Employee welded a nut to the head of a bolt that was worn down to be able to remove it. When they went to actually put pressure on the hand tool and welded nut, the nut broke off and caused their hand to slip and hit part of a crusher table.
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Engineering Aggregates Corp · Struck against stationary object
Engineering Aggregates Corp · Struck by flying object
Employee attempting to free up a locked up bearing with a hammer. A small piece of debris/metal fell into employee's left eye.
April 14, 2015
IN · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Engineering Aggregates Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING A WIRE CLAMP ON THE PIONEER STACKER CONVEYOR, THE PHILLIPS HEAD SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED OFF THE SCREW PUNCTURING HIS LEFT HAND REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.
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