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EE WAS TIGHTENING NUTS ON JAW CRUSHER WITH SOCKET WRENCH WRENCH SLIPPED SMASHING MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND BETWEEN WRENCH AND JAW CRUSHER.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING COMPENSATOR FROM CRUSHER, USING A HAMMER TO DISLODGE A NUT. THE HAMMER DEFLECTED OFF THE RIM OF THE CONE, CAME DOWN STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON LEFT HAND, BRAKING HAND.
EMPL WAS PUTTING NEW WARE PARTS ON IMPACT CRUSHER. CHECKING WARE PARTS ALIGNMENT WITH HAND. ADJUSTMENTS TO ALIGNMENT USUALLY MADE WITH HAND HELD HAMMER. ANOTHER EMPL USING HAMMER HIT INJUR ED EMPL'S FINGER WITH HAMMER.
EMP WAS CHANGING A ROLLER ON THE CRUSHER AT TIME OF OCURRANCE HE WAS PRYING A NUT OFF THE CRUSHER WITH A WRENCH THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT AND THE EMP FELL OVER BACKWARDS OFF THE CRUSH HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE