Employee was using a prybar to dislodge a rock that was stuck in a chute. The rocks shifted and forced the prybar against the chute. His finger was mashed between the chute and the prybar. They removed his fingernail and the tip of his finger was fractured.
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Showing all 4Employee was using a hammer and a bar to loosen a screen. While swinging the hammer he missed the bar and struck his hand. He received a laceration that required stitches.
Employee was hitting the side of a bin to dislodge material. The sledge hammer deflected off the side of the bin and struck him on the right knee. A lineal fracture occured to the knee.
EE WAS TIGHTENING IMPACTOR BOLTS WITH A RATCHET. THE RATCHET SLIPPED A TOOTH AND HAD NO TENSION WHEN EE PULLED ON RATCHET HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON SIDE OF IMPACTOR FRACTURING HIS ELBOW.