING WIT H RIGHT HAND TO PICK UP HAMMER TO TIGHTEN TAPER KEY.

EMPLOYEE HAD REMOVED A LINK FROM A DRIVE CHAIN ON A SMALL FEEDER, AND WAS IN PROCESS OF RECONNECTING THE CHAIN. THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING UP THE LINK WITH LEFT HAND & HAMMERING IN THE LINK WITH HIS RIGHT HAND. THE CHAIN SLIPPED AND THE EMPLOYEE HIT THE TIP OF HIS FINGER WITH THE HAMMER.

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE WAS INJURED BECAUSE HAMMERING ON SCREENS IN THE MILL TO REMOVE BUILT UP MATERIAL CAUSED SORENESS IN BOTH ELBOWS AND RIGHT SHOULDER. HE HAS BEEN UNDER MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR P AST TWO OR THRE9 YEARS FOR TENDONITOUS NOT RELATED TOHOIS WORK. HE HAS NOT REPORTED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS SITUATION BEFORE.