EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN CHUTE LEADING TO JAW CRUSHER TRYING TO DISLODGE ROCKS WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE STRIKING PRY BAR THAT HE WAS USING THE IMPACT OF THE ROCK PINNED HIS FINGER BETWEEN P RY BAR & FRAME WORK FINGER WAS CUT OPEN STICHES WERE REQUIRED
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Showing all 7EMPLOYEE WAS FIXING FAN FOR GENERATOR WHEN BEARING RACE CHIPPED AND PENETRATED LEFT FOREARM.
EMPL WORKING ON LOADER AND PINCHED FINGERS BETWEEN THE GEAR AND THE HOUSING.
BORING OUT PIN HOLES ON LIFT ARM SHAVING FORM BORING BAR CUTTING CAUGHT R. THUMB CUT OFF SKIN ON THUMB.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OLD WHEEL STUDS FROM A WHEEL HUB WHEN A PUPE WRENCH WITH A PIPE EXTENSION ON THE HANDLE SLIPPED. THE PIPE EXTENSION CUT THE END OF LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND OF THE EMPLO YEE.
EMPL GOING TO PUT PIPE IN CARROUSEL ON DRILL.USING CABLE COMEALONG TO TURN LEVER.WHEN LEVER CAME LOOSE IT CAUGHT EMPL LEFT THUMB CUTTING IT 3/4 OF THE WAY AROUND AND BREAKING THE BONE.
WHILE REMOVING A BUSHING FROM A LODER ARM EMPLOYEE STRUCK ONE HAMMER WITH ANOTHER HAMMER AND A P PIECE CAME OFF OF THE HAMMER AND CUT THE PALM OF THE EMPLOYEES LEFT HAND. STITCHES WERE REQUIRE D.