As employee was "catching" rock at the chopper, some harder material was chopped causing rock to fall on employee's pinky causing it to dislocate.
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Showing all 5Employee was pushing stone through the chopper and strained left shoulder.
EE was pushing rock through the chopper and felt pain in his left shoulder. He reported it to me and I made a doctors appointment for him for Sep 11, 2015, EE has been prohibited from working for the next seven days by the physician. This report will be amended after his follow-up visit to the doctor.
Employee put hand into an area that has a pinch point while in operation.
Falling Rock off of chopper machine