I NAME WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO POUND SOMETHING WHEN HE STRUCK WITH THE HAMMER HIS HAND MOVED DOWN THE HANDLE & STRUCK AGAINST THE OBJECT ALSO HE WAS WEARING GLOVES HE RECEIVED A SMALL CUT TO HIS RT INDEX FINGER I NAME SAW DR BECAUSE HETHOUGHT HE MIGHT NEED STITCHES DR ADVISED CLEANING TWICE DAILY APPLYING A SILVABENE CREAM & A REGULAR BANDAIDE
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Showing all 3HE WAS HELPING TO GET SOME MATERIAL THAT WAS STUCK IN THE PRIMARY TO GO ON THROUGH,ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING A STEEL BAR TO SHOVE ON THE MATEIRAL WHEN A ROCK CAME FLYING OUT.
WHILE CHANGNG THE POSITION OF THE TIRES ON A STACKING CONVEYOR THE JACK SLIPPED AND THE CONVEYOR TURNED OVER SERIOUSLY INDURING ONE AND RESULTING IN A FATALITY FOR ANOTHER THE CONVEYOR WAS NOT PROPERLY BLOCKED OR CRIBBED