EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A METAL JACK ON A DM45 I.R. DRILL. WHILE SETTING THE JACK DOWN, HE FAILED TO RELEASE THE JACK IN TIME RESULTING IN PINCHING RIGHT RING FINGER BETWEEN JACK AND DRILL DECK. H E SMASHED FINGER SEVERELY AND HAD TO HAVE A SKINGRAFT ON THE RIGHT RING FINGER.
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Showing all 5EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON CRUSHER HAMMERS WITH RY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARDS AND STRIKED HIS BACK AGAINST THE CRUSHER RESULTING IN THE INJURY.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BUILDUP FROM CRUSHER WALL WITH A METAL PICK. THE PICK STRUCK THE CRUSHER WALL CAUSING A SMALL PIECE OFF THE PICK TO CHIP OFF AND IMBBED IN THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BETWE EN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS P6TTING BEARINGS IN A SHAFT USING A HAMMER A SMALL PIECE OF THE HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS LEFT HAND THE HAMMER CHIP WAS REMOVED BY A DR
EMPLOYEE WAS RA3SING METAL OVERHEAD WITH A COME-A-LONG.HE LOOKED UP TO SEE IF THE METAL WAS IN PLACE.A CHIP OF METAL FELL & LANDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE.THE METAL WAS REMOVED FROM HIS EYE WITH NO C OMPLICATONS. 3