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While holding a pry bar teammate removed the bolts of the mast which allow the mast to drop 2-4 inches and hit the teammates forearm
While using a pry par to unplug a jam EE hit right hand on the frame work and broke middle and ring finger on right hand. "The tips of the middle and ring fingers that were broken."
While lacing the belt and using the belt stretcher on line four EE was holding onto the frame of the belt stretcher with right and tightening the belt using left hand and it appears there was a small notch underneath the stretcher which EE was not aware of and when pressure was applied hand slipped into the notch on the Belt Stretcher which caused the injury..
EE was operating an automatic Bemis stacking machine. A filled pallet of cat box filler was exiting the stacker on an exit conveyor. The pallet had a broken board on the bottom. The pallet hung on the conveyor. EE used a pry bar (metal pipe-1 1/4" pipe 5 1/2') to try to unhang the pallet. As he pulled on the pipe, he felt a sharp pain in his lower back & right leg & hip.