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Mechanic was adjusting blow bar and small piece of metal flew off blow bar and struck Mechanic in chest.
EE was cleaning under the shaker when EE noticed one of the wipers on a conveyor belt was damaged, EE proceeded to make a new one. As EE was making the wiper, EE was hitting the hole punch with the hammer. EE swung the hammer really hard and it slipped and struck EE's hand. EE went to the break room, removed their glove, called EE at the crusher, EE called another EE.
Mechanic was removing a bearing to a crusher motor on yard/shop site of mine property. Employee struck bearing with ball ping hammer and a piece (chip) of the hammer struck the employee and was embedded into the left lower arm above the wrist of the employee, employee was wearing all proper ppe while performing his task. EE was taken to clinic for foreign body removal.