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Employee struck a drill steel coupler with a hammer trying to remove a broken piece of strikerbar that had broken off in side of the coupler. On the second strike of the hammer an approximately 2 inch long sliver broke off the strikerbar section and impaled about 6 inches above the right wrist of the employee. The employee removed the debris and needed 2 stitches at medical clinic.
Employee was straightening a piece of metal with a hammer and hit his left thumb that made a gash.
EE cut his right leg above the knee. He was cutting flashing rubber with utility knife.
Employee was removing drive shaft from transmission on a F350 ford. While using a punch and a hammer. He missed the punch and hit his thumb on his left hand. Causing a cut on his thumb.