Employee was using a small hand grinder to remove hinges on a roll up door on an enclosed trailer. The grinder became wedged and then kicked back on the employee, cutting their forehead. Employee was wearing gloves and safety glasses at the time of the accident.
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SOUTH ALABAMA MATERIALS, INC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
SOUTH ALABAMA MATERIALS, INC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Employee was splitting a piece of pipe in two with a torch when the tip of employee's gloved finger got caught between the two pieces, pinching the end of the finger off.
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