Employee was standing on a piece of metal that was being bend so it wouldn't move and with hands on the frame of the conveyor above. An employee struck the metal with a hammer causing employee # 1 to lose balance. Hand was holding on the conveyor frame which put weight on wrist (left) injuring it.
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