Using the Jack-Hammer to break up rocks stuck in the rock crusher the jack-hammer slipped between the two rocks and pinned finger between the hammer and the rocks.
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February 9, 2005
WV · Coal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Contractors Enterprise Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Contractors Enterprise Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS POUNDING A PIN IN PLACE ON THE DRILL. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER TO DO THIS. HE HIT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER, SMASHING THE END OF HIS FINGER.
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