While performing mechanical maintenance inside of a controlled environment garage, the employee used a sledgehammer to dislodge a brace when the sledgehammer broke the weld the iron angel spun and struck the base of the employees right thumb.
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Showing all 4Working in the controlled environment of an enclosed garage when EE's hand slipped while installing a two-way radio into a company vehicle cutting hand between the thumb and pointer finger requiring stitches
During daylight hours in dry conditions the employee was attempting to loosen a bearing on a tail pulley with a hammer when employee struck the middle finger of left hand.
Using sledge hammer on drill step, missed step with sledge hammer and hit left hand; swelled immediately.