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October 26, 2020 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H & H Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The welder was holding a shaft the was being Line bored, when the shaft was hammered into the opening the worker's finger was shoved into the shaft and cut. Requiring Stitches.

June 16, 2014 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H & H Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employees working on screener in stone plant. After de-activating the power supply and locking out, went to remove the "v-belt" from the drive motor and had to use a wrench to brace the belt back from the motor. Tension from the pulley released when the employee completed a full rotation causing the wheel and belt to turn freely catching his finger between the tool and machinery.

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