August 18, 2004
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Muenks Brothers Quarries Inc · Struck against stationary object
EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED OFF WRENCH WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS. JAMMED 2 FINGERS OF HIS RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL WEEKS PASSED AND PAIN REMAINED. DR FOUND BONE BRUISE AND PUT THE HAND IN A CAST TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF THE FINGERS, MAKING THE INJURY REPORTABLE.