A jaw die bolt had broken off & was to be removed. The space to access the bolt to push it out is limited. The employee was attempting to pull the broken bolt out with a come-a-long & a welded on lifting lug. The weld broke & the chain & lifting lug were under tension came loose & hit the employee in the hard hat & made a small cut on employee's cheek requiring 4 stitches
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Showing all 2The head box chute on the C-1 conveyor plugged up and EE was using a pry bar to dislodge the plug through a small door on the side of the chute. The material broke loose and fell through the chute all at once. The material hit the end of the bar that was sticking through the hole & forced it down forcing EE's end up & pinching his left pinky finger against a beam.